Map some other function to the insert key

[Yuan Qi]

You are obviously an advanced user, so you should know how to change the 
behaviour of the insert key using the keymap dialogue.

Unfortunately, the default behaviour of the insert key is *not* widely 
known (most novice and intermediate users have never heard of the 
overwrite mode.) and they would be confused if they accidentally entered 
into the overwrite mode.

Asking the user to choose the default behaviour in the installation 
process is also a bad option. Most users do not care about the behaviour 
of a single key ( at least not one they never use). This will either 
confuse them (they have never heard of the insert key and don't know 
what to answer) or annoy them (they expect the installation program to 
apply sane defaults).

So, if you want  to use the insert key to enable the overwrite mode, you 
can always customize it yourself. However,  this doesn't mean that  the 
majority of ubuntu users want that bahaviour as the default.

Molot <molotster at gmail.com> wrote:
>I'm ofthen editing config files and source code... If insert key will
>work in any unnatural way under Ubuntu, I'll change my OS.
>
>Of course, there should be a way of easy disabling _any_ key on
>keyboard. Aslo, there may be question about it during setup (checkbox
>when selecting keyboard layout or sth like this)...
>
>But why to change behaviour that is widely known?
>
>Aslo, saying "insert != override so this key should never switch
>editor to override mode" Makes perfectly the same sence as saying
>"lock != unlock, so pressing Caps Lock should never allow to unlock
>casp".
>
>On 4/19/05, Marco Gerards <metgerards at student.han.nl> wrote:
>
>>> Vincent Trouilliez <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> writes:
>>>
>>
>>>>> >> Speaking for myself, if nothing happened when I pressed INSERT I'd file
>>>>> >> a Bugzilla about it.
>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > I second that ! I use this key all the time  for copying/pasting !
>>>> >
>>>> > Control + Insert
>>>> > Shift   + Insert
>>>> > Shift   + Delete...
>>
>>>
>>> It is possible to keep this behavior, so insert will still behave like
>>> you are used to when a modifier is pressed.  You can disable this key
>>> for just the case that no modifier is pressed.
>>>
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>>> Marco
>>>
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