Re: [users] Clearing the Recent Documents List

[M Henri Day]

2007/2/26, James Mckenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

Replied directly to original poster as well as the list.

-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Feb 25, 2007 4:36 PM
>To: users@openoffice.org
>Subject: [users] Clearing the Recent Documents List
>
>I am using version 2.1 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is:
>I don't know how to or if you are able to clear the "Recent Documents"
list
>for any sub-program (Writer, Calc, Base, Draw, Math, etc.). I have a file
name
> in my Recent Documents list for a file that has been deleted from my
hard
>drive.  How do I remove that file name from the Recent Documents  list?

It is possible to clear a document from the Recent Documents list, but the
procedure is not for those who do not understand XML format documents
and the usage of a text editor (do not use OpenOffice.org to do the
following as
you may damage the program's files requiring a complete re-installation
of the program.)

The recent document history is contained in a extensible markup language
(XML)
file called Common.xcu.  You will find many 'nodes' but you can search on
the file
that no longer exists.  You need to remove EVERYTHING from the <node> to
the </node> for
this file.  As an example the following is a history entry for the third
file down:
   <node oor:name="p2" oor:op="replace">
    <prop oor:name="Filter" oor:type="xs:string">
     <value>MS Word 97</value>
    </prop>
    <prop oor:name="Password" oor:type="xs:string">
     <value/>
    </prop>
    <prop oor:name="Title" oor:type="xs:string">
     <value>reneb</value>
    </prop>
    <prop oor:name="URL" oor:type="xs:string">
     <value>file:///Users/jamesmckenzie/Desktop/reneb.doc</value>
    </prop>
   </node>

You will need to renumber all nodes with an 'p' in them following this
one.  Thus p4 will become p3
and so on.  There should be a maximum of ten nodes.  If this does not
work, repeat with the h<number> nodes.
I will warn that there are more of these nodes than there are 'p' nodes.

Again, do not edit this file unless you are familiar with the format of
XML files and are willing to
completely reinstall OpenOffice.org.

James McKenzie

Is this what is called «user-friendly» ? Room for improvement in a later
version of OO.o ?...

Henri