Not sure if this is a Gedit's fault - but you may try intructions at
http://flanders.co.nz/2008/08/11/finally-found-the-insert-key-on-my-
macbook-pro-keyboard/ to switch to INS mode.
Feel free to reopen the issue if this is specific to GEdit
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296242
Title:
after somehow entering OVR mode, getting back to INS mode incredibly
hard for new user
Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
Binary package hint: gedit
As a new user evaluating Ubuntu, I somehow got gedit into OVR
(overwrite) mode, instead of the default INS (insert) mode. Then, I
was stuck; there is no readily apparent way to escape from OVR mode.
1.) I searched all menus for a command.
2.) Remembering that some keyboards have keys relating to this
feature, I scoured mine, but it doesn't (standard Apple 2008-model
aluminium keyboard).
3.) I clicked and then right-clicked the bottom status bar's "OVR"
text indicator (without result).
4.) I searched the gedit help for "OVR" and found one link which told
me I could use the "Insert" key to toggle between these modes, but my
keyboard does not have this key.
At this point, since I am evaluating Ubuntu using VMWare (on Mac OS X
10.5 as the host OS), I could use the "Send Key" feature to synthesize
the Insert key and get on with my editing.
However, escaping from the fairly obscure "OVR" mode should probably
be easier.
Also, it is probably worth noting that I am a programmer and
relatively experienced user of various OS flavors, so I at least know
what overwrite mode is. Many users do not, though.
Regardless, if overwrite/insert mode toggling is a default feature of
gedit, and one which might be accidentally invoked, there should be
some sort of menu command to toggle it. At the very least, the OVR/INS
indicator should somehow allow users to figure out how to get out of
this esoteric editing mode, should they accidentally enter it.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gedit
Package: gedit 2.24.0-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gedit
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686
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