Carsten Dominik writes: >> If I change the "todo-keyword" and write "WAIT", 'WAIT' reamins in a >> plain font > > THis is probably because you have neither configured org-todo- > keywords, nor have you put a > > #+TODO: TODO WAIT | DONE CANCEL > > line into the buffer. You need to tell Org mode what the todo > keywords are. I see. I found the documentation not so explicit. Do you think the following patch will clarify the sentence? cheers, Giovanni P.S. I sent a patch for the documentation, but Stephen Eglen sent a more complete patch, including also the typo I found. Please reject or archive the patch http://patchwork.newartisans.com/patch/106/