Do you know if there is a way or will be a way to open multiple files in different tabs in the same app window (Writer, Calc, Base, etc…), without multiple finesre opening? Even choosing to turn this option on or off as needed? Because sometimes you need to have multiple tabs and sometimes multiple windows paired.
I mean both as internal functions of LibreOffice, and external extensions.
Thanks!
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Did you mean something like this? I do not think that your request will be implemented in the near future, there are not so many people who want to have an all-in-one
It’s surprising that this feature isn’t more in demand. Tabs are the norm with web browsers now. Atlantis Word Processor has this and it’s very useful, especially when paired with “Reload open documents at startup”.
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I think this is a vital feature for any office suit, to be honest with you. I would love to see the team implement this.
Thanks, and God bless.
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Agreed.
This feature was available in Apache OO, which I switched to in order to avoid MS Word, and then was lured into LibreOffice only to find out that you can’t go backwards to AOO (.odt files become munged once LO is installed - because Libraries), so the irony is that now I’ll likely have to go back to MS in order to get this vital feature back.
My fault entirely, but it’s surprising to me that the establishment response is that not many people are interested in it. I would gladly pay for a version that had MDI as an option.
(WIndows 10 Home / LO 24.2.4.2
Hello,
there is no way to have documents in tabs, neither via internal function nor with an extension. There is a pretty old feature request (if I understand the request correytly) tdf#37134 Tabbed UI: Document-per-tab (similar to Firefox, Opera, gedit) MDI about that.
Hope that answers your question.
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The original ancestor of LibreOffice was StarOffice by StarDivision. It was Windows-only and used the then well-known Windows MDI (MultiDocumentInterface) which supported tabbed document views. In addition it capured the complete Win desktop into its own StarDesktop. I still have a running StarOffice 5.2 (C)2000 by SUN Microsystems then, and what I described works flawlessly under Win 10.
I liked the tabbed interface, and the desktop capturing, too.
When more recent branches of “our” software went multi-platform, I suspected this was the reason for abandoning MDI. You see, I’m old but badly informed concerning relevant aspects.
Might somebody tell me the “true history”?
Are Linux GUIs supporting MDI (or equivalent) available?
Had SUN with their Solaris an MDI?
Are Linux GUIs supporting MDI (or equivalent) available?
At least Qt toolkit used in KDE Frameworks 5 supports QMdiArea Class
Thanks so much! Too bad … We hope to find a solution in the future.