Wrong behavior of Ctrl+Left/Right in IntelliJ IDEA

Question

In IntelliJ IDEA File->Settings->Keymap->Editor, actions I have for

Ctrl + </> is -> Move caret to prev/next word.

However when I press Ctrl + > key it starts moving with word selection. What could be the problem here?

Very uncomfortable to work! I'm under Linux Mint 18 (Ubuntu 16.04) now.

Are you sure you are not pressing 'Shift' or no problem with keyboard? what is the keymap style you are using? — Supun Wijerathne, Sep 29 '16 at 06:56
Have you made sure that "Move caret to prev/next word _with selection_" doesn't have the same keys mapped? — walen, Sep 29 '16 at 09:07
@SupunWijerathne, seems no problem with keyboard - works fine in other editors. Reproducible in with few styles: KDE, Netbeans, etc. — Aleksey Kontsevich, Sep 30 '16 at 10:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 30 '16 at 10:56

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In File->Settings->Editor->General->Smart Keys need to uncheck "Add multiple carets on double Ctrl with arrow keys"

answered Sep 30 '16 at 10:56

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