Feature requests
559 results found
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Open source code
It's a trend now.
Seriously, I want some improvements that I can make, so if code will be open, I think community can make a lot of work for this service.
Also some people do not want to give information about their interest to third partry companies, so they can host their own reader.
And no one will be able to close it out like Google Reader.672 votes -
Make the top nav more compact to create more room for reading.
One of my biggest pet peeves of Google Reader is the limited amount of space actually dedicated to reading room. I always wondered why they didn't implement the same options that Google Docs has, where you can toggle between a compact tool bar and the normal tool bar.
I know you guys are pushing to get other stuff done, but this would be awesome to implement down the road!
539 votes -
Provide feed items longer than Google Reader
A clear reason to switch from Google Reader to The Old Reader would be if it were not just familiar but actually better than its predecessor. Therefore I suggest you allow at least 3 months worth of feed items. Google Reader allowed only one month and it was often a major pain.
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Multiple sharing channels
GR featured channels/folders/tags you could make public via RSS.
E.g. you could have channels named "science news" and "health" which you would be able to syndicate further to sites like FB.
(It would be AWESOME to have it here. This feature was the only thing keeping me on GR.)
13 votes -
use a bold typeface for folders. And not a grey colour either. You know, just to make them stand out a little bit more....
At the moment, folders heading just kinda recede in the background.... It would be nice for that not to happen.
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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 -
[List view] Add button to open a post in a new window
I would appreciate it very much if there were a button available for each post in the list view such that it would allow me to open the post in a new window/browser tab. Upon clicking this button, the post should be marked as read.
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20 votes
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"Mark all from source as read" Near feed title on items when browsing All items or Unread folder
When I'm scrolling unread items in the All items section or in a folder of feeds I'd like the option to mark all from a certain source as read aside from the "Mark all as read" button which marks all feeds in the folder as read... This would save time by not needing to expand the folder, search the list, open the individual feed, mark all as read, then go back to the overall folder view...
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Subscribe to sites that don't have feeds (page2rss/feed43)
Google Reader added this function briefly, and then removed it.
I'd be fine with you just using third-party sites like page2rss or feed43. All I'm asking is that if we paste a URL into the Subscribe box, and if you can't find a feed for that page, instead of just turning the box red (which is not a very good form of feedback, by the way), it will offer to subscribe to changes of that page via one of these sites instead, with everything filled in as automatically as possible.
92 votes -
visual distinction between post titles and content in list view
In list (collapsed) view, when you open a post, its title blends in with the post body. This makes it a poor clicking target, and also makes it harder to distinguish where the post body ends and title of another post begins.
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Полоса прокрутки
У вас полоса прокрутки не в самом краю находится. Из-за этого, когда по привычке кидаешь мышку в правый край до упора, полоса прокрутки остаётся в миллиметре слева, и по ней нужно специально целится. А поскольку она ещё и тоненькая, то целится становится не так и просто
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Provide a 'cut-down' mobile interface for smart phones / tablets
Google Reader provides a 'touch' [ https://www.google.com/reader/i/ ] and 'minimal' [ https://www.google.com/reader/m/ ] interface for smart phones / tablets.
It might be nice if an equivalent minimal interface for OldReader is also available to make browsing and reading feeds on such devices (with limited screen space) easier.
751 votes -
Import starred.json from Google Reader's Takeout
Within the zip file that Google's Takeout provides there is a starred.json file available. i think lifehacker mentioned a way of turning them into HTML to make them bookmarks but his does not "gel with current workflows". I have no idea if in implementing googles reader api this comes as part of it - that is if you do implement their api. Maybe feedburner will be terminated after reader is shutdown so here is two website with a list of alternatives:
http://socialmediatoday.com/gsosk/925386/best-feedburner-alternatives
http://blog.crazyegg.com/2012/10/12/alternatives-to-feedburner/
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Interface improvements
There are couple of thing that needs to be improved in the interface of The Old Reader.
Side menu needs to be limited in size when the browser window is stretched. On resolution of 1920x1080 the subscriptions menu takes up to 20% of the screen, The longest feed title I have is 230pixels wide which means almost half of the menu stays empty.
The Subscription folders needs to be better distinguished from the feeds. All of the feeds are aligned right under the folder names. The folders names are grey and have smaller characters than the feeds. I would suggest…
390 votes -
Add option to highlight read/unread items differently
As a refugee from Google Reader, a nice feature I see missing is having the whole row for an item highlighted according to read status.
White for unread, yellow for currently selected, grey for read items.You have the little green indicator next to each line, but whole line highlighting will make it easier to use at a glance.
94 votes -
Improved documentation to help guide the tons of new users that must have flocked here after the demise of Google Reader was announced.
The Knowledge Base is pretty short on answers, even for a product that is fairly intuitive. Please, someone should be posting Q&As on the Web site every day in this period of high attention, and the signed-in view should have a "Help" button somewhere.
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Add an easter-egg option for Pac-Man sound effects!
If you did this, I would soooo <3 ya'll forever!!
The intro music when you load up the app.. the Pac-Man sound for when you click a new post or a page is loading.. the stage clear level when you clear a feed.. omg the possibilities~!! :D
Inspiration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uswzriFIf_k
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Let me download all my data
Not just the OPML file, but all data about what I read/shared/liked/etc. I want an escape hatch a la Google Takeout before I trust another web service with my data!
200 votes -
view feed from Chrome extension
with google reader, you can click the extension icon and view the feed w/o having to open the program in an internet window. can mark items as read and refresh feed, even sort by tag....almost like a shortcut.
29 votes
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