On Fri, 2014-12-19 at 02:02 +1030, Tim wrote:
> Allegedly, on or about 18 December 2014, Patrick O'Callaghan sent:
> > I have a keyboard (Microsoft Wireless 800) which has an Insert key
> > right beside the Backspace and I keep hitting it by accident and
> > changing the insert mode of whatever I'm typing. I want to disable
> > this key completely as I can think of no circumstance in which it
> > would ever be useful.
> 
> You don't use VI?  ;-)  The INS key puts you into typing into your file
> mode, rather than editing it, or doing other functions, with hotkeys.

I started using VI on dumb terminals, so I'm not used to them thar
new-fangled "function keys" of which you speak.

> Some offices resort to ripping out unwanted keys (e.g. power down keys)
> that get hit by accident.  Or slipping hard spaghetti paster under the
> key cap so it can't be pressed down.

Er, not really what I want to do but thanks all the same.

poc

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