Version:            (using KDE 4.1.3)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

Konsole does not pass <backtab> (=<shift>+<tab>) to the terminal. This can be observed in any shell. Focus is lost when <shift>+<tab> is pressed. This is particularly annoying in programs that split the screen in different sections (e.g. openSUSE's yast).

Instead, <shift>+<tab> is used to switch (backward) between the items on Konsole's Tab bar (the 'Close tab' button, tabs (all tabs form a single item) and the 'New tab' button). Note: this does not make any sense when the New/Close tab button are not shown.

I found no way (in the settings) to disable this keyboard shortcut.
Configure shortcuts does not list 'Cycling through tab bar items'
as an available action.

I suggest a configurable shortcut is created for this action, and <backtab> is passed to the terminal by default.

Ps. <backtab> support is correctly provided in the *.keytab files.