We've come a long, long way... (Top screenshot is StarOffice from the mid-'90s, and bottom is LibreOffice today.) Learn more about the software's roots, with Stefan Soyka: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/06/18/before-libreoffice-there-was-openoffice-and-before-openoffice-there-was-staroffice/ #foss#OpenSource #freesoftware
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@libreoffice There was a StarOffice 5.1 CD with a computer magazine back in the days. Fun fact, I can launch LibreOffice by running "soffice".
@libreoffice Lobenswert übrigens, wie einfach auch #barrierefreiePDF mit #Writer erstellt werden können. Vorausgesetzt, ihr nutzt konsequent Absatzformate etc, müssen die PDF nur noch minimal in Acrobat nachbearbeitet werden. Was dagegen zB bei Apple #Pages zum Teil rauskommt, ist verheerend.
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I used my copy of Office 2010 for as long as I could...then turned to LibreOffice & Writer. Absolute life savers!
I used my copy of Office 2010 for as long as I could...then turned to LibreOffice & Writer. Absolute life savers!
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@libreoffice I'll be honest. I did not like StarOffice at all back in the day. Back then I was doing Desktop Publishing with Ventura DTP and generating commercial Bitstream fonts overnight etc.
But since 2010 I will use nothing but LibreOffice.
But since 2010 I will use nothing but LibreOffice.
@libreoffice gotta love that 90s design though! I wish UI designs were still this classy with 3D buttons and clear hierarchy (not just LibreOffice but every desktop software)
@libreoffice I started with StarOffice 5.2. I loved it's unified UI,that helped creating structural formatted content.
I also love the modern UI. I find these Tabs easier and faster to navigate then toolbars and menus.
@libreoffice My dad and I used to use StarWriter for DOS in the 80s and early 90s. I remember learning about its formatting commands, like `.pa` at the beginning of a line starting a new page. Imagine my surprised when years later, I learned about roff :)
@libreoffice Great software and great development. I'm stoked I can choose not to use a ribbon-like UI though!
@libreoffice 30 years apart is indeed a lot of time and change is truly visible. However, to me, the suite looks just like 15 years ago. Any major update coming up?
@ruvkalo LibreOffice didn't have a tabbed user interface 15 years ago, so it's definitely very different now!
@libreoffice I like the old look *way* better TBH.
@libreoffice I like the old look *way* better TBH.
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So I am the only one that have such a big blank space? I thought this is normal but the one in the screenshot isn't as big.
So I am the only one that have such a big blank space? I thought this is normal but the one in the screenshot isn't as big.
@mingu Hi! It's a bit hard to say, without any details about your setup (LibreOffice version, operating system etc.) Try asking on https://ask.libreoffice.org with details and someone should be able to help you!
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Ich muss gestehen, ich mag die alte Optik!
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Sie ist klar und eindeutig - das ist beim heutigen "flat design" leider allzu oft nicht gegeben.
Funktional ist es ja auch egal, da LO "themes" nutzen kann. Jeder kann sich also seine Lieblings-Optik installieren!
😊
Nur bitte LO-Team, macht nicht den gleichen Fehler wie andere Software-Hersteller und doktert ständig an der UI rum: Interfaces haben stabil zu sein und das gilt genauso für das Nutzer-'Interface'!!!
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Ich muss gestehen, ich mag die alte Optik!
🤓 😊
Sie ist klar und eindeutig - das ist beim heutigen "flat design" leider allzu oft nicht gegeben.
Funktional ist es ja auch egal, da LO "themes" nutzen kann. Jeder kann sich also seine Lieblings-Optik installieren!
😊
Nur bitte LO-Team, macht nicht den gleichen Fehler wie andere Software-Hersteller und doktert ständig an der UI rum: Interfaces haben stabil zu sein und das gilt genauso für das Nutzer-'Interface'!!!
🧐
@libreoffice I started with StarWriter on MS-DOS. I think that was 5.0 with the "Text UI" - that looked substantially different 😀
@libreoffice I bought StarOffice 3.0 in 1995.
I think, I bought a single StarWriter version before, but I couldn't find a bill about that.
I think, I bought a single StarWriter version before, but I couldn't find a bill about that.
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The save icon is still a floppy though 😄
The save icon is still a floppy though 😄
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