How can I open new text files in an already launched Kwrite editor, but in a new tab?

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I have two text files on my desktop.

When I double click A.txt it opens in a new Kwrite.
When I double click B.txt it opens in a new Kwrite.

Instead, what I want is for B.txt to open in the existing Kwrite, in a new tab.

I have already looked in [ Kwrite → Settings → Behaviour ] and the checkbox for “Open each document in it’s own window” is disabled.

Help?

I’m using Fedora 43, Plasma 6.5.3

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If you open the files in Kate instead of KWrite it should do what you want

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Ok, thanks for the tip. I’ll try Kate.

BTW: Kate is not installed by default on Fedora 43 / KDE. If it’s a better choice then it would be nice if it was? Just a thought.

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kate is an advanced text editor, geared toward development. It makes perfect sense not to include it by default depending on distro mindset.

I would argue virtually no distro should include it by default TBH, expect for full KDE-app suite target or a Dev-oriented one, since it wouldn’t be of use for 95%+ of users.
And devs are rather powerful users that should know how to find which application they need.