[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 89951] EDITING: format removed when merging formatted with non-formatted cells

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89951

--- Comment #14 from Colin <that.man.colin at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Timur from comment #11)
> Example is given in duplicate 138082 with file attachment 167112 [details]
> compared in MSO and LO before as attachment 167110 [details] and after as
> attachment 167111 [details].
> 
> There are 2 issues here: 
> 
> IMO requests shouldn't be accepted unconditionally as requested: "look for
> the 1st cell with contents and keep that format" but instead to add check
> mark on Merge Cells dialog to say: "keep the format of 1st non-empty cell"
> and remember last status.
> But it may complicate .. let's call UX to decide. 
> 
> Other issue is Help which doesn't explain that Merged Cells adopt the format
> of the first cell and it should. With this bug it should also explain that
> it adopts the format of the first cell with format. 
> This is a note to ask for Documentation change after this bug is decided.

I believe there are more than two issues. I can "Live" format a text string to
reflect many different fonts, sizes and colours which all reproduce faithfully
in the cell. They also reproduce when the cell is "drag" copied and with Ctrl+C
> Ctrl+V.
Merge & Centre also reproduces the variations if they are contained in the
first cell.
I think it's almost an exercise in "mind reading" to ascertain the users' hopes
& dreams

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