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A plain-text file format for todos and check lists
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Per specification, [x]it! files must be UTF-8 encoded. (See https://github.com/jotaen/xit/blob/main/Specification.md#fil... ) You can use Unicode characters in item descriptions, so you can write these texts in Japanese, Finnish, or Greek.…
comment by jotaen · 2022-08-22 · in A plain-text file format for todos and check lists -
…That should give users the freedom to work with their data independent of specific tools. [1] https://github.com/jotaen/xit/blob/main/Specification.md
comment by jotaen · 2022-08-22 · in A plain-text file format for todos and check lists -
For reference, this is the discussion around subitems / nesting: https://github.com/jotaen/xit/discussions/2 As mentioned in that ticket, I’m still reluctant to add this to the [x]it! file specification. On the one hand it seems like an…
comment by jotaen · 2022-08-22 · in A plain-text file format for todos and check lists -
…approach. For reference, there was also some discussion about this topic going on here https://github.com/jotaen/xit/discussions/10 .
comment by jotaen · 2022-08-22 · in A plain-text file format for todos and check lists -
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A plain-text file format for todos and check listsstory by quyleanh · 2022-08-22 · 112 comments
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Nesting is currently being worked on https://github.com/jotaen/xit/discussions/2 , as there are some questions to be figured out first. (Note that the [x]it! specification is a working draft right now, it’s not supposed to be final yet.)
comment by jotaen · 2022-04-02 · in Show HN: A plain-text file format for todos and check lists -
…the draft, because there might be some implications with it and I was curious for feedback on this. https://github.com/jotaen/xit/discussions/2 But it seems like my potential concerns are not shared that much, so I think the nesting should…
comment by jotaen · 2022-04-02 · in Show HN: A plain-text file format for todos and check lists -
…to tasks ? I haven’t thought about that much yet. I’ve tracked it here for it to be discussed: https://github.com/jotaen/xit/discussions/10 > do you plan support for sections / nested sections? I think that would be cool and useful, but I…
comment by jotaen · 2022-04-01 · in Show HN: A plain-text file format for todos and check lists -
…predefined first char. One or more pair(s) of spaces indent subtasks or notes as appropriate. [2]: https://github.com/jotaen/xit/blob/main/Specification.md
comment by nhecker · 2022-04-01 · in Show HN: A plain-text file format for todos and check lists -
…this, but I have postponed it for now, because there are some implications with this (see here: https://github.com/jotaen/xit/discussions/2 ). So I thought it’s better to properly think this through beforehand.
comment by jotaen · 2022-04-01 · in Show HN: A plain-text file format for todos and check lists -
Clickable links: Website with demo: https://xit.jotaen.net File specification: https://github.com/jotaen/xit/blob/main/Specification.md
comment by jotaen · 2022-04-01 · in Show HN: A plain-text file format for todos and check lists -
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Show HN: A plain-text file format for todos and check listsstory by jotaen · 2022-04-01 · 164 comments