Bug 140807

Summary: Libreoffice already running -- how to see preview of "recent documents" (like startup screen)?
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: Dominique <dominique.faure>
Component: LibreOfficeAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: enhancement CC: 79045_79045, heiko.tietze
Priority: medium    
Version: 4.3.2.2 release   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Description Dominique 2021-03-04 22:24:30 UTC 
Description:
Cf. https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/41105/libreoffice-already-running-how-to-see-preview-of-recent-documents-like-startup-screen/

There's no way to get to the preview of "recent documents" without having them all closed.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start LibreOffice: you get the preview of "recent documents"
2. Then open an existing document or create one
3. Try to open a previously edited document.

Actual Results:
The recent document list is only available as a dropdown submenu of simple filenames

Expected Results:
The recent document list dropdown submenu should at least be poopulated with application icons to better differentiate each documents.
An extra entry should lead to open a new preview of "recent documents" window to let the user select visually.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Version: 7.1.1.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: fe0b08f4af1bacafe4c7ecc87ce55bb426164676
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 6.3 Build 9600; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); UI: fr-FR
Calc: CL
Comment 1 Roman Kuznetsov 2021-07-30 17:56:06 UTC 
Heiko, I already saw this suggestion about application icons for recent file list, may be you remember the bug number?

About

>An extra entry should lead to open a new preview of "recent documents" window to let the user select visually.

I don't think it's a good idea
Comment 2 Heiko Tietze 2021-08-20 08:32:44 UTC 
Access to the start center's recent documents view is requested in bug 77590 => DUP. But the list is the same as in File > Recent Documents.

(In reply to Roman Kuznetsov from comment #1)
> Heiko, I already saw this suggestion about application icons for recent file
> list, may be you remember the bug number?

You mean bug 94169? Otherwise check META bug 61174.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 77590 ***