Re: [libreoffice-users] Compose key is being ignored

2012/7/16 J.A. de Vries <hdv.jadev@gmail.com>:
> Hi all,
>
> Recently I moved from using the version of LibreOffice supplied by my
> package manager (aptitude) to the one provided on the LibreOffice
> website (currently I am running 3.5.4). So far all is well, but I
> noticed one difference that I'd really like to change.
>
> I've set up Capslock to be used as the compose key on my system (Debian
> GNU/Linux with KDE). That works just fine for all applications, but not
> so anymore for the version of LibreOffice I've installed outside of the
> package manager. There it seems the compose key is ignored completely.

I can not reproduce the problem, but I use another operating system
(Ubuntu 10.10) and an older LibreOffice (3.3.4), the LibreOffice
website version. Maybe this is a LibreOffice 3.5.4 problem? I would
try to install the most recent stable version, which seems to be 3.5.5
at the moment.

If you can't make it work, an obvious workaround would be to use the
Auto correction feature in LibreOffice. I think ”Straße” is already in
the list if you set the character language style to German. If not,
you can easily add it yourself in whatever language you want.

But really, it should work. I use Caps Lock for compose, just like
you, and it worked fine in LibreOffice Calc 3.3.4. I will install a
more recent version soon and try, I've just been lazy lately, or maybe
busy (I'm in the middle of my vacation right now)…


Kind regards

Johnny Rosenberg
ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ

> If I type Stra<CAPSLOCK>sse I get the intended Straße in all apps, but
> LibreOffice gives me Strae.
>
> Can anyone advise me on how to fix this behavior? I use a lot of special
> characters when writing and I write a lot for my work, so it would
> really make a difference for me if I can use the compose key again in
> LibreOffice. But I'd prefer to not go back to the version provided by
> the package manager, because I need some recently added features that
> are not in there.
>
> Your help would be appreciated.
>
> Grx HdV
>
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