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Libre Office is taking off ‘like a rocket’

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 1, 2012

LXF: We’re well aware of all the speed-ups and so on, but have you got anything planned in terms of new, user-facing features? The interface is quite old-fashioned, for instance.

MM: Sure, sure. There are many things we can do to improve our usability, I’m sure of that. But there are dangers to big directions that you sit down and put a big team on. We’re doing a lot of small shifts, which add up to big things.

As journalists, you probably have to write per word. One feature we’re introducing is interactive word count; so you can open up word count, stick it on the side, and it will update as you type

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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