Can I disable the Insert key in the Delphi IDE?

Question

Something I find really annoying is putting the Delphi editor into \"type over mode\" by pressing the Insert key, is there a way of disabling this behaviour in th

Answer 1

Yes you can!! But you have to make the change system wide.

Follow the instructions from this question:

1. Go to Start → Run → regedit
2. Go to HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout
3. Right-click on the right half of the screen and choose New → Binary Value
4. Name the new value Scancode Map
5. Enter 000000000000000002000000000052E000000000
6. Close regedit
7. Reboot.

Then make sure that in Delphi IDE; Tools → Options → Editor Options → Insert Mode is Enabled.