Originally reported at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1033259 If the user creates a file with LibreOffice and then moves/deletes it, the next time they try to open it from the 'Recent files' list they will receive a warning that it no longer exists, but no offer to remove it from the list. This should change so that they get that offer, since it will mean the list becomes populated with broken links that they can't do anything about. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libreoffice-writer 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: i386 Date: Sun Aug 5 19:19:58 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-26 (40 days ago)
The list is of a fixed size so once you open enough documents that do exist the old ones will eventually fall off the bottom, so does it really matter ? And if the file is on a share temporarily unavailable then it's still on the list after an unsuccessful open attempt to reuse on reconnection to the share. FWIW trying e.g. gedit and its recently used files, then it opens a new blank one if it doesn't exist, while gimp does the same as LibreOffice and leaves the unfound file in the recently used list.
Yeah, I think we can live with it as it is.
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