Re: help with checklist/shopping list

["Daniel J. Sinder" <djsinder@gmail.com>]

(Sorry for chiming in a week later.)

I think the best way to accomplish this, in that it combines the 
strengths of other suggestions, is to use properties and column 
view.  Building the structure is pretty easy since you only have to 
manually create the property drawer under the top-most heading.  The 
rest are inserted automatically when the check boxes are changed 
while in column view mode (using S-left or S-right).

Here's an implementation of your example.  Switching to column view 
shows you the summary count (i.e., [n/m]) for to top level (here 
[2/8]) AND each of the sub-levels (groceries [1/4], household [1/2], 
office supplies [0/2]).

* [2008-12-15 Mon]
   :PROPERTIES:
   :COLUMNS: %30ITEM %CHECKED{X/}
   :CHECKED_ALL: "[ ]" "[X]"
   :END:
** groceries
*** bananas
     :PROPERTIES:
     :CHECKED:  [ ]
     :END:
*** apples
     :PROPERTIES:
     :CHECKED:  [ ]
     :END:
*** oranges
     :PROPERTIES:
     :CHECKED:  [X]
     :END:
*** spinach
     :PROPERTIES:
     :CHECKED:  [ ]
     :END:
** household
    :PROPERTIES:
    :CHECKED:  [1/2]
    :END:
*** laundry soap
     :PROPERTIES:
     :CHECKED:  [X]
     :END:
*** toilet paper
     :PROPERTIES:
     :CHECKED:  [ ]
     :END:
** office supplies
    :PROPERTIES:
   :CHECKED:  [0/2]
    :END:
*** calendar for 2009
     :PROPERTIES:
     :CHECKED:  [ ]
     :END:
*** printer paper
     :PROPERTIES:
     :CHECKED:  [ ]
     :END:


As Carsten Dominik so eloquently wrote on 12/11/2008 2:14 AM:
> Hi
> 
> There are technical reasons for why I cannot easily summarize all the 
> lists.
> 
> How about this trick:
> 
> * [2008-12-15 Mon] [1/8]
>   - groceries ------------------------------------
>   - [ ] bananas
>   - [X] apples
>   - [ ] oranges
>   - [ ] spinach
>   - household ------------------------------------
>   - [ ] laundry soap
>   - [ ] toilet paper
>   - office supplies ------------------------------
>   - [ ] calendar for 2009
>   - [ ] printer paper
> 
> 
> HTH
> 
> - Carsten
> 
> On Dec 10, 2008, at 8:42 PM, Dennis Groves wrote:
> 
>> I have 8 things on the list, but only 4 are seen???
>>
>>
>> *** [2008-12-15 Mon] [0/4]
>> groceries
>>   - [ ] bananas
>>   - [ ] apples
>>   - [ ] oranges
>>   - [ ] spinach
>> household
>>   - [ ] laundry soap
>>   - [ ] toilet paper
>> office supplies
>>   - [ ] calendar for 2009
>>   - [ ] printer paper
>>
>>
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