[Konsole-devel] [Bug 69014] New: Mark text with keyboard

[Claes]

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           Summary: Mark text with keyboard
           Product: konsole
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: SuSE RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: konsole-devel at kde.org
        ReportedBy: claes at it-slav.net


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.1)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

It would be very useful if it was possible to mark text on the screen or in the history with the keyboard (as alternative to using the mouse). Instead of selecting this text with the mouse, I imagine it could be possible to enter a "mark mode" which is used to select instead of enter text. Selecting the text would work like in a regular text editor. That is - move the cursor with the arrow keys and select text with for example shift + arrow keys. After this, enter "regular mode" again and paste the selected text in regular manner.

The purpose is to provide mouseless operations when working on the prompt. A common use case is to grep after files, and after that use some of their paths on the command line. Today, this is most easily done by copying the path from the history to the command line with the mouse. I would like to do this pasting by only using the keyboard. 

This would be a big advantage since it would allow all operations to be performed without using the mouse. Apart from being convenient, it would allow better ergonomy when working with Konsole.