Re: Left to Right & vise-versa

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006, R H Cotterell wrote:

> Re: Alan Horkan's message
> dated 24 Aug 2006 19:55 hours
>
> >On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, R H Cotterell wrote:
> >
> >> 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

> >> 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?
> >>
> >> 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!

> >He heh, this again :)
> >
> >http://www.abisource.com/twiki/bin/view/Abiword/FaqWhyIsMyTextOverwrittenAsIType
> >
> >I'm pretty sure you simply need to hit the Insert key.
> >
> >Notice how in the status bar it says INS or OVR depending on what mode you
> >are in.

(You may also notice the cursor turned red, a feature designed to help us
better identify when this problem was occuring.)

> 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.

This is only obvious in hindsight, I have seen many users struggle with
this and I rememeber not knowing what to do about it myself until someone
explained it to me the first time.

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

Thanks for using abiword, tell your friends!

-- 
Alan
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