2008/4/13, Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On 12/04/2008 20:51, nicky van foreest wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I am using openoffice 2.4. My problem is that I cannot use, or > > instruct openoffice to use, emacs keybindings. This makes openoffice > > next to useless to me. In fact, when forced to edit word files, I > > reboot my linux machine, boot windows, and use word with the emacs > > keybindinds (via VBA). When finished, I reboot to linux again. All > > this hassle takes me less time than editting word files in openoffice. > > Is there any way in which openoffice can include emacs keybindings? > > > > thanks > > > > Nicky van Foreest > > > > > > > > > If emacs uses the Alt or Alt Gr key then the simple answer is no because > OOo can't use those keys. For a discussion, see > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=70103
No Alt or AltGr key is needed with Emacs, at least not what I have seen. However, there is one somewhat "odd" thing about Emacs, and that is that some commands recuire TWO keyboard shortcuts, but I doubt that those will be needed. Things like Ctrl+c [release] Ctrl+something is common in Emacs, but simple editing stuff is more like Ctrl+d = delete character, Ctrl+a = go to beginning of line, Ctrl+e = goto end of line and so on. Also the Esc key is needed sometimes. Esc [release] f = move cursor one word forwards and so on. An the repetition thing, like Esc [release] 45 [release] Ctrl+f = move cursor 45 steps forwards. The philosophy is something like you should never need to move your hands far from the keyboard's standard keys and you shouldn't need keys like arrow keys etc, that may not be available on some terminals. Getting used to the Emacs shortcuts will increase your speed and make you more independent of which keyboard terminal you are using (as long as you use Emacs or compatibles...). J.R. Look at Tools>Customise>Keyboard. The top half of the pane shows the current > key assignments. The lower half is divided into two. The left half defines > Categories; the right half defines functions available within that category. > If you can find the necessary functions then you can assign them to keys of > your choice - excluding combinations involving the Alt and Alt Gr keys. If > you don't find the functions you might find them within the OOo BASIC > (equivalent to VBA). I believe OOo also lets you write macros in Python, > Javascript and Java. One of those APIs may expose the functionality you > need. > > Won't Word plus emacs bindings run under WINE? Would that save two > reboots? > > -- > Harold Fuchs > London, England > Please reply *only* to [email protected] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
