fixing #517

Author: BRUNER Patrick

src/LogExpert.Configuration/ConfigManager.cs

@@ -281,6 +281,14 @@ public void AddToFileHistory (string fileName)
         Save(SettingsFlags.FileHistory);
     }
 
+    public void ClearLastOpenFilesList ()
+    {
+        lock (_loadSaveLock)
+        {
+            Instance.Settings.LastOpenFilesList.Clear();
+        }
+    }
+
     #endregion
 
     #region Private Methods

src/LogExpert.Core/Interface/IConfigManager.cs

@@ -151,4 +151,13 @@ public interface IConfigManager
     /// This method is supported only on Windows platforms.</remarks>
     /// <param name="fileName">The name of the file to add to the file history list. Comparison is case-insensitive.</param>
     void AddToFileHistory (string fileName);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Clears the list of recently opened files.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>Call this method to remove all entries from the recent files list, typically to reset user
+    /// history or in response to a privacy-related action. After calling this method, the list of last open files will
+    /// be empty until new files are opened.</remarks>
+
+    void ClearLastOpenFilesList ();
 }

src/LogExpert.UI/Dialogs/LogTabWindow/LogTabWindow.cs

@@ -909,8 +909,7 @@ private void DestroyBookmarkWindow ()
 
     private void SaveLastOpenFilesList ()
     {
-        ConfigManager.Settings.LastOpenFilesList.Clear();
-        foreach (DockContent content in dockPanel.Contents)
+        foreach (DockContent content in dockPanel.Contents.Cast<DockContent>())
         {
             if (content is LogWindow.LogWindow logWin)
             {
@@ -2246,6 +2245,8 @@ private void OnLogTabWindowLoad (object sender, EventArgs e)
                     AddFileTab(name, false, null, false, null);
                 }
             }
+
+            ConfigManager.ClearLastOpenFilesList();
         }
 
         if (_startupFileNames != null)