[Docutils-develop] [docutils:feature-requests] #70 Support for ToDo lists in ReStructured Text

[Günter M. <mi...@us...>]

There are now a [FAQ entry](https://docutils.sourceforge.io/FAQ.html#how-can-i-mark-up-a-todo-list) and an [example](https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/user/todo-lists.html) for TODO lists with rST.


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**[feature-requests:#70] Support for ToDo lists in ReStructured Text**

**Status:** open
**Group:** Default
**Created:** Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:23 AM UTC by Ingo Keck
**Last Updated:** Sat Mar 27, 2021 04:45 PM UTC
**Owner:** nobody


Hi all,
Sorry if this has been brought up already, but I did not find anything here or in the mailing lists (though there are a lot hits for "todo" in links, so I may have missed it).

It would be great for using ReStructured Text for markup if it would also support lists with check-boxes like ToDo lists. The format could be like bullet lists, just using '[ ]' or '[x]' instead of '-', i.e.

[ ] first item not checked
[x] second item checked

I know that I can emulate this with a field list like 
:[ ]: first item not checked
but the semantic would be different, as field lists expect unique item names.

Could this be added or are there reasons to do it differently or not at all?

Background: I need a well defined, human readable markup language for everyday use and scientific publishing. ReStructured Text mostly fits the bill, but this is one of the things that always comes up in discussions.




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