diff --git a/lib/email.dart b/lib/email.dart
index 296f61b..244194e 100644
--- a/lib/email.dart
+++ b/lib/email.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:markdown/markdown.dart' as md;
 import 'api_service.dart';
 import 'structs.dart';
 import 'emailView.dart';
@@ -8,24 +9,28 @@ class EmailListScreen extends StatefulWidget {
   final Future<List<String>> Function(List<String>, String) getEmailContent;
   final String folder;
   final GlobalKey<_EmailListScreenState> key;
+  final Function(List<GetThreadResponse>)? onSelectionChanged;
 
-  EmailListScreen(
-      {required this.key,
-      required this.emails,
-      required this.getEmailContent,
-      required this.folder})
-      : super(key: key);
+  EmailListScreen({
+    required this.key,
+    required this.emails,
+    required this.getEmailContent,
+    required this.folder,
+    this.onSelectionChanged,
+  }) : super(key: key);
 
   @override
   _EmailListScreenState createState() => _EmailListScreenState();
 }
 
-class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen> {
+class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen>
+    with TickerProviderStateMixin {
   late List<bool> selectStates; // for checkboxes if its selected or not
   late List<GetThreadResponse> selectedEmails =
       []; // holds the emails that are selected i.e. the emails that got the checkbox on
   final Set<int> _hoveredRows = {}; //the row that is being hovered over atm
   bool bulkSelectMenu = false;
+  final GlobalKey<EmailPageState> _emailPageKey = GlobalKey<EmailPageState>();
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -42,21 +47,57 @@ class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen> {
   }
 
   bool selectAllChecks(bool selectionType) {
+    //perhaps it should return a list of the selected
     setState(() {
+      selectedEmails = [];
       if (selectionType) {
         bulkSelectMenu = true;
-      }
-      for (int email = 0; email < selectStates.length; email++) {
-        selectStates[email] = selectionType;
+        for (int email = 0; email < selectStates.length; email++) {
+          selectStates[email] = selectionType;
+          selectedEmails.add(widget.emails[email]);
+        }
+      } else {
+        for (int email = 0; email < selectStates.length; email++) {
+          selectStates[email] = selectionType;
+        }
+        selectedEmails = [];
       }
     });
+    widget.onSelectionChanged?.call(selectedEmails);
     printTheSelected();
     return false;
   }
 
+  bool markAsRead(bool read) {
+    print("markasread $read");
+    setState(() {
+      if (read) {
+        //read
+        for (int email = 0; email < selectedEmails.length; email++) {
+          selectedEmails[email].seen = read;
+          ApiService()
+              .markAsSeen(selectedEmails[email].id); //the remote or .json
+        }
+      } else {
+        //unread
+        for (int email = 0; email < selectedEmails.length; email++) {
+          selectedEmails[email].seen = read;
+          ApiService()
+              .markAsUnseen(selectedEmails[email].id); //the remote or .json
+          print(selectedEmails[email].subject);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  List<GetThreadResponse> listOfSelectedThreads() {
+    return selectedEmails;
+  }
+
   void printTheSelected() {
     for (int i = 0; i < selectedEmails.length; i++) {
-      print(selectedEmails);
+      print(selectedEmails[i].subject);
     }
   }
 
@@ -83,11 +124,19 @@ class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen> {
                   setState(() {
                     //works great
                     selectStates[index] = value ?? false;
-                    if (value!) {
-                      selectedEmails.add(widget.emails[index]);
-                    } else {
-                      selectedEmails.remove(widget.emails[index]);
-                    }
+
+                    setState(() {
+                      if (value!) {
+                        selectedEmails.add(widget.emails[index]);
+                        //here i must update the other side
+                        _emailPageKey.currentState?.getListOfSelected();
+                      } else {
+                        selectedEmails.remove(widget.emails[index]);
+                        _emailPageKey.currentState?.getListOfSelected();
+                      }
+                      widget.onSelectionChanged?.call(selectedEmails);
+                      print(selectedEmails);
+                    });
                   });
                 },
               ),
@@ -97,7 +146,6 @@ class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen> {
                 crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
                 children: [Text(email.subject)],
               ),
-              // tileColor: () ,
               trailing: _hoveredRows.contains(index)
                   ? Row(
                       mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
@@ -161,10 +209,12 @@ class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen> {
 
 // ignore: must_be_immutable
 class EmailPage extends StatefulWidget {
-  EmailPage({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
   String selectedFolder = "INBOX"; //starter
   int offset = 0;
   int page = 1;
+  final Function(List<GetThreadResponse>)? onSelectionChanged;
+
+  EmailPage({Key? key, this.onSelectionChanged}) : super(key: key);
 
   @override
   EmailPageState createState() => EmailPageState();
@@ -239,9 +289,19 @@ class EmailPageState extends State<EmailPage> {
 
   bool selectAllEmails(bool selectionType) {
     emailListKey.currentState?.selectAllChecks(selectionType);
-    return false;
+    return selectionType;
   }
 
+  bool markSelectedAsRead(bool selectionType) {
+    emailListKey.currentState?.markAsRead(selectionType);
+    return selectionType;
+  }
+
+  List<GetThreadResponse> getListOfSelected() {
+    return emailListKey.currentState!.listOfSelectedThreads() ?? [];
+  }
+  // return [GetThreadResponse(id: 1, messages: [], subject: "subject", date: DateTime(2025), from_name: "from_name", from_address: "from_address", to: [], seen: false)];
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Scaffold(
@@ -251,6 +311,7 @@ class EmailPageState extends State<EmailPage> {
       // getEmailContent: apiService.fetchEmailContent,
       getEmailContent: apiService.fetchMarkdownContent,
       folder: widget.selectedFolder, //try to grab from it directly
+      onSelectionChanged: widget.onSelectionChanged,
     ));
   }
 }