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Does it still look like it's from 1998?
It works very well for my light personal needs, but I find the UI to be an eyesore...
I like the 1998 version.
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Do they have a PDF editor solution?
Maybe i got lucky, but i always had good experiences with the pdfs i had to tweak in draw
But most of my modofications are kind of form-filling, alignment font and format was never a reequirement
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Does it still look like it's from 1998?
It works very well for my light personal needs, but I find the UI to be an eyesore...
It has a proper dark mode now. Also there's different icon themes, I like the Breezy theme. Makes it look early 2010s
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Does it still look like it's from 1998?
It works very well for my light personal needs, but I find the UI to be an eyesore...
There's an optional "tabbed interface" in View > User Interface that's a lot like the Office ribbon. Like the Office ribbon, it has context-sensitive additional tabs, and you can enable a compact version that shows less but takes up less vertical space.
I've not had a need for LibreOffice for a while, but it certainly looks a lot less cluttered than the default old-school toolbars.
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Do they have a PDF editor solution?
LibreOffice Draw can actually edit PDFs - it's not perfect for complex layouts but works great for basic editing, adding text, and modifing simple elements (tho sometimes formatting gets a bit wonky).
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I find the title kinda funny; it's August 2025 and we're proud of it
honestly kinda disappointed they switched to calendar versioning, it makes identifying big releases much harder
GNU IMP (i refuse to say the short name) 3.0.0 was such an event, it’s sad knowing libreoffice can’t really have that
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honestly kinda disappointed they switched to calendar versioning, it makes identifying big releases much harder
GNU IMP (i refuse to say the short name) 3.0.0 was such an event, it’s sad knowing libreoffice can’t really have that
Wait, is the G in GNU pronounced like the G in GIMP?!?!?
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Wait, is the G in GNU pronounced like the G in GIMP?!?!?
idk, but the G in GIMP (ugh) does stand for GNU
i wonder if it’s also the official reason that it’s (typically) pronounced in GNOME?
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I like the 1998 version.
If it was good enough for my parents, it’s good enough for me!
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Is dark mode no longer busted?
I guess I'll find out.
On Debian you can fix this by installing libreoffice-gtk3
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idk, but the G in GIMP (ugh) does stand for GNU
i wonder if it’s also the official reason that it’s (typically) pronounced in GNOME?
I know. I just didn't know GNU was pronounced Gee-Noo, like in GIMP
Isn't GNOME also a GNU thing? GNU Image Manipulation Program Network O… Object… Model… uhh… Environment? Also, this means GNOME is pronounced like Genome, as in, like, Jeans and stuff, innit?
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I know. I just didn't know GNU was pronounced Gee-Noo, like in GIMP
Isn't GNOME also a GNU thing? GNU Image Manipulation Program Network O… Object… Model… uhh… Environment? Also, this means GNOME is pronounced like Genome, as in, like, Jeans and stuff, innit?
…do you pronounce GIMP with a soft G?
for all 3 of these projects the main way ive heard them said is with a hard G, i know there is a debate with GNOME as to pronounce the G or not (as in the word "gnome"), idk if a similar debate exists with GNU
imo, there’s no wrong way to pronounce a word, as long as people know what you’re talking about, it’s fine
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…do you pronounce GIMP with a soft G?
for all 3 of these projects the main way ive heard them said is with a hard G, i know there is a debate with GNOME as to pronounce the G or not (as in the word "gnome"), idk if a similar debate exists with GNU
imo, there’s no wrong way to pronounce a word, as long as people know what you’re talking about, it’s fine
Dammit. I want arguments. Chaos. But yes, I do soft G GIMP. Not GNU or GNOME. I do say GNOME with a G, though. I mean, I don't talk about these things IRL. These words don't show up in my convos. Actually, it might be without a G. I guess I could start soft G'ing GNU and GNOME, just because. It's how I got to soft G GIF, by going the opposite way I was doing. And now it just be like that, and hard G GIF feels kinda weird.
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Do you mean this issue?
I had this for a while and took a bit of searching to find this simple fix
Issues with LibreOffice Icons on Dark Mode in Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon
Hi everyone, I’m currently using Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon edition, version 6.2.7, which I reinstalled today on my laptop. When I open LibreOffice Writer, I’m experiencing an issue where some icons aren’t clearly visible i…
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On Debian you can fix this by installing libreoffice-gtk3
Those of us on Debian (stable) won't see this update for 2 years. Haha.
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To be fair, they've had the option to switch to that unusable ribbon thing Microsoft switched to for a while now.
Thankfully, it's not the default.
The ribbon UI sure is shit.
LO has a command palette which is handy when looking for obscure functions. Shift esc.
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The Document Foundation is proud to release LibreOffice 25.8.
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The best open source office suite continues to evolve, while maintaining its focus on privacy and digital sovereignty Berlin, 20 August 2025 – The Document Foundation announces the release of LibreOffice 25.8. This latest version of the market-leading free open source office suite maintains its focus on digital sovereignty and privacy protection. It offers individuals, […]
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New improvements
Highlights of LibreOffice 25.8 include:
- Up to 30% faster opening of files in Writer and Calc
- Support for exporting PDF 2.0
- Improved user interface: the Welcome/What’s New dialog now offers access to the user interface picker and appearance options
- Optimized memory management for smoother operation on virtual desktops
- Improved scrolling through large documents
- New viewer mode to open all files in read-only mode.
- Overhauled word hyphenation and spacing
- New financial functions in Calc
- Significantly better display of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean DOC/DOCX documents
- Spell check dictionaries updates for Danish, English, Hindi, Mongolian, Spanish, Thai, and Ukrainian.
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.Lots of love for LibreOffice.
Its a great opensource project that just keeps chugging along being great.
My team and I use it exclusively in our consultancy. Complex documents and spreadsheets all day long. LO never gets tired.
Without LO id be beholden to Microsoft.
Apache should really release the rights to the name OpenOffice and let LO have it.
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Do they have a PDF editor solution?
Firefox lets you open and edit pdfs
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There's an optional "tabbed interface" in View > User Interface that's a lot like the Office ribbon. Like the Office ribbon, it has context-sensitive additional tabs, and you can enable a compact version that shows less but takes up less vertical space.
I've not had a need for LibreOffice for a while, but it certainly looks a lot less cluttered than the default old-school toolbars.
That looks great
