• TCB13@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The only problem with that logic is that OnlyOffice is a webapp, thus slow. Libre is Java but still faster.

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      1 year ago

      AFAIK Libreoffice only uses Java for limited things and isn’t a requirement.

      Pretty sure it’s mostly C++

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        1 year ago

        Correct, Java is only needed for (letter) templates and macros.
        I used it for years without any JVM installed… until I wanted to use a template. :(

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          Macros should work without JVM. But a few extensions (like the NLP Solver and LanguageTool) require Java.

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          1 year ago

          Tools > Options > LibreOffice > Advanced and uncheck Use a Java runtime environment

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        1 year ago

        Okay this is interesting, but still slow as hell to launch and it does fell like a Java app in a lot of ways. Funky UI behaviors like flickering and delays here and there…

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          Small update, under Windows, if one disables Java, Skia rendering and anti-aliasing it seems to go way faster and the UI behaves better:

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      Being “slower” for an office app is not a deal breaker imo. Having less smooth scrolling or 1s slower image insertion does not negatively impact my ability to write shitty reports.

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        Yeah sure, until you’re dealing with a 50 page document and even the cursor lags and becomes impossible to move stuff around and/or scroll without having to wait looking at “empty pages” that will eventually display your content after 2-3 seconds :)