pycharm

How to change pycharm 5.0.1 cursor

I would like to change the mouse cursor type in pycharm 5.0.1 . I would like the normal line cursor like for word editors and not this kind of selection cursor. Kindly assist am new to python and using pycharm.

cursor

Solution

  • It seems you have gone into overwrite mode.

    1. Check what keyboard shortcut may be assigned to that in Preferences → Keymap → Editor Actions → Toggle Insert/Overwrite.

      preferences

    2. If it has no keyboard shortcut, or you can't be bothered to remember it, you can toggle it by pressing Command/Ctrl + Shift + A, type "overwrite" in the popup, which should bring up the "Toggle Insert/Overwrite" option, and hit enter.

      toggle