Looks like a Ubuntu issue to me, since in that Gnome bug, upstream says recent files have been moved to beneath the "Open \/" button on gedit's taskbar:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742425#c3 And indeed they are there! However, on Ubuntu 16.04, gedit also has a "File" -> "Open Recent" menu, which is now non-functional (it's always empty). It's a bit confusing since "File" -> "Open Recent" has always been the way to find recent files. It should either be removed or work. ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #742425 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742425 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1570227 Title: Open Recent Items show as always empty in Gedit To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/1570227/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
