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No STATUS
RFC5455 permits for an iCalendar VTODO object to have no STATUS: , but OpenTasks cannot create objects without STATUS.
That's a correct statement. I don't consider this an issue though. Why would I want to create a task without STATUS?
Scheduling a VTODO means sending emails to attendees. This emails contain in the best case, apart from the iCalendar object, also rendered information in text/plain and html format. When the STATUS is insignificant, it is not set and has not to be rendered to plain text/html.
When I view the created tasks in Gnome Evolution it shows in the Preview of a task the significant (set) data. If there is no status, it does not render the status in the Preview.
As for me the Status is insignificant, I do not want to see it rendered in the Preview.
I see. So "no status" means something like "just not completed yet"? In general I don't mind allowing "no status" as well. This may require a number of changes in the UI and, more importantly, we have to provide a smooth transition in case sync apps can't handle a null status.
Our sync app can handle an absent status in OpenTasks, but at present it defaults to "NEEDS_ACTION" if a modified VTODO on the server has no status. It won't crash though.
Another related issue: at present there are a couple of places which automatically set the task status, e.g. when you tick an item on a check list or when you resume a completed task. We'll have to review each of those and decide how to handle these.
Status: NEEDS-ACTION means not completed yet. No status means that the status is irrelevant, like no location, no attendees, no priority.
In other words, when something is competed I delete it and when it is present in my workflow it means "not ready".
+1 for "No STATUS". I cannot edit task in OpenTasks because it get "Need action" automatically. Despite it need no any action.
