From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: jmcbray@carcosa.net (Jason F. McBrayer) Subject: Re: Using a Square box character for "TODO" and "DONE" states in org? Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:01:31 -0400 Message-ID: References: <4880CF6F.6020009@yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KJx4j-00074v-OH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:01:13 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KJx4h-00074J-Qx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:01:13 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=59201 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KJx4h-00074F-Lg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:01:11 -0400 Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.121]:62044) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KJx4h-0000QN-BI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:01:11 -0400 Received: from bertrand.carcosa.net ([24.168.211.49]) by cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20080718210106.GSYC19640.cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com@bertrand.carcosa.net> for ; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:01:06 +0000 In-Reply-To: (Carsten Dominik's message of "Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:16:21 -0700") 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: org-mode Carsten Dominik writes: > On Jul 18, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Jose Robins wrote: > > I was just thinking today that instead of using "TODO" and "DONE" key= words in org-mode to denote tasks, > why not use a square box character (like in task manager apps) to den= ote a TODO state and a square box > with a tick to denote a completed state... That would make the tasks = look more intuitive... >=20=20=20=20 > Since I'm only superficially familiar with UTF and issues with charac= ter 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 a= re word characters. These characters may be helpful: =E2=98=90: U+2610 BALLOT BOX =E2=98=91: U+2611 BALLOT BOX WITH CHECK =E2=98=92: U+2612 BALLOT BOX WITH X How helpful they are probably depends on your font; they look good but small in DejaVu Sans Mono. --=20 +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Jason F. McBrayer jmcbray@carcosa.net | | If someone conquers a thousand times a thousand others in | | battle, and someone else conquers himself, the latter one | | is the greatest of all conquerors. --- The Dhammapada |