Bug 168468 - Malfunction with data validation, "Cell Range"
Summary: Malfunction with data validation, "Cell Range"
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 166527
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.8.1.1 release
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Keywords: bibisected, bisected, regression
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Reported: 2025-09-18 14:11 UTC by tgkendall
Modified: 2025-10-12 07:49 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description tgkendall 2025-09-18 14:11:57 UTC
Description:
After attempting to set a cell's data validation to allow a specified cell range, some parts of Calc seem to malfunction or freeze.  E.g. cannot create a new sheet, cannot close application without using Task Manager -> End Task.  CAN save file, but the Windows file lock doesn't automatically disappear after closing Calc (with Task Manager).


Safe mode didn't resolve, restarting computer didn't resolve.  I ended up reverting to previous stable version of Calc (25.2.6.2) but now I'm running into this bug: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160096.  I didn't have this bug before, I could use a date list as a "suggested dates" dropdown list, but I was able to also manually input other dates (e.g. a future date to plan for future expenses in a budget spreadsheet), but now I am unable to do so.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.In any cell, Right Click -> Data Validation.
2.In Data Validation, set Allow Cell Range.
3.Attempt to select any range.
4.Calc is now in error state.

Actual Results:
Error state.  Can't even select a range for validation.

Expected Results:
Standard data validation using a named range... preferably with the option to use unlisted values (e.g. a date outside of a "helper list" range) without an error warning.  See https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160096


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 25.8.1.1 (X86_64)
Build ID: 54047653041915e595ad4e45cccea684809c77b5
CPU threads: 16; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26100); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 1 raal 2025-09-18 17:30:29 UTC
I can confirm with Version: 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 8ea8e254a3151f5390f3a10ff156fcaf8e7c5d5c
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.8; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: cs-CZ (cs_CZ.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 2 raal 2025-09-18 17:57:28 UTC

This seems to have begun at the below commit in bibisect repository/OS linux-64-25.8.
Adding Cc: to Pranam Lashkari ; Could you possibly take a look at this one?
Thanks
 f7d807a21a9564dc2f99a29fdcb3e0c1cdd72964 is the first bad commit
commit f7d807a21a9564dc2f99a29fdcb3e0c1cdd72964
Author: Jenkins Build User <tdf@maggie.tdf>
Date:   Wed Jan 29 10:32:26 2025 +0100

    source 63b26e8e20f6a4eeb3117925b7a727f565e3a2dc

180704: sc: convert data validity dialog async | https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/180704
Comment 3 Julien Nabet 2025-09-18 18:21:58 UTC
It resembles tdf#156263

Perhaps already fixed in 26.2?
Comment 4 Pranam Lashkari 2025-09-19 06:17:37 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 156263 ***
Comment 5 Pranam Lashkari 2025-09-19 06:18:37 UTC
This is exactly what my patch from tdf#156263 addresses. Thanks for report.
Comment 6 Buovjaga 2025-10-12 07:49:44 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 166527 ***