Hi. In WordPerfect, I can write a macro that pops up a multiple-choice menu: if A, do this, if B, do that, if C, go home; that sort of thing. Does OpenOffice Basic have that capability?
What I'd really like is to be able to insert certain obscure character combinations into documents. To refine the above example, I'd like to go [Ctrl-Shift-Q] and then pick from a menu: if A (or 1), type ⅆ or if B (or 2), type &oq;&cq; and move the cursor back to before the second ampersand. I can't use AutoText or AutoCorrect for them, as they are often placed in the middle of phrases. I could write individual macros and assign them to keystrokes, but I'd run out of keystrokes before I ran out of entities, so it would be helpful to be able to stack them. I'd prefer not to use a toolbar full of macros because typing is faster than clicking. And I'd really, really like not to have to type the entities all out, because they're hard to proofread. Advice on whether what I propose to do is doable would be appreciated. A sample macro would be thrilling. I'm getting very interested in moving my work over to Linux (behavioral psychologists call it the Vista Effect). OpenOffice is a lot of fun, but there are a few things I can't (yet) do in Writer that I can do in WordPerfect, and this is the most important one. Thanks, Eddie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
