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From: Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl>
To: Rick Moynihan <rick@calicojack.co.uk>
Cc: Eddward DeVilla <eddward@gmail.com>, org-mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: definition lists in org-mode
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 14:43:48 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <569bf3a736c0e632303039fd06aa3feb@science.uva.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <468E1D59.6030006@calicojack.co.uk>


On Jul 6, 2007, at 12:45, Rick Moynihan wrote:

> Carsten Dominik wrote:
>> Well, a two-state todo setup really *is* a checkbox, even if it does
>> not look like one.  About the only difference is the command you
>> use to toggle the state.
>
> I agree that they have the same number of states, but I think the 
> differences between them are far greater than the command used to 
> toggle state.
>
> Obvious differences are that checkboxes don't show in the agenda and 
> to my knowledge they can't be scheduled/deadlined etc...  They also 
> (perhaps by convention more than anything else) indicate an ordered or 
> unordered list, which outlines (at least for me) don't.

Yes, of course you are right.  What I meant:  you can *use* TODO/DONE
exactly like a checkbox because it is a 2-state thing.

>
> After thinking about it; I have on occasion wanted to schedule a 
> checkboxed item into the agenda.  This said I'm not convinced 
> supporting this is a good idea.  Does anyone else have any views?

Checkbox items will not make it into the agenda.  At some time in the
past I wanted to make this happen, but this I have given up.

- Carsten

  reply	other threads:[~2007-07-06 12:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-07-05 22:01 definition lists in org-mode Eddward DeVilla
2007-07-06  9:56 ` Rick Moynihan
2007-07-06 10:34   ` Carsten Dominik
2007-07-06 10:45     ` Rick Moynihan
2007-07-06 12:43       ` Carsten Dominik [this message]
2007-07-06 15:52       ` Eddward DeVilla
2007-07-06 16:28         ` Rick Moynihan
2007-07-06 17:22           ` Carsten Dominik
2007-07-11 11:52             ` Suggestion: Jump points Rick Moynihan
2007-07-11 14:51               ` Eddward DeVilla
2007-07-11 15:20                 ` Rick Moynihan
2007-07-11 15:45                   ` Eddward DeVilla
2007-07-12 12:24                 ` Carsten Dominik
2007-07-11 15:28               ` Scott Jaderholm
2007-07-11 16:29                 ` Rick Moynihan
2007-07-11 18:23                 ` Daniel J. Sinder
2007-09-03 16:21               ` Carsten Dominik
2007-07-06 15:33     ` definition lists in org-mode Eddward DeVilla
2007-07-06 15:25   ` Eddward DeVilla
2007-07-06 10:44 ` Carsten Dominik
2007-07-06 15:43   ` Eddward DeVilla
2007-07-06 17:25     ` Carsten Dominik

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