Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 77722
Add UI consistency to "datarange selection" widgets
Last modified: 2014-01-02 17:24:08 UTC
Often in Calc, you have ta select a data range. Here are some examples (Have a look at the screenshots): 1 - Data > Sort > options, to select where to paste the result of a sort 2 - Data > Filters > standard filters, to select where to paste the result of a filter 3 - Data > validity, if you try to select a data range as a validity list 4 - insert > chart, to select the data range used to create the chart 5 - ... As those widgets have almost the same aim (select a data range), they should behave the same. Currently, it is not true. Sometimes, you can click directly on the sheet, sometimes, you have to type by hand the range you want to select. I think that something should be done to ensure a common behaviour.
Created attachment 45347 [details] the filter dialog
Created attachment 45348 [details] sort dialog
Created attachment 45349 [details] validity dialog
This improvement could maybe be done by creating a new "data range selection" widget.
Reassigned
reassigning features and enhancements to user requirements@openoffice.org which will be the default owner for those tasks (was introduced some time ago)
Add shrink button to Data - Sort... - Options - Copy sort results to: