Evince 3.32.0 in Ubuntu 19.04: Grid with recent files is shown when opening the viewer.
When already viewing a document, one must choose "New window" from the single menu to open that "Recent documents" grid (and be able to choose from there). I had long been unaware of that, because I either press Ctrl+O for Open…, or I look in the menu for "Recent documents". In my opinion, the "New window" approach is wrong for several reasons: 1. It is non-standard (new window in GEdit or Firefox is empty until you open a document in it; new documents are empty; opening an existing document is called "Open", not "New"). 2. It adds an extra step for such a frequent task as Open… (need to choose "New window", then locate the "Open…" button in that grid window, navigate to it and click it). 3. It has no keyboard shortcut linked with it. Although I can and do use Ctrl+O to go to directly to the Open… dialog, there is no shortcut for "New window", so I can't access recent files by keyboard. I suggest putting "Open…" and "Open recent" (with a submenu) back into the application's menu again. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1365296 Title: No 'recent' files shown until a file is opened (due to gmenumodel changes) Status in evince package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Prior to this patch, (3.10.3-0ubuntu4), a list of 5 recent files was shown in the File menu dropdown (- 3.10.3-0ubuntu3; Add GMenuModel port or previous to that in the gnome toolbar 'gear' menu > recent > Current test case: Open evince File > no recent files in dropdown Open a file in evince File > now shows 5 most recent in dropdown Expected: The file menu should always show 5 most recent ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: evince 3.10.3-0ubuntu10.1 ProcVersionSignature: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/proc/version_signature' Uname: Linux 3.13.7-ck1 x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Sep 4 01:40:09 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-23 (73 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) SourcePackage: evince UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1365296/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
