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After upgrading from 18.04 to 20.04 I noticed that there is no longer a handy search box when I try to open a recent file. Only a dropdown of the last 10 opened files (as shown in the image).

Image from https://askubuntu.com/questions/888984/why-is-gedit-not-populating-the-open-recent-files-menu-option-on-16-04

Is it possible to bring the old drop down back? If yes, how?

BeastOfCaerbannog
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Dan M.
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    I miss it too. I've been lookin everywhere, the official plugins, the third party plugins, and found nothing. My guess is that it's just gone... – schrodingerscatcuriosity Oct 21 '20 at 11:37
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    There's a 'quick open' plugin that has a search box on 18.04 and version 3.28.1. I have no idea what it's like on 20.04, but you can check. It's one extra click - if it does exist. – KGIII Oct 21 '20 at 13:06

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As KGIII said, there is a Quick Open plugin for gedit, that also works in Ubuntu 20.04.

To enable the plugin click the hamburger menu (the button with the three lines on the top right) → Preferences → Plugins and enable Quick Open (see screenshot below).

Enable Quick Open

After that press Ctrl+Alt+O to open a window which shows your recently opened files but also allows to search for files to open.

Quick Open

BeastOfCaerbannog
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  • Thanks! I wasn't anywhere near my computer with a 20.04 VM to check if it was the same on newer versions, and I use an older Lubuntu LTS as my daily driver. So it's great that it works and that you were able to resolve it for them. – KGIII Oct 26 '20 at 01:37
  • @KGill I should thank you! I just tried out what you suggested in your comment. – BeastOfCaerbannog Oct 27 '20 at 18:35
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    I accepted this answer since it's good enough workaround/replacement, although not as convenient as the original feature was (so If anyone finds a way to restore the original UI, they are welcome to post it as an answer). – Dan M. Oct 29 '20 at 14:35