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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 *** HTML export: Replace "HTML_HTML5_FANCY" by :html-html5-fancy (...)
23 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
24 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
25 option keywords like :html-include-style.
27 So you need to replace
29 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
33 #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
35 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
36 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
40 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
41 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
45 *** You can now use =xdg-open= to control how to open files
46 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
48 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
50 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
53 - Support for pgf files
54 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
55 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
57 Also, the dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed,
58 We now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
60 *** Remapping =forward-paragraph= and =backward-paragraph=
62 =forward-paragraph= and =backward-paragraph= are now remapped to
63 [[doc:org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] and [[doc:org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] respectively.
64 E.g. hitting =C-<down>= on a headline will move to the next headline.
66 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
68 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
69 dalet, cdots, S (ยง), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
70 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
71 preccurleyeq, succ, succeq, succurleyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
72 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
76 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
78 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
79 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
81 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
82 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
83 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
85 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
86 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
88 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
89 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
90 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
91 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
92 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
95 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
97 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
99 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
101 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
103 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-alwyays-green][org-habit-show-done-alwyays-green]]
105 See [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
107 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
109 If you set this to the following
111 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
113 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
115 ** New contributed packages
117 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
118 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
121 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
122 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
128 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
130 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
133 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
134 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
135 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
137 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
138 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
139 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
140 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
141 detailed explanations.
143 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
144 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
145 function has been called already.
147 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
150 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
152 ** Incompatible changes
154 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
156 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
158 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
159 you will have to update them.
161 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
163 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
164 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
166 **** New export engine
168 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
169 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
170 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
171 /all/ export back-ends.
173 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
174 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
175 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
176 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
177 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
179 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
180 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
182 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
183 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
184 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
185 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
187 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
189 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
191 should now be written
193 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
195 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
196 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
197 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
199 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
201 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
203 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
206 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
207 remember templates into capture templates.
209 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
211 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
212 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
214 **** Note for third-party developers
216 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
217 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
218 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
220 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
223 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
225 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
226 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
227 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
229 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
230 is either because they rely on third-part softwares that are not
231 included in Emacs, or because they are not targetting a significant
234 - org-colview-xemacs.el
241 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
242 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
243 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
245 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
246 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
248 ** New packages in core
250 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
252 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
254 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
256 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
258 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
260 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
261 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
263 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
265 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
267 ** New packages in contrib
269 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
271 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
273 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
276 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
278 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
279 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
281 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
284 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
286 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
288 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
290 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
292 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
293 for starting headlines.
295 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
297 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
298 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
299 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
300 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
302 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sรฉbastien Delafond
304 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
306 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
308 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
309 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
312 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
313 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
316 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
318 The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
319 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
322 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
323 conversion from Org files to groff.
325 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
327 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
329 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
331 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
332 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
339 **** New export generic options
341 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
342 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
344 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
346 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
347 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
348 You will need to explicitely set this to =t= in your initialization
349 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
351 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
352 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
353 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
354 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
355 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
356 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
357 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
358 contains time-stamps.
360 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
361 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
362 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
364 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
366 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
368 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
370 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
372 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
373 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
374 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
375 *** Structure editing
377 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
378 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
380 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
381 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
383 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
385 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
386 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
387 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
388 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
391 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
393 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
394 _words__= will preserve markup.
396 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
398 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
399 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
400 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
402 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
404 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
405 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
407 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
409 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
410 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
411 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
412 forward and backward.
414 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
415 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
417 Now Org will sort this list
419 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
420 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
424 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
425 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
427 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
428 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
429 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
431 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
432 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
433 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
435 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
438 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
440 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
441 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
442 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
444 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
446 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
447 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
448 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
449 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
451 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
453 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
454 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
455 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
456 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
457 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
459 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
461 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
462 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
463 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
465 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
466 *** Scheduled/deadline
468 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
470 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
471 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
472 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
473 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
475 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
476 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
477 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
478 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
480 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
481 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
482 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
483 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
484 control this globally or per agenda.
486 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
488 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
490 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
492 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
493 *** Calendar, diary and appts
495 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
497 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
498 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
499 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
501 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
502 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
503 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
505 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
506 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
508 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
511 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
513 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
514 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
515 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
517 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
519 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
520 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
521 only show their description, not the full links.
524 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
526 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
527 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
528 want to build a list of appointments.
530 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
531 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
533 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
535 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
537 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
538 time value (i.e. appointments).
540 **** New agenda sorting strategies
542 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
544 | Strategy | Explanations |
545 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
546 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
547 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
548 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
549 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
550 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
551 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
552 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
553 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
554 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
555 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
557 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
559 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
560 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
561 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
563 These new options are available:
565 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
566 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
567 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
568 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
570 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
571 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
572 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
574 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
575 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
576 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
577 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
578 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
579 non-tagged headlines.
581 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
583 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
584 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
585 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
586 that take only =N= minutes.
588 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
590 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
591 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
592 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
594 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
596 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
597 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
599 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
601 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
602 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
604 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
607 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backard (=M-<up>=)
609 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
610 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
611 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
613 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
614 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
616 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
618 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
619 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
621 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
623 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
625 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
626 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
629 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
631 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
632 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
633 asks for a confirmation.
635 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
637 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
638 the mark of the entry at point.
640 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
641 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
643 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
645 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
646 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
649 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
651 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
652 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
654 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
656 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
657 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
659 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
661 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
662 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
663 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
664 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
666 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
668 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
669 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
670 repeated beyond the current dealine.
672 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
674 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
675 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
676 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
677 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
679 Read the full docstring for details.
681 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
683 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
686 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
689 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
691 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
692 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
695 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
697 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
698 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
700 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
702 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
703 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
704 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
705 check against the name of the buffer.
708 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
709 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
710 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combinaison
713 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
714 agenda views, and for filtering.
716 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
720 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
722 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
723 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
724 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
726 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
727 as if the protocol was not known.
729 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
731 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
733 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
734 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
735 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
738 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
740 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
741 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
742 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
744 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
746 When storing a link to a headline like
748 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
750 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
751 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
752 there is no description.
755 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
757 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
758 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
759 those other formulas.
761 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
763 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
764 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
765 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
768 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
770 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
771 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
772 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
775 **** New lookup functions
777 There are now three lookup functions:
779 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
780 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
781 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
783 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
786 These new startup keywords are now available:
788 | Startup keyword | Option |
789 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
790 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
791 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
792 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
793 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
794 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
795 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
796 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
797 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
801 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
803 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
804 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
805 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
806 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
808 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
810 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
811 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
812 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
815 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
816 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
818 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
820 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
821 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
823 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
825 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
826 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
827 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
829 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
830 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
831 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
832 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
833 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
834 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
835 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
838 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
840 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
842 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
844 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
845 same target than the block at point.
847 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
849 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
850 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
851 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
853 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
854 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
857 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
859 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
860 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
861 manual for a usage example.
863 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
865 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
866 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
867 collecting blocks for tangling.
869 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
870 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
872 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
873 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
874 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
875 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
877 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
878 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
881 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
882 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
883 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
884 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
888 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
889 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
890 - [[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]]
891 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
892 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
893 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
894 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
895 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
896 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
897 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
898 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
899 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
900 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
901 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
902 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
903 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
904 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
905 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports MacOSX version up to 10.8
906 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
910 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menรฉndez
912 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
914 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
916 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
918 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by Franรงois Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
919 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
920 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
921 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
922 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
923 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
924 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
925 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
927 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
929 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
930 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
932 *** MobileOrg for iOS
934 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
935 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
936 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
940 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
942 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
943 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
946 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
947 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
948 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
949 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
950 agenda type to this variable.
952 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
955 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
956 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
957 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
958 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
960 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
962 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
963 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
964 invisible) blocked tasks.
966 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
968 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
969 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
971 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
973 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
974 ** No GPL manual anymore
976 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
977 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
979 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
981 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
983 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
984 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
985 in most environments.
989 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
991 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
993 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
994 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
997 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
998 available through http://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
999 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
1002 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
1004 ** Overview of the new keybindings
1006 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
1007 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
1008 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
1009 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
1010 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
1011 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
1012 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
1013 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
1014 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
1015 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
1016 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
1017 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
1018 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
1019 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
1020 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
1022 ** New package and Babel langage
1024 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
1026 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
1028 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
1029 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
1031 ** Incompatible changes
1033 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
1034 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
1036 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
1039 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
1040 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
1041 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
1043 ** New features and user-visible changes
1047 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
1048 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
1049 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
1050 core and many core functions rely on this package.
1052 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
1053 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
1055 See the docstrings for more details.
1057 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
1058 on =org-element.el=.
1060 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
1062 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
1063 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
1064 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
1065 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
1067 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
1069 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
1070 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
1071 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
1072 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
1074 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
1076 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
1078 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
1080 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
1083 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
1084 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
1086 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
1087 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
1088 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
1091 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
1094 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
1095 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
1096 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
1098 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
1099 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
1100 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
1105 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
1107 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
1108 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
1109 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
1110 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
1112 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
1113 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
1114 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
1115 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
1116 generating new ones.
1118 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
1121 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1123 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1124 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
1127 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1128 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
1129 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
1132 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
1133 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
1134 details on how to use this.
1136 **** Changes in bulk actions
1138 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
1139 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
1141 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
1142 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
1143 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
1144 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
1145 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
1147 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
1148 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
1150 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
1151 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
1154 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
1156 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
1158 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
1160 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
1161 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
1163 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
1165 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
1166 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
1167 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
1168 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
1171 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1173 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
1176 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
1177 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
1178 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
1179 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
1180 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
1183 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
1185 See the [[http://orgmode.org/w/?p%3Dorg-mode.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Df426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
1187 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
1189 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
1190 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
1191 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
1192 filters and category filters.
1194 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
1195 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
1198 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
1199 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
1200 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
1205 **** Inserting links
1207 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
1208 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
1209 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
1212 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
1213 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
1214 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
1215 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
1217 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
1220 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
1222 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
1223 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
1224 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
1225 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
1227 **** New link type =help=
1229 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
1231 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
1232 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
1233 you go back to the same buffer.
1235 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
1237 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
1238 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
1241 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
1243 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
1245 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
1247 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
1249 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
1251 **** RET now follows time stamps links
1255 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
1257 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
1258 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
1259 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
1260 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
1262 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
1264 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
1265 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
1266 all headlines in the region.
1268 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
1270 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
1272 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
1273 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
1275 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
1277 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
1279 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
1281 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
1283 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
1285 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
1286 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
1287 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
1292 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
1294 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
1296 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
1298 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
1299 clocked entry, if any.
1301 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
1303 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
1305 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
1307 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
1308 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
1311 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
1312 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
1313 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
1317 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
1319 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
1322 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
1324 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
1325 cells in clockreport.
1327 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
1328 time cells in clockreport.
1331 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
1333 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
1334 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
1336 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
1337 in the mode line and/or frame title.
1339 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
1340 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
1341 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
1342 space in the frame title.
1346 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
1348 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
1349 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
1350 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
1351 don't want to see temporarily.
1353 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
1355 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
1357 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
1359 There are these new entities:
1361 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
1362 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
1363 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
1364 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
1365 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
1366 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
1368 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
1369 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
1370 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
1372 The face is back to a normal height.
1376 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
1377 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
1379 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
1380 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
1382 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
1384 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
1385 block will use its value as the column format.
1387 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
1389 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
1391 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
1393 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
1395 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
1396 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
1397 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
1398 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
1400 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
1404 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
1406 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
1408 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
1410 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
1412 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
1413 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
1414 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
1416 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
1418 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
1419 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
1420 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
1424 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
1426 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
1427 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
1428 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
1429 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
1431 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
1433 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1434 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
1437 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1438 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
1439 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
1442 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
1443 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
1444 more details on how to use this.
1446 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
1447 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
1449 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
1450 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
1453 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
1455 See the manual for more explanations.
1457 **** More control over empty lines
1459 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
1460 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
1463 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
1465 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
1469 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
1471 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
1472 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
1473 available) to print beautiful tables.
1475 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
1477 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
1478 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
1481 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
1483 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
1484 in the #+DATE option.
1486 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
1488 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
1490 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
1491 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
1493 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
1494 More languages are always welcome.
1496 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
1498 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
1499 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
1501 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
1502 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/w/?p%3Dorg-mode.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3De9fd33][this commit]] for details)
1503 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
1504 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
1505 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
1506 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
1508 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
1509 to Sรฉbastien Vauban for this patch.
1513 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
1515 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
1518 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
1520 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
1521 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
1523 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
1525 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
1527 It used to exports the results of the code.
1531 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
1532 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
1534 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
1535 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
1537 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
1539 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
1540 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
1541 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
1543 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
1544 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
1546 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
1547 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
1548 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
1551 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
1553 This will increment the effort value.
1555 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
1557 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
1559 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
1560 attach symbolic links.
1562 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
1564 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
1566 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
1567 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
1569 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
1571 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
1573 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
1574 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
1575 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
1577 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
1579 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
1580 all top level list items.
1582 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
1584 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
1586 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
1587 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
1589 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
1591 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
1593 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
1594 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
1595 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
1596 first headline in the region.
1598 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
1600 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
1603 ** Important bug fixes
1605 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
1607 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
1608 perform completion with meaningful values.
1610 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
1612 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
1613 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
1614 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
1616 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
1617 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
1619 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
1620 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
1623 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
1624 the code and the license to your needs.
1626 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
1627 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
1631 ** Incompatible changes
1633 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
1635 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
1637 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
1639 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
1640 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
1641 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
1642 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
1645 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
1647 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
1648 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
1649 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
1651 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
1653 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
1654 =org-agenda-span= instead.
1656 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
1658 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
1660 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
1661 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
1662 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
1663 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
1664 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
1666 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
1667 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
1668 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
1669 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
1670 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
1671 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
1673 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
1674 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
1675 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
1678 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
1681 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
1682 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
1683 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
1684 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
1686 The two new variables are:
1688 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
1689 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
1690 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
1691 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
1692 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
1693 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
1694 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
1696 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
1697 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
1700 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
1703 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
1704 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
1705 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
1706 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
1708 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
1709 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
1710 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
1711 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
1714 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
1715 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
1716 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
1717 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
1718 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
1719 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
1722 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
1723 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
1724 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
1725 applies to the following packages:
1743 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
1744 you are using, you can remove it from
1745 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
1746 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
1749 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
1750 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
1751 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
1752 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
1753 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
1756 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
1758 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
1759 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
1760 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
1763 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
1765 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
1767 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
1769 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
1771 ** Important new features
1773 *** New Org to ODT exporter
1775 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
1777 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
1778 for more information on how to customize it.
1780 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
1782 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
1783 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
1784 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
1785 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
1787 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
1788 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
1789 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
1791 To switch over to the new system:
1795 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
1797 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
1798 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
1799 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
1800 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
1801 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
1803 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
1805 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
1808 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
1811 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
1813 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
1814 you have decided to move over completely to the new
1815 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
1816 with using both system in parallel.
1820 *** New Org libraries
1821 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
1823 Implement links to eshell buffers.
1825 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
1827 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
1829 To use, put the following in your init file:
1832 (require 'org-special-blocks)
1835 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
1836 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
1837 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
1838 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
1839 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
1840 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
1841 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
1842 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
1843 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
1846 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
1848 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
1849 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
1851 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
1853 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
1854 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
1855 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
1858 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
1859 call function to do something special with text links.
1861 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
1863 **** org-docview.el (Jan Bรถcker)
1865 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
1866 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
1867 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
1870 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
1872 Thanks to Jan Bรถcker for this contribution.
1874 *** New Babel libraries
1876 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
1877 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
1878 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
1879 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
1880 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
1881 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
1882 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
1884 ** Other new features and various enhancements
1888 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
1890 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
1891 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
1892 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
1893 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
1894 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
1895 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
1897 The key new functions are
1899 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
1900 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
1901 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
1903 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
1904 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
1906 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
1907 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
1909 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
1910 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
1912 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
1914 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
1915 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
1916 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
1918 **** Modified link escaping
1920 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
1922 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
1923 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
1924 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
1925 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
1928 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
1929 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
1930 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
1931 : percent escaped links are solved.
1933 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
1935 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
1937 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
1938 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
1940 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
1942 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
1944 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
1945 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
1946 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
1947 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
1948 string to be executed.
1950 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
1951 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
1955 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
1956 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
1959 Thanks to Jan Bรถcker for a patch to this effect.
1963 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
1965 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
1966 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
1967 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
1968 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
1970 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
1971 will work on the current entry.
1973 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
1974 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
1976 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
1978 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
1980 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
1983 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
1984 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
1989 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
1991 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
1992 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
1993 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
1995 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
1997 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
1998 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
1999 entries using a function.
2001 Thanks to Peter Mรผnster for raising a related issue and to
2002 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Mรผnster for
2003 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
2005 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
2007 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
2008 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
2009 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
2011 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
2013 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
2014 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
2015 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
2016 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
2017 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
2018 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
2020 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
2024 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
2026 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
2027 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
2029 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
2030 docstring of these variable for details about available
2033 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
2034 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
2035 formatting string will insert a string.
2037 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
2039 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
2040 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
2041 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
2042 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
2043 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
2044 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
2045 C-e u=, respectively.
2047 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
2048 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
2049 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
2050 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
2051 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
2054 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
2056 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
2057 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
2059 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
2061 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
2062 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
2064 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
2066 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
2067 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
2068 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
2069 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
2070 section]] in the manual for more details.
2072 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
2073 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
2074 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
2079 **** Refile targets can now be cached
2081 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
2082 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
2083 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
2084 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
2085 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
2087 **** New logging support for refiling
2089 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
2090 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
2093 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
2097 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
2099 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
2103 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
2105 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
2106 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
2108 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
2110 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
2111 the displayed in the buffer.
2113 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
2115 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
2117 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
2118 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
2120 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
2121 |--------+--------+---------|
2122 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
2123 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
2125 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
2128 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
2131 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
2133 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
2135 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
2136 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
2143 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
2144 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
2147 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
2149 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
2151 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
2152 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
2154 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
2158 **** Improved handling of lists
2160 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
2162 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
2163 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
2164 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
2167 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
2168 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
2169 counters like [@c] or [@W].
2171 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
2172 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
2173 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
2174 `org-list-export-context'.
2176 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
2177 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
2178 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
2180 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
2181 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
2182 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
2183 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
2184 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
2186 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
2187 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
2188 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
2190 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
2192 *** Inline display of linked images
2194 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
2195 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
2196 that have no description part will be inlined.
2198 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
2200 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
2201 from 1, you can now do it like this:
2203 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
2205 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
2207 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
2208 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
2209 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
2210 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
2211 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
2212 into account all header arguments, and variables.
2214 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
2215 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
2216 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
2219 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
2220 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
2221 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
2222 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
2223 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
2224 properties or in tables.
2226 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
2227 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
2228 names, and rownames across all languages.
2230 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
2232 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
2234 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
2235 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
2236 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
2238 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
2240 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
2241 request by Scott Otterson.
2243 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
2245 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
2246 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
2247 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
2248 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
2249 superscripts, see the variable
2250 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
2252 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
2254 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
2256 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
2257 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
2258 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
2259 following new faces:
2261 =org-document-title=
2263 =org-document-info-keyword=
2265 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
2266 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
2268 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
2270 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
2272 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
2273 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
2274 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
2275 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
2276 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
2277 property is affected by this setting.
2279 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
2280 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
2282 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
2284 Requested by Michael Brand.
2286 **** Better level cycling function
2288 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
2289 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
2290 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
2291 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
2293 **** Adaptive filling
2295 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
2296 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
2297 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
2298 comments to be filled correctly.
2300 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
2302 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
2304 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
2306 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
2308 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
2309 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
2311 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
2315 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
2317 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
2318 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
2319 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
2320 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
2322 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
2324 **** Localized clock tables
2326 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
2327 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
2328 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
2329 available translated strings.
2331 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
2333 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
2334 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
2335 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
2336 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
2338 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
2340 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
2342 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
2343 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
2344 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
2345 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
2348 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
2352 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
2354 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
2355 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
2357 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
2359 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
2361 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
2362 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
2363 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
2366 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
2369 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
2371 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
2372 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
2377 org-table-current-line
2381 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
2383 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
2384 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
2387 This was requested by Tom.
2389 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
2391 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
2392 example by viewing from the agenda.
2394 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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