Bug 72147 - EDITING: Calc/Impress - Double clicking and dragging to select multiple words does not work
Summary: EDITING: Calc/Impress - Double clicking and dragging to select multiple words...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All All
: low trivial
Assignee: Not Assigned
URL:
Whiteboard: BSA
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks: Selection
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Reported: 2013-11-29 12:10 UTC by Chris Shaw
Modified: 2023-05-15 03:17 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Crash report or crash signature:


Attachments
Video illustrating expected behaviour in Writer and bug in Calc (335.94 KB, video/x-flv)
2013-11-30 16:58 UTC, Chris Shaw
Details

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Description Chris Shaw 2013-11-29 12:10:14 UTC
Problem description: 

Steps to reproduce:
1. .... Type a sentence into a cell
2. .... Double click and hold on the first word in the edit box
3. .... Drag the mouse over the rest of the sentence

Current behavior:
Only first word stays selected

Expected behavior:
As mouse moves over them, subsequent words are selected until whole sentence is selected
              
Operating System: Mac OS X
Version: unspecified
Comment 1 sophie 2013-11-29 12:58:02 UTC
To select a sentence in the input box, you have to click 3 times on it. The same in the cell. 2 clicks = a word, 3 clicks = sentence.
I'm closing this issue, if I misunderstand what you're searching for, please reopen it. Sophie
Comment 2 Chris Shaw 2013-11-29 13:10:17 UTC
Triple-clicking to select the sentence works fine, but double-clicking and dragging is a quick way to select several words without accurate cursor placement. It works in LibreOffice Write, Excel, plus most other Windows and OSX software.
Comment 3 Urmas 2013-11-29 20:14:18 UTC
Works well in Windows.
Comment 4 Chris Shaw 2013-11-30 16:16:09 UTC
Odd. For me it works in Writer under OS X 10.9 and Windows 8.1, but doesn't work in Calc under the same OSs
Comment 5 Chris Shaw 2013-11-30 16:58:31 UTC
Created attachment 90031 [details]
Video illustrating expected behaviour in Writer and bug in Calc

Just so we're sure we're all talking about the same thing, this video shows:

Expected behaviour (in Writer)
Selection expands as the mouse drags, snapping to word boundaries

Bug behaviour (in Calc)
Selection remains just on the initial word selected
Comment 6 Chris Shaw 2013-11-30 16:59:44 UTC
And here's a Dropbox link for those who don't like downloading attachments
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4u78w0trz56u3u/Libreoffice%20double%20clicking.flv
Comment 7 Joel Madero 2014-11-06 16:19:37 UTC
Never confirmed by QA - moving to UNCONFIRMED. Thanks
Comment 8 Alex Thurgood 2014-11-10 12:40:28 UTC
Version: 4.4.0.0.alpha2+
Build ID: c1358e5dc875bb923f4b5472ba615ebd19f0d057

Confirming
Comment 9 QA Administrators 2015-12-20 16:14:47 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 10 Alex Thurgood 2015-12-21 08:41:41 UTC
Confirming also in 

Version: 5.2.0.0.alpha0+
Build ID: ce3d3f5543e3e132a3473af27aa2c827336add0f
CPU Threads: 2; OS Version: -; UI Render: default; 
Locale : fr-FR (fr.UTF-8)
Comment 11 QA Administrators 2017-01-03 19:54:48 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 12 Chris Shaw 2017-02-08 18:42:36 UTC
This bug is still present in LibreOffice 5.2.5.1 under Windows 10 and OSX 10.11.6
Comment 13 eisa01 2017-11-10 20:40:47 UTC
This issue is still present, and it's also an issue on Windows as reported previously. Setting OS to all to increase visibility.

The behavior is also present in Impress, so I'm expanding the scope of the bug

Finally this issue was present in 3.3.0, so inherited from OOo

Version: 6.0.0.0.alpha1+
Build ID: 7e03c4eed72452fdfb87341214a21956c08ba969
CPU threads: 2; OS: Mac OS X 10.12.6; UI render: default; 
TinderBox: MacOSX-x86_64@49-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2017-10-25_23:45:02
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); Calc: group

Version: 5.4.0.3 (x64)
Build ID: 7556cbc6811c9d992f4064ab9287069087d7f62c
CPU threads: 1; OS: Windows 6.1; UI render: default; 
Locale: en-US (en_US); Calc: group
Comment 14 QA Administrators 2018-11-11 03:47:32 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 15 Chris Shaw 2018-11-11 13:48:17 UTC
Bug is still present

Version: 6.0.6.2
Build ID: 0c292870b25a325b5ed35f6b45599d2ea4458e77
CPU threads: 4; OS: Mac OS X 10.14.1; UI render: default; 
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); Calc: group
Comment 16 Bhen Chod 2019-06-01 07:50:55 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 17 Chris Shaw 2019-06-01 07:55:34 UTC
(In reply to Bhen Chod from comment #16)
> (In reply to cjdshaw from comment #6)
> > And here's a Dropbox link for those who don't like downloading attachments
> 
> sentence in the input box, you have to click 3 times on it. The same in the
> cell. 2 clicks = a word, 3 clicks = sentence. I'm closing this issue, if I
> misunderstand what you're searching for, please reopen it. Sophie

But you should be able to selects multiple words by double clicking and dragging, without selecting the whole sentence. This works in LibreOffice Writer but not Calc. Please do not close the issue.

Also, why has your post converted my link into spam????
Comment 18 Chris Shaw 2019-08-05 21:16:48 UTC
Bug is still present

Version: 6.1.6.3
Build ID: 5896ab1714085361c45cf540f76f60673dd96a72
CPU threads: 4; OS: Mac OS X 10.14.6; UI render: default; 
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); Calc: group threaded
Comment 19 Johannes Feld 2020-06-01 17:30:44 UTC
This bug is still present in 6.4.4.2 (x64)
Version ID: 3d775be2011f3886db32dfd395a6a6d1ca2630ff
Comment 20 Rani Naseem 2020-09-02 21:43:54 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 21 jonas gibbs 2020-09-03 01:35:50 UTC
(In reply to Chris Shaw from comment #17)
> (In reply to Bhen Chod from comment #16)
> > (In reply to cjdshaw from comment #6)
> > > And here's a Dropbox link for those who don't like downloading attachments
> > https://whytheluckystiff.net/best-iphone-x-charging-case/
> > sentence in the input box, you have to click 3 times on it. The same in the
> > cell. 2 clicks = a word, 3 clicks = sentence. I'm closing this issue, if I
> > misunderstand what you're searching for, please reopen it. Sophie
> 
> But you should be able to selects multiple words by double clicking and
> dragging, without selecting the whole sentence. This works in LibreOffice
> Writer but not Calc. Please do not close the issue.
> 
> Also, why has your post converted my link into spam????

Dont Worry! This bug is still present in 6.4.4.2 (x64)
Version ID: 3d775be2011f3886db32dfd395a6a6d1ca2630ff
Comment 22 Coman Boyce 2020-10-28 00:47:30 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 23 Chris Shaw 2020-10-29 11:30:27 UTC
(In reply to Coman Boyce from comment #22)
> (In reply to jonas gibbs from comment #21)
> > (In reply to Chris Shaw from comment #17)
> > > (In reply to Bhen Chod from comment #16)
> > > > (In reply to cjdshaw from comment #6)
> > > > > And here's a Dropbox link for those who don't like downloading attachments
> > > > https://macmillermerch.net/
> > > > sentence in the input box, you have to click 3 times on it. The same in the
> > > > cell. 2 clicks = a word, 3 clicks = sentence. I'm closing this issue, if I
> > > > misunderstand what you're searching for, please reopen it. Sophie
> > > 
> > > But you should be able to selects multiple words by double clicking and
> > > dragging, without selecting the whole sentence. This works in LibreOffice
> > > Writer but not Calc. Please do not close the issue.
> > > 
> > > Also, why has your post converted my link into spam????
> > 
> > Dont Worry! This bug is still present in 6.4.4.2 (x64)
> > Version ID: 3d775be2011f3886db32dfd395a6a6d1ca2630ff
> 
> I think this bug is resolved now!

I've just tried
Version: 7.0.2.2
Build ID: 8349ace3c3162073abd90d81fd06dcfb6b36b994
CPU threads: 4; OS: Mac OS X 10.14.6; UI render: default; VCL: osx
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

It seems to be resolved in Writer but not in Calc
Comment 24 markpaul 2020-11-16 14:22:17 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 25 Griffith Jones 2020-12-10 10:35:13 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 26 Cindy John 2020-12-10 11:31:14 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 27 Dominic Paul 2020-12-10 11:51:48 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 28 Leslie Peterson 2020-12-10 12:21:47 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 29 Betsey Buran 2021-02-05 06:39:15 UTC
Works well in Windows.
Comment 30 eisa01 2021-02-12 20:11:40 UTC
Hm.. it's still present on macOS, so in that case making it a macOS bug again?

Version: 7.1.0.3 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: f6099ecf3d29644b5008cc8f48f42f4a40986e4c
CPU threads: 4; OS: Mac OS X 10.14.6; UI render: default; VCL: osx
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 31 travisscottmerch 2021-02-24 10:41:52 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 32 travisscottmerch 2021-02-24 10:42:29 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete, spam)
Comment 33 travisscottmerch 2021-02-24 10:45:17 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete, spam)
Comment 34 Chris Shaw 2021-05-14 12:54:18 UTC
I can confirm that it's still present in 7.1.3.2 under Mac and Windows

Version: 7.1.3.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 47f78053abe362b9384784d31a6e56f8511eb1c1
CPU threads: 4; OS: Mac OS X 10.14.6; UI render: default; VCL: osx
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 35 QA Administrators 2023-05-15 03:17:46 UTC
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