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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638503

Title:
  Gedit word select doesn't include space

Status in Light-Weight Text Editor for Gnome:
  New
Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
  Triaged
Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  When I select a word from a sentence by double clicking, it should include 
the nearest space and or non letter character (trailing if I click near the 
last letter and leading if I click near the first letter). Then when I drag or 
delete, I don't have to go back and delete the extra space from where the word 
was taken and type one in where the word is dropped off. Not everyone wants 
this, so select behavior should be set in a preferences menu. Microsoft word 
has this feature and it's selection behavior is even more sophisticated. Check 
it out.
  Example 1:
  These are the that times try men's souls     -- now I select the word "times"
  These are the that *times* try men's souls   -- now if I drag to proper 
location, I get
  These are the timesthat  try men's souls   -- now I have to insert a space 
between "times" and "that" and delete one after "that"
  Corrected Example 1:
  These are the that times try men's souls     -- now I select the word "times" 
which includes trailing space (dbl clk on "es")
  These are the that *times *try men's souls   -- now if I drag to proper 
location, I get
  These are the times that try men's souls   -- now it's perfect
  Example 2 - commas
  I'll take red, orange, brown, *yellow, *and white marbles -- select "yellow" 
including comma and trailing space and move it
  I'll take yellow, red, orange, brown, and white marbles -- now it's perfect

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