John Pye, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.

Regarding the keyboard shortcuts having been changed, I've also noticed
this, and found it confusing that it has been changed.

Regarding the speed of typing determines menu responsiveness, this is a
separate issue, for a separate report.

Despite this, regarding the keyboard shortcut changes, the issue you are
reporting is an upstream one. Could you please send the bug to the
developers of the software by following the instructions at
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport ? Please provide the
upstream URL so it may be added as a bugwatch that will advise about the
status. Thanks in advance.

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** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Description changed:

  In  Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with Unity, various standard keyboard shortcuts
  have pointlessly vanished. Some favourite examples include:
  
  * alt+I+R -- insert rows in Calc
  * alt+I+R -- insert cross-Reference in Writer
  * alt+O+H -- format character in Writer
  
  Meanwhile, in some cases, new menu entries have been added which take
  over the old shortcuts, and the underline has been removed from the
  old/standard shortcut. I would really like to know the thinking behind
  this -- shortcuts like this are wired into the DNA of long-standing
  users, and it's a ongoing source of irritation when ALT+KEY shortcuts
  are randomly rearranged.
- 
- Furthermore, some glitchiness in Unity seems to be responsible for
- inconsistent response of menus when typing the ALT+KEY+KEY sequences.
- For example, Alt+I+O+F to insert a formula (used all the type when
- typesetting mathematical documents) gives different actions depending on
- HOW FAST THE KEYS ARE TYPED. Sometimes it opens the 'Flip' menu,
- sometimes it opens the 'Form' menu, and sometimes it inserts a formula
- (at least for the moment...)
- 
- Would be great if some kind of process could be put in place to ensure
- consistent behaviour in relation to LO keyboard shortcuts going forward,
- and at least ensuring that common actions *DO HAVE* a keyboard option in
- the menus. Currently things like insert rows have not discoverable
- shortcut key sequence at all!

** Tags added: xenial

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