Feature request: "Tracking" indicator icon in topic lists
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In topic lists, I'd much prefer having my per-topic tracking status be represented as an icon under
div.topic-statuses
, much like the padlock for locked status. Or alternatively, next to the "starred" toggle.The reason is two-fold:
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A color value/brightness of the topic title is a terrible representation. A subtle difference in contrast simply doesn't cut it; not just because everyone's screen and lighting conditions is different, but also because their eye sensitivity is different. So hitting the right balance between usefulness and subtlety is hard.
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(Main reason) Left aligned icons are much easier to quickly scan than having to zig-zag my eyes along the end of each title.
Apropos reason #2, although I find the blue "new" badge usable, I'd much prefer if it was a stand-alone icon too. It wouldn't be hard to shoehorn "New" as a tracking status, in fact.
Note that nothing stops you from still keeping the different title colors.
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