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Rhonda Bradley
2,010 PointsMy code started overwriting?
Hi,
I'm using windows 8 and Google Chrome.
I just had a technical glitch in my workspaces while working through "Build the contact page" video.
Halfway into it, my code starting overwriting instead of inserting. As if I had hit the "insert" button on my keypad.
This was not happening in my "about.html" page or on other programs on my computer, so it was unique to the page that I was working on in workspaces.
I restarted my workspaces and all is working fine now. But I'm wondering if I had hit a button or command that caused the problem in the first place?
It was not doing this on my other pages (like about.html),
I'd really appreciate any thoughts or guidance on this. Thanks very much!
Rhonda Bradley
2,010 PointsMatthew - Thanks for trying to help, but no, that was not it.
I was trying to insert a word between anchor tags, and it was overwriting instead of inserting. I watched as it happened, and tried about a dozen times. I simply could not add text without overwriting what was already there.
Matthew Butterfield
2,674 PointsDid you end up fixing your issue?
Rhonda Bradley
2,010 PointsYes, the issue corrected itself when I exited/restarted workspaces. I was wondering if there was some type of command or button that toggled an insert button on the page, or if it was just a glitch.
It sounds like it was just a glitch? Thanks :)
Matthew Butterfield
2,674 PointsNo problem :) Glad i could help you out, hopefully that isn't a further issue.
2 Answers
morgan segura
Courses Plus Student 6,934 PointsIt is possible you hit the "Insert" Key, generally located near the number keypad on the keyboard. Useful when using VIM, but not often otherwise.
Rhonda Bradley
2,010 PointsMorgan - that was the first thing I checked, and was surprised to realize that it was not the cause of the problem.
Matthew Butterfield
2,674 PointsMatthew Butterfield
2,674 PointsIts likely that it was simply your mistake, im not sure if all of the code in the workspace had been deleted but its possible you hit command A or CTRL A which selected all your text then you hit backspace, or some other issue. It likely is not workspaces though. I hope this helped.