Bug 73179

Summary:	Open recent in the file menu is not consistent with other kde apps
Product:	[Applications] kdevelop	Reporter:	tnagy <tnagy256>
Component:	UI: all modes	Assignee:	KDevelop Developers <kdevelop-devel>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description tnagy 2004-01-21 23:01:27 UTC

Version:            (using KDE Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources
OS:          Linux

The "Quick open" menu entry in "File" pops up a dialog in which the user is supposed to type the name of a file, or to choose a recently opened file in a listbox.

First of all, there is a duplicated feature : if a file is to be opened, one should use the "Open" menu entry which pops up a kfiledialog, or the file chooser tab and not type the name of the file in a simple lineedit.
In addition, when a wrong file is typed in the lineedit, the box is closed immediately without a warning.

Finally, the listbox for choosing a recently opened file is not consistent with the rest of the kde applications : a submenu "Open Recent" should display the recently accessed files (like the submenu "Recent projects" or like in kword, kspread, ..) instead of this dialog box.

Comment 1 Alexander Dymo 2004-01-21 23:58:33 UTC

Quick open shows not recently opened files but a complete list of files in the project. Thus it isn't a duplicated feature. It allows you to open a file in the project without mouse and searching in subdirectories at all (try to open buildtools/generic/buildsystem/shellscript/shellscriptbuildsystem.h and you will understand me ;) ). Also you can't type wrong file name in that dialog because the listbox below has always a file name selected. Thus it closes w/o warning.

But File->Open Recent menu really behaves strange, agree.

Comment 2 tnagy 2004-01-22 00:24:36 UTC

The file -> "Open Recent" is totally broken for me, it doesn't show any recent file at all.

The menu entry "Quick open" should be renamed "Project files" instead (would be clearer). In addition, I suggest to put the lineedit for searching at the bottom of the dialog, just below the listbox (like in kfiledialog or in the ksirc window).

Comment 3 Christoph Cullmann 2004-11-10 10:39:00 UTC

?, kate integration

Comment 4 Jens Dagerbo 2006-10-17 00:47:58 UTC

"Open Recent" seems to work now. Closing.