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From: Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>
Subject: Re: Clocking time against checkbox items
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:41:43 -0400
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Keith Lancaster <klancaster1957@mac.com> writes:

> I've not seen a way to do this thus far -
>
> I'm experimenting with using task clocking in org-mode and was
> wondering if there is a way to clock in and out on a checkbox item.

No you can only clock tasks.

> I might have a TODO with several checkboxes under it - sort of mini
> tasks, that I still would like to track from a time standpoint. Is
> there a way to do this, or should I just make the mini tasks TODO
> items.

I'd convert the checkboxes you want to clock to headings

>If the latter, is there a quick way to automatically convert
> from checkbox items to TODOs?

C-c *

will convert list items to tasks

HTH,

-Bernt