Created attachment 156868 [details] Simple xls file used as test case How to reproduce: The cell text is EDIT_THIS_TEXT_PLEASE - Open the attached spreadsheet - At this point, the cursor should be in cell B3 with text "Start" - With cursor keys [Up], [Right], [Right], without using the mouse, locate the cell D2 with text "EDIT_THIS_TEXT_PLEASE" and press [F2] to edit it. Expected behavior: The caret should be in the cell so that one can see which character it is on. Actual behavior: The caret is not visible. It needs to be activated by clicking on the cell with the mouse. For a serious spreadsheet user, this is quite annoying, and such a bug should not exist in a product that has been around for so long. a spreadsheet is a front end tool a GUI to manipulate data, so basic navigation should be correct.
reproducible with: AOO 4.1.5 Version: 6.5.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) Build ID: 75778a50f730568fee2466b6e794401f1e2a8f67 CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 18363; UI render: default; VCL: win; Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI-Language: en-US Calc: threaded
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I re-tested this with Version: 7.3.3.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: d1d0ea68f081ee2800a922cac8f79445e4603348 CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 6.1 Service Pack 1 Build 7601; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-NZ (en_NZ); UI: en-US Calc: CL The problem still persists. Editing is possible via moving the INVISIBLE cursor with the left and right arrow keys. But I cannot see the cursor until I click with the mouse in the cell. Then the cursor becomes visible. The problem is not always reproducible but it is persistent. It is a really bad problem because no spreadsheet program should make data editing in cells that difficult.
Also in Version: 7.5.0.1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 77cd3d7ad4445740a0c6cf977992dafd8ebad8df CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.2; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: ro-RO (ro_RO.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded