Bug 186646

Summary:	Konsole doesn't have a close button on its tabs
Product:	[Applications] konsole	Reporter:	Haris Kouzinopoulos <kouzinopoulos>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Konsole Developer <konsole-devel>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	robertknight
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Unspecified
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Description Haris Kouzinopoulos 2009-03-09 11:21:18 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.2.1)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

I am sorry if this bug already exists or if it is fixed in trunk.

When i open new tabs in konsole, there is no way i can close them since no close button exists and right-clicking on tabs does nothing.

Comment 1 Robert Knight 2009-03-09 13:51:24 UTC

The recommended way to close tabs in the terminal is with the keyboard, either Ctrl+D or Ctrl+Shift+W.  The long winded route is via File -> Close Tab.

We tried adding close buttons on tabs at some point in KDE 4.1.x development but it ended up causing a lot of frustration for people who closed tabs accidentally.  This isn't a huge deal in a web browser where modern browsers provide easy 'undo close tab' functionality but in a terminal this was more annoying.

Comment 2 Haris Kouzinopoulos 2009-03-09 13:56:58 UTC

Thanks for the quick response. Maybe you can use the same technique as Konqueror by adding a close button somewhere on the right of the tabs to avoid accidental closing?

Comment 3 Robert Knight 2009-03-09 16:16:32 UTC

Hi,

There is an option for that.  Go to Settings -> Edit Current Profile -> Tabs and check the 'Show 'New Tab' and 'Close Tab' buttons in tab bar' option.