Leslie Turriff wrote:
> 	Okay, I tried using this new method, but it doesn't seem to
> work for me either.  I still get the documents sidebar.
>
> 1)	Delete ~/.trinity/share/apps/kate directory and contents

Seems pointless, I'm pretty sure we're just editing .katesession files
via GUI.

> 2)	Open Kate

Set Settings > configure > sessions > save session
...check include window configuration

> 3)	Close the documents sidebar (Window -> Tool Views -> Hide
> Documents)

That's it, close Kate and reopen that session

> 4)	Save the session (Sessions -> Save As -> somesession

Nothing I mentioned said anything about the Sessions menu, ignore it
completely.