How to add custom notations?

[jarmitage]

Hey thanks for this useful package

Is there a way to add custom 'notations', which would be highlighted like WAIT and due:yyyy-mm-dd are?

As in https://github.com/ginatrapani/todo.txt-cli/wiki/The-Todo.txt-Format#other-notations

Thanks!

[dertuxmalwieder]

No problem - and: not really, because I like to keep close to "the standard" as in "everything but the undefined states". The problem would probably be to recognize them correctly, given that there is no format definition.

[jarmitage]

Yeah, that's understandable.

I was just looking at where WAIT is defined in your plugin, and was wondering how I would go about adding an extra dictionary entry – presumably that would achieve what I'm aiming for, right?

I'm happy to do that manually if so and let you keep your unconfigurationalised setup :-)

[dertuxmalwieder]

For such a dictionary entry, it would be required to actually have a format definition...

[jarmitage]

You mean it would also need to be defined in Todo.sh?

[dertuxmalwieder]

I mean I can't highlight freeform entries.

[jarmitage]

Sorry I'm a bit confused. Would this not work?

<dict>
<key>comment</key>
<string>Todo COLLECT command</string>
<key>match</key>
<string>[^\S](?i:COLLECT)[^\S]</string>
<key>name</key>
<string>keyword.other.todotxt.collect</string>
</dict>

[dertuxmalwieder]

Probably it would, but the website you linked states:

you can choose any unique keyword, and search by it.

Any keyword means "I can't just add this keyword".

[jarmitage]

Ok sure. It doesn't sound like you are interested in doing this, but it seems possible that the plugin could detect any ALL CAPS words (some Todo.txt apps use WORD: instead of WORD to avoid confusion) and apply highlighting, or maintain a custom dictionary.

Anyway I can implement this if I need it. Thanks for your help!

[dertuxmalwieder]

I think we're just not getting each other's point. I would be interested if I could. :-) The problem is that the specification doesn't even say it has to be a CAPS word.

[jarmitage]

Ah yeah you're right, I forgot about that!

Well, my main inspiration for raising this was the Todour app. See how in the video the user can add a term like LATER: which will be recognised.

[dertuxmalwieder]

Here's my suggestion: One of us asks the Todo.txt designer whether caps are mandatory. If so, I'll add it. :-)