[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 33201] UI: Highlight (not select) current row and column in spreadsheet

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33201

--- Comment #23 from business at tokenterprises.com ---
I am not a programmer, but this lack of a feature has always baffled me for its
seemingly simple solution, and the lack of it has made working from a
spreadsheet much more tedious (when calling hundreds of phone numbers from a
contact list, for example.) I've never understood why this is such a difficult
task, considering so many other programs, like gnucash, are able to highlight
(or put a temporary border) around the row and/or column last clicked on. 

It sees to me, and this is for anyone who does have the notion for programming
it in, that it should be as simple as duplicating the routines in the select
row/column action that cause the selected row/column to highlight. It is
obvious this routine analyzes the position of the cell, figures out which
column and row it is in, determines which cell in that row is the first one in
the sheet that is actively being displayed on the screen, and then paints a
background color in that originating cell, and continues +1 until all actively
displayed cells in the row/column are painted. 

Couldn't a duplicate of this routine be created for a highlighting function
(turned on and off in a menu item?) The only difference would be using a
different color. This routine also wouldn't select the first cell in the
column/row you select, as you would be selecting a cell first, and calling the
routine to highlight second.

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