Fix some minor issues

[vkbo]

Summary:

This PR:

• Adds a scroll feature to the Novel View when an item is activated, which is used when a document auto-opens in the editor, like during looped searches.
• Fixes the editor auto select feature to include apostrophe characters (right single quote and straight apostrophe) when selecting a word as long as there is a alphanumeric character on either side.
• Some cleanup in Novel View module.

Related Issue(s):

Closes #1555
Closes #1624

Reviewer's Checklist:

• The header of all files contain a reference to the repository license
• The overall test coverage is increased or remains the same as before
• All tests are passing
• All flake8 checks are passing and the style guide is followed
• Documentation (as docstrings) is complete and understandable
• Only files that have been actively changed are committed