Even though I ihave edited documents recently, they do not show up in the "Recent Files" menu item. They seem to get lost every time I shut down Inkscape. I'm running version 0.92 on Linux. Is there a file somewhere that may have been inadvertently deleted?
I installed Inkscape 0.92.4 through the Linux Mint command line with "sudo apt install inkscape". I tried removing and then reinstalling but the problem persists. I have not tried snap. I would like to know where the list of recent files is, so that I can go to that file and directory and check to make sure the file is there and it has the correct permissions. Can someone point me to it?
Ah, okay. The file list is called 'recently-used.xbel' and it lives in ~/local/share. I thought this was a known issue, but I'm using the same setup you do, and I do not have that problem. The issue is known for the AppImage, it seems, and for master, but not for 0.92.4.
Are you using any unreachable (network) file systems? Or files with very unusual file names?
When I look in About and get the splash screen, it has "Inkscape 0.92.4 (unknown)" in the upper right corner. Running "which" gives /usr/bin/inkscape. I installed from the command line with "sudo apt install inkscape", so I'm not sure how it found that version if it went to the Mint repository. I found the recent files file you mentioned, and permissions are fine on it.
Anyway, it's a relatively minor issue. It's great having software this professional freely available!
I can't help much with this. But every now and then, somehow all my recent files get wiped out. They do start to accumulate again, but I've never figured out what happened to wipe out the list. Whatever it is, maybe it's happening to you all the time, rather than now and then, like it does for me?
so there are no recent files. If I open a previous file I worked on, an entry appears in the xbel file as expected. When I close Inkscape, the xbel file still has that entry:
At some point that entry vanishes though, and I haven't pinned down exactly when. I'll keep checking, and if I find out when it's happening I'll report back to the forum.
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Even though I ihave edited documents recently, they do not show up in the "Recent Files" menu item. They seem to get lost every time I shut down Inkscape. I'm running version 0.92 on Linux. Is there a file somewhere that may have been inadvertently deleted?
Are you using the snap version? If so, please try AppImage, or even better, a packaged version.
I installed Inkscape 0.92.4 through the Linux Mint command line with "sudo apt install inkscape". I tried removing and then reinstalling but the problem persists. I have not tried snap. I would like to know where the list of recent files is, so that I can go to that file and directory and check to make sure the file is there and it has the correct permissions. Can someone point me to it?
Ah, okay. The file list is called 'recently-used.xbel' and it lives in ~/local/share. I thought this was a known issue, but I'm using the same setup you do, and I do not have that problem. The issue is known for the AppImage, it seems, and for master, but not for 0.92.4.
Are you using any unreachable (network) file systems? Or files with very unusual file names?
But: If you are using 0.92.4, you can't be using the one from Linux Mint. They are at 0.92.3.
Can you re-check your version number, and do a 'which inkscape' on the terminal?
When I look in About and get the splash screen, it has "Inkscape 0.92.4 (unknown)" in the upper right corner. Running "which" gives /usr/bin/inkscape. I installed from the command line with "sudo apt install inkscape", so I'm not sure how it found that version if it went to the Mint repository. I found the recent files file you mentioned, and permissions are fine on it.
Anyway, it's a relatively minor issue. It's great having software this professional freely available!
I can't help much with this. But every now and then, somehow all my recent files get wiped out. They do start to accumulate again, but I've never figured out what happened to wipe out the list. Whatever it is, maybe it's happening to you all the time, rather than now and then, like it does for me?
In case you want to pursue this: Does the xbel file look correct? i.e. does it contain recent files for the application 'inkscape'? (mine does)
This morning when I opened the xbel file it has this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xbel version="1.0"
xmlns:bookmark="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/desktop-bookmarks"
xmlns:mime="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info"
></xbel>
so there are no recent files. If I open a previous file I worked on, an entry appears in the xbel file as expected. When I close Inkscape, the xbel file still has that entry:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xbel version="1.0"
xmlns:bookmark="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/desktop-bookmarks"
xmlns:mime="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info"
>
<bookmark href="file:///home/bmaier/BillHome/Graphics/Projects06/paper-cut/inkscape/phoenix/phoenix_v21.svg" added="2019-10-04T10:11:48Z" modified="2019-10-04T10:11:48Z" visited="2019-10-04T10:11:49.043087Z">
<info>
<metadata owner="http://freedesktop.org">
<mime:mime-type type="image/svg+xml"/>
<bookmark:applications>
<bookmark:application name="inkscape" exec="'inkscape %u'" modified="2019-10-04T10:11:48Z" count="2"/>
</bookmark:applications>
</metadata>
</info>
</bookmark>
</xbel>
At some point that entry vanishes though, and I haven't pinned down exactly when. I'll keep checking, and if I find out when it's happening I'll report back to the forum.
Thanks everyone for your responses!