Can I replace my keyboard’s Scroll Lock with an Insert Lock?
I never use my keyboard’s Insert key; well, not never, but never on purpose. Usually if I use it, it’s like this:
type type type, type type type, type (accidentally hit Insert) type, type type oh man!
Then I wind up doing one of these:
- Undo undo undo, press Insert again (intentionally this time to un-toggle over type mode), then retype what I just undid, then continue typing normally.
- Copy what I just typed because I don’t want to lose it, then undo undo undo, press Insert again, then paste what copied from before, then continue typing normally.
So this is usually a wonderful way to derail my train of thought.
My Cyberpower PC came with this great Logitech Y-SU61 keyboard, which is quite simplistic (no extra function keys, lit-up buttons, just a nice, full size keyboard, yet light with a small footprint) and replaces the typical Insert-above-Delete key arrangement with an extra tall Delete key. I love it! When I got it, I had high hopes this would become the new keyboard standard; however, this PC and keyboard are probably around 4 years old now, so it appears a new standard has not taken root.
Yet, I’ve been to cheap and lazy to go out and buy 2 more for the other 2 PCs I use on a daily basis. When I searched for this keyboard today, it appears to be discontinued, but there must be others with this feature.
The other alternative would be some way to simply disable (like the Caps Lock and Scroll Lock keys, neither of which I ever use) or reprogram the Insert key.