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Bug 465840 - Implement proper searching in the named expression (Ctrl-F3) dialog.
Implement proper searching in the named expression (Ctrl-F3) dialog.
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: Gnumeric
Classification: Applications
Component: GUI
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Other All
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Assigned To: Jody Goldberg
Jody Goldberg
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Reported: 2007-08-12 02:28 UTC by Morten Welinder
Modified: 2010-06-04 09:19 UTC
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Description Morten Welinder 2007-08-12 02:28:16 UTC 
1. It isn't clear how to edit an existing name's expression.
2. I can't seem to enter a relative cell reference as the expression.
Comment 1 Jody Goldberg 2008-06-22 20:09:47 UTC 
(2) appears fixed, but there is certainly plenty we could improve upon.

a) Use a table with distinct columns rather than prefixing the name with the sheet context.
b) Use in table combos to change the context from sheet <-> workbook rather than wasting space
c) Make the search capabilities more discoverable
Comment 2 Andreas J. Guelzow 2010-06-03 06:09:37 UTC 
I have redesigned the dialog to waste less space and to provide more information. 
Rather than prefixing the name with the sheet context or having a separate column, I have grouped the expressions by scope. This gives us space to even show the expression (or part of it).

We still need to implement proper searching.
Comment 3 Andreas J. Guelzow 2010-06-04 09:19:35 UTC 
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.