<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
      type="topic" style="task"
      id="gedit-plugins-dashboard">
  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="gedit-plugin-guide#gedit-additional-plugins"/>  
    <revision version="3.4" date="2011-12-30" status="review"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Jim Campbell</name>
      <email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>

    <desc>Display recently-used and most-used files on startup</desc>
  </info>

  <title>Dashboard</title>

  <p>The <app>Dashboard</app> plugin provides quick access to your most 
  recently-used files and most-frequently used files. To 
  activate the <app>Dashboard</app> plugin, select <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>
  Preferences</gui><gui>Plugins</gui><gui>Dashboard</gui></guiseq>. You will
  need to restart <app>gedit</app> to activate the <app>Dashboard</app> plugin.
  </p>
  
  <p>The <app>dashboard</app> also includes a <gui>Search</gui> window, 
  allowing you to search for files that may not appear in the list of files.</p>
  
  <section id="gedit-recently-used">
    <title>Recently used files</title>
    <p>The dashboard will initially display a shortcut for an <gui>empty 
    document</gui> and seven of your most recently-used files. Click on the 
    <gui>empty document</gui> to create a new file. Click on any of the other 
    files to open that file.</p>
  </section>
  
  <section id="gedit-most-used">
    <title>Most frequently-used files</title>
    <p>Similarly, the dashboard displays a shortcut for an <gui>empty document
    </gui> and seven of your most frequently-used files. Click on the <gui>
    empty document</gui> to create a new file. Click on any of the other 
    files to open that file.</p>

  <note style="tip"><p>Once activated, the <app>dashboard</app> will be 
  displayed by default when you open <app>gedit</app>. You can also open the 
  <app>dashboard</app> by clicking <guiseq><gui>File</gui><gui>New</gui>
  </guiseq>, or by pressing <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>N</key></keyseq>.</p>
  </note>
  
  </section>

</page>
