Nope, unfortunately not. The space is needed. But feel free to ask again on ask.libreoffice.org where users with more expertise may find a solution for you.
On 09.08.19 11:04, gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > I've tried (3), using \a for macron a,etc., and it sort of works, but, it > seems, the character sequence is replaced in the text only when preceded by a > space. Since this space is not removed when the replacement is made, and > since the vast majority of macron characters are not at the beginning of a > word, this space must be manually removed for each character required, and > this makes the process almost as slow as inserting from the special > characters. > Is there a way to get LO writer to recognise and replace the sequence even > when it comes in the middle of a word or at the end? > > Thanks > /Gary > On Friday, 9 August 2019, 08:46:44 BST, Heiko Tietze > <heiko.tie...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > > This was requested long time ago in [1] while meanwhile we have the Recently > Used section and I could imagine to provide access per shortcut to those > items. However, there is the wish to extend this section [2] and that would > break any shortcut approach. What you always can do is to create own entries > in the replacement table of the autocorrect function [3]. > > [1] https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41981 > [2] https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120753 > [3] https://help.libreoffice.org/6.3/en-US/text/shared/01/06040200.html > > On 09.08.19 08:56, gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: >> Hi, >> I'm writing some Latin texts with long vowels indicated and so i'm >> frequently having to go to the special characters dialog. >> I'm wondering if its possible to set up certain keys in LO so that pressing, >> e.g. ALT +A would enter a with macron character (and SHIFT +ALT +A for the >> capital)? >> >> I've looked at tools>configure but can't yet see if there is a way to make a >> key combination return a special character rather than execute a function. >> I've also quickly looked at autocorrect but that doesn't seem to work on key >> combinations. >> >> I'm guessing what i need is a keyboard mapping option? >> >> I'm using LO 6.0.7.3 on ubuntu 18.04.08 >> >> Thanks >> /Gary >> >> > -- Dr. Heiko Tietze, UX-Designer and UX-Mentor Tel: +49 30 5557992-63 | Mail: heiko.tie...@documentfoundation.org The Document Foundation, Kurfürstendamm 188, 10707 Berlin, DE Gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts Legal details: https://www.documentfoundation.org/imprint -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
