Notices by LibreOffice (libreoffice@fosstodon.org), page 12

@tanja84dk Hi! We wouldn't offer anything unstable on our main download page. We understand that "early adopter" may be confusing though, so we'll work on changing the text. Both branches are stable and tested (every major release goes through several alpha, beta and release candidate steps), but of course LibreOffice 7.6 has been available for longer. Let's ask our marketing community how we can improve the wording on the page! Thanks 😊

@linus Hi! We've had that feature since LibreOffice 7.2, released in summer 2021: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/7.2#General

Our community is working hard on our next major update – #LibreOffice 24.8, due in August! And you can help them to test the new features, and fix issues before the final release 😊 https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2024/05/21/libreoffice-24-8-alpha1-is-available-for-testing/ #foss #OpenSource

@tanja84dk Hi! Regarding your second question – not sure what you mean. LibreOffice never prompts you to update to an unstable version. We currently maintain two stable branches, LibreOffice 24.2 and LibreOffice 7.6. The latter is coming to end-of-life soon, so we're encouraging users to move to the newer stable branch. But both are stable (they only receive bug and security fixes – no new features in the middle of a branch).

@tanja84dk Yes, it seems to be a standard warning in Chrome when downloading any .msi or .exe file from the internet.

Give a talk at the upcoming #LibreOffice Conference 2024 in Luxembourg! The Call for Papers is open until mid-August: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/05/14/libreoffice-conference-2024/ #foss #OpenSource

@MxVerda It's already in the Help content: https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/shared/guide/textmode_change.html – But if you have any suggestions to make it better, we're all ears 😉

One more week to go, in the Month of #LibreOffice, May 2024! 👋 Join the 264 people who've already taken part – and get your cool sticker pack (and possibly extra merch) at the end: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/05/01/do-something-awesome-join-the-month-of-libreoffice-may-2024/ #foss #OpenSource

@woozle Hi! You can get help from the LibreOffice community at https://ask.libreoffice.org 👍

Join the LibreOffice Technology Hackfest in Budapest, on June 4 and 5: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Hackfest/Budapest2024

#foss #OpenSource

@NiemPseu https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-online/ – But development has been quiet for a while. Check out @CollaboraOffice Online for a more actively developed cloud suite based on LibreOffice!

@NiemPseu That's totally wrong – we've had a cloud version of years, LibreOffice Online, and apps based on it like Collabora Online...

Our community is working on #LibreOffice 24.8, our next major release – due in August 2024 (as the version number suggests 😉) And the first Alpha development snapshot is now available for testing: https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2024/05/21/libreoffice-24-8-alpha1-is-available-for-testing/ #foss #OpenSource

Another #LibreOffice feature you may not know about! You can add a navigation panel for switching slides while viewing a presentation. In the menu: Slide Show ▸ Slide Show Settings ▸ Show navigation bar. (Added in LibreOffice 7.6 😊) #foss #opensource

@schnedan Because nobody has stepped up to implement it. You asked for the "serious" answer and that's it. LibreOffice is a volunteer-driven project with very limited resources, so if you want an option for that, you can make it happen – join the community of volunteers that make LibreOffice, or fund a developer to implement it: https://www.documentfoundation.org/certified-developers/

@axelst Thanks! And for that feature – I don't think so. But try asking on https://ask.libreoffice.org to see if anyone has a tip/workaround!

Calling all developers! Join our upcoming #LibreOffice hackfest in Budapest, on June 4 and 5: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Hackfest/Budapest2024 #foss #OpenSource

Here's another handy #LibreOffice feature you might not know about! If you're working on a long document and want to focus on the body text, uncheck View > Whitespace in the menu, and headers, footers and page breaks disappear: https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/swriter/01/show_whitespace.html #foss #opensource

We're half way through the Month of #LibreOffice, May 2024! And so far, 178 people have joined in – and can get cool merch at the end: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/05/15/half-way-point-in-the-month-of-libreoffice-may-2024/ #foss #OpenSource

@jamescrakemerani @levi Yes, there is always discussion in the @libodesign community about what to make default in new major releases, what to make default in only new installations, and so forth. It can be quite tough to balance the expectations of long-term users and brand new users. But we try, and value the feedback! 😊