From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: suvayu ali Subject: Re: Changing [X] by something else Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:16:30 +0100 Message-ID: References: <878vkdfemv.fsf@iro.umontreal.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:47947) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RvB8W-0001ww-Vy for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:16:58 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RvB8V-0005bN-RQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:16:52 -0500 Received: from mail-bk0-f41.google.com ([209.85.214.41]:48910) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RvB8V-0005bJ-H1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:16:51 -0500 Received: by bkty12 with SMTP id y12so880840bkt.0 for ; Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:16:50 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <878vkdfemv.fsf@iro.umontreal.ca> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: =?UTF-8?Q?Fran=C3=A7ois_Pinard?= Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Fran=C3=A7ois, 2012/2/8 Fran=C3=A7ois Pinard : > Hi, Org people. > > I notice in org.el that [X] is hard-wired, while I would have liked the > possibility of changing it by [=E2=9C=93] in my things, which I find both= softer > and cleaner. =C2=A0Could these ([ ], [-] and [X]) be turned into variable= s? > The difficulty might be to recognize them properly, I guess. > > While it would be nice that I could change it, it might also have a > negative effect, making Org files less interoperable between people. =C2= =A0On > the other hand, the TODO keywords are already changeable, so there is a > kind of precedent :-). > One has to draw the line at something. Although I am just a user I feel this falls into the same category as the request from last year to make the stars in a headline configurable. This is an integral part of org syntax. Last time during the customisable headline thread this was discussed extensively and the core developers agreed that making org syntax customisable defeats interoperability and breaks external tools written to parse org files. That said, I believe you can customise how these check boxes are exported to various backends. AFAIR, there is a nice thread discussing the case for latex export from the end of last year. Hope this helps. Cheers, --=20 Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.