7.0;ei (edit_insert) *DM*, revision 7.0, 83/08/11
EI (EDIT_INSERT) -- 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 low-profile keyboards and the <INS MODE>  key  on
  880  keyboards  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.


RELATED TOPICS

  More information is available.  Type:

  - HELP RO
    for details about setting pad read/write mode.

  Window control modes:

  - HELP WS
    for details about setting window scroll mode.

  - HELP WA
    for details about setting window autohold mode.

  - HELP WH
    for details about setting window hold mode.