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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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[–] 131 points 8 months ago (13 children)

The headline doesn't match the article, but indeed onlyoffice it's not real open source.

In my language onlyoffice has several typos. Went to GitHub to submit a PR and... there are no translations to translate.

I open an issue and they tell me to send the fixes to someone by email. I send them, they are ignored and 5 years later it's still with the annoying typos.

This is a program where they pretend to be open only for marketing but they aren't actually open

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  • [–] 25 points 8 months ago (11 children)

    that's why you should use LibreOffice

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago* (3 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.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (2 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

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (6 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.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months 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

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