Bug 454443 - The Recent files menu is disabled if it contains only one file
Summary: The Recent files menu is disabled if it contains only one file
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: okular
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 22.04.1
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Okular developers
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Reported: 2022-05-26 15:18 UTC by popov895
Modified: 2022-08-15 10:35 UTC (History)
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Description popov895 2022-05-26 15:18:54 UTC 
SUMMARY

The Recent files menu is disabled if it contains only one file.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Clear recent files
2. Open any file
3. Close application
4. Open that file again

OBSERVED RESULT

Recent files menu is disabled.

EXPECTED RESULT

Recent files menu is enabled.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20220524
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.94.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.17.9-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Comment 1 Albert Astals Cid 2022-05-26 22:40:47 UTC 
Yeah that's not a bug, offering the exact file you have open in recent files would do nothing, would it?
Comment 2 popov895 2022-05-26 23:03:23 UTC 
I can't know for sure how many items I have in the list of recent files. IMO it also looks bad from the perspective of user experience.
Comment 3 Laura David Hurka 2022-05-28 10:33:14 UTC 
I think it is a bug.
This menu is even disabled if “Switch to tab if file is already open” is disabled, although it would do something: open the file again.

I do this sometimes with long documents, where I need to switch between two chapters often.
If I didn’t open other documents before, so the recent files menu is disabled, it will slow me down.
Then I wonder why.
Comment 4 popov895 2022-05-28 11:32:53 UTC 
It's definitely a bug. If the list of recent files is empty and you open a file, the recent files menu will be enabled, even if it contains only one file. But if you close that file and open it again, the recent files menu will be disabled. I also see the same behavior in KWrite.

To be honest, some of the UX decisions in KDE make me stumped.
Comment 5 popov895 2022-08-15 10:35:43 UTC 
Seems to be fixed for now.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: Fedora Linux 36
KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.97.0
Qt Version: 5.15.5
Graphics Platform: X11