[users] Re: To use Alt-* or Ctrl-* for keyboard shortcuts?
On 12/14/2009 08:07 AM, NoOp wrote: On 12/07/2009 12:16 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: Many of OOo's menus have keyboard shortcuts underlined. How is the user supposed to know if the modifier key for the shortcut is Ctrl-* or Alt-*? From Help: quote Using Shortcut Keys A great deal of your application's functionality can be called up by using shortcut keys. For example, the Ctrl+O shortcut keys are shown next to the Open entry in the File menu. If you want to access this function by using the shortcut keys, press and hold down Ctrl and then press the O key. Release both keys after the dialog appears. When operating your application, you can choose between using the mouse or the keyboard for almost all of the operations available. Calling Menus With Shortcut Keys Some of the characters shown on the menu bar are underlined. You can access these menus directly by pressing the underlined character together with the ALT key. Once the menu is opened, you will again find underlined characters. You can access these menu items directly by simply pressing the underlined character key. /quote Did those not work for you? Or did I misinterpret your question? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
RE: [users] Re: To use Alt-* or Ctrl-* for keyboard shortcuts?
I want OO to become my default when I open emails rather then Microsoft Word. I want OO to open up powerpoint emails rather than MO To: users@openoffice.org From: gl...@sbcglobal.net Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:09:04 -0800 Subject: [users] Re: To use Alt-* or Ctrl-* for keyboard shortcuts? On 12/14/2009 08:07 AM, NoOp wrote: On 12/07/2009 12:16 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: Many of OOo's menus have keyboard shortcuts underlined. How is the user supposed to know if the modifier key for the shortcut is Ctrl-* or Alt-*? From Help: quote Using Shortcut Keys A great deal of your application's functionality can be called up by using shortcut keys. For example, the Ctrl+O shortcut keys are shown next to the Open entry in the File menu. If you want to access this function by using the shortcut keys, press and hold down Ctrl and then press the O key. Release both keys after the dialog appears. When operating your application, you can choose between using the mouse or the keyboard for almost all of the operations available. Calling Menus With Shortcut Keys Some of the characters shown on the menu bar are underlined. You can access these menus directly by pressing the underlined character together with the ALT key. Once the menu is opened, you will again find underlined characters. You can access these menu items directly by simply pressing the underlined character key. /quote Did those not work for you? Or did I misinterpret your question? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
RE: [users] Re: To use Alt-* or Ctrl-* for keyboard shortcuts?
From: tbic...@hotmail.com To: users@openoffice.org Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:09:16 -0500 Subject: RE: [users] Re: To use Alt-* or Ctrl-* for keyboard shortcuts? I want OO to become my default when I open emails rather then Microsoft Word. I want OO to open up powerpoint emails rather than MO To: users@openoffice.org From: gl...@sbcglobal.net Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:09:04 -0800 Subject: [users] Re: To use Alt-* or Ctrl-* for keyboard shortcuts? On 12/14/2009 08:07 AM, NoOp wrote: On 12/07/2009 12:16 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: Many of OOo's menus have keyboard shortcuts underlined. How is the user supposed to know if the modifier key for the shortcut is Ctrl-* or Alt-*? From Help: quote Using Shortcut Keys A great deal of your application's functionality can be called up by using shortcut keys. For example, the Ctrl+O shortcut keys are shown next to the Open entry in the File menu. If you want to access this function by using the shortcut keys, press and hold down Ctrl and then press the O key. Release both keys after the dialog appears. When operating your application, you can choose between using the mouse or the keyboard for almost all of the operations available. Calling Menus With Shortcut Keys Some of the characters shown on the menu bar are underlined. You can access these menus directly by pressing the underlined character together with the ALT key. Once the menu is opened, you will again find underlined characters. You can access these menu items directly by simply pressing the underlined character key. /quote Did those not work for you? Or did I misinterpret your question? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Re: To use Alt-* or Ctrl-* for keyboard shortcuts?
On 12/07/2009 12:16 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: Many of OOo's menus have keyboard shortcuts underlined. How is the user supposed to know if the modifier key for the shortcut is Ctrl-* or Alt-*? From Help: quote Using Shortcut Keys A great deal of your application's functionality can be called up by using shortcut keys. For example, the Ctrl+O shortcut keys are shown next to the Open entry in the File menu. If you want to access this function by using the shortcut keys, press and hold down Ctrl and then press the O key. Release both keys after the dialog appears. When operating your application, you can choose between using the mouse or the keyboard for almost all of the operations available. Calling Menus With Shortcut Keys Some of the characters shown on the menu bar are underlined. You can access these menus directly by pressing the underlined character together with the ALT key. Once the menu is opened, you will again find underlined characters. You can access these menu items directly by simply pressing the underlined character key. /quote - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Re: To use Alt-* or Ctrl-* for keyboard shortcuts?
On 2009/12/13 3:18 PM Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2009/12/13 Harold Fuchshwfa.openoff...@googlemail.com: Dotan Cohen wrote: Many of OOo's menus have keyboard shortcuts underlined. How is the user supposed to know if the modifier key for the shortcut is Ctrl-* or Alt-*? As far as I know, in *Windows* an underlined letter in a menu item *always* means Alt and the letter. If OOo does not follow this convention then I think its authors are in breach of covenant. Can't comment on Linux or Mac though. Seems to be Alt on Linux too. Macs do not have underlined letters in menu. -- Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada Website: http://larry-gusaas.com An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs. - Edgard Varese - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: To use Alt-* or Ctrl-* for keyboard shortcuts?
On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Larry Gusaas larry.gus...@gmail.comwrote: On 2009/12/13 3:18 PM Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2009/12/13 Harold Fuchshwfa.openoff...@googlemail.com: Dotan Cohen wrote: Many of OOo's menus have keyboard shortcuts underlined. How is the user supposed to know if the modifier key for the shortcut is Ctrl-* or Alt-*? As far as I know, in *Windows* an underlined letter in a menu item *always* means Alt and the letter. If OOo does not follow this convention then I think its authors are in breach of covenant. Can't comment on Linux or Mac though. Seems to be Alt on Linux too. Macs do not have underlined letters in menu. Correct - on our versions of OOo the shortcut keys are shown adjacent to the menu item. John -
