diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/gzutil.js b/ayanova/src/api/gzutil.js
index 05c92451..7d31b635 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/gzutil.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/gzutil.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export default {
     return (
       source.slice(0, start) +
       newSubStr +
-      this.slice(start + Math.abs(delCount))
+      source.slice(start + Math.abs(delCount))
     );
   },
 
diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/wiki-control.vue b/ayanova/src/components/wiki-control.vue
index 6ec002ba..36c31f6b 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/wiki-control.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/wiki-control.vue
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
           <v-textarea
             ref="editArea"
             @input="handleInput"
+            @dblclick="handleDoubleClick"
             v-model="localVal"
             auto-grow
           ></v-textarea>
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ export default {
           this.selection.end
         );
       }
-      return selectedText;
+      return selectedText; //.trim();
     },
     replaceSelectedText(newString) {
       // @param {String} source string
@@ -128,10 +129,10 @@ export default {
       // @param {string} newSubStr The String that is spliced in.
       // @return {string} A new string with the spliced substring.
       //stringSplice: function(source, start, delCount, newSubStr) {
-        
-//says replace but in some cases it's just an insert if there is no selection:
 
-//has a selection so replace it is:
+      //says replace but in some cases it's just an insert if there is no selection:
+
+      //has a selection so replace it is:
 
       this.localVal = window.$gz.util.stringSplice(
         this.localVal,
@@ -142,14 +143,27 @@ export default {
     },
     clickBold() {
       this.updateSelectedRange();
-
-      console.log("BOLD CLICK, selection:", this.getSelectedText());
+      this.replaceSelectedText("**" + this.getSelectedText() + "**");
+      //console.log("BOLD CLICK, selection:", this.getSelectedText());
     },
 
+    handleDoubleClick(i) {
+      //the purpose of this is only to change the selection if it's got an extra space to the right
+      //becuase double clicking on a word with another word after it causes the space to be included
+      this.updateSelectedRange();
+      let temp = this.getSelectedText();
+      let tempTrimmed = temp.trimEnd();
+      let diff = temp.length - tempTrimmed.length;
+      if (diff != 0) {
+        //there were some spaces so update the selection range
+        //force selection to be shorter by diff
+      }
+    },
     handleInput(val) {
       this.$emit("input", val);
       this.localVal = val;
     },
+
     switchViewIcon() {
       //return the icon that indicates what it will change to if you click it
       //mirror of switchview below