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    Chuck Roberts
    last edited by Chuck Roberts Mar 1, 2023, 4:50 PM Mar 1, 2023, 4:50 PM

    Notepad++ v8.4.6 (64-bit)
    Build time : Sep 25 2022 - 19:51:39
    Path : C:\Apps\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
    Command Line : “H:\pandocbooks\00ebookwip\libnews\liblog.md ”
    Admin mode : OFF
    Local Conf mode : OFF
    Cloud Config : OFF
    OS Name : Windows 11 (64-bit)
    OS Version : 21H2
    OS Build : 22000.1574
    Current ANSI codepage : 1252
    Plugins :
    AutoSave (1.6.1)
    mimeTools (2.8)
    NppConverter (4.4)
    NppExport (0.4)
    NppSnippets (1.7)

    How can I make a list of frequently used files? Some text editors have a panel of links to frequently used files. The NPP Document List only lists currently open files. Is there a plugin for this?

    The files could be on any drive, I have several local drives and several USB flash drives that are plugged into my computer.

    Thank you!

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      PeterJones @Chuck Roberts
      last edited by Mar 1, 2023, 4:53 PM

      @Chuck-Roberts ,

      The Explorer plugin provides an interface for easily linking to your “favorites”

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        Alan Kilborn @Chuck Roberts
        last edited by Alan Kilborn Mar 1, 2023, 7:21 PM Mar 1, 2023, 6:10 PM

        @Chuck-Roberts

        You can also create a “project” definition within Notepad++ which allows grouping together files that are not necessarily otherwise related. They (the filenames of files in the project) appear in a panel alongside Notepad++'s main editing area, and the files can be opened easily from there.

        The advantage of this over the Explorer plugin approach is that no plugin is needed.

        If you are thinking of going this way, and need more detail on the particulars, just let us know…

        At least one person in the past has had success with this, see HERE .

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          Chuck Roberts @Alan Kilborn
          last edited by Chuck Roberts Mar 2, 2023, 9:32 AM Mar 2, 2023, 9:31 AM

          @Alan-Kilborn Super! The project files work. And the list of project files loads each time I start NPP as well, which is what I wanted.

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            Chuck Roberts @Alan Kilborn
            last edited by Mar 2, 2023, 2:07 PM

            @Alan-Kilborn Can I move the Project Panel to the right side of the editor? I poked around in Settings, and looked on several more normal menus and right click menus and didn’t see a way to do this.

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              Alan Kilborn @Chuck Roberts
              last edited by Alan Kilborn Mar 2, 2023, 2:19 PM Mar 2, 2023, 2:14 PM

              @Chuck-Roberts

              Can I move the Project Panel to the right side of the editor?

              See where it says Project Panel 1 on a tab?

              • Click and drag that and move over to the opposite (right) side of the editing area.
              • Drag THROUGH the right side of the window (go “far” beyond).
              • A ghost rectangle should appear in a docking position on the right side of the N++ main window – let go of the mouse at this point.

              Alternate method, potentially easier to describe:

              • Turn on Function List on the View menu.
              • Function List opens and defaults to right-side of the editing area.
              • Click and drag the Project Panel 1 tab and drop it right where it says Function List.
              • Return to the View menu and uncheck Function List.

              I don’t know…this is rather hard to describe; easy to do though. :-)

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                PeterJones @Alan Kilborn
                last edited by PeterJones Mar 2, 2023, 2:59 PM Mar 2, 2023, 2:56 PM

                @Alan-Kilborn said in How to make list of frequently used files?:

                this is rather hard to describe; easy to do though

                @Chuck-Roberts , if you are more of a visual learner, here’s a screen-capture I did some time back, showing moving the Project Panel from the left to the top, then from the top to the right. (If you go directly from the left to the right, it’s a bit easier, actually, because you don’t have the remenants in the top getting in the way, so you’ve got more room where it will dock properly). The screen-capture software isn’t perfect at showing what’s going on as the Notepad++ window redraws, but it gives the basic idea:

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                  Chuck Roberts @Alan Kilborn
                  last edited by Mar 2, 2023, 3:00 PM

                  @Alan-Kilborn I got it. Thank you so much!

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