On 10/21/2017 04:54 PM, Barton Wright wrote:
Just to follow up, I can confirm that *Esc, F1* does toggle the INS/OVR
setting on a Mac that still has an actual F1 key, and on an external
keyboard with one. That also explains how I got into the overwrite state
inadvertently, because I use F1 all the time with XXE.
No one can quite figure out what Apple was thinking in replacing
physical function keys with that circusy touch bar. They have made the
new MacBook Pros unusable with vim, emacs, XXE, and other programs
developers use every day. It's not a matter of preference, they are
_unusable_.
That's why we'll change this Mac keyboard shortcut in the next
release of XMLmind XML Editor.
OK for the INS/OVR toggle, but please do NOT NOT NOT change the default
F1 key for returning to text mode.
Don't worry, we'll not change any keyboard shortcut other than "Esc F1".
Users of XXE on Macs have deeply
embedded muscle memory for this important feature we use all day every
day. Even users of the new MacBook Pros can use an external keyboard to
work around their hardware limitation.
Thanks!
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