Cursor overwrite mode in vscode?

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Visual Studio-Code Problem Overview

I can't seem to find any way to put the cursor into 'overwrite' mode - as in when you press the insert key and newly typed characters overwrite the existing characters inline. I haven't found any reference anywhere online to the omission or inclusion of such a feature in vscode, but it seems to be a fairly commonly used feature. Does this exist?

Visual Studio-Code Solutions

Solution 1 - Visual Studio-Code

I too was missing the overtype mode in Visual Studio Code, so I went ahead and wrote an Overtype extension to add the behavior!

You can install it by opening the command palette and entering:

ext install overtype

Solution 2 - Visual Studio-Code

It seems to be working fine for me both ways I can switch it with "shift + i" on latest VS Code and macOS system.

Solution 3 - Visual Studio-Code

You have to press the insert key on your keyboard, it's inbetween the backspace and home key on my keyboard.

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