Re: [O] How to get cookies working with TODOs?

[Nick Dokos]

Eric Abrahamsen <address@hidden> writes:

> Sharon Kimble <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> I'm trying to get cookies working with TODO items. The source document
>> is a book I'm writing and is an outline of each section and chapters so
>> that I can see what is still to be done. I'm writing it in latex but
>> doing the outline in orgs-mode.
>>
>> * TODO CHAPTER 1 - preface [0%]
>> ** DONE Disclaimer
>> CLOSED: [2014-07-30 Wed 23:49]
>> ** DONE Introduction
>> CLOSED: [2014-07-30 Wed 23:50]
>>
>>
>> Following "5.5 Breaking tasks down into subtasks" in the "org.pdf" I
>> should be able to 'C-c C-c' on the cookie and it updates the cookie,
>> except it doesn't work in this case. There are 5 sections which are all
>> completed in this chapter, but the cookie doesn't update.
>>
>> * TODO CHAPTER 2 - preamble [0/11] [0%]
>> :PROPERTIES:
>> :COOKIE_DATA: todo recursive
>> :END:
>> ** DONE An overview of the endocrine system
>> CLOSED: [2014-07-31 Thu 02:12]
>>
>> Like it shows on page 55. But the cookie doesn't update either in this case.
>
> Hmm, I just tried your example above, and it worked just fine. I didn't
> even need to hit C-c C-c, just adding TODOs and toggling their state
> updated the cookie automatically. I'm using Org-mode version 8.3beta
> (release_8.3beta-232-g644e60 @ /home/eric/.emacs.d/org-mode/lisp/)
>

That was my experience as well - there is a variable that controls the
automatic cookie setting, org-provide-todo-statistics, but it is set to
t by default, so it should just work.

> Are you using a relatively recent Org?
>

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Nick