"This change cannot be done by the help authors, it needs software engineering
efforts. Please submit a new issue to the default owner of the 'i10n'
component.", says ufi Oct. 31, 2008, in Issue 94602.

The remaining issue, as I piece it together, is about sorting,
internationalization, extended tooltips, and abbreviations _p_ or _p._ ('page')
and _pp_ or _pp._ ('pages') (in U.S. English, usually placed before a page
number or range, as in "pp. 12-13") and _f_ or _f._ ('and following' (singular
follower)) and _ff_ or _ff._ ('and following' (plural followers)) (in U.S.
English, usually placed after a page number or range, as in "42 ff.").

Periods per se are not the issue; they are a matter of OOo help style

Please see the cited issue for information.

Thank you.

-- 
Nick