[Geany] Whole word searches with non-word edges

[Jeff Pohlmeyer]

When I search a file using grep's -w switch, or using the
"whole word" search option in other editors, if the search
term begins or ends with a non-word character, the editors
I tested will still find the match, but Geany does not.

For instance, Geany does not treat "return;" (sans quotes)
in the same way as (most?) other editors.[1]


Is this a bug, or intended behavior?

- Jeff


[1] NEdit,SciTE,Metapad,Delphi,CRedit,ConTEXT,gnumeric