https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90393

            Bug ID: 90393
           Summary: Text cell as first cell in range should not
                    automatically be considered as label
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 4.5.0.0.alpha0+ Master
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: medium
         Component: Calc
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: rb.hensc...@t-online.de

This issue is about the one-click sort options in the toolbar, which are
commands .uno:SortAscending and .uno:SortDescending.

If you select a vertical range of cells and use these commands, you can observe
the following behavior:
(1) If the first cell is numeric, LibreOffice sorts the whole range.
(2) If the first cell is a text cell, LibreOffice assumes first cell is a label
and sort starts with the second cell of the range.

In case of (2) there is no way to tell LibreOffice to _not_ use the first cell
as label. [I know you can sort it as desired by using the long way over Data >
Sort etc., which is command .uno:DataSort, but this issue is about the above
mentioned special sort icons.]

The missing ability to allow the user to decide whether the first cell is a
label or not creates confusion, read e.g thread
http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/LibreOffice-Sort-Bug-td4144500.html

In addition, Excel does not assume a label, if all cells are text cells.
Therefore the behavior in LibreOffice is unexpected for persons switching from
Excel.
Softmaker works as Excel, Gnumeric has no one-click sort, but only a dialog.

You can think of a global setting, a per document setting, a popup asking,
different commands for assuming label or not, or other ideas. There is no
obvious solution and therefore I think, it should be discussed in UX.

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