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User forums => General (but related to Code::Blocks) => Topic started by: Newbie0815 on May 05, 2011, 06:33:46 pm

Title: Extend Recent projects list?
Post by: Newbie0815 on May 05, 2011, 06:33:46 pm

The list of "recent projects" on the "start here" page, as well as in the file menu keeps the last 16 opened projects, once it exceeds 16, it "forgets" the oldest entries.
Of course one can still open older projects through "file - open...", but I´m wondering, is there a way to make the list longer, so it will show for example the last 25?

Title: Re: Extend Recent projects list?
Post by: virtuosonic on May 07, 2011, 09:02:39 am

hi, the value is hardcoded, you would have to modify to do this, on file "src/main.cpp" line 2148

change

Code

m_pProjectsHistory = new wxFileHistory(16, wxID_CBFILE17);

to:

Code

m_pProjectsHistory = new wxFileHistory(25, wxID_CBFILE17);

but maybe there can be problem with duplicated id's
that would require more hacks, but it's easy

Title: Re: Extend Recent projects list?
Post by: MortenMacFly on May 07, 2011, 09:35:45 am

Quote from: virtuosonic on May 07, 2011, 09:02:39 am

change

Code

m_pProjectsHistory = new wxFileHistory(16, wxID_CBFILE17);

to:

Code

m_pProjectsHistory = new wxFileHistory(25, wxID_CBFILE17);

This is not enough and will not work. Instead, look in the SVN log. recently I've increased the number from 8 to 16. Looking at the diff will make you see what needs to be done.

BTW: Making this an option is not an easy thing! Otherwise we had done so.

Title: Re: Extend Recent projects list?
Post by: virtuosonic on May 07, 2011, 10:36:04 am

no i didn't mean making it an option, that would be hard

Title: Re: Extend Recent projects list?
Post by: Newbie0815 on May 07, 2011, 07:09:36 pm

Thanks for the answers, I already thought it might be hard to do, just wanted to ask anyway.
Meanwhile I found a workaround solution, a folder on the desktop containing links to the projects I need.