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nadir

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## recently used

Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:45 am

Say i got an app open (netsurf, gnome-mplayer).
I go to menu, open, and click.
A pop-up shows up and per default is "recently used".
Where is that set? How can i make it go away?
The best would be to not store it at all.
The next best would be to delete it every other day (it seems to get stored forever).
Or: not show "recently used" per default but my home.
fsmithred

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## Re: recently used

Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:05 am

I noticed that, too, and it is annoying. The data are stored in ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel, but I don't know what controls storing it there or having it show up in the file-selection window. Deleting the file should not be a problem - it's one of the items in the excludes lists of refractasnapshot.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/16230/wh ... -for-good/
"The general idea is to set the file properties to Hidden and Read-only. You’d think you could just set it to Hidden and be done with it, but Pidgin will re-create the file every time, so instead we’re leaving the file there and preventing it from being accessed."
This one has a little more detail on the procedure.
http://raftaman.net/?p=1180
This one looks good, but I just ran out of time and can't read it all.
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=93354
There might be a new script about to be born.
nadir

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## Re: recently used

Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:09 am

Being able to delete it manually is already a huge step forward. Thanks.
I will try the rest, as long it ain't much work.
hidden and read-only doesn't seem to work:
I did
chmod u-w *xbel
mv *xbel .*xbel
Nix. I did only "chmod u-w". Again: nix. Strange enough "echo " " > *bel " won't work anymore (well: that is not strange, but how the recently-opened can still access it).
Aha. After doing "menu -> open file" again the *xbel file is back to u+rw
meandean

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## Re: recently used

Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:34 am

I have never figured out a way to get rid of it
nadir

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## Re: recently used

Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:39 am

Ok, thanks for the info.
Like said above: for me it is already very good to know where that is stored and being able to empty said file.
fsmithred

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## Re: recently used

Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:46 pm

You can use bleachbit to get rid of that file along with a bunch of other things. It should be installed already, depending on which beta you're using. It's on the master copy, so it will be in any future releases. (rc1 coming soon, I promise.)
That won't fix the behavior that's bothering me - when I want to open a file from inside an app, it often starts in the Recently Used list, instead of my home or last directory used.
It's also possible to tweak settings in some of the hidden config files for apps. Abiword allows you to set the number of recent docs that show. Default is 9. I suppose setting it to zero would disable it. And vlc (not installed in refracta) allows you to turn off or on recent files, and there's also a setting for a filter, so it won't show? store? used files. Haven't played with it.
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