Version: 7.2.1.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 87b77fad49947c1441b67c559c339af8f3517e22
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: sv-SE (en_GB); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded
I noticed a strange effect whilst editing some text in a CALC cell. I’ve attached a small sheet to demonstrate.
Perhaps somebody who knows could advise if it’s a planned feature and if so, what’s it for? how is it utilised?
Double click on B8 to commence editing
Cursor anywhere in the cell and simply click and move to select some text.
Abandon it and select another chunk
Moving left or right still selects a chunk
Click outside the cell to deselect
NOW
Double click B8 again
Go to the cell contents line and proceed to edit there
Place your cursor in the middle and start to select a chunk to the left
Release the cursor and observe that the text is selected in both the cell and the content
Now move the cursor to the right of the singleton character “a” - the penultimate “word” and move the cursor ONE character left.
Observe how just the singleton is selected and a “No Entry” symbol is produced. If the cursor is moved further to the left it will “select” a larger chunk
Without deselecting the character move the cursor out of the box and then re-enter the box at the extreme left - everything is selected
Again, without deselecting, exit and re-enter the box at the extreme right.
My experiments indicate that if Ctrl+C is executed whilst the text is selected, it is copied to the clipboard. However, if another mouse click is effected without the copy action then the selection is “lost”.
It would be nice to assume it’s some kind of “select to here” functionality but the activation is random so the function is not much use.
I imagine @erack is gonna advise me to file a bug report
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