I too ended up here after looking for a way to do this.
A user here http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=82350 gives a workaround:
Settings -> Configure Kate... -> Open/Save -> Advanced -> add "." (dot) to "Prefix" under "Backup on Save".
I too ended up here after looking for a way to do this.
A user here http:// forum.kde. org/viewtopic. php?f=17& t=82350 gives a workaround:
Settings -> Configure Kate... -> Open/Save -> Advanced -> add "." (dot) to "Prefix" under "Backup on Save".