https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158288
--- Comment #30 from Eyal Rozenberg <eyalr...@gmx.com> --- (In reply to Sahil Gautam from comment #28) > Hi, I had some more ideas related to this bug, and the related bugs. So as > per my understanding, a merged cell is the top left cell of the merge range, > just covering the other cells (hiding them). Sort of. It were "the top left cell", period, then it should not be selected when a selection only involves columns other than the left one. The ambiguity regarding what and where the merged cell is cannot be perfectly settled; we can only try to minimize inconsistency, confusing and frustrated expectations - but they will not reach zero. There will always trade-offs. Let's take your proposal: > when dragging and selecting, > we should show all the hidden cells > as shadows, so that the selection/dragging becomes more intuitive and once > the select/drag > is over, we can just hide the shadows of the hidden cells, letting the top > left cell cover the whole merge area. Other than the visualization aspect, you're suggesting a third kind of selection logic - neither what we have now nor the logic I've suggested. With your logic, if I've merged A4:C4 and shift-select B2:B5 - I will actually not get the merged cell selected. Is this what I wanted? Perhaps that's debatable. But what if I just select the merged cell - clicking on what used to be B4? Is the merged cell selected? That's inconsistent what your selection logic; or is the B4 "underneath" it get selected? That's definitely not what the use expects. So, I don't think the consistency/usability trade-off you suggest with your proposal is the right thing to do. (And if I've misinterpreted your suggestion, please correct me.) -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
