[Feature Request] Double click drag should select one additional word at a time
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Description
Problem Situation:
Currently if you double click on text, hold the second click, and drag, it stays with just the word selected and does not expand the selection. This is a problem because it is different than muscle memory from other programs.
Suggestion:
Implement this behavior so that if you double click and hold the second click and drag, it selects one additional token at a time, as is done on other editors and on web browsers. This is a useful feature because it requires less precision in where you place your mouse.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the GUI mouse-selection handling for double-click and drag gestures, then compare its current word-selection behavior with the requested browser and editor behavior. Done means dragging after a double-click expands the selection by one additional token at a time, rather than leaving only the initially selected word.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100