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LibreOffice 24.2 Released For This Leading Free Software Office Suite (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] 11 points 2 years ago* (11 children)

Why libre office hasn't adopted the tabbed many bar yet is beyond me ! They are probably not gonna be sued by Microsoft. It is just a huge ux improvement and would ease the friction for new comers especially that everyone is used to using tabbed bar on every other software.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I actually prefer it that way. With tabbed Ribbons (Is it how they're called?), I constantly have to look over and over again which tab the thing I need is located, ending up in question why X is put here but not there.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    "improvement" lol xD

    I hate that BS with a passion. Never find anything I need and always spend way more clicks than needed for simple tasks.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago*

    It improves discoverability for new users, just like having menus and submenus instead of a single list of commands, or just a command prompt.

    If you're used to the old ways, of course it doesn't help... and if you know your shortcuts or command line commands, even a menu becomes a hindrance 🤷

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Is this tabbed user interface what you're asking for?
    https://books.libreoffice.org/en/IG72/IG7212-UserInterfaceVariants.html#toc8

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes some call it tabbed menu. Others call it ribbon menu. It should be the default as many users nowadays are used to this UX paradigm

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Based on this comment section, it isn't all that clear which one should be the default... probably a compromise could be made by adding a more obvious way to switch between the modes.

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