Re: help with checklist/shopping list

["Oliver Charles" <oliver.g.charles@googlemail.com>]

Hi Dennis,

Yea, I understand - I was trying to use lists like this for a similar
goal. Saddly, there's no real work around that I'm aware of - bit of a
shame!

Best,
Oliver

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 5:01 AM, Dennis Groves <dennis.groves@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Oliver,
>
> Thanks, I see how that would work for groceries - something I made up to
> hide my real 'data'... I am managing a project for a product and the
> information was confidential, but my problem wasn't. So, I wanted to get a
> 'list' size for the major tasks in the project. And the project is broken
> down into 'phases' with certain task happening in each phase. I wanted a
> quick way of knowing how far I am into a project and [%] how complete it is
> as I near a deadline - but I didn't want to have to manually add up all the
> subsections and try and determine this number on my own.
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> On 11 Dec 2008, at 00:38, Oliver Charles wrote:
>
>> Yes, this is because org does not support multiple separate lists
>> under a single heading like that. Why have something like:
>>
>> *** [2008-12-15 Mon] Shopping
>> **** Groceries [/]
>>     - [ ] bananas
>>     - [ ] apples
>> **** Household [/]
>>     - [ ] Laundry Soap
>>
>> etc?
>>
>> Hth,
>> Ollie
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Dennis Groves <dennis.groves@gmail.com>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> Dennis
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