Well, even Microsoft Word has an "overtype" mode that does this. Makes it easier for coding when using source code templates for a lot of systems.
On Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 11:51:01 AM UTC-4, buckyjunior wrote: > > I think I remember being able to do this with Appleworks 3 on my Apple > //e. Now it’s nearly as easy to select the text to be replaced and start > typing. > > If I’m not mistaken, early word processors were screen memory based rather > than RAM based. > > On Apr 4, 2019, at 8:56 AM, Rich Rijnders <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > Does BBEdit have an override text cursor mode? So that it replaces the > current character as I type instead of inserting a new character? > Searching the manual for "overwrite" doesn't produce any results but maybe > my terminology is wrong. > > Thanks. > > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a > feature request or need technical support, please email > "[email protected] <javascript:>" rather than posting to the group. > Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://www.twitter.com/bbedit> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BBEdit Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <javascript:> > . > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit. > > > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://www.twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit.
