Description: Sometimes in Libreoffice Calc I use condition to compare range of cells in one field with respective range of cells in another field using 'Conditional' button on the toolbar. I highlight cells instead of writing a range manually. Let's say I use option 'Cell value is' in 'Conditional formatting'. I choose 'less than' option, put cursor on the right field, than I highlight cells. Range of cells with sheet name appears in the field like $'Sheet name'.$A$1:$A$10. After clicking OK sometimes compare process go wrong. For example, if A1 is 1 and B1 is 1, formatting shows that A1 is bigger than B1. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a sheet. 2. Fill range A1:A10 with some numbers. 3. Copy those numbers to range B1:B10 respectively. 4. Open 'Conditional' -> 'Manage'. 5. Click 'Add'. 6. Set 'Condition 1' as 'Cell value is'. 7. Set 'less than'. 8. Put cursor on the next field and highlight with cursor range of B1:B10. 9. Click 'Shrink' button at the left bottom corner. 10. Highlight range A1:A10. 11. Click OK. Actual Results: Number in one cell is highlighted as not equal to a number in respective cell in another field when two these numbers are actually equal. Expected Results: Numbers in respective cells should not be highlighted when they are equal and one use 'less than' condition. Reproducible: Sometimes User Profile Reset: Yes Additional Info: Version: 6.4.6.2 Build ID: 1:6.4.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 CPU threads: 24; OS: Linux 5.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3; Locale: ru-RU (en_US.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US Calc: threaded Not sure if it depends on if I compare a simple number and a function result or simple numbers. Possible workaround - remove sheet name (like $'Sheet name') in 'Conditional Formatting' in the right field. Example with a Calc sheet where I see such behavior is attached. Look at F and G fields. I've faced this bug when I work with LO versions 6.4.6.2 and 7.0.4.2.
Created attachment 168913 [details] test condition
confirm in Version: 7.2.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) Build ID: 94f6765d6ecc3145fa2d266231124003cf953118 CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.1 Service Pack 1 Build 7601; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: ru-RU (ru_RU); UI: ru-RU Calc: CL and in 3.5.7.2, I think it inherrited from OOo
Created attachment 168927 [details] Sample modified with more test Seems the issue it's in relation with the use of the sheet name in the range to compare, behaving just the inverse it should be in the comparison, and comparing all with F2. Works fine without sheet name, column K
*** Bug 141389 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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This is not a bug. In attachment 168913 [details], the conditional formatting rule is exactly > Cell value - Is less than - $'1'.$G$2:$G$13 And the range, that this conditional formatting applies to, is F2:F13. You could imagine, that in this case the same "by intersection" rules would apply, and for each cell in the range, the respective cell in $'1'.$G$2:$G$13 will be picked. But it is not the case for conditional formatting. When you define conditional formatting, you always work as if you are working with a single cell, which is the topmost leftmost (in LTR) cell of the range. The conditional format will be compiled for that case. This means, that your condition converts to "apply this format, when the value is less than the *absolutely-referenced* cell obtained by intersection of F2 and $'1'.$G$2:$G$13", which is exactly one fixed cell, $'1'.$G$2. This is the value, that all the cells in the range are compared to. You don't need to provide the G2:G13 range at all; and you definitely don't want to use absolute addressing here. What you need is a formula, that would read "compare to a cell that is same row, next column" - which, for F2 (the top left of your "apply to" range) is "Cell value - Is less than - G2". So instead of "$'1'.$G$2:$G$13", you only need "G2". Note that this works exactly the same way in e.g. MS Excel.