On Wednesday 20 September 2006 05:20 am, BillM wrote:
> Dan Lewis wrote:
> > Are you sure you are using the Backspace key and not the
> > Delete key?
>
> Very sure!
>
> > I created two columns in Calc. The first one was a set of
> > numbers, and the second column contained formula (multiples
> > of Col. A). I used the Backspace key to delete a range of cells
> > in Col. B. The cell contents were erased. I selected another
> > range of Col B. Then I used the Delete key. Tha is what I got
> > the dialog box you mentioned.
>
> I have tried many combinations from single cell, a number of
> cells in a row, a number of cells in a column, to a block of
> cells - always the same results. The "default settings" in the
> selection box are always the one I want - its just an extra
> step.
>
> > I use the linux version of 2.0.3. This is the same
> > behavior that
> > I have seen since 1.0.3 on Linux.
>
> I don't remember any problem in OO.o Calc ver. 1.0.5. In version
> 2.0 was definitely correct. I thought it was a setting I
> couldn't find. I downloaded and installed OO.o 2.0.2.1 from
> Mandriva's RPM library. In another couple months I will be
> upgrading my OS.
> Thanks for the input.
It is possible that Mandirva made a change in that part of OOo's
code and that is why you have a problem. I have been using Mandriva
since 8.2. (It was Mandrake then.) I download OOo from the OOo web
site rather than Mandriva. Since OOo 2.0.0, the Linux version has
contained RPM files.
Dan
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