Re: Suggested Syntax for cancelled checkboxes: [-] as non-blocking dependency

[Bastien <bzg@gnu.org>]

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

> For reference, I am seeing this feature as a step towards better
> modularity of org-list.el.

Modularity is good if we have use-cases for it, at least one feature
relying on it.  I wouldn't implement a feature just to add modularity.

> The current list code is rather monolithic
> and leaves no room for user customization of the commands. (Also, see
> recent discussions about converting between lists and headings
> https://list.orgmode.org/orgmode/877d4luxb8.fsf@localhost/
> https://orgmode.org/list/877d3k70lu.fsf@localhost)

I'm not convinced the first report is a bug in the way list are
handled.  The second is a bug in the way headings are transformed as
list items (leaving footnotes in a poor state).  If more modularity
helps fixing these edge cases, then why not.

> Even if we do not provide "canceled" items in lists, having an
> infrastructure to customize list commands better will be a good thing to
> have.

Of course, I guess you can think of useful customization of list
commands -- perhaps that what we should think about first: would it be
a good thing to allow customization of list commands? what use-case?

2 cts,

-- 
 Bastien