Bug 515442

Summary:	Being able to config Gwenview and Kate through System Settings > Recent Files
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Fernando Marcelino Muniz <fernandommuniz>
Component:	kcm_recentFiles	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	meven.car, olib141
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	6.5.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	CachyOS
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-02-03 05:58:51 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Deactivate Recent Files/Folders in System Settings > Recent Files.
2. Open Gwenview and Kate (from KDE).

OBSERVED RESULT
They are still storing your recent files/folders.

EXPECTED RESULT
They are KDE apps, so they should, as expected; obey KDE Plasma's System Settings.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: CachyOS Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.2
Kernel Version: 6.18.8-2-cachyos (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 9 GB of RAM (8.1 GB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 82MG
System Version: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This is similar to Bug 507966

Comment 1 Oliver Beard 2026-02-03 23:20:10 UTC

I cannot reproduce this. If I press "Clear History" and open Recent Files in Dolphin, my history is gone as expected.

If I select "Remember opened documents: Do not remember", open a file and check again, it has not been added to the Recent Files in Dolphin.

Am I not attempting to reproduce this correctly, or do you maybe need to refresh the page?

Comment 2 Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-02-03 23:22:39 UTC

I believe you posted in the wrong but. This isn't about Dolphin.

Comment 3 Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-02-03 23:23:04 UTC

wrong post.*

Comment 4 Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-02-03 23:23:40 UTC

wrong bug.**

Comment 5 Oliver Beard 2026-02-03 23:36:01 UTC

Ah, I see what you mean. Gwenview and Kate are not using the same infrastructure to store recent content.

What we'd need is a system for arbitrary history to be stored (e.g. Files/folders opened in Gwenview, files opened in Kate) by either the Desktop or by the application itself, the former would be managed by Plasma and the latter by the application for when the application isn't run under Plasma. An application should probably only show recents opened with it, though Dolphin would want to show them globally.

See also: https://zunzuncito.oriole.systems/25/

This isn't really anything immediately practicable but would want to be considered in a redesign of the systems involved.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 458103 ***