Lists
Progress and completed things
How a list shows how far through it you are, and what happens to things once they are done.
The progress circle
A list can show a circle indicating how many of its to-dos are complete.
It is most useful on finite lists: a packing list, a checklist, a project with an end. On a running list that grows forever it is noise, which is why it is a setting rather than always on.
Turn it on in Settings Appearance & Accessibility Progress circles on lists.
Where completed things go
Two independent choices:
- In place, or collected. Settings Lists & <i>Things</i> Show completed <i>things</i> inline either leaves finished things where they are or gathers them into their own collapsed section.
- Top or bottom. Settings Lists & <i>Things</i> Completed to-dos at top decides which end the collected section sits at.
Going further
Collapsing affects Select all. Collapsed completed things are not caught by Select all, which is the most common surprise in selection mode. See select many things at once.
In place is better for days. On a day, seeing what you finished among what you did not is the record. On a project list, collecting them out of the way is usually better.
Settings that change this
- Settings Appearance & Accessibility Progress circles on lists shows the progress circle.
- Settings Lists & <i>Things</i> Show completed <i>things</i> inline keeps completed things in place.
- Settings Lists & <i>Things</i> Completed to-dos at top puts them above rather than below.
Tips
- Leave completed things inline on days and collapse them on long project lists.
- A progress circle that never moves is a sign the list is really a reference list, not a checklist.