Re: Cursor Terminology and Shape (was Re: Red cursor)

On Sunday 03 April 2005 02:19 pm, John Seago wrote:
> On Sunday 03 Apr 2005 17:10, Randy Kramer wrote:
> > Many of the software products I use use an I-beam and a box, which seem
> > very intuitive to me.  The I-beam is displayed between characters and
> > indicates the next character will be inserted between those characters.
> >  The box, sometimes a backlit type solid thingie and sometimes a hollow
> > outline (nedit), "highlights" a character, and indicates that the next
> > character typed will replace that character.  Do others find that as
> > intuitive as I do?
>
> Once I'd had the red line, (caret) explained to me and had stopped trying
> to get AbiWord into 'insert' mode using 'i' as in VI, and had a long look
> at the key-board, meanwhile sopme kind soul pointed out the 'insert' key
> to me which on my key-board is indeed marked 'insert'. I did indeed find
> it, as you put it 'intuititve. The trouble was I didn't realise that my
> finger had caught the 'insert' key when using the delete key. I'm quite
> happy with the black or red caret, indeed that is what my email composer
> uses, except on occasions that too will go into 'overwrite' mode, and
> other than restarting it, I've never known how that works either!

John,

Thanks for the response. So, iiuc, you find the vertical bars for both insert
(black) and overtype (red) just as intuitive as the I-beam and box? (or even
more intuitive?)

I note your use of the word caret--so that *is* a common (or not unheard of)
synonym for insertion point / cursor in the UK?

regards,
Randy Kramer
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Received on Sun Apr 3 22:26:27 2005