Add word chars back in if VTE is 0.40+

doc/terminator_config.5

@@ -442,6 +442,10 @@ Default value: \fBclose\fR
 .B palette
 Terminals have a 16-colour palette that applications inside the terminal can use. This is that palette, in the form of a colon-separated list of colour names. Colour names should be in hex format e.g. "#FF00FF".
 .TP
+.B word_chars
+These characters are included when selecting text by double clicking.
+Default value: \fB',./?%&#:_'\fR
+.TP
 .B mouse_autohide \fR(boolean)
 Controls whether the mouse cursor should be hidden while typing.
 Default value: \fBTrue\fR

terminatorlib/config.py

@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ DEFAULTS = {
                 'palette'               : '#2e3436:#cc0000:#4e9a06:#c4a000:\
 #3465a4:#75507b:#06989a:#d3d7cf:#555753:#ef2929:#8ae234:#fce94f:\
 #729fcf:#ad7fa8:#34e2e2:#eeeeec',
+                'word_chars'            : ',./?%&#:_',
                 'mouse_autohide'        : True,
                 'update_records'        : True,
                 'login_shell'           : False,

terminatorlib/preferences.glade

@@ -1619,6 +1619,47 @@
                                 <property name="position">5</property>
                               </packing>
                             </child>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkHBox" id="word_chars_hbox">
+                                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                                <property name="spacing">12</property>
+                                <child>
+                                  <object class="GtkLabel" id="word_chars_entry_label">
+                                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                                    <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Select-by-_word characters:</property>
+                                    <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                                    <property name="justify">center</property>
+                                    <property name="mnemonic_widget">word_chars_entry</property>
+                                  </object>
+                                  <packing>
+                                    <property name="expand">False</property>
+                                    <property name="fill">False</property>
+                                    <property name="position">0</property>
+                                  </packing>
+                                </child>
+                                <child>
+                                  <object class="GtkEntry" id="word_chars_entry">
+                                    <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                                    <property name="invisible_char">•</property>
+                                    <signal name="changed" handler="on_word_chars_entry_changed" swapped="no"/>
+                                  </object>
+                                  <packing>
+                                    <property name="expand">True</property>
+                                    <property name="fill">True</property>
+                                    <property name="position">1</property>
+                                  </packing>
+                                </child>
+                              </object>
+                              <packing>
+                                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                                <property name="position">6</property>
+                              </packing>
+                            </child>
                           </object>
                           <packing>
                             <property name="expand">False</property>

terminatorlib/prefseditor.py

@@ -424,6 +424,12 @@ class PrefsEditor:
         # Rewrap on resize
         widget = guiget('rewrap_on_resize_checkbutton')
         widget.set_active(self.config['rewrap_on_resize'])
+        # Word chars
+        widget = guiget('word_chars_entry')
+        widget.set_text(self.config['word_chars'])
+        # Word char support was missing from vte 0.38, hide from the UI
+        if not hasattr(self.term.vte, 'set_word_char_exceptions'):
+            guiget('word_chars_hbox').hide()
         # Cursor shape
         widget = guiget('cursor_shape_combobox')
         if self.config['cursor_shape'] == 'underline':
@@ -929,6 +935,11 @@ class PrefsEditor:
         self.config['cursor_shape'] = value
         self.config.save()
 
+    def on_word_chars_entry_changed(self, widget):
+        """Word characters changed"""
+        self.config['word_chars'] = widget.get_text()
+        self.config.save()
+
     def on_font_selector_font_set(self, widget):
         """Font changed"""
         self.config['font'] = widget.get_font_name()

terminatorlib/terminal.py

@@ -628,6 +628,9 @@ class Terminal(Gtk.VBox):
 
         if self.custom_encoding != True:
             self.vte.set_encoding(self.config['encoding'])
+        # Word char support was missing from vte 0.38, silently skip this setting
+        if hasattr(self.vte, 'set_word_char_exceptions'):
+            self.vte.set_word_char_exceptions(self.config['word_chars'])
         self.vte.set_mouse_autohide(self.config['mouse_autohide'])
 
         backspace = self.config['backspace_binding']