[Orgmode] Re: Habits default on first STATE when rescheduled

[Bernt Hansen]

Sébastien Vauban <address@hidden>
writes:

> Having the following possible states:
>
> #+begin_src emacs-lisp
>   (setq org-todo-keywords
>         '((sequence "NEW(n!)"
>                     "TODO(t!)"
>                     "WAIT(w!)"
>                     "DLGT(l!)"
>                     "|"
>                     "DONE(d!)"
>                     "DFRD(f!)"
>                     "CANX(c!)")))
> #+end_src
>
> the habits, when DONE, go back to state NEW, instead of TODO. Of course, there
> is no way for Org to know it has to re-begin at the second state (in this
> case).
>
> Maybe it'd be good to add an index for habit cycles, or so?
>
> The other alternative is to put NEW after TODO, but this is quite meaningless,
> for all the other non-habit tasks that would be first TODO, then NEW, then...
> when cycling with S-arrow.

Hi Seb,

You can add a property to your habits

  :REPEAT_TO_STATE: TODO

which forces this state for repeating tasks when the item is marked DONE

HTH,
Bernt