[Geany-Users] document_open_file(already_open) makes it most recent

[Thomas Martitz]

Am 10.01.2014 20:57, schrieb Lex Trotman:
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> On 11 January 2014 05:27, Dimitar Zhekov <dimitar.zhekov at gmail.com 
> <mailto:dimitar.zhekov at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     Hi,
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>     Currently, any attempt to open a file which is already open moves it
>     to the top of the Recent list. So, if you switch to a open file from
>     a compiler message or a FiF match, it that file becomes the most
>     recent. However, Find in Session displays basename:line matches, but
>     selecting a file does not affect Recent.
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>     Should "opening" an open file move it to the top of recent?
>     If so, shoudn't clicking a Find in Session match move the file too?
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> Hi Dimitar,
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> Yes its inconsistent.
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> In addition to the cases you mention, when files are opened from the 
> previous session they are not moved to the top/added to the MRU list. 
>  So files that are open for a while fall off the list.  This is very 
> annoying when you accidently close them and then try to re-open them.
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> IMHO the MRU list should be a real Most Recently **USED** list, ie 
> files go to the top when they are focussed for any reason.


I think my splitwindow2 work might fix this. Part of the changes is 
update the MRU whenever the focus changes.

Best regards.