Version: (using KDE KDE 3.1.3) Installed from: Debian testing/unstable Packages it should be easier to set defaults (schema, scrollback lines, font) for sessions. the only thing which you can add to a session is the schema. if you can attach something else, its very hidden (or too complicated). windows application putty does quite a good job in session management. what makes putties management easy: 1. "schema" does not exist 2. you configure everything and save it as session, or default session 3. if you want a new session, you load the one you like, change some settings (session name, command, background color e.g.) and press "save". if you leave the name, you changed your currently loaded session. 4. you have every setting in this tree structure, and there scattered around the whole application (menu, right click,...) and therefor comes closer what users do: set it once and then leave it. nobody continually changes background, or font. putty has just one deficiency: you cannot do this on an open window, but in the startup-window, which brings the "session manager" for select and start a session, or select and change sessions settings. i know, this would mean quite a change for the "settings" in konsole, but i think it would be worth considering. thanks for the otherwise great job with konsole!
> i know, this would mean quite a change for the "settings" > in konsole, but i think it would be worth considering in my eye this change seems to be required anyway since the settings dialog is complete usability mess (no offence!)
Agreed, with KDE 3.5.5 on kubuntu edgy. Saving settings (of any sort) needs some love ;)
Yes, the settings dialog and the way settings are handled is not very friendly for new users, and I will try to give it some love for KDE 4. I won't do anything for KDE 3 because people generally don't like features changing radically in minor releases. The 'session' setup seems the obvious thing to do, but it has a problem if someone has a lot of profiles and wishes to change a setting in all of them - that can be time consuming. Advice on how to solve this problem would be welcome.
Created attachment 19065 [details] style tab (bell, keyboard, etc.)
Created attachment 19066 [details] colors tab
Created attachment 19067 [details] session tab
While learning KDevDesigner enough to cause trouble, I made some (really) rough mockups for a proposed settings dialog, which are attached above. Basically, I based if on gnome-terminal's layout; the main changes that would be convenient are the Profile chooser at the top, and the tab area dependent on which one is chosen. Colors can also have a check box next to each of them functioning like a "sticky", where that color is forcefully applied to all profiles. Furthermore, the individual menu options for schema, keyboard, bell, etc can move to a "Style" (or similar name) tab instead of having to be set through the settings menu.
Fixed in KDE 4. Profile management implemented roughly as suggested.