Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 42120
number of rows and columns showed for selections
Last modified: 2013-08-07 15:12:27 UTC
I think it would be very convenient if Calc showed number of rows and columns of a selected range. Currntly Calc reports this information when the user selects a range as an argument of a formula only (in a small yellow box at the bottom-right corner of the selected region). It could be shown - as in Excel - in the box showing names of ranges etc.
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*** Issue 65343 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Indeed, this would be a very handy addition. If you have to deal with large spreadsheets, showing the number of rows and columns for the selection, improves the usability.
*** Issue 88718 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
i88718 had target milestone "3.x". Should this issue get the same milestone? Suggestion text from i88718: Extend the "Name Box" of the Formula Bar with quantity information when more than one cell is selected. If the cells A4:A31 are selected, the Name Box should show "A4:A31 (28)". If the cells B4:E31 are selected, the Name Box should show "B4:E31 (28x4)".
Accidentally I found out that this feature is already implemented! But it's only available for formula selections (see attached picture). Is it possible to implement the same feature for "normal" selection in a simple way or to just copy that code? This small enhancement is really desired because manually counting of cells is waste of time in our digitally world. Steps to reproduce the availability of this feature in formula selection: * Open a spreadsheet. * Insert = in a cell. * Make a selection. In the right bottom corner of the selection a tooltip appears with the desired information (in German e.g. "5 Z x 2 S" for 5 rows and 2 colums).
Created attachment 67393 [details] Quantity of selected cells already implemented for formulas