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Originally Posted by BetterRed
Does that imply, LO Writer now supports ribbons.
I've discovered features via Word 2007's ribbons, that I'm not sure even existed in the rat nest of incoherent menus and haberdashery bars in earlier versions of Word. Which the various incantations of Writer (OO, Apache, LO) dutifully followed like a faithful dog's breakfast.
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For ages.
In Versions 6.4 and similar
https://itsfoss.com/libreoffice-ribbon-interface/
https://help.libreoffice.org/6.4/lo/...ebook_bar.html
Version 7.4
https://help.libreoffice.org/7.4/lo/...ED&System=UNIX
(Experimental option not needed)
There is a problem (stupid setting) in some MS products. The "Hide infrequently used menu items" (or similar setting). If that's off, nothing is missing.
An adaptive GUI/Menu based on usage is the most stupid idea ever. Infrequently used stuff might be important and should always be at the same place. Since XP I have been turning that stupidity off (includes personalised menus).
Toolbars (or Ribbons) can / should be customisable, but only if the full menu system is accessible and never changes.
Maybe a ribbon is handier in touch.
The only toolbars/windows I have on LO Writer since about 5.x (now on 7.4?) are:
A customised Formatting with most direct formatting removed (2x kinds of reset, bold, italic strike, super, sub)
The Paragraph/character/graphics/Page style list, set to show Applied Paragraph Styles by default.
(Customised XP Metallic theme on Mate desktop running on Linux Mint 21.2
The Outline/Navigator window.
These used to be floating outside main window, but 7.x broke that, only docked works properly now.
I seem to have somehow disabled Notebookbar (Ribbon), because the View -> User Interface isn't on mine, though I have a setting for Icon size on the Notebookbar.
I do remember having it once.
Here are settings for it
EDIT
Mystery solved. "User Interface" menu item wasn't in the View Menu. The "Menus" Tab of panel shown at "Notebookbar" let me add it in.
And when you go back to previous view all the docked toolbars at the side have gone back to system default! So I'm removing it again!
You can completely customise ANY/ALL menus, toolbars, Notebookbar (ribbon) in Libre Office. It's only following MS Office by default for convenience of MS Office users. Also trivial to change the theme, icon set used etc. Always customise Autocorrect etc when you install. I add dictionary and grammar plug-ins and use custom dictionaries. I also remove alternate (but correct) spellings from the main dictionary (after backup) via text editor as documents need to use only one spelling. More common in British English than USA English.