Index: addons/konsole/kateconsole.cpp
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--- addons/konsole/kateconsole.cpp
+++ addons/konsole/kateconsole.cpp
@@ -285,12 +285,22 @@
 void KateConsole::slotSync(KTextEditor::View *)
 {
   if (m_mw->activeView()) {
-    QUrl u = m_mw->activeView()->document()->url();
-    if (u.isValid() && u.isLocalFile()) {
+    KTextEditor::Document *document = m_mw->activeView()->document();
+    QUrl u = document->url();
+    if (u.isLocalFile()) {
       QFileInfo fi(u.toLocalFile());
       cd(fi.absolutePath());
     } else if (!u.isEmpty()) {
-      sendInput( QStringLiteral("### ") + i18n("Sorry, cannot cd into '%1'", u.toLocalFile() ) + QLatin1Char('\n') );
+      QPointer<KTextEditor::Message> message =
+          new KTextEditor::Message(
+            i18n("Terminal not synchronized with current document, because\n"
+                 "'%1'\n"
+                 "is not a local file", u.path()),
+            KTextEditor::Message::Information
+          );
+      message->setAutoHide(2000);
+      message->setAutoHideMode( KTextEditor::Message::Immediate );
+      document->postMessage( message );
     }
   }
 }
@@ -314,7 +324,6 @@
             i18n("Not a local file: '%1'", u.path()),
             KTextEditor::Message::Error
           );
-      // auto hide is enabled and set to a sane default value of several seconds.
       message->setAutoHide(2000);
       message->setAutoHideMode( KTextEditor::Message::Immediate );
       document->postMessage( message );