Bug 169054 - [Feature request] Add name option for conditional formatting
Summary: [Feature request] Add name option for conditional formatting
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 160650
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.8.2.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Blocks: Conditional-Formatting-Managing
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Reported: 2025-10-25 08:33 UTC by BDF
Modified: 2025-10-27 08:41 UTC (History)
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2025-10-25 08:33 UTC, BDF
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Description BDF 2025-10-25 08:33:50 UTC
Created attachment 203527 [details]
CALC - feature request - name option for conditional formatting

SUMMARY
When you create a new entry for conditional formats, the requested feature would allow to give the format a name for easier recognition.

OBSERVED RESULT
Currently there only is information about the area and the first condition. If you use a bunch of different entries in one file, it becomes quite difficult when you want to change the entry but need to find the right one.

SUGGESTED RESULT
The suggestion / feature request is an option to give the entry a name that allows you to recognise it and therefore edit the right one.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Version: 25.8.2.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: d401f2107ccab8f924a8e2df40f573aab7605b6f
CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 6.14; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: de-AT (de_AT.UTF-8); UI: de-DE
Flatpak
Calc: threaded

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I have a file with many different entries for conditional formatting, and when I want to expand the functionality or search for the reason why it's not working as expected, it takes a rather long time to find the right formula.
I usually know which formula causes the problem or that I want to expand, but it's always a hassle to find it.
If I could include a custom name string, it would help out a lot as the right formula would be much easier to find.
Comment 1 Heiko Tietze 2025-10-27 08:41:05 UTC
Sounds like a reasonable enhancement.

Similar requests:
Bug 102327 - Conditional formatting presets
Bug 165162 - Improve UX around Conditional Formatting
Bug 160650 - allow to set comments/descriptions for conditional formattings

Making this a duplicate.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 160650 ***