Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 123472
When selecting text, automatically select entire word
Last modified: 2014-03-12 05:59:05 UTC
Please consider adding the optional feature to intelligently select text word by word. When highlighting one word, only select the characters. When you select more than one word, select entire words at a time. When selecting left to right, and the mouse is moved backwards, revert to selecting one character at a time. If the cursor is move forward again over multiple words, continue with the select by word behavior. This feature would only apply to Writer and Impress. The option to disable it could be placed under Tools -> Options -> Writer AND Impress -> General -> Editing The option could be called "When selecting text, automatically select entire word" The feature would be especially useful for those of us on laptop with imprecise input devices like touchpads or pointing sticks. You can see an example of how this could be implemented by using MS Word or Powerpoint.
IMHO should be implemented in status bar - selection mode. AOO410m14(Build:9760) - Rev. 1573062 2014-03-01_04:11:01 - Rev. 1573123 Debian
@Edwin Sharp Yes, the status of this feature could be displayed there. But those settings are only applied to the current session. There should also be an option in the settings to remember the users preference between sessions.