But surely you are going to use the keyboard once you have switched to the new tab? It's a terminal after all.

When I start typing I want to execute the new idea immediately. No other tabbed terminal (that I’ve used) prevents this besides konsole, simply because the context menu is (un)optimized to include the kitchen sink instead of the one item I want.

Folks trying to talk me into a new workflow can’t succeed because I’m multiplatform. Gnome terminal, iTerm2, Win Terminal, etc. konsole is the oddball and least used of the group. Partly because the context menu is a mess.

I'm actually surprised you're complaining about Konsole then, given iTerm2's context menu almost doesn't fit on my screen.

Would prefer it much smaller, but it has what I need, is better organized, items are at least theoretically useful, doesn’t include the full menu, and I don’t use it as much.

Bottom line, it doesn’t prevent my workflow.

Fair enough. I usually switch to the terminal using alt+tab.