From f932771a9687ebebaff89dc5f0cb891eaa09dd9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 06:10:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Document that overwrite-mode is bound to INSERT and add
@kindex for INSERT. Reported by Bill Richter <richter@math.northwestern.edu>.
---
man/custom.texi | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/custom.texi b/man/custom.texi
index 286d5e9d5cf..8fa5d4e4831 100644
--- a/man/custom.texi
+++ b/man/custom.texi
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ combine it with any major mode. @xref{Outline Mode}.
@cindex Overwrite mode
@cindex mode, Overwrite
-@findex overwrite-mode
-@findex binary-overwrite-mode
Overwrite mode causes ordinary printing characters to replace existing
text instead of shoving it to the right. For example, if point is in
front of the @samp{B} in @samp{FOOBAR}, then in Overwrite mode typing a
@@ -112,6 +110,14 @@ as usual. In Overwrite mode, the command @kbd{C-q} inserts the next
character whatever it may be, even if it is a digit---this gives you a
way to insert a character instead of replacing an existing character.
+@findex overwrite-mode
+@kindex INSERT
+ The command @code{overwrite-mode} is an exception to the rule that
+commands which toggle minor modes are normally not bound to keys: it is
+bound to the @key{INSERT} function key. This is because many other
+programs bind @key{INSERT} to similar functions.
+
+@findex binary-overwrite-mode
Binary Overwrite mode is a variant of Overwrite mode for editing
binary files; it treats newlines and tabs like other characters, so that
they overwrite other characters and can be overwritten by them.
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2.39.5