Frederico
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Starred items don't replicate Keep Unread behaviors adequately on a per folder basis. My workflow from Reader was built on its ability to divide feeds into (multiple) folders (subjects/categories), then scan dozens and even hundreds of titles, marking Read and Keep Unread, then being able to go back to each subject and read a list of interested articles. I ay also not have time to finish an article and want its status unchanged until I dismiss it.
Starring mixes all these unfinished/unread Items into one stream, mixing subjects and making reading too random.
So far, this is a serious issue and deal breaker for me.
Fwiw, Feeddler won my heart because it respected and excelled by being one of the few clients that implemented thus key Reader feature well.
I hope this makes sense; happy to clarify.
Frederico
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Also, you mention the flag resetting on each refresh -- this is a visual nightmare when scanning the same feed in multiple folders, and even the same folder. In Feeddler these Keep Unread items are flagged amber, but your refresh resets to blue, as though I have not reviewed the title yet, forcing me to rescan and remark ever singly item over and over as it may appear in multiple folders.
Further, if I remark items as unread, then use a 'mark all as read' function (such as in Feeddler) items I had wanted to "save" (preserve) as Unread are inadvertently marked as read! Maddening!
This I feel is a feature that made Reader a serious researchers tool, and not just a casual reader.
Thanks for listening