# Move some post actions to "extra drawer"

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-some-post-actions-to-extra-drawer/16094>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** rfc, spec\
**Created:** [2014年五月29日 21:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-some-post-actions-to-extra-drawer/16094 "2014-05-29T21:09:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [2014年五月31日 00:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-some-post-actions-to-extra-drawer/16094/18 "2014-05-31T00:14:54Z")

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> [@awesomerobot](#):
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> I don’t really have a compelling argument to ditching bookmarks, I’ve just never used it… I don’t even really read it for post read status.

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?

> [@elberet](#):
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> Adding an ellipsis/wrench button to hide one of these four glyphs would then be a design flaw. Hiding only makes sense when more glyphs are added, e.g. when the current user owns the post, when the user is an admin or moderator, or when the post is marked as wiki.

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.

> [@lightyear](#):
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> Setting like post\_menu\_max\_items (default 4) that if more than these buttons would be rendered (excluding … ehem … reply …) replaces the fourth with the ellipsis and hides all following behind a click

Yes, agreed, this is a good plan.

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