After discussing with the developer and further testing this is actually correct behavior.
Windows -- Word 2007 - doesn't support overwrite mode at all WordPad - supports overwrite and overwrites the character just like OOo Linux -- gedit - does what you want vi - overwrites the character like WordPad and OOo. Chris ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Invalid -- [upstream] Pressing the tab key in "overwrite" mode, deletes the char after point, and indents https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/202115 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs