Like sometimes when Im typing in windows, I make a mistake and when I type in that mistake (trying to fix it), it deletes the letters ahead of that mistake.
Like sometimes when Im typing in windows, I make a mistake and when I type in that mistake (trying to fix it), it deletes the letters ahead of that mistake.
I do it all the time. 'tis a pain in the posterior.
Just be careful not to hit that 'Insert' key.
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I argue (poorly) that the insert key is thoroughly useless.
Sometimes when typing, going into insert mode is a good thing. If I spell a word with one letter mistyped, I can hit insert and type the next letter and viola, it overwrites the mistake. Faster than positioning the cursor, hitting backspace or delete, then typing the new letter.
Also, CTRL+Insert = copy, Shift+Insert = paste. That sometimes works in places that CTRL+C and CTRL+V don't. It's also easy to hit those keys with your right hand. Depending on how you type, it can be faster to use your right hand for copy/pasting sometimes than using your left. Often I'll hold Shift with my left hand, use the arrow keys/page(up|down)/home/end with my right to highlight things, and copy/paste with my right since my hand's already right there.
EDIT: Added more reasons.
That block of 6 keys there is handy for secondary functions in 3D games, as well as for changing settings on the fly in emulators![]()
Unne's responses are pretty user-specific. I use ctrl-c/v expertly, and I have no problem fixing my typos by retyping words over and over and over and over instead of taking the time to use the insert function.
I also don't typically use scroll lock (what does it even do?) either. Whenever I see a flowing mess of code/output, I hit the pause button. There's a 'SysRq' under my Prt Scr key. I don't know what that does either. There's a weird button to the left of my right ctrl button that seems to do what right clicking does. I don't use that either. I also don't use the right windows key...
Ah forget it. If I had my way the keyboard would only have 95 keys and would look too odd.