Problem

The current output of todo list is not column-aligned, making it harder to scan visually — especially when working with long lists or variable-width fields like:

• Task ID
• Priority (!, !!, etc.)
• Date/time (particularly when humanize is enabled)

Example (content hidden for clarity):

[ ]  9  ! 2025-04-23 ...
[ ] 16 !! 2025-04-25 ...
[ ]  4  ! 2025-04-23 ...

Misaligned fields make it more difficult to quickly compare tasks.

Goal

Make the output easier to read by aligning the key fields: ID, priority, and date/time.

Proposed Solutions

Option 1: Fully automatic alignment

• How: Read all rows first to determine the max width of each field before formatting output.
• Pros: Cleanest and most flexible — adapts perfectly to the actual data.
• Cons: Requires two passes — one to measure, one to render. However, this overhead is negligible in practice, as we're already assuming the data set is small enough to fit in stdout.

Option 2: Field-specific width estimation (no full scan)

• How: Avoid reading all lines by estimating widths per field:
  • ID: Only need the max task ID.
  • Priority: Assume a max width (e.g. 3 chars: !!!).
  • Datetime: The width of formatted or humanized datetime can be calculated from the format string.
• Pros: Single-pass output, more efficient.
• Cons: Slight risk of over/under-aligning in edge cases (e.g. if importance ever exceeds assumed width).

I’m happy to help implement this if there's interest in improving the task list formatting.