Prevent 'showOpenDialog' from adding a recent document entry
When I open a file using dialog.showOpenDialog, the opened file gets shown in the list of recent documents under Windows 10. Not much to say about the accompanying code, it's as simple as:
remote.dialog.showOpenDialog(...);
The Electron docs specifically mention how to make something show up in the recent documents list (on the Recent Documents page), but make no mention about this undesired automatic behavior, nor how one would go about undoing it. I also couldn't find an issue about this.
There are methods for clearing the entire list (app.clearRecentDocuments), as well as adding an item to this list (app.addRecentDocument), but I need to remove an item from this list, for which there doesn't seem to be a method.
As a sidenote, files which were not associated with my app also show up in the list (and again according to the docs, for a file to show up in the list of recent documents, the association has to be made).
So how can I do this, or just simply prevent a file from showing up as such?
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asked Nov 14 '18 at 13:00
John WeiszJohn Weisz
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When I open a file using dialog.showOpenDialog, the opened file gets shown in the list of recent documents under Windows 10. Not much to say about the accompanying code, it's as simple as:
remote.dialog.showOpenDialog(...);
The Electron docs specifically mention how to make something show up in the recent documents list (on the Recent Documents page), but make no mention about this undesired automatic behavior, nor how one would go about undoing it. I also couldn't find an issue about this.
There are methods for clearing the entire list (app.clearRecentDocuments), as well as adding an item to this list (app.addRecentDocument), but I need to remove an item from this list, for which there doesn't seem to be a method.
As a sidenote, files which were not associated with my app also show up in the list (and again according to the docs, for a file to show up in the list of recent documents, the association has to be made).
So how can I do this, or just simply prevent a file from showing up as such?
javascript electron
asked Nov 14 '18 at 13:00
John WeiszJohn Weisz
11.7k44284
It doesn't directly resolve your issue, but have you considered setting a custom jump list for your app, which I think may replace the default recent files list. electronjs.org/docs/api/app#appsetjumplistcategories-windows. This might be an acceptable solution in some situations.
– GrahamMc
Nov 14 '18 at 14:35
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When I open a file using dialog.showOpenDialog, the opened file gets shown in the list of recent documents under Windows 10. Not much to say about the accompanying code, it's as simple as:
remote.dialog.showOpenDialog(...);
The Electron docs specifically mention how to make something show up in the recent documents list (on the Recent Documents page), but make no mention about this undesired automatic behavior, nor how one would go about undoing it. I also couldn't find an issue about this.
There are methods for clearing the entire list (app.clearRecentDocuments), as well as adding an item to this list (app.addRecentDocument), but I need to remove an item from this list, for which there doesn't seem to be a method.
As a sidenote, files which were not associated with my app also show up in the list (and again according to the docs, for a file to show up in the list of recent documents, the association has to be made).
So how can I do this, or just simply prevent a file from showing up as such?
javascript electron
asked Nov 14 '18 at 13:00
John WeiszJohn Weisz
11.7k44284
When I open a file using dialog.showOpenDialog, the opened file gets shown in the list of recent documents under Windows 10. Not much to say about the accompanying code, it's as simple as:
remote.dialog.showOpenDialog(...);
The Electron docs specifically mention how to make something show up in the recent documents list (on the Recent Documents page), but make no mention about this undesired automatic behavior, nor how one would go about undoing it. I also couldn't find an issue about this.
There are methods for clearing the entire list (app.clearRecentDocuments), as well as adding an item to this list (app.addRecentDocument), but I need to remove an item from this list, for which there doesn't seem to be a method.
As a sidenote, files which were not associated with my app also show up in the list (and again according to the docs, for a file to show up in the list of recent documents, the association has to be made).
So how can I do this, or just simply prevent a file from showing up as such?
javascript electron
javascript electron
asked Nov 14 '18 at 13:00
John WeiszJohn Weisz
11.7k44284
asked Nov 14 '18 at 13:00
John WeiszJohn Weisz
11.7k44284
asked Nov 14 '18 at 13:00
John WeiszJohn Weisz
11.7k44284
asked Nov 14 '18 at 13:00
John WeiszJohn Weisz
11.7k44284
asked Nov 14 '18 at 13:00
John WeiszJohn Weisz
11.7k44284
11.7k44284
It doesn't directly resolve your issue, but have you considered setting a custom jump list for your app, which I think may replace the default recent files list. electronjs.org/docs/api/app#appsetjumplistcategories-windows. This might be an acceptable solution in some situations.
– GrahamMc
Nov 14 '18 at 14:35
add a comment |
It doesn't directly resolve your issue, but have you considered setting a custom jump list for your app, which I think may replace the default recent files list. electronjs.org/docs/api/app#appsetjumplistcategories-windows. This might be an acceptable solution in some situations.
– GrahamMc
Nov 14 '18 at 14:35
It doesn't directly resolve your issue, but have you considered setting a custom jump list for your app, which I think may replace the default recent files list. electronjs.org/docs/api/app#appsetjumplistcategories-windows. This might be an acceptable solution in some situations.
– GrahamMc
Nov 14 '18 at 14:35
It doesn't directly resolve your issue, but have you considered setting a custom jump list for your app, which I think may replace the default recent files list. electronjs.org/docs/api/app#appsetjumplistcategories-windows. This might be an acceptable solution in some situations.
– GrahamMc
Nov 14 '18 at 14:35
add a comment |
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It doesn't directly resolve your issue, but have you considered setting a custom jump list for your app, which I think may replace the default recent files list. electronjs.org/docs/api/app#appsetjumplistcategories-windows. This might be an acceptable solution in some situations.
– GrahamMc
Nov 14 '18 at 14:35