https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171802
--- Comment #7 from ady <[email protected]> --- (In reply to Anon_0000_Nona_0000 from comment #6) > In my opinion (as a user), the Zero Width Space Character should be visible > where ever it is used. E.g. if a cell contains only a Zero Width Space > Character, then the character should be highlighted as such. If a cell > contains a Zero Width Space Character and other text, then the character > should be highlighted without altering the appearance of the other text. > > Otherwise the user has no way of knowing that such a character exists, which > to me is unexpected behavior. > > It should be shown in the table itself but probably in the FormularBar as > well. > > Maybe an option could be added to enable / disable showing those highlights > of things like Zero Width Space Character. Please do not assume that your use-case and your personal expectations are the same for everyone. Other users might not want for these kind of characters to be displayed on every situation. A normal space character is also not marked in any special way in Calc. The difference with a zero-width character is that when there are other characters around a normal space character, then you can notice it is there, but if a cell contains only a space character, or an empty string (""), it is not obvious and you still have to use Calc's functions to test for such cases. Writer has the possibility to show some kind of marker ("View Field Shadings"). I do not know whether there is a similar possibility in Calc. If there is such an option, we should test it (and bisect the change being reported here, if it different than what was already reported in comment 4). If there is no such an option in Calc, the possibility should be created / implemented. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
