i do the same; 4 char states - with box around them
(setq org-todo-keyword-faces
'(("TODO" . (:foreground "pink"
:box (:line-width 1 :style none)))
("NEXT" . (:foreground "green"
:box (:line-width 1 :style none)))
("WAIT" . (:foreground "yellow"
:box (:line-width 1 :style none)))
("HOLD" . (:foreground "light blue"
:box (:line-width 1 :style none)))
("CNC!" . (:foreground "gray"
:box (:line-width 1 :style none)))
("DONE" . (:box (:line-width 1 :style none)))))
-cm
On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 3:00 PM, Sebastien Vauban
<sva-n...@mygooglest.com> wrote:
> dbo...@mmm.com (J. David Boyd) writes:
>> Sebastien Vauban <sva-n...@mygooglest.com> writes:
>>> William Denton <w...@pobox.com> writes:
>>>> I'm trying to spend more time in a sparse tree view where I just see
>>>> TODOs (C-c / t). I didn't like having the TODOs at different levels
>>>> of indentation, though. I prefer seeing them all lined up, so
>>>> I moved them all to be fourth-level headline. It's visually
>>>> pleasing, and I don't care if a second-level headline has
>>>> a fourth-level child without a third-level one.
>>>>
>>>> Do other people do this?
>>>
>>> No, and I don't think that's sane. It would be logical to expect
>>> problems at export time (to LaTeX, among others) and in Org-lint.
>>>
>>> I try to put all the tasks at the 2nd level, the 1st level being
>>> reserved for big sections such as "Administration", "Tasks", "Team",
>>> etc.
>>>
>>> I'm very rigorous about expecting that all my "project management"
>>> documents can be exported (without loosing subtrees or generating error)
>>> to HTML (as the very first goal) and to LaTeX (as the second one).
>>>
>>> OTOH, I don't deny your wish to get things aligned; that's why I've
>>> opted to 4-char todo states only!
>>
>> 4-char todo states? How about a list? I can't picture how to
>> abbreviate some things...
>
> Sure. Here it is:
>
> - TODO :: Open, not (yet) started.
> - STRT :: In progress, working on, doing.
> - WAIT :: On hold, assigned, feedback.
> - SDAY :: Someday, maybe, perhaps, wish.
> - DONE :: Completed, closed, resolved.
> - CANX :: Wontfix, rejected.
>
> The only exception, but that's on purpose is "NEW" for things going to
> the CollectBox.
>
> Best regards,
> Seb
>
> --
> Sebastien Vauban
>
>
