Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Sort Bug ?

Tim Lloyd's comment is not acceptable!
This is not a question of a (unpaid) programmer's likings or priorities 
-- this is a serious question of Libre Office's liability,
because both of the the sort buttons in the toolbar (asc & desc) give 
wrong results as well as there is no clear explanation why and how the 
sort command
in Data=> sort must be "customized" if yopu want a correct result.

A spreadsheet program that cannot be fully trusted is totally worthless!!

These "bugs" are a result of very bad planning and an obviously total 
lack of control & testing of the programming before it was accepted
as a feature in Calc and the complete LibreOffice suite.

Neither is this really not a "game" -- anyone who goes for to 
programming something for LibreOffice must feel the responsibility for 
the result -- as well as
the controlling team (if any?).

The sort feature is a very important feature why these faults have to be 
corrected immediately
>>    the function of both the sort buttons set to "normal" sort of a 
selected range
>>    all selections set to blanc in Data=>sort=>options
Pertti Rönnberg



On 26.3.2015 2:12, Tim Lloyd wrote:
> Hi,
>
> while LO does allow a certain amount of customisation, at this point 
> in the game this particular menu option can not be changed.
>
> This then becomes a feature request, either
>
>  * change the default
>  * allow the sort options to be customised
>
> Once a feature request is submitted it is really up to a (unpaid) 
> programmer to step forward and take on the action. I can't see this 
> being high on the programmer's list of priorities but it may be deemed 
> an "easy hack" which an aspiring young person could field.
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
>
> On 26/03/15 10:58, Richard VINCK wrote:
> > Tim Lloyd
> > Thank you for pointing this. Indeed, unticking it works then correctly.
> > But it should be the default, and should remain unticked. (and should 
> > be more visible, as it is hidden in the Option tab)
> > Can we make it as default?
> >
> > On 2015-03-26 00:42, Tim Lloyd wrote:
> > > A quick look at the doco reveals...
> > >
> > > Range contains column/row labels
> > > – omits the first row or the first column in the selection from the 
> > > sort
> > >
> > > Untick this box and you are sorted.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > On 26/03/15 10:06, Wade Smart wrote:
> > > > Hmm I just tried to sort going through the
> > > > sort menu and I still cant get it to sort
> > > > properly.
> > > >
> > > > It does numbers just fine though.
> > > > --
> > > > Registered Linux User: #480675
> > > > Registered Linux Machine: #408606
> > > > Linux since June 2005
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Wade Smart <wadesmart@gmail.com> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > **cough cough** .. feature understood.
> > > > > --
> > > > > Registered Linux User: #480675
> > > > > Registered Linux Machine: #408606
> > > > > Linux since June 2005
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 6:02 PM, Michael Tiernan
> > > > > <michael.tiernan@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > On 3/25/15 6:53 PM, Wade Smart wrote:
> > > > > > > I have 4.2.7.2 on Ubuntu 14.04 and you are correct, sort is not 
> > > > > > > working.
> > > > > > When I reported it, I provided a great deal of information about 
> > > > > > it and
> > > > > > was told "Not a bug" and "works for me" by those who have the 
> > > > > > power to
> > > > > > close bugs.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My argument was/is that if you use the sort arrows (as you have done
> > > > > > here) then you're asking/telling LO to sort the selected rows 
> > > > > > with no
> > > > > > options.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Instead it was deemed correct that instead, LO assumes the first 
> > > > > > cell
> > > > > > found is used as a label regardless of any other settings.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This "feature" (*cough*) cost me a number of hours of work to get 
> > > > > > around
> > > > > > and avoid.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The argument is that since you can use the "Sort" menu option and 
> > > > > > change
> > > > > > this behavior *for each sort occurrence* then there's a work 
> > > > > > around for
> > > > > > the "feature" and we should be happy with that.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > >    << MCT >> Michael C Tiernan. http://www.linkedin.com/in/mtiernan
> > > > > >    Non Impediti Ratione Cogatationis
> > > > > >    Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs
> > > > > >     should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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