sometime between 4.03 and 4.18 the behavior of the insert key changed.
In 4.03 if you pressed insert, BR went into insert mode, then when you exited the field and entered the next field BR changed back to overstrike.
In 4.18 once insert is pressed you stay in insert until you press insert again. This is confusing some of my users BIG TIME!
Is there and option that restores the 4.03 behavior?
Thanks
Rick Graham
insert & overstrike
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I can understand anyone's frustration when things change unexpectedly.
There is no OPTION to do it the old way.
However, the rest of the world does it the new way.
One thing that can be very important is to have separate insert settings for long fields vesus short fields.
Normally it is best to have insert off for short fields and on for long fields. These settings are toggled by the user and remain as the user sets them.
Be sure to consider the config statement Long fields are equal or greater than the length specified.
There is no OPTION to do it the old way.
However, the rest of the world does it the new way.
One thing that can be very important is to have separate insert settings for long fields vesus short fields.
Normally it is best to have insert off for short fields and on for long fields. These settings are toggled by the user and remain as the user sets them.
Be sure to consider the config statement
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INSERT MIN_LENGTH 10-
Rick Graham
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"However, the rest of the world does it the new way."
At the risk of sounding like a smart-a**:
The rest of the world uses appliations written in VB, C++, etc
Seiously:
A lot of my users only use Windows to launch my application(s), they never venture outside that environment.
One of the major strengths of WB/BR has always been it's backward compatibility while still moving forward. It seems that lately you have decided to ignore this strength.
Rick Graham
At the risk of sounding like a smart-a**:
The rest of the world uses appliations written in VB, C++, etc
Seiously:
A lot of my users only use Windows to launch my application(s), they never venture outside that environment.
One of the major strengths of WB/BR has always been it's backward compatibility while still moving forward. It seems that lately you have decided to ignore this strength.
Rick Graham