Post by @libreoffice@fosstodon.org

2026-07-30 16:53 UTC

Please participate in a survey about LibreOffice Base In the past we run several surveys to better understand the use cases for Calc, Impress, Draw, and Writer templates. And since TDF hired a developer for Base it’s time to investigate this module. We collected a couple of questions that address not only actual users of LibreOffice Base but also people who use other tools or no database at all. So please participate at https://survey.documentfoundation.org/493555. https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/07/30/please-participate-in-a-survey-about-libreoffice-base/ #LibreOffice

Replies (4)

@jik@federate.social 2026-07-30 17:12

@libreoffice@fosstodon.org Maybe instead of asking people to fill out pointless surveys, spend some time fixing the hundreds of Base bugs that have been ignored for years.

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@logorok@social.tchncs.de 2026-08-01 13:16

@libreoffice@fosstodon.org I give it a try every few years Create a table, add some data, add a column, data is gone. This is a can't-use-case.

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@morst@toad.social 2026-08-04 06:02

@libreoffice@fosstodon.org I tried using database apps to manage my info but they compartmentalize everything too much for me. Spreadsheets, for all their weaknesses, seem to make it more practical for me to view and search my info. I did the survey and requested database-like functionality to do things such as print card-like output from a spreadsheet row.

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@witix@mk.absturztau.be 2026-08-04 06:12

@libreoffice@fosstodon.org I'll be honest, when I use libreoffice it's usually only Calc + Writer + Impress, in order of usage frequency (and sometimes draw when someone sends me a downright horribly formatted pdf). I'm glad the rest of the stack exists and is maintained for other people, but I hardly have any use for them. I assume you want people like this to participate in the survey too?

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