[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 63374] calc gives no visual clue about enter/edit cell mode

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63374

--- Comment #10 from Heiko Tietze <heiko.tietze at documentfoundation.org> ---
(In reply to Severo Raz from comment #9)
> Now, if while entering the formula in a cell, you happen to switch
> back-and-forth between text-cursor and cell-cursor modes several times, it
> is not impossible that you'll forget which mode you're on.
Not a big deal, and you likely never look at the statusbar or other peripheral
places when editing a formula. But admitted, it happens that you press the
arrow accidentally.

> * Changing the cursor in the cell formula between a line and a block, where
> a block cursor indicates you're in cell-cursor mode.
We change the cursor in edit mode from Default to IBeam but only when over the
cell. And leaving the edit mode does not immediately update the cursor. That
could be improved.

> * Adding a border to the formula cell, albeit one styled differently than
> the cell-cursor border. For example, the formula cell border during
> cell-cursor mode could have a dashed stroke.
Don't think we should mess with decorations because the cell might be
user-formatted. And any format is prone to fail for not being accessible or not
fitting into the personal preferences.

> * Changing the background color of the formula cell slightly according to
> the cursor mode.
Same as above but less strict.

> * Adding arrow icons in all four directions of the cell under the
> cell-cursor while on cell-cursor mode; removing these icons while in
> text-cursor mode.
Sounds like over-engineering to me.

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