07-13-2024, 04:01 PM
This has a zoom factor of 1 (instead of the factor 2 that is normal on mobile) with a tiny font size (a size that would be standard on a desktop, i.e., something like 10 pt at 96 dpi, and, as mentioned before, without applying a zoom factor). Good luck using the menus or even the toolbar icon buttons with your fingers without misclicking. Compare the size of the UI elements in LibreOffice with the ones on the virtual keyboard (which are the size they are for a reason – I still manage to mistype often enough even at that size). Also, the toolbars are usable only in landscape mode (where they barely fit, and even there the formatting toolbar has an overflow button). Try using this the way you would normally use a touch application, in portrait mode at a zoom factor 2, it will be completely unusable, since everything will be truncated. And also, in landscape mode (the only usable one) and with the virtual keyboard open (which is going to be the case basically always when using a word processor without a physical keyboard), you can see exactly one line of text in the document view.
So, is this usable in this setup? Sorta, though it will be a pain to use (touch misclicks, no way to see the context of what you are typing). Is this usable the way you would normally use a mobile application? No way.
LibreOffice is a great desktop application, but the UI will need to be completely redesigned to be usable on mobile devices.
So, is this usable in this setup? Sorta, though it will be a pain to use (touch misclicks, no way to see the context of what you are typing). Is this usable the way you would normally use a mobile application? No way.
LibreOffice is a great desktop application, but the UI will need to be completely redesigned to be usable on mobile devices.