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Web-based Document Editor? (lemm.ee)
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Hi all,

What fast but functional document editor do you recommend? I would like to add custom fonts and do some page layout work, but otherwise nothing too fancy.

Suggestions?

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[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

OnlyOffice is probably going to be your best bet.

[-] Hawke@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

As long as you’re okay with an interface that slavishly clones the terrible MS-Word ribbon bar.

[-] tja@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Okay, what would be your alternative?

[-] Hawke@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I’m not a huge fan of Google as a company, but Google Docs seems to be the first and only one that actually put some new thought into how to organize their toolbar, so that’s my go-to.

Edit: thinking a little further, my other go-tos are Overleaf or Typst. Those do require that you be okay with a non-wysiwyg editor of course, but they are excellent.

[-] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Why not libreoffice

Edit: I believe it’s maintained unlike the former

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 week ago

OnlyOffice is not the unmaintained OpenOffice.

[-] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 1 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the correction

[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

So, LibreOffice can be used over the Internet in a web browser?

[-] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 7 points 1 week ago
[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Ah, I see. Not as native web application, though.

They’re using Alpine Linux, install X and Openbox and Xvnc and serve KasmVNC via Nginx and connect via KasmVNC to that X instance. LibreOffice is started in fullscreen and looks like a slightly blurry web application.

But in reality it is just a regular desktop installation with some extra things.

@fikran@lemm.ee, maybe this is a solution? I wouldn’t recommend it because it’s not really a web-based document editor.

[-] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 2 points 1 week ago

Oh that looks horrible, never mind!

[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

Usually you just see LibreOffice and nothing else, so it’s fine, I guess. Not a web-based editor, but usable.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I use Collabora CODE, which is an online version of LibreOffice. I don't know a ton about the technical details, but I'm pretty sure it does server side rendering.

Here's a guide to configure it with Nextcloud.

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