Hi Sebastien On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:32, Sebastien Vauban > Instead of using the TODO state "NEW", I tried using "NEW>" so that it > occupies 4 letters, as all my other states (better display in the agenda). > > Though... > > * TEST Do this > > Simply use S-right arrow to cycle through the different states, and you'll see > "NEW>" added many times: > > - DONE Do this > - CANX Do this > - Do this > - NEW> Do this > > which "prooves" that "NEW>" is well somehow considered as a TODO state, > being added automagically, but the next cycle steps don't succeed... > > - NEW> NEW> Do this > - NEW> NEW> NEW> Do this > - ... > > I find this behavior not entirely satisfying, even if I can fully accept that > ">" is a forbidden character in the TODO states. For example, we could think > of a warning being generated, or of the state being fully ignored, or ...
It works with this patch http://patchwork.newartisans.com/patch/964 from Nicolas which I am still using to test it. > BTW, do you have an alternative for this "NEW" state, in 4 positions? ;-) What about NEVV ? (ok, it was a joke) Michael