on Mon Oct 03 2011, Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos-AT-hp.com> wrote: > Dave Abrahams <d...@boostpro.com> wrote: > >> >> on Mon Oct 03 2011, Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos-AT-hp.com> wrote: >> >> > Dave Abrahams <d...@boostpro.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Wow, that's awesome... we're *so* close... but how do I get it to >> >> automatically mark the item DONE when the last box is checked? >> >> >> > >> > Take a look at >> > >> > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/42715/focus=42721 >> >> Works! Oh-so-awesome! Shouldn't these capabilities be built-in and >> shipped as first class Org features? >> > > Well, if the function can be made to work completely generally, maybe: > as it stands, it is more a proof-of-concept than a complete solution. > > I added an entry in the FAQ on Worg about this - I figured this is the > second time the question has been asked on the list: ergo it's a FAQ ;-) > > http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-9-7 > > You might want to read the entry: it includes a slightly revised function > but it also includes a couple of caveats that explain why I think it's > not a complete solution:
Thanks! Here's a version that deals with at least one of your caveats: (defun ndk/checkbox-list-complete () (save-excursion (org-back-to-heading t) (when looking-at (concat "^\\*+[ \t]+" org-todo-regexp ;; first match group here "[ \t].*\\[" "\\(100%\\)\\|[0-9]+%" "\\|" "\\([0-9]+\\)" "/" "\\([0-9]+\\)" "\\]") (if (or (match-string 2) (and (match-string 3) (equal (match-string 3) (match-string 4)))) (org-todo 'done) (org-todo 'todo))))) -- Dave Abrahams BoostPro Computing http://www.boostpro.com