Overtype
Note
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the underlying ScintillaEditBase.send/sends message API -- see the
API reference for the Python bindings themselves.
SCI_SETOVERTYPE(bool overType)
SCI_GETOVERTYPE → bool
When overtype is enabled, each typed character replaces the character to the right of the text caret. When overtype is disabled, characters are inserted at the caret. SCI_GETOVERTYPE returns true (1) if overtyping is active, otherwise false (0) will be returned. Use SCI_SETOVERTYPE to set the overtype mode.