[jknecht]

I would challenge the need to track partial completion. A well-crafted item in a checklist is either done or it is not.

If your concern is about indicating that you started something and are now waiting on results, then I would argue that there are actually 2 separate items there ("do the thing" and "receive the results").

The problem with a "partial completion" indicator is that it doesn't really tell you anything about how much of the thing is still left to do. You'll have to think about it when you come back to it, which you will do anyway if you simply leave the item unchecked.

[hanklazard]

Good point! (And this is how I’m currently operating). If your list will be stretched over a team or over multiple days, I think it’s worth it to prioritize the specifics of what has been done and not done.

However, for a single day, personal todo list, I’d prefer to have fewer lines in my list and keep the details of what exactly is still pending in that partially complete item in my head. Seems easier to glance at. It would be nice for markdown interpreters to have an option for this for those who want to use it. I wonder if this could be added as a CSS tweak …

[thelastknowngod]

Agreed. Partially completed might be nice if you're tracking someone else's work (subordinates) but for my own, I would need at least one more item saying where I left off or why I didn't finish in one sitting.

I'm sure this works for Adam making god knows what at ILM though.. its just not for me in a software dev environment.