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@libreoffice@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#LibreOffice 26.2.1 is here – the first minor update to our newest stable branch: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/26/tdf-releases-libreoffice-2621/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

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The Document Foundation Releases LibreOffice 26.2.1 with Contributions from Community and Ecosystem Partners - TDF Community Blog

Videos describing new features available on YouTube and PeerTube Berlin, 26 February 2026 – The Document Foundation today announced the release of LibreOffice 26.2.1, the first maintenance update to the LibreOffice 26.2 branch. Building on the major feature release published on February 4, 2026, this update delivers targeted bug fixes and stability improvements contributed by a global community of developers, QA engineers, and ecosystem companies. LibreOffice 26.2.1 is available for immediate download for Windows, macOS, and Linux. LibreOffice 26.2 introduced a broad set of improvements to daily productivity workflows, including Markdown import and export, connector shapes in Calc, multi-user Base, faster EPUB export, and mandatory Skia rendering on macOS and Windows for better graphics performance. LibreOffice 26.2.1 consolidates these advances with a focused set of fixes, addressing issues identified by users and testers since the initial release. Videos describing the new features of the LibreOffice 25.2 family area available on PeerTube and YouTube. A significant share of the fixes in LibreOffice 26.2.1 originates from the companies that form the LibreOffice ecosystem. These organisations employ experienced developers who contribute code upstream, ensuring that improvements benefit the entire LibreOffice user base — whether they run the community build or a vendor-supported distribution.
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LC Wanderlust
@lcwander@toot.community replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@libreoffice RE markdown export, it could be nice to have some extra options to not convert some OLE objects (specifically equations) to images in the markdown file.

Use case here: Sharing documents with equations to non-techie people, then using Libreoffice->md->pandoc to generate LaTeX typeset pdfs

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LibreOffice
@libreoffice@fosstodon.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@lcwander Thanks for the feedback! You can submit enhancement requests here: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org – But of course, we're a volunteer-driven project with very limited resources. To get a new feature more quickly, you can consider helping our volunteers, or funding a developer. Thank you ☺️

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Christoff, the human
@christoff@yem.bouncingaroundtheroom.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

@jake4480 heck yeah, MD support https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.2#Markdown

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@jerrej@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

@libreoffice

Will this version not look like it's ignoring basic UI preferences or will I still need to squint to navigate the glaring non-dark-mode interface with its tiny icons and tiny pixellated typeface?

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LibreOffice
@libreoffice@fosstodon.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

@jerrej It's a bit hard to answer your question without any details (such as your operating system) and a screenshot of what you mean. There are many different icon themes to choose from...

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@jerrej@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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Thank you for asking! I run Ubuntu (blame them?), currently with a MATE desktop. But I've seen the same with KDE Plasma, XFCE, and so on. It's always the same. I might post a screenshot when I get back home to my laptop but I am unsure if that would help.

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@jerrej@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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Also, it's not at all about some icon theme, it's that the icons are not appropriate for the UI (too *small*) and more importantly that the UI text and the document text typeface are too *small*.

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Bradley C. Williams
@bradders@mastodon.au replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

@libreoffice

And the all powerful lord of the internet rose from his ancient and dusty throne amid a million discarded, and just as ancient, AGP and PCI graphics cards and SDRAM sticks,.

And he blessed the CPUs of the faithful, even those slot 1 and socket 370 Pentium III's and Celerons from the late nineties.

And he spake thusly:

"Thou shalt always boost open source software. for open source is one in the eye for the mega corps and that is good."

Then he ate a banana, farted and fell asleep in front of the TV.

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