Profil option: "Start in same folder than current tab" doesn't work anymore in KDE 4.11.90... Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Disable "Start in same folder than current tab" in profil options 2. cd /opt 3. Open a new tab Actual Results: New tab in /opt Expected Results: New tab in $HOME
Well it appears to work as expected here. Can you give more info about your system? OS/shell/anything else...
If you can provide the information requested in comment #1, please add it.
Give us more info - reopen if anyone can confirm