![]() However, those hoping that the new management at LibreOffice might inject some life into the project are in for a disappointment. For those who understand its limitations, it’s an utter bargain at zero dollars, just like was. It has its quirks but it’s reliable for getting basic and even some sophisticated things done. (Click image for full view.)And this perhaps best characterizes the experience: LibreOffice is a reliable old jalopy. Impress features a new presenter’s console add-on. However, the other applications appeared stable, and in the limited time I had to look over the software, I was able to do common tasks without hindrance. ![]() I couldn’t find how to manually activate the horizontal scroll bar. This left me unable to navigate around single-page documents I subsequently created unless I adjusted the zoom settings so the page filled the screen. Zooming out to two-page view should have invoked the horizontal scrollbar, but it didn’t appear. I managed to run into an issue straight away in Writer. It’s buggy too, in the way that always was. It’s a release that would have been stunning in 2000, but is now slightly anachronistic and dull. Sadly, there’s just nothing like either in LibreOffice 3.3. Arguably the biggest additions to Microsoft Office in recent years have been OneNote, the fantastically useful note-taking application, and SharePoint Workspace, which allows collaborative working. It’s very hard to find anything to write home about. Many new features might be better categorized as bug fixes or refinements.īut that’s about it. ![]() The list of new features seems to be of appeal only to programmers, or full of features that are not that useful. Indeed, it’s very hard to see anything new and there arguably aren’t any major updates in this release. Upon starting each application you’ll see the classic interface. Sure enough, although Base started up fine, saving a database caused the same JRE error to appear, and there was no way around it other than to quit the program. I might be wrong but it was only ever the Base database component of OpenOffice/LibreOffice that absolutely required Java to work, so I don’t know why I was seeing this error. Starting each application subsequently was also error-free. After 10 or so attempts clearing the error message, I managed to get to the new document launcher, from where I was able to start the suite’s applications without a hitch. However, I’d received no warning that it was necessary during installation, and the System Requirements page of the LibreOffice Website doesn’t mention it either.Ĭlicking OK cleared the error message, only for startup to continue and the error to appear again. I realized I’d avoided installing the dreaded Java bloat on either computer. Upon double-clicking the LibreOffice desktop icon in both machines, I received an error that Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is required.
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