This has been fixed for some time. It works for me using GNOME Classic in Ubuntu Vivid.
** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/46328 Title: User should be able to right-click "recent documents" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-panel/+bug/46328/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs