The KDE desktop environment's advanced text editing program, which is called Kate, has a new input mode that is designed to mimic the functionality of the text-based Vi editor. The feature was originally implemented as a Google Summer of Code project and will be included in KDE 4.2, which is scheduled for release in January.

Many Linux users who are accustomed to using Vi or Vim have to struggle when using other text editing software. I find myself inadvertently plastering the text with a smattering of Vim directional command characters or the occasional :w when I'm using a conventional editor. Support for a Vi input mode in Kate's editing KPart will make life a little easier for command line Vi users who occasionally want to use a graphical application.

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