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The word count feature is critical when writing for publication.

However Textpad's word count is wrong when pasting in text that contains the so-called "smart" quotes.

For example, I'm should count as one word -- and does if a plain ASCII apostrophe is used.

However, many other editors convert that apostrophe into a "smart" apostrophe, like I’m. Textpad counts that last as two words!

Is there a setting or config file that controls this, or is it a bug?

Thanks in advance.

(Using Textpad 5.3.1)

In
Configure | Preferences | Document Classes | <Class> | Syntax
or
View | Document Properties | Syntax
add any character you want to be treated as part of a word to
Other characters in words

Thanks!

That works, but I respectfully submit that it should be the default, shipped configuration of TextPad.