[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 113603] Enhancement: unified table management in Writer

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113603

--- Comment #4 from Heiko Tietze <tietze.heiko at gmail.com> ---
Created attachment 137588
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Mockup for simple table management

Word cuts out the col/row and inserts it above or left of the new selection.
User feedback is given via cursor which turns into an arrow down/left at the
respective position at the table (plus a 'select all' floating button at
top/left). 

We do the same for user feedback, and I think that's sufficient. Adding a lot
of decorations around the table on hoover might be annoying for most users who
don't want to manipulate rows/cols and is not much helpful for the rest. 

I fully agree on the other hand with cutting the col/row and a 'natural
pasting'. So when the clipboard contains structured data it should be added as
this. Word extends the table if the cursor is not at the first col/row (e.g. at
B2), which makes sense.
Missing in Word is a way to simply copy the data and keep the structure. We
could make this possible by keeping the current behavior when only cells are
selected. But in case the full col/row is selected it should also use the table
structure. Tried to illustrate this in the attachment.


The proposal doesn't consider a selection within the table (e.g. A2:B3). In
this case Word and Writer work the same way and keep the source structure
intact and paste the content into the target cells (data are overridden without
warning). Would keep this.

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