This is still an issue in OOo 2.2 The font at the special character menu is always set to the default font no matter what the current font is.
** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Usability Issue: Insert Special Character always defaults to the previously used font https://launchpad.net/bugs/45977 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs