• ebits21@lemmy.caEnglish
    46·
    1 year ago

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

    Pretty sure it’s mostly C++

    • qwesx@kbin.social
      8·
      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. :(

      • aksdb@feddit.de
        2·
        1 year ago

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

      • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

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

    • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      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…

      • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

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