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LibreOffice 5.4.4 has been released (blog.documentfoundation.org)
23 points by mksaunders 3109 days ago
3 comments
jventura 3109 days ago
I have been using LibreOffice for three years on my Mac (retina MacBook Pro 13", ssd and all) and it usually takes more than 20 seconds to start. It has been happening ever since the change to the new GUI. Is it just me?

I've since installed and reinstalled macOS X from scratch at least two times, and it always takes lots of time to start.

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mrob 3109 days ago
It takes about 2 seconds on my 8 year old desktop (2.5GHz Phenom II, SSD) running Debian unstable. 20 seconds seems excessively slow for your hardware. I wonder how long it would take to load in a Linux VM? That could eliminate the possibility of the hardware being a problem.
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jventura 3109 days ago
Thanks for your suggestion. So I've tested on a Xubuntu 16.04 installation on VirtualBox, and it takes 3-4 seconds to boot LibreOffice Writer. It has something to do with macOS X...
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jonnycomputer 3109 days ago
i'm not having any problem on my iMac, running El Capitan.
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jventura 3108 days ago
Could it be that it happens only on Macbooks? Maybe someone with a Macbook will still read this and answers..
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Blackstone4 3109 days ago
Good work chaps.

I mostly use macOS software (Pages, Numbers) which I have been pleasantly surprised by how they worked and Google Docs.

Are there plans to update the interface? I feel like a good UI is really important.

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lewisinc 3109 days ago
They updated the UI not too long ago (couple years, maybe?). I feel like format compatibility with proprietary software is more of a priority than being pretty, being a FOSS project and everything.
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elyrly 3109 days ago
Wonderful alternative to Office and (Pages/Numbers)
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