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Re: Xterm and CURSOR (INS && OVERRIDE)

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From: Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxx>
To: zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Zsh users list)
Subject: Re: Xterm and CURSOR (INS && OVERRIDE)
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 10:42:12 +0200
Cc: heiko_elger@xxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: "heiko_elger@xxxxxxxxxx"'s message of "Mon, 03 Aug 1998 06:49:08 MST." <0000581F.@xxxxxxxxxx>

heiko_elger@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Is it possible to send an escape sequence when pressing the INS key to change
>  
> the cursor in the XTERM (AIXTERM), e.x. INSERT MODE --> full cursor, OVERRIDE
>  
> MODE small cursor.

This shouldn't be a problem.  The usual trick applies:  use ^V, then
the INS key to see what escape sequence it's sending, then bind that.
In my case the incantation is

bindkey "^[[2~" overwrite-mode

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