[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 107918] UI - Insert mode status activation and display

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107918

Heiko Tietze <tietze.heiko at gmail.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 CC|                            |libreoffice-ux-advise at lists
                   |                            |.freedesktop.org
           Keywords|                            |difficultyBeginner,
                   |                            |easyHack, needsUXEval,
                   |                            |skillDesign, topicUI

--- Comment #4 from Heiko Tietze <tietze.heiko at gmail.com> ---
Apple has no Insert key and apparently no overtype mode. Microsoft provides an
option in a configuration dialog to toggle insert/override. 

We could implement a key additional to KEY_INSERT at editeng.cxx #1259.
Checking the world wide wisdom I'd say FN+Enter is the most often cited variant
(FN+backspace is the common delete, so it's somewhat natural). However, this
key would be hard-coded and wont be customizable. And to raise the difficulty
we do not have a function key defined yet (think it's possible when we restrict
it to macOS).

(Adding UX although it's a qualified easyhack to gather input. If a volunteer
wants to take this we can just go ahead.)

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