diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 579886e67..e35369b44 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+2005-12-24  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/DisplayState.py: recent file support
+	* src/ViewManager.py: recent file support
+
 2005-12-23  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
-	* DisplayState.py: recent file support
-	* EditPerson.py: Window management
-	* EditSource.py: Window management
-	* EventEdit.py: Window management
-	* ListBox.py: Window management
-	* Sources.py: Window management
-	* UrlEdit.py: Window management
-	* ViewManager.py: Window management
+	* src/DisplayState.py: recent file support
+	* src/EditPerson.py: Window management
+	* src/EditSource.py: Window management
+	* src/EventEdit.py: Window management
+	* src/ListBox.py: Window management
+	* src/Sources.py: Window management
+	* src/UrlEdit.py: Window management
+	* src/ViewManager.py: Window management
 
 2005-12-23  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/EditPerson.py: Swap menu/submenu labels.
diff --git a/src/DisplayState.py b/src/DisplayState.py
index 061e30f45..7787f0297 100644
--- a/src/DisplayState.py
+++ b/src/DisplayState.py
@@ -358,10 +358,24 @@ except:
     from gnome.vfs import get_mime_type
 
 class RecentDocsMenu:
-    def __init__(self,uimanager):
+    def __init__(self,uimanager, state, fileopen):
         self.action_group = gtk.ActionGroup('RecentFiles')
         self.active = DISABLED
         self.uimanager = uimanager
+        self.fileopen = fileopen
+        self.state = state
+
+    def load(self,item):
+        print item
+        name = item.get_path()
+        dbtype = item.get_mime()
+        
+        db = GrampsDb.gramps_db_factory(dbtype)()
+        self.state.change_database(db)
+        self.fileopen(name)
+        self.state.db.request_rebuild()
+        RecentFiles.recent_files(name,dbtype)
+        self.build()
 
     def build(self):
         f = StringIO()
@@ -382,7 +396,8 @@ class RecentDocsMenu:
                 filetype = get_mime_type(item.get_path())
                 action_id = "RecentMenu%d" % count
                 f.write('<menuitem action="%s"/>' % action_id)
-                actions.append((action_id,None,filename,None,None,None))
+                actions.append((action_id,None,filename,None,None,
+                                make_callback(item,self.load)))
             except RuntimeError:
                 pass    # ignore no longer existing files
             
@@ -390,9 +405,12 @@ class RecentDocsMenu:
         f.write(_rct_btm)
         self.action_group.add_actions(actions)
         self.uimanager.insert_action_group(self.action_group,1)
-        self.action = self.uimanager.add_ui_from_string(f.getvalue())
+        self.active = self.uimanager.add_ui_from_string(f.getvalue())
         f.close()
 
+def make_callback(n,f):
+    return lambda x: f(n)
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Gramps Managed Window class
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.py b/src/ViewManager.py
index 562af72eb..964bf40eb 100644
--- a/src/ViewManager.py
+++ b/src/ViewManager.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import PageView
 import Navigation
 import TipOfDay
 import Bookmarks
+import RecentFiles
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ class ViewManager:
 
         person_nav = Navigation.PersonNavigation(self.uistate)
         self.navigation_type[PageView.NAVIGATION_PERSON] = (person_nav,None)
-        self.recent_manager = DisplayState.RecentDocsMenu(self.uimanager)
+        self.recent_manager = DisplayState.RecentDocsMenu(self.uimanager,self.state,self.read_file)
         self.recent_manager.build()
         self.window.show()
 
@@ -568,8 +569,8 @@ class ViewManager:
                 self.state.db.request_rebuild()
                 self.change_page(None,None)
                 # Add the file to the recent items
-                #RecentFiles.recent_files(filename,const.app_gramps)
-                #self.parent.build_recent_menu()
+                RecentFiles.recent_files(filename,const.app_gramps)
+                self.recent_manager.build()
                 return True
             else:
                 choose.destroy()
@@ -613,10 +614,10 @@ class ViewManager:
             self.state.db.request_rebuild()
             self.change_page(None,None)
 
-        #if success:
-        # Add the file to the recent items
-        #RecentFiles.recent_files(filename,filetype)
-        #parent.build_recent_menu()
+        if success:
+            # Add the file to the recent items
+            RecentFiles.recent_files(filename,filetype)
+            self.recent_manager.build()
 
         return success
 
@@ -642,6 +643,7 @@ class ViewManager:
                                                'to the selected file.'))
 
         try:
+            print self.load_database, filename, callback, mode
             if self.load_database(filename,callback,mode=mode):
                 if filename[-1] == '/':
                     filename = filename[:-1]