Eclipse plugin for recently opened files
In Eclipse one thing that is bothered me constantly is organizing the list of files I’m currently working on. I’ve tried the Pin Editor feature (available only if you limit the number of max editors). I’ve tried Mylyn, but I don’t like the way it tries to be clever and hide all other files that don’t match the context and that the end result is still a mess. I found ways around the cleverness, but I couldn’t get rid of the mess and eventually I dropped Mylyn for the nth time.
On one weekend I decided to fix it and wrote a little plugin just for that, showing recently opened files. The plugin tracks your editor openings and if the editor point’s to a real file, adds it to a list. It also allows to bookmark those files so they would stay on top of the list and that they would remain there after Eclipses restart.
A little screenshot of the result:
If you like what you see you can try it out from http://meikas.com/recentfiles/
Looks handy! I imagine that it would make for a good beginner example. Will you be sharing the source code?
Hi, I’m unable to install you’re plugin, I think you mist something on you’re URL.
When I add you’re url I get nothing, I’m with eclipse 3.5.1
Thanks I have been looking for this kind of plugins for while can’t wait to test it
@macsim
Hi, this is my updatesite problem, for some reason, it sometimes doesn’t wan’t to group items by category. If you turn it off, then you should be able to see the plugin.
Wrote about the source and the installation issue in a new post
@imeikas
Hi thanks for answer, it’s true, I disable groups items by category and saw you’re wonderfull plugin
Thanks a lot.
I use the following plugin to organize my files:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/favoriteplugin/
This nesting feature looks interesting in the favoriteplugin.