-1
When I double click a word in any browser or text editor, the whole line gets selected for some reason. However, I want only the underlying word to be selected (whether including trailing spaces or not doesn't really matter). What windows settings should I change?
(I am using windows 10, and haven't noticed such behaviour before. The setting has to be OS-related, as I notice this behaviour in all applications.)
florien
Posted 2017-07-16T13:26:32.947
Reputation: 103
Not a windows expert but selecting the whole line/paragraph is sometimes obtained with a triple-click. And if your double-clicks end up as triple-clicks it may be a mouse problem (aging contacts, low battery...). – xenoid – 2017-07-16T14:30:18.510
@xenoid You were right, it was a problem with the touch pad. It works slightly differently than the previous ones. You may post it as an answer... – florien – 2017-07-16T16:03:06.443
OK, answer added – xenoid – 2017-07-16T19:17:26.070