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Article #953Re: quoted-insert inserts in overwrite-mode
From: Wolfgang S. Rupprecht
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:24
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:24
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jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells) writes: >In article <9301192038.AA15952@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu> rms@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Richard Stallman) writes: >> This is a feature because it was designed intentionally. >> I can affirm this because I did it. >I understood this already. It is still a bug. The fact that the bug >first occurred in the design rather than in the implementation does not >change things. I have never found the current operation of "C-q" in overwrite mode useful. I always end up follow up the quoted-insert command with a "C-d". On the other hand, its never bothered me enough to bind another command or hack quoted insert either. (I doubt I'd ever save the keystrokes spend in making the changes. ;-)) -wolfgang -- Wolfgang Rupprecht wolfgang@wsrcc.com (or) decwrl!wsrcc!wolfgang Snail Mail: 39469 Gallaudet Drive, Fremont, CA 94538-4511
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!wsrcc.COM!wolfgang From: wolfgang@wsrcc.COM (Wolfgang S. Rupprecht) Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug Subject: Re: quoted-insert inserts in overwrite-mode Date: 21 Jan 1993 18:24:30 -0500 Organization: W S Rupprecht Computer Consulting, Fremont CA Lines: 21 Sender: daemon@cis.ohio-state.edu Approved: bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu Distribution: gnu Message-ID: <C186CI.AK7@wsrcc.com> References: <9301190456.AA02043@csd.bu.edu>