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		nightpool 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rhai: An embedded scripting language for Rust Small comment, but why does the text editor show an "overwrite" indictor instead of a cursor indicator when I try to change something in the playground? https://i.imgur.com/OAXbXQ2.png I tried typing different things, and despite showing an overwrite indicator it seems to be in a normal insert mode. I have no idea which side of the highlight my characters will be inserted on though.

chaosprint 10 months ago [–]

This is totally my personal preference :)

I thought it was clearer this way.

But there is a new version of the website under construction:

https://glicol-x.netlify.app/

It will be changed to the normal look.

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