>why not just use ctrl-c? its a pretty standard key shortcut.
>if anything i'd like to more of these toolbar/rmb items disappear
>as i very much doubt they are ever used. the menu items show
>the key shortcuts anyway.

I'll do that as a workaround. Maybe it's me, but I use the context menu cut
several times a day in a variety of applications. Every app works that way
with the exception of konq. Mozilla, Kate, Windows apps, EVERYTHING. 

I'm going to move this to useability if you are interested.