Tab selector (tab bar) can be made to appear on the top side of terminal in Konsole as follows –
- Menu Bar => Settings => Configure Konsole
- Select TabBar pane
- Set “Tab bar position” to “Above Terminal Area”
As you might have noticed now, you can make Konsole open new tabs adjacent to current tab by setting “New tab behavior” to “Put New Tab After current tab”

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