> > quite, but tell me... autoedit turned on.. what precisely
> > does F2 do other than nothing....if nothing prevents
> > overtyping, there is no need to hit F2 to begin is there?
>
> F2 is the only keyboard way to move the cursor into a
> particular position before you start typing (to insert or
> delete text etc). ie. Just like in a spreadsheet.
>
> One inconsistency with spreadsheets is that just typing
> into the cell adds on to the existing text rather than
> replacing what is already there.
>
> --
> Geoff Worboys

fair enough - yes there are some little subtleties there.
Alan