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I’m trying but going from the ribbon interface I’ve been using since 2006 to the pre-ribbon interface feels like a time warp, in a bad way.
I'm old... i remember when everyone absolutely abhorred the ribbon interface.
Still hate it here!
that's so funny to hear, all I've been hearing from linux users for the last forever is how much they hate the ribbon!
Ephere below mentioned you can change it to a tabbed interface here: https://books.libreoffice.org/en/WG252/WG2521-UserInterfaceVariants.html#toc6
It’s resistance to change. When it was new, people hated it. Now when it’s old, it’s hard going back. If you never changed, it’s new and bad.
OSS isn’t known for its revolutionary user interface experiences.
Yeah, the OSS Office apps are so ugly and painful to use after using MS Office for over a decade. Really reminds me about how much I hated using MS Office before the redesigned UI.
(Really hoping to trigger Cunningham's Law on this one)
You want to select the Tabbed interface here: https://books.libreoffice.org/en/WG252/WG2521-UserInterfaceVariants.html#toc6
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Sweet. Anyone recently install this for the first time?:
I’d think the installer could ask if the user is most familiar with Microsoft products or whatever, then confirm which interface will be defaulted as a result.
Would have to create an issue or something for this eh
I haven't installed it recently, but I swear a few months ago or so it came up with a selection screen for which UI I wanted. I can't remember which I picked rn, I just know I think I switched recently because i couldn't find the hanging indent to save my life, and I was writing a paper...
Not in the Settings for some reason.
Thank you, that’s very helpful.
It’s sorta typical of the OSS community. Engineers aren’t designers and it would seem that UI designers are either not as interested in OSS as engineering types or they’re squeezed out by curmudgeonly engineers.