GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 533051
page does not scroll when searching for reference field
Last modified: 2009-06-11 05:48:09 UTC
Please describe the problem: I enter "=" in a cell, then go to another worksheet to reference another cell. When I do that, the scroll wheel in my mouse does not scroll that page as it does normally. Steps to reproduce: 1. enter "=" in a cell 2. go to another worksheet 3. use the mouse scroll wheel Actual results: the page does not scroll Expected results: When I use the mouse wheel, the page I'm viewing should scroll Does this happen every time? Yes Other information: It works if I don't go to a different worksheet
Interestingly, something does actually scroll. Namely, the sheet where you entered "=" appears to scroll. This led me to conclude that his was a focus problem. Scrolling works, simply not on the sheet that is active at the time, but rather the sheet that has the input focus. There are two behaviours from this that a user does not expect: 1) The active sheet does not scroll (as described in the bug) 2) The "=" sheet might be scrolled so far that the cell with the "=" itself is no longer visible when switching back! (which is even more confusing). Not difficult to fix, patch attached (maybe the patch can be brushed up to integrate a bit neater though, let me know if it needs polishing).
Created attachment 135904 [details] [review] proposed solution (force focusing of the selected sheet, this appears to solve the problem)
*** Bug 580356 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Thanks Almer! This problem has been fixed in the development version. The fix will be available in the next major software release. Thank you for your bug report.