[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 135501] Change the default UI

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=135501

--- Comment #8 from John Mills <jmills59@yahoo.com> ---
I sincerely do not want this to be impolite, but pragmatism is fulfilling the
wishes of what users want. I understand the attachment to the current user
interface as you have a considerable amount of investment in this.

However in my anecdotal experience and reading many threads this is something
that is hampering adoption of LibreOffice. 

If it can not be changed on one operating system only then why not consider
all? Of course I realise that documentation and development is limited and this
would cause disruption. 

There is a feeling that LibreOffice is dated and the UI is an area that is
consistently brought up as highlighted by Heiko in this Bug. 

The 'Contextual Single hybrid' may well be the most functional. But if you
switch to this you will upset the people who want the current interface to
remain default and never please those users that want an Office suite that
looks and works similarly to Microsoft Office. 

Yes, it is not identical as you wrote previously but it is close enough that a
new user of LibreOffice is not instantly disengaged due to an interface
paradigm that came from Xerox park and interface very simmilar to Microsoft
Office 2003. I do not deny that the current interface is possibly more 'feature
complete' and 'efficient' or any other number of additional descriptions.

However it is not what the majority of people are looking for today in an
office suite, and being so opposed to any change does not help with user
adoption for LibreOffice.

If anything I believe that LibreOffice market will decline as users switch to
applications such as  WPS office, free Office and Softmaker who ship by default
with interfaces similar to Microsoft's ribbon that are simpler and more
efficient for people, particularly those under 25 to use.

With best regards,

John

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