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Bug 346499 - backward-word doesn't move if the text view begins with non-word characters
backward-word doesn't move if the text view begins with non-word characters
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 727972
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: GtkTextView
2.6.x
Other All
: Normal minor
: ---
Assigned To: gtk-bugs
gtk-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-07-03 22:38 UTC by Paul Pogonyshev
Modified: 2014-04-10 15:28 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Paul Pogonyshev 2006-07-03 22:38:17 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
When near the beginning of GtkTextView over non-word characters and pressing any key combination that moves/deletes leftwards (Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Backspace), nothing happens if there are no word-characters to the left.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Start gedit.
2. Type `---'.
3. Press Ctrl-Left.


Actual results:
Nothing.

Expected results:
The point moves to the very beginning of GtkTextView.

Does this happen every time?
Yes.

Other information:
Judging by source code, this will happen for the current GTK+ version too.
Comment 1 Sean Egan 2007-12-18 06:34:23 UTC 
FYI, this was also reported as http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4029
Comment 2 Sébastien Wilmet 2014-04-10 15:28:55 UTC 
The root of the problem is bug #727972.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 727972 ***