If a program is running in a tab, Konsole tries to warn me when I'm trying to close the tab: "The program ... is currently running in this session. Are you sure you want to close it?". But no warning is given when I close all tabs at once by pressing Alt+F4, even if some/all of the tabs are running programs. It is a bit insonsistent: to warn user that tries to close one program, but don't warn him when he tries to close many. IMO, the message like "The following programs are running: ... ... ... ... Are you sure you want to close them?" should be displayed when I press Alt+F4. Only "non-default" programs should be listed (e.g. if all tabs are just running bash, then no message is needed). Maybe, it may look like kate's confirmation when I press Alt+F4 in kate (having several open tabs with unsaved data). P.S.: Or just remove "The program ... is currently running in this session. Are you sure you want to close it?" warning, when user is trying to close just one tab. Because current behaviour is just a bit inconsistent. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open Konsole. 2. Type "sleep 1000"; press Enter. 3. Open new tab. 4. Type "sleep 1000"; press Enter. 5. Close thw whole Konsole window by clicking [X] or pressing Alt+F4. Actual Results: Konsole has been quietly closed without any warning. However, it I'd closed tabs one-by-one (e.g. with Shift+Ctrl+W), then warning for each tab would be displayed. Expected Results: Either warn user when he is closing several tabs with running programs (with listing tab numbers/program names). Or don't warn him when he is closing just one tab with running program. Version 2.8.5.
> However, it I'd closed tabs one-by-one (e.g. with Shift+Ctrl+W), > then warning for each tab would be displayed. However, *if* I'd closed tabs one-by-one (e.g. with Shift+Ctrl+W), then warning for each tab would be displayed.
Can confirm here: shlomif@telaviv1:~$ konsole --version Qt: 4.8.5 KDE Development Platform: 4.11.00 Konsole: 2.11 shlomif@telaviv1:~$
Some updates: I realised that by default Konsole displays an "Are you sure" dialogue when there are multiple tabs open instead of quietly closing it. This can be disabled by the user. So what we can do now is: 1. Mark this bug as "WONTFIX" because konsole already can warn on multiple tabs. 2. If the "close multiple tabs silently" option was enabled, then refuse to close the window if there is more than one tab with an active program (display a dialogue). Am I missing something? Regards, -- Shlomi Fish
Dear Shlomi Fish. With all respect, I don't agree with you. I'll explain a bit later.
The behavior is better in konsole 2.13.2.