[Bug 29932] Add virtual folder with recent documents

[Sebastien Bacher]

Public bug report changed:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/29932

Comment:
Le samedi 18 février 2006 à 22:16 +0000, seguso a écrit :
> Public bug report changed:
> https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/29932
> 
> Comment:
> Apologies for not having the time to make a spec, however I am going to
> elaborate here.

Thank you for the comments. The bug is set as a wishlist if anybody
wants to pick up to do a spec he's free to do it

> Sebastien, the places menu does not help with the following scenarios:
> 
> 1. I want to open a recently used file with a nondefault program.

That's a panel bug, a right click could allow to "open with"


> 2. I want to delete, in one shot, a bunch of recently used files (very
> useful after burning a bunch of movies on a dvd).

That one could be useful, but that could be integrated to some other
places (menu editor by example)


> 3. I want to rename a recently used file;

The way it should work (and the new upstream implementation will be that
way probably), it that they should monitored and the entry should update
if you rename it from nautilus directly


> All this is irritating because I recall having used the file just a
> minute ago, so I have a feeling the second access should be easier. But
> it isn't: I have to travel the whole route again and locate the file
> again (among the 100 items).

The application should have it on the top of the "previously open"


> Now, it is clear the places menu does not solve the problem. But a
> virtual folder would. Why? Because, when you need a file and you recall
> having used it a minute ago, you would simply click the "recent files"
> button in nautilus' toolbar, and find the file you need ON TOP of the
> list. Or almost on top. Since the list would be sorted by time of recent
> usage, descending. So, no need for navigating to the correct folder, and
> no need to locate the file within the folder.

Right, it would be nice but requires some hacking and is not trivial so
it'll not happen for dapper. Note that upstream is working on a new
"recent files" system and that may be worth waiting on that
implementation to write the code rather writing something that will need
to be done again soon