[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 54021] EDITING: Fields in tablecontrols of a form could not be moved/sorted

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54021

--- Comment #39 from Drew Jensen <drewjensen.inbox at gmail.com> ---


 (In reply to Howard Johnson from comment #36)
> (In reply to robert from comment #35)
> > This bug is described for moving/sorting fields, not for copying fields. If
> > copying fields isn't working please write a new bug for this problem.
> 
> Sad state of affairs.  Broken for at least 5 years.  In the mean time, with
> the workaround described above, one can do a move via a copy and then delete.
> 
> I'm working on the related bug reports:
> 
> Bug 1) this one: 54021 - You can't move fields, and when you try nothing
> happens.
> 
> Bug 2) When you perform the workaround the mouse drag does a field copy (not
> the expected field move).  Actually I find copy more useful than a move, but
> I think both features are needed: copy & move.  Anyway copy is half way to a
> move.  Add a delete and we have a move, well almost...
> 
> Bug 3) As it turns out the copy doesn't work so well either.  It is only a
> copy of the original field, before edits were made.  So the 2nd workaround
> is to hand edit the new copy to change to, and move properties from the old
> field, prior to deleting it.
> 
> 
> So notwithstanding these 3 bugs, with 2 workarounds and some elbow grease we
> can move and reorder fields.


4 Bugs not 3 actually.

There is no workaround for rearranging tablecontrol columns in a Form that is
opened in dataentry mode. Another feature lost shortly after the fork from OOo.

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