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Status Delivered
Categories Front End
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 22, 2015

Double click to select/highlight word/text

On Windows-based applications, when one double clicks on a word, the entire word is selected.

However, this does not happen on IBM Personal Communications.

Please add this feature.
- It is a significant productivity tool as it allows users to select/highlight text/words.
- It is a common feature in Windows-based applications.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Mar 8, 2018

    This feature was delivered in version 12.x and 13.x.

  • Guest
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    Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Enterprise Tooling
    Product - Personal Communications

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Enterprise Tools
    Product - Personal Communications

  • Guest
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    Sep 3, 2015

    The feature that is described in this request is a candidate for a future release.

  • Guest
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    Aug 5, 2015

    A preliminary evaluation of this request indicates that it is consistent with our business strategy. Further evaluation of this RFE is underway.