elementary / elementary/code

Quick way to reopen recently worked on projects

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Needs Design Priority: Wishlist
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Description

### Problem

It is irritating to have to open and search through the file chooser to find a project you recently closed or often work on (especially if it does not open at the correct folder) but one may not want to keep a large number of projects continually open.

### Proposal

Show a few of the most recently worked on projects in the project chooser list.

### Prior Art (Optional)

I understand that IDEs such as VS Code, IntelliJ, Xcode have quick ways of accessing recent projects.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the project chooser and the existing project-opening flow, then determine how recently worked-on projects should be stored and displayed. Done means the chooser offers a few recent projects without requiring file-chooser navigation.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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