Re: Prefix arguments, checklists, and lists

[Nicolas Goaziou <n.goaziou@gmail.com>]

Hello,

Robert Horn <rjhorn@alum.mit.edu> writes:

> The keystroke bindings for lists need some examination and repair.  In 7.9.3 the situation is:
>
> | Keystrokes          | First Item                        | Any other item            |
> |---------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------------|
> | C-c C-c             | Toggle completion this item       | Toggle this item          |
> | C-u C-c C-c         | Toggle checkbox on/off whole list | Toggle checkbox this item |
> | C-u C-u C-c C-c     | Set in-progess whole list         | Set in-progress this item |
> | M-- C-c C-c         | Toggle completion whole list      | Toggle this item          |
> | M-- C-u C-c C-c     | Toggle completion whole list      | Toggle this item          |
> | M-- C-u C-u C-c C-c | Toggle completion whole list      | Toggle this item          |
>
>
> Is this what is really intended? The present behavior has the odd
> result that there is no sequence to toggle presence of checkbox for
> the first item, and there is no sequence to set in-progress for the
> first item. The first item must be manually edited. (Or maybe there's
> another sequence that I haven't found.)
>
> I think this is a bug. But the intended behavior is unclear, and the
> proper fix is unclear.

I plan to rewrite C-c C-c using Elements, so the behaviour will slightly
change.

It will be better to discuss about checkboxes when this change is done.


Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou