https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161709
--- Comment #28 from Mihai Vasiliu <mihai.vasiliu...@gmail.com> --- (In reply to Eyal Rozenberg from comment #27) > Created attachment 194910 [details] > 5 Screenshots exemplifying how LO 24.8 rectangle hides adjacent cell > contents; MSO, LO 24.2, LO 24.8 > > Adding a comparative grid of screenshots and related comments from the > related bug 161740: > > While the aesthetics of this focus rectangle are annoying, the more > significant problem IMHO. Is cell content being hidden. If a wide rectangle > is drawn on the inside, it will hide the cell's own contents; and if a wide > rectangle is drawn on the outside (especially with the extra pixel(s) of > clearance from the active cell edge) - it will hide other cells' contents, > and possibly more than just one. That is really detrimental and frustrating, > requiring artificial movement just to figure out what the cell actually > contains. > > I believe that the width must be _limited_, and moreover, must be split > between the inside and the outside of the cell, so that none of their > contents is drawn over by the focus rectangle, nor touched at the adjacent > pixel. That is to say - Excel gets it right. :-( Excellent collage of screenshots! I really agree that the way Excel displays the selection is the best. We should follow the same strategy in my opinion. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
