sindresorhus/caprine

Toggle Unread Threads and Mark as Read as keyboard shortcuts

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#953 opened on Jun 24, 2019

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Description

I love Caprine! This is a great application.

Would it be possible to add a keyboard shortcut to the "Toggle Unread Threads" menu item, as well as a keyboard shortcut to mark a given conversation as read/unread? My usual workflow involves marking a conversation that I need to reply with as unread (or with a star in e.g. Gmail) so it would be really convenient to be able to do the same thing with Messenger threads!

Gmail does SHIFT+I for mark as read and SHIFT+U for mark as unread, but I'm sure I could relearn another mapping. It also looks like CTRL+SHIFT+T is already "Always on Top" but something else could work there too.

Thank you!

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Tech stack
typescript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Electron basicsTypeScriptMenu accelerators
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Investigate the Electron menu configuration in the Caprine codebase, specifically the files handling application menus (e.g., src/main/menu.ts). The 'Toggle Unread Threads' and 'Mark as Read/Unread' menu items are likely defined there. To implement keyboard shortcuts, use the accelerator property in Electron's MenuItem. Ensure no conflicts with existing shortcuts like Ctrl+Shift+T for 'Always on Top'. No linked pull requests or maintainer comments were found, so the issue remains open for implementation.