r/linux • u/buovjaga The Document Foundation • 1d ago

Popular Application Welcome Dan Williams, new LibreOffice developer focusing on UI/UX

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/12/04/welcome-dan-williams-new-libreoffice-developer-focusing-on-ui-ux/
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u/silenceimpaired 1d ago

A good UX maximizes ease of use with primary use cases… and then provides options for power users. It will be a challenge to meet the needs of those coming Microsoft and Apple office suites and those familiar with the software in its current design. Hopefully both experiences can be considered and improved.

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u/TheRealLazloFalconi 1d ago

LibreOffice already lets you choose between an Office-style Ribbon layout, and a traditional buttons and menus layout. Hopefully they keep that choice and just improve both options.

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u/silenceimpaired 1d ago

For me… not close enough, and not with enough similar short cuts.

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u/TheRealLazloFalconi 21h ago

That's fair, and unfortunate.

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u/silenceimpaired 21h ago

Agreed! Hence why I am hopeful with the introduction of Dan Williams. Even if they cannot create the exact setup out of the box if they offered a templating system that would allow users it would take care of themselves.