[Bug 161204] UI - dashed outline for active cell border

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161204

--- Comment #3 from ady <adylo811517 at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Robert Lacroix from comment #0)
> Fix this problem once-and-for-all by changing cell border for active and
> selected cells to a dashed line using the normal colour for dashes and the
> complementary colour between the dashes.

There are some merits to the proposal, but also some potential conflicts. The
solid "focus" (or active) line might conflict with some borders and other lines
used in Calc, but dashed lines are also in use under other conditions.

In LO 24.2, there have been some changes that affect how the active cell is
shown/marked. For instance, there is a new optional Column/Row Highlighting
setting.

Further changes in up-coming versions will also have an impact on this matter.
For example, the active cell/range indicator (the same we are discussing in
this enhancement request) is shown slightly outside the cell, instead of
overlapping with the cell's limits / grid / border.

So maybe this enhancement request includes an interesting suggestion, but
perhaps the aforementioned changes reduce the need for it. Using a 2-colors
"dashed" surrounding line to mark the active cell/range might be worth
consideration anyway.

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