Bug 167001 - Formula bar size
Summary: Formula bar size
Status: NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
24.8.3.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Calc-Formula-Bar
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Reported: 2025-06-13 17:08 UTC by Ivan Stephen
Modified: 2025-06-15 16:10 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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25 lines of the Formula Bar inputwin expanded and filled (74.17 KB, image/png)
2025-06-13 20:45 UTC, V Stuart Foote
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Description Ivan Stephen 2025-06-13 17:08:55 UTC
Description:
A fix for this bug / deficiency has been requested previously by multiple people.  We need to be able to enlarge the FORMULA BAR, to make changes within it easier.  Note that "View" has no effect on it.  We need a setting which allows us to specifically enlarge the FORMULA BAR.

Actual Results:
Currently, the FORMULA BAR can not be enlarged.  This is a deficiency.

Expected Results:
Currently, the FORMULA BAR can not be enlarged.  This is a deficiency.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
We need to be able to enlarge the FORMULA BAR, with no effect on the rest of the spreadsheet.
Comment 1 V Stuart Foote 2025-06-13 19:18:46 UTC
The font size of the Formula bar, or the count of lines of the visible bar?

Font size has been rejected as => WF.

Count of visible lines when dragged open is 6 but can be increased in expert config.
Comment 2 Ivan Stephen 2025-06-13 19:47:42 UTC
I can absolutely understand how those who are writing complex formulas would also need the FORMULA BAR to be as large as needed (with wrap) for those formulas.
Comment 3 V Stuart Foote 2025-06-13 20:43:54 UTC
UI defaults for the Calc formula inputwin (aka FormulaBarHeight [1]) with the simple arrow toggle is to show 6 lines. One line of the inputwin is shown by default, but it can be dragged to a maximum of 25 line--should hold any reasonable cell content.


https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/core/offapi/com/sun/star/sheet/SpreadsheetViewSettings.idl?r=5687eba49fa06202bd190c87ad8e7af634354799#150
Comment 4 V Stuart Foote 2025-06-13 20:45:08 UTC
Created attachment 201267 [details]
25 lines of the Formula Bar inputwin expanded and filled