(94/212) 266 - new General option: clear recent files list on startup

I think the request is to add an option to exclude the files that are opened automatically on jEdit startup from the File -> Recent Files menu. The request is not to disable "restore previously open files on startup" - the files should be restored on startup, but the Recent Files menu should not include them.
I think this is a sensible request, and I'd even add, why include files that are currently open in the "Recent Files" menu at all? The files currently open can easily be reached using the Buffer Switcher or one of the other plugins that provide such a feature, such as BufferTabs. Maybe the Recent Files menu should only include files that have been closed?

I interpret this to mean: Add a new global general checkbox option: clear recent files list on startup. I believe this also to mean, not change how the restore previously open files behaves at all.

Your other idea (shlomy) of hiding open files from the recent files list is also a good one and is now a separate ticket:
https://sourceforge.net/p/jedit/feature-requests/481/

- **summary**: Allow recent to forget files in startup/shutdown action --> new General option: clear recent files list on startup
- **Group**: --> v5.2