7.0;ei (edit_insert) *DM*, revision 7.0, 83/08/11
EI (EDIT_INSERT) *DM* -- Set insert/overstrike mode.
usage: ei [-on | -off]


FORMAT

  EI [-ON | -OFF]


  The EI command puts the current pad into (-ON) or out of (-OFF)
  insert mode.  If no option is supplied, the current mode is inverted.
  In insert mode, characters you type are inserted into the pad without
  replacing or overstriking any existing characters.  This causes
  existing text to drift to the right as new text is added.  In overstrike
  mode (i.e., insert mode turned off), characters typed at the keyboard
  replace those under the cursor.  This can be useful for entering
  information into pre-formatted files so that the format is undisturbed.

  By default,  the <INS> key on keyboard 2 and the <INS MODE> key on
  keyboard 1 invoke the EI command without options to toggle the current
  mode.

  The window legend contains an "I" when the window is in insert mode.
  The "I" disappears in overstrike mode.

  All pads are initially in insert mode, although this is irrelevant
  if the pad is also read-only.


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