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Having discussed this with people who use MS Office, I can say the key point is this: Libreoffices UI is DIFFERENT to Microsoft Office. Thats the real impedim
by ggm 8mo ago
Having discussed this with people who use MS Office, I can say the key point is this:
Libreoffices UI is DIFFERENT to Microsoft Office.
Thats the real impediment. I have applied "make it more like that" changes including font uploads. It's good. But it doesn't get over the user "principle of least astonishment" which is what drives the resistance.
There is a similar problem with the UI differences on OSX. otherwise rational people find the experience of moving to Office on OSX too hard.
(happy MS Office user on OSX, tolerably happy Libreoffice user on OSX and other platforms)
- hulitu 8mo ago> Libreoffices UI is DIFFERENT The difference is that in Libreoffice, you don't have to search for a "ribbon item" every fscking time. Ribbon sucks. Yes, I know Libreoffice also has a ribbon, but it gives you a choice.
- salawat 8mo agoLibreOffice is more similar to 97-03 MSoft Office which I felt was the superior program anyway. Everything since than has been interface fuckery and templates... And getting rid of Clippy.
- snthpy 8mo agoExactly this. I would like to use it, and maybe I'll give it a try, but then is what has been holding me back. How good is the Excel formula language equivalent these days? Does it have LET and LAMBDA?
- aitchnyu 8mo agoI have been a Linux fiend for 20 years but OnlyOffice immdiately impressed me. Guess I'm shallow.
- ggm 8mo agoNot at all! I sometimes think if these stick in the muds gave it 6 weeks they'd be converts. One gave it 45 minutes.