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Yes because I dont like clouds. But I truly dislike any second I have LibreOffice open. It feels slow, clunky, ugly, non-native on Linux and it is generally not
by sph 3y ago
Yes because I dont like clouds. But I truly dislike any second I have LibreOffice open. It feels slow, clunky, ugly, non-native on Linux and it is generally not a fun, stable nor feature full enough piece of software for a very light user like myself.
I mean, I chose to learn LaTeX rather than having to put up with LO for a simple rich text document.
The sad thing is that the other non-Office alternatives are even worse in their own way. Word processors are like browsers, huge, complex, requiring a ton of compatibility subsystems, yet without the massive corporate backing actual browsers have. So there's only Microsoft, and a lot of small players that would have to spend literal billions to reach 50% of the power and polish of Office. Word processors are basically living fossils, relics of a bygone era.
It's sad, really, because people still need to write documents and spreadsheet, but no sane company will seriously try to enter this space ever again.
- mrd3v0 3y agoOnlyOffice/Cryptpad feel faster with better UX, even though they are not native.
- sph 3y agoOnlyOffice, the one written in Electron? The typing latency is the worse I have experienced in any Electron app. As much as I would like to use it, LibreOffice on that front is snappier, and not even by much.
- mixmastamyk 3y agoI use Calc every week and it is snappy enough and hasn't crashed in a decade+. More features than I could ever use. Sounds like you're exaggerating or need a Pentium overdrive.
- sph 3y agoLast I tried desktop Excel on my 20 core machine, it felt much snappier than Calc ever did. Shame on me for expecting a spreadsheet app to run as melted butter on a i9 10900k. To be fair, the word processor is the one that has annoying writing latency. My issue with Calc it is clunky to use, and not very HiDPI friendly.
- mixmastamyk 3y agoCore eye five here... never have had to wait for input. Takes a second or so to start. Any better and I wouldn't be able to perceive it. No HiDPI problems, perhaps a new icon theme? I'm sure Excel is better on many metrics due to investment, and if you are a spreadsheet-jockey that last 5% really matters. But, neither a factor here.