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  1. Have "O" set to  "expand and collapse post" and have only "V" set to "Open post in a new tab".

    I wanted to make a suggestion. Instead of having both "O and V" set to "Open post in a new tab", why not change it so that "O" is set to "expand and collapse post" (like it did in Google Reader as well as AOL and Diggs reader). And just have only "V" set to "Open post in a new tab". for some reason I thought it was this way when I first started using "TheOldReader" or it could just be my imagination due to being used to that configuration. I feel this would be more keyboard friendly for people…

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  2. Import OPML from iGoogle

    I'm struggline to import the OPML (.xml) file that I've exported and then converted on the following site into TOR.
    http://googlesystem.blogspot.fr/2008/07/export-igoogle-feeds-to-opml.html

    Do you know why or can you help me do this please?

    Question has been raised in March already
    http://theoldreader.uservoice.com/forums/187017-feature-requests/suggestions/3778428-enable-import-from-igoogle

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  3. Offical mobile app

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  4. Mobile website

    like: m.theoldreader.com

    3 votes
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  5. 3 column layout

    I would like to have a 3 column layout like AOL Reader offers for example:
    http://v-i-t-t-i.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/aol-reader-3.jpg

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  6. Have an option to remove images from news feeds

    I like the old reader because it's pretty clean. However, it's displaying images in some feeds eventhough it only uses up bandwith, makes the layout look ugly and it doesn't help me scrolling through a large number of news items.

    3 votes
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  7. Please duplicate "Mark as read" button at the page bottom for mobile version!

    4 votes
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  8. How can I search/log key words like I did with Google reader/alerts?

    I cant seem to set up keyword searches on your application- just feeds to web sites? Am I missing something?

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  9. bigger navigation arrows

    on ipad the up and down are very small. Can you increase teir size.

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  10. Sort folders as GR did: By feed order by date, not all feeds collectively by date

    Group each feed in a folder together in the order in which it is arranged. When changing the sort order by date, retain the feed order in the folder. This is how GR did it.

    Currently, viewing the feed of a folder does not reflect the order of the folder; manually ordering the folder structure does not affect the feed order. This is not how GR did it.

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  11. Leave folders expanded/collapsed as they are left

    Save the expanded/collapsed state of each folder regardless of browser or resolution.

    The suggestion "Collapse folders as the default view" may be officially "Completed" but it is still lacking. Mobile is not the only resolution would benefit from this.

    As a user commented in that suggestion, the folder state should remain just as the user left it.

    As another commented, it is annoying to collapse them all down first.

    Do you prefer to have your folders collapsed by default?

    4 votes
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  12. Improve focus retention on single expanded article in List view to allow keyboard shortcuts to work function against focused article.

    Generally speaking the UI focus seems to be easily lost after expanding a single article in list view if any subsequent clicks or scrolling are done (while the expanded article continues to remain open). Subsequent attempted keyboard shortcut actions either cease functioning or are actioned against an apparently random (or top of list) article.

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  13. allow me to "like" a post without opening it

    In list view, I like to scan headlines and then mark posts for future reading. As it is now, I have to open and scroll down to the bottom of each post to like it which takes a bit of time.

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  14. to be able to leave a feed outside any folder.

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  15. make the scrollbars work better

    When I drag the scroll bar handle all the way down....it stops at the bottom but there is plenty more to read further down. If I then use my mouse wheel to go further - the scroll bar handle pops up to the center AND so does the content I already looked at....so dragging the scroll bar all the way down again does not let me see more content.

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  16. Fix the behavior of the 'm' key

    The help screen describes the m key as "read/unread a post". I think the "m" key should be equivalent to clicking the "Mark as unread" button on the currently expanded post, but it is not. If I am viewing posts in list mode, and I open a post that is not the topmost one, and then I scroll all the way up using the mouse wheel, and then I press the m key, it will actually mark the topmost post as read even though I have not even opened it yet. Instead, I would expect that pressing the 'm' key…

    3 votes
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  17. Bug with next one down arrow

    Doesnt happen all the time but every so often it does. I click on a long article, one that takes scrolling down to fully read. Then click on next, it takes me to 2 articles above the original, and then as i click on next one down a couple more times it takes me to the long article i was originally reading in a never ending 3 article loop. Not serious but a little bit confusing at times.

    5 votes
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  18. More frequent feed updates

    Please prioritize more frequent updates over archiving ancient articles (which I still don't understand why people would really need). RSS is designed to inform people of news, not record history. Many of my time-sensitive feeds are showing up 12-24 hours after the original post was released (I know bc I see it on other readers 12-24 hours earlier). And not just a handful of feeds; it's a substantial percentage. I know the more updates costs more money, but I hope that resources are being prioritized for higher update frequency.

    Note: I am speaking about average performance over the last month.…

    9 votes
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  19. Retain Article/Post Formatting

    Old Reader doesn't even maintain some obvious formatting, such as text wrapping around left aligned images. Google Reader did this very well, retaining the original formatting of articles/posts. The Old Reader makes the very barest of efforts.

    6 votes
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  20. Show both actual timestamp and "x hours ago" for each article

    Right now, you have to hover over the "x hours ago" timestamp to see the actual time of the post. There is plenty of room to list both, so please do so. (GReader used to show both).

    6 votes
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