Bug 434748

Summary:	open terminal "here" keyboard shortcut
Product:	[Applications] konqueror	Reporter:	Tuxo <tuxoholic>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Konqueror Bugs <konqueror-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	linadmin, peter017
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian testing
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Tuxo 2021-03-22 09:01:54 UTC

SUMMARY
Open Terminal no longer opens Terminal "here" but starts inside the user home

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Start konqueror of Debian stable Codename Buster, navigate into a different folder than the user home. Hit F4 or click open terminal from Extras menu. -> observe result: it opens konsole inside your working directory aka the folder of the active tab.

2. Start konqueror of Debian testing Codename Bullseye, navigate into a different folder than user home. Hit F4 or click open terminal from Extras menu. -> observe result, it opens konsole inside the user home folder.

Expected Result

Allow people to decide what happens with the "open Terminal" action. This means have both actions available in the Extras menu and add the possibility to assign a keyboard shortcut to "open terminal here". Only "open terminal" is available at the moment of this writing.

Comment 1 Peter Potrowl 2021-08-10 16:32:38 UTC

I must add this is a regression. I have been using Konqueror for > 10 years and "F4" would always open a terminal in the currently displayed folder, not user's home...

Also, the "Configuration / Show terminal" menu that opens a terminal also opens it in user's home instead of the current folder.

Both similar options in Dolphin work fine and use the current folder.

Comment 2 Tuxo 2021-08-10 18:20:58 UTC

there is the right click action "open terminal here" assigned to inode/directory mime type, but it it's not a good replacement. You have to enable it in konqueror settings, because it's a so called "kde service". Compared to hitting F4 or the terminal icon, it requires too much interaction for my taste. It also only works on a subdirectory of your working dir, so it's not the same thing as it used to be in Buster.

Comment 3 linadmin 2022-01-02 12:05:29 UTC

It is a well known basic principle that the user interface should never be changed unless there are compelling reasons to do so.

In case such a changement is inevitable, there should also be implemented a possibility for users to configure their choice to keep old style or change to new approach.

Unless the KDE gurus deliver convincing arguments why this has not been done, IMHO this is one more proof of contempt of the users.