c++ mode for kate?

[bigblop]

I have chosen C-style under indention rules in kate in Kubuntu 7.10. But when I type:

int main () {


followed by return and type something I get:

int main () {
int a;

...
...


Instead of (automatic indention)


int main () {
int a;

...
...


Is there some better c++ mode for kate that actually make automatic indention?

I would also be nice it it automatically created the closing bracket:

int main() {

} // automatically inserted!

[nixternal]

Re: c++ mode for kate?

Also select C++ highlighting then it will all work together. If you save the file as a .cpp file, the indentation and highlighting should automatically take affect.

[integr8e]

Re: c++ mode for kate?

Awesome!!!

I just messed around with Kate, following your post, and found its more powerful than I'd even previously imagined

You can have it automatically insert ending brackets by going to "Settings -> Configure Kate -> Editor -> Editing -> Auto brackets" (The auto indent feature doesn't seem to work properly with this enabled, though :P ).

[Fenyx]

Re: c++ mode for kate?

As nixternal said, you have to first save the file as a C++ file before auto-indentation to work. You can, however, manually choose an indentation style before saving a file or override the current one by picking the one you want in Tools -> Indentation.

If you do a lot of C++ typing in Kate, you can choose the default indentation style to be used at all times, in Settings -> Configure Kate -> Editor -> Indentation. I use the C Style by default myself.

[bigblop]

Re: c++ mode for kate?

Yes now it works! But as the previous poster said it does not work when enabling auto brackets. But its a step in the right direction.