Yeah, I’m down with this. Bookmark is so rare, let’s just put it in the ellipsis drawer. Think item: I really wish we had a nice “Discourse knows you read this post” indicator on each post. The feeling of seeing “read it, read it, read, it” marked on a post as you scroll down is a good, positive one. A glass half full indicator. Reading is fundamental!
But what could that indicator be? What subtle but visible indicator could be used for a “you read this” indicator on each post?
I see your point, perhaps the logic is flexible:
- if there are more than (n) actions on a post, show the ellipsis expander
- decide which actions are “hideable” (like should never be, for example)
- hide the hideable actions when there are more than (n) actions on a post
That way we can avoid showing the ellipsis all the time, if there are only 3 actions, you’re right, it’s just noise to show an ellipsis in that case.
Yes, agreed, this is a good plan.