What happened to overwrite after editor change

banan314 · 2024-10-24T18:21:07.418Z

Operating system

Linux

Joplin version

3.1.18

Desktop version info

Joplin 3.1.18 (prod, linux)

Client ID: 31a65565d08c44a6beabd6fb2e6b47a9
Sync Version: 3
Profile Version: 47
Keychain Supported: Yes

Revision: 26ae3f853 (dev)

Admonition markdown extension: 1.1.0
Backup: 1.4.2
Combine notes: 1.2.2
Convert Text To New Note: 1.5.1
Create and go to tags and @notebooks: 1.3.7
Life Calendar: 1.4.1
Math Mode: 0.6.2
Note Tabs: 1.4.0
Paste Special URLs: 1.0.0
Quick Links: 1.3.2
Slash Commands: Datetime & More: 1.4.0
Templates: 2.4.0
Text Colorize: 1.2.5
turnToChart: 1.9.3

Sync target

File system

Editor

Markdown Editor

What issue do you have?

What happened to insert/overwrite feature after the editor change? I would like to have overwrite back on Windows/Linux, I know it's not really common on Mac. If it's not entirely clear see my other post about it Feature request: thick cursor after overwrite (insert key).

personalizedrefriger · 2024-10-24T22:49:40.958Z

Overwrite mode might not be supported in CodeMirror 6 without a custom extension.

Notes:

I don't see references to overwrite mode in the CodeMirror 6 documentation (though it is referenced in the CodeMirror 5 documentation).
I've opened a post in the CodeMirror discourse about this.
The CodeMirror 5 editor can be re-enabled from settings > general > advanced > use the legacy markdown editor.

banan314 · 2024-10-25T13:53:52.799Z

I actually thought we finally ditched CodeMirror, oh well it seems it does more harm than good in this case, I think I'll use the legacy editor for most tasks then.

personalizedrefriger · 2024-10-25T21:30:00.331Z

Related pull request: Desktop,Mobile,Web: Add support for overwrite mode in the Markdown editor by personalizedrefrigerator · Pull Request #11262 · laurent22/joplin · GitHub

Update: Demo link.

banan314 · 2024-11-11T22:50:06.345Z

Now it works although it looks ugly with bigger headers (version 3.2.1)

Thank you anyway

personalizedrefriger · 2024-11-11T23:11:34.747Z

Keep in mind that the overwrite mode cursor can be restyled with userchrome.css. For example,

.cm-editor.-overwrite .cm-cursor {
  border-left-width: 2em; /* Make the overwrite cursor very large */
  border-left-color: green; /* Make the overwrite cursor green. */
}