Perl sigils: select sigils as part of variable with Double Click and Shift+Left/Right Arrows

gapsf

Let consider Perl code like:
$var_name = 5;
@var_name =(1, 5);
%var_name = (a => 5);
$coderef = &var_name;

As for now when I double click on ‘var_name’ NPP selects ‘var_name’ part of line only, but not $@%& symbols.

If I try to select ‘var_name’ by pressing ‘Shift+ Left Arrow’ when cursor at the end (or just after) of the ‘var_name’ NPP also selects
only part of the string without $@%& symbols.

Is it possible to configure NPP to select $@%& symbols as a part of the identifier (word) for specific languages, not globally?

AZJIO AZJIO

And why separately? Are they interfering?

Scott Sumner

@gapsf

Where you say “Shift+Arrow” don’t you mean “Shift+Ctrl+Arrow”?

Maybe the following will help you:

Invoke Settings menu and choose Preferences…, then:

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In the screenshot I only added $…add others as you like.

gapsf

@Scott-Sumner
Yep, “Shift+Ctrl+Arrow”.
Your advice helped.