kwrite delays detection of a second modified file

[Stephen Baynes]

Create two files
$ echo 1 > A
$ echo 1 > B

Edit them in kwrite
$ kwrite A B &

Return to terminal and modify the files:
$ echo 2 > A
$ echo 2 > B

Click on the kwrite window for A. Get "File has changed on disk" popup. Click "Reload".
Click on the kwrite window for B. Do not get expected "File has changed on disk" popup!
Click on the kwrite window for A. No popup (as expected).
Click on the kwrite window for B. Only now do we get "File has changed on disk" popup!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: kwrite 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-116.140-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-116-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Fri Mar 16 10:20:29 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-21 (1667 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214)
SourcePackage: kate
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2017-04-03 (346 days ago)

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner.

Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-standard-support on April 29, 2021.

I'm setting the status of this bug to 'Incomplete' as it's not seen any activity for some time. If this is still an issue when using a currently maintained release of Ubuntu then please let us know which one(s) otherwise this bug report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for kate (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]