[Geany-Users] Wish List/Annoyances

Lex Trotman elextr at xxxxx
Wed Nov 20 01:10:12 UTC 2013


On 20 November 2013 11:56, Matthew Brush <mbrush at codebrainz.ca> wrote:

> On 13-11-19 11:06 AM, Colomban Wendling wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Le 19/11/2013 18:11, Ken Dawber a écrit :
>>
>>> I use Geany all the time.  Thank you very much. I'm using it on a Puppy
>>> Linux system.   I'm not sure if the second problem is a problem with
>>> Geany or its implementation on the Linux system.
>>>
>>> 1) The recently used files list often doesn't show the files that I've
>>> been recently editing because I've been editing them for a long time.
>>> That is, they've remained open for a long time and I haven't had to open
>>> them.  When files are constantly edited like that the list just ends up
>>> showing inconsequently files that were only looked at for short
>>> periods.  Whenever a new file is added to the recently used files list,
>>> all files that are currently open should be shifted to the top of the
>>> list.
>>>
>>
>> I'm not sure I understand what you mean, and want?
>>
>>
> I guess "Recent Files" means "recently opened", not "recently used" as Ken
> would like. For example if you focused a document (or edited at least), in
> theory, it's the most recently used file, but since it's already open and
> maybe for a long time, it would get bumped down the recent files list.


> Suggest changing "Recent Files" menu item label to "Open Recent"


Agree, seems to be the most common label.

Cheers
Lex


> like at least several programs here do. IIRC it was the default label on
> the GtkRecentAction that was wiped-out without replacement (AFAIK) in the
> famous Mass-Deprecations of 2013.
>
> @Ken, just in case you didn't see it, you can increase the number of
> recently opened files show in the preferences dialog, it might be a
> workaround at least.
>
> Cheers,
> Matthew Brush
>
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