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I don't think it's super complex with a ton of options any more. Just installed cachyos(arch based) kde plasma and the right click menu looks like this https://i.imgur.com/S59wy2H.png so either they are configuring away a lot of the complexity or the updates to it have been slimming.


- Four, no really four ways to copy...

- Change encoding? I have never changed the encoding of my terminal, not once since first using a computer, circa 1982. UTF8-FTW.

- Adjust scrollback, on the context menu?

- If you hide the toolbar/menu I believe it adds the main menu to the context menu. And that is where the majority of the hundred options live. And at the end, where a Properties or Preferences entry should live.

- Last but not least, no "New Tab" entry, which is the thing I use it for 90% of the time.


double click the tab area and you get a new tab. ctrl-n gets you a new tab. i personally wouldn't ever use that feature.

I like the extra modes of copying since they all have unique uses and prevent editing in cases.

the encoding bit is odd yeah. adjust scrollback is not a common option i suppose.

it would be nice to configure the right click menu more but that's not an option i see in many apps so it's a wash. I use the menu so i don't have those options. it may even be configurable via a file somewhere in .config... i haven't tried or been bothered by the defaults enough to do so.


I am mainly an urxvt user but actually use konsole once in a while specially for this kind of advanced feature


> Four, no really four ways to copy...

All of which are useful

> Change encoding? I have never changed the encoding of my terminal, not once since first using a computer, circa 1982.

Then you've never worked with Japanese. Which is fine, but a significant proportion of the world needs to.

> UTF8-FTW

Not for Japanese, sadly.


Neither useful for a very large majority of people. Yet you’ve decided we must avoid them every time we look at the context menu.

Also neglected the point elsewhere that obscure options are fine in control panels, auxiliary and submenus.




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