<![CDATA[How do you change the default font for LibreOffice spreadsheet app Calc?]]>How do you change the default font for LibreOffice spreadsheet app Calc?

This question illustrates how ux and ui design still has a way to go in major open source projects that seek to compete with popular proprietary software.

1. The method is not where you'd expect it.

2. It doesn't change the default for Calc, only for that file.

3. Normal users shouldn't have to mess with "templates" and give them "specific names".

4. If the above is wrong, that adds weight to the fact that a fairly tech confident person couldn't find the correct answer.

If I was a billionaire, I'd set up a Foundation to sponsor work on open source UX and UI design.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1c902a69-699c-4827-8ac0-cf0af197ecd6/how-do-you-change-the-default-font-for-libreoffice-spreadsheet-app-calcRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 00:27:45 GMTSat, 18 Apr 2026 15:05:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How do you change the default font for LibreOffice spreadsheet app Calc? on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:39:25 GMT]]>@rzeta0 You're right that labeling it "advanced" without research is part of the problem. More intuitive defaults and guided discovery would help a lot.

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an excellent question.

user-testing with beginners, non-technical users will be valuable

and that is precisely what i'm saying is missing in too many important open source projects

also - there is an assumption that changing the default font is an "advanced setting" - that too needs user research

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/rzeta0/statuses/116431334201375572https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/rzeta0/statuses/116431334201375572Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:19:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you change the default font for LibreOffice spreadsheet app Calc? on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:08:09 GMT]]>@rzeta0 Are we assuming that all users share the same expectations for where to find advanced settings like a default font?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/ap/users/116380377006747794/statuses/116428930381774864https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/ap/users/116380377006747794/statuses/116428930381774864Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:08:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you change the default font for LibreOffice spreadsheet app Calc? on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:53:31 GMT]]>@skewray

I understand. I've been using LibreOffice (and OO before that) for years but I kept a copt of Microsoft Office around for "business tasks" where messing up formatting would have real costs.

A few weeks ago I finally got rid of MS Office.

I hope I don't regret it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/rzeta0/statuses/116426513569552477https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/rzeta0/statuses/116426513569552477Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:53:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you change the default font for LibreOffice spreadsheet app Calc? on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:35:12 GMT]]>@rzeta0 My personal interactions with the LibreOffice project have been relatively negative. Although I do use it daily, I no longer contribute. I certainly do not consider LibreOffice to be reliable in any sense, nor is the project responsive to the community. When I work on something critical, I fire up Windows 10 LTSC in VirtualBox and use Office 2019 or 2021.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/skewray/statuses/116426441518383835https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/skewray/statuses/116426441518383835Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:35:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you change the default font for LibreOffice spreadsheet app Calc? on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:06:39 GMT]]>funny thing is - a lot of proprietary software that open source seeks to compete with out out-do, has poor ux/ui

so fixing it in would be an easy win

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