> Hi list,
>
> Where are the separators defined for the star key? I mean if I press
> star in a C file or in a python file the star key will highlight the
> word under the cursor but the way it expands to a full word is
> different. For instance if I have
>
> int main( int argc, char **argv )
>
> in a C file and press star while the cursor is on 'main' the opening
> parenthesis will not be highlighted, while if a python file has
>
> def main( whatever )
>
> and the star key is pressed on 'main' again, the opening parenthesis
> will be included in the word and will be highlighted.
>
> So I guess there is a variable that controls this on a file-by-file
> basis but I couldn't find which. In fact what I would like to have is
> the same behaviour in python as in C.
>
> Any ideas?
>
maybe 'iskeyword' ?
Thanks all, I'll check out 'iskeyword'.