Bug 138553 - When I write formula, I can't see the selected cells
Summary: When I write formula, I can't see the selected cells
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.1.0.4 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
: medium minor
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Cell-Edit-Mode
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Reported: 2020-11-29 19:42 UTC by Martin Srdoš
Modified: 2025-08-14 03:12 UTC (History)
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Description Martin Srdoš 2020-11-29 19:42:48 UTC
Description:
When I am editing formula in cell (for example =A2-A1), I see the selected cells (the A1 and A2) only until I start write.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Type for example "12" into cell A1, "23" into cell A2 and "=A2-A1" to cell A3.
2. Navigate to cell A3 and press F2 (for editing). You can see, the cells A1 and A2 are labled by red and blue color.
3. Start to edit cell A3 and you can see that the cell labels disappear.

Actual Results:
Labels of the cells are gone when I start to edit the cell.

Expected Results:
Visibility of the labels in all time of editing.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes



Additional Info:
Version: 7.1.0.0.beta1 (x64)
Build ID: 828a45a14a0b954e0e539f5a9a10ca31c81d8f53
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 18363; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: cs-CZ (cs_CZ); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL

Renderer: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
Vendor: Intel
Version: 3.1.0 - Build 9.17.10.4459
Shading language version: 1.40 - Intel Build 9.17.10.4459
Comment 1 neuffbn 2020-12-08 22:40:28 UTC
Reproduced bug in:
Version: 7.0.3.1 (x64)
Build ID: d7547858d014d4cf69878db179d326fc3483e082
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19041; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: CL

Also in:
Version: 7.2.0.0.alpha0+ (x64)
Build ID: 796c7f612603490dda9277ced0f6ab3cce3bc116
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19041; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: CL

Seems like intentional design but I'll leave that for someone higher up in the hierarchy to decide.
Comment 2 QA Administrators 2022-12-09 03:24:01 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 Aaron 2023-08-14 23:04:03 UTC
Hi, this bug is still present in

Version: 7.5.5.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: ca8fe7424262805f223b9a2334bc7181abbcbf5e
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-AU (fr_FR); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

But like neuffbn said I'm not sure if it's intentional design or not.
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2025-08-14 03:12:49 UTC
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