Maybe we should do a poll?

Yuan Qi gmanenews.3.maxchee at spamgourmet.com
Wed Apr 20 12:08:01 CDT 2005


I suggest that we should post this question as a poll on the main page 
of ubuntu with the following options:

1. I don't know anything about overwrite mode and never used the insert key
2. I am often annoyed by the insert key's behaviour
3. I like the insert key and use it on a regular basis

Again, most ubuntu users know about the website and would probably visit 
it on a regular basis. This poll will still be somewhat biased, but it's 
good enough for our purposes (it reaches the majority of ubuntu and 
potential ubuntu users).

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.
> 
> 




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