Added function and key binding to use ido for recent files

starter-kit-bindings.org

@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@ Key Bindings.
 
 ** File finding
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp 
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-x M-f") 'ido-find-file-other-window)
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-p") 'find-file-at-point)
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-c y") 'bury-buffer)
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-c r") 'revert-buffer)
-(global-set-key (kbd "M-`") 'file-cache-minibuffer-complete)
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-b") 'ibuffer)
+  (global-set-key (kbd "C-x M-f") 'ido-find-file-other-window)
+  (global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-p") 'find-file-at-point)
+  (global-set-key (kbd "C-c y") 'bury-buffer)
+  (global-set-key (kbd "C-c r") 'revert-buffer)
+  (global-set-key (kbd "M-`") 'file-cache-minibuffer-complete)
+  (global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-b") 'ibuffer)
+  (global-set-key (kbd "C-x f") 'recentf-ido-find-file)  
 #+end_src
 
 ** Window switching. (C-x o goes to the next window)

starter-kit-defuns.org

@@ -51,3 +51,25 @@ a lambda doesn't already exist in the list.
   "Enable things that are convenient across all coding buffers."
   (run-hooks 'starter-kit-coding-hook))
 #+end_src
+
+#+srcname: starter-kit-recentf-ido-find-file
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp 
+  (defun recentf-ido-find-file () 
+    "Find a recent file using Ido." 
+    (interactive) 
+    (let* ((file-assoc-list 
+            (mapcar (lambda (x) 
+                      (cons (file-name-nondirectory x) 
+                            x)) 
+                    recentf-list)) 
+           (filename-list 
+            (remove-duplicates (mapcar #'car file-assoc-list) 
+                               :test #'string=)) 
+           (filename (ido-completing-read "Choose recent file: " 
+                                          filename-list 
+                                          nil 
+                                          t))) 
+      (when filename 
+        (find-file (cdr (assoc filename 
+                               file-assoc-list)))))) 
+ #+end_src