https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155555
Bug ID: 155555
Summary: Holding down arrow key to navigate cells is
unintuitive and scrolls too far
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.5.2.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Calc
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
Libreoffice Calc seems to take user arrow key presses a little too literally.
If a user holds down an arrow key when navigating cells, it seems that
Libreoffice registers every repeated key press sent by the OS and tries to
apply them to the navigation. The result is unintuitive for the user. The
effect is that the user presses the arrow key intending to navigate to some
other cell, perhaps performing a selection, but when they release the key,
navigation continues for a long time, and they end up somewhere far from where
they intended to be.
To me, the expected behavior is that Libreoffice stops navigating almost
immediately on release of the arrow key, so the user ends up where they
expected to be.
I believe PgDn and PgUp are similarly affected.
Other users are affected, but don't know what to do about it, e.g.:
https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/my-spreadsheeet-scrolls-itself-how-do-i-stop-it/26764
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select a cell
2. Hold down the arrow key for a few seconds
3. Release the arrow key
Actual Results:
Cell navigation continues for a long time.
Expected Results:
Cell navigation stops almost immediately after releasing the arrow key.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
I don't think Excell has the same issue, or other things that scroll like web
browsers etc. they all stop when you release the arrow key.
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