diff --git a/kdevplatform/sublime/mainwindow.cpp b/kdevplatform/sublime/mainwindow.cpp
index ef2233715a..1faa91df11 100644
--- a/kdevplatform/sublime/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/kdevplatform/sublime/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1,443 +1,438 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright 2006-2007 Alexander Dymo  <adymo@kdevelop.org>       *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
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  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
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  ***************************************************************************/
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "mainwindow_p.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDesktopWidget>
 #include <QMenuBar>
 #include <QStatusBar>
 
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KToolBar>
 
 #include "area.h"
 #include "view.h"
 #include "controller.h"
 #include "container.h"
 #include "idealbuttonbarwidget.h"
 #include "idealcontroller.h"
 #include "holdupdates.h"
 #include <debug.h>
 
 namespace Sublime {
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(Controller *controller, Qt::WindowFlags flags)
 : KParts::MainWindow(nullptr, flags), d(new MainWindowPrivate(this, controller))
 {
     connect(this, &MainWindow::destroyed, controller, static_cast<void(Controller::*)()>(&Controller::areaReleased));
 
     loadGeometry(KSharedConfig::openConfig()->group("Main Window"));
 
     // don't allow AllowTabbedDocks - that doesn't make sense for "ideal" UI
     setDockOptions(QMainWindow::AnimatedDocks);
 }
 
 bool MainWindow::containsView(View* view) const
 {
     foreach(Area* area, areas())
         if(area->views().contains(view))
             return true;
     return false;
 }
 
 QList< Area* > MainWindow::areas() const
 {
     QList< Area* > areas = controller()->areas(const_cast<MainWindow*>(this));
     if(areas.isEmpty())
         areas = controller()->defaultAreas();
 
     return areas;
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 {
     qCDebug(SUBLIME) << "destroying mainwindow";
 }
 
 void MainWindow::reconstructViews(QList<View*> topViews)
 {
     d->reconstructViews(topViews);
 }
 
 QList<View*> MainWindow::getTopViews() const
 {
     QList<View*> topViews;
     foreach(View* view, d->area->views())
     {
         if(view->hasWidget())
         {
             QWidget* widget = view->widget();
             if(widget->parent() && widget->parent()->parent())
             {
                 Container* container = qobject_cast<Container*>(widget->parent()->parent());
                 if(container->currentWidget() == widget)
                     topViews << view;
             }
         }
     }
     return topViews;
 }
 
 QList<Container*> MainWindow::containers() const
 {
     return d->viewContainers.values();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setArea(Area *area)
 {
     if (d->area)
         disconnect(d->area, nullptr, d.data(), nullptr);
 
     bool differentArea = (area != d->area);
     /* All views will be removed from dock area now.  However, this does
        not mean those are removed from area, so prevent slotDockShown
        from recording those views as no longer shown in the area.  */
     d->ignoreDockShown = true;
 
     if (d->autoAreaSettingsSave && differentArea)
         saveSettings();
 
     HoldUpdates hu(this);
     if (d->area)
         clearArea();
     d->area = area;
     d->reconstruct();
 
     if(d->area->activeView())
         activateView(d->area->activeView());
     else
         d->activateFirstVisibleView();
 
     initializeStatusBar();
     emit areaChanged(area);
     d->ignoreDockShown = false;
 
     hu.stop();
 
     loadSettings();
     connect(area, &Area::viewAdded, d.data(), &MainWindowPrivate::viewAdded);
     connect(area, &Area::viewRemoved, d.data(), &MainWindowPrivate::viewRemovedInternal);
     connect(area, &Area::requestToolViewRaise, d.data(), &MainWindowPrivate::raiseToolView);
     connect(area, &Area::aboutToRemoveView, d.data(), &MainWindowPrivate::aboutToRemoveView);
     connect(area, &Area::toolViewAdded, d.data(), &MainWindowPrivate::toolViewAdded);
     connect(area, &Area::aboutToRemoveToolView, d.data(), &MainWindowPrivate::aboutToRemoveToolView);
     connect(area, &Area::toolViewMoved, d.data(), &MainWindowPrivate::toolViewMoved);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::initializeStatusBar()
 {
     //nothing here, reimplement in the subclasses if you want to have status bar
     //inside the bottom toolview buttons row
 }
 
 void MainWindow::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event)
 {
     return KParts::MainWindow::resizeEvent(event);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::clearArea()
 {
     emit areaCleared(d->area);
     d->clearArea();
 }
 
 QList<View*> MainWindow::toolDocks() const
 {
     return d->docks;
 }
 
 Area *Sublime::MainWindow::area() const
 {
     return d->area;
 }
 
 Controller *MainWindow::controller() const
 {
     return d->controller;
 }
 
 View *MainWindow::activeView() const
 {
     return d->activeView;
 }
 
 View *MainWindow::activeToolView() const
 {
     return d->activeToolView;
 }
 
 void MainWindow::activateView(Sublime::View* view, bool focus)
 {
     if (!d->viewContainers.contains(view) || d->activeView == view)
         return;
 
     d->viewContainers[view]->setCurrentWidget(view->widget());
 
     setActiveView(view, focus);
     d->area->setActiveView(view);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setActiveView(View *view, bool focus)
 {
     View* oldActiveView = d->activeView;
 
     d->activeView = view;
 
     if (focus && view && !view->widget()->hasFocus())
         view->widget()->setFocus();
 
     if(d->activeView != oldActiveView)
         emit activeViewChanged(view);
 }
 
 void Sublime::MainWindow::setActiveToolView(View *view)
 {
     d->activeToolView = view;
     emit activeToolViewChanged(view);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::saveSettings()
 {
     d->disableConcentrationMode();
     QString group = QStringLiteral("MainWindow");
     if (area())
         group += '_' + area()->objectName();
     KConfigGroup cg = KSharedConfig::openConfig()->group(group);
-    /* This will try to save window size, too.  But it's OK, since we
-       won't use this information when loading.  */
+    // This will try to save also the window size and the enabled state of the statusbar.
+    // But it's OK, since we won't use this information when loading.
     saveMainWindowSettings(cg);
 
     //debugToolBar visibility is stored separately to allow a area dependent default value
     foreach (KToolBar* toolbar, toolBars()) {
         if (toolbar->objectName() == QLatin1String("debugToolBar")) {
             cg.writeEntry("debugToolBarVisibility", toolbar->isVisibleTo(this));
         }
     }
 
     d->idealController->leftBarWidget->saveOrderSettings(cg);
     d->idealController->bottomBarWidget->saveOrderSettings(cg);
     d->idealController->rightBarWidget->saveOrderSettings(cg);
 
     cg.sync();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::loadSettings()
 {
     HoldUpdates hu(this);
 
     qCDebug(SUBLIME) << "loading settings for " << (area() ? area()->objectName() : QLatin1String(""));
     QString group = QStringLiteral("MainWindow");
     if (area())
         group += '_' + area()->objectName();
     KConfigGroup cg = KSharedConfig::openConfig()->group(group);
 
     // What follows is copy-paste from applyMainWindowSettings.  Unfortunately,
     // we don't really want that one to try restoring window size, and we also
     // cannot stop it from doing that in any clean way.
-    QStatusBar* sb = findChild<QStatusBar *>();
-    if (sb) {
-        QString entry = cg.readEntry("StatusBar", "Enabled");
-        if ( entry == QLatin1String("Disabled") )
-           sb->hide();
-        else
-           sb->show();
-    }
-
+    // We also do not want that one do it for the enabled state of the statusbar:
+    // KMainWindow scans the widget tree for a QStatusBar-inheriting instance and
+    // set enabled state by the config value stored by the key "StatusBar",
+    // while the QStatusBar subclass used in sublime should always be enabled.
     QMenuBar* mb = findChild<QMenuBar *>();
     if (mb) {
         QString entry = cg.readEntry ("MenuBar", "Enabled");
         if ( entry == QLatin1String("Disabled") )
            mb->hide();
         else
            mb->show();
     }
 
     if ( !autoSaveSettings() || cg.name() == autoSaveGroup() ) {
         QString entry = cg.readEntry ("ToolBarsMovable", "Enabled");
         if ( entry == QLatin1String("Disabled") )
             KToolBar::setToolBarsLocked(true);
         else
             KToolBar::setToolBarsLocked(false);
     }
 
     // Utilise the QMainWindow::restoreState() functionality
     // Note that we're fixing KMainWindow bug here -- the original
     // code has this fragment above restoring toolbar properties.
     // As result, each save/restore would move the toolbar a bit to
     // the left.
     if (cg.hasKey("State")) {
         QByteArray state;
         state = cg.readEntry("State", state);
         state = QByteArray::fromBase64(state);
         // One day will need to load the version number, but for now, assume 0
         restoreState(state);
     } else {
         // If there's no state we use a default size of 870x650
         // Resize only when showing "code" area. If we do that for other areas,
         // then we'll hit bug https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207990
         // TODO: adymo: this is more like a hack, we need a proper first-start initialization
         if (area() && area()->objectName() == QLatin1String("code"))
             resize(870,650);
     }
 
     int n = 1; // Toolbar counter. toolbars are counted from 1,
     foreach (KToolBar* toolbar, toolBars()) {
         QString group(QStringLiteral("Toolbar"));
         // Give a number to the toolbar, but prefer a name if there is one,
         // because there's no real guarantee on the ordering of toolbars
         group += (toolbar->objectName().isEmpty() ? QString::number(n) : QStringLiteral(" ")+toolbar->objectName());
 
         KConfigGroup toolbarGroup(&cg, group);
         toolbar->applySettings(toolbarGroup);
 
         if (toolbar->objectName() == QLatin1String("debugToolBar")) {
             //debugToolBar visibility is stored separately to allow a area dependent default value
             bool visibility = cg.readEntry("debugToolBarVisibility", area()->objectName() == QLatin1String("debug"));
             toolbar->setVisible(visibility);
         }
         n++;
     }
 
     const bool tabBarHidden = !Container::configTabBarVisible();
     foreach (Container *container, d->viewContainers)
     {
         container->setTabBarHidden(tabBarHidden);
     }
 
     hu.stop();
 
     d->idealController->leftBarWidget->loadOrderSettings(cg);
     d->idealController->bottomBarWidget->loadOrderSettings(cg);
     d->idealController->rightBarWidget->loadOrderSettings(cg);
 
     emit settingsLoaded();
 
     d->disableConcentrationMode();
 }
 
 bool MainWindow::queryClose()
 {
 //    saveSettings();
     KConfigGroup config(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "Main Window");
     saveGeometry(config);
     config.sync();
 
     return KParts::MainWindow::queryClose();
 }
 
 QString MainWindow::screenKey() const
 {
     const int scnum = QApplication::desktop()->screenNumber(parentWidget());
     QRect desk = QApplication::desktop()->screenGeometry(scnum);
 
     // if the desktop is virtual then use virtual screen size
     if (QApplication::desktop()->isVirtualDesktop())
         desk = QApplication::desktop()->screenGeometry(QApplication::desktop()->screen());
 
     return QStringLiteral("Desktop %1 %2")
         .arg(desk.width()).arg(desk.height());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::saveGeometry(KConfigGroup &config)
 {
     config.writeEntry(screenKey(), geometry());
 
 }
 void MainWindow::loadGeometry(const KConfigGroup &config)
 {
     // The below code, essentially, is copy-paste from
     // KMainWindow::restoreWindowSize.  Right now, that code is buggy,
     // as per http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.kde.devel.core/52423
     // so we implement a less theoretically correct, but working, version
     // below
     QRect g = config.readEntry(screenKey(), QRect());
     if (!g.isEmpty())
         setGeometry(g);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::enableAreaSettingsSave()
 {
     d->autoAreaSettingsSave = true;
 }
 
 QWidget *MainWindow::statusBarLocation() const
 {
     return d->idealController->statusBarLocation();
 }
 
 QWidget *MainWindow::viewBarContainer() const
 {
     return d->viewBarContainer;
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setTabBarLeftCornerWidget(QWidget* widget)
 {
     d->setTabBarLeftCornerWidget(widget);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::tabDoubleClicked(View* view)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(view);
     d->toggleDocksShown();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::tabContextMenuRequested(View* , QMenu* )
 {
     // do nothing
 }
 
 void MainWindow::tabToolTipRequested(View*, Container*, int)
 {
     // do nothing
 }
 
 void MainWindow::newTabRequested()
 {
 }
 
 void MainWindow::dockBarContextMenuRequested(Qt::DockWidgetArea , const QPoint& )
 {
     // do nothing
 }
 
 View* MainWindow::viewForPosition(const QPoint& globalPos) const
 {
     foreach(Container* container, d->viewContainers)
     {
         QRect globalGeom = QRect(container->mapToGlobal(QPoint(0,0)), container->mapToGlobal(QPoint(container->width(), container->height())));
        if(globalGeom.contains(globalPos))
        {
            return d->widgetToView[container->currentWidget()];
        }
     }
 
     return nullptr;
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setBackgroundCentralWidget(QWidget* w)
 {
     d->setBackgroundCentralWidget(w);
 }
 
 }
 
 #include "moc_mainwindow.cpp"