[enhance] Now & Clear for Date Cells

[Better Red]

I find it awkward (nigh impossible) to Touch or Null a date field in the spreadsheet if it already has a value.

In tracking the processing of research papers I routinely change one of three custom date columns. I never enter a date into the columns, all I ever do is 'Set blah blah to Today' and occasionally I 'Clear blah blah'.

Would it be possible to provide keyboard shortcuts on Custom Column Date spreadsheet cells to perform these functions.

The new cell highlighting feature means that editing columns in the spreadsheet is now a much more attractive option. Except for these dates, which are three of the six columns I most frequently edit, the other three are text columns with fixed sets of permissible values.

I would prefer that the shortcuts operate on the cell in its displayed form, not in its editing form.

BR

calibre 9.31, Windows 7-SP1

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

Fixed in branch lp:calibre. The fix will be in the next release. calibre is usually released every Friday.

 status fixreleased