Hey Joe. Yours was the top-rated comment at the deadline so I'm trying to pull out a plan for what we fix, in what order.
The "recently used documents" seems like the most specific bug / fix that we might be able to get done first.
However, am I right in thinking that what you are seeking is essentially this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/openoffice/+bug/66933
If so, it looks like it has been fixed (or am I misreading the bug)?