[Konsole-devel] [Bug 143528] New: RFE: 'magic sequence' to invoke dcop/dbus methods from arbitrary locations

[Matthew Woehlke]

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           Summary: RFE: 'magic sequence' to invoke dcop/dbus methods from
                    arbitrary locations
           Product: konsole
           Version: 1.6.5
          Platform: Compiled Sources
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: konsole-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: mw_triad users sourceforge net


Version:           1.6.5 (using KDE KDE 3.5.5)
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources
Compiler:          gcc (GCC) 3.4.3 20050227 (Red Hat 3.4.3-22.1) 
OS:                Linux

DCOP is good for controlling the active Konsole session, but it is only useful until you change login environments (e.g. screen, telnet/ssh, su, etc.). It would be great if there was a "magic sequence" that could be generated by any shell script (I'm thinking a few no-op escapes for a header and \e[K for a footer) that could be used to execute some "safe" command sequences (things like 'change the title', 'change the schema', 'clear the history', etc.).

Security consideration: it would be simple to combine this with a sort of 'password', i.e. any command sequence that does not give the "password" is ignored. This, combined with not allowing any truly dangerous commands in the first place, should make this reasonably safe.