Re: [PLUG] LibreOffice Writer: delete character [CLOSED]
On Fri, 7 Dec 2018, Rich Shepard wrote: Perhaps calibre works better for the occassional quickie that does not benefit from typesetting with TeX. Oops! Apparently that's for e-book management, not writing. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] LibreOffice Writer: delete character [CLOSED]
On Fri, 7 Dec 2018, John Jason Jordan wrote: If you've exhausted all the easy possibilities then it's time to go the macro route. Just create a macro to do what you want and then assign Ctrl-d to the macro. I use LO only infrequently. Now I'me incentivized to avoid it. Perhaps calibre works better for the occassional quickie that does not benefit from typesetting with TeX. Thanks for the thought, Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] LibreOffice Writer: delete character [CLOSED]
On Fri, 7 Dec 2018 08:39:04 -0800 (PST) Rich Shepard dijo: >Rather amazing that there is apparently no way to mimic the Del key action >using ctrl-d. Oh, well. If you've exhausted all the easy possibilities then it's time to go the macro route. Just create a macro to do what you want and then assign Ctrl-d to the macro. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] LibreOffice Writer: delete character [CLOSED]
On Thu, 6 Dec 2018, Rich Shepard wrote: Is there a way to assign the same function as the Del key to Ctrl-d? Apparently not. I asked this question on the LO mail list and that generated two responses. One listed all the delete- options with no mention of just delete next character. The second implied that I'm a dummy for not using ctrl-x which the writer reminded me dates back to WordStar days. Of course, ctrl-x cuts highlighted text and does not delete the un-highlighted next character to the right. Rather amazing that there is apparently no way to mimic the Del key action using ctrl-d. Oh, well. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] LibreOffice Writer: delete character
On Thu, 6 Dec 2018, John Jason Jordan wrote: To save I use Ctrl-s. Ctrl-Shift-s is Save As. Those seem to be pretty standard in all programs. Yep. This bit of confusion was caused by a LO documentation error - it should have listed Ctrl-d, not Ctrl-D. And looking at the assignment possibilities, I see that Ctrl-Shift-D is defined as Right-to-Left, not Right-Align. Ctrl-Delete is Delete to End of Word, and Ctrl-Shift-Delete is Delete to End of Line. This is typical; Ctrl+[some key] does one thing, while Ctrl-Shift+[some key] does the same thing but going a little further, e.g., Ctrl-v is Paste and Ctrl-Shift-v is Paste Special. And, if you look again you'll see there's no 'delete next character' which is what most editors (and other applications) assign to ctrl-d. Regards, Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] LibreOffice Writer: delete character
On Thu, 6 Dec 2018 11:34:29 -0800 (PST) Rich Shepard dijo: >On Thu, 6 Dec 2018, John Jason Jordan wrote: > >> I have LO 5.1.6.2 on Xubuntu 16.04, and it lists Ctrl-D, but not >> Ctrl-d, defining it as double underline. >Official LO docs show the default for ctrl-D as double underline. As I >wrote, here there is no definition for Ctrl-D or Ctrl-d. The keyboard >shortdut lists has all uppercase letters. When you save a document to >you use Ctrl-Shift-S or just ctrl-s? To save I use Ctrl-s. Ctrl-Shift-s is Save As. Those seem to be pretty standard in all programs. It just dawned on me that to do Ctrl-D I had to hold down the Shift key at the same time as the Ctrl key, and that is, indeed, defined as a separate keypress in the list of options for keyboard assignments. This bit of confusion was caused by a LO documentation error - it should have listed Ctrl-d, not Ctrl-D. And looking at the assignment possibilities, I see that Ctrl-Shift-D is defined as Right-to-Left, not Right-Align. Ctrl-Delete is Delete to End of Word, and Ctrl-Shift-Delete is Delete to End of Line. This is typical; Ctrl+[some key] does one thing, while Ctrl-Shift+[some key] does the same thing but going a little further, e.g., Ctrl-v is Paste and Ctrl-Shift-v is Paste Special. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] LibreOffice Writer: delete character
On Thu, 6 Dec 2018, John Jason Jordan wrote: I have LO 5.1.6.2 on Xubuntu 16.04, and it lists Ctrl-D, but not Ctrl-d, defining it as double underline. John, Doesn't matter if it is shown with an uppercase D or a lowercase d; press and hold the ctrl key while pressing the d/D key. No shift key involved. Actually, it does not list any of the lowercase letters with Ctrl, only the uppercase letters. I selected a word, then used Ctrl-d, and it gave the word double underlining, even though the d was lowercase. Then I tried Ctrl-D and it right-aligned the whole line, the same as Ctrl-r. This is very strange. Fortunately, I rarely use either function, and if I do I use the mouse on the Formatting toolbar, so I'm not highly motivated to sleuth out the cause. Still, I am curiositized as to why Ctrl-D is defined as one thing but does another. Official LO docs show the default for ctrl-D as double underline. As I wrote, here there is no definition for Ctrl-D or Ctrl-d. The keyboard shortdut lists has all uppercase letters. When you save a document to you use Ctrl-Shift-S or just ctrl-s? Those of us who use writing tools such as emacs, vim, joe, and LaTeX are used to the emacs key shortcuts which use ctrl-d to delete the character immediately right of the cursor (called the 'point' in emacs). Not being able to assign that function to ctrl-d in LO Writer is frustrating. (As is LO moving lines to the left margin when I have indented them two spaces.) Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] LibreOffice Writer: delete character
On Thu, 6 Dec 2018 10:32:19 -0800 (PST) Rich Shepard dijo: > In my installation it's undefined. Pressing it does nothing. In the >keyboard shortcut assignment list there is no definition for it and >the many choices of actions do not include that of the Del key. I have LO 5.1.6.2 on Xubuntu 16.04, and it lists Ctrl-D, but not Ctrl-d, defining it as double underline. Actually, it does not list any of the lowercase letters with Ctrl, only the uppercase letters. I selected a word, then used Ctrl-d, and it gave the word double underlining, even though the d was lowercase. Then I tried Ctrl-D and it right-aligned the whole line, the same as Ctrl-r. This is very strange. Fortunately, I rarely use either function, and if I do I use the mouse on the Formatting toolbar, so I'm not highly motivated to sleuth out the cause. Still, I am curiositized as to why Ctrl-D is defined as one thing but does another. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] LibreOffice Writer: delete character
On Thu, 6 Dec 2018, Tomas K wrote: Ctrl-d is EOF - I'd be careful here. Tomas, In my installation it's undefined. Pressing it does nothing. In the keyboard shortcut assignment list there is no definition for it and the many choices of actions do not include that of the Del key. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] LibreOffice Writer: delete character
Ctrl-d is EOF - I'd be careful here. On Thu, 2018-12-06 at 09:29 -0800, Rich Shepard wrote: > In LibreOffice-6.1.2, Tools -> Configure -> Keyboard allows user- > assigned > actions to Ctrl-D for deleting everything but a single character. Is > there a > way to assign the same function as the Del key to Ctrl-d? > > TIA, > > Rich > ___ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
[PLUG] LibreOffice Writer: delete character
In LibreOffice-6.1.2, Tools -> Configure -> Keyboard allows user-assigned actions to Ctrl-D for deleting everything but a single character. Is there a way to assign the same function as the Del key to Ctrl-d? TIA, Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
