https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171802
--- Comment #8 from [email protected] --- (In reply to ady from comment #7) > (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 asked for the ""adequate" display to have". Noone has answered, so I gave my opinion. The adequate display can only really be known if people express what they believe is right; I was merely the first person to respond. I don't get why you think I "assume that [my] use-case and [my] personal expectations are the same for everyone." I never hinted at that, I never said that, I never meant that. > If there is no such an option in Calc, the possibility should be created / > implemented. I did suggest that too. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
