Emacs term mode: Selecting word by double-clicking with mouse

Question

How do I get a url to be selected by double-clicking in Emacs term mode? For example, if I see stackoverflow.com in my terminal and I'd like to select it by double-clicking on it, it currently just selects either stackoverflow or com, but not stackoverflow.com

Answer 1

1. Double-click the dot (.) in stackoverflow.com to select all of that URL.

   Depending on the current mode, . might have symbol syntax and not word syntax.

   Double-clicking a word-constituent character selects the clicked word.
   Double-clicking a symbol-constituent character selects the clicked symbol.

   See the Elisp manual, node Syntax Class Table.

2. You can also click mouse-3 on the last word to select (e.g. com), after double-clicking mouse-1 on the first word to select (e.g. stackoverflow).

   See the Emacs manual, node Mouse Commands.