Re: [libreoffice-users] Macintosh Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
Flogging a dead horse, perhaps, but I would like to see some sort of resolution to this. LibreOffice writer allows you to create custom keyboard shortcuts. It appears that the Macintosh is somewhat possessive about system shortcuts, and so the Macintosh version does not behave as expected. A large number of available keyboard shortcuts use the control key (^) -- as opposed to the command key. I assume that control key short cuts on Macintosh correspond to Windows alt-key short cuts, while command key short cuts on Macintosh correspond to Windows control-key shortcuts. On the Macintosh, control-key shortcuts do not work at all. If you assign a control-key shortcut to any operation (I am trying to assign them to styles, but I have tried other operations), it will either be ignored (such as control-H) or by hijacked by the Macintosh system operation (such as control-h). Now, somebody has gone through the effort of putting the control-key symbols in the corresponding list, so I assume that it's supposed to work. Is there anybody with a Macintosh who can throw some light on this? Surely one of the developers of the Mac version? The only clue I can offer is that I have downloaded the NeoOffice product and failed there as well, so it may be a bug inherited from further back. Thanks, Mark On 2/03/12 10:31 AM, Mark Simon wrote: A few months ago I was happy to acquire a new Macintosh (running OSX 10.7). When the salesperson suggested I could also buy M$Office for the Mac, I laughed and said Why would I want to do that? I've got LibreOffice, or something like that. However I cannot work out how to get those ... keyboard shortcuts going. On my Windows version, I used the alt key, particularly for my custom styles. The Mac version seems to use the control key, which is OK, but then completely ignores my assigned shortcut, which is not OK. I have lodged a but, but nobody seems to have noticed. Or have I missed something incredibly obvious ...? -- Mark Simon Manngo Net Pty Ltd mobile:0411 246 672 email:m...@manngo.net mailto:m...@comparity.net web:http://www.manngo.net Resume:http://mark.manngo.net -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with measurements as points
FYI, 1 inch is exactly 2.54 cm. The inch was redefined in 1959 as derived from the metric system. Just being pedantic :] On 17/03/12 6:37 AM, Jean-Francois Nifenecker wrote: Le 16/03/2012 20:04, Sebastiaan Snoeckx a écrit : I set Writer to use points (instead of cm or inch) as measurements; however, I cannot enter any number greater than 113.4pt in any field, having to switch to cm whenever I need to use something greater. just a notice : 113,4 pt = 2 cm. (There are 72 pts in an inch and an inch is ca. 2,54 cm). -- Mark Simon Manngo Net Pty Ltd mobile:0411 246 672 email:m...@manngo.net mailto:m...@comparity.net web:http://www.manngo.net Resume:http://mark.manngo.net -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with measurements as points
My guess is that it does apply to hand tools, as the difference is trivial. When you multiply inches by enough (63360 in one mile), then the difference is probably enough to be a problem, and so US surveying has a problem. I don’t know how they handled that in England. Pedantic? I? On 17/03/12 2:14 PM, James Knott wrote: man_without_clue wrote: On 03/17/2012 11:30 AM, Mark Simon wrote: FYI, 1 inch is exactly 2.54 cm. The inch was redefined in 1959 as derived from the metric system. Just being pedantic :] Oh, I didn't know that! Does that apply to machine hand tools also? Yes, he pedantic about them too. ;-) Actually, that definition of the inch applies to everything but U.S. surveying and that exception only because so many of the surveys were done prior to 1959. -- Mark Simon Manngo Net Pty Ltd mobile:0411 246 672 email:m...@manngo.net mailto:m...@comparity.net web:http://www.manngo.net Resume:http://mark.manngo.net -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Macintosh Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
A few months ago I was happy to acquire a new Macintosh (running OSX 10.7). When the salesperson suggested I could also buy M$Office for the Mac, I laughed and said Why would I want to do that? I've got LibreOffice, or something like that. However I cannot work out how to get those ... keyboard shortcuts going. On my Windows version, I used the alt key, particularly for my custom styles. The Mac version seems to use the control key, which is OK, but then completely ignores my assigned shortcut, which is not OK. I have lodged a but, but nobody seems to have noticed. Or have I missed something incredibly obvious ...? -- Mark Simon Manngo Net Pty Ltd mobile:0411 246 672 email:m...@manngo.net mailto:m...@comparity.net web:http://www.manngo.net Resume:http://mark.manngo.net -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
