diff --git a/digest.css b/digest.css
index 9041f7416..45d502e3b 100644
--- a/digest.css
+++ b/digest.css
@@ -207,13 +207,25 @@ a:hover {
 	clear : left;
 }
 
-#headlines ul#headlines-content a.title {
+#headlines ul#headlines-content li.unread a.title {
 	font-weight : bold;
 	font-size : 16px;
 	display : block;
 	padding-left : 21px;
 }
 
+#headlines ul#headlines-content li.read a.title {
+	font-size : 16px;
+	font-weight : bold;
+	display : block;
+	padding-left : 21px;
+	color : #8DB1D6;
+}
+
+#headlines ul#headlines-content li.read a.title:hover {
+	color : gray;
+}
+
 #headlines ul#headlines-content img#H-LOADING-IMG {
 	margin-left : 5px;
 }
diff --git a/digest.js b/digest.js
index 9828dc7c2..a529db7fd 100644
--- a/digest.js
+++ b/digest.js
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ function zoom(elem, article_id) {
 
 					elem.onclick = false;
 					elem.style.cursor = "auto";
+
+					catchup_article(article_id, 
+						function() { 							
+							window.clearTimeout(_view_update_timeout);
+							_view_update_timeout = window.setTimeout("view_update()", 500);
+							$("A-" + article_id).className = "read";
+					});
+
+
 				} else {
 					elem.innerHTML = __("Error: unable to load article.");
 				}
@@ -199,7 +208,7 @@ function view(article_id, dismiss_only) {
 		catchup_article(article_id, 
 			function() { 
 				window.clearTimeout(_view_update_timeout);
-				_view_update_timeout = window.setTimeout("view_update()", 1000);
+				_view_update_timeout = window.setTimeout("view_update()", 500);
 			});
 
 		return dismiss_only != true;
@@ -372,7 +381,7 @@ function add_headline_entry(article, feed, no_effects) {
 		if (article.excerpt.trim() == "")
 			article.excerpt = __("Click to expand article.");
 
-		var tmp_html = "<li id=\"A-"+article.id+"\" "+style+">" + 
+		var tmp_html = "<li id=\"A-"+article.id+"\" "+style+" class=\"unread\">" + 
 			icon_part +
 
 			"<div class='digest-check'>" +