Custom TODO states for one item

Custom TODO states for one item

[Ken Mankoff]

Hello,

I have a file with custom TODO states:

#+TODO: FOO(f@/@) | BAR(b@/@)

I have one item (heading) within that file that I'd like to have different TODO states. Is this possible?

Thanks,

  -k.

Re: Custom TODO states for one item

[Samuel Wales]

you can noly have one todo kw per heading that is meaningful to org.
you can use tags.

there are quasi-kw like archive and comment, however.


On 2/26/22, Ken Mankoff <mankoff@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a file with custom TODO states:
>
> #+TODO: FOO(f@/@) | BAR(b@/@)
>
> I have one item (heading) within that file that I'd like to have different
> TODO states. Is this possible?
>
> Thanks,
>
>   -k.
>
>
>


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Re: Custom TODO states for one item

[Ken Mankoff]

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Hi Sam,

I only want one active state. I'd like the list of allowable and
short-cuttable states to be specific to one headline, different from the
file properties.

  -k.

Please excuse brevity. Sent from tiny pocket computer with non-haptic
feedback keyboard.

On Sat, Feb 26, 2022, 16:13 Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> wrote:

> you can noly have one todo kw per heading that is meaningful to org.
> you can use tags.
>
> there are quasi-kw like archive and comment, however.
>
>
> On 2/26/22, Ken Mankoff <mankoff@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a file with custom TODO states:
> >
> > #+TODO: FOO(f@/@) | BAR(b@/@)
> >
> > I have one item (heading) within that file that I'd like to have
> different
> > TODO states. Is this possible?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >   -k.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> The Kafka Pandemic
>
> A blog about science, health, human rights, and misopathy:
> https://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com
>

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Re: Custom TODO states for one item

[Bastien]

Hi Ken,

Ken Mankoff <mankoff@gmail.com> writes:

> I have a file with custom TODO states:
>
> #+TODO: FOO(f@/@) | BAR(b@/@)
>
> I have one item (heading) within that file that I'd like to have
> different TODO states. Is this possible?

No, and I don't think it's a good idea to support this.

Best,

-- 
 Bastien

Re: Custom TODO states for one item

[João Pedro]

Greetings, Bastien!

On 28 March 2022 14:39, Bastien <bzg@gnu.org> wrote:

>> I have a file with custom TODO states:
>>
>> #+TODO: FOO(f@/@) | BAR(b@/@)
>>
>> I have one item (heading) within that file that I'd like to have
>> different TODO states. Is this possible?
>
> No, and I don't think it's a good idea to support this.

Could you elaborate on why not? I have been in situations where having
the ability to define a heading-wise TODO keyword would be useful, but I
managed to get around using different ways of achieving the same
end-goal.

Best regards,

-- 
João Pedro de Amorim Paula
IT undergraduate at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)