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31.0.50; recentf-open-files reports opening the last file accessed

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From: Rick <rbielaws <at> gmail.com>
To: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
Cc: 78666 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#78666: 31.0.50; recentf-open-files reports opening the last file accessed
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2025 09:43:46 -0500

> I took a closer look at recentf.el and found that the messages (which
> come from the :help-echo property in `recentf-open-files-item') are
> displayed only on invoking `recentf-open-files' and on tabbing between
> items in the *Open Recent* buffer; invoking `recentf-edit-list' or
> tabbing between check boxes in that list does not display such a message
> (so my assertion above was wrong in referring to check boxes).  So you
> don't need to change `recentf-edit-list'.  (And in fact, it isn't
> necessary to change `recentf-open-files' either, see the attached
> patch.)
>
> Also, your change only affects displaying the message on creating the
> open file dialog; further messages are still displayed when tabbing
> between items in that buffer.  In your second post you said you saw
> several messages, also repeated ones.  AFAICT all messages but the first
> can only result from tabbing between items; if this is not what you see,
> please give a precise recipe detailing what you find problematic.
>
> If you do also want to suppress the messages on tabbing between items,
> then I think more extensive changes are needed.  For one thing, since
> displaying the messages has long been the status quo, suppressing them
> should be optional (though I agree with you that displaying the message
> on creating the *Open Recent* buffer seems like a bug).  Moreover, since
> tabbing invokes the commands `widget-forward' and `widget-backward'
> (which in turn invoke `widget-move'), these need to be changed as well.
> The attached patch implements these changes.
>
> Steve Berman

Nice bonus.  Thanks

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