How do I disable the F1 help in Libreoffce?
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I am using Libreoffice under Linux. I do not want Libreoffice to open up my web browser every time I accidentally press F1. I see nothing about this in their F1 documentation or the man page. Does anyone know of a way to do this?
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I am using Libreoffice under Linux. I do not want Libreoffice to open up my web browser every time I accidentally press F1. I see nothing about this in their F1 documentation or the man page. Does anyone know of a way to do this?
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asked Nov 17 '16 at 20:40
Lombard
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It seems to me a rather odd feature to have a "Disable F1" option in some software, because F1 is not very common to accidentally hit.
– Ian
Nov 18 '16 at 8:14
1
In libreoffice calc I use F2 constantly to edit cells. That's where I'm having this problem.
– Lombard
Nov 18 '16 at 9:52
You can install a local version of the help files - not disabling theF1, but you not start up the browser and save bandwidth. HTH (a little)
– ngulam
Nov 26 '16 at 13:14
Sounds like a decent train of thought. Do you know if I could also change which program opens the help file? Maybe I could change it to a program that terminates immediately.
– Lombard
Nov 26 '16 at 15:09
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I am using Libreoffice under Linux. I do not want Libreoffice to open up my web browser every time I accidentally press F1. I see nothing about this in their F1 documentation or the man page. Does anyone know of a way to do this?
linux libreoffice
asked Nov 17 '16 at 20:40
Lombard
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I am using Libreoffice under Linux. I do not want Libreoffice to open up my web browser every time I accidentally press F1. I see nothing about this in their F1 documentation or the man page. Does anyone know of a way to do this?
linux libreoffice
linux libreoffice
asked Nov 17 '16 at 20:40
Lombard
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asked Nov 17 '16 at 20:40
Lombard
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asked Nov 17 '16 at 20:40
Lombard
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asked Nov 17 '16 at 20:40
Lombard
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asked Nov 17 '16 at 20:40
Lombard
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It seems to me a rather odd feature to have a "Disable F1" option in some software, because F1 is not very common to accidentally hit.
– Ian
Nov 18 '16 at 8:14
1
In libreoffice calc I use F2 constantly to edit cells. That's where I'm having this problem.
– Lombard
Nov 18 '16 at 9:52
You can install a local version of the help files - not disabling theF1, but you not start up the browser and save bandwidth. HTH (a little)
– ngulam
Nov 26 '16 at 13:14
Sounds like a decent train of thought. Do you know if I could also change which program opens the help file? Maybe I could change it to a program that terminates immediately.
– Lombard
Nov 26 '16 at 15:09
add a comment |
It seems to me a rather odd feature to have a "Disable F1" option in some software, because F1 is not very common to accidentally hit.
– Ian
Nov 18 '16 at 8:14
1
In libreoffice calc I use F2 constantly to edit cells. That's where I'm having this problem.
– Lombard
Nov 18 '16 at 9:52
You can install a local version of the help files - not disabling theF1, but you not start up the browser and save bandwidth. HTH (a little)
– ngulam
Nov 26 '16 at 13:14
Sounds like a decent train of thought. Do you know if I could also change which program opens the help file? Maybe I could change it to a program that terminates immediately.
– Lombard
Nov 26 '16 at 15:09
It seems to me a rather odd feature to have a "Disable F1" option in some software, because F1 is not very common to accidentally hit.
– Ian
Nov 18 '16 at 8:14
It seems to me a rather odd feature to have a "Disable F1" option in some software, because F1 is not very common to accidentally hit.
– Ian
Nov 18 '16 at 8:14
1
1
In libreoffice calc I use F2 constantly to edit cells. That's where I'm having this problem.
– Lombard
Nov 18 '16 at 9:52
In libreoffice calc I use F2 constantly to edit cells. That's where I'm having this problem.
– Lombard
Nov 18 '16 at 9:52
You can install a local version of the help files - not disabling the
F1, but you not start up the browser and save bandwidth. HTH (a little)– ngulam
Nov 26 '16 at 13:14
You can install a local version of the help files - not disabling the
F1, but you not start up the browser and save bandwidth. HTH (a little)– ngulam
Nov 26 '16 at 13:14
Sounds like a decent train of thought. Do you know if I could also change which program opens the help file? Maybe I could change it to a program that terminates immediately.
– Lombard
Nov 26 '16 at 15:09
Sounds like a decent train of thought. Do you know if I could also change which program opens the help file? Maybe I could change it to a program that terminates immediately.
– Lombard
Nov 26 '16 at 15:09
add a comment |
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On Linux systems it is generally possible to reassign F1 button to some non-intrusive function.
On Ubuntu 14.04 where Gnome 3 is the window manager, I've assigned F1 to raise function ("Raise windows above other windows") by using any of the following:
either
dconfwritefrom the command line:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/raise "['F1']"
or using
gsettings set(also from the command line):
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings raise "['F1']"
- or using
dconf-editorif you prefer a GUI, by navigating toorg.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindingsand settingraiseto['F1'].
Having done this, hitting F1 by accident will not do anything because in most usage scenarios your LibreOffice would already be the topmost window.
On a different Linux distribution and/or window manager, I assume a similar solution could be implemented.
edited Nov 19 at 20:43
Scott
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answered Nov 19 at 20:32
Shonzilla
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This will make any application unable to catch F1 being pressed, not only LibreOffice, right? If so, it should be explicitly stated in the answer.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Nov 19 at 20:39
This solution could be good if the window manager also has an escape sequence for "no, really, send F1 to the application"
– Lombard
Nov 20 at 0:37
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
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up vote
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On Linux systems it is generally possible to reassign F1 button to some non-intrusive function.
On Ubuntu 14.04 where Gnome 3 is the window manager, I've assigned F1 to raise function ("Raise windows above other windows") by using any of the following:
either
dconfwritefrom the command line:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/raise "['F1']"
or using
gsettings set(also from the command line):
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings raise "['F1']"
- or using
dconf-editorif you prefer a GUI, by navigating toorg.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindingsand settingraiseto['F1'].
Having done this, hitting F1 by accident will not do anything because in most usage scenarios your LibreOffice would already be the topmost window.
On a different Linux distribution and/or window manager, I assume a similar solution could be implemented.
edited Nov 19 at 20:43
Scott
15.5k113789
answered Nov 19 at 20:32
Shonzilla
1012
This will make any application unable to catch F1 being pressed, not only LibreOffice, right? If so, it should be explicitly stated in the answer.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Nov 19 at 20:39
This solution could be good if the window manager also has an escape sequence for "no, really, send F1 to the application"
– Lombard
Nov 20 at 0:37
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
On Linux systems it is generally possible to reassign F1 button to some non-intrusive function.
On Ubuntu 14.04 where Gnome 3 is the window manager, I've assigned F1 to raise function ("Raise windows above other windows") by using any of the following:
either
dconfwritefrom the command line:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/raise "['F1']"
or using
gsettings set(also from the command line):
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings raise "['F1']"
- or using
dconf-editorif you prefer a GUI, by navigating toorg.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindingsand settingraiseto['F1'].
Having done this, hitting F1 by accident will not do anything because in most usage scenarios your LibreOffice would already be the topmost window.
On a different Linux distribution and/or window manager, I assume a similar solution could be implemented.
edited Nov 19 at 20:43
Scott
15.5k113789
answered Nov 19 at 20:32
Shonzilla
1012
This will make any application unable to catch F1 being pressed, not only LibreOffice, right? If so, it should be explicitly stated in the answer.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Nov 19 at 20:39
This solution could be good if the window manager also has an escape sequence for "no, really, send F1 to the application"
– Lombard
Nov 20 at 0:37
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
On Linux systems it is generally possible to reassign F1 button to some non-intrusive function.
On Ubuntu 14.04 where Gnome 3 is the window manager, I've assigned F1 to raise function ("Raise windows above other windows") by using any of the following:
either
dconfwritefrom the command line:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/raise "['F1']"
or using
gsettings set(also from the command line):
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings raise "['F1']"
- or using
dconf-editorif you prefer a GUI, by navigating toorg.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindingsand settingraiseto['F1'].
Having done this, hitting F1 by accident will not do anything because in most usage scenarios your LibreOffice would already be the topmost window.
On a different Linux distribution and/or window manager, I assume a similar solution could be implemented.
edited Nov 19 at 20:43
Scott
15.5k113789
answered Nov 19 at 20:32
Shonzilla
1012
On Linux systems it is generally possible to reassign F1 button to some non-intrusive function.
On Ubuntu 14.04 where Gnome 3 is the window manager, I've assigned F1 to raise function ("Raise windows above other windows") by using any of the following:
either
dconfwritefrom the command line:
dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/raise "['F1']"
or using
gsettings set(also from the command line):
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings raise "['F1']"
- or using
dconf-editorif you prefer a GUI, by navigating toorg.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindingsand settingraiseto['F1'].
Having done this, hitting F1 by accident will not do anything because in most usage scenarios your LibreOffice would already be the topmost window.
On a different Linux distribution and/or window manager, I assume a similar solution could be implemented.
edited Nov 19 at 20:43
Scott
15.5k113789
answered Nov 19 at 20:32
Shonzilla
1012
edited Nov 19 at 20:43
Scott
15.5k113789
edited Nov 19 at 20:43
Scott
15.5k113789
edited Nov 19 at 20:43
Scott
15.5k113789
15.5k113789
answered Nov 19 at 20:32
Shonzilla
1012
answered Nov 19 at 20:32
Shonzilla
1012
answered Nov 19 at 20:32
Shonzilla
1012
1012
This will make any application unable to catch F1 being pressed, not only LibreOffice, right? If so, it should be explicitly stated in the answer.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Nov 19 at 20:39
This solution could be good if the window manager also has an escape sequence for "no, really, send F1 to the application"
– Lombard
Nov 20 at 0:37
add a comment |
This will make any application unable to catch F1 being pressed, not only LibreOffice, right? If so, it should be explicitly stated in the answer.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Nov 19 at 20:39
This solution could be good if the window manager also has an escape sequence for "no, really, send F1 to the application"
– Lombard
Nov 20 at 0:37
This will make any application unable to catch F1 being pressed, not only LibreOffice, right? If so, it should be explicitly stated in the answer.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Nov 19 at 20:39
This will make any application unable to catch F1 being pressed, not only LibreOffice, right? If so, it should be explicitly stated in the answer.
– Kamil Maciorowski
Nov 19 at 20:39
This solution could be good if the window manager also has an escape sequence for "no, really, send F1 to the application"
– Lombard
Nov 20 at 0:37
This solution could be good if the window manager also has an escape sequence for "no, really, send F1 to the application"
– Lombard
Nov 20 at 0:37
add a comment |
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It seems to me a rather odd feature to have a "Disable F1" option in some software, because F1 is not very common to accidentally hit.
– Ian
Nov 18 '16 at 8:14
1
In libreoffice calc I use F2 constantly to edit cells. That's where I'm having this problem.
– Lombard
Nov 18 '16 at 9:52
You can install a local version of the help files - not disabling the
F1, but you not start up the browser and save bandwidth. HTH (a little)– ngulam
Nov 26 '16 at 13:14
Sounds like a decent train of thought. Do you know if I could also change which program opens the help file? Maybe I could change it to a program that terminates immediately.
– Lombard
Nov 26 '16 at 15:09