<info> <desc>Use Parlatype with LibreOffice</desc> <name>Gabor Karsay</name> <email>gabor.karsay@gmx.at</email> </info>

LibreOffice Helpers let you control <app>Parlatype</app> from <app>LibreOffice</app>. For example, you can jump easily to timestamps.

To use them, you have to assign keyboard shortcuts in <app>LibreOffice</app> itself. To do this, open <app>LibreOffice</app>, go to menu <gui>Tools</gui> and select <gui>Customize</gui>.

Go to tab <gui>Keyboard</gui>. In the lower part, <gui>Functions</gui>, there is a list called <gui>Category</gui>. At the end of that list you’ll find the entry <gui>LibreOffice Macros</gui>. There is a subcategory <gui>share</gui> which has a subcategory <gui>Parlatype</gui>. After selecting <gui>Parlatype</gui> there will be a list of functions in the <gui>Functions</gui> list. Choose the function you’d like to use, select from the list <gui>Shortcut keys</gui> above a shortcut and click on the button <gui>Modify</gui>.

You can select any of these functions:

LibreOffice Helpers
Helper’s name | What it does
PlayPause | Toggles between play and pause. Depending on your preferences set in <app>Parlatype</app> it will rewind a few seconds on pause.
JumpBack | Jumps back a few seconds, depending on the preferences you set in <app>Parlatype</app>.
JumpForward | Jumps forward a few seconds, depending on the preferences you set in <app>Parlatype</app>.
InsertTimestamp | Inserts the current timestamp at the cursor’s position. It does not overwrite any selection.
InsertTimestampOnNewLine | The same as above, but on a new line.
GotoTimestamp | If the cursor is set on a timestamp, it will jump to that position. The cursor has to be somewhere between the two number signs (#). Don’t select the timestamp, just put the cursor inside.
IncreaseSpeed | Increases playback speed.
DecreaseSpeed | Decreases playback speed.