Questions tagged [recentf]
`recentf-mode` is a mode that enables the "Open Recent" submenu, giving you quick access to files used recently, including in previous Emacs sessions. It can also be used without GUI by using the `recentf-open-files` command.
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Why is recentf-open-files emitting these messages
I'm moving from Emacs 24 on Windows to Emacs 30.1 in server mode on Ubuntu via Snap so I'm having to deal with a huge number of things changing all at once. The problem I'm bothering you with occurs ...
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Sorting the recentf prompt
Currently the recentf-open dialog sorts by which entry was most recently opened through recentf-open. I would however prefer this to be access time in general, so whichever file I visited last, not ...
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Unable to disable nor shrink recentf-mode
Loading recentf (180MB) makes emacs unusable recently. Simple M-x calls take almost a minute each and everytime I see a recentf related message. As others already asked I'm unable as well to disable ...
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Close File, Still in Use
I have a problem, where after I edit a file on a USB stick and close the file with C-x k, Emacs still has a grip on the file until this message appears a few minutes later: Debugger entered--Lisp ...
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Dired+: diredp-dired-recent-dirs not working correctly
Linux Mint 21 Emacs 27.1 package Dired+, Version: 2023.01.14 1. M-x diredp-dired-recent-dirs 2. Dired (buffer name): my-buffer Here result: As you can see the count of recent folders = 10. OK. Now I ...
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How to ignore (for recentf) files opened automatically during start-up
Some modes, on Emacs start-up, load a lot of files automatically. Example: Org-mode refreshes its agenda by reading every file configured to contain agenda items. But these "read the file ...
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change starting buffer from *scratch* to recentf-open-files
I like the buffer that is opened when type M-x recentf-open-files. I'd love to have it as my starting buffer instead of scratch, but I don't know how. I've tried adding '(initial-buffer-choice '...
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init-open-recentf with use-package
I want to use use-package for nearly everything in my init.el. I have set up recentf. And to make the recent-file buffer pop up when Emacs starts I also included the init-open-recentf package. But I ...
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