Extend word delimiters used in jshell

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    • Type: Enhancement
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Priority: P4
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      `jshell` maps `ALT+BACKSPACE` (on my Linux system) to delete _"the last word"_, and that is great. But in almost all REPLs and shells, typing `foo.bar.baz` and then `ALT+BACKSPACE` truncates the line to `foo.bar`, whereas `jshell` nukes the entire `foo.bar.baz`. The same problem happens with other delimiter characters like `(` (.e.g, `calling(a(very(nested(method`) or math operators (e.g., `1+2-3/4%5`). This really damages the REPL experience. Other REPLs (e.g., Python, Emacs) recognize and stop on these delimiters. Can we extend `jshell` delimiters to match other REPLs, please?

      Note that this change of recognition of a "word" should affect following key combinations:

      - Move one word forward: `ALT+F`, `CTRL+ARROW_R`
      - Move one word backward: `ALT+B`, `CTRL+ARROW_L`
      - Delete the word to the left of the cursor: `ALT+BACKSPACE`
      - Delete the word to the right of the cursor: `CTRL+DELETE`

      For reference, `rlwrap` recognizes the following list of characters as delimiter:

          (){}[],'+-=&^%$#@";|\./

      See `rlwrap` manual on `--break-chars` for details.

            Assignee:
            Jan Lahoda
            Reporter:
            Volkan Yazici
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