I am using version 2.3 of OpenOffice.org. (and have upgraded several times) My problem relates to keyboard shortcuts in the word-processing package.
The specific nature of the problem is this: when typing, I may frequently (depending on the nature of the document) to add accents to letters: Graves, Acutes, Circumflexes, Umlauts (=diereses). If I were using MS-Office, in order to add an UMLAUT to the vowel o, I would have programmed the Keyboard Shortcut 'CTRL'+':', 'o' This would give me: ö. Or 'CTRL'+ ':', 'SHIFT'+'o' for the capitalised Ö Thus, I would use CTRL+' for an acute accent, CTRL +` for a grave, CTRL+^ for a circumflex, &c. The problem is that your suite does not seem to permit the multiple instruction necessary for such shortcuts. Now I know that in the absence of any programming knowledge myself, nor a desire to stump up money for MS-Office, I can always change my Computer Keyboard Language to GERMAN for umlauts, and FRENCH for most graves, acutes, circumflexes. But you will grant that it is somewhat inconvenient to do this. So I am asking you whether it is something which you have thought to update with your next version of OpenOffice. I am aware that you have now released version 2.4, which I will download as soon as my troublesome internet connection permits. Perhaps an updated array of keyboard shortcuts will be something to look forward to with the release of version 2.5?? Yours sincerely, Tristan Meares
