Leslie Turriff wrote:

> 
> 
> On 2016-12-23 16:48:03 deloptes wrote:
>> > Okay. �I didn't know that the same settings appear in two different
>> > files. (Why is that?)
>>
>> what do you mean it appears in two different files?
> 
> I deleted the offending file, so can't show you, but the
> ~/.trinity/share/config/kate_* file had part of what's in
> ~/.trinity/share/apps/kate/sessions/default.katesession; specifically the
> [MainWinow0] section, which contains the offending
> [Kate-MDI-Sidebar-Visible=
> parameter.
> 
> Leslie

Ah ok, so it speaks for my theory. Anyway, now you've solved it.

regards