Add unread label to favicon

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#1

Add a label to the favicon that shows the unread counter. Better than the windows title since pinned websites in Google Chrome only show their favicon.

Maybe use the Notificon project (example).

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#2

Problem is that there would have to be 3 unread counts on that icon.

#3

Well, that’s a valid point. How is the current counter shown in the title implemented?

#4

Not sure what you could be referring to, other than the optional count you can enable in Preferences that shows (123/456/123) or whatever based on your intelligence level.

#5

Oh, I just started using NewsBlur and haven’t done a training yet. So I just saw something like “(1) NewsBlur”.

Still would like to see this feature. Maybe the user could select the preferred counter?

#6

I’m bumping this - I’d like to see the favicon change when there are unread items.

Edit: Well maybe not…I have NewsBlur in a pinned tab on Chrome, and I noticed that when unread items appeared, the tab started shimmering…