Bug 510538 - Being able to place the insertion point in the middle of commands by clicking
Summary: Being able to place the insertion point in the middle of commands by clicking
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: konsole
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.08.2
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konsole Developer
URL:
Keywords: accessibility, usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-10-12 20:57 UTC by Fernando M. Muniz
Modified: 2025-10-12 21:15 UTC (History)
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Reproducing the issue. (523.31 KB, video/x-matroska)
2025-10-12 20:57 UTC, Fernando M. Muniz 		Details
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Description Fernando M. Muniz 2025-10-12 20:57:25 UTC 
Created attachment 185719 [details]
Reproducing the issue.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Click in the middle of a command to correct a typo.

OBSERVED RESULT
It's not possible.

EXPECTED RESULT
Being able to place the insertion point by clicking anywhere in a command; increasing usability especially for newcomers.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.17.1-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 9 GB of RAM (8.1 GB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 82MG
System Version: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6
Comment 1 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-10-12 21:14:23 UTC 
It also looks like a bug when you double-click a word and it even gets highlighted, but you can't delete it the selected word.
But that's already covered by the wishlist in Bug 503737