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Re: Word selection boundaries


  • Subject: Re: Word selection boundaries
  • From: Ken Thomases <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:01:28 -0500

On Oct 19, 2012, at 4:17 AM, Rick Mann wrote:

> Is there any way to get Xcode to include a period in a word selection boundary within quotes, unless the "word" is numeric? For example, I want to double-click on a part of a key path:
>
> 	[foo valueForKeyPath: @"foo.bar.baz"];
>
> and have it only select that part, rather than the whole path, which is what it currently does.
>
> But if it's a number:
>
> 	foo.text = @"123.456";
>
> It should go ahead and select the whole thing.

There's a system setting which affects this in general.  Not certain it affects Xcode, since Xcode may customize text processing.  (Not in a position to test at the moment.)

In System Preferences > Language & Text > Text there's a pop-up menu for Word Break.  Change it from Standard to English (United States, Computer).

In my testing, I had to restart apps to have that take effect in them.


> Unless it's an IP address ;-)

Can't help you there.  ;)

Cheers,
Ken


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