Open Recent

The Open Recent tool is one of the core productivity boosters in Textify. It helps you quickly access your previously opened or saved scripts, making it a must-have for Blender addon developers and scripters.

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📍 Location

Menu Access: Text > Open Recent

Displays a list of recently opened/saved scripts with a tooltip showing:

• Full file path

• Last modified date and time

You can type in the menu to search for scripts by name.

Sidebar Panel:

Found in the Text Editor Sidebar > Text > Open Recent Panel Offers full management of the recent script list

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✨ Sidebar Panel Features

The sidebar panel offers enhanced control:

• Open Selected Instantly open the selected script in the Text Editor.

• Add Manually Add a new script path to the list manually.

• Remove Entry Remove a specific script from the list.

• Clear Recent Files List Empties the entire recent list.

• Reorder List Use the arrow buttons to rearrange script priority.

• Open Script Folder Opens the directory of the selected script in your system's file browser.

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⚙️ Preferences

Recent File Data Path

Defines where the recent file data is stored. You can manually change this path if you want to sync or relocate the data file to a custom directory.

Max Recent Files

This setting allows you to control how many recently accessed files are stored in the "Open Recent" list. A higher number will store more files, while a lower number will free up space and potentially improve performance, but could make it harder to find older files.

Show Open Recent Panel

Toggles the visibility of the Open Recent panel in the Text Editor sidebar. Disable it if you only use the menu.

Show Folder Name for __init__.py

If the file name is __init__.py, this option appends the parent folder name to distinguish it from other __init__.py files.

Enable Text Tabs

Display text blocks as tabs instead of the default dropdown selector