Hello, Allen Li <[email protected]> writes:
> Org mode allows logging timestamps and making notes when changing to a > TODO keyword: > > TODO(!) | DONE(!) > > However, org-insert-todo-heading does not respect this. > > I'm wondering whether it should. For example, given the above > keywords, the intent would most likely be to log when TODO headings > are created and when they are marked finished. > > If one were to create a heading and mark it TODO using C-c C-t, then > the state change would be logged. In other words, making a heading a > TODO entry is considered a state change from " " to "some todo > keyword". > > However, if one were to use C-S-RET, the new TODO heading would not > have a timestamp logged. > > I can't think of a situation where the current behavior is desirable, > so I am inclined to think that treating the creation of a TODO heading > as a state change from a normal heading to a TODO heading would be > more convenient. My gut feeling is that the current behaviour is also correct, and possibly less surprising. "changing" and "creating" are two different concepts. Besides, I suspect that many users create TODO headings with M-RET T O D O SPC in which case the behaviour you suggest would create a discrepancy. Eventually, in contrast to TODO state changes, you need to be at the future headline location to create it. IOW, it is very easy to add a note upon creating the headline. Regards, -- Nicolas Goaziou
