Re: insert / overwrite mode

From: Dom Lachowicz (domlachowicz@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Jan 19 2003 - 10:43:29 EST

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    Hit the "Insert" key on your keyboard again. On my
    keyboard, it's above "Delete" and to the left of
    "Home".

    Dom

    --- Lee Harr <missive@hotmail.com> wrote:
    > Hi;
    >
    > This may be related to a bug in an older version,
    > but maybe
    > someone can help me work around this...
    >
    > Sometimes abiword gets in to a weird mode
    > where characters typed overwrite instead of
    > pushing other text out of the way.
    >
    > I have not noticed this lately (1.0.3 on Windows98)
    > but I
    > recently went to open an older document and it was
    > acting
    > funny again.
    >
    > I looked all over for an "insert mode" menu, but I
    > could not
    > find it.
    >
    > I tried copying/pasting the text in to a new
    > document, but
    > the new doc acted the same way. I was thinking I
    > would try
    > saving to plain text & reopening in a new doc, but I
    > have not
    > had a chance to try that yet.
    >
    > I tried to look it up in bugzilla, but
    > bugzilla.abisource.com
    > is having DNS issues. I am not getting any response.
    >
    > Any hints appreciated.
    >
    >
    >
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