• @mtchristo@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    Why libre office hasn’t adopted the tabbed many bar yet is beyond me ! They are probably not gonna be sued by Microsoft. It is just a huge ux improvement and would ease the friction for new comers especially that everyone is used to using tabbed bar on every other software.

    • Unsaved5831
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      1210 months ago

      I actually prefer it that way. With tabbed Ribbons (Is it how they’re called?), I constantly have to look over and over again which tab the thing I need is located, ending up in question why X is put here but not there.

      • @optissima@beehaw.org
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        410 months ago

        Have you trued their grouped mode (I think that’s what it was called?) It does well to combine the benefits of both last I saw it!

      • @mtchristo@lemm.ee
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        410 months ago

        I know. I was talking about making it default. As many newcomers won’t know about it’s existence first hand, and give up on it

    • voxel
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      510 months ago

      it has that as a setting, but it more of an afterthought

    • @words_number@programming.dev
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      310 months ago

      “improvement” lol xD

      I hate that BS with a passion. Never find anything I need and always spend way more clicks than needed for simple tasks.

      • @jarfil@beehaw.org
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        10 months ago

        It improves discoverability for new users, just like having menus and submenus instead of a single list of commands, or just a command prompt.

        If you’re used to the old ways, of course it doesn’t help… and if you know your shortcuts or command line commands, even a menu becomes a hindrance 🤷

      • @mtchristo@lemm.ee
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        210 months ago

        Yes some call it tabbed menu. Others call it ribbon menu. It should be the default as many users nowadays are used to this UX paradigm

        • @jarfil@beehaw.org
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          210 months ago

          Based on this comment section, it isn’t all that clear which one should be the default… probably a compromise could be made by adding a more obvious way to switch between the modes.