Feature Request: Drag & Drop Reordering of Rows/Columns in Collabora (Nextcloud Office 25.x)

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I noticed there are still no improvements to column/row reordering in the latest Collabora release (Nextcloud Office 25.x, COOLWSD 25.04.5.2). This was raised before back in early 2023, but it seems to have gone quiet.

On the desktop version of LibreOffice Calc, you can Alt+Drag columns and rows to reorder them quickly. In Collabora, however, the only current methods are:

  • Sorting (not always useful if you want a custom order)

  • Cut + Insert Cut Cells

  • Copy + Delete + Paste

This is a 4-step process for something that should be as simple as drag-and-drop.

Given that a lot of recent updates have been focused on UI color themes and UX polish, it would be fantastic to see this basic spreadsheet functionality addressed. For those of us who work in spreadsheets daily, being able to drag and reorder rows/columns is a huge quality-of-life improvement.

Is there any roadmap update or active discussion on whether this is planned for Collabora Online?

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I went to the site and logged the issue with their ancient system.

But we need a better unified bug tracking and reporting system across the board. i realize that there are separate groups taking on different tasks. But if they don’t reply, then the note I put here or on GitHub just expires… this seems to repeat over and over if you look back historically. although i do have some ideas we’re hoping to implement to start unifying this

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did you use the link above Collabora Online · GitHub?

who is we? GH works fine?