How to make Kate remember to always show line numbers?

Question

When I open Kate editor, it doesn't show the line numbers by default. Then I need to go to the View menu and enable the Show Line Numbers option (or press F11) every time I need to have line numbers shown. How to make Kate remember to always show line numbers?

Answer 1

To make Kate permanently showing the line numbers:

1. Open the Settings -> Configure Kate….
2. Go to the Editor Component -> Appearance.
3. Select the Borders tab.
4. Tick the Show line numbers check box.
5. Click Apply
6. Click OK