Bug 157265 - Can't select an embedded graph - only cells behind
Summary: Can't select an embedded graph - only cells behind
Status: RESOLVED INSUFFICIENTDATA
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.5.5.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
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Reported: 2023-09-15 18:45 UTC by pbmalloy
Modified: 2024-04-28 03:16 UTC (History)
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Description pbmalloy 2023-09-15 18:45:42 UTC
Description:
The selection arrow only selects cells behind objects. The Tools/Options/LibreCalc/View no longer has this checkbox to disable or enable "Select cells behind objects". Google Bard said it was on The Tools/Options/LibreCalc/Grid area but it isn't there. Bard now says this is a known bug.  I can't say when it was introduced because I don't modify graph behavior very often.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a Spreadsheet with an existing embedded graph in a shared data and graph tab
2. Try selecting the graph by clicking on any part of it
3. Only the cells behind the graph can be select

Actual Results:
The graph acts as though it is transparent / non-existent and clicking only selects cells underneath graph

Expected Results:
The graph should be the "top" object and double clicking the object should be selectable 


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Graphs should be on top of the grids and double-click should select any object over the spreadsheet cell grid array.
Comment 1 ady 2023-09-15 20:05:34 UTC
I would suggest:
* Add a link to whatever Help content that mentions that option.
* Use the "Add an attachment" link to attach a sample file. Beware: it will be publicly available.

See 
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/Bugzilla/Sanitizing_Files_Before_Submission
Comment 2 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2023-09-29 20:57:15 UTC
Can't reproduce in:

Version: 7.5.7.1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 47eb0cf7efbacdee9b19ae25d6752381ede23126
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-AU (en_AU.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

From what I can tell, "Select cells behind objects" has never existed, it might be Bard hallucinating.

As ady said, please provide an example file in which the issue happens.
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2024-03-28 03:13:07 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2024-04-28 03:16:27 UTC
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