Bug 159621 - Highlighting Positve Numbers Libre Office Calc
Summary: Highlighting Positve Numbers Libre Office Calc
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.5.9.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Keywords: needsUXEval
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Blocks: Number-Format
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Reported: 2024-02-07 14:30 UTC by Knu-Vise
Modified: 2024-02-27 01:45 UTC (History)
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Description Knu-Vise 2024-02-07 14:30:53 UTC
Description:
Highlighting Negative Numbers is a check box --> add one for positive Numbers

for example green

Steps to Reproduce:


1. Select the cells and choose Format - Cells.

2. On the Numbers tab, select a number format and mark Negative numbers red check box. Click OK. --> Add new Check Box

Actual Results:
nothing because Enhancement

Expected Results:
New Check Box


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_minusvalue.html?DbPAR=CALC

On the Numbers tab, select a number format and mark Negative numbers red check box. Click OK.
Comment 1 Rafael Lima 2024-02-07 22:43:43 UTC
FYI you can achieve this by simply entering the code below in "Format code".

[GREEN]0;[RED]-0

Also conditional formatting could be used to achieve the same result.

I'm not sure about adding a new check box in the UI.
Comment 2 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2024-02-22 17:07:20 UTC
Let's see what the UX/design team thinks.
Comment 3 Heiko Tietze 2024-02-23 08:54:55 UTC
Negative numbers in red is a typical use case for finance. Missing your use case that requires numbers in red for positive value,. And I doubt there is one, generalizable, so Rafael's advice (easy to get from the Format Code line) is the recommended way to format. 

Besides, you can always use conditional formatting.
Comment 4 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2024-02-27 01:45:17 UTC
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #3)
> Missing your use
> case that requires numbers in red for positive value
Just noting that OP was asking for positive numbers in green.
But I also think that workarounds available are sufficient.