Re: Marking items "unread" when the same user changes them on another machine

Morgen,

Could we by default 'share Read/Unread' status and only 'receive'  
changes to Read/Unread status *if* the change has been made by 'you'  
on a different machine?

Mimi

On Dec 3, 2007, at 11:18 AM, Morgen Sagen wrote:

>
> On Dec 1, 2007, at 9:51 PM, Davor Cubranic wrote:
>
>> I use Chandler on two different machines, but use the same server
>> account to sync collections between the two. Every time I sync on
>> either machine, I end up with a whole bunch of "unread" items that  
>> were
>> edited on the other computer. I am beginning to wonder if it makes
>> sense to show these as unread at all, since it is the same person
>> (i.e., the same Cosmo account) making the changes.
>>
>> Does anyone else run into this? It's not a bug, but a wrinkle in the
>> existing design that makes my workflow more awkward than it needs to
>> be, and I'd like to see how common it is before filing a request on
>> Bugzilla.
>>
>> Davor
>
> I think examining an incoming change's attribution to see if it was  
> actually made by you from another client is a fine solution.
>
> ~morgen
>
> P.S.  Note this is different than actually sharing read/unread  
> flags for items.  For example, if you have 2 Chandlers and are  
> sharing a collection with me, any time I change an item, both your  
> Chandlers will show the item as unread, even if you do read the  
> item on one of them.
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