RichTextBox: Consecutive non-letter characters are not detected as a single word

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Last Updated: 29 Jul 2026 12:08 by ADMIN

ADMIN

Boby

Created on: 07 Dec 2015 11:39

Category: RichTextBox

Type: Bug Report

RichTextBox: Consecutive non-letter characters are not detected as a single word

Currently when the text contains consecutive non-space symbols like "~!@#$%^&*()_+=-`[]{};:'"/\|., ", each character is detected as a separate word. Instead, they should be considered one word, including all the subsequent space characters.

The following functionalities should respect this grouping:
- Caret navigation by words (CTRL + left/right arrow), MoveCaret UI command and the corresponding DocumentPosition methods.
- Selecting word by double clicking.

1 comment

ADMIN

Martin Ivanov

Posted on: 29 Jul 2026 12:08

This behavior was originally reported over 11 years ago and has not received significant demand or follow-up from the community since then. This is why we plan to prioritize more impactful and widely requested improvements.

If this limitation is still affecting your scenario, please share additional context or use cases. This will help us better assess the severity and reconsider prioritization in the future. Thank you!

Regards,
Martin Ivanov
Progress Telerik

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