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  1. Remove feed title from article title in list view

    Right now in list view, the feed title is right next to every article title. This can be jarring when this combination causes long feed titles crowd article titles from view. Google Reader doesn't even show feed titles in list view, only the article titles. I think it'd be great to either remove the feed titles or put them on a line under the article title.

    5 votes
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  2. A link to an original enclosure

    Each entry should display a link to an original enclosure if there's one. E.g. see flickr.com feeds. There's a <link rel="enclosure"> for each entry, and Google Reader displays a separate link for it at the end of the entry. TheOldReader should do the same for easier access to enclosures.

    10 votes
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  3. Enhance "touchability"

    Make the fold/unfold arrows easier to touch on touch-enabled screens on tablets. One needs to zoom in just to touch it correctly, and is annoying.

    9 votes
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  4. add a random feed button!

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  5. streamline folder making

    It's not hard to make folders and get the hang of moving stuff. It's just that it's memory intensive and it takes a lot of time to organize stuff

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  6. Sort by feeds by latest updates

    I want to be abel to sort my different feeds so the feed thats been uppdated most resently is at the top.. And vise versa.

    Thanks!

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  7. Adding feed reader to Firefox

    By adding a javascript button wqith the below instead of having to set it up manually as suggested to do in your tips&tricks:

    navigator.registerContentHandler("application/vnd.mozilla.maybe.feed",
    "http://theoldreader.com/feeds/subscribe?url=%s",
    "The Old Reader");

    https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Adding_feed_readers_to_Firefox

    15 votes
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  8. Extract text - show full article inline

    Show full article inline after pressing a button to do so.
    Fetches full article and displays it on your site.

    8 votes
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  9. Disable custom scrollbars

    I prefer the default system scrollbars in Firefox to the floating green scrollbar in TOR, especially since it is not displayed always and lacks the up and down arrows. I would disable this in my browser settings if I could, but I think the site would function better without the current, custom scrollbars.

    7 votes
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  10. Show if you liked the post next to its title

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  11. Show title of post as title in Pocket, instead of URL

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  12. Option to hide "site: xxx" and "feed: xxx" on the top

    Please make it possible to hide the "Seite: xxx and Feed: xxx" on the top of the feed-abonement. for me its not aesthetic. Maybe you can make a checkbox for this option in the settings. thx.

    9 votes
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  13. open topics using Google Mobilizer (http://www.google.com/gwt/x) in a 'cut-down' mobile interface for smart phones / tablets

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  14. Small changes in design and layout

    Small changes in design and layout

    I realy like Old Reader, closest to GR for me, so I have something to suggest for even better user experience (at least in my opinion)

    original
    http://i.imgur.com/gLqjdU0.png

    explanation:
    1) I think this section is useless, selected feed easily can be seen in subscriptions tree. Plus this dark bubbles kinda distract a little bit.
    2) If we remove (1) we can lift up (2) buttons and it's give us extra vertical space (which is important in 1080p age :)
    3) This icon looks like list items is blended together, don't know if it's bug…

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  15. Sort posts by the time of update

    Sort posts by the time of appearance in the reader. Currently - if I understand it correctly - the posts are sorted by the time of publication. Due to the delays in the feed updates, it often happens that updated posts don't appear on top of the list and I miss them.

    5 votes
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  16. View unread + liked posts

    I often use the star/like feature to mark read posts that I want to refer back to. I would like the option to see all the posts that are relevant to me (that means unread as well as liked) when viewing a feed.

    The liked posts view is unfortunately pretty worthless to me as it shows me all liked posts. Without the context of the feed there are just too many posts here for me to find anything or get any sort of overview.

    9 votes
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  17. Dont show feeds on All Items when they are in a closed/colapsed folder.

    When you close a folder from feeds, they sould not be seen on the All Items.

    It's a good way to see multiple feeds, keeping those that you don't want to see at the moment away.

    7 votes
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  18. increase the size of the reading pane

    I am really thrilled with the idea of something to take over for Google Reader and am glad you guys took on the project.
    On a 13" widescreen laptop with Chrome filling the entirety of vertical space and the majority of horizontal space, the reading pane is fairly small. Between the large Masthead/search bar and then the feed-specific information bar, it takes a lot of scrolling to read through an article. I'd love for the ability to customize space or at least offer a full browser window reading pane option with shortcut, like GReader.

    Thank you!

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  19. Configure set focus on comment box when shared

    I don't usually like put comments in my shares. It would be great if the focus in the comment box is configurable. So i can share and continue pressing 'j' to read more articles.

    6 votes
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  20. offer an option to donate to TOR via old-fashioned U.S. mail. I do not use any of the social network sites - senior citizen.

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