-------- Original Message -------- From: James Knott Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 07:19:25 -0500
> On 03/02/2016 06:07 AM, Dave Barton wrote: >>> For anyone who's good at touch typing, that would slow them down. >> FWIW: I frequently need to type the € character on a standard US >> keyboard and for a long time have used the "AutoCorrect -> Replace" >> option, by adding :?: (colon + question mark + colon) as my personal >> auto correction replacement for the Euro character. This works for me in >> both AOO & LO under Windows & Linux (presumably it would also work for >> OSX & OS2). There is a minor (slightly inconvenient) difference between >> AOO & LO, in that AOO requires a space or return character to >> immediately follow the chosen AutoCorrect string. It never ceases to amaze me, why people find it so desperately important to argue against a simple suggestion. My post starts with "FWIW" which translates to: "Here is something I use, which may be of some use/interest to others, otherwise ignore it." > So, now you're hitting 3 or 4 keys and you'd have to set up something > for each special character. FYI the Euro is only special character I have regular need for and only in AOO/LO. Why should you care if I have to make a couple of extra keystrokes, I have already used more keystrokes writing this than I would have done typing :?: in a hundred documents. > I just press right Alt & 5 to get €. Pleased to know that works for you. > Again, it's so easy to set up the U.S. International layout on Linux & > Windows (no idea about Mac) that there's no need to use those tricks. I do not need to be told how easy it is to set up and switch keyboard layouts, I have done that on numerous occasions in the past. > I have my keyboard configured to support U.S. English, U.S. > International and Greek (for electronics symbols). I can easily switch > among them as needed. Great, but in my case globally setting OS configurations for one trivial requirement in one program is not an option, because it creates real problems in other applications I use and don't want or need to fiddle around with keyboard switching tricks. Nowhere in my previous post did I suggest that an option I had chosen to use was the best way to work, or that anyone else should use it. Just accept that my working methods and requirements differ from yours. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org