Calc paste special to multiple cells not working

[mdwy62]

I am no longer able to paste special a format to a different sized set of cells in Calc.

I open a spreadsheet. Type the number 1. I use Ctl-B to make it bold. Use Ctl-C or Ctl-Ins to copy the cell. I highlight 3 other cells, Right-Click and choose Paste Special. I am presented with the "unknown source, unformatted " text dialog, rather than the full Paste Special dialog.

I have uninstalled & reinstalled LO using synaptic. I am using the repository:
ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu trusty

I have moved ~/.config/libreoffice/4/user/ to ~/.config/libreoffice/4/user_old (and a new user folder was created when Calc was restarted).

I am using LO Version: 5.1.4.2
Build ID: 1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1~trusty1
CPU Threads: 4; OS Version: Linux 3.13; UI Render: default;
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8)

[mariosv]

Please detail step by step what you are doing?

[mdwy62]

1. I open a new spreadsheet.
2. I type the number 1 in cell A1.
3. I use Ctl-B to make it bold.
4. I move the cursor to C1.
5. I type the number 1 into cells C1, C2, C3.
6. I go back to cell A1 and use Ctl-C to copy the cell.
7. I highlight C1 to C3. I choose Edit>Paste Special from the pull down menu

I am presented with the "unknown source, unformatted " text dialog, rather than the full Paste Special dialog.

[mdwy62]

8. If I cancel that paste and go back and use Ctl-C to copy A1 and then move just to cell C1 (instead of highlighting C1 through C3) paste special presents the full dialog and allows me to paste the format (bold).

[mariosv]

1. Not reproducible for me with Win10x64 Version: 5.1.4.2 (x64), I see the Paste special dialog.

[mdwy62]

Thank you. That was very helpful. I looked elsewhere on my system and found I had installed a utility xsel (that I could never get to do what I wanted anyway) and removing that fixed the problem.

[mariosv]

Thanks for reporting what was your issue.