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double clicking does not highlight entire word or fails to handle word boarders

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EventHorizon
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When I double click on text it fails to highlight entire word 

       this_is_word 

... or if I alter settings

about:config
Layout.word_select.stop_at_punctuation   change from true --> false

then it is also bad since it now assumes following is just one word 

       (this_is_word),(blah)

This exact issue has been ongoing for over 15 YEARS !!!! see this ticket

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196175

Can someone actually fix this bug ?

When I double click on text it fails to highlight entire word this_is_word ... or if I alter settings about:config Layout.word_select.stop_at_punctuation change from true --> false then it is also bad since it now assumes following is just one word (this_is_word),(blah) This exact issue has been ongoing for over 15 YEARS !!!! see this ticket https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196175 Can someone actually fix this bug ?

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Tumtum
Tumtum
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Really stressing this as well. The behaviour in Chrome is perfect.

  • Underscores are part of the word
  • Dots are determined intelligently: select complete IP's, do not select dot-seperated config items