If your concern is about indicating that you started something and are now waiting on results, then I would argue that there are actually 2 separate items there ("do the thing" and "receive the results").
The problem with a "partial completion" indicator is that it doesn't really tell you anything about how much of the thing is still left to do. You'll have to think about it when you come back to it, which you will do anyway if you simply leave the item unchecked.
However, for a single day, personal todo list, I’d prefer to have fewer lines in my list and keep the details of what exactly is still pending in that partially complete item in my head. Seems easier to glance at. It would be nice for markdown interpreters to have an option for this for those who want to use it. I wonder if this could be added as a CSS tweak …
I'm sure this works for Adam making god knows what at ILM though.. its just not for me in a software dev environment.
[ ] Todo.
[?] Pending feedback.
[>] Currently underway.
[X] Complete. o task 1 [not started]
/ task 2 [started]
x nested task A
o nested task B
+ task 3 [blocked, e.g. on hearing back from somebody]
x task 4 [done]https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases/blob/master/...
I just watched a video for an Obsidian plugin called "Outliner" and I think it does what you're trying to do with collapsible sections. Here's the video, it's the first plugin that he reviews: https://youtu.be/2234DXKbNgM
What's wrong with
- [ ] Text
- [ ] Text2
<details> <summary>People</summary> [ ] Bob [ ] Alice [x] Nemosaltat </details>
Preview mode will yield this (all on one-line):
[ ] Bob [ ] Alice [x] Nemosaltat
It’s collapsible, but not visually pleasing for longer lists.
My solution has been to do this:
<details> <summary>People</summary> [ ] Bob <br /> [ ] Alice <br /> [x] Nemosaltat <br /> </details>
But it’s less pleasing to look at in edit mode, and I have to remember to append the break tags.
My current todo list lives in Obsidian.MD which syncs via GitHub to my phone and computers.
Question: are there any ways in standard markdown to indicate a partially complete checkbox as illustrated in this post? I’ve not found anything. Seems like a “[/]“ would be a good way to indicate partial completion since an “[x]” (or another character) is usually checked box.