Next week, #LibreOffice 26.8 will bring an improved tabbed user interface. But nobody is forced to use it – the classic menu+toolbar still remains. Indeed, there is no "best" interface, only the right fit: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/21/there-is-no-best-interface/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/4c187c39-c0cc-4ee0-b3cd-310851e4a79c/next-week-libreoffice-26.8-will-bring-an-improved-tabbed-user-interface.RSS for NodeThu, 03 Sep 2026 01:32:48 GMTFri, 21 Aug 2026 11:17:03 GMT60@libreoffice Needs to get integrated into the title bar.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/k0bin/statuses/117133339293399839https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/k0bin/statuses/117133339293399839Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:48:36 GMT@libreoffice I don't envy your position.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://micro.webgarden.click/users/lianna/statuses/01M0J1WXZX8D97VV7738ADP2CChttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://micro.webgarden.click/users/lianna/statuses/01M0J1WXZX8D97VV7738ADP2CCFri, 21 Aug 2026 11:39:31 GMT@lianna It's just for social media. Every time we say "Some people in the LibreOffice community are working on X", people here come out and say "But I don't want X" or "You should be working on Y instead". So we try to pre-empt that, but people will complain anyway about free things

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/libreoffice/statuses/117133270360637221https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/libreoffice/statuses/117133270360637221Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:31:04 GMT@simulo @libreoffice Really hope this is the case because I have a lot of older users who I was able to convince to switch to Libreoffice because it presented a more classical user interface similar to what they were used to from older versions of Microsoft Office before office went all ribbon bar. I've got some users who are extremely resistant to any form of change.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Infoseepage/statuses/117133267876940677https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Infoseepage/statuses/117133267876940677Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:30:26 GMT@Infoseepage As @simulo says, there's been a selector for new installations for a few years now

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/libreoffice/statuses/117133258786702938https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/libreoffice/statuses/117133258786702938Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:28:08 GMT@Infoseepage @libreoffice afaic there is a choice upon a new installation, otherwise it stays as is.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hci.social/users/simulo/statuses/117133240669100447https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hci.social/users/simulo/statuses/117133240669100447Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:23:31 GMT@libreoffice Will fresh installs default to the new tabbed interface? Will users be presented with a choice on installation as to which interface to use? How about on existing installations - will users get switched without being given a choice?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Infoseepage/statuses/117133235117689527https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Infoseepage/statuses/117133235117689527Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:22:06 GMT@libreoffice it's funny that some features are so obviously controversial that you have to apologise and put out a disclaimer whenever you mention it at all

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://micro.webgarden.click/users/lianna/statuses/01M0J0VNVW7MSPPFBE5CTVMYN9https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://micro.webgarden.click/users/lianna/statuses/01M0J0VNVW7MSPPFBE5CTVMYN9Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:21:22 GMT