Hi Cliff, hi Stefan, On 06.03.2011 14:12, Cliff Scott wrote: >>> Now I have to figure out how to write a macro to select the correct Paste >>> Special option and paste in one key stroke operation. Pulling down the >>> options from the Paste toolbar object makes it a two click process which >>> isn't bad, but the keystroke macro would be ideal. >> >> Do you really think a macro is worthwhile for that? Without a macro, >> it´s only three keystrokes maximum anyway: >> >> (1) CTRL+SHIFT+V >> (2) type the first character of the desired option, if necessary >> (3) ENTER
Yes, this is not much typing effort, but in my view the main advantage of a macro is it can be connected to a button. Then you can do a special paste by mouse click without breaking the workflow while using the mouse. I often miss this function when preparing Impress slides or copying text snippets from other documents. > True! It would be an interesting challenge as I have not written one in LO > yet and yes, I suppose I'm a little bit of a perfectionist, trying to make it > the most efficient as possible. If you succeed in writing this macro, please, publish it on this list. In the past, already several people had asked for it. Karl -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
