[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 108276] UI for grey lines in Format Cells/ Border allows illogical and confusing settings

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108276

--- Comment #7 from Kevin <timbacontent at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Telesto from comment #6)
> I reported the same issue (bug 107679). It's supposed to be a feature =)
> 
> You can click on the gray line to choose a new border style (first click),

Here's that "feature =)" in action:

1. click on an empty cell with no formatting
2. set the border style to a fat red line
3. click until the border is shown as a grey line
4. okay the dialog

nada ... no border is applied

The user is given the ability to turn a line grey - and forced to always click
through this option - and yet there is no case that I've found where said
cumbersome option actually does anything.

It's like walking into a dark room, but to get to the light switch, you have to
first switch on two other switches but don't do anything other than give you
access to the functional light switch.

I understand why Calc would SHOW me a grey line and what it means; I don't
understand why Calc gives me the ability to turn a line grey and forces me to
make this decision every single time I need to remove a border - a border that
Calc has put there against my will because it fails to implement Excel's wonder
ability to "paste copied cells" above or below, thus allowing the user to
control border formatting in bulk and not have use the format cells/border
dialog every time to remove the unwanted additions.

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