BOX PASTE OVERSTRIKE

  Pastes what you last cut or copied---overwriting existing text with the
  box.

  Steps:

     1.  Put the cursor where you want to paste the text---that is,
         where you want to put the upper left corner of the box.

     2.  Use the BOX PASTE OVERSTRIKE command.

  Example:

     The following example shows the effects of BOX PASTE OVERSTRIKE---the
     pasted box (indicated by uppercase B's) overwrites existing text. The
     cursor position (indicated by X) does not change.

        Before            After BOX PASTE OVERSTRIKE
        ----------        --------------------------
        aaa Xcc dd        aaa BBB dd
        aaa ccc dd        aaa BBB dd
        aaa ccc dd        aaa BBB dd

  Usage notes:

  o  Usually, pasting a box overwrites existing text, unless you SET BOX
     NOPAD is in effect and you are pasting in an insert-mode buffer. Use
     BOX PASTE OVERSTRIKE to make sure the pasted text overwrites existing
     text regardless of the settings---for example, to replace a column in a
     table or list.

  o  Pasting a box converts tab characters to spaces, to the right of the
     box or overlapping the box. See help on CONVERT TABS.

  o  Depending on your setting, the text is pasted from the INSERT HERE
     buffer or the DECwindows clipboard. Default is SET NOCLIPBOARD.

  o  If you copied or cut a standard, linear range (that is, by using COPY,
     CUT, REMOVE or STORE TEXT) and then use BOX PASTE OVERSTRIKE, the
     pasted box may have a ragged right edge because the copy or cut did not
     pad the text with spaces.

  +----------------------------------------------------------------+
  | Box-editing operations are slow with very long box selections, |
  | particularly if buffer-change journaling is in effect (which   |
  | is the default).                                               |
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  Related topics:

     Ranges And Boxes    BOX PASTE INSERT    SET BOX PAD    SET CLIPBOARD