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[Bug]: Recent documents broken again?
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Bug description
I don't have permissions to reopen #3034 but this seems broken again in macOS Tahoe (v26.4.1) and v2.6.0 of Quicksilver. Also, Catalog/User/Recent Items is empty and remains empty after refreshing.
From #3034 :
It used to be that right-arrow on an application would yield a list of recently opened documents. This hasn't worked on my system for quite some time. Is this a known bug/regression? Can this feature be restored?
Steps to reproduce
- bring up TextEdit.app
- right-arrow
- nothing happens
Expected behavior
- bring up TextEdit.app
- right-arrow
- list of recent documents comes up
MacOS Version
26.4.1
Quicksilver Version
2.6.0
Relevant Plugins
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with TextEdit.app in Quicksilver 2.6.0 on macOS 26.4.1, checking right-arrow behavior and whether Catalog/User/Recent Items stays empty after refreshing. Trace the recent-documents and Recent Items behavior from those entry points; done means recent documents appear after right-arrow and the catalog populates after refresh.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, objective-c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100