Bug 92810 - FORMATTING: Unable to save edits to conditional formatting in Manage Conditional Formatting
Summary: FORMATTING: Unable to save edits to conditional formatting in Manage Conditio...
Status: RESOLVED NOTOURBUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.4.4.3 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2015-07-18 01:41 UTC by MartinPC
Modified: 2015-07-18 22:14 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Spreadsheet with uneditable conditional formatting rule affecting column G (44.98 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet)
2015-07-18 01:41 UTC, MartinPC
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Description MartinPC 2015-07-18 01:41:45 UTC
Created attachment 117309 [details]
Spreadsheet with uneditable conditional formatting rule affecting column G

Once a conditional formatting rule has been created, it is possible to edit or delete that rule in the Manage Conditional Formatting dialog (Format > Conditional Formatting > Manage). However, the changes cannot be saved, as the OK button in Manage Conditional Formatting appears to be nonfunctional. (The Cancel button appears to be nonfunctional as well, but clicking on the dialog box's Close button effectively cancels the operation.)

In the attached spreadsheet, entries in the column "$ Calc" (Calculated Price, Column G) are supposed to turn red if there has been a data-entry error in the "Gal" (Gallons Purchased, Column E), "$PG" (Price in Dollars Per Gallon, Column F), or the "$ Paid" (Price Actually Paid, Column H) columns. To work correctly, the test value on the right-hand side of the conditional formatting rule must be "$H3" for the specified range, which begins at $G3. Saving and reloading the spreadsheet caused the test value to change from "$H3" to $H5", causing all entries in G to turn red. (This will be the subject of a separately filed bug.) Edits to the conditional formatting rule correcting the test value cannot be saved.
Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2015-07-18 12:30:09 UTC
Hi @Peter,

Go to G3 then edit conditional format, condition has $H5 not as I think must be $H3, with this change works properly.

Entering a relative address the condition point to the relative position where you are  where you are going to edit the condition.

To avoid mistakes using relative references is better go to the first cell where conditional range begin.

Please if you are not agree reopen it.
Comment 2 MartinPC 2015-07-18 15:17:31 UTC
Hi, m.a.riosy ---

Did you actually apply your instructions to the attached spreadsheet? Can you edit the rule? Can you delete the rule? And after you do so, can you SAVE ("OK") the changes you made?

I tried, again, and it didn't seem to matter what cell or range I selected before opening the Manage Conditional Formatting dialog or what cell or range I specified at the bottom of the existing rule. The Manage Conditional Formatting dialog box's OK button was nonfunctional and would not save changes.
Comment 3 m_a_riosv 2015-07-18 15:19:55 UTC
Yes, you can find the file modified on the next bug that you have reported.

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=117312
Comment 4 MartinPC 2015-07-18 15:39:04 UTC
I see that you were able to edit the rule. I still can't.

I'm using:

Version: 4.4.4.3
Build ID: 2c39ebcf046445232b798108aa8a7e7d89552ea8
Locale: en_US

Did you use the same version? If so, I'm going to have to try reinstalling LibreOffice.
Comment 5 MartinPC 2015-07-18 16:26:24 UTC
As noted, I discovered this apparent bug in:

Version: 4.4.4.3
Build ID: 2c39ebcf046445232b798108aa8a7e7d89552ea8
Locale: en_US

for Windows 7.

I also have:

Version: 4.4.3.2
Build ID: 40m0(Build:2)
Locale: en_US

for Linux Mint 17.2 (Cinnamon), running in a VirtualBox 5.0 virtual machine on Windows 7.

I opened the file in Calc 4.4.3.2. for Linux and was also unable to save any changes to conditional formatting rules made in Manage Conditional Formatting. In fact, no window control buttons or command buttons whatsoever appeared in Manage Conditional Formatting's main windows-- no close-window button, and no Edit, Remove/Delete, OK, or Cancel buttons. The Escape key allowed me to cancel out.
Comment 6 MartinPC 2015-07-18 22:14:44 UTC
Resolved -- this was apparenlty the result of a corrupted profile. (See Bug 92811.) Many thanks to m.a.riosv for his/her kind assistance.