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		<title>Can I replace my keyboard&#8217;s Scroll Lock with an Insert Lock?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never use my keyboard&#8217;s Insert key; well, not never, but never on purpose. Usually if I use it, it&#8217;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), [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I never use my keyboard&#8217;s Insert key; well, not never, but never <strong>on purpose</strong>. Usually if I use it, it&#8217;s like this:</p>
<p>type type type, type type type, type (accidentally hit Insert) type, type type <strong>oh man!</strong></p>
<p>Then I wind up doing one of these:</p>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Copy what I just typed because I don&#8217;t want to lose it, then undo undo undo, press Insert again, then paste what copied from before, then continue typing normally.</li>
</ul>
<p>So this is usually a wonderful way to derail my train of thought.</p>
<p>My <a href="http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/" target="_blank">Cyberpower</a> 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.</p>
<p>Yet, I&#8217;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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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