[issue10165] char overwrite mode is by default on in Python console under Vista

[Brian Curtin]

Brian Curtin <curtin at acm.org> added the comment:

I'm not sure if it's possible, but even if so, I don't think we should do it. For cmd.exe itself and all processes that run in it, the default is to have it off, and you can enable it on a case-by-case basis.

Insert mode really should only be enabled by those who know what it does. For example, left clicking while a process is using stdout will block until you left click, and I can see that confusing users who are not aware of what happened or why.

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