TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Roy Johnson asked about whether or not to describe "typeover" (as
opposed to "insert") mode in his book on computerized writing. I've
only used this mode by accident (i.e., hitting the insert key instead
of the home key) in going on 15 years of computerized writing. (No,
I'm not that old... I was one of the original nerds, but sans pocket
protector). You could mention it to be complete, and let readers find
their own solutions, but I think this function is a holdover from the
days when you couldn't select text using the keyboard (e.g., hold down
shift and scroll down through the file with the arrow keys) and type
to replace it.
--Geoff Hart #8^{)}
geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
Disclaimer: These comments are my own and don't represent the opinions
of the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada.
