Re: Re[2]: Red cursor

On Fri, 26 May 2006 17:00:28 +0100, Alan Horkan wrote:
[...]
>> On Thu, 25 May 2006, (BST) Alan Horkan apparently wrote:
>> > If you mean we should remove Overwrite Mode then I agree.
>> > (The keybinding for switching to Vi/Emacs modes was
>> > disabled long long ago to similarly prevent users getting
>> > accidentally trapped.)
[...]
> On balance I think anyone who wanted to use the Vi or Emacs mode wouldn't
> have a problem with editing a configuration file but the problem is those
> who might want to use the feature are not aware of it. I wouldn't mind
> making it easier for people to discover the Vi and Emacs keybindings mode
> but it is important to avoid trapping beginners in a state they cannot
> easily reverse.

Would some hotshot please explain, to those of us who use only
AbiWord (and maybe something like pico/nano), and don't know vi from emacs
from a Model T Ford, what Overwrite mode *is* and what it has to do with
AbiWord? I've been trying all through this thread to figure out what it's
about, and can't find straight up. Apparently "overwrite" in those editors
meand something different than it would on paper or in any other word
processor ....

-- 
Beartooth Staffwright, Wordcrafty Squirreler
Remember I have little idea what I am talking about.
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