From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Using a Square box character for "TODO" and "DONE" states in org? Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:16:21 -0700 Message-ID: References: <4880CF6F.6020009@yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v924) Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1534733189==" Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KJtZC-0001p0-TL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:16:26 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KJtZB-0001oi-3A for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:16:26 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39350 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KJtZA-0001of-Ua for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:16:24 -0400 Received: from korteweg.uva.nl ([146.50.98.70]:20577) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KJtZA-0007fh-D0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:16:24 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4880CF6F.6020009@yahoo.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Jose Robins Cc: org-mode --===============1534733189== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-3--276503325 --Apple-Mail-3--276503325 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Jul 18, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Jose Robins wrote: > I was just thinking today that instead of using "TODO" and "DONE" > keywords in org-mode to denote tasks, why not use a square box > character (like in task manager apps) to denote a TODO state and a > square box with a tick to denote a completed state... That would > make the tasks look more intuitive... > > Since I'm only superficially familiar with UTF and issues with > character sets, could someone suggest a method on how to achieve > this? I guess, I should be able to copy and paste this character in > a customize buffer, right? Any issues with this? You can use any characters if you also tell the syntax table that these are word characters. - Carsten --Apple-Mail-3--276503325 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Jul 18, 2008, = at 10:14 AM, Jose Robins wrote:

I was just thinking today that instead of using = "TODO" and "DONE" keywords in org-mode to denote tasks, why not use a = square box character (like in task manager apps) to denote a TODO state = and a square box with a tick to denote a completed state... That would = make the tasks look more intuitive...

Since I'm only = superficially familiar with UTF and issues with character sets, could = someone suggest a method on how to achieve this? I guess, I should be = able to copy and paste this character in a customize buffer, right? Any = issues with = this?

You can use = any characters if you also tell the syntax table that these are word = characters.

- = Carsten

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