Hi :) It is quite possible that openSuSE don't allow 3 character sequences. They are one of the longest running distros that are still active and they tend to go their own way. I get the impression they aim slightly more at corporate users and offer better traditional forms of tech-support which Canonical are also trying to add on as options in their support. Apparently openSuSE contribute something like 25% of LO coding work! A fantastic and much appreciated organisation :))) Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 18/4/12, Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote: From: Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] select en-dash and em-dash characters To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Wednesday, 18 April, 2012, 19:38 On 04/18/2012 01:30 PM, Thomas Taylor wrote:
On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:10:18 +0200 Johnny Rosenberg<gurus.knugum@gmail.com> wrote:Den 17 april 2012 22:32 skrev Thomas Taylor<linxt@comcast.net>:On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:09:31 +0200 Johnny Rosenberg<gurus.knugum@gmail.com> wrote:Den 16 april 2012 22:36 skrev Séamas Ó Brógáin<sob@iol.ie>:Regina wrote:They are usually written via AutoCorrect. The simple hyphen is replaced with the en-dash or em-dash when the following word is finished . . .That is _not_ a good idea. The hyphen, en rule and em rule (dash) are distinct characters with distinct uses in conventional typography and typesetting. Their correct use cannot be predicted by context, nor are they interchangeable. You need to find out where these characters are in the character set you are using. This depends on your operating system, your language, and your keyboard layout. As Johnny pointed out, they can be entered with the compose key. If you use them so often that even this is too cumbersome you can customise your keyboard layout,That's actually what I did (called ”Sweden Johnny Rosenberg”, available on my computers only…), but I didn't mention it because I thought it could be a bit tricky… I have the en-dash at AltGr+- and the em-dash at AltGr+Shift+-. I also did a lot of other modification, like removed all my numbers from the first row (I already have them on the num pad to the right – why have them at more than one place?) and moved some Shift+number combinations so I don't need Shift for characters like ”!#%&/” and so on. I even made labels to put on my keys, but most of them was worn out after a couple of weeks of typing… To change the layout (or rather add a new one in this case), you need to fiddle with three files (at least in Ubuntu): /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst, /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml and /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/<the file representing your language>, more on that another time… Ok, this was a bit off topic… Kind regards Johnny Rosenberg ジョニー・ローゼンバーグso that (for example) compose-hyphen gets you the en rule and shift-compose-hyphen gets you the dash (em rule). If you want to do this I will help you (but only if you use GNU/Linux!). You could, as Johnny suggests, create your own auto-correct sequences, but personally I would avoid all such contrivances. Auto-correct is _not_ your friend. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+help@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 deletedHi Johnny; Out of curiosity, what is AltGr+ ? Alt is of course the "Alt" key on the keyboard but which key is Gr? My keyboard (an old IBM windows model) doesn't have such a key. Thanks, TomI saw that someone already answered, but I'll reply anyway. The ”+” does only mean that the key is hold. So Alt+Shift+x means that Alt, Shift and x is pressed simultaneously, or at least that no key is released before the other keys is pressed. The compose key doesn't work that way, therefore no ”+” sign: ”Compose --.” means ”hit the Compose key, release it, then type --.”.<<<<< snip>>>>> Hi Johnny ;) The problem with the above is that in openSuSE the compose key only allows two (2) keystroke combinations, not three (3). "Compose -./--" do not insert anything. To me, this is just a point of education as I don't use dash m/n in my writing. Just trying to learn a bit. Thanks for any further explanation. Tom
I should think that a bug report to OpenSuse is in order! --doug -- Blessed are the peacekeepers...for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A.M. Greeley -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+help@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 -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+help@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