Calc/Features/Multi-range copy and paste
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Multi-range copy and paste
Abstract
This feature extends Calc's current copy and paste functionality, to allow copying of a set of multiple non-contiguous ranges. When pasted, all copied data get consolidated into a single range either horizontally or vertically. There are some restrictions when ranges are being copied, in order to ensure that the pasted range become a rectangular range.
Detailed Specification
When copying
When copying a set of non-contiguous ranges, the ranges must either
- have the same row range i.e. identical begin/end row pair, or
- have the same column range i.e. identical begin/end column pair.
If neither of these conditions is met, an error message will appear, and nothing gets copied to the clipboard.
When pasting
When pasting, the non-contiguous ranges copied to the clipboard get consolidated into a single range and that single range gets pasted to the destination. How the ranges get consolidated depends on whether the ranges have identical column range (row-wise separation), or they have identical row range (column-wise separation). For row-wise separation, ranges join by removing empty rows between the copied ranges, while for column-wise separation, ranges join by removing empty columns in-between them.
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