Subject: Re: insert/overwrite mode
From: Martin Sevior (msevior@mccubbin.ph.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Mon Mar 05 2001 - 17:17:19 CST
On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, James Montgomerie wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Rohr" <paul@abisource.com>
> Subject: Re: insert/overwrite mode
> >
>
> > At 03:46 PM 3/3/01 -0000, Tomas Frydrych wrote:
> > >
> > >The other thing that we might
> > >also consider is changing the appearance of the carret in the
> > >overwrtie mode (screeming red?).
> >
> > Hmm. That's an interesting idea. Can anyone think of other GUI
> precedents
> > for this? Off the cuff, the only place I can remember seeing that style
> of
> > GUI feedback is in the DOS command shell (shudder).
> >
>
> Following that thought, perhaps the overwrite caret should be a line under
> or box around the character that would be replaced upon typing.
>
I like these ideas. The box around is quite in your face and would tell me
I've accidently pressed the insert key so I should turn it off. However
for people who actaully use overstrike mode the line under would be less
intrusive though maybe harder to see with underlined text.
Either would be better though.
Cheers
Martin
PS. I volenteer to do this if we have concensous this isa good idea.
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