--- mousepad-0.2.16/src/file.c	2008-06-27 22:01:33.000000000 +0200
+++ mousepad-0.2.16/src/file.c.new	2009-08-01 17:36:37.065269081 +0200
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@
 	gchar *str;
 	gsize rbytes, wbytes;
 	GError *err = NULL;
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
+  GtkRecentData recent_data;
+  gchar *uri;
+#endif
 	
 	GtkTextBuffer *textbuffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(textview));
 	
@@ -197,5 +201,24 @@
 	fclose(fp);
 	g_free(str);
 	
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
+  /* generate the recently-used data */
+  recent_data.display_name = NULL;
+  recent_data.description = NULL;
+  recent_data.mime_type = "text/plain";
+  recent_data.app_name = "Mousepad Text Editor";
+  recent_data.app_exec = "mousepad %f";
+  recent_data.groups = NULL;
+  recent_data.is_private = FALSE;
+
+  /* add the file to the recently-used database */
+  uri = g_filename_to_uri(fi->filename, NULL, NULL);
+  if (G_LIKELY(uri != NULL))
+    {
+      gtk_recent_manager_add_full(gtk_recent_manager_get_default(), uri, &recent_data);
+      g_free(uri);
+    }
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }