Bug 170618 - value reappears in cell when last digit deleted
Summary: value reappears in cell when last digit deleted
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 168071
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
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25.8.4.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
: medium minor
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Reported: 2026-02-05 12:26 UTC by wigwise
Modified: 2026-02-05 14:49 UTC (History)
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Description wigwise 2026-02-05 12:26:47 UTC
Description:
A cell contains, e.g., '123'.

Click Backspace from the end and it becomes '12'.

Repeat and it's '1'.

But if I Backspace to remove the last character it changes back to '123', as if I had not deleted it at all, and now Backspace no longer has any effect.
The '123' displayed isn't really there: if I hit Enter then the cell is empty. If I type a digit then the digit replaces it.

Because it's so obvious, I have to wonder whether this is deliberate. If so, what is the thinking behind it?


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enter '123' in a cell
2. Delete each digit
3. See '123' reappear.

Actual Results:
'123' reappears.

Expected Results:
An empty cell, reflecting the fact that the number has been deleted.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

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Comment 1 nobu 2026-02-05 14:49:18 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 168071 ***