Re: Insert key

2003-02-14 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Michael" == Michael A Koziarksi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I wonder what people think of making the Insert key open the Insert >> menu. Michael> I don't know about anyone else, but I'd prefer the insert key Michael> to behave as expected. Yes. But does it do anything useful these days

Re: Insert key

2003-02-13 Thread Michael A. Koziarksi
> We do not have an over-write-mode :-) > > -- > Lgb That explains it. How many people would actually want such a thing. I can't think of the last time I used it deliberatly. As John said, that functionality is a holdover from years ago. Cheers Koz.

Re: Insert key

2003-02-13 Thread John Levon
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 02:35:27AM +0100, Lars Gullik Bj?nnes wrote: > | To do what ? It has no purpose in LyX > > Would be more logical to use it to toggle over-write-mode I certainly don't want to implement this. I've always thought it was a stupid idea ever since graphical displays became co

Re: Insert key

2003-02-13 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
John Levon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 02:10:31PM +1300, Michael A. Koziarksi wrote: | | > > I wonder what people think of making the Insert key open the Insert | > > menu. | > | > of course I'm an oddity, I use a kinesis keyboard (http://www.kinesis- | > ergo.com/image

Re: Insert key

2003-02-13 Thread John Levon
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 02:21:36PM +1300, Michael A. Koziarksi wrote: > It has very little purpose in other applications too. However surely the > default behaviour should follow the principle of 'least-surprises'? Maybe you're right. john

Re: Insert key

2003-02-13 Thread Michael A. Koziarksi
> To do what ? It has no purpose in LyX > > john It has very little purpose in other applications too. However surely the default behaviour should follow the principle of 'least-surprises'? Cheers Koz.

Re: Insert key

2003-02-13 Thread John Levon
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 02:10:31PM +1300, Michael A. Koziarksi wrote: > > I wonder what people think of making the Insert key open the Insert > > menu. > > of course I'm an oddity, I use a kinesis keyboard (http://www.kinesis- > ergo.com/images/500-blk.jpg) and the insert key is right below X. S