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submitted 2 days ago by carotte to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

excited to see what this means for the project, the poor UI/UX of libreoffice is easily its most glaring flaw imo

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[-] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Boo. It's one of the last GUI software without user infantilization syndrome. Go use Google Docs if you want your software to coddle you.

I swear if LibreOffice starts talking to me like I'm a child like MS Office does or starts having animations that actively slow me down and spike my CPU usage just to open a menu or something.

Also, I've noticed a pretty strong correlation between "modern UX" and instability in office software. I don't think I've ever had LibreOffice crash on me, the last major UX revision of MS Office definitely crashed more often than LibreOffice, and the latest version of MS Office crashes at least once every time I have to use it taking my unsaved work with it even with autosave on. I don't know what "experience" they're aiming for but not crashing and causing data loss should probably be prioritized over making it look pretty.

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

They can develop multiple UI's. One for normal users and a classic one for people who like everything without a single menu bar or drop down menu to abstract the clutter away

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