Ah, now I remember. I always hated "type over" mode. But I can see the value in 
using it to *actually* insert something. 

On Jun 16, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Edvin Syse wrote:

> Den 16.06.2011 19:19, skrev Greg Brown:
>> No particular reason. It has been a while since I worked with an extended 
>> Windows keyboard, though. What does that key do again?
> 
> Insert is traditionally used to change between insert and overwrite mode in a 
> text editor, but also used in TreeViews and tables to insert a new row or 
> node. I use it to add a new file in a FileTreeView right now. I'm an IntelliJ 
> IDEA user, so I'm used to shortcuts for everything :)
> 
> -- Edvin

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