Re: Left to Right & vise-versa

Re: Alan Horkan's message
    dated 24 Aug 2006 19:55 hours

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>On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, R H Cotterell wrote:
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>> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:49:19 -0300
>> From: R H Cotterell <seec@mail.retina.ar>
>> To: abiword-user@abisource.com
>> Subject: Left to Right & vise-versa
>>
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>> Using Abiword latest version creates a nasty problem when wishing
>> to add or correct text that has been saved. Try to correct or
>> delete text and start to insert and all hell breaks loose: it
>> starts to eat the text to the right creating a real pickle.
>>
>> How does one turn-off this text muncher?
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>> The only alternative we have found is to discard the old and
>> write anew, a real waste of time and effort.
>>
>> Ideas welcome and solutions deserve a monument in bronze!
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>He heh, this again :)
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>http://www.abisource.com/twiki/bin/view/Abiword/FaqWhyIsMyTextOverwrittenAsIType
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>I'm pretty sure you simply need to hit the Insert key.
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>Notice how in the status bar it says INS or OVR depending on what mode you
>are in.
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>Best of luck.
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>Sincerely
>
>Alan Horkan
>

You are quite quite right! It was the INS key tha needed to be
activated. One feels like a bloody fool for not noting the small
little keyhole with OVR sitting there like a duck ready for
taking pot shots at.

Thanks for leading us into the world of extasy in the use of
AbiWord.

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Received on Fri Aug 25 11:32:25 2006