#1

Steps to reproduce

Write something like this:

- [ ] todo
	- [ ] sub-todo 1
	- [ ] sub-todo 2

Expected result

In preview mode, checking todo should check and strike through all its sub todoes
In editor mode, checking todo should check with x all its sub todoes

Actual result

In preview mode, checking todo strikes through all its sub todoes but non checks them
In editor mode, checking todo does nothing.

Environment

  • Operating system: Windows 10 1909 64 bit
  • Obsidian version: 0.9.1

Additional information

#2

I wouldn’t call that a bug. This is a feature request.

I personally wouldn’t want a bunch of checkboxes automatically checked. I would find that annoying and destructive to my own workflow. It makes a huge assumption about what your nesting means. For me, nesting is purely organizational, not a rigid linear hierarchy or timeline.

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#3

Ok, I see your point but the behaviour of Obsidian is not coherent. In fact, if you check a checkbox in preview moede, Obsidian automatically strikes through all its sub todoes.
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As you see in image, it doesn’t check them, as I request here, but it still strikes through all its sub todoes and strikesthrough means that you have done that todo.
So, Obsidin should behave like I requested or it shouldn’t even automatically strike through all its sub todoes.

I don’t like this behavior but you shouldn’t like it either.

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#4

Ah I see! This doesn’t happen on my end, because my CSS doesn’t cross-out my tasks.

This might be a CSS issue. But now I understand, and agree with you. It shouldn’t cross out those tasks, unless it also checks them off.

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#5

It does on my 0.9.3, under no influence of CSS.

checkedtaskstrikesthroughallchild

final screen
checkedtaskstrikesthroughallchild

In fact this is not the only inconsistency between Preview and Edit. I reported auto-renumbering issue of numbered lists which happened to Editor view (but not Preview) on 0.9.1, not under influence of CSS. The issue still exists today (0.9.3).

#6

For that bug, please see Nested checkboxes strikethrough through entire block.

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#7

I’m glad you agree with me.
I have no personalized CSS. I’using Obsidian as it is out of box.