Re: [Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[Ondrej Pokorny]

On 29.03.2016 17:59, Dmitry Boyarintsev wrote:

Why a patch instead of an IDE plugin?


I don't care. It can also be a patch implementing an IDE plugin :)

Ondrej

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Re: [Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[Dmitry Boyarintsev]

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Dmitry Boyarintsev <
skalogryz.li...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Martin Frb  wrote:
>
>> If 0 currently means unlimited, then:
>> 1) a new value is needed for unlimited
>> 2) the configfile version must be increased, so the config reader knows
>> according to the version what 0 means.
>>
>>
> So why to change IDE instead of an IDE plugin?
>

Here's the plugin

https://github.com/skalogryz/clearrecent

thanks,
Dmitry
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Re: [Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[Martin Frb]

On 29/03/2016 17:19, Dmitry Boyarintsev wrote:
On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Martin Frb > wrote:


If 0 currently means unlimited, then:
1) a new value is needed for unlimited
2) the configfile version must be increased, so the config reader
knows according to the version what 0 means.


So why to change IDE instead of an IDE plugin?

This question bothers me all the time. Despite of the fact there's a 
decent plugin API (IDEIntf), a lot of changes are making into IDE itself.



In general I agree, many thinks can be done as plugin.

In this case, I think:

part 1 is an actual bug in the current implementation. If I reduce "max 
recent procject" from 10 to 1, then the list will still display 10. That 
is wrong. It should be cut to 1. But it will only be cut, if I open a 
new project (via the open dialog).


part 2 is a feature. It could go in a plugin (assuming IdeIntf allows 
access to all needed functions).
And then it can not use the current spin edit, but instead must have a 
checkbox. Or always active if installed.


Not sure how practical that is in this case. A plugin could probably 
hide the menu entry. So that would be possible. Not sure if it can (with 
current IdeIntf) prevent the values from being written to the config file.
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Re: [Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[Dmitry Boyarintsev]

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Martin Frb  wrote:

> If 0 currently means unlimited, then:
> 1) a new value is needed for unlimited
> 2) the configfile version must be increased, so the config reader knows
> according to the version what 0 means.
>
>
So why to change IDE instead of an IDE plugin?

This question bothers me all the time. Despite of the fact there's a decent
plugin API (IDEIntf), a lot of changes are making into IDE itself.

thanks,
Dmitry
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Re: [Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[Martin Frb]

On 29/03/2016 17:11, Martin Frb wrote:

On 29/03/2016 16:59, Dmitry Boyarintsev wrote:
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Ondrej Pokorny  
wrote:


On 28.03.2016 18:14, max.lemradt2 wrote:

I'd like to be able to disable or clear the "Recent files"
and "Recent projects" lists, e. g. for privacy reasons.



2) make it work with 0.

If 0 currently means unlimited, then:
1) a new value is needed for unlimited
2) the configfile version must be increased, so the config reader knows 
according to the version what 0 means.
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Re: [Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[Martin Frb]

On 29/03/2016 16:59, Dmitry Boyarintsev wrote:
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Ondrej Pokorny > wrote:


On 28.03.2016 18:14, max.lemradt2 wrote:

I'd like to be able to disable or clear the "Recent files" and
"Recent projects" lists, e. g. for privacy reasons.


I will probably never use it but if you need it, feel free to
create such a function and send a patch to mantis. A good place
would be to create a button in Options -> Environment -> Files.


Why a patch instead of an IDE plugin?


I dont think it needs a button.

There already is "Max recent files". If this is set to a lower value, 
then it should cut the existing list. So 2 steps:

1) fix this setting to cut old entries if the value was reduced
2) make it work with 0.
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Re: [Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[Dmitry Boyarintsev]

On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Ondrej Pokorny  wrote:

> On 28.03.2016 18:14, max.lemradt2 wrote:
>
>> I'd like to be able to disable or clear the "Recent files" and "Recent
>> projects" lists, e. g. for privacy reasons.
>>
>
> I will probably never use it but if you need it, feel free to create such
> a function and send a patch to mantis. A good place would be to create a
> button in Options -> Environment -> Files.
>

Why a patch instead of an IDE plugin?
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Re: [Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 2016-03-29 10:44, Giuliano Colla wrote:
> Please do not overload Lazarus with useless features.

Indeed. Also make your $HOME directory user readable only, and make sure
your account and screensaver has a decent secure password.


Regards,
  - Graeme -


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Re: [Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[Giuliano Colla]

Il 28/03/2016 20:25, Ondrej Pokorny ha scritto:

On 28.03.2016 18:14, max.lemradt2 wrote:
I'd like to be able to disable or clear the "Recent files" and 
"Recent projects" lists, e. g. for privacy reasons.


I will probably never use it but if you need it, feel free to create 
such a function and send a patch to mantis. A good place would be to 
create a button in Options -> Environment -> Files.




Please do not overload Lazarus with useless features.
Removing "Recent Files" and Recent Project" entries without actually 
removing the actual files/projects, is simply stupid. Anyone accessing 
the system can list files/directories and from the dates know exactly 
which files/projects were accessed, or modified.
If whatever paranoid need of privacy is an issue, files and projects 
should be kept in a removable support: when the support is removed the 
Recent items which become inaccessible are removed from the list, 
without the need of any extra feature.


Giuliano


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Re: [Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[Mattias Gaertner]

> Ondrej Pokorny  hat am 28. März 2016 um 20:25 geschrieben:
> 
> On 28.03.2016 18:14, max.lemradt2 wrote:
> 
> > I'd like to be able to disable or clear the "Recent files" and "Recent
> > projects" lists, e. g. for privacy reasons.
> 
> I will probably never use it but if you need it, feel free to create 
> such a function and send a patch to mantis. A good place would be to 
> create a button in Options -> Environment -> Files.

I guess he needs a button to wipe out all history lists. Not just projects and
files.

Mattias

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Re: [Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[Mattias Gaertner]

> "max.lemradt2"  hat am 28. März 2016 um 18:14
> geschrieben:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to be able to disable or clear the "Recent files" and "Recent
> projects" lists, e. g. for privacy reasons.

One solution:
Start the IDE, configure it to your liking.
Close it and remove the  element in ~/.lazarus/environmentoptions.xml
and any other option you don't want to publish.
Copy the environmentoptions.xml and editoroptions.xml files to /etc/lazarus/.
These are the templates used when the IDE starts.

After closing the IDE or before you log out delete the ~/.lazarus directory.

Mattias

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Re: [Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[Ondrej Pokorny]

On 28.03.2016 18:14, max.lemradt2 wrote:

I'd like to be able to disable or clear the "Recent files" and "Recent 
projects" lists, e. g. for privacy reasons.


I will probably never use it but if you need it, feel free to create 
such a function and send a patch to mantis. A good place would be to 
create a button in Options -> Environment -> Files.


Ondrej

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[Lazarus] Feature Request: Disable/clear the "Recent files" and "Recent projects" lists

[max.lemradt2]

Hello,

I'd like to be able to disable or clear the "Recent files" and "Recent
projects" lists, e. g. for privacy reasons. All I could find was someone
suggesting to rename the file, then click on the item in the list, which
makes it disappear because Lazarus cannot find the file, then rename the
file again to its original name.

Setting "Tools - Options - Environment - Files" "Max recent files" and/or
"Max recent project files" to 0 (zero) doesn't help.

I'm using Lazarus 1.6 2016-02-14 SVN Revision 51630 i386-win32-win32/win64.

Thanks,
Max



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