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In Windows XP, when one double clicks on a word, the entire word is selected. This is also true for words with dashes as well as urls that have dashes or other characters.

For example: http://www.awebsite.com/great-pictures or run+jump

In Windows 8, and apparently in Windows 7, as is mentioned in this post and with more examples and no solution: http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/152934-notepad-double-click-behaviour.html, the selection stops right after the symbol or as I have seen in one instance, right before.

Does anyone know of any way to change this behavior for Windows notepad in Windows 8 and/or Windows 7--maybe a registry hack or something else...?

Robotnik
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Rolo
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Yes, Microsoft introduced this foolish behaviour after XP, and they have naturally neither listened to the complaints nor corrected the mistake.

Here is a little helper, although it is necessary to involve the keyboard:

  • Doubleclick somewhere on the start of the text so the first part gets highlighted.
  • Then press (and hold) shift while clicking on the end point of the text.

Bingo, the whole line is highlighted.

Giacomo1968
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