Cannot Delete Recent Documents From Context Menu 14.04.3

ColJohnHannibalSmith · 12-19-2015, 12:34 PM

Hi,

Whenever I right click on the desktop and hover over the option "New Document," I get a list that is a mile long, that I can't seem to get rid of. These all appear to be GLabels files. Places > Recent Documents is grayed-out; and Zeitgeist is disabled and cleared.

Distro: TT 14.04.3
Env: Flashback Compiz

Any help appreciated.

Keruskerfuerst · 12-20-2015, 02:08 AM

Can you give the output of ls -l of he mentioned folder?

ondoho · 12-20-2015, 05:58 AM

i don't think those are recent documents.
what's glabels?
a screenshot might help.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColJohnHannibalSmith

Distro: TT 14.04.3
Env: Flashback Compiz

what is this distro (link plz)?

ColJohnHannibalSmith · 12-21-2015, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

i don't think those are recent documents.
what's glabels?
a screenshot might help.

what is this distro (link plz)?

Distro is: Ubuntu Trusy Tahr 14.04.3 LTS
Environment is: Flashback Compiz

GLabels is a labeling app i.e., labeling packages, products, DVDs, etc.

http://glabels.org/

Please see the attachment.

Thanks

ondoho · 12-21-2015, 06:54 AM

very weird.

have a look at the files in the following folders:
~/.local/share/applications
~/.local/share/mime
~/Templates

and also look at
~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel
~/.recently-used

maybe you can find where these entries come from.

ColJohnHannibalSmith · 12-22-2015, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

very weird.

have a look at the files in the following folders:
~/.local/share/applications
~/.local/share/mime
~/Templates

and also look at
~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel
~/.recently-used

maybe you can find where these entries come from.

They were indeed in ~/Templates. In fact, when I created a separate folder for them and moved them there the entries disappered from the New Document menu. Also, there is text at the top of the open ~/Templates folder that even says this. I never noticed this before.

Please see attachment.

Thanks, Hannibal