Bug 158611

Summary:	Active cell identification and copy format
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	marcusfb <marcusfb>
Component:	Calc	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	ilmari.lauhakangas
Priority:	medium
Version:	7.5.9.2 release
Hardware:	x86-64 (AMD64)
OS:	Windows (All)
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Description marcusfb@gmail.com 2023-12-09 01:23:40 UTC

Description:
It would help to have a thick border around the active (selected) cell/s.

Also, I tried using the brush too (to copy format of one cell to another). It does not work.... at least not as in Excel!

Steps to Reproduce:
1. click on brush tool
2. move to another cell
3. nothing happens

Actual Results:
nothing

Expected Results:
cell format should change to that of previously selected cell (when the brush tool was clicked/ selected)


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
n/a

Comment 1 marcusfb@gmail.com 2023-12-09 01:36:18 UTC

I used an *arrow key* to move/ slide onto the next cell. 

I just realised that the tool works if the new cell is selected by clicking over it.

Comment 2 marcusfb@gmail.com 2023-12-09 01:37:30 UTC

I have just installed and used the 7.6.4.1 version to test the tool out in my previous comment.

Comment 3 Buovjaga 2023-12-21 12:10:56 UTC

A feature was just implemented for optionally highlighting the row and column of a selected cell, would it help you: bug 33201?

Comment 4 Buovjaga 2023-12-21 14:06:18 UTC

Marcus commented in bug 33201:

> I suppose that would help. I don't know how that would appear if the row
> &/or column are coloured.
> 
> What I had in mind was a thicker cell border.

Yes, I understand that, but we have to be careful to limit the number of features in the application. If we don't, it becomes unmaintainable for developers.

You can check it by installing an unstable build, Win-x86_64@tb77-TDF from https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/current.html

Look for the option in Tools - Options - Calc - View - Column/row highlighting

Comment 5 QA Administrators 2024-06-19 03:16:20 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)

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Comment 6 marcusfb@gmail.com 2024-06-19 04:47:31 UTC

The highlight column/row option should do.

Thanks.

Regards
Mark

Comment 7 Buovjaga 2024-06-19 08:27:13 UTC

Thanks for the update, so let's close as duplicate.

Your other issue about cloning formatting with arrow keys is bug 99936.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 33201 ***