Hi Virgil, this seems to be the case. I have used a legacy version on debian for some time and just grabbed 25.2.5.2 which does show a focussed list. Hopefully this is configurable.
Cheers Tim Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Wednesday, July 30th, 2025 at 2:35 PM, Virgil Arrington <[email protected]> wrote: > I am using LO 25.2.4.3 on Windows 11. I also use LO 25.2.3.2 on a Mac running > Sequoia. > > When I use LO, I often bounce back and forth between Writer, Impress, and > Calc. I recently noticed that, when I click on <File, Recent Files> the list > of recent files is limited to whatever module I am in. If I'm in Calc, the > list only shows recent Calc files; if I'm in Writer, it only lists recent > Writer files. > > > I have used LO for many years, and I don't recall seeing this behavior in > past versions of the program. If I recall correctly, in past versions, the > "Recent Files" list included files from all LO modules regardless of type, so > if I were in Writer, I could see a recent Impress file or a recent Calc file. > This is more convenient for the way I work. I have looked through <Tools, > Options> to see if I can modify the current focused file list behavior, and I > can't find any adjustable setting. > > > Has LO been changed to focus the recent file list on the module currently in > use? If so, was this considered an enhancement? Can this behavior be changed? > > As you may be able to guess, I'm not a fan of this behavior. Since I bounce > between modules, I like having the option of having all recent files listed > regardless of whether they are Writer, Calc, or Impress. > > Virgil > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
