Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 32994
Impossible to display micrometer in formula editor
Last modified: 2013-08-07 14:54:45 UTC
See the following document for the problem, it is impossible to display the technical symbol for 1/1000000 m (micrometer) correctly in the formula editor: * %mu is always italic and ignores nitalic (metrical units are required to be normal font, not italic) * there is no possibility to remove the space between {%mu}{m}. Micrometer is only an example to illustrate the general problem. This missing functionality has a big negative impact on technical documents.
Created attachment 17137 [details] Bugdoc
You can write units as text. 1.2"μm" Use normal text to get the μ and transfer it via clipboard to the formula editor.
Yes, I can confirm that it works with the mu of the Times New Roman font. In my first try I used the Symbol font, but that mu corresponds to an 'm'. It would be nice to have the "Special Character ..." menu available from the formula editor.
TL->BH: Having a 'Insert special character' menu entry like in sw seems to be the best solution to this. Since that would be a request for enhancement I'll assign this to you for decision.
Changes the target and issue type.
OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker - Feedback Request. The Issue you raised is currently assigned to 'Requirements' pending review, but has not been updated within the last 3 years. Please consider re-testing with one of the latest versions of OOo, as the problem(s) may have already been addressed. Either use the recent stable version: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html or consider trying the new OOo 3 BETA (still in testing): http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/ Please report back the outcome so this Issue may be Closed or Progressed as necessary - otherwise it may be Resolved as Invalid in the future. You may also wish to search for (and note) any duplicates of this Issue that may have advanced further by checking the Issue Tracker: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi Many thanks, Andrew Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues as part of: ~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~ http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/announcementbeta.html
I believe this issue can be closed as FIXED due to updates in two areas: Non-italic Greek in updated OpenSymbol font: Issue 113276 New nospace keyword included in OOo 3.3: Issue 109020 There is also a workaround independent of these updates: instead of a math symbol, express the unit as a text constant and enter the mu as a character: "μm" (U+03bc). This workaround requires that your system provide some way of typing that particular character, however, since OOo Math does not support the Insert > Special Character function (Issue 14559).
Created attachment 71110 [details] Sample document for testing
Oops--sorry. I missed the previous comments about using text "μm".