Issue 58264

Summary: A formula could also be started with the '+', not only the "=" character .
Product: Calc Reporter: giuliano1969 <thegiulians>
Component: codeAssignee: spreadsheet <spreadsheet>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: issues@sc <issues>
Severity: Trivial    
Priority: P3 CC: issues, lars_o_hansen
Version: OOo 2.0Keywords: oooqa
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows XP   
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT Latest Confirmation in: ---
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screenshot of OOO and Excel parsing diffrently the same string none

Description giuliano1969 2005-11-21 20:46:55 UTC 
A formula could also be started with the '+', not only the "=" character. (try
it in excel ...)

BUT, the formula parser of OOO Spreadsheet miss to pay attention when a string
is started with a '+' char.

This defect, also create a misunderstandig between OOO and Excel: if I save the
file in the xls format, and open it simultaneously with Ms Excel, looks what
happens in the screenshot, if I simply click on that cell in Ms Excel....
For OOO the cell contains a string, for Excel a formula!!

Just as an example of how is annoyng this defect, consider an everyday use of
Excel: digiting the sum of some numbers or some cells... without having to digit
also that annoying "=" char, that in the european keyboards needs also the shift
key!!

Giuliano
Comment 1 giuliano1969 2005-11-21 20:48:01 UTC 
Created attachment 31692 [details]
screenshot of OOO and Excel parsing diffrently the same string
Comment 2 lars 2005-11-22 19:02:11 UTC 
this is a request for enhancement, not a defect
Comment 3 dridgway 2005-11-23 04:15:55 UTC 
Looks like a dupe of #20496.
Comment 4 frank 2005-11-24 13:32:25 UTC 
Exactly !

So I close it as double to Issue 20496

Frank

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 20496 ***
Comment 5 frank 2005-11-24 13:32:53 UTC 
closed double