4 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08697ee..56432cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Tasks can have four different states, represented by the first
 non-whitespace character of the line:
 
 * Open tasks: `-`
+* Started tasks (waiting for / assigned to other people): `*`
 * Maybe tasks: `?`
 * Finished tasks: `x`
 * WONTFIX tasks (tasks you decided not to do): `X`
diff --git a/notagain b/notagain
index 6c474c8..faa40b4 100755
--- a/notagain
+++ b/notagain
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def parse(io, filename=nil)
   todos = [Entry.new(-1, "/", "", nil, [])]
 
   while line = io.gets
-    if line =~ /\A(?:\s*(?:#|\/\/)\s)?(\s*)([-xX?])\s+(.*)/
+    if line =~ /\A(?:\s*(?:#|\/\/)\s)?(\s*)([-xX?*])\s+(.*)/
       force = nil
 
       i, state, desc = $1.size, $2, $3
diff --git a/notyet b/notyet
index 76d345f..5b8b894 100755
--- a/notyet
+++ b/notyet
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Entry < Struct.new(:depth, :state, :desc, :file, :line, :children)
   end
 
   def force(state)
-    self.state = state  unless "xX?".index(self.state)
+    self.state = state  unless "xX?*".index(self.state)
     children.each { |c| c.force(state) }
   end
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def parse(io, filename=nil)
       fname, lineno = filename, io.lineno
     end
 
-    if line =~ /\A(?:\s*(?:#|\/\/)\s)?(\s*)([-xX?])\s+(.*)/
+    if line =~ /\A(?:\s*(?:#|\/\/)\s)?(\s*)([-xX?*])\s+(.*)/
       i, state, desc = $1.size, $2, $3
       while i <= todos.last.depth
         todos.pop
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ t.stat
 t.filter(ARGV)
 
 if count_only
-  puts "#{t.count("xX")}/#{t.count("-xX")}"
+  puts "#{t.count("xX")}/#{t.count("-xX*")}"
   exit
 end
 
diff --git a/ny2html b/ny2html
index 8bf7279..e23a08f 100755
--- a/ny2html
+++ b/ny2html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def parse(io, filename=nil)
   todos = [Entry.new(-1, "/", "", [])]
 
   while line = io.gets
-    if line =~ /\A(?:\s*(?:#|\/\/)\s)?(\s*)([-xX?])\s+(.*)/
+    if line =~ /\A(?:\s*(?:#|\/\/)\s)?(\s*)([-xX?*])\s+(.*)/
       i, state, desc = $1.size, $2, $3
       while i <= todos.last.depth
         todos.pop
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def render(e)
   when "x"; puts "&#x2611;"
   when "X"; puts "&#x2612;"
   when "?"; puts "&#xFF1F;"  # or 2370
+  when "*"; puts "&#x229e;"
   end
   puts e.desc.sub(/(^\s*)\(([A-Z])\)/) { $1 + "<b>" + [$2.ord + 9333].pack("U") + "</b>" }.
          gsub(/(?<=\s)@\w+/, '<i>\&</i>')