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by tremon 3666 days ago
Powershell the language is ok, Powershell the interactive shell is still lacking. Here's what I still need:

* usable tab-completion: scrolling through all available cmdlets is a poor substitute, and usually increases my keypresses instead of decreasing it.

* workable history editing: if I edit a previous command, I must remember to never use tab completion again, because pressing <tab> halfway in a command erases everything following the cursor

* consistent interface: In a powershell shell window, I can use left mouse button to select and copy, right mouse button to paste. In command shell window, I must use right mouse button to select "Mark" in context menu before even left-mouse selection works. In powershell ISE, left mouse button selects but does not copy, right mouse button still opens a context menu.

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I use PowerShell ISE 99% of the time I write PS, so I don't experience any of these.. but valid suggestions, should go on the PS \ commandline uservoice.