Word Separator configuration for "$" ignored

[FriedrichWeinmann]

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Summary

After modifying the VSCode settings for Editor: Word Separators, removing both - and $ from the default list will have VSCode ignore some of that setting for the PowerShell extension only :

In PowerShell script file

• Removing the - is honored - doubleclicking on a cmdlet selects the full name
• Removing the $ is ignored - doubleclicking on a variable does not select the $ of the variable

In a Markdown file

• Removing the - is honored - doubleclicking on a cmdlet selects the full name
• Removing the $ is honored - doubleclicking on a variable selects the full name

Configuration value

The full current value of the Editor: Word Separators setting is:

`~!@#%^&*()=+[{]}\|;:'",.<>/?

PowerShell Version

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.1.0-preview.6
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.1.0-preview.6
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.19043
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Visual Studio Code Version

1.58.0
2d23c42a936db1c7b3b06f918cde29561cc47cd6
x64

Extension Version

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Steps to Reproduce

Set Word Separators to:

`~!@#%^&*()=+[{]}\|;:'",.<>/?

Then doubleclick on a variable in a PowerShell script

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[andyleejordan]

You'll need to set those options for PowerShell files as well, as we supply a default value for PowerShell files. So just add this to your settings.json:

"[powershell]": {
    "editor.wordSeparators": "<copy/paste from your general editor.wordSeparators>"
}

[andyleejordan]

Also, you may want to inspect why you have three separate extensions installed 🧐

[FriedrichWeinmann]

Heya Andy,
thanks for the swift and precise information on how to resolve this!
Worked just fine :)

Any way to get this setting exposed to the config UI though? As it is there is zero discoverability to find this on your own.

[andyleejordan]

I'd love to do it through the UI, I just need to learn more about the VS Code extension API to do it right. I'd say that's totally up for grabs if you wanted to make it happen!