Bug 170210 - In Calc, when editing in the formula bar, pressing End only brings the cursor to the end of the bar, not the end of the text. Same thing happens when I click and drag to select text.
Summary: In Calc, when editing in the formula bar, pressing End only brings the cursor...
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
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25.8.4.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
: medium minor
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Reported: 2026-01-02 23:14 UTC by elliecomstock
Modified: 2026-01-05 10:33 UTC (History)
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Description elliecomstock 2026-01-02 23:14:42 UTC 
Description:
Say I have a long formula that extends past the end of the formula bar. (I add all my expenses together in one field.) To add more, I tried to click in the middle of the formula and then press the End key to bring the cursor to the end of the string. But instead, it only brought me to the end of the formula bar, then I had to scroll with the arrow key to get to the actual end. I'm not sure if this is intentional but it seems like a bug.

Somewhat related: I also tried clicking and dragging on the formula to try to select all the text (in this case, numbers). But the selection also stopped at the end of the formula bar, and wouldn't "push" the selection past it.

This is my first bug report. Please let me know if you need more information.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Put in a long formula, such as adding a bunch of numbers together. Helps to make the window narrower (like half screen).
2. Click in the formula bar to edit.
3. Press the End key or click and drag to select text all the way to the end.

Actual Results:
The cursor stops at the end of the formula bar instead of "pushing" what the formula bar displays to the end of the text/formula.

Expected Results:
The cursor would go to the end of the text/formula, allowing me to add on more values.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 25.8.4.2 (X86_64)
Build ID: 290daaa01b999472f0c7a3890eb6a550fd74c6df
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (build 19045); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2026-01-03 01:45:07 UTC 
Have you trying to use [Ctr+right]?
Comment 2 elliecomstock 2026-01-04 23:19:21 UTC 
(In reply to m_a_riosv from comment #1)
> Have you trying to use [Ctr+right]?

I tried it just now. It did what I expected, which was to jump the cursor to the next period/comma/space, and is a good workaround just like pressing the right arrow.
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2026-01-05 03:11:34 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 m_a_riosv 2026-01-05 10:33:03 UTC 
It is not a workaround, it is how Calc works.