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LibreOffice Gets a Streamlined Makeover With 4.4 Release

Posted by samzenpus on from the check-it-out dept.

TechCurmudgeon sends word that LibreOffice 4.4 has been released. "The Document foundation announced availability of the latest version of LibreOffice on Thursday, which it says is the most beautiful version of the open source productivity suite yet. LibreOffice 4.4 also fixes some compatibility issues with files that are saved in Microsoft's OOXML formats. LibreOffice 4.4 has got a lot of UX and design love," Jan "Kendy" Holesovsky, who leads the design team for Libreoffice, said in a statement. LibreOffice 4.4 is currently available for Windows."

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  1. Java-Free Like NeoOffice? by TrollstonButterbeans · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Unpopular comment, but something that would put any of the OpenOffice family branch head-and-shoulder above the rest would be ditching Java.

    NeoOffice did this on the Mac, and NeoOffice as a result is very responsive.

    I do not like having Java installed because

    A) It's slow.
    B) It is a security risk just like Flash.
    C) I have had malware attempts do pop-ups asking and recommending Java be installed, no kidding.
    I prefer a web browser with no non-HTML options even being available.

    This makes installing a Java-using variant inconvenient.

    I well-understand this will "never" happen because the people who maintain it are, well, Java programmers --- the Oracle and IBM types.

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    Priest: "Universe from nothing, no laws of physics, sped up time"+ huge discrepancies. Creationism? No. Big Bang Theory
  2. Re:scary by steveg · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yeah, when I see the phrases "UX love" and "Most beautiful", the first thing I think of is "Gods, they've hit it with the ugly stick." Flat, flat, flat.

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    Ignorance killed the cat. Curiosity was framed.
  3. Auto Update by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Fix it. No one likes to visit the site and download the same thing over and over. Updater, make it update!

  4. Re:No ribbon by Ice+Station+Zebra · · Score: 3, Insightful

    All ribbons and no menus yuck. Sticking with Libre Office.

  5. Anonymous Ribbon Supporter said :) by lippydude · · Score: 3, Insightful

    @Anonymous Ribbon Supporter: "This post was modded funny but I am not sure whether the poster was joking or not. The Slashdot groupthink mandates that everybody hate the ribbon interface, but you do realize that there are some people in the world who do not automagically subscribe to it, don't you?"

    It's understandable why you would want to remain anonymous ..