Keybinding to mark the active thread unread

[id0Sch]

What

Add a keybinding (and ideally a command-palette entry) to Mark unread for the active thread.

Sidebar right-click → Mark unread already exists (markThreadUnread). Settle and pin already have bindings; mark unread is still pointer-only.

Why

When I'm in a thread and want to leave it unread as a reminder, I have to leave the keyboard, find it in the sidebar, and right-click. Same gap pin had before #8440.

Scope (small)

• Register something like thread.markUnread in the keybinding contracts + defaults
• Handle it next to settle/pin in the chat shortcut path
• Optional: command palette
• Docs + a short clip
• Web/desktop only (no mobile keybinding layer)

Default shortcut

Open to maintainers. I'd avoid colliding with any jump-to-unread shortcut proposed in #8576 (e.g. mod+shift+u).

Happy to open a tiny PR if this is wanted.

cc @juliusmarminge

[olafura]

This gist is a demonstration of how this feature could be built or customized with the Qt/QML branch. It is an example to try and adapt, not a complete implementation of the discussion request or a feature shipped in upstream T3 Code.

Here's a Qt-shell shortcut for marking the active thread unread. Ctrl+Alt+U calls the same action as the sidebar context menu, and the chord is editable in QML.

It needs a completed turn, matching the existing unread behavior. This is a local Qt shortcut, not a new command in the web keybinding settings or command palette.

Demonstration gist and setup.

Code and checks assisted by Codex.

[olafura]

Sorry for the lack of context this is showing how using this technique in the linked discussion would help with your issue #10708