[Bug 158587] Improve column/row highlighting in Calc

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158587

--- Comment #10 from Mike Kaganski <mikekaganski at hotmail.com> ---
(In reply to ady from comment #8)
> If we talk about seeing related data, Calc lacks the (basic) possibility of
> tracing precedents (and dependents) on cells located on other worksheets
> (tdf#63087); that's much more relevant and much more useful regarding
> related data IMO.

Additionally, this is a *wrong* idea. Tracking precedents / dependents is
completely orthogonal to the basic idea of tables as structured representation
of data: precedents / dependents allow to *build* the data, but not to *use* it
- because table represents records, with came type of data in each record in
the same position; each record having different data belonging to the same
entity. Seeing different pieces belonging to the same entity; or same data of
different entities - is the most important aspect of *tabular* representation.
Comapring apples to oranges, and calling aspects of *creating* tables "much
more useful" than aspects of *using* tables is counter-productive.

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