https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=163937
--- Comment #3 from Eyal Rozenberg <[email protected]> --- (In reply to Ramez from comment #0) > LibreOffice's interface feels outdated "feeling" is rather subjective, I'm sure you would agree. > compared to modern software like > Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. Microsoft Office and Google Workspace are no more or less modern than LibreOffice - these are three software projects which are actively worked on and maintained. There is actually lot of similarity between many aspects of LO's user interface and Microsoft's. Consider in particular the various dialogs (of which there are hundreds). Where there are differences - many if not most of them are intentional and are not about what's older or newer. Specifically, the ribbon-based UI of MS office is considered less-usable by most community members, and moreover - it is an outlier among application user interfaces. Most desktop applications use toolbars with buttons, and menu-bars, for the UI. > A UI redesign with cleaner layouts, If there's something specific you're suggesting, do so. Which aspect/part of the UI would you redesign, and what do you find "unclean" about the current one? > updated icons There are several different icon schemes - bundled even with the app itself. Have you tried them? > and better navigation Again, very vague. > Embracing modern design trends can increase accessibility Microsoft Office & Google Workspace's design choices are actually not the "modern design trends" - they are just these apps/web apps' design trends. Also, as mentioned above, they decrease usability. Many do argue, though, that looking more like MS Office would be more attractive/easy for users transitioning from MS Office. You may be interested in the long discussion in bug 135501. > and help LibreOffice stay competitive in the market. We don't sell LibreOffice nor exchange it for other goods. So, it is not a commodity and not in the market. However, some in the TDF do consider its promotion to be "marketing". You may be interested in asking about these issues on the LibreOffice Marketing Telegram channel. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
