Overrule default caret selection behavior

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When I am in a Richtextbox and I select a piece of text, Windows always seems to know it better and adjusts this selection to the complete word or something.

How can I prevent this behavior from taking place ? I just want the selection being done from mousedown to mouseup. Is there a property for this behavior ?

Thanks in advance.

Posted 30-Jan-15 23:59pm

Wietze Bron

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Arkadeep De 31-Jan-15 8:42am

that is the natural process..double click on a word, selecting the whole word..I don't think so you can change it.
One thing you can do update SelectionLength property every time to 0. This will work, I think so.

And second one you need to consult with mouseup and mousedown event...

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms750580(v=vs.85).aspx

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