How do I support People? You are right, People, the system implemented by Mozilla Firefox to change the skin of the browser and give it a more personal touch.
This functionality could be activated by default in LibreOffice 4.0, just by accessing LibreOffice »Tools» Personalization »Select Persona and we would see something similar to this:
The news comes from the hand of Michael Meeks a developer of LibreOffice and you can read more about it in this link.
In particular, although the idea is not bad, but I think that this is not the visual change that users of this Office Suite are waiting for. Anyway, it is a step forward, we will see how the matter evolves.
Not bad, but I prefer another change of appearance, as it says in the article.
I use LOv 4.0.0 RC2 .. How do I check that I can install "People"
If it works 😀
In the article it says so .. ¬¬
¬¬ I already realized it .. xD
xDD Now I have to update the title of the post .. It is no longer could, but includes.
Well .. I get the option but from there to the theme changes .. there is a long way. Will it be the KDE? xD
I really like how the first image looks reminded me of Mozilla but being I believe that what users would like the most is changing the icon theme.
Not only the icons, but the complete interface. Of course, not like Calligra, because no matter how hard I try, I don't get used to using it.
Calligra is very nice, but I wasn't able to adapt well either, so I went back to libreoffice. It also had incompatibilities with the odt created on the laptop with libreoffice and the ones created on my desktop with calligra ...
Calligra is true it costs a lot to adapt and compared to liibreoffce it is much more basic, but even so it is very good and Libreoffice is making great strides.
I'm not saying no. I actually use Calligra from time to time, but I just can't get used to it and look, I've tried ...
It is possible to change the theme of the icons, in fact there are some very good ones, I don't remember how it is done in windows, it would be a matter of documenting yourself
It is true that a major facelift is needed, but I like the idea ^^
With support for people I thought it was support for the disabled. What a joke.
They shouldn't waste time with bullshit like that.
What happened to the web interface you were talking about, the one that was going to come out in the next version I don't know how many versions ago?
It looked good.
It is not a web interface, it is a project similar to Google Docs, come on, an office suite in the cloud.
They also said to port it to Android and iOS, but these things take time.
I thought it was going to be a web interface and that it could be installed on any server.
Anyway, it seems to be going long.
On the other hand, many people are asking to change the appearance of the application, I personally like how it is and would prefer to include improvements in it rather than a change in appearance that will almost certainly be problematic.
Remember what happened with Blender, at first users were completely lost with the new interface and it was "almost" like learning to handle the program again but fortunately it was for the better.
I just hope that in LibreOffice they don't screw up by copying the interface of the microsoft suite, for the record I'm not a fan but for that I prefer it to stay as it is, I only ask that.
The effort made by the developers is applauded; But if we talk about a change at the interface level, I think the facelift is badly needed, to modernize the interface more.
On the other hand, I think they should focus efforts more on a functional level.
Pffu should only make another interface ..., it really looks ugly like that, I'm not saying they copy ms office, but at least something like the osx suite, simplistic and maybe something new, talk to the designers and listen to them for once.
Like others, I think this is not enough. LibreOffice urgently needs an interface change.
It is rumored that the Apache are planning to make an interface change for OpenOffice 4.0. It seems it will be similar to Lotus Symphony.
Something like this or something like that:
http://osrevolution.com/sites/default/files/screenshot_014_0.png
I think it is a design error to put horizontal fields, see in the screenshot «font» for example, in vertical toolbars, it even makes me want to make a mockup for libreoffice with a new design, and on the other hand canonical I could let Tihanum create what is called the one who created the beautiful icons faenza creates the icons for libreoffice 4.0 what do they say?
Oh my God! It's even uglier than at the beginning xd
Hmmm, I wouldn't worry about that. I think the main thing would be to improve 100% compatibility between future versions of Microsoft Office, to spit in the face of those bastards who make it difficult with each new version. Also, add functionalities such as diagram creators or new tools such as macros. I think this is more than enough. Cheers…
How can I have the repository to use the beta?
I don't want any face change with respect to the interface model. As it is now it is quite productive. I'm not saying that you have to stop innovation or anything like that, but I think that putting a background image in LibreOffice looks very good and for now it is enough.
IDEM.
well said
I sometimes think that as long as it is functional, the rest does not matter, but it is to be recognized that the image "sells", who of you when looking for a woman and does not care if she is pretty or ugly? and a plate of nutritious and fresh food but very poorly presented? I think that sometimes settling for functionality and now, without putting aesthetics on it, is mediocrity, don't you think? So I think the interface is important, so that new users mainly accept the product easily.
What happens is that LibreOffice is not a "product" like M $ Office, it is a free office suite maintained and developed by a non-profit foundation, so you do not have to sell anything, or in any case, as its name indicates, offer freedom. I also think that, since there are surely reduced resources, they should focus on the operation and the creation of new features, the interface is not bad, it is very usable, at the time of Office 1997 nobody complained.
Idem
... I think that indeed the compatibility and stability of the file formats is very important, but I think that the user interface can still be made up in such a way that it is pleasing to the eye, without abuse.
Greetings…!!
I think that just applying custom color gradients would be enough to focus on improving the format of your documents, and maybe adding a new icon theme.
I agree with you.
I don't really care about the interface because I find it very good. I would not like them to start making changes like MS in their latest Office, in which I totally lose myself and even printing or making a Preview of what I am doing takes me more time than it did in previous versions (in In my case, the time it takes me to do something is what defines my productivity), which had the option in the top bar, very accessible. I think that LO is very good as it is currently and that what they should work more on is compatibility with other Office Suites because I have done work in LibreOffice, I open them in Excel later and everything is the same except some edges, lines, the font sometimes, etc. Otherwise it is very good and opens in any version of excell, whether old or new. Anyway, it's good that they keep adding new things.
From a usability point of view, so many blushes annoy me when working, the interface is not for putting wallpaper. I want gtd (get-things-done) fast !!
Functionality and refined aesthetics. LibreOffice is but by far better
than Microsoft Word. The only thing I think is missing is to improve the aesthetics
of the icons. But not with People. I only use Firefox and have never
installed People. A matter of taste.
Could you tell me what is better? Thank you.
You do not even believe it. Once you learn where things are in Microsoft Office it is as intuitive as any program. And let's not talk about power, Libreoffice is quite limited. As a Libreoffice user, I'll tell you that when you work with complex files, it's great. Start putting images and you will see where the power stays. I work with a large documentary volume and a job with photos for example of the 4 megabytes in an odt, it is unworkable
However Microsoft Office eats what you throw at it. Libreoffice is good, and for being a community it is great, but let's not go too far.
Well, I don't know what you think, although I like the idea of giving personalized touches to the applications and the operative system, if I would like more that the foundation gave more work regarding integration with the desktop, no matter what ; for example with KDE, Gnome, XFCE, etc. be integrated both regarding the default and custom theme. I comment on the above because in other spaces and in this same reference has been made to the fact that the interface of the suite is very archaic and, being frank, it has the look & feel of the software from the 90s of the last century.
Anyway, it's a clear personal taste, I don't know what you think.
I'm not saying that LibreOffice should have a Ribbon-style interface, but come on, a change is already necessary in the icons and the way the information is organized in the toolbars ... it is something very personal, of course.
Above all else, it is true, we need more integration, more compatibility .. etc
I was talking with Michael Meeks from LibreOffice (libreoffice [at] lists.freedesktop.org) ………. I asked him if they had an API for the VCL libraries that LibreOffice uses ……. They answered me no…. They only have barely any information… they gave me this …… .. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/WidgetLayout …… .. in this link it is shown how the VCL libraries are made and work…. http://docs.libreoffice.org/vcl/html/classes.html ..........
the entire interface is based on these libraries …… .. To top it all, the bad thing is that these widgets don't exist in Gtk 3.6 or Qt 4.9 …………
and these libraries are not adapted to work with Gtk3 and Qt 4.9 ………. GTk3 and Qt 4.9 do not have the functions that LibreOffice uses in the interface ……………
You have to rewrite all the VCL libraries to be compatible with Gtk 3.6 or Qt 4.9, it is a huge task …………… But the developers of PYTHON, RUBY, WxWidgets, VALA, etc. for example make their libraries compatible with Gtk 3.6 or Qt 4.9 is a great job but they do it.
It is a very big task to adapt VCL to Gtk 3.6 or Qt 4.9… .but I think it would be worth it.
If you get a tutorial with simple examples with VCL pass the information, I need it ………
I'm with Charles Schulz from LibreOffice… on GOOGLE +… https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105920160642200595669
can contact the LibreOffice developers
libreoffice@lists.freedesktop.org
Michael Meeks and Bjoern Michaelsen are leading the code changes to the LibreOffice project.
mmm I think it is the first attempt for the following changes in the interface, with this I suppose that they will put more and better customization themes as it happens with firefox, from here that programmers will also be able to create their own themes and share them, maybe even different Interface styles, Greetings.
good to be able to change the icons