LibreOffice 4.4 Released With Better OOXML Support, UI Improvements

[Adarion]

I am fine with the user interface, I do not need "fancy" looks, they distract me and keep me from reaching the things I wanted. I like to see the content in colours if need be but not the frame around it. Windows 95 battleship grey wasn't that bad.
I never got warm with any ribbon stuff.
Either way, good to see the next release, sadly I still have to be lucky over any OOXML improvements. Way too many people still use this pesterous format.

[Sama Vim]

>> so I don't understand your point there
The MS Office Ribbon is limited to MS Office. Those who master it build up a habitual intolerance to other user interfaces. At that point it's a non-transferable skill. locking one into being uncomfortable with other conventional interfaces. A lot of GUI-centric applications use established menu and function names, where a user can become experienced with a particular application, a transferable skill where he/she can adapt to a different application with a much smaller learning curve.

[duby229]

Vi

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That's funny:

[finalzone]

Either way, good to see the next release, sadly I still have to be lucky over any OOXML improvements.

The issue is actually created by Microsoft themselves for the very purpose of vendor lock-in. No matter what, the competitions will continue to play catch up. Sometimes, Microsoft by doing so made their own format incompatible within their own Office.

http://www.linuxveda.com/2014/11/29/never-use-microsofts-ooxml-pseudo-standard-format/

[Adarion]

The issue is actually created by Microsoft themselves for the very purpose of vendor lock-in. No matter what, the competitions will continue to play catch up. Sometimes, Microsoft by doing so made their own format incompatible within their own Office.
http://www.linuxveda.com/2014/11/29/...andard-format/

I know. I know. They don't even keep to their own published "standards" and yes, MSO is not even compatible with itself. But try to explain non-computer people these issues. They will just tell you to use MSO, especially at universitys "we get it so cheap here, why worry".

[Sonadow]

I know. I know. They don't even keep to their own published "standards" and yes, MSO is not even compatible with itself. But try to explain non-computer people these issues. They will just tell you to use MSO, especially at universitys "we get it so cheap here, why worry".

The school i work in has an agreement with Microsoft where the school will pay Microsoft an agreed-upon amount of money every year; in return, all students and staff are entitled to free licenses of Office. In return, we are required to keep stock of the licenses issued and Microsoft reserves the right to audit the license records and carry out an unannounced investigation if it suspects any abuse of the privilege.

Hardly any incentive to use anything other than Office in this environment.

BTW, just successfully built the latest git version of LO.

[curaga]

Microsoft reserves the right to audit the license records and carry out an unannounced investigation if it suspects any abuse of the privilege.

This alone should be enough incentive.

[Daktyl198]

This alone should be enough incentive.

Oh geez, I didn't know the police were supposed to announce their search warrants in advance as well. You know, so the suspects can destroy the fucking evidence.
same thing.

[curaga]

There is a huge difference between a corporation and the police.

[SystemCrasher]

There is a huge difference between a corporation and the police.

Yet MS has gone so far they think it is okay to be some sort of "IT police" and "PC tax" collectors. One of reasons I dislike them so much is this kind of attitude. Bunch of really unwelcome usurpers.