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------- Additional comments from has...@openoffice.org Thu Aug 26 20:42:00 +0000 2010 ------- I use latest OpenOffice: OpenOffice.org 3.2.1 OOO320m19 (Build:9505) ooo-build 3.2.1.4 The problem is actually from the other side. When I create an autofilter (Data->Filter->AutoFilter) there are entries like "- empty -" and "- not empty -" in the drop down list. You can use the attachment empty_cells.ods for reference. You see that column B contains cells with values "", A, B and real empty. When option "- empty -" is selected then only "real_empty" row is shown, but when "- not empty -" is selected, then all rows are shown except real_empty. Your proposed solution to use empty item from drop down list works partially for me. I see this empty item in a list like a horizontal line, which I CAN NOT select with a mouse, but only with arrow keys. And it works - all empty cells (both real and with "") are shown. But still, there is no possibility to see not-empty cells (where string length is more than 0). I understand the difference between blank and empty, but is real situations empty string and no string means the same. When user just looking at the cell - it looks empty in both cases. Bottom lime: My suggestion is to modify autofilter in order to make no distinction between blank and empty. As a result, "- not empty -" item will work more usefully for human beings ;) BTW: MS Excel makes no distinction in this case. I actually was using the same document in Excel and OO and faced troubles in OO because I can not use autofilter to select team members which have NO task assigned (cell is empty because formula writes "" there). This is real world example... --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@sc.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@sc.openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: allbugs-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: allbugs-h...@openoffice.org
