Re: Counter cookies and mixed checkbox lists/subtasks

From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
To: Ulf Stegemann <ulf-news@zeitform.de>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Counter cookies and mixed checkbox lists/subtasks
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:47:37 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <7F5AF424-5413-44D5-A73C-A4BA6B9FB5F9@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <zf.upnws9v5yi5.fsf@zeitform.de>

Hi Ulf,

there is no way currently to force a cookie either way.

I think the the right solution is to modify the structure, so
that the check boxes are only in entries without children.
Seems to me that this is always possible - in your case
you could just create a "first child" that gets the checkboxes.

- Carsten

On Apr 8, 2009, at 10:40 AM, Ulf Stegemann wrote:

> The following applies to Emacs 23.0.92 and Org 6.25trans, both checked
> out a few minutes ago.
>
> I'm quite fond of using counter cookies in headlines (`[/]' or `[%]').
> However, when using those cookies in headlines where the body mixes up
> checkbox lists and subtasks org-mode changes reference of the cookie
> between list items and tasks depending on what has been last updated
> (probably due to the fact that the cookies may refer to both types).
>
> To give an example:
>
> --8<--------------------------snip-------------------------->8---
> * TODO Something to do [/]
>
>  - [ ] first item
>  - [ ] second item
>  - [ ] third item
>
> ** TODO first subtask
> ** TODO second subtask
> --8<--------------------------snap-------------------------->8---
>
> Now, when checking a check box this would look like:
>
> --8<--------------------------snip-------------------------->8---
> * TODO Something to do [1/3]
>
>  - [x] first item
>  - [ ] second item
>  - [ ] third item
>
> ** TODO first subtask
> ** TODO second subtask
> --8<--------------------------snap-------------------------->8---
>
> Given that, changing the state of a subtask will lead to:
>
> --8<--------------------------snip-------------------------->8---
> * TODO Something to do [1/2]
>
>  - [x] first item
>  - [ ] second item
>  - [ ] third item
>
> ** DONE first subtask
> ** TODO second subtask
> --8<--------------------------snap-------------------------->8---
>
> So the question is: Is it possible to give the counter cookie a clear
> reference, i.e. always counting the checkbox list *or* the subtasks?
>
> Ulf
>
>
>
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