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Is there some LaTeX documentclass, or package, for creating a document that is only a to-do list, including check-boxes where one can mark those items done?

I am not asking about how to include a "to-do list" that consists of what are in effect annotations regarding what things still need to be done to complete the document itself.

For example, I might have a document like the following:

     1. Buy groceries.

        [X] (a) Lettuce

            (b) Oranges

            (c) Brie

[X]  2. Fill gas tank.

     3. Pick up kids from soccer.

(The preceding is not intended to be LaTeX markup code, but rather the sort of output desired.

I realize that one could just use standard enumerate environments, but as that stands it would miss inclusion of check-boxes to mark items that have been done. And something like the todoenv of the todo package does not seem to quite accomplish what I want, as that environment still produces a list separate from the main body of the document.

Is there such a suitable documentclass or package? Or must I "roll my own"?

murray
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  • Should the checkboxes be clickable in the PDF or just some boxes where one could place a tick by hand? – Skillmon May 15 '19 at 19:31
  • @Skillmon: preferably the checkboxes should be clickable in the PDF. (I could add those manually to the PDF using Adobe Acrobat, but that's tedious.) – murray May 15 '19 at 19:41
  • possibly solved by hyperref clickable pdf check box see https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/14842/creating-fillable-pdfs –  May 15 '19 at 20:17
  • As for a document class, you might try the [varwidth] option of standalone (assuming you don't need to print it). – John Kormylo May 16 '19 at 12:19
  • @JohnKormylo: I will need to print the to-do list document. And I need the option of either marking an item as done by checking the box on the pdf or marking the LaTeX source that an item is done. – murray May 17 '19 at 00:45

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Probably the most basic from CTAN

It could be extensively modified to suit paper size etc is available as {typed-checklist}

Too many styles and options to show here but a simple case to match your mwe is

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\documentclass[varwidth=true, border=10pt, convert={size=640x}]{standalone}
%\documentclass{article} %full page
\usepackage{typed-checklist} 

\begin{document}

\begin{CheckList}{Goal}

\Goal{open}{1. Buy groceries.}
  \begin{CheckList}{Task}
     \Task{done}{(a) Lettuce}
     \Task{started}{(b) Oranges}
     \Task{open}{(c) Brie}
  \end{CheckList}

 \Goal{achieved}{2. Fill gas tank.}

 \Goal{open}{3. Pick up kids from soccer.}

\end{CheckList}
\end{document}
  • This looks like what I'm seeking; thanks! I am surprised that the package is designed in a way that the user does not Looks like this will meet my needs; thanks! I am a bit surprised that typed-checklist automatically creates the lists without the user specifying enumerate or itemize; and that it requires the user to manually enter the counters. The latter means that rearranging items forces the user to manually renumber. And hence no control over counter format by means of enumitem, say. Perhaps this is a necessary result of the package design, whose code I have not examined yet. – murray May 19 '19 at 14:26
  • Yes I was supprised at having to add my own "numbered" entries I did not look closer at docs than to mock up your request so possibly did not use something more intuitive –  May 19 '19 at 14:30