Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gedit
Any known to me text editor (not a text processor) would treat underscore character '_' as a part of the word it's attached to, but gedit does not. This causes all word-related actions to be limited to only part of the word, e.g.: create_if_doesnt_exist=1 where 'create_if_doesnt_exist' is essentially one word, but double-click on 'create' selects only this part of the word. The same applies to all other word related operations. This is incorrect and undesirable in many cases. There must be at least an option to make underscore one of the word chars (like \w in regexes). NB: This is not a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/413360 ! The above entry only refers to selecting words with double-click. Mine is more general: the problem applies to all operations supposed to affect whole words: - Double-click selection - Next/Prev Word (Ctrl+Left/Right) - Find and Replace with Match entire word only turned on - Title Case command from Change Case plugin - Spell-checking One of the most often recommended solutions is Click_Config plugin at http://code.google.com/p/gedit-click-config/ However I think it's a wrong way of resolving this issue. The problem isn't about clicks, it's about determining what is a part of the word, and what isn't. Fixing clicks does not root the cause. That wouldn't help replacing whole words, for example, nor would it act as expected in other cases, eg. when a plugin scans for identifiers in the text. Originally posted as a question: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+question/120519 gedit 2.30.3, Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS 32-bit. ** Affects: gedit (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Underscore must be a part of the word https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/615506 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
