A query about message boxes..

I don't have NeoOffice, but one thing that works in some third party programs is to do Apple+the first letter of the word, e.g. Save is Apple+S and Don't Save is Apple+D. It doesn't work in everything, unfortunately.

 

In most applications tabbing will allow you to change focus between different choices in a dialogue box, and you then press space bar to choose that option (enter/return will choose the default button, no matter what's in focus). To get this you may have to enable Full Keyboard Access in System Preferences -> Keyboard and Mouse -> Keyboard Shortcuts.

In many applications cmd-D (or just D) will be the Don't save (esc the Cancel and cmd-S (or just S).

In NeoOffice you can follow the underscored letter for Save and Discard (or whatever it is in English, I have a Norwegian NeoOffice, where it's Lagre and Forkast, and pressing 'g' will save and 'f' will discard), and esc is still Cancel. (And tabbing/space bar will also work).

 

Ahhh, I didn't know about Cmd-S and Cmd-D. Interesting. Thankee!