Read Time value in sidebar

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Problem

I want to know the time taken to read a document.

Idea

A read time value for each file in the sidebar. From what I've read, the typical reading speed is 200-300 words per minute. A plugin for VS Code sets the default reading speed to 200 to calculate reading time for a document. It would be great if this value was customisable, just like the "Words per page" value is. The displayed value could use s, m, h suffixes: 48s, 5m, 1h 23m.

Thanks!

[isaaclyman]

I've been waiting for someone to request this. Won't take long to implement.

Due to space constraints, I'll likely go with a single measure for each note, e.g.:

'10s read' (anything from 1 second up to 1 minute)

'10m read' (from 1 minute up to 180 minutes)

'10h read' (3 hours and up)

With a digit of precision after the decimal.

[redactedscribe]

I've been waiting for someone to request this. Won't take long to implement.

I was surprised it hadn't already been suggested.

'10h read' (3 hours and up)

Personally, I'm not sure the "read" part is that necessary, just like " words" isn't necessary for "200w" to make sense whilst also saving space. Without "read", the suggested #h #m format wouldn't be any more space-consuming, and I'd find it more preferable than dealing with minutes above 60. However, an implementation of the sort you suggest is still appreciated and better than nothing.

[isaaclyman]

Right, if abbreviations are toggled on it would just be 10.2h or whatever.

You make a good point, 5h32m is still more compact than some of the other count types...I'll give that some more thought.

[isaaclyman]

Fixed in v2.25.0. The format is:

• 0m (for an empty note)
• 10s (from 1s to 59s)
• 10m (from 1m to 59m)
• 1h5m (1h and up)

I think that's what you're asking for. It's compact and looks good. Let me know if you see any issues with it.

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Thanks for making it happen! If I encounter any issues, I'll let you know.