[Konsole-devel] [Bug 240385] New: konsole lacks "End selection" item in right-mouse-button menu

[Alain Knaff]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240385

           Summary: konsole lacks "End selection" item in
                    right-mouse-button menu
           Product: konsole
           Version: 2.4.2
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: konsole-devel at kde.org
        ReportedBy: kde at kde.lka.org.lu


Version:           2.4.2 (using KDE 4.4.2) 
OS:                Linux

Traditionally, terminal programs (such as konsole, xterm, ...) allowed to make
a selection either by sweeping the mouse over the text to be selected, or
alternatively, by left clicking for marking the begin of the selection, and
right clicking for marking the end of the selection. The latter method is
convenient when attempting to select very large amounts of text which needs
scrolling to get from start to end.

When konsole got a context menu on the right mouse button, the old "end of the
selection" meaning was preserved by just making it into another entry in the
menu. This was present until KDE 3.5, and in KDE 4, this is no longer present.

Can we get it back?

N.B. It is still possible to select multi-page text by just moving the mouse
out of the window while dragging, but this is slow compared to the standard
method.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Click left button somewhere in the text
2. Scroll to end of text to be selected
3. Click the right button to select end

Actual Results:  
It shows the context menu, which lacks an item to select the block

Expected Results:  
It should highlight the block of text between the left click or the right
click. Or at least provide a menu item to do so

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