https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172448

ady <[email protected]> changed:

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--- Comment #5 from ady <[email protected]> ---
For Calc to easily identify the Headers of the list, it would be helpful to
have a "consistent" layout of the list.

Generally speaking, the adjacent row above the Headers should be empty. If you
have "upper" layers" on your headers (e.g. "Schub" in the G2:K2 range), I would
suggest leaving one (tiny) empty row in-between. It might even work correctly
when such "empty" row is hidden, but I have not specifically tested this.

It is also helpful to have all the Headers named. A header that is an empty
cell might introduce inconsistencies too.

Additionally, the items in the list should rather have at least one column
"complete", preferably the first/left one – a kind of "index" column – with no
empty items in the "middle" of that column.

That way, the user does not need to specifically select the area to be
filtered. All _current_ items will be part of the list, and all Headers will be
correctly identified.

It is always preferable to specifically select the relevant area before
executing an(y) action on a spreadsheet, instead of leaving to the tool to
"read the mind" of the user. If possible, I would suggest teaching your users
(but I indeed understand the reluctance).

As for improving the current heuristics, I don't know whether it requires UX
team, or Calc developers, or both.

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