*.todo or *.tdo file format specifications:

The *.todo specification give you a advice structure

of how structuring an TODO file for efficiently tasks

organizing, and so don’t forget ideas or things which

you may have to do in the future for the development

of projects of any professional fields where tasks

must be organized and be accomplished in an certain

order.

Markup syntax

Syntax of a mark: [UPPERCASE :Capitalize: <digits>]

Syntax of end mark: [/UPPERCASE] # The end mark is good for reread his todo note.

An entire *.todo file entry can be represent like this:

=================
TITLE OF DOCUMENT
=================

[TYPE :Priority_level: <TASK_ORDER>] Title of todo entry

  Todo main text...

[/TYPE]

[TYPE :Priority_level: <TASK_ORDER>] One line todo entry [/TYPE]

Markup Types

TYPE (can be):

Before complete the task:

  • BUG (A bug have to be fixed).
  • FIXME (A problem has to be fixed).
  • TEST (You have to test a feature).
  • CORRECT (Something must be corrected).
  • REDO (Something must be redone).
  • COMMENT (You must make a comment).
  • TODO (Something must be done).
  • IDEA (You get an idea for something).

After complete the task:

  • BUGFIX (The bug is fixed).
  • FIXED (The problem is fixed).
  • TESTED (The test is done).
  • CORRECTED (The correction is done).
  • REDONE (The task is rewritten).
  • COMMENTED (The commenting is done).
  • DONE (The task TODO is DONE).
  • IDIE (The idea is complete (become true)).

Summary of TYPE

  • BUG or BUGFIX
  • FIXME or FIXED
  • TEST or TESTED
  • CORRECT or CORRECTED
  • REDO or REDONE
  • COMMENT or COMMENTED
  • TODO or DONE
  • IDEA or IDIE

Priority_level

Priority_level (can take following values:)

  • High
  • Medium
  • Low

TASK_ORDER

TASK_ORDER (can be)

  1. a 2 (Maybe 3 or 4) digits sequences for organizing.
  2. a digit and a UPPERCASE letter with meaning:
  • By TODO, TEST, IDEA entries
    • F -> Free time
    • N -> Normal (When possible)
    • U -> Urgent
  • By CORRECT, BUG and FIXME
    • I -> Info
    • W -> Warning
    • F -> Fatal
note:the digit(s) are zero per default but it can take a value between 0-9 for very organized structures.
note:

This can be omit. Only TYPE and Priority_level are mandatory.
Summary:

The TASK_ORDER are written between < and >.

Can be composed either of:

  • 2 digits representing the task priority.
  • A digit and a special mean UPPERCASE letter.
syntax:<[0-9][0-9|[F|N|U]|[I|W|F]]>
example:[TODO :Medium: <0F>] Make a new icon because actual is ugly !!! [/TODO]

Advices

*.todo files extensibility:

  1. Every entry TYPE can be invented but must be written in UPPERCASE.
advice:use only one word. (Else use ‘_’).

DFY (Don’t Forget Yourself: this make sens),

DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself: don’t be stupid),

KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid: be concise).

  1. Priority level can be added as long as they are one Capitalize word.
  2. DIY (Do It Yourself) for the TASK_ORDER or in order to maintain them ordered.
Advice:Keep terminal width max 79 chars a line. 
The Best for the End: Think at things like timestamps,

doing order, prerequisite for task, and so soon !!!

Syntax of *.todo file(s) content

You can use the ReST or Markdown syntax for the content between or inside the marks.

For Titles

==============
My first Title
==============

***************
My second title
***************

##############
My third title
##############

+++++++++++++++
My fourth title
+++++++++++++++

::::::::::::::
My fifth title
::::::::::::::

--------------
My sixth title
--------------

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My seventh title
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For text decorations:

**bold**

*italic*

_underline_

``inline literals``

--strike-trough--

^^over-line^^

For Lists:

+ List item 1

  - Sub list item 1

  - Sub list item 2

+ List item 2

  1. First numbered list item.

  2. Second numbered list item.

  3. Third numbered list item.

+ List item 3

  Definition list title

    Definition list text

For keywords values pairing:

:author: foo bar

:license: fdl

:version: 1.0.0

For footnotes:

[*] my footnote text

For comments:

# My comment line

For code text:

[:LANGUAGE:]

  Indented text is code !

Per example for C code:

[:C:]

  const char *var = "value" ;

End word of specifications of the *.todo file(s) format

Do what you must with this specifications and take it like an TODO file

structuring advice, but this document was establish to define the

specifications of a clean TODO file.

Example of a *.todo file:

An example from a real *.todo file from one of my projects.

IT-EDIT TODO:
+++++++++++++

[IDEA :Low:] Advertisement for it-edit:

  it-edit provide so many schemes (more than the underlying library per default) because per example the

  emacs scheme support italic for the ReST or Markdown language which the kate scheme doesn't support.

  But I think the kate scheme is more adapt, with his settings, for program source code writing in terms of syntax coloration.

  And the emacs theme is better to use for ReST per example, because of better syntax coloration of italic.

  So better get 2 schemes, which you can easily switch, than missing a feature.

[/IDEA]

Editor
======

[IDEA :High:] Make the text-completion configurable.

  1. The text completion is one per file.

  2. The text-completion is one for all files (**not easy**).

[/IDEA]

[TODO :High:] Make the regex replacement become true. (See GLib regex) [/TODO]

[IDEA :Medium:] What about enable/disable spell-check ? [/IDEA]

Schemes
-------

[BUG :High:]

They is a highlight problem with the search all highlight with emacs schemes.

[/BUG]


[IDEA :low: <0F>]

Think of schemes pairs like:

  + kate && emacs (bg white)

  + cobalt && turbo (bg blue)

  + tango && classic (Are settings defendant).

  + vsdark && oblivion (bg maroon).

  + slate && solarized-dark. (bg turquoise)

  + build && solarized-light (bg light yellow).

  + matrix (standalone).

[/IDEA]

Terminals
=========

[IDEA :Medium:] Maybe a (main  start) settings individually for every different terminals and/or a main (main  start) settings configuration. [/IDEA]

[TODO :Medium:] Open a file into an editor tab with a terminal pattern [/TODO]

Files
=====

[TODO :Medium:] Add a ChangeLog entry !

  The clipboard from the terminals has been upgraded from severals functionalities.

[/TODO]

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