Bug 240385

Version:           2.4.2 (using KDE 4.4.2) 
OS:                Linux

Traditionally, terminal programs (such as konsole, xterm, ...) allowed to make a selection either by sweeping the mouse over the text to be selected, or alternatively, by left clicking for marking the begin of the selection, and right clicking for marking the end of the selection. The latter method is convenient when attempting to select very large amounts of text which needs scrolling to get from start to end.

When konsole got a context menu on the right mouse button, the old "end of the selection" meaning was preserved by just making it into another entry in the menu. This was present until KDE 3.5, and in KDE 4, this is no longer present.

Can we get it back?

N.B. It is still possible to select multi-page text by just moving the mouse out of the window while dragging, but this is slow compared to the standard method.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Click left button somewhere in the text
2. Scroll to end of text to be selected
3. Click the right button to select end

Actual Results:  
It shows the context menu, which lacks an item to select the block

Expected Results:  
It should highlight the block of text between the left click or the right click. Or at least provide a menu item to do so