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Re: Binswanger's Overwrite query



At 08:47 AM 12/10/96 -0500, Nathan wrote:
>In the discussion of overwrite mode, no one so far has mentioned its most
>interesting feature, "Word Overstrike." It will overwrite everything UNTIL
>it hits a carriage return, and then inserts.
Not just a carriage return--also a space or a tab.
> I find it more useful than the
>usual "Character Overstrike." If you haven't tried it, do. You invoke it
>with @Ins,
You mean alt-ins. The function, for those of us not working with xy4.kbd, is TW.
> and a small "o" displays at the top right of the screen when it
>is on. For more information, CR 3-13.

Thanks for the idea, Nathan, and pardon my kibitzing. It looks like a funny
function, but I'll try working with it.

Regards,

Harry Binswanger
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