Bug 169027 - Offer interface style choice (Classic vs. Tabbed/Ribbon) at first startup
Summary: Offer interface style choice (Classic vs. Tabbed/Ribbon) at first startup
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 137931
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
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Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Reported: 2025-10-23 21:18 UTC by Nicolò Tarter
Modified: 2025-10-23 23:01 UTC (History)
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Description Nicolò Tarter 2025-10-23 21:18:43 UTC
Description:
Many new users trying LibreOffice find the interface unfamiliar compared to Microsoft Office and often return to MS Office despite LibreOffice offering equivalent functionality.

LibreOffice already includes several UI layouts (Classic, Tabbed, Compact Tabbed, etc.), but the Tabbed UI—which closely resembles the Microsoft Office Ribbon—is not the default and is not clearly presented to new users. As a result, users may not discover it.



Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install LibreOffice.
2. Launch it for the first time.
3. The application starts with the Classic toolbar interface without any prompt to choose a preferred UI.

Actual Results:
Users see only the Classic interface and may assume no Ribbon-like option exists.

Expected Results:
At first startup, LibreOffice should offer a simple dialog allowing the user to choose between available interface styles, e.g.:
- Standard (Classic toolbar)
- Tabbed (Ribbon-like)
- ..
This choice should include small preview images and an explanation that it can be changed later via View → User Interface.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Benefits:
- Improves onboarding and usability for new users.
- Reduces interface-related friction when switching from Microsoft Office.
- Promotes awareness of LibreOffice’s modern UI options.

Additional Info:
This change would not alter functionality or remove any interface options, but simply make the user aware of them earlier, avoiding that by finding Libreoffice's layout very different from the current Microsoft Office's they may decide to get back to it.
Comment 1 V Stuart Foote 2025-10-23 23:01:43 UTC
Already implemented. 

Clear your user profile and relaunch on a recent build of 25.8 or master against 26.2

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 137931 ***