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13 ** Incompatible changes
15 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
17 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
18 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
19 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
21 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
22 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
24 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
28 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
30 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
32 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
33 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
34 option keywords like :html-include-style.
36 So you need to replace
38 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
42 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
44 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
45 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
47 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
49 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
50 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
51 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
53 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
54 the other optional arguments accordingly.
56 *** Export back-ends are now structures
58 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
59 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
60 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
63 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
67 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
68 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
72 *** You can now use =xdg-open= to control how to open files
73 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
75 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
77 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
80 - Support for .pgf files
81 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
82 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
83 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
84 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
85 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
86 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
87 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
89 *** Remapping =forward-paragraph= and =backward-paragraph=
91 =forward-paragraph= and =backward-paragraph= are now remapped to
92 [[doc:org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] and [[doc:org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] respectively.
93 E.g. hitting =C-<down>= on a headline will move to the next headline.
95 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
97 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
98 dalet, cdots, S (ยง), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
99 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
100 preccurleyeq, succ, succeq, succurleyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
101 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
103 *** Anonymous export back-ends
105 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
106 which can then be passed to export functions like
107 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
109 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
110 registering a new back-end.
114 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
116 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
117 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
119 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
120 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
121 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
123 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
124 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
126 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
127 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
128 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
129 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
130 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
133 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
135 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
137 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
139 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
141 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-alwyays-green][org-habit-show-done-alwyays-green]]
143 See [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
145 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
147 If you set this to the following
149 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
151 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
153 ** New contributed packages
155 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
156 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
159 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
160 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
166 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
168 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
171 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
172 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
173 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
175 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
176 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
177 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
178 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
179 detailed explanations.
181 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
182 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
183 function has been called already.
185 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
188 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
190 ** Incompatible changes
192 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
194 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
196 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
197 you will have to update them.
199 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
201 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
202 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
204 **** New export engine
206 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
207 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
208 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
209 /all/ export back-ends.
211 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
212 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
213 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
214 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
215 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
217 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
218 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
220 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
221 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
222 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
223 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
225 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
227 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
229 should now be written
231 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
233 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
234 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
235 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
237 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
239 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
241 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
244 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
245 remember templates into capture templates.
247 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
249 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
250 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
252 **** Note for third-party developers
254 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
255 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
256 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
258 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
261 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
263 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
264 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
265 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
267 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
268 is either because they rely on third-part softwares that are not
269 included in Emacs, or because they are not targetting a significant
272 - org-colview-xemacs.el
279 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
280 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
281 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
283 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
284 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
286 ** New packages in core
288 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
290 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
292 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
294 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
296 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
298 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
299 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
301 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
303 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
305 ** New packages in contrib
307 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
309 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
311 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
314 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
316 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
317 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
319 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
322 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
324 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
326 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
328 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
330 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
331 for starting headlines.
333 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
335 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
336 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
337 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
338 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
340 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sรฉbastien Delafond
342 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
344 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
346 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
347 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
350 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
351 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
354 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
356 The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
357 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
360 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
361 conversion from Org files to groff.
363 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
365 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
367 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
369 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
370 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
377 **** New export generic options
379 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
380 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
382 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
384 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
385 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
386 You will need to explicitely set this to =t= in your initialization
387 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
389 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
390 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
391 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
392 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
393 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
394 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
395 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
396 contains time-stamps.
398 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
399 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
400 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
402 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
404 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
406 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
408 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
410 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
411 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
412 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
413 *** Structure editing
415 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
416 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
418 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
419 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
421 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
423 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
424 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
425 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
426 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
429 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
431 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
432 _words__= will preserve markup.
434 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
436 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
437 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
438 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
440 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
442 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
443 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
445 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
447 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
448 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
449 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
450 forward and backward.
452 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
453 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
455 Now Org will sort this list
457 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
458 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
462 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
463 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
465 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
466 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
467 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
469 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
470 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
471 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
473 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
476 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
478 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
479 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
480 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
482 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
484 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
485 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
486 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
487 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
489 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
491 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
492 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
493 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
494 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
495 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
497 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
499 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
500 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
501 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
503 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
504 *** Scheduled/deadline
506 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
508 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
509 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
510 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
511 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
513 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
514 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
515 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
516 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
518 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
519 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
520 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
521 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
522 control this globally or per agenda.
524 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
526 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
528 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
530 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
531 *** Calendar, diary and appts
533 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
535 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
536 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
537 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
539 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
540 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
541 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
543 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
544 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
546 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
549 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
551 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
552 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
553 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
555 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
557 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
558 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
559 only show their description, not the full links.
562 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
564 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
565 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
566 want to build a list of appointments.
568 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
569 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
571 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
573 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
575 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
576 time value (i.e. appointments).
578 **** New agenda sorting strategies
580 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
582 | Strategy | Explanations |
583 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
584 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
585 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
586 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
587 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
588 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
589 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
590 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
591 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
592 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
593 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
595 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
597 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
598 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
599 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
601 These new options are available:
603 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
604 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
605 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
606 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
608 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
609 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
610 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
612 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
613 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
614 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
615 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
616 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
617 non-tagged headlines.
619 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
621 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
622 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
623 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
624 that take only =N= minutes.
626 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
628 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
629 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
630 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
632 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
634 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
635 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
637 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
639 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
640 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
642 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
645 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backard (=M-<up>=)
647 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
648 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
649 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
651 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
652 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
654 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
656 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
657 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
659 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
661 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
663 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
664 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
667 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
669 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
670 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
671 asks for a confirmation.
673 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
675 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
676 the mark of the entry at point.
678 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
679 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
681 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
683 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
684 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
687 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
689 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
690 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
692 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
694 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
695 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
697 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
699 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
700 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
701 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
702 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
704 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
706 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
707 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
708 repeated beyond the current dealine.
710 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
712 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
713 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
714 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
715 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
717 Read the full docstring for details.
719 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
721 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
724 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
727 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
729 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
730 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
733 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
735 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
736 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
738 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
740 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
741 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
742 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
743 check against the name of the buffer.
746 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
747 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
748 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combinaison
751 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
752 agenda views, and for filtering.
754 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
758 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
760 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
761 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
762 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
764 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
765 as if the protocol was not known.
767 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
769 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
771 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
772 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
773 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
776 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
778 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
779 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
780 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
782 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
784 When storing a link to a headline like
786 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
788 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
789 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
790 there is no description.
793 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
795 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
796 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
797 those other formulas.
799 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
801 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
802 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
803 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
806 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
808 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
809 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
810 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
813 **** New lookup functions
815 There are now three lookup functions:
817 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
818 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
819 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
821 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
824 These new startup keywords are now available:
826 | Startup keyword | Option |
827 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
828 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
829 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
830 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
831 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
832 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
833 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
834 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
835 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
839 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
841 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
842 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
843 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
844 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
846 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
848 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
849 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
850 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
853 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
854 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
856 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
858 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
859 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
861 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
863 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
864 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
865 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
867 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
868 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
869 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
870 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
871 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
872 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
873 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
876 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
878 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
880 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
882 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
883 same target than the block at point.
885 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
887 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
888 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
889 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
891 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
892 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
895 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
897 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
898 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
899 manual for a usage example.
901 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
903 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
904 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
905 collecting blocks for tangling.
907 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
908 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
910 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
911 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
912 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
913 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
915 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
916 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
919 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
920 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
921 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
922 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
926 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
927 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
928 - [[doc:org-export-html-table-tag][org-export-html-table-tag]] is replaced by [[doc:org-html-table-default-attributes][org-html-table-default-attributes]]
929 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
930 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
931 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
932 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
933 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
934 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
935 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
936 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
937 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
938 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
939 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
940 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
941 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
942 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
943 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports MacOSX version up to 10.8
944 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
948 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menรฉndez
950 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
952 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
954 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
956 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by Franรงois Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
957 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
958 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
959 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
960 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
961 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
962 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
963 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
965 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
967 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
968 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
970 *** MobileOrg for iOS
972 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
973 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
974 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
978 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
980 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
981 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
984 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
985 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
986 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
987 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
988 agenda type to this variable.
990 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
993 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
994 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
995 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
996 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
998 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
1000 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
1001 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
1002 invisible) blocked tasks.
1004 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
1006 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
1007 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
1009 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
1011 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
1012 ** No GPL manual anymore
1014 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
1015 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
1017 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
1019 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
1021 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
1022 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
1023 in most environments.
1027 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
1029 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
1031 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1032 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
1035 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
1036 available through http://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
1037 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
1040 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
1042 ** Overview of the new keybindings
1044 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
1045 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
1046 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
1047 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
1048 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
1049 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
1050 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
1051 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
1052 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
1053 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
1054 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
1055 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
1056 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
1057 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
1058 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
1060 ** New package and Babel langage
1062 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
1064 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
1066 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
1067 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
1069 ** Incompatible changes
1071 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
1072 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
1074 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
1077 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
1078 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
1079 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
1081 ** New features and user-visible changes
1085 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
1086 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
1087 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
1088 core and many core functions rely on this package.
1090 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
1091 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
1093 See the docstrings for more details.
1095 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
1096 on =org-element.el=.
1098 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
1100 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
1101 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
1102 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
1103 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
1105 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
1107 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
1108 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
1109 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
1110 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
1112 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
1114 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
1116 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
1118 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
1121 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
1122 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
1124 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
1125 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
1126 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
1129 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
1132 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
1133 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
1134 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
1136 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
1137 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
1138 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
1143 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
1145 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
1146 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
1147 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
1148 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
1150 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
1151 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
1152 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
1153 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
1154 generating new ones.
1156 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
1159 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1161 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1162 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
1165 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1166 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
1167 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
1170 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
1171 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
1172 details on how to use this.
1174 **** Changes in bulk actions
1176 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
1177 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
1179 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
1180 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
1181 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
1182 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
1183 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
1185 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
1186 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
1188 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
1189 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
1192 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
1194 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
1196 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
1198 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
1199 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
1201 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
1203 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
1204 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
1205 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
1206 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
1209 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1211 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
1214 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
1215 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
1216 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
1217 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
1218 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
1221 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
1223 See the [[http://orgmode.org/w/?p%3Dorg-mode.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Df426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
1225 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
1227 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
1228 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
1229 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
1230 filters and category filters.
1232 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
1233 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
1236 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
1237 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
1238 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
1243 **** Inserting links
1245 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
1246 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
1247 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
1250 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
1251 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
1252 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
1253 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
1255 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
1258 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
1260 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
1261 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
1262 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
1263 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
1265 **** New link type =help=
1267 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
1269 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
1270 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
1271 you go back to the same buffer.
1273 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
1275 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
1276 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
1279 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
1281 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
1283 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
1285 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
1287 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
1289 **** RET now follows time stamps links
1293 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
1295 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
1296 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
1297 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
1298 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
1300 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
1302 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
1303 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
1304 all headlines in the region.
1306 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
1308 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
1310 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
1311 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
1313 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
1315 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
1317 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
1319 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
1321 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
1323 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
1324 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
1325 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
1330 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
1332 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
1334 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
1336 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
1337 clocked entry, if any.
1339 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
1341 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
1343 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
1345 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
1346 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
1349 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
1350 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
1351 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
1355 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
1357 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
1360 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
1362 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
1363 cells in clockreport.
1365 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
1366 time cells in clockreport.
1369 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
1371 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
1372 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
1374 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
1375 in the mode line and/or frame title.
1377 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
1378 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
1379 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
1380 space in the frame title.
1384 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
1386 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
1387 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
1388 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
1389 don't want to see temporarily.
1391 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
1393 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
1395 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
1397 There are these new entities:
1399 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
1400 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
1401 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
1402 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
1403 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
1404 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
1406 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
1407 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
1408 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
1410 The face is back to a normal height.
1414 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
1415 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
1417 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
1418 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
1420 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
1422 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
1423 block will use its value as the column format.
1425 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
1427 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
1429 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
1431 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
1433 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
1434 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
1435 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
1436 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
1438 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
1442 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
1444 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
1446 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
1448 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
1450 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
1451 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
1452 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
1454 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
1456 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
1457 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
1458 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
1462 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
1464 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
1465 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
1466 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
1467 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
1469 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
1471 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1472 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
1475 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1476 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
1477 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
1480 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
1481 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
1482 more details on how to use this.
1484 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
1485 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
1487 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
1488 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
1491 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
1493 See the manual for more explanations.
1495 **** More control over empty lines
1497 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
1498 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
1501 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
1503 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
1507 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
1509 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
1510 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
1511 available) to print beautiful tables.
1513 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
1515 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
1516 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
1519 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
1521 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
1522 in the #+DATE option.
1524 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
1526 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
1528 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
1529 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
1531 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
1532 More languages are always welcome.
1534 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
1536 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
1537 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
1539 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
1540 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/w/?p%3Dorg-mode.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3De9fd33][this commit]] for details)
1541 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
1542 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
1543 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
1544 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
1546 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
1547 to Sรฉbastien Vauban for this patch.
1551 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
1553 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
1556 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
1558 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
1559 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
1561 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
1563 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
1565 It used to exports the results of the code.
1569 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
1570 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
1572 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
1573 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
1575 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
1577 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
1578 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
1579 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
1581 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
1582 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
1584 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
1585 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
1586 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
1589 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
1591 This will increment the effort value.
1593 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
1595 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
1597 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
1598 attach symbolic links.
1600 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
1602 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
1604 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
1605 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
1607 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
1609 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
1611 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
1612 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
1613 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
1615 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
1617 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
1618 all top level list items.
1620 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
1622 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
1624 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
1625 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
1627 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
1629 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
1631 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
1632 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
1633 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
1634 first headline in the region.
1636 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
1638 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
1641 ** Important bug fixes
1643 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
1645 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
1646 perform completion with meaningful values.
1648 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
1650 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
1651 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
1652 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
1654 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
1655 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
1657 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
1658 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
1661 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
1662 the code and the license to your needs.
1664 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
1665 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
1669 ** Incompatible changes
1671 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
1673 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
1675 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
1677 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
1678 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
1679 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
1680 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
1683 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
1685 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
1686 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
1687 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
1689 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
1691 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
1692 =org-agenda-span= instead.
1694 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
1696 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
1698 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
1699 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
1700 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
1701 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
1702 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
1704 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
1705 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
1706 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
1707 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
1708 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
1709 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
1711 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
1712 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
1713 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
1716 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
1719 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
1720 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
1721 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
1722 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
1724 The two new variables are:
1726 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
1727 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
1728 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
1729 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
1730 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
1731 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
1732 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
1734 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
1735 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
1738 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
1741 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
1742 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
1743 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
1744 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
1746 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
1747 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
1748 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
1749 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
1752 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
1753 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
1754 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
1755 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
1756 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
1757 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
1760 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
1761 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
1762 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
1763 applies to the following packages:
1781 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
1782 you are using, you can remove it from
1783 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
1784 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
1787 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
1788 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
1789 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
1790 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
1791 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
1794 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
1796 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
1797 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
1798 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
1801 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
1803 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
1805 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
1807 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
1809 ** Important new features
1811 *** New Org to ODT exporter
1813 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
1815 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
1816 for more information on how to customize it.
1818 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
1820 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
1821 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
1822 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
1823 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
1825 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
1826 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
1827 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
1829 To switch over to the new system:
1833 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
1835 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
1836 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
1837 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
1838 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
1839 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
1841 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
1843 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
1846 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
1849 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
1851 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
1852 you have decided to move over completely to the new
1853 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
1854 with using both system in parallel.
1858 *** New Org libraries
1859 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
1861 Implement links to eshell buffers.
1863 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
1865 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
1867 To use, put the following in your init file:
1870 (require 'org-special-blocks)
1873 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
1874 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
1875 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
1876 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
1877 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
1878 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
1879 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
1880 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
1881 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
1884 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
1886 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
1887 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
1889 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
1891 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
1892 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
1893 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
1896 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
1897 call function to do something special with text links.
1899 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
1901 **** org-docview.el (Jan Bรถcker)
1903 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
1904 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
1905 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
1908 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
1910 Thanks to Jan Bรถcker for this contribution.
1912 *** New Babel libraries
1914 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
1915 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
1916 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
1917 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
1918 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
1919 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
1920 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
1922 ** Other new features and various enhancements
1926 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
1928 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
1929 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
1930 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
1931 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
1932 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
1933 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
1935 The key new functions are
1937 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
1938 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
1939 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
1941 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
1942 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
1944 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
1945 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
1947 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
1948 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
1950 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
1952 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
1953 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
1954 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
1956 **** Modified link escaping
1958 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
1960 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
1961 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
1962 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
1963 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
1966 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
1967 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
1968 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
1969 : percent escaped links are solved.
1971 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
1973 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
1975 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
1976 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
1978 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
1980 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
1982 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
1983 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
1984 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
1985 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
1986 string to be executed.
1988 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
1989 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
1993 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
1994 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
1997 Thanks to Jan Bรถcker for a patch to this effect.
2001 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
2003 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
2004 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
2005 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
2006 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
2008 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
2009 will work on the current entry.
2011 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
2012 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
2014 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
2016 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
2018 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
2021 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
2022 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
2027 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
2029 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
2030 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
2031 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
2033 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
2035 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
2036 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
2037 entries using a function.
2039 Thanks to Peter Mรผnster for raising a related issue and to
2040 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Mรผnster for
2041 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
2043 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
2045 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
2046 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
2047 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
2049 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
2051 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
2052 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
2053 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
2054 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
2055 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
2056 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
2058 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
2062 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
2064 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
2065 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
2067 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
2068 docstring of these variable for details about available
2071 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
2072 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
2073 formatting string will insert a string.
2075 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
2077 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
2078 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
2079 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
2080 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
2081 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
2082 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
2083 C-e u=, respectively.
2085 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
2086 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
2087 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
2088 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
2089 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
2092 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
2094 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
2095 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
2097 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
2099 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
2100 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
2102 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
2104 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
2105 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
2106 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
2107 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
2108 section]] in the manual for more details.
2110 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
2111 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
2112 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
2117 **** Refile targets can now be cached
2119 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
2120 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
2121 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
2122 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
2123 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
2125 **** New logging support for refiling
2127 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
2128 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
2131 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
2135 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
2137 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
2141 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
2143 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
2144 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
2146 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
2148 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
2149 the displayed in the buffer.
2151 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
2153 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
2155 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
2156 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
2158 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
2159 |--------+--------+---------|
2160 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
2161 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
2163 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
2166 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
2169 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
2171 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
2173 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
2174 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
2181 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
2182 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
2185 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
2187 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
2189 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
2190 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
2192 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
2196 **** Improved handling of lists
2198 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
2200 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
2201 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
2202 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
2205 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
2206 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
2207 counters like [@c] or [@W].
2209 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
2210 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
2211 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
2212 `org-list-export-context'.
2214 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
2215 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
2216 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
2218 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
2219 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
2220 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
2221 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
2222 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
2224 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
2225 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
2226 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
2228 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
2230 *** Inline display of linked images
2232 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
2233 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
2234 that have no description part will be inlined.
2236 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
2238 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
2239 from 1, you can now do it like this:
2241 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
2243 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
2245 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
2246 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
2247 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
2248 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
2249 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
2250 into account all header arguments, and variables.
2252 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
2253 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
2254 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
2257 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
2258 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
2259 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
2260 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
2261 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
2262 properties or in tables.
2264 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
2265 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
2266 names, and rownames across all languages.
2268 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
2270 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
2272 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
2273 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
2274 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
2276 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
2278 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
2279 request by Scott Otterson.
2281 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
2283 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
2284 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
2285 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
2286 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
2287 superscripts, see the variable
2288 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
2290 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
2292 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
2294 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
2295 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
2296 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
2297 following new faces:
2299 =org-document-title=
2301 =org-document-info-keyword=
2303 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
2304 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
2306 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
2308 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
2310 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
2311 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
2312 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
2313 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
2314 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
2315 property is affected by this setting.
2317 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
2318 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
2320 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
2322 Requested by Michael Brand.
2324 **** Better level cycling function
2326 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
2327 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
2328 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
2329 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
2331 **** Adaptive filling
2333 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
2334 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
2335 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
2336 comments to be filled correctly.
2338 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
2340 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
2342 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
2344 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
2346 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
2347 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
2349 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
2353 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
2355 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
2356 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
2357 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
2358 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
2360 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
2362 **** Localized clock tables
2364 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
2365 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
2366 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
2367 available translated strings.
2369 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
2371 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
2372 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
2373 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
2374 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
2376 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
2378 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
2380 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
2381 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
2382 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
2383 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
2386 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
2390 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
2392 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
2393 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
2395 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
2397 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
2399 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
2400 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
2401 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
2404 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
2407 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
2409 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
2410 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
2415 org-table-current-line
2419 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
2421 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
2422 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
2425 This was requested by Tom.
2427 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
2429 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
2430 example by viewing from the agenda.
2432 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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