How do I copy new text over existing blank spaces and _not_ insert the new text thereby pushing existing text on the right further to the right. Searchs on insert, copy, blanks and a number of combinations of these 3 words gave me nothing.
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Looks like a bug to me in version 4.1. I can do it only when I select the same length of blank space as the paste string. Even when I use the <Insert> key to toggle the INS/OVR (overwrite) behavior, the Paste functionality still inserts. --Joel
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Yes, that's how it works for me as well. The trouble here is that one has to _select_ the text to overwrite it. If overwrite is on, regular typing overwrites the existing text. I was expecting Notepad++ to act the same way when pasting text, replacing the existing text character by character.
Okay, it's not a bug. It's just a philosophy issue. I just found out that Notepad and Wordpad/Write do the same thing Notepad++ does, although other editors differ.
Now that I know what it actually does, I can live with it. --Joel
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How do I copy new text over existing blank spaces and _not_ insert the new text thereby pushing existing text on the right further to the right. Searchs on insert, copy, blanks and a number of combinations of these 3 words gave me nothing.
Looks like a bug to me in version 4.1. I can do it only when I select the same length of blank space as the paste string. Even when I use the <Insert> key to toggle the INS/OVR (overwrite) behavior, the Paste functionality still inserts. --Joel
I can paste over whatever I select in v4.1. So I don't know what's the problem.
Maybe I don't get what you want?
Don
Yes, that's how it works for me as well. The trouble here is that one has to _select_ the text to overwrite it. If overwrite is on, regular typing overwrites the existing text. I was expecting Notepad++ to act the same way when pasting text, replacing the existing text character by character.
Okay, it's not a bug. It's just a philosophy issue. I just found out that Notepad and Wordpad/Write do the same thing Notepad++ does, although other editors differ.
Now that I know what it actually does, I can live with it. --Joel