Re: insert/overwrite mode

[James Montgomerie]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Rohr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: insert/overwrite mode
>

> At 03:46 PM 3/3/01 -0000, Tomas Frydrych wrote:
> >
> >The other thing that we might
> >also consider is changing the appearance of the carret in the
> >overwrtie mode (screeming red?).
>
> Hmm.  That's an interesting idea.  Can anyone think of other GUI
precedents
> for this?  Off the cuff, the only place I can remember seeing that style
of
> GUI feedback is in the DOS command shell (shudder).
>

Following that thought, perhaps the overwrite caret should be a line under
or box around the character that would be replaced upon typing.

Jamie.