And the parent could also support the [%] notation that exists for
checkboxes :)

-Hugo

On Jan 25, 2008 12:45 PM, Stuart McLean <makhector@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Sorry if I have started a new thread on this subject, GMail and I are
> not getting along right now.
>
> ** TODO a main project
> *** TODO step 1
> *** TODO step 2
> *** TODO step 3
> **** TODO step 3 part a
> **** TODO step 3 part b
> **** TODO step 3 part c
> and so on
> *** TODO step 4
>
> Here is the functionality that I would like, and (as I see it) that
> would be possible with the hooks provided and extensions that the user
> could write...
>
> marking ** TODO a main project
> as DONE would mark all subheadings done (say you did them all at once)
>
> marking *** TODO step 1
> as DONE would mark this item as done and no more, and so on for step two.
>
> marking step three as DONE would mark step three and all children (a,
> b, c) as done, again, say you did them all at once. However, if you
> marked step 3, part a as DONE, then b (at a later time), then c, only
> triggering "c" would mark *** TODO step 3 as DONE as well.
>
> In other words marking a heading as DONE will mark all children as
> DONE, marking children as DONE one-by-one will only mark the parent as
> DONE when all the children are marked DONE.
>
> Is this a correct understanding?
>
> This is (one of the functionalities) I would like. Maybe it is already
> possible, or I have misread something?
>
> Thanks again for org-mode, *fantastic software*
>
> Stuart
>
>
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