Many persons who follow Linux agree that Ubuntu is one of the most popular for 
desktops, and here is a good intro to the "Compose Key" options in Ubuntu:
 
http://www.debianadmin.com/special-characters-made-easier-in-ubuntu.html 

In the latest release, "Intrepid Ibex" or 8.10, there apparently is still be a 
bug in _both_ routes to this feature ( see
 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+2.0/+bug/74360 )
 
(some behaviors depend on choice of Gnome / KDE and some never work) but I 
imagine it will be fixed soon.
 
Thanks for all your good work, and IHTH (I Hope This Helps).
 
Regards,
 
Jim Harris
 
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17:14:06 2008-11-11 >>>

Because so many people (especially ex-MSWord users) are accustomed to 
using keyboard shortcuts for inserting en and em dashes (instead of 
OOo's Autocorrect or Insert>Special Characters methods), and the Help 
includes no info that I can find about keyboard shortcuts for dashes, 
I'm adding the section quoted below to Chapter 3 of the Writer Guide.

I don't have access to an Intel Mac with OOo3 on it, so I can't verify 
what the corresponding method is on the Mac. Can someone with a Mac 
please let me know? Thanks!

--Jean

<quote>
These shortcuts vary depending on your operating system.

Windows

Hold down one of the Alt keys and type on the numeric keypad: 0150 for 
an en dash or 0151 for an em dash. The dash appears when you release the 
Alt key.

Tip
On a keyboard with no numeric keypad, use a Fn key combination to type 
the numbers. (The Fn key is usually to the right of the left-hand Ctrl 
key on the keyboard.) For example, on a US keyboard layout, the 
combination for an en dash should be Alt+Fn+mj5m and for an em dash it 
should be Alt+Fn+mjij.

Linux

Hold down the Compose key and type two hyphens and a period for an en 
dash, or three hyphens for an em dash. The dash appears when you release 
the Compose key.

Tip
The key that operates as a Compose key varies with the Linux 
distribution. It is usually one of the Alt or Win keys, but may be 
another key, and should be user-selectable.
</quote>


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