added clearing of the recent file list

LICENSE.txt

@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 
-Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Matic Kukovec. All rights reserved.
-
-For complete licences of the dependencies, check the 'additional_licenses' directory.
-
------------------------------------------------------------
-
                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
                        Version 3, 29 June 2007
 
@@ -679,3 +673,10 @@ may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with
 the library.  If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General
 Public License instead of this License.  But first, please read
 <http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html>.
+
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Matic Kukovec. All rights reserved.
+
+For complete licences of the dependencies, check the 'additional_licenses' directory.

data.py

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 ##      Built-in special function escape sequence: "lit#"
 ##          (prepend it to escape built-ins like: cmain, set_all_text, lines, ...)
 
-"""
+\'\'\'
 # These imports are optional as they are already imported 
 # by the REPL, I added them here for clarity.
 import data
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ def delete_files_in_dir(extension=None, directory=None):
             print(" - deleted file: {:s}".format(file))
     print("DONE")
 delete_files_in_dir.autocompletion = "delete_files_in_dir(extension=\"\", directory=None)"
-"""
-
+\'\'\'
 '''
 # Application icon image that will be displayed on all Qt widgets
 application_icon = os.path.join(resources_directory, "exco-icon.png") \

gui/mainwindow.py

@@ -818,6 +818,13 @@ def open_user_func_file():
             reload_functions_action = create_action('Reload User Definitions', None, 'Reload the {} file to refresh user defined definitions and functions'.format(data.config_file), 'tango_icons/file-user-funcs-reload.png', self.import_user_functions)
             #Add recent file list in the file menu
             recent_file_list_menu = self.view.create_recent_file_list_menu()
+            clear_recent_file_list_action = create_action(
+                'Clear recent files',
+                None,
+                'Clear the recent files list',
+                'tango_icons/edit-clear.png',
+                self.view.clear_recent_file_list,
+            )
             #Add the actions to the File menu
             file_menu.addAction(new_file_action)
             file_menu.addAction(open_file_action)
@@ -836,6 +843,7 @@ def open_user_func_file():
             file_menu.addAction(reload_functions_action)
             file_menu.addSeparator()
             file_menu.addMenu(recent_file_list_menu)
+            file_menu.addAction(clear_recent_file_list_action)
             file_menu.addSeparator()
             file_menu.addAction(exit_action)
         #Edit Menus
@@ -2853,7 +2861,10 @@ def new_file_function(file):
                 temp_function = functools.partial(new_file_function, recent_file)
                 new_file_action.triggered.connect(temp_function)
                 recent_files_menu.addAction(new_file_action)
-
+
+        def clear_recent_list(self):
+            self.manipulator.clear_recent_files()
+
         def restore(self):
             """Restore the previously stored settings"""
             # Load the settings from the initialization file
@@ -3685,6 +3696,18 @@ def create_recent_file_list_menu(self):
         def delete_recent_file_list_menu(self):
             self._parent.recent_files_menu.setParent(None)
             self._parent.recent_files_menu = None
+
+        def clear_recent_file_list(self):
+            warning = (
+                "Are you sure you wish to delete\n" + 
+                "the recent files list?"
+            )
+            reply = YesNoDialog.warning(warning)
+            if reply == data.DialogResult.No.value:
+                return
+            self._parent.settings.clear_recent_list()
+            self._parent.settings.update_recent_list()
+            self._parent.display.repl_display_success("Recent file list cleared.")
 
 
         """

settings/settings.py

@@ -244,6 +244,24 @@ def update_recent_files(self):
             self.context_menu_functions
         )
 
+    def clear_recent_files(self):
+        if self.error_lock == True:
+            return
+        settings_data = functions.load_json_file(
+            self.settings_filename_with_path
+        )
+        # Clear the recent file list
+        self.recent_files = []
+        # Load the sessions
+        stored_sessions = settings_data["stored_sessions"]
+        # Save the updated settings
+        self.write_settings_file(
+            data.theme,
+            self.recent_files,
+            stored_sessions,
+            self.context_menu_functions
+        )
+
     def load_settings(self):
         """
         Load all setting from the settings file