Feature Request

  self.error_handler.write(('Loading file from recent file drop down: ' + path), ALARM_LEVEL_DEBUG)
        if path == CLEAR_CURRENT_PROGRAM:

            self.use_hal_gcode_timers = False
            self.last_runtime_sec = 0   # we never have an estimate for the empty program

            self.ensure_mode(linuxcnc.MODE_AUTO)
            self.command.program_close()
            self.status.poll() # Keep this in superstitiously
            self.is_gcode_program_loaded = False
            # clean up the temporary copy that we always create and have linuxcnc load
            if os.path.exists(LINUXCNC_GCODE_FILE_PATH):
                os.unlink(LINUXCNC_GCODE_FILE_PATH)

            self.gcodelisting_buffer.set_text('')
            self.set_current_gcode_path('')
            # load the empty gcode file from the same directory as the program is running from
            program_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(inspect.getsourcefile(self.__class__)))
            emptyfile_fullpath = os.path.join(program_dir, EMPTY_GCODE_FILENAME)
            # FIXME consider using redraw_gremlin rather than naked empty file draw here
            self.gremlin.load(emptyfile_fullpath)

            # must set a view to remove the old tool path
            # but default view for mill and lathe is different
            if 'Y' in self.gremlin.get_geometry():
                self.gremlin.set_view_p()
            else:
                self.gremlin.set_view_y()
            self.combobox_masked = True
            # sort of a hack here - add a '' name to the top
            # of the list store.  The previous way of doing this
            # caused some wonky gtk behavior.  See issue #660
            sort_file_history(self.file_history_liststore, path, None)
            self.file_history_liststore.prepend(['', ''])
            self.combobox_masked = False
            self.is_gcode_program_loaded = False

            # force refresh the tool list store as we color code it based on if the tools are used by the program or not
            self.gcode_program_tools_used = []
            self.refresh_tool_liststore(forced_refresh=True)
            self.gremlin_options.show_all_tools()
            self.gremlin.clear_live_plotter()
            self.set_start_line_settings(1)

        else:
            self.load_gcode_file(path)