Bug 252301

Summary: Konsole: please add option to open new terminals in a separate window
Product: [Applications] konsole Reporter: Austin English <austinenglish>
Component: generalAssignee: Konsole Bugs <konsole-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: minor CC: cfeck
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 2.4.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Gentoo Packages   
OS: Linux   
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Description Austin English 2010-09-25 03:33:10 UTC 
Version:           2.4.2 (using KDE 4.4.2) 
OS:                Linux

I use gnome at home, but have to use KDE at work. While in terminal, I'm used to using 'CTRL+SHIFT+N' to open a new terminal _window_. On KDE, this opens a new tab. When I just need another terminal for a quick task, it's not a huge problem, but often I need to look at both terminals side by side, which makes tabs a huge problem.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Open konsole.
Press 'CTRL+SHIFT+N'.
If you don't get a new terminal window, you have the bug :-).

Actual Results:  
I get a new tab.

Expected Results:  
I get a new window.

Of course I'm not asking to change the default, just an option in profile settings would make me happy as a clam.
Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2010-09-25 11:52:27 UTC 
You can simply change the keyboard shortcuts (menu bar > Settings > Configure Shortcuts)

The default shortcuts have changed in KDE SC 4.5: Ctrl+Shift+T is used for New Tab, and Ctrl+Shift+N is used for New Window.
Comment 2 Christoph Feck 2010-09-25 12:00:09 UTC 
Additional information:

You should know that you can change the shortcuts of many KDE applications using the Settings > Configure Shortcuts menu. Additionally, in System Settings there is a section to configure global application shortcuts.

To get additional help, please see http://userbase.kde.org/Getting_Help