Cannot insert characters from Character Palette

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I have just noticed that on both of my computers I can no longer use the Character Palette for inserting special characters into NeoOffice (it works for other programmes). What could be the reason?

Thanks for your help.

jgd · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:47 am Post subject:

I notice the same problem. I can drag and drop the selected character from the Palette into the document, but can't insert it.
Message at the bottom of the Palette :
"Couldn't set the application font. Please set it to "xxxx" in the application. But it doesn't work.

Intel and PPC, 10.4.8 NeoAB Patch 12

Jacqueline

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

NeoOffice is not a built-from-ground-up-using-Cocoa application so it does not repond to the Character Palettes attempts to change the font. If the font is set to X in NeoOffice and you set it to Y in the Character Palette, that won't work until you change the font to Y in NeoOffice.

Patrick

jgd · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:06 am Post subject:

Thanks Patrick, but I put the same font in the document and in the Palette. It doesn't work. I can drag and drop the character, not copy-paste or insert it.

Jacqueline

Glenner · Oracle Joined: Feb 03, 2004 Posts: 241 Location: Scotland

I may of course be wrong, but I am sure it used to work for me without fail. Now, even if the fonts in NeoOffice and in the Character Palette match, I cannot insert a character with the Insert command.

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

If someone can file a bug in Bugzilla for this, I'll look at it when I have some time.

I did a quick test with a simple Java application and inserting works fine there so I think that the problem has something to do with NeoOffice loads Java.

Patrick

Glenner · Oracle Joined: Feb 03, 2004 Posts: 241 Location: Scotland

Thanks. Will do.

jgd · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:19 pm Post subject:

Bug is filled. Thanks Patrick

Jacqueline