--- vte-0.11.11/src/vte.c.orig	2005-03-16 13:17:14.569905224 +0900
+++ vte-0.11.11/src/vte.c	2005-03-16 13:18:51.293589734 +0900
@@ -8615,7 +8615,10 @@ vte_terminal_is_word_char(VteTerminal *t
 		}
 	}
 	/* Default. */
-	return FALSE;
+	return (c >= 0xa0) &&
+	       g_unichar_isgraph(c) &&
+	       !g_unichar_ispunct(c) &&
+	       !g_unichar_isspace(c);
 }
 
 /* Check if the characters in the given block are in the same class (word vs.
