More of a convenience thing for people who don’t like hotkeys. It’s more beginner friendly, I’m not a fan either.
There was talk about this a while ago on: Bevel Improvements - #13 by Bobo_The_Imp
Howard has a bunch of design tasks, the problem is right now he is overhauling the boolean code and it’s been taking quite some time. So when he would get down to that I don’t know.
It’s also been requested on RCS: Right-Click Select — Blender Community