[Bug 207035] New: Composer gives no indication when editing in overwrite mode, rather than insert mode

[Brendon Higgins]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207035

           Summary: Composer gives no indication when editing in overwrite
                    mode, rather than insert mode
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Debian testing
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: blhiggins at gmail.com


Version:            (using KDE 4.3.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

Most editing programs and widgets indicate whether editing is being performed
in insert or overwrite mode. Usually, a line-shaped text cursor indicates
insert mode, and a box-shaped cursor indicates overwrite mode. But the KMail
Composer only ever has a line-shaped cursor. (Some programs also have an
indication in the status bar, but KMail does not have that, either.)

A number of times I've gone to add words in the middle of an email and after
typing out a sentence realise that I've accidentally hit the "Insert" key and
overwritten a bunch of text. It just occurred to me why I never seem to notice
before I start typing: because KMail won't tell me what editing mode I'm in
like other programs will.

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