Bug 98850 - typing apostrophe cannot permit to transform number in text anymore
Summary: typing apostrophe cannot permit to transform number in text anymore
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
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5.1.0.3 release
Hardware: All All
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Reported: 2016-03-23 22:42 UTC by eric.coutier
Modified: 2016-09-08 02:10 UTC (History)
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Description eric.coutier 2016-03-23 22:42:30 UTC
Now, if I want to type '10/03/2016 (french date) to format the input like text, it doesn't work anymore.
Instead, it insert typographic "opening" simple quote, like this: ‘ and permit to close by typing apostrophe again, like this: ’
I think a lot of users prefer the old way !
Why not define the behavior with an option ?
Comment 1 Jean-Baptiste Faure 2016-03-24 06:06:56 UTC
Please, do not set your own bug report as NEW. Each bug report must be confirmed independently.

Best regards. JBF
Comment 2 Jean-Baptiste Faure 2016-03-24 08:30:33 UTC
Not reproducible for me with LO 5.1.3.0.0+ built at home under Ubuntu 15.10 x86-64.

Best regards. JBF
Comment 3 GerardF 2016-03-24 10:37:56 UTC
Tools > Autocorrect options, in the last tab (localized options) :
Uncheck Replace Single quote,
and have a new try.
Comment 4 eric.coutier 2016-03-25 09:30:10 UTC
The solution of GerardF works fine. So you can close this bug.
Comment 5 Jean-Baptiste Faure 2016-03-25 10:05:25 UTC
(In reply to eric.coutier from comment #4)
> The solution of GerardF works fine. So you can close this bug.

Ok, closing as WorksForMe.
That said, in my case, it works even if this checkbox is checked.

Best regards. JBF
Comment 6 Luke 2016-09-08 02:10:33 UTC
This is a bug and should not need a workaround. From: 
https://help.libreoffice.org/Calc/Formatting_Numbers_as_Text


"If you decide to enter a number directly as text, enter an apostrophe (') first. For example, for years in column headings, you can enter '1999, '2000 and '2001. The apostrophe is not visible in the cell."

Eric,
Are you also using Ubuntu 16.04? I'm seeing this in Version: 5.1.4.2
Build ID: 1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1 that ships with Ubuntu. However in my own 5.3 builds on Ubuntu work as expected without the need for a workaround. This may be a bug in 5.1.x or with Ubuntu's configuration.