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Let me add that I'm currently using the keyboard shortcut: MIt toggles between the read and unread status and is a perfectly viable alternative.

Let me add that I'm now using the 'M' keyboard shortcut, that toggles between the read and unread states. It's a perfectly viable solution, whilst waiting for the UI in the cards.

Yes, a button/icon (or just a keyboard shortcut) for toggling read/unread will be very useful (and it's already there in the Table layout)