Bug 170076 - annoyances in the function wizard in calc. (partial range selected, dialog narrowed after selecting range)
Summary: annoyances in the function wizard in calc. (partial range selected, dialog na...
Status: NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
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25.8.3.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
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Reported: 2025-12-21 09:44 UTC by hmiersch
Modified: 2025-12-26 20:33 UTC (History)
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Description hmiersch 2025-12-21 09:44:49 UTC
Description:
every time i use the function wizard, i run into 2 issues:

- when i try to select a range, it only enters a fraction of that range into the input field. like, when i select A18:B25, something like B22:B25 appears in the input field in the function wizard and i have to correct it manually. very annoying.

- every time the function wizard window minimizes (when i select a range) and then maximizes again, it ends up too narrow for its contents, which means some info on the right side (like the result of the formula) is hidden and i have to widen the window manually. also very annoying.

i selected 25.8.3.2 as the version because that is the version i have. i don't know if these problems also exist in other versions.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. create a new spreadsheet and select a cell.
2. go into the function wizard and select VLOOKUP
3. click on the input field named "array"
4. back in the spreadsheet window, select a range of cells
5. check if the entry in the input field matches the selected range.

Actual Results:
the entry in the input field represents a fraction of the actual selected range.

Expected Results:
the selected range should match the entry in the input field.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Comment 1 Regina Henschel 2025-12-21 14:26:01 UTC
I cannot confirm it. The range I select is correctly entered in the field in the function wizard. Tested with Version: 25.8.3.2 (X86_64)
Build ID: 8ca8d55c161d602844f5428fa4b58097424e324e
CPU threads: 32; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26100); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Please go to Help > About and click on the `Version Information` button. That puts an information like the one above into the clipboard. Then enter this information in the bug report.
Comment 2 m_a_riosv 2025-12-21 15:15:13 UTC
Also, please test with Menu>Help>Restart in Safe Mode.
Comment 3 LeroyG 2025-12-26 20:31:59 UTC
(In reply to hmiersch from comment #0)
> - when i try to select a range, it only enters a fraction of that range
No. I can't reproduce.

> - every time the function wizard window minimizes (when i select a range)
> and then maximizes again, it ends up too narrow for its contents
Yes. I can reproduce.

Tested with:
Version: 24.8.7.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 480(Build:2)
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: es-MX (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded