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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="gedit-plugin-guide#gedit-additional-plugins"/>  
    <revision version="3.4" date="2013-02-24" status="review"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Jim Campbell</name>
      <email its:translate="no">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 style="menu">gedit</gui><gui style="menuitem">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>
