@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
* @return cell {cell|null} created cell or null
**/
Notebook.prototype.insert_cell_at_index = function(type, index, opts){
var opts = opts || {select:false};
var opts = opts || {select:true};
var ncells = this.ncells();
var index = Math.min(index,ncells);
index = Math.max(index,0);