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15 ** Incompatible changes
16 *** ob-clojure will not auto prepend ~(ns ..)~ statement now
17 When tangling, user usually just want to tangle literally code instead
18 of prepend inserting a ~(ns ..)~ statement before source block
19 code. Now, when you have no ~:ns~ header argument specified, this
20 behavior will not happend automatically.
21 *** Change in behavior on exit from an Org edit buffer
22 Org will no longer attempt to restore the window configuration in the
23 frame to which the user returns after editing a source block with
24 ~org-edit-src-code~. Instead, the window configuration will remain as
26 *** Change default value for ~org-email-link-description-format~
28 When linking from a mail buffer, Org used to truncate the subject of
29 the message to 30 characters in order to build the description of the
30 link. This behavior was considered as too surprising. As
31 a consequence, Org no longer truncates subjects.
33 You can get the old behaviour back with the following:
35 : (setq org-email-link-description-format "Email %c: %.30s")
37 *** ~:file~ header argument no longer assume "file" ~:results~
39 The "file" ~:results~ value is now mandatory for a code block
40 returning a link to a file. The ~:file~ or ~:file-ext~ header
41 arguments no longer imply a "file" result is expected.
43 *** Plain numbers are hours in Column View mode
45 See [[git:3367ac9457]] for details.
47 *** All LaTeX preview backends use now xcolor
49 The dvipng backend was previously relying on fg and bg parameters to
50 be passed to the CLI. This didn't work when xcolor was directly or
51 indirectly used in the document (e.g. tkiz is a user of xcolor). Since
52 every other backend was already using xcolor to set fg and bg, the CLI
53 alternative was removed and there is no more a :use-xcolor options
54 since now it's implicitly always true.
57 *** Handle overlay specification for notes in Beamer export
59 This aligns Beamer notes with slide overlays.
61 *** Add a dispatcher command to insert dynamic blocks
63 You can add dynamic block into ~org-dynamic-block-alist~ with function
64 ~org-dynamic-block-define~. All dynamic blocks in
65 ~org-dynamic-block-define~ can be used by
66 ~org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock~ command.
69 **** Add LaTeX output support in PlantUML
70 *** New minor mode to display headline numbering
72 Use =<M-x org-num-mode>= to get a visual indication of the numbering
73 in the outline. The numbering is also automatically updated upon
74 changes in the buffer.
76 *** New property =HTML_HEADLINE_CLASS= in HTML export
77 The new property =HTML_HEADLINE_CLASS= assigns a class attribute to
79 *** Allow LaTeX attributes and captions for "table.el" tables
80 Supported LaTeX attributes are ~:float~, ~:center~, ~:font~ and
82 *** Attach buffer contents to headline
83 With =<b>= key from attachment dispatcher (=<C-c C-a>=), it is now
84 possible to write the contents of a buffer to a file in the headline
85 attachement directory.
86 *** iCalendar export respects a =CLASS= property
88 Set the =CLASS= property on an entry to specify a visibility class for
89 that entry only during iCalendar export. The property can be set to
90 anything the calendar server supports. The iCalendar standard defines
91 the values =PUBLIC=, =CONFIDENTIAL=, =PRIVATE=, which can be
92 interpreted as publicly visable, accessible to a specific group, and
95 This property can be inherited during iCalendar export, depending on
96 the value of ~org-use-property-inheritance~.
98 *** New parameter for =INCLUDE= keyword
99 Add =:coding CODING-SYSTEM= to include files using a different coding
100 system than the main Org document. For example:
103 ,#+INCLUDE: "myfile.cmd" src cmd :coding cp850-dos
106 *** New values in clock tables' step: =month= and =year=
107 *** ODT export handles numbers cookies in lists
108 *** New cell movement functions in tables
109 ~S-<UP>~, ~S-<DOWN>~, ~S-<RIGHT>~, and ~S-<LEFT>~ now move cells in
110 the corresponding direction by swapping with the adjacent cell.
111 *** New option to natively fontify LaTeX snippets and environments
112 A 'native option was added to org-highlight-latex-and-related. It
113 matches the same structures than 'latex but it calls
114 org-src-font-lock-fontify-block instead, thus bringing about full
116 *** ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~ learnt to shift backward in time
117 =<C-c C-x c>= (~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~) now takes a
118 negative value as a valid repeater to shift time stamps in backward
119 in cloned subtrees. You can give, for example, ‘-3d’ to shift three
123 *** ~org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock~
125 Use default keybinding =<C-c C-x x>= to run command
126 ~org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock~. It will prompt user to select
127 dynamic block in ~org-dynamic-block-alist~.
129 *** ~org-table-cell-up~
130 *** ~org-table-cell-down~
131 *** ~org-table-cell-left~
132 *** ~org-table-cell-right~
134 *** ~org-babel-set-current-result-hash~
136 It was unused throughout the code base.
139 *** LaTeX preview is simplified
141 Function ~org-latex-preview~, formerly known as
142 ~org-toggle-latex-fragment~, has a hopefully simpler and more
143 predictable behavior. See its docstring for details.
145 *** No more special indentation for description items
147 Descriptions items are indented like regular ones, i.e., text starts
148 after the bullet. Special indentation used to introduce bugs when
149 inserting sub-items in a description list.
151 *** New hook: ~org-todo-repeat-hook~
152 This hook was actually introduced in Org 9.2.1, but wasn't advertised.
153 *** Org Table reads numbers starting with 0 as strings
154 *** Disable fast tag selection interface via prefix arg
156 A call of ~org-set-tags-command~ with prefix argument C-u C-u avoids
157 the fast tag selection interface and instead offers the plain
160 *** ~:mkdirp~ now supports create directory for ~:dir~ path
162 The ~:mkdirp~ header argument used to only work for ~:tangle~ tangle
163 files. Now ~:mkdirp~ works for ~:dir~ too. This is more convenient for
164 specify default directory and with ~:file~ header argument.
167 ** Incompatible changes
168 *** Removal of OrgStruct mode mode and radio lists
170 OrgStruct minor mode and radio lists mechanism (~org-list-send-list~
171 and ~org-list-radio-lists-templates~) are removed from the code base.
173 Note that only radio /lists/ have been removed, not radio tables.
175 If you want to manipulate lists like in Org in other modes, we suggest
176 to use orgalist.el, which you can install from GNU ELPA.
178 If you want to use Org folding outside of Org buffers, you can have a
179 look at the outshine package in the MELPA repository.
181 *** Change in the structure template expansion
183 Org 9.2 comes with a new template expansion mechanism, combining
184 ~org-insert-structure-template~ bound to ~C-c C-,~.
186 If you customized the ~org-structure-template-alist~ option manually,
187 you probably need to udpate it, see the docstring for accepted values.
189 If you prefer using previous patterns, e.g. =<s=, you can activate
190 them again by requiring Org Tempo library:
192 : (require 'org-tempo)
194 or add it to ~org-modules~.
196 If you need complex templates, look at the ~tempo-define-template~
197 function or at solutions like Yasnippet.
199 *** Change to Noweb expansion
201 Expansion check =:noweb-ref= only if no matching named block is found
202 in the buffer. As a consequence, any =:noweb-ref= value matching the
203 name of a source block in the buffer is ignored. A simple fix is to
204 give every concerned source-block, including the named one, a new,
205 unique, Noweb reference.
209 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
213 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb-ref foo
217 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb yes
226 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb-ref bar
230 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb-ref bar
234 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb yes
239 *** Default/accepted values of ~org-calendar-to-agenda-key~
241 The default value and accepted value of ~org-calendar-to-agenda-key~
242 changed. This is an excerpt of the new docstring:
244 : When set to ‘default’, bind the function to ‘c’, but only if it is
245 : available in the Calendar keymap. This is the default choice because
246 : ‘c’ can then be used to switch back and forth between agenda and calendar.
248 : When nil, ‘org-calendar-goto-agenda’ is not bound to any key.
250 Check the full docstring for more.
252 *** Change the signature of the ~org-set-effort~ function
254 Here is the new docstring:
256 : (org-set-effort &optional INCREMENT VALUE)
258 : Set the effort property of the current entry.
259 : If INCREMENT is non-nil, set the property to the next allowed
260 : value. Otherwise, if optional argument VALUE is provided, use
261 : it. Eventually, prompt for the new value if none of the previous
264 *** Placeholders in =(eval ...)= macros are always strings
266 Within =(eval ...)= macros, =$1=-like placeholders are always replaced
267 with a string. As a consequence, they must not be enclosed within
268 quotes. As an illustration, consider the following, now valid,
272 ,#+macro: join (eval (concat $1 $2))
273 ,#+macro: sum (eval (+ (string-to-number $1) (string-to-number $2)))
275 {{{join(a,b)}}} => ab
279 However, there is no change in non-eval macros:
282 ,#+macro: disp argument: $1
284 {{{disp(text)}}} => argument: text
287 *** =align= STARTUP value no longer narrow table columns
289 Columns narrowing (or shrinking) is now dynamic. See [[*Dynamically
290 narrow table columns]] for details. In particular, it is decoupled from
293 If you need to automatically shrink columns upon opening an Org
294 document, use =shrink= value instead, or in addition to align:
297 ,#+STARTUP: align shrink
300 *** ~org-get-tags~ meaning change
302 Function ~org-get-tags~ used to return local tags to the current
303 headline. It now returns all the inherited tags in addition to the
304 local tags. In order to get the old behaviour back, you can use:
306 : (org-get-tags nil t)
308 *** Alphabetic sorting in tables and lists
310 When sorting alphabetically, ~org-table-sort-lines~ and ~org-sort-list~
311 now sort according to the locale’s collation rules instead of by
314 *** Change the name of the :tags clocktable option to :match
316 The =:match= (renamed from =:tags=) option allows to limit clock entries
317 to those matching a todo-tags matcher.
319 The old =:tags= option can be set to =t= to display a headline's tags in a
322 This is consistent with the naming of =org-dblock-write:columnview=
323 options, where =:match= is also used as a headlines filter.
326 *** Add ~:session~ support of ob-clojure for CIDER
327 You can initialize source block session with Babel default keybinding
328 =[C-c C-v C-z]= to use =sesman= session manager to link current
329 project, directory or buffer with specific Clojure session, or
330 =cider-jack-in= a new CIDER REPL if no CIDER REPLs available. In older
331 CIDER version which has not =sesman= integrated, only has
332 =cider-jack-in= without Clojure project is supported.
333 #+begin_src clojure :session
334 (dissoc Clojure 'JVM)
335 (conj clojurists "stardiviner")
337 *** Add ~:results link~ support for Babel
339 With this output format, create a link to the file specified in
340 ~:file~ header argument, without actually writing any result to it:
343 ,#+begin_src shell :dir "data/tmp" :results link :file "crackzor_1.0.c.gz"
344 wget -c "http://ben.akrin.com/crackzor/crackzor_1.0.c.gz"
348 [[file:data/tmp/crackzor_1.0.c.gz]]
351 *** Add ~:session~ support of ob-js for js-comint
352 #+begin_src js :session "*Javascript REPL*"
353 console.log("stardiviner")
355 *** Add ~:session~ support of ob-js for Indium
356 #+begin_src js :session "*JS REPL*"
357 console.log("stardiviner")
359 *** Add ~:session~ support of ob-js for skewer-mode
360 #+begin_src js :session "*skewer-repl*"
361 console.log("stardiviner")
363 *** Add support for links to LaTeX equations in HTML export
364 Use MathJax links when enabled (by ~org-html-with-latex~), otherwise
365 add a label to the rendered equation.
366 *** Org Tempo may used for snippet expansion of structure template.
367 See manual and the commentary section in ~org-tempo.el~ for details.
368 *** Exclude unnumbered headlines from table of contents
369 Set their =UNNUMBERED= property to the special =notoc= value. See
371 *** ~org-archive~ functions update status cookies
373 Archiving headers through ~org-archive-subtree~ and
374 ~org-archive-to-archive-sibling~ such as the ones listed below:
382 Will update the status cookie in the top level header.
384 *** Disable =org-agenda-overriding-header= by setting to empty string
386 The ~org-agenda-overriding-header~ inserted into agenda views can now
387 be disabled by setting it to an empty string.
389 *** Dynamically narrow table columns
391 With ~C-c TAB~, it is now possible to narrow a column to the width
392 specified by a width cookie in the column, or to 1 character if there
393 is no such cookie. The same keybinding expands a narrowed column to
396 Editing the column automatically expands the whole column to its full
399 *** =org-columns-summary-types= entries can take an optional COLLECT function
401 You can use this to make collection of a property from an entry
402 conditional on another entry. E.g. given this configuration:
404 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
405 (defun custom/org-collect-confirmed (property)
406 "Return `PROPERTY' for `CONFIRMED' entries"
407 (let ((prop (org-entry-get nil property))
408 (confirmed (org-entry-get nil "CONFIRMED")))
409 (if (and prop (string= "[X]" confirmed))
413 (setq org-columns-summary-types
414 '(("X+" org-columns--summary-sum
415 custom/org-collect-confirmed)))
418 You can have a file =bananas.org= containing:
421 ,#+columns: %ITEM %CONFIRMED %Bananas{+} %Bananas(Confirmed Bananas){X+}
437 ... and when going to the top of that file and entering column view
438 you should expect to see something like:
440 | ITEM | CONFIRMED | Bananas | Confirmed Bananas |
441 |---------------+-----------+---------+-------------------|
442 | All shipments | | 11 | 4 |
443 | Shipment 1 | [X] | 4 | 4 |
444 | Shipment 2 | [ ] | 7 | 7 |
449 *** Allow to filter by tags/property when capturing colview
451 You can now use =:match= to filter entries using a todo/tags/properties
454 *** Add support for Oracle's database alias in Babel blocks
455 =ob-sql= library already support running SQL blocks against an Oracle
456 database using ~sqlplus~. Now it's possible to use alias names
457 defined in =TNSNAMES= file instead of specifying full connection
458 parameters. See example bellow.
461 you can use the previous full connection parameters
462 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine oracle :dbuser me :dbpassword my_insecure_password :database my_db_name :dbhost my_db_host :dbport 1521
463 select sysdate from dual;
466 or the alias defined in your TNSNAMES file
467 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine oracle :dbuser me :dbpassword my_insecure_password :database my_tns_alias
468 select sysdate from dual;
472 *** ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock~ toggle agenda restriction at point
474 You can set an agenda restriction lock with =C-x C-x <= or with =<= at the
475 beginning of a headline when using Org speed commands. Now, if there
476 is already a restriction at point, hitting =<= again (or =C-x C-x <=) will
479 *** Headlines can now link to themselves in HTML export
481 When enabling ~org-html-self-link-headlines~ the headlines exported to
482 HTML contain a hyperlink to themselves.
484 ** New commands and functions
486 *** ~org-insert-structure-template~
488 This function can be used to wrap existing text of Org elements in
489 a #+BEGIN_FOO/#+END_FOO block. Bound to C-c C-x w by default.
491 *** ~org-export-excluded-from-toc-p~
493 See docstring for details.
495 *** ~org-timestamp-to-time~
496 *** ~org-timestamp-from-string~
497 *** ~org-timestamp-from-time~
498 *** ~org-attach-dired-to-subtree~
500 See docstring for details.
502 *** ~org-toggle-narrow-to-subtree~
504 Toggle the narrowing state of the buffer: when in a narrowed state,
505 widen, otherwise call ~org-narrow-to-subtree~ to narrow.
507 This is attached to the "s" speed command, so that hitting "s" twice
508 will go back to the widen state.
510 *** ~org-browse-news~
512 Browse https://orgmode.org/Changes.html to let users read informations
513 about the last major release.
515 There is a new menu entry for this in the "Documentation" menu item.
517 *** ~org-info-find-node~
519 From an Org file or an agenda switch to a suitable info page depending
522 The function is bound to =C-c C-x I=.
524 ** Removed commands and functions
525 *** ~org-outline-overlay-data~
526 Use ~org-save-outline-visibility~ instead.
527 *** ~org-set-outline-overlay-data~
528 Use ~org-save-outline-visibility~ instead.
529 *** ~org-get-string-indentation~
530 It was not used throughout the code base.
531 *** ~org-fix-indentation~
532 It was not used throughout code base.
534 Use ~org-element-at-point~ instead.
535 *** ~org-preserve-lc~
536 It is no longer used in the code base.
537 *** ~org-try-structure-completion~
538 Org Tempo may be used as a replacement. See details above.
541 *** org-babel-use-quick-and-dirty-noweb-expansion
543 See [[*Change to Noweb expansion][Change to Noweb expansion]] for explanations.
547 *** New default value for ~org-texinfo-table-scientific-notation~
549 It is now nil, which means numbers in scientific notation are not
550 handled specially by default.
552 *** New default value for ~org-latex-table-scientific-notation~
554 It is now nil, which means numbers in scientific notation are not
555 handled specially by default.
557 *** New face: ~org-upcoming-distant-deadline~
559 It is meant to be used as the face for distant deadlines, see
560 ~org-agenda-deadline-faces~
562 *** ~org-paste-subtree~ no longer breaks sections
564 Unless point is at the beginning of a headline, ~org-paste-subtree~
565 now pastes the tree before the next visible headline. If you need to
566 break the section, use ~org-yank~ instead.
568 *** ~org-table-insert-column~ inserts a column to the right
570 It used to insert it on the left. With this change,
571 ~org-table-insert-column~ and ~org-table-delete-column~ are
574 *** ~org-publish-resolve-external-link~ accepts a new optional argument.
575 *** ~org-irc.el~ now supports exporting =irc:= links properly
577 Previously, irc links were exported by ~ox-md~ and ~ox-html~ as normal
578 file links, which lead to them being broken in web browsers. Now both
579 of these exporters will properly export to =irc:= links, which will
580 open properly in irc clients from web browsers.
582 *** ~org-comment-dwim~ (bound to =M-;=) now comments headings, if point is on a heading
583 *** Add support for open source block in window below
585 Set option ~org-src-window-setup~ to ~split-window-below~.
587 *** Alphabetic sorting in headings and tags now uses the locale’s sorting rules
589 When sorting alphabetically, ~org-sort-entries~ and
590 ~org-tags-sort-function~ now sort according to the locale’s collation
591 rules instead of by code-point.
592 *** New speed command "k" to kill (cut) the subtree at point
595 ** Incompatible changes
597 *** Variables relative to clocksum duration are obsolete
599 ~org-time-clocksum-format~, ~org-time-clocksum-use-fractional~ and
600 ~org-time-clocksum-fractional-format~ are obsolete. If you changed
601 them, consider modifying ~org-duration-format~ instead.
603 Variable ~org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations~ is also obsolete.
604 Consider setting ~org-duration-units~ instead.
606 *** ~org-at-timestamp-p~ optional argument accepts different values
608 See docstrings for the allowed values. For backward compatibility,
609 ~(org-at-timestamp-p t)~ is still supported, but should be updated
612 *** ~org-capture-templates~ no longer accepts S-expressions as file names
614 Since functions are allowed there, a straightforward way to migrate
621 : (file (lambda () (sexp)))
623 *** Deleted contributed packages
625 =org-ebib.el, =org-bullets.el= and =org-mime.el= have been deleted
626 from the contrib/ directory.
628 You can now find them here :
630 - https://github.com/joostkremers/ebib
631 - https://github.com/sabof/org-bullets
632 - https://github.com/org-mime/org-mime
634 *** Change ~org-texinfo-classes~ value
635 The value cannot support functions to create sectioning commands
636 anymore. Also, the sectioning commands should include commands for
637 appendices. See the docstring for more information.
638 *** Removal of ~:sitemap-sans-extension~
640 The publishing property is no longer recognized, as a consequence of
641 changes to site-map generation.
643 You can get the same functionality by setting ~:sitemap-format-entry~
647 (lambda (entry style project)
648 (cond ((not (directory-name-p entry))
649 (format "[[file:%s][%s]]"
650 (file-name-sans-extension entry)
651 (org-publish-find-title entry project)))
652 ((eq style 'tree) (file-name-nondirectory (directory-file-name entry)))
656 *** Change signature for ~:sitemap-function~
658 ~:sitemap-function~ now expects to be called with two arguments. See
659 ~org-publish-project-alist~ for details.
661 *** Change signature for some properties in ~org-list-to-generic~
663 ~:istart~, ~:icount~, ~:iend~ and ~:isep~ now expect the type of the
664 list as their first argument.
666 *** Change signature for ~org-get-repeater~
667 The optional argument is now a string to extract the repeater from.
668 See docstring for details.
670 *** Change signature for ~org-time-string-to-time~
671 See docstring for changes.
673 *** Change order of items in ~org-agenda-time-grid~
674 ~org-agenda-time-grid~ gained an extra item to allow users to customize
675 the string displayed after times in the agenda. See docstring for
678 *** ~tags-todo~ custom searches now include DONE keywords
680 Use "/!" markup when filtering TODO keywords to get only not-done TODO
683 *** ~org-split-string~ returns ~("")~ when called on an empty string
684 It used to return nil.
685 *** Removal of =ob-scala.el=
687 See [[https://github.com/ensime/emacs-scala-mode/issues/114][this github issue]].
689 You can use =ob-scala.el= as packaged in scala-mode, available from the
693 *** iCalendar export uses inheritance for TIMEZONE and LOCATION properties
694 Both these properties can be inherited during iCalendar export,
695 depending on the value of ~org-use-property-inheritance~.
696 *** iCalendar export respects a TIMEZONE property
697 Set the TIMEZONE property on an entry to specify a time zone for that
698 entry only during iCalendar export. The property value should be
699 specified as in "Europe/London".
700 *** ~org-attach~ can move directory contents
701 When setting a new directory for an entry, org-attach offers to move
702 files over from the old directory. Using a prefix arg will reset the
703 directory to old, ID based one.
704 *** New Org duration library
705 This new library implements tools to read and print time durations in
706 various formats (e.g., "H:MM", or "1d 2h 3min"...).
708 See ~org-duration-to-minutes~ and ~org-duration-from-minutes~
712 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-show-future-repeats~
713 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-prefer-last-repeat~
714 **** New variable : ~org-deadline-past-days~
715 See docstring for details.
716 **** Binding C-c C-x < for ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock-from-agenda~
717 **** New auto-align default setting for =org-agenda-tags-column=
719 =org-agenda-tags-column= can now be set to =auto=, which will
720 automatically align tags to the right edge of the window. This is now
722 *** New value for ~org-publish-sitemap-sort-folders~
724 The new ~ignore~ value effectively allows toggling inclusion of
725 directories in published site-maps.
729 **** Scheme: support for tables
730 **** Scheme: new variable: ~org-babel-scheme-null-to~
732 This new custom option allows you to use an empty list or null symbol to
733 format the table output, initially assigned to ~hlines~.
735 **** Scheme: new header ~:prologue~
737 A new block code header has been created for Org Babel that enables
738 developers to prepend code to the scheme block being processed.
740 Multiple ~:prologue~ headers can be added each of them using a string
741 with the content to be added.
743 The scheme blocks are prepared by surrounding the code in the block
744 with a let form. The content of the ~:prologue~ headers are prepended
745 before this let form.
747 **** Support for hledger accounting reports added
748 **** Clojure: new setting ~org-babel-clojure-sync-nrepl-timeout~
750 Creation of a new setting to specify the Cider timeout. By setting
751 the =org-babel-clojure-sync-nrepl-timeout= setting option. The value
752 is in seconds and if set to =nil= then no timeout will occur.
753 **** Clojure: new header ~:show-process~
755 A new block code header has been created for Org Babel that enables
756 developers to output the process of an ongoing process into a new
759 You can tell Org Babel to output the process of a running code block.
761 To show that output you only have to specify the =:show-process=
762 option in the code block's header like this:
765 ,#+BEGIN_SRC clojure :results output :show-process t
772 If =:show-process= is specified that way, then when you will run the
773 code using =C-c C-c= a new window will open in Emacs. Everything that
774 is output by the REPL will immediately be added to that new window.
776 When the processing of the code is finished, then the window and its
777 buffer will be closed and the results will be reported in the
780 Note that the =:results= parameter's behavior is *not* changed. If
781 =silent= is specified, then no result will be displayed. If =output=
782 is specified then all the output from the window will appears in the
783 results section. If =value= is specified, then only the last returned
784 value of the code will be displayed in the results section.
786 **** Maxima: new headers ~:prologue~ and ~:epilogue~
787 Babel options ~:prologue~ and ~:epilogue~ have been implemented for
788 Maxima source blocks which prepend and append, respectively, the given
789 code strings. This can be useful for specifying formatting settings
790 which would add clutter to exported code. For instance, you can use
791 this ~:prologue "fpprintprec: 2; linel: 50;"~ for presenting Maxima
792 results in a beamer presentation.
793 **** PlantUML: add support for header arguments
795 [[http://plantuml.com/][Plantuml]] source blocks now support the [[https://orgmode.org/manual/prologue.html#prologue][~:prologue~]], [[https://orgmode.org/manual/epilogue.html#epilogue][~:epilogue~]] and
796 [[https://orgmode.org/manual/var.html#var][~:var~]] header arguments.
798 **** SQL: new engine added ~sqsh~
800 A new engine was added to support ~sqsh~ command line utility for use
801 against Microsoft SQL Server or Sybase SQL server.
803 More information on ~sqsh~ can be found here: [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sqsh/][sourceforge/sqsh]]
805 To use ~sqsh~ in an *sql* =SRC_BLK= set the =:engine= like this:
808 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine sqsh :dbhost my_host :dbuser master :dbpassword pass :database support
814 **** SQL: new engine added =vertica=
816 A new engine was added to support vsql command line utility for use
819 More information on =vsql= can be found here: [[https://my.vertica.com/docs/7.2.x/HTML/index.htm#Authoring/ConnectingToHPVertica/vsql/UsingVsql.htm][my.vertica.com]]
821 To use =vertica= in an sql =SRC_BLK= set the =:engine= like this:
824 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine vertica :dbhost my_host :dbuser dbadmin :dbpassword pw :database vmart
828 **** C++: New header ~:namespaces~
830 The new ~:namespaces~ export option can be used to specify namespaces
831 to be used within a C++ org source block. Its usage is similar to
832 ~:includes~, in that it can accept multiple, space-separated
833 namespaces to use. This header is equivalent to adding ~using
834 namespace <name>;~ in the source block. Here is a "Hello World" in C++
838 ,#+BEGIN_SRC C++ :results output :namespaces std :includes <iostream>
839 cout << "Hello World" << endl;
843 **** Support for Vala language
845 [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala][Vala]] language blocks support two special header arguments:
847 - ~:flags~ passes arguments to the compiler
848 - ~:cmdline~ passes commandline arguments to the generated executable
850 Support for [[https://orgmode.org/manual/var.html#var][~:var~]] does not exist yet, also there is no [[https://orgmode.org/manual/session.html#session][~:session~]]
851 support because Vala is a compiled language.
853 The Vala compiler binary can be changed via the ~defcustom~
854 ~org-babel-vala-compiler~.
856 *** New ~function~ scope argument for the Clock Table
857 Added a nullary function that returns a list of files as a possible
858 argument for the scope of the clock table.
860 **** Implement vernacular table of contents in Markdown exporter
861 Global table of contents are generated using vanilla Markdown syntax
862 instead of HTML. Also #+TOC keyword, including local table of
863 contents, are now supported.
864 **** Add Slovenian translations
865 **** Implement ~org-export-insert-image-links~
866 This new function is meant to be used in back-ends supporting images
867 as descriptions of links, a.k.a. image links. See its docstring for
869 **** New macro : ~{{{n}}}~
870 This macro creates and increment multiple counters in a document. See
872 **** Add global macros through ~org-export-global-macros~
873 With this variable, one can define macros available for all documents.
874 **** New keyword ~#+EXPORT_FILE_NAME~
875 Similarly to ~:EXPORT_FILE_NAME:~ property, this keyword allows the
876 user to specify the name of the output file upon exporting the
877 document. This also has an effect on publishing.
878 **** Horizontal rules are no longer ignored in LaTeX table math mode
879 **** Use ~compilation-mode~ for compilation output
880 **** Plain lists accept a new ~:separator~ attribute in Texinfo
882 The new ~:separator~ attribute splits a tag from a description list
883 item into multiple parts. This allows to have two-column tables with
884 multiple entries in the first column. See manual for more details.
886 **** ~latex-environment~ elements support ~caption~ keywords for LaTeX export
887 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit LaTeX environments
889 Using ~C-c '~ on a LaTeX environment opens a sub-editing buffer. By
890 default, major mode in that buffer is ~latex-mode~, but it can be
891 changed by configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~.
893 *** ~org-list-to-generic~ includes a new property: ~:ifmt~
895 ~:ifmt~ is a function to be called on the body of each item. See
896 ~org-list-to-generic~ documentation for details.
898 *** New variable : ~org-bibtex-headline-format-function~
899 This allow to use a different title than entry title.
901 *** ~org-attach~ supports attaching files from URLs
903 Using ~C-c C-a u~ prompts for a URL pointing to a file to be attached
906 *** New option for ~org-refile-use-outline-path~
907 ~org-refile-use-outline-path~ now supports the setting ~buffer-name~,
908 which causes refile targets to be prefixed with the buffer’s
909 name. This is particularly useful when used in conjunction with
912 *** ~org-file-contents~ now allows the FILE argument to be a URL.
913 This allows ~#+SETUPFILE:~ to accept a URL instead of a local file
914 path. The URL contents are auto-downloaded and saved to a temporary
915 cache ~org--file-cache~. A new optional argument ~NOCACHE~ is added
916 to ~org-file-contents~.
918 *** ~org-mode-restart~ now resets the newly added ~org--file-cache~.
919 Using ~C-c C-c~ on any keyword (like ~#+SETUPFILE~) will reset the
922 *** New option : ~org-table-duration-hour-zero-padding~
923 This variable allow computed durations in tables to be zero-padded.
925 *** New mode switch for table formulas : =U=
926 This mode omits seconds in durations.
932 This feature has been removed. Use a custom agenda view, possibly
933 narrowed to current buffer to achieve a similar functionality.
935 *** ~org-agenda-skip-entry-when-regexp-matches~ is obsolete
937 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
939 *** ~org-agenda-skip-subtree-when-regexp-matches~ is obsolete
941 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
943 *** ~org-agenda-skip-entry-when-regexp-matches-in-subtree~ is obsolete
945 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
947 *** ~org-minutes-to-clocksum-string~ is obsolete
949 Use ~org-duration-from-minutes~ instead.
951 *** ~org-hh:mm-string-to-minutes~ is obsolete
953 Use ~org-duration-to-minutes~ instead.
955 *** ~org-duration-string-to-minutes~ is obsolete
957 Use ~org-duration-to-minutes~ instead.
959 *** ~org-gnus-nnimap-cached-article-number~ is removed.
961 This function relied on ~nnimap-group-overview-filename~, which was
962 removed from Gnus circa September 2010.
966 *** ~org-agenda-repeating-timestamp-show-all~ is removed.
968 For an equivalent to a ~nil~ value, set
969 ~org-agenda-show-future-repeats~ to nil and
970 ~org-agenda-prefer-last-repeat~ to ~t~.
972 *** ~org-gnus-nnimap-query-article-no-from-file~ is removed.
974 This variable has no effect, as it was relying on a function that was
975 removed from Gnus circa September 2010.
977 *** ~org-usenet-links-prefer-google~ is obsolete.
979 Use ~org-gnus-prefer-web-links~ instead.
981 *** ~org-publish-sitemap-file-entry-format~ is deprecated
983 One can provide new ~:sitemap-format-entry~ property for a function
984 equivalent to the removed format string.
986 *** ~org-enable-table-editor~ is removed.
988 Setting it to a ~nil~ value broke some other features (e.g., speed
991 *** ~org-export-use-babel~ cannot be set to ~inline-only~
993 The variable is now a boolean.
995 *** ~org-texinfo-def-table-markup~ is obsolete
997 Use ~org-texinfo-table-default-markup~ instead.
1001 *** ~org-publish-find-property~
1003 This function can be used as a tool to format entries in a site-map,
1004 in addition to ~org-publish-find-title~ and ~org-publish-find-date~.
1006 *** ~org-list-to-org~
1008 It is the reciprocal of ~org-list-to-lisp~, which see.
1010 *** ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock-from-agenda~
1012 Call ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock~ from the agenda.
1016 *** The Library of Babel now on Worg
1018 The library-of-babel.org used to be accessible from the =doc/=
1019 directory, distributed with Org’s core. It is now accessible
1020 from the Worg community-driven documentation [[https://orgmode.org/worg/library-of-babel.html][here]].
1022 If you want to contribute to it, please see [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html][how to contribute]].
1024 *** Allow multiple columns view
1026 Columns view is not limited to a single buffer anymore.
1027 *** Org Attach obeys ~dired-dwim-target~
1029 When a Dired buffer is opened next to the Org document being edited,
1030 the prompt for file to attach can start in the Dired buffer's
1031 directory if `dired-dwim-target' in non-nil.
1033 *** ~org-fill-paragraph~ can now fill a whole region
1034 *** More specific anniversary descriptions
1036 Anniversary descriptions (used in the agenda view, for instance)
1037 include the point in time, when the anniversary appears. This is,
1038 in its most general form, just the date of the anniversary. Or
1039 more specific terms, like "today", "tomorrow" or "in n days" are
1040 used to describe the time span.
1042 This feature allows to automatically change the description of an
1043 anniversary, depending on if it occurs in the next few days or
1044 far away in the future.
1046 *** Computed dates in tables appear as inactive time stamps
1048 *** Save point before opening a file with an unknown search option
1050 When following a file link with a search option (e.g., =::#custom-id=)
1051 that doesn't exist in the target file, save position before raising an
1052 error. As a consequence, it is possible to jump back to the original
1053 document with ~org-mark-ring-goto~ (default binding =C-c &=).
1055 *** ~org-get-heading~ accepts two more optional arguments
1057 See docstring for details.
1059 *** New option ~org-babel-uppercase-example-markers~
1061 This variable is a ~defcustom~ and replaces the variable
1062 ~org-babel-capitalize-example-region-markers~, which is a ~defvar~ and
1064 *** =INCLUDE= keywords in commented trees are now ignored.
1065 *** Default value for ~org-texinfo-text-markup-alist~ changed.
1067 Now ~=...=~ markup uses ~@samp{}~ instead of ~@verb{}~. You can use
1068 ~@verb{}~ again by customizing the variable.
1069 *** Texinfo exports example blocks as ~@example~
1070 *** Texinfo exports inline source blocks as ~@code{}~
1071 *** Texinfo default table markup is ~@asis~
1072 It used to be ~@samp~ but ~@asis~ is neutral and, therefore, more
1073 suitable as a default value.
1074 *** Texinfo default process includes ~--no-split~ option
1075 *** New entities : ~\dollar~ and ~\USD~
1076 *** Support for date style URLs in =org-protocol://open-source=
1077 URLs like =https://cool-blog.com/2017/05/20/cool-post/= are
1078 covered by rewrite rules.
1080 *** Add (C) =COMMENT= support to ~org-structure-template-alist~
1084 ** Incompatible changes
1086 *** Emacs 23 support has been dropped
1088 From now on, Org expects at least Emacs 24.3, although Emacs 24.4 or
1091 *** XEmacs support has been dropped
1093 Incomplete compatibility layer with XEmacs has been removed. If you
1094 want to take over maintenance of this compatibility, please contact
1097 *** New syntax for export blocks
1099 Export blocks are explicitly marked as such at the syntax level to
1100 disambiguate their parsing from special blocks. The new syntax is
1103 ,#+BEGIN_EXPORT backend
1116 As a consequence, =INCLUDE= keywords syntax is modified, e.g.,
1119 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" HTML
1125 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" export html
1128 The following function repairs export blocks and =INCLUDE= keywords
1129 using previous syntax:
1131 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1132 (defun org-repair-export-blocks ()
1133 "Repair export blocks and INCLUDE keywords in current buffer."
1135 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
1136 (let ((case-fold-search t)
1137 (back-end-re (regexp-opt
1138 '("HTML" "ASCII" "LATEX" "ODT" "MARKDOWN" "MD" "ORG"
1139 "MAN" "BEAMER" "TEXINFO" "GROFF" "KOMA-LETTER")
1141 (org-with-wide-buffer
1142 (goto-char (point-min))
1143 (let ((block-re (concat "^[ \t]*#\\+BEGIN_" back-end-re)))
1145 (while (re-search-forward block-re nil t)
1146 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
1147 (when (eq (org-element-type element) 'special-block)
1149 (goto-char (org-element-property :end element))
1150 (save-match-data (search-backward "_"))
1153 (delete-region (point) (line-end-position)))
1154 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1))))))
1156 (format "^[ \t]*#\\+INCLUDE: .*?%s[ \t]*$" back-end-re)))
1157 (while (re-search-forward include-re nil t)
1158 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
1159 (when (and (eq (org-element-type element) 'keyword)
1160 (string= (org-element-property :key element) "INCLUDE"))
1161 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1)))))))))
1164 Moreover, ~:export-block~ keyword used in ~org-export-define-backend~ and
1165 ~org-export-define-derived-backend~ is no longer used and needs to be
1170 **** [1]-like constructs are not valid footnotes
1172 Using =[1]= as a footnote was already discouraged in the manual, since
1173 it introduced too many false-positives in many Org documents. These
1174 constructs are now unsupported.
1176 If you used =[N]= in some of your documents, consider turning them into
1179 **** /Org Footnote/ library doesn't handle non-Org buffers
1181 Commands for footnotes in an Org document no longer try to do
1182 something in non-Org ones. If you need to have footnotes there,
1183 consider using the =footnote.el= library, shipped with Emacs.
1185 In particular, ~org-footnote-tag-for-non-org-mode-files~ no longer
1188 *** ~org-file-apps~ no longer accepts S-expressions as commands
1190 The variable now accepts functions of two arguments instead of plain
1191 S-expressions. Replacing an S-expression with an appropriate function
1192 is straightforward. For example
1198 : ("pdf" . (lambda (file link) (foo)))
1200 *** The ~{{{modification-time}}}~ macro can get time via =vc=
1202 The modification time will be determined via =vc.el= if the second
1203 argument is non-nil. See the manual for details.
1205 *** Preparation and completion functions in publishing projects change signature
1207 Preparation and completion functions are now called with an argument,
1208 which is the project property list. It used to be dynamically scoped
1209 through the ~project-plist~ variable.
1211 *** Old Babel header properties are no longer supported
1213 Using header arguments as property names is no longer possible. As
1225 should be written instead
1230 :header-args: :exports code
1231 :header-args+: :var a=1 b=2
1232 :header-args+: :var c=3
1236 Please note that, however, old properties were defined at the source
1237 block definition. Current ones are defined where the block is called.
1241 *** ~org-eww~ has been moved into core
1242 *** New org-protocol key=value syntax
1244 Org-protocol can now handle query-style parameters such as:
1247 org-protocol://store-link?url=http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html&title=The%20title
1248 org-protocol://capture?template=x&title=Hello&body=World&url=http:%2F%2Fexample.com
1251 Old-style links such as
1252 : org-protocol://store-link:/http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html/The%20title
1253 continue to be supported.
1255 If you have defined your own handler functions for
1256 ~org-protocol-protocol-alist~, change them to accept either a property
1257 list (for new-style links) or a string (for old-style links). Use
1258 ~org-protocol-parse-parameters~ to convert old-style links into property
1261 *** New Org linter library
1263 ~org-lint~ can check syntax and report common issues in Org documents.
1265 *** New option ~date-tree-last~ for ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~
1267 When ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~ is set to ~date-tree-last~, diary
1268 entries are added to last in the date tree.
1270 *** New ~vbar~ entity
1272 ~\vbar~ or ~\vbar{}~ will be exported unconditionally as a =|=,
1273 unlike to existing ~\vert~, which is expanded as ~|~ when using
1274 a HTML derived export back-end.
1278 **** New =#+latex_compiler= keyword to set LaTeX compiler.
1280 PDFLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and LuaLaTeX are supported. See the manual for
1283 **** New option ~org-export-with-broken-links~
1285 This option tells the export process how to behave when encountering
1286 a broken internal link. See its docstring for more information.
1288 **** Attributes support in custom language environments for LaTeX export
1290 Custom language environments for LaTeX export can now define the
1291 string to be inserted during export, using attributes to indicate the
1292 position of the elements. See variable ~org-latex-custom-lang-environments~
1295 **** New Texinfo ~options~ attribute on special blocks
1297 Using ~:options~ as a Texinfo attribute, it is possible to add
1298 information to custom environments. See manual for details.
1300 **** New HTML ~id~ attributes on special, example and quote blocks
1302 If the block has a =#+NAME:= attribute assigned, then the HTML element
1303 will have an ~id~ attribute with that name in the HTML export. This
1304 enables one to create links to these elements in other places, e.g.,
1305 ~<a href="#name">text</a>~.
1307 **** Listings with captions are now numbered in HTML export
1309 The class associated to the numbering is "listing-number". If you
1310 don't want these blocks to be numbered, as it was the case until now,
1311 You may want to add ~.listing-number { display: none; }~ to the CSS
1314 **** Line Numbering in SRC/EXAMPLE blocks support arbitrary start number
1316 The ~-n~ option to ~SRC~ and ~EXAMPLE~ blocks can now take a numeric
1317 argument to specify the staring line number for the source or example
1318 block. The ~+n~ option can now take a numeric argument that will be
1319 added to the last line number from the previous block as the starting
1320 point for the SRC/EXAMPLE block.
1323 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp -n 20
1324 ;; this will export with line number 20
1325 (message "This is line 21")
1327 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp +n 10
1328 ;; This will be listed as line 31
1329 (message "This is line 32")
1333 **** Allow toggling center for images in LaTeX export
1335 With the global variable ~org-latex-images-centered~ or the local
1336 attribute ~:center~ it is now possible to center an image in LaTeX
1339 **** Default CSS class ~org-svg~ for SVG images in HTML export
1341 SVG images exported in HTML are now by default assigned a CSS class
1342 ~org-svg~ if no CSS class is specified with the ~:class~ attribute. By
1343 default, the CSS styling of class ~org-svg~ specifies an image width of
1344 90\thinsp{}% of the container the image.
1346 **** Markdown footnote export customization
1348 Variables ~org-md-footnotes-section~ and ~org-md-footnote-format~
1349 introduced for =ox-md.el=. Both new variables define template strings
1350 which can be used to customize the format of the exported footnotes
1351 section and individual footnotes, respectively.
1355 **** Blocks with coderefs labels can now be evaluated
1357 The labels are removed prior to evaluating the block.
1359 **** Support for Lua language
1360 **** Support for SLY in Lisp blocks
1362 See ~org-babel-lisp-eval-fn~ to activate it.
1364 **** Support for Stan language
1366 New ob-stan.el library.
1368 Evaluating a Stan block can produce two different results.
1370 1. Dump the source code contents to a file.
1372 This file can then be used as a variable in other blocks, which
1373 allows interfaces like RStan to use the model.
1375 2. Compile the contents to a model file.
1377 This provides access to the CmdStan interface. To use this, set
1378 ~org-babel-stan-cmdstan-directory~ and provide a ~:file~ argument
1379 that does not end in ".stan".
1381 For more information and usage examples, visit
1382 https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-stan.html
1384 **** Support for Oracle databases via ~sqlplus~
1386 =ob-sql= library supports running SQL blocks against an Oracle
1387 database using ~sqlplus~. Use with properties like this (all
1395 :database <database>
1396 :dbpassword <secret>
1399 **** Improved support to Microsoft SQL Server via ~sqlcmd~
1401 =ob-sql= library removes support to the ~msosql~ engine which uses the
1402 deprecated ~osql~ command line tool, and replaces it with ~mssql~
1403 engine which uses the ~sqlcmd~ command line tool. Use with properties
1410 :dbpassword <secret>
1411 :database <database>
1414 If you want to use the *trusted connection* feature, omit *both* the
1415 =dbuser= and =dbpassword= properties and add =cmdline -E= to the properties.
1417 If your Emacs is running in a Cygwin environment, the =ob-sql= library
1418 can pass the converted path to the =sqlcmd= tool.
1420 **** Improved support of header arguments for postgresql
1422 The postgresql engine in a sql code block supports now ~:dbport~ nd
1423 ~:dbpassword~ as header arguments.
1425 **** Support for additional plantuml output formats
1427 The support for output formats of [[http://plantuml.com/][plantuml]] has been extended to now
1437 - utxt :: ASCII art using unicode characters
1446 The output formats are determined by the file extension specified
1447 using the :file property, e.g.:
1449 #+begin_src plantuml :file diagram.png
1451 Alice -> Bob: Authentication Request
1452 Bob --> Alice: Authentication Response
1454 Alice -> Bob: Another authentication Request
1455 Alice <-- Bob: another authentication Response
1459 Please note that *pdf* *does not work out of the box* and needs additional
1460 setup in addition to plantuml. See [[http://plantuml.com/pdf.html]] for
1461 details and setup information.
1463 *** Rewrite of radio lists
1465 Radio lists, i.e, Org plain lists in foreign buffers, have been
1466 rewritten to be on par with Radio tables. You can use a large set of
1467 parameters to control how a given list should be rendered. See manual
1470 *** org-bbdb-anniversaries-future
1472 Used like ~org-bbdb-anniversaries~, it provides a few days warning for
1473 upcoming anniversaries (default: 7 days).
1475 *** Clear non-repeated SCHEDULED upon repeating a task
1477 If the task is repeated, and therefore done at least one, scheduling
1478 information is no longer relevant. It is therefore removed.
1480 See [[git:481719fbd5751aaa9c672b762cb43aea8ee986b0][commit message]] for more information.
1482 *** Support for ISO week trees
1484 ISO week trees are an alternative date tree format that orders entries
1485 by ISO week and not by month.
1492 : *** 2015-08-31 Monday
1494 They are supported in org-capture via ~file+weektree~ and
1495 ~file+weektree+prompt~ target specifications.
1497 *** Accept ~:indent~ parameter when capturing column view
1499 When defining a "columnview" dynamic block, it is now possible to add
1500 an :indent parameter, much like the one in the clock table.
1502 On the other hand, stars no longer appear in an ITEM field.
1506 **** ~org-columns~ accepts a prefix argument
1508 When called with a prefix argument, ~org-columns~ apply to the whole
1509 buffer unconditionally.
1511 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-view-columns-initially~
1513 The variable used to be a ~defvar~, it is now a ~defcustom~.
1515 **** Allow custom summaries
1517 It is now possible to add new summary types, or override those
1518 provided by Org by customizing ~org-columns-summary-types~, which see.
1520 **** Allow multiple summaries for any property
1522 Columns can now summarize the same property using different summary
1525 *** Preview LaTeX snippets in buffers not visiting files
1526 *** New option ~org-attach-commit~
1528 When non-nil, commit attachments with git, assuming the document is in
1531 *** Allow conditional case-fold searches in ~org-occur~
1533 When set to ~smart~, the new variable ~org-occur-case-fold-search~ allows
1534 to mimic =isearch.el=: if the regexp searched contains any upper case
1535 character (or character class), the search is case sensitive.
1536 Otherwise, it is case insensitive.
1538 *** More robust repeated =ox-latex= footnote handling
1540 Repeated footnotes are now numbered by referring to a label in the
1543 *** The ~org-block~ face is inherited by ~src-blocks~
1545 This works also when =org-src-fontify-natively= is non-nil. It is also
1546 possible to specify per-languages faces. See =org-src-block-faces= and
1547 the manual for details.
1549 *** Links are now customizable
1551 Links can now have custom colors, tooltips, keymaps, display behavior,
1552 etc. Links are now centralized in ~org-link-parameters~.
1556 *** ~org-next-line-empty-p~
1558 It replaces the deprecated ~next~ argument to ~org-previous-line-empty-p~.
1560 *** ~org-show-children~
1562 It is a faster implementation of ~outline-show-children~.
1564 ** Removed functions
1566 *** ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag-refine~ has been removed.
1568 Use ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~ instead.
1570 *** ~org-agenda-todayp~ is deprecated.
1572 Use ~org-agenda-today-p~ instead.
1574 *** ~org-babel-get-header~ is removed.
1576 Use ~org-babel--get-vars~ or ~assq~ instead, as applicable.
1578 *** ~org-babel-trim~ is deprecated.
1580 Use ~org-trim~ instead.
1582 *** ~org-element-remove-indentation~ is deprecated.
1584 Use ~org-remove-indentation~ instead.
1586 *** ~org-image-file-name-regexp~ is deprecated
1588 Use ~image-file-name-regexp~ instead.
1589 The never-used-in-core ~extensions~ argument has been dropped.
1591 *** ~org-list-parse-list~ is deprecated
1593 Use ~org-list-to-lisp~ instead.
1595 *** ~org-on-heading-p~ is deprecated
1597 A comment to this effect was in the source code since 7.8.03, but
1598 now a byte-compiler warning will be generated as well.
1600 *** ~org-table-p~ is deprecated
1602 Use ~org-at-table-p~ instead.
1604 *** ~org-table-recognize-table.el~ is deprecated
1606 It was not called by any org code since 2010.
1608 *** Various reimplementations of cl-lib functions are deprecated
1610 The affected functions are:
1613 - ~org-remove-if-not~
1618 Additionally, ~org-sublist~ is deprecated in favor of ~cl-subseq~. Note
1619 the differences in indexing conventions: ~org-sublist~ is 1-based and
1620 end-inclusive; ~cl-subseq~ is 0-based and end-exclusive.
1624 *** Remove all options related to ~ido~ or ~iswitchb~
1626 This includes ~org-completion-use-iswitchb~ and ~org-completion-use-ido~.
1627 Instead Org uses regular functions, e.g., ~completion-read~ so as to
1628 let those libraries operate.
1630 *** Remove ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~
1632 Two consecutive blank lines always terminate all levels of current
1635 *** ~fixltx2e~ is removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
1637 fixltx2e is obsolete, see LaTeX News 22.
1640 *** Add Icelandic smart quotes
1641 *** Allow multiple receiver locations in radio tables and lists
1642 *** Allow angular links within link descriptions
1644 It is now allowed to write, e.g.,
1645 ~[[http:orgmode.org][<file:unicorn.png>]]~ as an equivalent to
1646 ~[[http:orgmode.org][file:unicorn.png]]~. The advantage of the former
1647 is that spaces are allowed within the path.
1649 *** Beamer export back-ends uses ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
1650 *** ~:preparation-function~ called earlier during publishing
1652 Functions in this list are called before any file is associated to the
1653 current project. Thus, they can be used to generate to be published
1656 *** Function ~org-remove-indentation~ changes.
1658 The new algorithm doesn't remove TAB characters not used for
1661 *** Secure placeholders in capture templates
1663 Placeholders in capture templates are no longer expanded recursively.
1664 However, ~%(...)~ constructs are expanded very late, so you can fill
1665 the contents of the S-exp with the replacement text of non-interactive
1666 placeholders. As before, interactive ones are still expanded as the
1667 very last step, so the previous statement doesn't apply to them.
1669 Note that only ~%(...)~ placeholders initially present in the
1670 template, or introduced using a file placeholder, i.e., ~%[...]~ are
1671 expanded. This prevents evaluating potentially malicious code when
1672 another placeholder, e.g., ~%i~ expands to a S-exp.
1674 *** Links stored by ~org-gnus-store-link~ in nnir groups
1676 Since gnus nnir groups are temporary, ~org-gnus-store-link~ now refers
1677 to the article's original group.
1679 *** ~org-babel-check-confirm-evaluate~ is now a function instead of a macro
1681 The calling convention has changed.
1683 *** HTML export table row customization changes
1685 Variable ~org-html-table-row-tags~ has been split into
1686 ~org-html-table-row-open-tag~ and ~org-html-table-row-close-tag~.
1687 Both new variables can be either a string or a function which will be
1688 called with 6 parameters.
1690 *** =ITEM= special property returns headline without stars
1691 *** Rename ~org-insert-columns-dblock~ into ~org-columns-insert-dblock~
1693 The previous name is, for the time being, kept as an obsolete alias.
1695 *** ~org-trim~ can preserve leading indentation.
1697 When setting a new optional argument to a non-nil value, ~org-trim~
1698 preserves leading indentation while removing blank lines at the
1699 beginning of the string. The behavior is identical for white space at
1700 the end of the string.
1702 *** Function ~org-info-export~ changes.
1704 HTML links created from certain info links now point to =gnu.org= URL's rather
1705 than just to local files. For example info links such as =info:emacs#List
1706 Buffers= used to be converted to HTML links like this:
1708 : <a href="emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
1710 where local file =emacs.html= is referenced.
1711 For most folks this file does not exist.
1712 Thus the new behavior is to generate this HTML link instead:
1714 : <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
1716 All emacs related info links are similarly translated plus few other
1719 *** Repeaters with a ~++~ interval and a time can be shifted to later today
1721 Previously, if a recurring task had a timestamp of
1722 ~<2016-01-01 Fri 20:00 ++1d>~ and was completed on =2016-01-02= at
1723 =08:00=, the task would skip =2016-01-02= and would be rescheduled for
1724 =2016-01-03=. Timestamps with ~++~ cookies and a specific time will
1725 now shift to the first possible future occurrence, even if the
1726 occurrence is later the same day the task is completed. (Timestamps
1727 already in the future are still shifted one time further into the
1730 *** ~org-mobile-action-alist~ is now a defconst
1732 It used to be a defcustom, with a warning that it shouldn't be
1735 *** ~file+emacs~ and ~file+sys~ link types are deprecated
1737 They are still supported in Org 9.0 but will eventually be removed in
1738 a later release. Use ~file~ link type along with universal arguments
1739 to force opening it in either Emacs or with system application.
1741 *** New defcustom ~org-babel-J-command~ stores the j command
1742 *** New defalias ~org-babel-execute:j~
1744 Allows J source blocks be indicated by letter j. Previously the
1745 indication letter was solely J.
1747 *** ~org-open-line~ ignores tables at the very beginning of the buffer
1749 When ~org-special-ctrl-o~ is non-nil, it is impractical to create
1750 a blank line above a table at the beginning of the document. Now, as
1751 a special case, ~org-open-line~ behaves normally in this situation.
1753 *** ~org-babel-hash-show-time~ is now customizable
1755 The experimental variable used to be more or less confidential, as
1758 *** New ~:format~ property to parsed links
1760 It defines the format of the original link. Possible values are:
1761 ~plain~, ~bracket~ and ~angle~.
1765 ** Incompatible changes
1767 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
1769 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after a
1770 headline and its planning line, when applicable.
1772 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
1773 logged before the property drawer.
1775 The following function will repair them:
1777 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1778 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
1779 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
1780 Ignore non Org buffers."
1781 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
1782 (org-with-wide-buffer
1783 (goto-char (point-min))
1784 (let ((case-fold-search t)
1785 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
1786 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
1790 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
1792 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
1794 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
1795 (when (and (< (point) end)
1796 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
1798 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
1799 (eq (org-element-type
1800 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
1802 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
1804 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
1805 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
1808 *** Using "COMMENT" is now equivalent to commenting with "#"
1810 If you used "COMMENT" in headlines to prevent a subtree from being
1811 exported, you can still do it but all information within the subtree
1812 is now commented out, i.e. no #+OPTIONS line will be parsed or taken
1813 into account when exporting.
1815 If you want to exclude a headline from export while using its contents
1816 for setting options, use =:noexport:= (see =org-export-exclude-tags=.)
1818 *** =#+CATEGORY= keywords no longer apply partially to document
1820 It was possible to use several such keywords and have them apply to
1821 the text below until the next one, but strongly deprecated since Org
1824 =#+CATEGORY= keywords are now global to the document. You can use node
1825 properties to set category for a subtree, e.g.,
1830 :CATEGORY: some category
1834 *** New variable to control visibility when revealing a location
1836 ~org-show-following-heading~, ~org-show-siblings~, ~org-show-entry-below~
1837 and ~org-show-hierarchy-above~ no longer exist. Instead, visibility is
1838 controlled through a single variable: ~org-show-context-detail~, which
1841 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
1843 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
1844 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
1846 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
1847 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
1849 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
1851 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
1852 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
1854 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
1856 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
1857 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-previous-visible-heading~
1858 respectively, rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these
1859 functions. The Org version of these functions skips over inline tasks
1860 (and even-level headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
1862 *** ~org-element-context~ no longer return objects in keywords
1864 ~org-element-context~ used to return objects on some keywords, i.e.,
1865 =TITLE=, =DATE= and =AUTHOR=. It now returns only the keyword.
1867 *** ~org-timer-default-timer~ type changed from number to string
1869 If you have, in your configuration, something like =(setq
1870 org-timer-default-timer 10)= replace it with =(setq
1871 org-timer-default-timer "10")=.
1873 *** Functions signature changes
1875 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
1876 docstring for more information.
1878 - ~org-export-collect-footnote-definitions~
1879 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
1880 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
1881 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
1882 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
1887 *** Default lexical evaluation of emacs-lisp source blocks
1889 Emacs-lisp source blocks in Babel are now evaluated using lexical
1890 scoping. There is a new header to control this behavior.
1892 The default results in an eval with lexical scoping.
1895 This turns lexical scoping off in the eval (the former behavior).
1898 This uses the lexical environment with x=42 in the eval.
1899 :lexical '((x . 42))
1901 *** Behavior of ~org-return~ changed
1903 If point is before or after the headline title, insert a new line
1904 without changing the headline.
1906 *** Hierarchies of tags
1908 The functionality of nesting tags in hierarchies is added to org-mode.
1909 This is the generalization of what was previously called "Tag groups"
1910 in the manual. That term is now changed to "Tag hierarchy".
1912 The following in-buffer definition:
1915 ,#+TAGS: [ Group : SubOne SubTwo ]
1916 ,#+TAGS: [ SubOne : SubOne1 SubOne2 ]
1917 ,#+TAGS: [ SubTwo : SubTwo1 SubTwo2 ]
1920 Should be seen as the following tree of tags:
1930 Searching for "Group" should return all tags defined above. Filtering
1931 on SubOne filters also it's sub-tags. Etc.
1933 There is no limit on the depth for the tag hierarchy.
1935 *** Additional syntax for non-unique grouptags
1937 Additional syntax is defined for grouptags if the tags in the group
1938 don't have to be distinct on a heading.
1940 Grouptags had to previously be defined with { }. This syntax is
1941 already used for exclusive tags and Grouptags need their own,
1942 non-exclusive syntax. This behavior is achieved with [ ]. Note: { }
1943 can still be used also for Grouptags but then only one of the given
1944 tags can be used on the headline at the same time. Example:
1946 [ group : sub1 sub2 ]
1952 This is a more general case than the already existing syntax for
1955 *** Define regular expression patterns as tags
1957 Tags can be defined as grouptags with regular expressions as
1960 The regular expressions in the group must be marked up within { }.
1963 : #+TAGS: [ Project : {P@.+} ]
1965 Searching for the tag Project will now list all tags also including
1966 regular expression matches for P@.+. This is good for example for
1967 projects tagged with a common identifier, i.e. P@2014_OrgTags.
1969 *** Filtering in the agenda on grouptags (Tag hierarchies)
1971 Filtering in the agenda on grouptags filters all of the related tags.
1972 Except if a filter is applied with a (double) prefix-argument.
1974 Filtering in the agenda on subcategories does not filter the "above"
1977 If a grouptag contains a regular expression the regular expression
1978 is also used as a filter.
1980 *** Minor refactoring of ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~
1982 Now uses the argument ARG and optional argument exclude instead of
1983 strip and narrow. ARG because the argument has multiple purposes and
1984 makes more sense than strip now. The term "narrowing" is changed to
1987 The main purpose is for the function to make more logical sense when
1988 filtering on tags now when tags can be structured in hierarchies.
1990 *** Babel: support for sed scripts
1992 Thanks to Bjarte Johansen for this feature.
1994 *** Babel: support for Processing language
1996 New ob-processing.el library.
1998 This library implements necessary functions for implementing editing
1999 of Processing code blocks, viewing the resulting sketches in an
2000 external viewer, and HTML export of the sketches.
2002 Check the documentation for more details.
2004 Thanks to Jarmo Hurri for this feature.
2006 *** New behavior for ~org-toggle-latex-fragment~
2008 The new behavior is the following:
2010 - With a double prefix argument or with a single prefix argument when
2011 point is before the first headline, toggle overlays in the whole
2014 - With a single prefix argument, toggle overlays in the current
2017 - On latex code, toggle overlay at point;
2019 - Otherwise, toggle overlays in the current section.
2021 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
2023 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
2024 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
2026 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
2028 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
2029 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
2032 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
2034 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
2035 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
2036 ~org-drawers~ variable.
2038 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
2040 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
2041 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
2042 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
2043 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
2045 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
2047 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
2048 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
2049 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
2052 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
2054 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch in
2057 *** New option in ASCII export
2059 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting ~org-ascii-list-margin~
2060 variable to an appropriate integer.
2062 *** New blocks in ASCII export
2064 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT=
2065 blocks. See documentation for details.
2067 *** More back-end specific publishing options
2069 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
2070 increased. See manual for details.
2072 *** Export inline source blocks
2074 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
2075 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
2076 in the output, depending on the parameters.
2078 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
2080 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
2082 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
2084 *** New function: ~org-export-get-reference~
2086 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
2088 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
2089 more features. See docstring for details.
2091 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
2093 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
2095 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
2096 document, before wrapping it within the template.
2098 *** New :environment parameter when exporting example blocks to LaTeX
2100 : #+ATTR_LATEX: :environment myverbatim
2102 : This sentence is false.
2105 will be exported using =@samp(myverbatim)= instead of =@samp(verbatim)=.
2107 *** Various improvements on radio tables
2109 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
2110 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
2111 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are new
2112 parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
2113 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
2114 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
2116 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
2118 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction
2119 with source blocks exported by the minted package.
2121 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
2123 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
2124 would throw an error. A new variable ~org-table-formula-create-columns~
2125 was added to adjust this behavior. It is now possible to silently add
2126 new columns, to do so with a warning or to explicitly ask the user
2131 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
2134 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
2136 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
2137 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
2139 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
2141 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
2143 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
2145 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is now
2146 deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
2147 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
2149 *** New option: ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
2151 See the docstring for more information.
2153 *** Export unnumbered headlines
2155 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
2156 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
2157 property is inherited by children.
2159 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
2161 It is now possible to specify a function, both programmatically,
2162 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~ keys,
2165 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
2167 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See manual
2170 *** Countdown timers can now be paused
2172 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
2175 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
2177 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
2178 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
2180 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
2182 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
2183 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
2185 *** ~{{{property}}}~ macro supports optional search argument
2187 It is now possible to supply an optional search option to
2188 ~{{{property}}}~ in order to retrieve remote properties optional. See
2191 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
2193 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
2194 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
2196 *** New entities family: "\_ "
2198 "\_ " are used to insert up to 20 contiguous spaces in various
2199 back-ends. In particular, this family can be used to introduce
2200 leading spaces within table cells.
2202 *** New MathJax configuration options
2204 Org uses the MathJax CDN by default. See the manual and the docstring
2205 of ~org-html-mathjax-options~ for details.
2207 *** New behavior in `org-export-options-alist'
2209 When defining a back-end, it is now possible to specify to give
2210 `parse' behavior on a keyword. It is equivalent to call
2211 `org-element-parse-secondary-string' on the value.
2213 However, parsed =KEYWORD= is automatically associated to an
2214 =:EXPORT_KEYWORD:= property, which can be used to override the keyword
2215 value during a subtree export. Moreover, macros are expanded in such
2216 keywords and properties.
2218 *** Viewport support in html export
2220 Viewport for mobile-optimized website is now automatically inserted
2221 when exporting to html. See ~org-html-viewport~ for details.
2223 *** New ~#+SUBTITLE~ export keyword
2225 Org can typeset a subtitle in some export backends. See the manual
2228 *** Remotely edit a footnote definition
2230 Calling ~org-edit-footnote-reference~ (C-c ') on a footnote reference
2231 allows to edit its definition, as long as it is not anonymous, in a
2232 dedicated buffer. It works even if buffer is currently narrowed.
2234 *** New function ~org-delete-indentation~ bound to ~M-^~
2236 Work as ~delete-indentation~ unless at heading, in which case text is
2237 added to headline text.
2239 *** Support for images in Texinfo export
2241 ~Texinfo~ back-end now handles images. See the manual for details.
2243 *** Support for captions in Texinfo export
2245 Tables and source blocks can now have captions. Additionally, lists
2246 of tables and lists of listings can be inserted in the document with
2249 *** Countdown timer support hh:mm:ss format
2251 In addition to setting countdown timers in minutes, they can also be
2252 set using the hh:mm:ss format.
2254 *** Extend ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~
2256 ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~ now accepts 0 as an argument for the
2257 number of clones, which removes the repeater from the original subtree
2258 and creates one shifted, repeating clone.
2260 *** New time block for clock tables: ~untilnow~
2262 It encompasses all past closed clocks.
2264 *** Support for the ~polyglossia~ LaTeX package
2266 See the docstring of ~org-latex-classes~ and
2267 ~org-latex-guess-polyglossia-language~ for details.
2269 *** None-floating tables, graphics and blocks can have captions
2271 *** `org-insert-heading' can be forced to insert top-level headline
2273 ** Removed functions
2275 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
2277 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
2279 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
2281 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
2282 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
2283 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
2284 accessible from the export dispatcher.
2286 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
2288 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
2290 *** Removed function ~org-export-solidify-link-text~
2292 This function, being non-bijective, introduced bug in internal
2293 references. Use ~org-export-get-reference~ instead.
2295 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
2297 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
2300 *** Removed functions ~org-table-colgroup-line-p~, ~org-table-cookie-line-p~
2302 These functions were left-over from pre 8.0 era. They are not correct
2303 anymore. Since they are not needed, they have no replacement.
2307 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
2309 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
2312 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
2313 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
2315 *** ~org-export-with-creator~ is a boolean
2317 Special ~comment~ value is no longer allowed. It is possible to use a
2318 body filter to add comments about the creator at the end of the
2321 *** Removed option =org-html-use-unicode-chars=
2323 Setting this to non-nil was problematic as it converted characters
2324 everywhere in the buffer, possibly corrupting URLs.
2326 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
2328 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name= at
2329 the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behavior is to use the value
2330 of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=. To chose
2331 a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind this
2334 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
2336 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
2337 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
2338 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
2339 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
2340 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
2342 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
2344 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
2345 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
2348 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
2350 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
2352 *** Removed option ~org-entities-ascii-explanatory~
2354 This variable has no effect since Org 8.0.
2356 *** Removed option ~org-table-error-on-row-ref-crossing-hline~
2358 This variable has no effect since August 2009.
2360 *** Removed MathML-related options from ~org-html-mathjax-options~
2362 MathJax automatically chooses the best display technology based on the
2363 end-users browser. You may force initial usage of MathML via
2364 ~org-html-mathjax-template~ or by setting the ~path~ property of
2365 ~org-html-mathjax-options~.
2367 *** Removed comment-related filters
2369 ~org-export-filter-comment-functions~ and
2370 ~org-export-filter-comment-block-functions~ variables do not exist
2375 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
2377 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
2379 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
2381 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
2382 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
2384 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
2386 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
2387 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
2390 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
2392 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
2393 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
2395 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
2397 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
2399 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
2401 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
2402 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
2403 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
2404 particular test failure was introduced.
2406 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
2408 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
2409 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as well
2410 as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~ when
2411 ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
2413 *** ~org-latex-hyperref-template~, ~org-latex-title-command~ formatting
2415 New formatting keys are supported. See the respective docstrings.
2416 Note, ~org-latex-hyperref-template~ has a new default value.
2418 *** ~float, wasysym, marvosym~ are removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
2420 If you require any of these package add them to your preamble via
2421 ~org-latex-packages-alist~. Org also uses default LaTeX ~\tolerance~ now.
2423 *** When exporting, throw an error on unresolved id/fuzzy links and code refs
2425 This helps spotting wrong links.
2429 ** Incompatible changes
2430 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
2431 This may require two changes in user config.
2433 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
2434 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
2435 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
2437 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
2439 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
2440 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
2441 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
2443 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
2444 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
2446 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
2450 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
2452 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
2454 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
2455 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
2456 option keywords like :html-include-style.
2458 So you need to replace
2460 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
2464 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
2466 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
2467 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
2469 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
2471 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
2472 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
2473 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
2475 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
2476 the other optional arguments accordingly.
2478 *** Export back-ends are now structures
2480 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
2481 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
2482 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
2485 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
2487 ** Important bugfixes
2489 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
2490 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
2492 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
2494 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
2495 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
2496 separator starting a TOTO match string.
2499 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
2501 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
2503 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
2505 - Support SVG images
2506 - Support for .pgf files
2507 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
2508 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
2509 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
2510 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
2511 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
2512 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
2513 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
2515 *** New functions for paragraph motion
2517 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
2518 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
2519 in a paragraph-like way.
2521 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
2523 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
2524 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
2525 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
2526 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
2527 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
2529 *** Anonymous export back-ends
2531 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
2532 which can then be passed to export functions like
2533 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
2535 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
2536 registering a new back-end.
2538 *** New agenda fortnight view
2540 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
2541 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
2544 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
2546 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
2547 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
2549 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
2550 See https://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
2551 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
2553 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
2554 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
2556 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
2557 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
2558 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
2559 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
2560 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
2563 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
2565 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
2567 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
2569 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
2571 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
2573 See [[https://lists.gnu.org/r/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
2575 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
2577 If you set this to the following
2579 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
2581 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
2583 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
2585 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
2587 ** New contributed packages
2589 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
2590 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
2593 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
2594 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
2598 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
2600 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
2601 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
2602 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
2603 the same with example blocks.
2605 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
2612 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
2614 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
2617 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
2618 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
2619 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
2621 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
2622 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
2623 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
2624 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
2625 detailed explanations.
2627 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
2628 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
2629 function has been called already.
2631 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
2634 See https://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
2636 ** Incompatible changes
2638 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
2640 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
2642 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
2643 you will have to update them.
2645 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
2647 See https://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
2648 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
2650 **** New export engine
2652 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
2653 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
2654 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
2655 /all/ export back-ends.
2657 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
2658 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
2659 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
2660 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
2661 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
2663 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
2664 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
2666 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
2667 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
2668 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
2669 manual for details and check [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
2671 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
2673 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
2675 should now be written
2677 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
2679 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
2680 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
2681 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
2683 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
2685 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
2687 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
2690 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
2691 remember templates into capture templates.
2693 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
2695 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
2696 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
2698 **** Note for third-party developers
2700 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
2701 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
2702 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
2704 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
2707 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
2709 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
2710 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
2711 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
2713 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
2714 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
2715 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
2718 - org-colview-xemacs.el
2719 - org-mac-message.el
2725 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
2726 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
2727 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
2729 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
2730 wrote [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
2732 ** New packages in core
2734 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
2736 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
2738 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
2740 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
2742 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
2744 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
2745 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
2747 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
2749 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
2751 ** New packages in contrib
2753 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
2755 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
2757 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
2760 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
2762 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
2763 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
2765 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
2768 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
2770 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
2772 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
2774 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
2776 Also see [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
2777 for starting headlines.
2779 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
2781 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
2782 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
2783 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
2784 [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
2786 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
2788 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
2790 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
2792 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
2793 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
2796 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
2797 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
2800 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
2802 The [[https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
2803 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
2806 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
2807 conversion from Org files to groff.
2809 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
2811 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
2813 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
2815 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
2816 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
2823 **** New export generic options
2825 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
2826 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
2828 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
2830 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
2831 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
2832 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
2833 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
2835 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
2836 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
2837 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
2838 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
2839 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
2840 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
2841 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
2842 contains time-stamps.
2844 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
2845 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
2846 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
2848 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
2850 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
2852 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
2854 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
2856 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
2857 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
2858 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
2859 *** Structure editing
2861 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
2862 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
2864 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
2865 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
2867 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
2869 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
2870 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
2871 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
2872 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
2875 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
2877 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
2878 _words__= will preserve markup.
2880 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
2882 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
2883 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
2884 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
2886 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
2888 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
2889 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
2891 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
2893 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
2894 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
2895 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
2896 forward and backward.
2898 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
2899 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
2901 Now Org will sort this list
2903 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
2904 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
2908 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
2909 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
2911 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
2912 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
2913 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
2915 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
2916 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
2917 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
2919 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
2922 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
2924 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
2925 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
2926 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
2928 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
2930 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
2931 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
2932 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
2933 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
2935 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
2937 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
2938 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
2939 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
2940 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
2941 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
2943 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
2945 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
2946 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
2947 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
2949 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
2950 *** Scheduled/deadline
2952 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
2954 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
2955 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
2956 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
2957 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
2959 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
2960 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
2961 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
2962 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
2964 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
2965 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
2966 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
2967 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
2968 control this globally or per agenda.
2970 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
2972 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
2974 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
2976 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
2977 *** Calendar, diary and appts
2979 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
2981 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
2982 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
2983 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
2985 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2986 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
2987 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
2989 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
2990 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
2992 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
2995 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
2997 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
2998 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
2999 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
3001 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
3003 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
3004 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
3005 only show their description, not the full links.
3008 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
3010 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
3011 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
3012 want to build a list of appointments.
3014 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
3015 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
3017 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
3019 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
3021 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
3022 time value (i.e. appointments).
3024 **** New agenda sorting strategies
3026 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
3028 | Strategy | Explanations |
3029 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
3030 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
3031 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
3032 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
3033 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
3034 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
3035 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
3036 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
3037 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
3038 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
3039 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
3041 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
3043 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
3044 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
3045 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
3047 These new options are available:
3049 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
3050 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
3051 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
3052 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
3054 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
3055 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
3056 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
3058 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
3059 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
3060 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
3061 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
3062 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
3063 non-tagged headlines.
3065 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
3067 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
3068 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
3069 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
3070 that take only =N= minutes.
3072 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
3074 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
3075 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
3076 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
3078 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
3080 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
3081 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
3083 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
3085 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
3086 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
3088 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
3091 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
3093 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
3094 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
3095 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
3097 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
3098 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
3100 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
3102 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
3103 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
3105 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
3107 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
3109 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
3110 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
3113 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
3115 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
3116 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
3117 asks for a confirmation.
3119 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
3121 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
3122 the mark of the entry at point.
3124 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
3125 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
3127 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
3129 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
3130 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
3133 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
3135 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
3136 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
3138 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
3140 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
3141 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
3143 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
3145 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
3146 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
3147 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
3148 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
3150 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
3152 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
3153 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
3154 repeated beyond the current deadline.
3156 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
3158 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
3159 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
3160 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
3161 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
3163 Read the full docstring for details.
3165 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
3167 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
3170 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
3173 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
3175 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
3176 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
3179 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
3181 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
3182 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
3184 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
3186 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
3187 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
3188 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
3189 check against the name of the buffer.
3192 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
3193 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
3194 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
3197 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
3198 agenda views, and for filtering.
3200 See https://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
3204 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
3206 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
3207 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
3208 through new link protocols (see [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
3210 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
3211 as if the protocol was not known.
3213 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
3215 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
3217 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
3218 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
3219 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
3222 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
3224 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
3225 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
3226 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
3228 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
3230 When storing a link to a headline like
3232 : * See [[https://orgmode.org][Org website]]
3234 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
3235 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
3236 there is no description.
3239 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
3241 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
3242 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
3243 those other formulas.
3245 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
3247 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
3248 [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
3249 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
3252 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
3254 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
3255 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
3256 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
3259 **** New lookup functions
3261 There are now three lookup functions:
3263 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
3264 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
3265 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
3267 See [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
3268 *** Startup keywords
3270 These new startup keywords are now available:
3272 | Startup keyword | Option |
3273 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
3274 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
3275 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
3276 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
3277 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
3278 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
3279 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
3280 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
3281 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
3285 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
3287 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
3288 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
3289 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
3290 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
3292 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
3294 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
3295 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
3296 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
3299 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
3300 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
3302 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
3304 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
3305 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
3307 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
3309 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
3310 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
3311 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
3313 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
3314 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
3315 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
3316 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
3317 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
3318 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
3319 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
3322 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
3324 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
3326 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
3328 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
3329 same target than the block at point.
3331 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
3333 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
3334 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
3335 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
3337 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
3338 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
3341 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
3343 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
3344 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
3345 manual for a usage example.
3347 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
3349 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
3350 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
3351 collecting blocks for tangling.
3353 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
3354 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
3356 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
3357 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
3358 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
3359 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
3361 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
3362 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
3365 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
3366 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
3367 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
3368 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
3372 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
3373 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
3374 - [[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]]
3375 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
3376 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
3377 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
3378 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
3379 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
3380 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
3381 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
3382 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
3383 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
3384 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
3385 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
3386 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
3387 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
3388 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
3389 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports OS X versions up to 10.8
3390 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
3394 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
3396 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
3398 You can read the [[https://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
3400 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
3402 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
3403 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
3404 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
3405 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
3406 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
3407 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
3408 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
3409 found here: https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
3411 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
3413 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
3414 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
3416 *** MobileOrg for iOS
3418 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
3419 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
3420 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
3424 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
3426 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
3427 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
3430 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
3431 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
3432 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
3433 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
3434 agenda type to this variable.
3436 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
3439 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
3440 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
3441 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
3442 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
3444 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
3446 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
3447 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
3448 invisible) blocked tasks.
3450 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
3452 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
3453 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
3455 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
3457 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
3458 ** No GPL manual anymore
3460 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
3461 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
3463 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
3465 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
3467 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
3468 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
3469 in most environments.
3473 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
3475 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
3477 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3478 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "https://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
3481 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
3482 available through https://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
3483 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
3486 See https://orgmode.org/elpa/
3488 ** Overview of the new keybindings
3490 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
3491 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
3492 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
3493 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
3494 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
3495 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
3496 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
3497 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
3498 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
3499 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
3500 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
3501 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
3502 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
3503 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
3504 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
3506 ** New package and Babel language
3508 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
3510 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
3512 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
3513 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
3515 ** Incompatible changes
3517 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
3518 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
3520 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
3523 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
3524 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
3525 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
3527 ** New features and user-visible changes
3531 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
3532 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
3533 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
3534 core and many core functions rely on this package.
3536 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
3537 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
3539 See the docstrings for more details.
3541 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
3542 on =org-element.el=.
3544 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
3546 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
3547 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
3548 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
3549 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
3551 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
3553 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
3554 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
3555 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
3556 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
3558 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
3560 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
3562 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
3564 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
3567 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
3568 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
3570 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
3571 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
3572 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
3575 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
3578 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
3579 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
3580 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
3582 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
3583 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
3584 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
3589 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
3591 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
3592 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
3593 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
3594 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
3596 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
3597 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
3598 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
3599 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
3600 generating new ones.
3602 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
3605 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
3607 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
3608 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
3611 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3612 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
3613 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
3616 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
3617 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
3618 details on how to use this.
3620 **** Changes in bulk actions
3622 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
3623 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
3625 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
3626 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
3627 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
3628 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
3629 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
3631 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
3632 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
3634 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
3635 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
3638 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
3640 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
3642 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
3644 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
3645 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
3647 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
3649 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
3650 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
3651 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
3652 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
3655 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
3657 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
3660 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
3661 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
3662 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
3663 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
3664 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
3667 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
3669 See the [[https://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
3671 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
3673 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
3674 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
3675 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
3676 filters and category filters.
3678 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
3679 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
3682 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
3683 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
3684 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
3689 **** Inserting links
3691 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
3692 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
3693 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
3696 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
3697 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
3698 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
3699 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
3701 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
3704 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
3706 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
3707 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
3708 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
3709 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
3711 **** New link type =help=
3713 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
3715 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
3716 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
3717 you go back to the same buffer.
3719 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
3721 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
3722 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
3725 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
3727 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
3729 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
3731 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
3733 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
3735 **** RET now follows time stamps links
3739 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
3741 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
3742 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
3743 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
3744 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
3746 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
3748 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
3749 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
3750 all headlines in the region.
3752 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
3754 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
3756 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
3757 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
3759 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
3761 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
3763 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
3765 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
3767 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
3769 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
3770 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
3771 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
3776 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
3778 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
3780 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
3782 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
3783 clocked entry, if any.
3785 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
3787 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
3789 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
3791 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
3792 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
3795 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
3796 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
3797 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
3801 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
3803 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
3806 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
3808 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
3809 cells in clockreport.
3811 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
3812 time cells in clockreport.
3815 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
3817 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
3818 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
3820 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
3821 in the mode line and/or frame title.
3823 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
3824 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
3825 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
3826 space in the frame title.
3830 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
3832 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
3833 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
3834 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
3835 don't want to see temporarily.
3837 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
3839 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
3841 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
3843 There are these new entities:
3845 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
3846 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
3847 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
3848 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
3849 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
3850 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
3852 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
3853 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
3854 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
3856 The face is back to a normal height.
3860 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
3861 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
3863 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
3864 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
3866 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
3868 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
3869 block will use its value as the column format.
3871 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
3873 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
3875 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
3877 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
3879 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
3880 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
3881 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
3882 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
3884 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
3888 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
3890 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
3892 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
3894 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
3896 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
3897 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
3898 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
3900 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
3902 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
3903 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
3904 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
3908 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
3910 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
3911 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
3912 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
3913 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
3915 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
3917 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
3918 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
3921 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3922 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
3923 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
3926 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
3927 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
3928 more details on how to use this.
3930 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
3931 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
3933 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
3934 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
3937 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
3939 See the manual for more explanations.
3941 **** More control over empty lines
3943 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
3944 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
3947 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
3949 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
3953 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
3955 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
3956 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
3957 available) to print beautiful tables.
3959 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
3961 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
3962 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
3965 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
3967 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
3968 in the #+DATE option.
3970 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
3972 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
3974 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
3975 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
3977 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
3978 More languages are always welcome.
3980 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
3982 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
3983 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
3985 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
3986 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[https://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=e9fd33][this commit]] for details)
3987 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
3988 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
3989 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
3990 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
3992 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
3993 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
3997 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
3999 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
4002 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
4004 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
4005 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
4007 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
4009 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
4011 It used to exports the results of the code.
4015 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
4016 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
4018 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
4019 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
4021 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
4023 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
4024 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
4025 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
4027 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
4028 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
4030 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
4031 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
4032 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
4035 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
4037 This will increment the effort value.
4039 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
4041 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
4043 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
4044 attach symbolic links.
4046 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
4048 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
4050 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
4051 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
4053 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
4055 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
4057 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
4058 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
4059 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
4061 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
4063 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
4064 all top level list items.
4066 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
4068 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
4070 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
4071 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
4073 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
4075 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
4077 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
4078 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
4079 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
4080 first headline in the region.
4082 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
4084 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
4087 ** Important bug fixes
4089 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
4091 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
4092 perform completion with meaningful values.
4094 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
4096 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
4097 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
4098 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4100 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
4101 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
4103 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
4104 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
4107 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
4108 the code and the license to your needs.
4110 See https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
4111 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
4115 ** Incompatible changes
4117 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
4119 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[https://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
4121 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
4123 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
4124 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
4125 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
4126 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
4129 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
4131 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
4132 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
4133 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
4135 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
4137 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
4138 =org-agenda-span= instead.
4140 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
4142 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
4144 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
4145 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
4146 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
4147 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
4148 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
4150 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
4151 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
4152 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
4153 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
4154 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
4155 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
4157 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
4158 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
4159 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
4162 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
4165 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
4166 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
4167 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
4168 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
4170 The two new variables are:
4172 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
4173 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
4174 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
4175 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
4176 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
4177 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
4178 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
4180 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
4181 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
4184 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
4187 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
4188 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
4189 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
4190 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
4192 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
4193 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
4194 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
4195 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
4198 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
4199 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
4200 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
4201 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
4202 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
4203 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
4206 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
4207 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
4208 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
4209 applies to the following packages:
4227 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
4228 you are using, you can remove it from
4229 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
4230 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
4233 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
4234 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
4235 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
4236 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
4237 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
4240 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
4242 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
4243 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
4244 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
4247 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
4249 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
4251 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
4253 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
4255 ** Important new features
4257 *** New Org to ODT exporter
4259 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
4261 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
4262 for more information on how to customize it.
4264 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
4266 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
4267 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
4268 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
4269 section [[https://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
4271 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
4272 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
4273 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
4275 To switch over to the new system:
4279 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
4281 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
4282 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
4283 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
4284 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
4285 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
4287 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
4289 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
4292 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
4295 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
4297 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
4298 you have decided to move over completely to the new
4299 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
4300 with using both system in parallel.
4304 *** New Org libraries
4305 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
4307 Implement links to eshell buffers.
4309 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
4311 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
4313 To use, put the following in your init file:
4316 (require 'org-special-blocks)
4319 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
4320 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
4321 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
4322 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
4323 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
4324 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
4325 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
4326 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
4327 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
4330 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
4332 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
4333 He also wrote a [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
4335 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
4337 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
4338 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
4339 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
4342 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
4343 call function to do something special with text links.
4345 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
4347 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
4349 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
4350 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
4351 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
4354 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
4356 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
4358 *** New Babel libraries
4360 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
4361 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
4362 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
4363 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
4364 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
4365 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
4366 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
4368 ** Other new features and various enhancements
4372 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
4374 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
4375 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
4376 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
4377 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
4378 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
4379 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
4381 The key new functions are
4383 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
4384 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
4385 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
4387 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
4388 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
4390 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
4391 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
4393 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
4394 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
4396 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
4398 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
4399 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
4400 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
4402 **** Modified link escaping
4404 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
4406 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
4407 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
4408 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
4409 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
4412 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
4413 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
4414 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
4415 : percent escaped links are solved.
4417 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
4419 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
4421 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
4422 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
4424 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
4426 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
4428 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
4429 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
4430 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
4431 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
4432 string to be executed.
4434 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
4435 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
4439 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
4440 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
4443 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
4447 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
4449 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
4450 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
4451 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
4452 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
4454 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
4455 will work on the current entry.
4457 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
4458 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
4460 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
4462 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
4464 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
4467 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
4468 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
4473 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
4475 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
4476 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
4477 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
4479 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
4481 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
4482 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
4483 entries using a function.
4485 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
4486 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
4487 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
4489 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
4491 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
4492 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
4493 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
4495 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
4497 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
4498 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
4499 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
4500 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
4501 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
4502 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
4504 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
4508 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
4510 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
4511 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
4513 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
4514 docstring of these variable for details about available
4517 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
4518 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
4519 formatting string will insert a string.
4521 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
4523 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
4524 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
4525 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
4526 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
4527 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
4528 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
4529 C-e u=, respectively.
4531 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
4532 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
4533 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
4534 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
4535 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
4538 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
4540 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
4541 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
4543 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
4545 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
4546 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
4548 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
4550 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
4551 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
4552 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
4553 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[https://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
4554 section]] in the manual for more details.
4556 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
4557 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
4558 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
4563 **** Refile targets can now be cached
4565 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
4566 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
4567 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
4568 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
4569 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
4571 **** New logging support for refiling
4573 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
4574 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
4577 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
4581 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
4583 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
4587 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
4589 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
4590 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
4592 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
4594 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
4595 the displayed in the buffer.
4597 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
4599 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
4601 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
4602 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
4604 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
4605 |--------+--------+---------|
4606 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
4607 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
4609 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
4612 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
4615 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
4617 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
4619 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
4620 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
4627 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
4628 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
4631 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
4633 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
4635 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
4636 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
4638 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
4642 **** Improved handling of lists
4644 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
4646 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
4647 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
4648 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
4651 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
4652 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
4653 counters like [@c] or [@W].
4655 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
4656 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
4657 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
4658 `org-list-export-context'.
4660 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
4661 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
4662 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
4664 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
4665 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
4666 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
4667 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
4668 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
4670 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
4671 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
4672 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
4674 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
4676 *** Inline display of linked images
4678 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
4679 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
4680 that have no description part will be inlined.
4682 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
4684 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
4685 from 1, you can now do it like this:
4687 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
4689 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
4691 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
4692 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
4693 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
4694 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
4695 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
4696 into account all header arguments, and variables.
4698 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
4699 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
4700 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
4703 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
4704 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
4705 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
4706 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
4707 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
4708 properties or in tables.
4710 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
4711 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
4712 names, and rownames across all languages.
4714 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
4716 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
4718 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
4719 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
4720 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
4722 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
4724 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
4725 request by Scott Otterson.
4727 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
4729 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
4730 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
4731 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
4732 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
4733 superscripts, see the variable
4734 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
4736 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
4738 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
4740 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
4741 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
4742 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
4743 following new faces:
4745 =org-document-title=
4747 =org-document-info-keyword=
4749 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
4750 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
4752 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
4754 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
4756 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
4757 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
4758 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
4759 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
4760 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
4761 property is affected by this setting.
4763 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
4764 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
4766 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
4768 Requested by Michael Brand.
4770 **** Better level cycling function
4772 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
4773 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
4774 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
4775 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
4777 **** Adaptive filling
4779 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
4780 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
4781 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
4782 comments to be filled correctly.
4784 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
4786 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
4788 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
4790 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
4792 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
4793 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
4795 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
4799 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
4801 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
4802 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
4803 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
4804 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
4806 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
4808 **** Localized clock tables
4810 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
4811 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
4812 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
4813 available translated strings.
4815 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
4817 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
4818 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
4819 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
4820 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
4822 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
4824 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
4826 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
4827 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
4828 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
4829 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
4832 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
4836 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
4838 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
4839 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
4841 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
4843 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
4845 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
4846 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
4847 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
4850 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
4853 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
4855 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
4856 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
4861 org-table-current-line
4865 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
4867 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
4868 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
4871 This was requested by Tom.
4873 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
4875 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
4876 example by viewing from the agenda.
4878 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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