Re: [FR] 'org-columns-next-allowed-value' for 'summary-checkbox'es functions should have 'intermediate state' '[-]'

[Sławomir Grochowski]

Yes. You are right. 

After thinking about it I think the same. 

But why is it allowed in '(org-toggle-checkbox &optional TOGGLE-PRESENCE)'.

To set a normal checkbox to 'partial state'?

Description from function: 'With a double prefix argument, set the checkbox to "[-]".'

Probably it should not be allowed for normal checkbox only for parent checkbox, which have children.

What do you think?

Regards, 

Sławomir Grochowski

On Sun, Nov 5, 2023 at 1:25 PM Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> wrote:

Sławomir Grochowski <slawomir.grochowski@gmail.com> writes:

> I was wondering how many states a checkbox has.
> Based on https://orgmode.org/manual/Checkboxes.html I conclude that there
> are 3 states:
> 1. [   ] - not done
> 2. [ - ] - an intermediate state
> 3. [X] - done
>
> So I think all 3 states should be available to choose from in the function
> 'org-columns-next-allowed-value''
> for functions that use checkboxes.
> In code this is a line
> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/tree/lisp/org-colview.el#n754
>
> So I would change it from this:
> -      (`(,_ ,_ ,_ ,(or "X" "X/" "X%") ,_) '("[ ]" "[X]")))
> to that:
> +     (`(,_ ,_ ,_ ,(or "X" "X/" "X%") ,_) '("[ ]" "[-]" "[X]")))
>
> What do you think?

I think that your use-case is not necessarily common enough to change
the defaults. But we can introduce a defcustom here. Patches welcome!

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