Map some other function to the insert key

[Daniel Robitaille]

On Mon, 2005-18-04 at 00:28 -0400, Yuan Qi wrote:
> I hope everyone is aware of this: 
> http://mpt.net.nz/archive/2005/04/11/ubuntu
> 
> One of the usability problems the author have mentioned in his article 
> is the fact that the insert key is mapped to the overwrite mode. Since 
> most computer users (even intermediate users) are not aware of this 
> mode, they will be confused and frustrated by the software's "buggy" 
> behaviour. Therefore, I suggest that we either map a different function 
> to this key or just disable it. Personally, I think the Paste function 
> is the most sensible function to be mapped to the insert key.

for reference, the bugzilla entry (now closed) on this subject was:
https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=9122

Personally I very rarely touch the insert key (on purpose or by
accident), so I don't really care one way or the other.

As for the Caps_lock, another key referenced in that Matthew Thomas
article, now that's another beast :) I usually try to disable it using
xmodmap on computers I work on because I keep hitting it by accident.



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