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LibreOffice blasts 'fake open source' OnlyOffice for working with Microsoft to lock users in (blog.documentfoundation.org)
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[–] tackleberry@thelemmy.club 27 points 6 days ago (2 children)

that's why you should use LibreOffice

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

As soon as Writer allows for a static standard scroll bar that doesn't auto-hide, I will. Call me irrational, but I cannot use an application based around scrolling with no real scroll bar.

[–] tackleberry@thelemmy.club 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You can use "pg up" and "pg dn" to scroll. That's what I use and it also helps that my laptop has a touchscreen so I have no complaints about scrolling around my work in LibreOffice

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I'll try those keys. But when you have a document with multiple chapters, the actual buttons on a scroll bar that is full width and static are pretty critical. Not everyone uses it for TPS reports.

And why the hell does a desktop app need a mobile scroll anyway. Jesus Fuck, just give me the extra 5 pixels you psychopath.

[–] tackleberry@thelemmy.club 1 points 4 days ago

5 pixels are a lot smaller than you might imagine especially if you run a 4k display 😅

[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 1 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I use OnlyOffice for PDFs since it can set a default zoom level. LibreOffice can't, which it just stupid.

I use LibreOffice for other stuff though.

[–] tackleberry@thelemmy.club 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

you can get a dedicated PDF viewer. I use my system PDF viewer and it works better than Adobe PDF I have been using for ages. This one actually makes reading PDFs bearable in the dark

[–] sonofearth@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Even your web browser is a decent PDF reader. Also LibreOffice Draw shows PDF pretty well and you can also edit it to some extent.

[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 1 points 5 days ago

Understood. I need to be able to add text and draw slaps shapes etc on PDFs.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 4 points 6 days ago

Sure about that? I can't check now, but I think there's an option in the advanced Export to... window.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That sounds like it should be relatively easy to implement.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 days ago

Relatively easy to implement

Adobe format

Pick one.