Bug 142680 - Disable Merge Cells for complex selections
Summary: Disable Merge Cells for complex selections
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.4.7.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Writer-Tables
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Reported: 2021-06-06 05:37 UTC by Telesto
Modified: 2021-06-07 07:22 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Example file (8.53 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2021-06-06 05:37 UTC, Telesto 		Details
Screenshot (1.92 KB, image/png)
2021-06-07 07:18 UTC, Heiko Tietze 		Details
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Description Telesto 2021-06-06 05:37:18 UTC 
Description:
UI: Merge cells should be disabled instead of merging outside the selection

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open the attached file
2. Select the top left (yellow) cell and drag to the left (so middle is also selected0
3. Table -> Merge cells

Actual Results:
All cells at the left removed

Expected Results:
Word does disable merge cells in such an situation


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Version: 7.2.0.0.alpha1+ (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 3b57ebb445df8a2bc3d916ea79f8af45e20e4e62
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.3 Build 9600; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); UI: en-US
Calc: CL

and in
Versie: 4.4.7.2 
Build ID: f3153a8b245191196a4b6b9abd1d0da16eead600
Locale: nl_NL
Comment 1 Telesto 2021-06-06 05:37:32 UTC 
Created attachment 172652 [details]
Example file
Comment 2 Heiko Tietze 2021-06-07 07:18:35 UTC 
Created attachment 172662 [details]
Screenshot

For those like me who dislike to open documents: Merging 1 and 4 ends up in one big cell with 1,4,2,3.
Comment 3 Heiko Tietze 2021-06-07 07:19:55 UTC 
I fully agree with the request. If merging of cells is not possible for the current selection we should block the function rather than automatically extending the selection.