Bug 72096 - Allow variable modification in a field to have immediate effect on formulas in TABLE
Summary: Allow variable modification in a field to have immediate effect on formulas i...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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(earliest affected)
Inherited From OOo
Hardware: Other All
: medium enhancement
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Blocks: Fields Writer-Tables-Formulas
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Reported: 2013-11-28 05:27 UTC by Mike Kaganski
Modified: 2023-07-20 10:01 UTC (History)
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Showcase for variables in table (20.56 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2013-11-28 05:27 UTC, Mike Kaganski
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Description Mike Kaganski 2013-11-28 05:27:19 UTC
Created attachment 89934 [details]
Showcase for variables in table

If a "Set variable" field is used inside a table, the variable stays unchanged inside this table for formulas, both to the right and below the cell where it was set. In tables below, it does have the changed value.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a new text document.
2. Insert a table 2x2.
3. In the first left cell (A1) insert a "Set variable" field (Insert->Fields->Other...->Variables->Set variable) with name "a" and value 1
4. In the lower right cell (B2), enter the formula "=a*2"

Expected: the B2 cell should contain 2
Actual: B2 contain 0.

If you add another table below the first, and put the formula from step 4 in any its cells, it will result to correct value (2).

Please consider adding immediate effect of the variable changes inside the table.

Attached is the odt demonstrating the problem and discussing its possible use.
Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2013-11-28 23:59:36 UTC
Hi Mike,

please take a look to the options in:
Menu/Tools/Options/LibreOffice writer/General - update
Comment 2 Mike Kaganski 2013-11-29 00:17:14 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
Hi mariosv,

these options have nothing to do with this request.
1. Checking/unchecking automatic updating of fields doesn't change the described behavior (I had it checked anyway).
2. The documentation says on this matter (https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/General_8):
> The following table lists the fields that are updated without regard to this checkbox.
> Condition                     Automatically updated fields
> ...
> Manually changing a variable: Conditional text, Hidden text, Hidden paragraph, Variables, DDE field 
So, it implies that "Set variable" field does have immediate effect. But not in current table.

Please try to reproduce the steps above to see what I'm talking about.
Setting to UNCONFIRMED again.
Comment 3 Robinson Tryon (qubit) 2013-12-19 07:30:05 UTC
TESTING on LO 4.2.0.1 + Ubuntu 12.04.3

(tentatively) Confirming Repro results per attachment 89934 [details].