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Readeck @readeck@mastodon.online
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Hi all! I'm contemplating renaming the "Unread" category (it's not exactly unread items) to something that has a better meaning. Technically this category contains the items that are not in the archive. Here are some ideas, feel free to reply with other suggestions.

Edit: not renaming and keeping "unread" is an option but I can't change the poll.
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🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 @fastfinge@interfree.ca
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@readeck I'm actually confused about this. So if you move something to the archive, it gets marked read? Can I have an unread item in the archive?
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Readeck @readeck@mastodon.online
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@fastfinge yes you can. I know it's not ideal but I couldn't find a better wording.
Read means "finished" and the archive is like a box into which you choose to put items
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🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 @fastfinge@interfree.ca
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@readeck So will archived links still show in search? My use-case is to bookmark things that aren't really articles like software programs, etc, so I can find them later. But I'd like to archive them so they're out of my way when I'm looking for something to read.
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Readeck @readeck@mastodon.online
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@fastfinge the default search (the first text field) yields results from all categories.
Using the filters (one of the buttons after the URL field) gives you more options, including one labeled "Is Archived".

It makes me realize that the first search field could use the context you're in to apply some filters. For example, in "unread", you automatically look for "Is Archived: false"
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🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 @fastfinge@interfree.ca
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@readeck So unread does not show archived items. So what's the point of marking an archived item read or unread? It feels like only one of these is needed. Either read/unread, or archived/unarchived. I think it's having both that leads to the confusion.
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Readeck @readeck@mastodon.online
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@fastfinge it's confusing, I feel you 😅
I think it's only a matter of renaming the "unread" section. I scratched my head a long time and finally decided to keep it for now.
(the automatic read status is something new, as of today actually)
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🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 @fastfinge@interfree.ca
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@readeck So FYI: the way it works best for me is to ignore read/unread. I just archive things when I'm done with them, or when I just want to save them without taking any further action. I don't care if they get marked read or not.
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Readeck @readeck@mastodon.online
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@fastfinge in that case, just ignore the status :) it's the way it worked before.
Read/Unread is actually a progress status to take you back where you left things from one device to another (or one day to the next).

To confuse things a bit more, in the filters it's called Progress (Unviewed, In-Progress and Completed).

The need to explain a feature that much is proof that it will definitely need some polishing in future releases :)
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