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Posted 5/17/2008 7:20:40 AM


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Just moved over from Google Reader less than a week ago and loving NNW so far. The keyboard shortcuts are great and overall NNW is definitely to Google Reader what Mail is to to Gmail's web interface; as I'd been told to expect.

There is one missing feature in comparison which keeps bothering me though.

I like to have my subscriptions kept in folders, but I like to keep those open so I can easily see who has updated what without needing to delve into the compound folder view (which both NNW and Google Reader would give you on the right if you click on the parent folder instead of an individual feed).

Using NNW like I do – all folders opened up and feeds ranked by number of posts – is really good, with one omission. I'd like to be able to hide subscriptions which don't have unread posts *in the left subscriptions list* as well as in the right hand folder view.

Is there an underlying issue which makes this hard to implement?

As far as I can tell, there's a 1:1 mapping between every feed you have and it being displayed in the subscriptions list (collapsed folders notwithstanding). Would altering this with a hide action break a neat symmetry which keeps the app's internal design clean?

Note: I really like being able to see previously read items inside individual feeds. They're really useful for catching up on a running story you may have forgotten from someone who doesn't update much. What I'm looking for is a way to control the *overview* rather than to obliterate everything which has been marked as read from the entire system.
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Posted 5/17/2008 3:33:25 PM
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An option to hide feeds with no unread items is on the to-do list. I can't make any promises as to when we'll get to it -- but it is indeed something we plan to do.
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Posted 5/17/2008 3:49:48 PM


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Sweet. Thanks Brent.
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Posted 1/1/2009 11:01:53 AM
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I second the feature.
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Posted 1/1/2009 8:59:21 PM
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I'd sure appreciate this feature, too.

Wishing there was a feature request/voting system for NNW, like Customer Feedback for Path Finder, even if only to satisfy my curiosity about the interest levels of different requests regardless if they're ever implemented.
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Posted 8/3/2009 11:24:19 AM
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I would *REALLY* like to see this feature as well. I just installed
NetNewsWire 3.2b11 after signing up with Google Reader and I
must say that I like the ability to hide empty subscriptions (and
folders) *ALOT*. Please add it!

Sincere Thanks,
Mike
:-)
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Posted 9/16/2009 6:53:17 AM
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i made an account just to voice my support of this!

definitely a very useful feature i've grown accustomed to in Google Reader. now that i've made the switch back to NNW (i say back, b/c NNW was my reader of choice for 3 years before i started using Google's), i really miss this feature.
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Posted 9/16/2009 7:45:57 AM


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Not too long now until we see the new version, right? (Nudge nudge.)

I'm pleased with the move to Google Reader for sync. Can't wait for my iPhone to tie into it. Google's interface on the Mac is okay, but their iPhone site is horrible. Anyway, I suspect I'll be using NetNewsWire on both. It's the details which matter.
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Posted 10/16/2009 10:59:18 AM
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Is this feature still planned ?

Coming from Google Reader (which already do this) I am unable to use NNW without the ability to hide read feeds, having too many feeds to browse.
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Posted 10/16/2009 12:18:38 PM
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Yes, still planned.
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