Double click select Large Strings longer than line #12684

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opened 2026-01-31 03:22:09 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @hofingermarkus on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021).

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Edition	Windows 10 Home Insider Preview
Version	Dev
Installed  ‎15.‎02.‎2021
build	21313.1000

Steps to reproduce

Windows terminal allows to select a fully connected string with a single double click, which is nice.
However, this functionality stops at the line end, even if the string continues on the next line.
Reproduce:

Create a file/foldername with a long connected file name that it is longer than the currently shown line length of terminal.
For example something like this "20200110_1985_ML_Experiment01_SettingsA_SettingsB_SettingC_Lorem_ipsum_dolor_sit_amet_consectetur_adipiscing_elit_sed_do_eiusmod_tempor_incididunt"
Using a small window size is also a viable option to simulate this with shorter file names.
Show the file with e.g. ls and select the filename with a double click.
Selection will end at the end of the line

Expected behavior

The double clicking a string normally selects a full connected string.
This selection should continue, even if "word wrap" spreads the string across multiple lines.

Actual behavior

The string is only selected until the end of the line

Originally created by @hofingermarkus on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021). # Environment ```none Edition Windows 10 Home Insider Preview Version Dev Installed ‎15.‎02.‎2021 build 21313.1000 ``` # Steps to reproduce Windows terminal allows to select a fully connected string with a single double click, which is nice. However, this functionality stops at the line end, even if the string continues on the next line. Reproduce: Create a file/foldername with a long connected file name that it is longer than the currently shown line length of terminal. For example something like this "20200110_1985_ML_Experiment01_SettingsA_SettingsB_SettingC_Lorem_ipsum_dolor_sit_amet_consectetur_adipiscing_elit_sed_do_eiusmod_tempor_incididunt" Using a small window size is also a viable option to simulate this with shorter file names. Show the file with e.g. `ls` and select the filename with a double click. Selection will end at the end of the line # Expected behavior The double clicking a string normally selects a full connected string. This selection should continue, even if "word wrap" spreads the string across multiple lines. # Actual behavior The string is only selected until the end of the line
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 03:22:09 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021):

Thanks for the suggestion! Please make sure to search for duplicates when filing new issues. This is already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #6178 for more discussion.

/dup #6178

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021): Thanks for the suggestion! Please make sure to [search for duplicates](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+double-click+line+wrap+) when filing new issues. This is already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #6178 for more discussion. /dup #6178
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#12684