Re: Problem with toggling intermediate state of check boxes

[Manish <mailtomanish.sharma@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Nick Dokos wrote:
> Cameron Horsburgh wrote:
>
>
>> When I use C-u C-c C-c on a check box it deletes the check box rather
>> than toggles the [-] state as adevrtised in the manual. I'm using
>> version 6.25a as checked out of git several hours ago.
>>
>> I've never tried to use this behaviour before, so I can't say when it
>> first occurred.
>>
>> Here's a minimal two lines that exhibit the behaviour:
>>
>> ,----
>> | * Headline [0/1]
>> |  - [ ] C-u C-c C-c will remove the checkbox
>> `----
>
> The manual says (I am behind the curve: I still run 6.24, but I doubt
> either the behavior or this portion of the manual changed):
>
> `C-c C-c'
>   Toggle checkbox status or (with prefix arg) checkbox presence at
>   point. With double prefix argument, set it to `[-]', which is
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>   considered to be an intermediate state.

You need to do C-u C-u C-c C-c to get to that intermediate state.

-- 
Manish

> That's consistent with the behavior you observe: C-u C-c C-c toggles
> "presence", i.e. whether the checkbox is there or not. To toggle the
> checkbox, just use C-c C-c.