Re: [R] random typing over text

2011-04-25 Thread peter dalgaard
On Apr 25, 2011, at 14:52 , Kenn Konstabel wrote: ... > means that Windows will activate StickyKeys(TM) which will make your > keyboard useless until you restart the computer. ...or, apparently, press both shift keys simultaneously, whichever comes first. Now, whoever decided that >CapsLock< sh

Re: [R] random typing over text

2011-04-25 Thread Kenn Konstabel
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 4:22 AM, Jim Lemon wrote: > On 04/24/2011 08:13 AM, derek wrote: >> >> Thank you very much. It was the Insert key. It was very annoying. Actually >> is >> this owerwrite function of any use? >> > Hi derek, > As Duncan mentioned, it is very useful when one wishes to type ove

Re: [R] random typing over text

2011-04-24 Thread Jim Lemon
On 04/24/2011 08:13 AM, derek wrote: Thank you very much. It was the Insert key. It was very annoying. Actually is this owerwrite function of any use? Hi derek, As Duncan mentioned, it is very useful when one wishes to type over existing text. However, this is a fairly uncommon wish in the typ

Re: [R] random typing over text

2011-04-24 Thread Peter Ehlers
On 2011-04-23 16:11, Duncan Murdoch wrote: On 11-04-23 6:13 PM, derek wrote: Thank you very much. It was the Insert key. It was very annoying. Actually is this owerwrite function of any use? It's excellent when you want to overwrite text. Duncan Murdoch This made me smile. Although not R-sp

Re: [R] random typing over text

2011-04-23 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 11-04-23 6:13 PM, derek wrote: Thank you very much. It was the Insert key. It was very annoying. Actually is this owerwrite function of any use? It's excellent when you want to overwrite text. Duncan Murdoch __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list h

Re: [R] random typing over text

2011-04-23 Thread derek
Thank you very much. It was the Insert key. It was very annoying. Actually is this owerwrite function of any use? -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/random-typing-over-text-tp3470428p3470749.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___

Re: [R] random typing over text

2011-04-23 Thread Ted Harding
One possibility: If you using a laptop with a touchpad, and a text editor in which the point of insertion can be moved by clicking at a position in the text with the mouse, then it is possible that as you type your wrist or the base of your thumb is brushing the touchpad, and causing this to happen

Re: [R] random typing over text

2011-04-23 Thread Joshua Wiley
Hi Derek, You have not provided us with any of the relevant (or requested in the posting guide) information which makes it virtually impossible to give you any sort of useful answer (e.g., what is your operating system? what version of R are you using? what are you using to write your script?).

[R] random typing over text

2011-04-23 Thread derek
Dear R, When I'm writing script I probably hit accidently some hot key and then the text in script is being overwritten by subsequent typing. Please what is the hot key or how can I disable it? -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/random-typing-over-text-tp3470428p347