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Overtype

2005-01-21
2012-09-26
  • Nobody/Anonymous

    I know this is a dumb question but how do I stop DEV C++ from overtyping,I cant find it in the options.

    Everytime I want to change some text Dev will simply overtype,like if I was to spell "chese" and wanted to change it to cheese dev will simply overtype the "s".

     
    • qWake

      qWake - 2005-01-21

      Press the "Insert" key to toggle between insert and overtype mode.

      qWake

       
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      Lifesaver man!!!! does that option appear in any of the options,or in the help as I couldnt find it!

       
    • aditsu

      aditsu - 2005-01-23

      huh, well, that is a basic thing you should have learned when you first learned how to use a computer (more exactly, a computer keyboard)
      there's no option or help for it because it's a 100% standard convention, the same way there is no help for using the arrow keys

      and btw, I think it's called overwrite not overtype

      Adrian

       
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      Its weird,Ive been using a computer for years and no one has ever shown me that,I learnt how to use a computer myself and I just never came across it!

       
    • Thorn

      Thorn - 2005-01-25

      To make it to start with Insert Mode as default click on the option in Editor Options\General

       
    • aditsu

      aditsu - 2005-01-25

      oh, right, I forgot about that option
      anyway, that is only for when you start Dev-C++, to toggle it there is only the insert key

      Adrian

       

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