I also use the partial tick for partial completion of tasks, so I cannot
abuse it for marking failed tasks. :wry_smile:


On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 11:25 PM Sławomir Grochowski <
slawomir.grochowski@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Rudy,
>
> Rudi C <rudiwillalwaysloveyou@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > The use case is that I use checklists to remember and track doing some
> > important stuff at the start of the day; all the items are at first in a
> > neutral/todo state. Some of them get done (`[X]`), but some of them fail
> > during the day. For example, I have an item `- [ ] No sugar` which tracks
> > whether I have consumed artificial sugar during the day. I like to be
> able
> > to mark this as failed.
>
> It's nice to hear that someone is having the same need for a failed state
> in the checkbox.
>
> Currently, the case looks like this:
>
> A checkbox can be in one of the three states:
> 1. not checked =[ ]=
> 2. partially checked =[-]=
> 3. checked =[X]=
>
> So I use this partially checked =[-]= state to mark it as failed.
> But this 'partially checked' is for checkboxes that are in parent-child
> relation.
> For example:
>
> If some but not all child checkboxes are checked, the parent checkbox is
> partially checked.
> #+begin_example
> - [-] call people
>   - [X] Peter
>   - [ ] Sarah
> #+end_example
>
> And this 'partially checked' is set automatically.
>
> But you can set it manually for checkbox that is not in parent-child
> relation. Just insert '-' manually or press 'C-c C-c (org-toggle-checkbox)'
> with a double prefix argument 'C-u C-u'.
>
> Statics cookie works as expected.
>
> #+begin_example
> - call people [1/2]
>   - [X] Peter
>   - [-] Sarah
> #+end_example
>
> > I know this can be simulated using headings, but checklists are visually
> > nicer and have cookies `[/]` etc.
>
> You can also use statistics cookie '[/]' in checkbox items list.
>
> For example:
> #+begin_example
> - [ ] call people [1/2]
>   - [X] Peter
>   - [ ] Sarah
> #+end_example
>
> --
> Sławomir Grochowski
>