1 ORG NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. -*- mode: org; coding: utf-8 -*-
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14 ** Incompatible changes
15 *** Removal of OrgStruct mode mode and radio lists
17 OrgStruct minor mode and radio lists mechanism (~org-list-send-list~
18 and ~org-list-radio-lists-templates~) are removed from the code base.
20 Note that only radio /lists/ have been removed, not radio tables.
22 If you want to manipulate lists like in Org in other modes, we suggest
23 to use orgalist.el, which you can install from GNU ELPA.
25 If you want to use Org folding outside of Org buffers, you can have a
26 look at the outshine package in the MELPA repository.
28 *** Change in the structure template expansion
30 Org 9.2 comes with a new template expansion mechanism, combining
31 ~org-insert-structure-template~ bound to ~C-c C-,~.
33 If you customized the ~org-structure-template-alist~ option manually,
34 you probably need to udpate it, see the docstring for accepted values.
36 If you prefer using previous patterns, e.g. =<s=, you can activate
37 them again by requiring Org Tempo library:
39 : (require 'org-tempo)
41 or add it to ~org-modules~.
43 If you need complex templates, look at the ~tempo-define-template~
44 function or at solutions like Yasnippet.
46 *** Change to Noweb expansion
48 Expansion check =:noweb-ref= only if no matching named block is found
49 in the buffer. As a consequence, any =:noweb-ref= value matching the
50 name of a source block in the buffer is ignored. A simple fix is to
51 give every concerned source-block, including the named one, a new,
52 unique, Noweb reference.
56 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
60 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb-ref foo
64 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb yes
73 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb-ref bar
77 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb-ref bar
81 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb yes
86 *** Default/accepted values of ~org-calendar-to-agenda-key~
88 The default value and accepted value of ~org-calendar-to-agenda-key~
89 changed. This is an excerpt of the new docstring:
91 : When set to ‘default’, bind the function to ‘c’, but only if it is
92 : available in the Calendar keymap. This is the default choice because
93 : ‘c’ can then be used to switch back and forth between agenda and calendar.
95 : When nil, ‘org-calendar-goto-agenda’ is not bound to any key.
97 Check the full docstring for more.
99 *** Change the signature of the ~org-set-effort~ function
101 Here is the new docstring:
103 : (org-set-effort &optional INCREMENT VALUE)
105 : Set the effort property of the current entry.
106 : If INCREMENT is non-nil, set the property to the next allowed
107 : value. Otherwise, if optional argument VALUE is provided, use
108 : it. Eventually, prompt for the new value if none of the previous
111 *** Placeholders in =(eval ...)= macros are always strings
113 Within =(eval ...)= macros, =$1=-like placeholders are always replaced
114 with a string. As a consequence, they must not be enclosed within
115 quotes. As an illustration, consider the following, now valid,
119 ,#+macro: join (eval (concat $1 $2))
120 ,#+macro: sum (eval (+ (string-to-number $1) (string-to-number $2)))
122 {{{join(a,b)}}} => ab
126 However, there is no change in non-eval macros:
129 ,#+macro: disp argument: $1
131 {{{disp(text)}}} => argument: text
134 *** =align= STARTUP value no longer narrow table columns
136 Columns narrowing (or shrinking) is now dynamic. See [[*Dynamically
137 narrow table columns]] for details. In particular, it is decoupled from
140 If you need to automatically shrink columns upon opening an Org
141 document, use =shrink= value instead, or in addition to align:
144 ,#+STARTUP: align shrink
147 *** ~org-get-tags~ meaning change
149 Function ~org-get-tags~ used to return local tags to the current
150 headline. It now returns all the inherited tags in addition to the
151 local tags. In order to get the old behaviour back, you can use:
153 : (org-get-tags nil t)
155 *** Alphabetic sorting in tables and lists
157 When sorting alphabetically, ~org-table-sort-lines~ and ~org-sort-list~
158 now sort according to the locale’s collation rules instead of by
161 *** Change the name of the :tags clocktable option to :match
163 The =:match= (renamed from =:tags=) option allows to limit clock entries
164 to those matching a todo-tags matcher.
166 The old =:tags= option can be set to =t= to display a headline's tags in a
169 This is consistent with the naming of =org-dblock-write:columnview=
170 options, where =:match= is also used as a headlines filter.
173 *** Add ~:results link~ support for Babel
175 With this output format, create a link to the file specified in
176 ~:file~ header argument, without actually writing any result to it:
179 ,#+begin_src shell :dir "data/tmp" :results link :file "crackzor_1.0.c.gz"
180 wget -c "http://ben.akrin.com/crackzor/crackzor_1.0.c.gz"
184 [[file:data/tmp/crackzor_1.0.c.gz]]
187 *** Add ~:session~ support of ob-js for js-comint
188 #+begin_src js :session "*Javascript REPL*"
189 console.log("stardiviner")
191 *** Add ~:session~ support of ob-js for Indium
192 #+begin_src js :session "*JS REPL*"
193 console.log("stardiviner")
195 *** Add ~:session~ support of ob-js for skewer-mode
196 #+begin_src js :session "*skewer-repl*"
197 console.log("stardiviner")
199 *** Add support for links to LaTeX equations in HTML export
200 Use MathJax links when enabled (by ~org-html-with-latex~), otherwise
201 add a label to the rendered equation.
202 *** Org Tempo may used for snippet expansion of structure template.
203 See manual and the commentary section in ~org-tempo.el~ for details.
204 *** Exclude unnumbered headlines from table of contents
205 Set their =UNNUMBERED= property to the special =notoc= value. See
207 *** ~org-archive~ functions update status cookies
209 Archiving headers through ~org-archive-subtree~ and
210 ~org-archive-to-archive-sibling~ such as the ones listed below:
218 Will update the status cookie in the top level header.
220 *** Disable =org-agenda-overriding-header= by setting to empty string
222 The ~org-agenda-overriding-header~ inserted into agenda views can now
223 be disabled by setting it to an empty string.
225 *** Dynamically narrow table columns
227 With ~C-c TAB~, it is now possible to narrow a column to the width
228 specified by a width cookie in the column, or to 1 character if there
229 is no such cookie. The same keybinding expands a narrowed column to
232 Editing the column automatically expands the whole column to its full
235 *** =org-columns-summary-types= entries can take an optional COLLECT function
237 You can use this to make collection of a property from an entry
238 conditional on another entry. E.g. given this configuration:
240 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
241 (defun custom/org-collect-confirmed (property)
242 "Return `PROPERTY' for `CONFIRMED' entries"
243 (let ((prop (org-entry-get nil property))
244 (confirmed (org-entry-get nil "CONFIRMED")))
245 (if (and prop (string= "[X]" confirmed))
249 (setq org-columns-summary-types
250 '(("X+" org-columns--summary-sum
251 custom/org-collect-confirmed)))
254 You can have a file =bananas.org= containing:
257 ,#+columns: %ITEM %CONFIRMED %Bananas{+} %Bananas(Confirmed Bananas){X+}
273 ... and when going to the top of that file and entering column view
274 you should expect to see something like:
276 | ITEM | CONFIRMED | Bananas | Confirmed Bananas |
277 |---------------+-----------+---------+-------------------|
278 | All shipments | | 11 | 4 |
279 | Shipment 1 | [X] | 4 | 4 |
280 | Shipment 2 | [ ] | 7 | 7 |
285 *** Allow to filter by tags/property when capturing colview
287 You can now use =:match= to filter entries using a todo/tags/properties
290 *** Add support for Oracle's database alias in Babel blocks
291 =ob-sql= library already support running SQL blocks against an Oracle
292 database using ~sqlplus~. Now it's possible to use alias names
293 defined in =TNSNAMES= file instead of specifying full connection
294 parameters. See example bellow.
297 you can use the previous full connection parameters
298 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine oracle :dbuser me :dbpassword my_insecure_password :database my_db_name :dbhost my_db_host :dbport 1521
299 select sysdate from dual;
302 or the alias defined in your TNSNAMES file
303 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine oracle :dbuser me :dbpassword my_insecure_password :database my_tns_alias
304 select sysdate from dual;
308 *** ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock~ toggle agenda restriction at point
310 You can set an agenda restriction lock with =C-x C-x <= or with =<= at the
311 beginning of a headline when using Org speed commands. Now, if there
312 is already a restriction at point, hitting =<= again (or =C-x C-x <=) will
315 ** New commands and functions
317 *** ~org-insert-structure-template~
319 This function can be used to wrap existing text of Org elements in
320 a #+BEGIN_FOO/#+END_FOO block. Bound to C-c C-x w by default.
322 *** ~org-export-excluded-from-toc-p~
324 See docstring for details.
326 *** ~org-timestamp-to-time~
327 *** ~org-timestamp-from-string~
328 *** ~org-timestamp-from-time~
329 *** ~org-attach-dired-to-subtree~
331 See docstring for details.
333 *** ~org-toggle-narrow-to-subtree~
335 Toggle the narrowing state of the buffer: when in a narrowed state,
336 widen, otherwise call ~org-narrow-to-subtree~ to narrow.
338 This is attached to the "s" speed command, so that hitting "s" twice
339 will go back to the widen state.
341 *** ~org-browse-news~
343 Browse https://orgmode.org/Changes.html to let users read informations
344 about the last major release.
346 There is a new menu entry for this in the "Documentation" menu item.
348 *** ~org-info-find-node~
350 From an Org file or an agenda switch to a suitable info page depending
353 The function is bound to =C-c C-x I=.
355 ** Removed commands and functions
356 *** ~org-outline-overlay-data~
357 Use ~org-save-outline-visibility~ instead.
358 *** ~org-set-outline-overlay-data~
359 Use ~org-save-outline-visibility~ instead.
360 *** ~org-get-string-indentation~
361 It was not used throughout the code base.
362 *** ~org-fix-indentation~
363 It was not used throughout code base.
365 Use ~org-element-at-point~ instead.
366 *** ~org-preserve-lc~
367 It is no longer used in the code base.
368 *** ~org-try-structure-completion~
369 Org Tempo may be used as a replacement. See details above.
372 *** org-babel-use-quick-and-dirty-noweb-expansion
374 See [[*Change to Noweb expansion][Change to Noweb expansion]] for explanations.
378 *** New default value for ~org-texinfo-table-scientific-notation~
380 It is now nil, which means numbers in scientific notation are not
381 handled specially by default.
383 *** New default value for ~org-latex-table-scientific-notation~
385 It is now nil, which means numbers in scientific notation are not
386 handled specially by default.
388 *** New face: ~org-upcoming-distant-deadline~
390 It is meant to be used as the face for distant deadlines, see
391 ~org-agenda-deadline-faces~
393 *** ~org-paste-subtree~ no longer breaks sections
395 Unless point is at the beginning of a headline, ~org-paste-subtree~
396 now pastes the tree before the next visible headline. If you need to
397 break the section, use ~org-yank~ instead.
399 *** ~org-table-insert-column~ inserts a column to the right
401 It used to insert it on the left. With this change,
402 ~org-table-insert-column~ and ~org-table-delete-column~ are
405 *** ~org-publish-resolve-external-link~ accepts a new optional argument.
406 *** ~org-irc.el~ now supports exporting =irc:= links properly
408 Previously, irc links were exported by ~ox-md~ and ~ox-html~ as normal
409 file links, which lead to them being broken in web browsers. Now both
410 of these exporters will properly export to =irc:= links, which will
411 open properly in irc clients from web browsers.
413 *** ~org-comment-dwim~ (bound to =M-;=) now comments headings, if point is on a heading
414 *** Add support for open source block in window below
416 Set option ~org-src-window-setup~ to ~split-window-below~.
418 *** Alphabetic sorting in headings and tags now uses the locale’s sorting rules
420 When sorting alphabetically, ~org-sort-entries~ and
421 ~org-tags-sort-function~ now sort according to the locale’s collation
422 rules instead of by code-point.
423 *** New speed command "k" to kill (cut) the subtree at point
426 ** Incompatible changes
428 *** Variables relative to clocksum duration are obsolete
430 ~org-time-clocksum-format~, ~org-time-clocksum-use-fractional~ and
431 ~org-time-clocksum-fractional-format~ are obsolete. If you changed
432 them, consider modifying ~org-duration-format~ instead.
434 Variable ~org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations~ is also obsolete.
435 Consider setting ~org-duration-units~ instead.
437 *** ~org-at-timestamp-p~ optional argument accepts different values
439 See docstrings for the allowed values. For backward compatibility,
440 ~(org-at-timestamp-p t)~ is still supported, but should be updated
443 *** ~org-capture-templates~ no longer accepts S-expressions as file names
445 Since functions are allowed there, a straightforward way to migrate
452 : (file (lambda () (sexp)))
454 *** Deleted contributed packages
456 =org-ebib.el, =org-bullets.el= and =org-mime.el= have been deleted
457 from the contrib/ directory.
459 You can now find them here :
461 - https://github.com/joostkremers/ebib
462 - https://github.com/sabof/org-bullets
463 - https://github.com/org-mime/org-mime
465 *** Change ~org-texinfo-classes~ value
466 The value cannot support functions to create sectioning commands
467 anymore. Also, the sectioning commands should include commands for
468 appendices. See the docstring for more information.
469 *** Removal of ~:sitemap-sans-extension~
471 The publishing property is no longer recognized, as a consequence of
472 changes to site-map generation.
474 You can get the same functionality by setting ~:sitemap-format-entry~
478 (lambda (entry style project)
479 (cond ((not (directory-name-p entry))
480 (format "[[file:%s][%s]]"
481 (file-name-sans-extension entry)
482 (org-publish-find-title entry project)))
483 ((eq style 'tree) (file-name-nondirectory (directory-file-name entry)))
487 *** Change signature for ~:sitemap-function~
489 ~:sitemap-function~ now expects to be called with two arguments. See
490 ~org-publish-project-alist~ for details.
492 *** Change signature for some properties in ~org-list-to-generic~
494 ~:istart~, ~:icount~, ~:iend~ and ~:isep~ now expect the type of the
495 list as their first argument.
497 *** Change signature for ~org-get-repeater~
498 The optional argument is now a string to extract the repeater from.
499 See docstring for details.
501 *** Change signature for ~org-time-string-to-time~
502 See docstring for changes.
504 *** Change order of items in ~org-agenda-time-grid~
505 ~org-agenda-time-grid~ gained an extra item to allow users to customize
506 the string displayed after times in the agenda. See docstring for
509 *** ~tags-todo~ custom searches now include DONE keywords
511 Use "/!" markup when filtering TODO keywords to get only not-done TODO
514 *** ~org-split-string~ returns ~("")~ when called on an empty string
515 It used to return nil.
516 *** Removal of =ob-scala.el=
518 See [[https://github.com/ensime/emacs-scala-mode/issues/114][this github issue]].
520 You can use =ob-scala.el= as packaged in scala-mode, available from the
524 *** iCalendar export uses inheritance for TIMEZONE and LOCATION properties
525 Both these properties can be inherited during iCalendar export,
526 depending on the value of ~org-use-property-inheritance~.
527 *** iCalendar export respects a TIMEZONE property
528 Set the TIMEZONE property on an entry to specify a time zone for that
529 entry only during iCalendar export. The property value should be
530 specified as in "Europe/London".
531 *** ~org-attach~ can move directory contents
532 When setting a new directory for an entry, org-attach offers to move
533 files over from the old directory. Using a prefix arg will reset the
534 directory to old, ID based one.
535 *** New Org duration library
536 This new library implements tools to read and print time durations in
537 various formats (e.g., "H:MM", or "1d 2h 3min"...).
539 See ~org-duration-to-minutes~ and ~org-duration-from-minutes~
543 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-show-future-repeats~
544 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-prefer-last-repeat~
545 **** New variable : ~org-deadline-past-days~
546 See docstring for details.
547 **** Binding C-c C-x < for ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock-from-agenda~
548 **** New auto-align default setting for =org-agenda-tags-column=
550 =org-agenda-tags-column= can now be set to =auto=, which will
551 automatically align tags to the right edge of the window. This is now
553 *** New value for ~org-publish-sitemap-sort-folders~
555 The new ~ignore~ value effectively allows toggling inclusion of
556 directories in published site-maps.
560 **** Scheme: support for tables
561 **** Scheme: new variable: ~org-babel-scheme-null-to~
563 This new custom option allows you to use an empty list or null symbol to
564 format the table output, initially assigned to ~hlines~.
566 **** Scheme: new header ~:prologue~
568 A new block code header has been created for Org Babel that enables
569 developers to prepend code to the scheme block being processed.
571 Multiple ~:prologue~ headers can be added each of them using a string
572 with the content to be added.
574 The scheme blocks are prepared by surrounding the code in the block
575 with a let form. The content of the ~:prologue~ headers are prepended
576 before this let form.
578 **** Support for hledger accounting reports added
579 **** Clojure: new setting ~org-babel-clojure-sync-nrepl-timeout~
581 Creation of a new setting to specify the Cider timeout. By setting
582 the =org-babel-clojure-sync-nrepl-timeout= setting option. The value
583 is in seconds and if set to =nil= then no timeout will occur.
584 **** Clojure: new header ~:show-process~
586 A new block code header has been created for Org Babel that enables
587 developers to output the process of an ongoing process into a new
590 You can tell Org Babel to output the process of a running code block.
592 To show that output you only have to specify the =:show-process=
593 option in the code block's header like this:
596 ,#+BEGIN_SRC clojure :results output :show-process t
603 If =:show-process= is specified that way, then when you will run the
604 code using =C-c C-c= a new window will open in Emacs. Everything that
605 is output by the REPL will immediately be added to that new window.
607 When the processing of the code is finished, then the window and its
608 buffer will be closed and the results will be reported in the
611 Note that the =:results= parameter's behavior is *not* changed. If
612 =silent= is specified, then no result will be displayed. If =output=
613 is specified then all the output from the window will appears in the
614 results section. If =value= is specified, then only the last returned
615 value of the code will be displayed in the results section.
617 **** Maxima: new headers ~:prologue~ and ~:epilogue~
618 Babel options ~:prologue~ and ~:epilogue~ have been implemented for
619 Maxima source blocks which prepend and append, respectively, the given
620 code strings. This can be useful for specifying formatting settings
621 which would add clutter to exported code. For instance, you can use
622 this ~:prologue "fpprintprec: 2; linel: 50;"~ for presenting Maxima
623 results in a beamer presentation.
624 **** PlantUML: add support for header arguments
626 [[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
627 [[https://orgmode.org/manual/var.html#var][~:var~]] header arguments.
629 **** SQL: new engine added ~sqsh~
631 A new engine was added to support ~sqsh~ command line utility for use
632 against Microsoft SQL Server or Sybase SQL server.
634 More information on ~sqsh~ can be found here: [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sqsh/][sourceforge/sqsh]]
636 To use ~sqsh~ in an *sql* =SRC_BLK= set the =:engine= like this:
639 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine sqsh :dbhost my_host :dbuser master :dbpassword pass :database support
645 **** SQL: new engine added =vertica=
647 A new engine was added to support vsql command line utility for use
650 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]]
652 To use =vertica= in an sql =SRC_BLK= set the =:engine= like this:
655 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine vertica :dbhost my_host :dbuser dbadmin :dbpassword pw :database vmart
659 **** C++: New header ~:namespaces~
661 The new ~:namespaces~ export option can be used to specify namespaces
662 to be used within a C++ org source block. Its usage is similar to
663 ~:includes~, in that it can accept multiple, space-separated
664 namespaces to use. This header is equivalent to adding ~using
665 namespace <name>;~ in the source block. Here is a "Hello World" in C++
669 ,#+BEGIN_SRC C++ :results output :namespaces std :includes <iostream>
670 cout << "Hello World" << endl;
674 **** Support for Vala language
676 [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala][Vala]] language blocks support two special header arguments:
678 - ~:flags~ passes arguments to the compiler
679 - ~:cmdline~ passes commandline arguments to the generated executable
681 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~]]
682 support because Vala is a compiled language.
684 The Vala compiler binary can be changed via the ~defcustom~
685 ~org-babel-vala-compiler~.
687 *** New ~function~ scope argument for the Clock Table
688 Added a nullary function that returns a list of files as a possible
689 argument for the scope of the clock table.
691 **** Implement vernacular table of contents in Markdown exporter
692 Global table of contents are generated using vanilla Markdown syntax
693 instead of HTML. Also #+TOC keyword, including local table of
694 contents, are now supported.
695 **** Add Slovenian translations
696 **** Implement ~org-export-insert-image-links~
697 This new function is meant to be used in back-ends supporting images
698 as descriptions of links, a.k.a. image links. See its docstring for
700 **** New macro : ~{{{n}}}~
701 This macro creates and increment multiple counters in a document. See
703 **** Add global macros through ~org-export-global-macros~
704 With this variable, one can define macros available for all documents.
705 **** New keyword ~#+EXPORT_FILE_NAME~
706 Similarly to ~:EXPORT_FILE_NAME:~ property, this keyword allows the
707 user to specify the name of the output file upon exporting the
708 document. This also has an effect on publishing.
709 **** Horizontal rules are no longer ignored in LaTeX table math mode
710 **** Use ~compilation-mode~ for compilation output
711 **** Plain lists accept a new ~:separator~ attribute in Texinfo
713 The new ~:separator~ attribute splits a tag from a description list
714 item into multiple parts. This allows to have two-column tables with
715 multiple entries in the first column. See manual for more details.
717 **** ~latex-environment~ elements support ~caption~ keywords for LaTeX export
718 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit LaTeX environments
720 Using ~C-c '~ on a LaTeX environment opens a sub-editing buffer. By
721 default, major mode in that buffer is ~latex-mode~, but it can be
722 changed by configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~.
724 *** ~org-list-to-generic~ includes a new property: ~:ifmt~
726 ~:ifmt~ is a function to be called on the body of each item. See
727 ~org-list-to-generic~ documentation for details.
729 *** New variable : ~org-bibtex-headline-format-function~
730 This allow to use a different title than entry title.
732 *** ~org-attach~ supports attaching files from URLs
734 Using ~C-c C-a u~ prompts for a URL pointing to a file to be attached
737 *** New option for ~org-refile-use-outline-path~
738 ~org-refile-use-outline-path~ now supports the setting ~buffer-name~,
739 which causes refile targets to be prefixed with the buffer’s
740 name. This is particularly useful when used in conjunction with
743 *** ~org-file-contents~ now allows the FILE argument to be a URL.
744 This allows ~#+SETUPFILE:~ to accept a URL instead of a local file
745 path. The URL contents are auto-downloaded and saved to a temporary
746 cache ~org--file-cache~. A new optional argument ~NOCACHE~ is added
747 to ~org-file-contents~.
749 *** ~org-mode-restart~ now resets the newly added ~org--file-cache~.
750 Using ~C-c C-c~ on any keyword (like ~#+SETUPFILE~) will reset the
753 *** New option : ~org-table-duration-hour-zero-padding~
754 This variable allow computed durations in tables to be zero-padded.
756 *** New mode switch for table formulas : =U=
757 This mode omits seconds in durations.
763 This feature has been removed. Use a custom agenda view, possibly
764 narrowed to current buffer to achieve a similar functionality.
766 *** ~org-agenda-skip-entry-when-regexp-matches~ is obsolete
768 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
770 *** ~org-agenda-skip-subtree-when-regexp-matches~ is obsolete
772 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
774 *** ~org-agenda-skip-entry-when-regexp-matches-in-subtree~ is obsolete
776 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
778 *** ~org-minutes-to-clocksum-string~ is obsolete
780 Use ~org-duration-from-minutes~ instead.
782 *** ~org-hh:mm-string-to-minutes~ is obsolete
784 Use ~org-duration-to-minutes~ instead.
786 *** ~org-duration-string-to-minutes~ is obsolete
788 Use ~org-duration-to-minutes~ instead.
790 *** ~org-gnus-nnimap-cached-article-number~ is removed.
792 This function relied on ~nnimap-group-overview-filename~, which was
793 removed from Gnus circa September 2010.
797 *** ~org-agenda-repeating-timestamp-show-all~ is removed.
799 For an equivalent to a ~nil~ value, set
800 ~org-agenda-show-future-repeats~ to nil and
801 ~org-agenda-prefer-last-repeat~ to ~t~.
803 *** ~org-gnus-nnimap-query-article-no-from-file~ is removed.
805 This variable has no effect, as it was relying on a function that was
806 removed from Gnus circa September 2010.
808 *** ~org-usenet-links-prefer-google~ is obsolete.
810 Use ~org-gnus-prefer-web-links~ instead.
812 *** ~org-publish-sitemap-file-entry-format~ is deprecated
814 One can provide new ~:sitemap-format-entry~ property for a function
815 equivalent to the removed format string.
817 *** ~org-enable-table-editor~ is removed.
819 Setting it to a ~nil~ value broke some other features (e.g., speed
822 *** ~org-export-use-babel~ cannot be set to ~inline-only~
824 The variable is now a boolean.
826 *** ~org-texinfo-def-table-markup~ is obsolete
828 Use ~org-texinfo-table-default-markup~ instead.
832 *** ~org-publish-find-property~
834 This function can be used as a tool to format entries in a site-map,
835 in addition to ~org-publish-find-title~ and ~org-publish-find-date~.
837 *** ~org-list-to-org~
839 It is the reciprocal of ~org-list-to-lisp~, which see.
841 *** ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock-from-agenda~
843 Call ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock~ from the agenda.
847 *** The Library of Babel now on Worg
849 The library-of-babel.org used to be accessible from the =doc/=
850 directory, distributed with Org’s core. It is now accessible
851 from the Worg community-driven documentation [[https://orgmode.org/worg/library-of-babel.html][here]].
853 If you want to contribute to it, please see [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html][how to contribute]].
855 *** Allow multiple columns view
857 Columns view is not limited to a single buffer anymore.
858 *** Org Attach obeys ~dired-dwim-target~
860 When a Dired buffer is opened next to the Org document being edited,
861 the prompt for file to attach can start in the Dired buffer's
862 directory if `dired-dwim-target' in non-nil.
864 *** ~org-fill-paragraph~ can now fill a whole region
865 *** More specific anniversary descriptions
867 Anniversary descriptions (used in the agenda view, for instance)
868 include the point in time, when the anniversary appears. This is,
869 in its most general form, just the date of the anniversary. Or
870 more specific terms, like "today", "tomorrow" or "in n days" are
871 used to describe the time span.
873 This feature allows to automatically change the description of an
874 anniversary, depending on if it occurs in the next few days or
875 far away in the future.
877 *** Computed dates in tables appear as inactive time stamps
879 *** Save point before opening a file with an unknown search option
881 When following a file link with a search option (e.g., =::#custom-id=)
882 that doesn't exist in the target file, save position before raising an
883 error. As a consequence, it is possible to jump back to the original
884 document with ~org-mark-ring-goto~ (default binding =C-c &=).
886 *** ~org-get-heading~ accepts two more optional arguments
888 See docstring for details.
890 *** New option ~org-babel-uppercase-example-markers~
892 This variable is a ~defcustom~ and replaces the variable
893 ~org-babel-capitalize-example-region-markers~, which is a ~defvar~ and
895 *** =INCLUDE= keywords in commented trees are now ignored.
896 *** Default value for ~org-texinfo-text-markup-alist~ changed.
898 Now ~=...=~ markup uses ~@samp{}~ instead of ~@verb{}~. You can use
899 ~@verb{}~ again by customizing the variable.
900 *** Texinfo exports example blocks as ~@example~
901 *** Texinfo exports inline source blocks as ~@code{}~
902 *** Texinfo default table markup is ~@asis~
903 It used to be ~@samp~ but ~@asis~ is neutral and, therefore, more
904 suitable as a default value.
905 *** Texinfo default process includes ~--no-split~ option
906 *** New entities : ~\dollar~ and ~\USD~
907 *** Support for date style URLs in =org-protocol://open-source=
908 URLs like =https://cool-blog.com/2017/05/20/cool-post/= are
909 covered by rewrite rules.
911 *** Add (C) =COMMENT= support to ~org-structure-template-alist~
915 ** Incompatible changes
917 *** Emacs 23 support has been dropped
919 From now on, Org expects at least Emacs 24.3, although Emacs 24.4 or
922 *** XEmacs support has been dropped
924 Incomplete compatibility layer with XEmacs has been removed. If you
925 want to take over maintenance of this compatibility, please contact
928 *** New syntax for export blocks
930 Export blocks are explicitly marked as such at the syntax level to
931 disambiguate their parsing from special blocks. The new syntax is
934 ,#+BEGIN_EXPORT backend
947 As a consequence, =INCLUDE= keywords syntax is modified, e.g.,
950 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" HTML
956 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" export html
959 The following function repairs export blocks and =INCLUDE= keywords
960 using previous syntax:
962 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
963 (defun org-repair-export-blocks ()
964 "Repair export blocks and INCLUDE keywords in current buffer."
966 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
967 (let ((case-fold-search t)
968 (back-end-re (regexp-opt
969 '("HTML" "ASCII" "LATEX" "ODT" "MARKDOWN" "MD" "ORG"
970 "MAN" "BEAMER" "TEXINFO" "GROFF" "KOMA-LETTER")
972 (org-with-wide-buffer
973 (goto-char (point-min))
974 (let ((block-re (concat "^[ \t]*#\\+BEGIN_" back-end-re)))
976 (while (re-search-forward block-re nil t)
977 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
978 (when (eq (org-element-type element) 'special-block)
980 (goto-char (org-element-property :end element))
981 (save-match-data (search-backward "_"))
984 (delete-region (point) (line-end-position)))
985 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1))))))
987 (format "^[ \t]*#\\+INCLUDE: .*?%s[ \t]*$" back-end-re)))
988 (while (re-search-forward include-re nil t)
989 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
990 (when (and (eq (org-element-type element) 'keyword)
991 (string= (org-element-property :key element) "INCLUDE"))
992 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1)))))))))
995 Moreover, ~:export-block~ keyword used in ~org-export-define-backend~ and
996 ~org-export-define-derived-backend~ is no longer used and needs to be
1001 **** [1]-like constructs are not valid footnotes
1003 Using =[1]= as a footnote was already discouraged in the manual, since
1004 it introduced too many false-positives in many Org documents. These
1005 constructs are now unsupported.
1007 If you used =[N]= in some of your documents, consider turning them into
1010 **** /Org Footnote/ library doesn't handle non-Org buffers
1012 Commands for footnotes in an Org document no longer try to do
1013 something in non-Org ones. If you need to have footnotes there,
1014 consider using the =footnote.el= library, shipped with Emacs.
1016 In particular, ~org-footnote-tag-for-non-org-mode-files~ no longer
1019 *** ~org-file-apps~ no longer accepts S-expressions as commands
1021 The variable now accepts functions of two arguments instead of plain
1022 S-expressions. Replacing an S-expression with an appropriate function
1023 is straightforward. For example
1029 : ("pdf" . (lambda (file link) (foo)))
1031 *** The ~{{{modification-time}}}~ macro can get time via =vc=
1033 The modification time will be determined via =vc.el= if the second
1034 argument is non-nil. See the manual for details.
1036 *** Preparation and completion functions in publishing projects change signature
1038 Preparation and completion functions are now called with an argument,
1039 which is the project property list. It used to be dynamically scoped
1040 through the ~project-plist~ variable.
1042 *** Old Babel header properties are no longer supported
1044 Using header arguments as property names is no longer possible. As
1056 should be written instead
1061 :header-args: :exports code
1062 :header-args+: :var a=1 b=2
1063 :header-args+: :var c=3
1067 Please note that, however, old properties were defined at the source
1068 block definition. Current ones are defined where the block is called.
1072 *** ~org-eww~ has been moved into core
1073 *** New org-protocol key=value syntax
1075 Org-protocol can now handle query-style parameters such as:
1078 org-protocol://store-link?url=http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html&title=The%20title
1079 org-protocol://capture?template=x&title=Hello&body=World&url=http:%2F%2Fexample.com
1082 Old-style links such as
1083 : org-protocol://store-link:/http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html/The%20title
1084 continue to be supported.
1086 If you have defined your own handler functions for
1087 ~org-protocol-protocol-alist~, change them to accept either a property
1088 list (for new-style links) or a string (for old-style links). Use
1089 ~org-protocol-parse-parameters~ to convert old-style links into property
1092 *** New Org linter library
1094 ~org-lint~ can check syntax and report common issues in Org documents.
1096 *** New option ~date-tree-last~ for ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~
1098 When ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~ is set to ~date-tree-last~, diary
1099 entries are added to last in the date tree.
1101 *** New ~vbar~ entity
1103 ~\vbar~ or ~\vbar{}~ will be exported unconditionally as a =|=,
1104 unlike to existing ~\vert~, which is expanded as ~|~ when using
1105 a HTML derived export back-end.
1109 **** New =#+latex_compiler= keyword to set LaTeX compiler.
1111 PDFLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and LuaLaTeX are supported. See the manual for
1114 **** New option ~org-export-with-broken-links~
1116 This option tells the export process how to behave when encountering
1117 a broken internal link. See its docstring for more information.
1119 **** Attributes support in custom language environments for LaTeX export
1121 Custom language environments for LaTeX export can now define the
1122 string to be inserted during export, using attributes to indicate the
1123 position of the elements. See variable ~org-latex-custom-lang-environments~
1126 **** New Texinfo ~options~ attribute on special blocks
1128 Using ~:options~ as a Texinfo attribute, it is possible to add
1129 information to custom environments. See manual for details.
1131 **** New HTML ~id~ attributes on special, example and quote blocks
1133 If the block has a =#+NAME:= attribute assigned, then the HTML element
1134 will have an ~id~ attribute with that name in the HTML export. This
1135 enables one to create links to these elements in other places, e.g.,
1136 ~<a href="#name">text</a>~.
1138 **** Listings with captions are now numbered in HTML export
1140 The class associated to the numbering is "listing-number". If you
1141 don't want these blocks to be numbered, as it was the case until now,
1142 You may want to add ~.listing-number { display: none; }~ to the CSS
1145 **** Line Numbering in SRC/EXAMPLE blocks support arbitrary start number
1147 The ~-n~ option to ~SRC~ and ~EXAMPLE~ blocks can now take a numeric
1148 argument to specify the staring line number for the source or example
1149 block. The ~+n~ option can now take a numeric argument that will be
1150 added to the last line number from the previous block as the starting
1151 point for the SRC/EXAMPLE block.
1154 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp -n 20
1155 ;; this will export with line number 20
1156 (message "This is line 21")
1158 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp +n 10
1159 ;; This will be listed as line 31
1160 (message "This is line 32")
1164 **** Allow toggling center for images in LaTeX export
1166 With the global variable ~org-latex-images-centered~ or the local
1167 attribute ~:center~ it is now possible to center an image in LaTeX
1170 **** Default CSS class ~org-svg~ for SVG images in HTML export
1172 SVG images exported in HTML are now by default assigned a CSS class
1173 ~org-svg~ if no CSS class is specified with the ~:class~ attribute. By
1174 default, the CSS styling of class ~org-svg~ specifies an image width of
1175 90\thinsp{}% of the container the image.
1177 **** Markdown footnote export customization
1179 Variables ~org-md-footnotes-section~ and ~org-md-footnote-format~
1180 introduced for =ox-md.el=. Both new variables define template strings
1181 which can be used to customize the format of the exported footnotes
1182 section and individual footnotes, respectively.
1186 **** Blocks with coderefs labels can now be evaluated
1188 The labels are removed prior to evaluating the block.
1190 **** Support for Lua language
1191 **** Support for SLY in Lisp blocks
1193 See ~org-babel-lisp-eval-fn~ to activate it.
1195 **** Support for Stan language
1197 New ob-stan.el library.
1199 Evaluating a Stan block can produce two different results.
1201 1. Dump the source code contents to a file.
1203 This file can then be used as a variable in other blocks, which
1204 allows interfaces like RStan to use the model.
1206 2. Compile the contents to a model file.
1208 This provides access to the CmdStan interface. To use this, set
1209 ~org-babel-stan-cmdstan-directory~ and provide a ~:file~ argument
1210 that does not end in ".stan".
1212 For more information and usage examples, visit
1213 https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-stan.html
1215 **** Support for Oracle databases via ~sqlplus~
1217 =ob-sql= library supports running SQL blocks against an Oracle
1218 database using ~sqlplus~. Use with properties like this (all
1226 :database <database>
1227 :dbpassword <secret>
1230 **** Improved support to Microsoft SQL Server via ~sqlcmd~
1232 =ob-sql= library removes support to the ~msosql~ engine which uses the
1233 deprecated ~osql~ command line tool, and replaces it with ~mssql~
1234 engine which uses the ~sqlcmd~ command line tool. Use with properties
1241 :dbpassword <secret>
1242 :database <database>
1245 If you want to use the *trusted connection* feature, omit *both* the
1246 =dbuser= and =dbpassword= properties and add =cmdline -E= to the properties.
1248 If your Emacs is running in a Cygwin environment, the =ob-sql= library
1249 can pass the converted path to the =sqlcmd= tool.
1251 **** Improved support of header arguments for postgresql
1253 The postgresql engine in a sql code block supports now ~:dbport~ nd
1254 ~:dbpassword~ as header arguments.
1256 **** Support for additional plantuml output formats
1258 The support for output formats of [[http://plantuml.com/][plantuml]] has been extended to now
1268 - utxt :: ASCII art using unicode characters
1277 The output formats are determined by the file extension specified
1278 using the :file property, e.g.:
1280 #+begin_src plantuml :file diagram.png
1282 Alice -> Bob: Authentication Request
1283 Bob --> Alice: Authentication Response
1285 Alice -> Bob: Another authentication Request
1286 Alice <-- Bob: another authentication Response
1290 Please note that *pdf* *does not work out of the box* and needs additional
1291 setup in addition to plantuml. See [[http://plantuml.com/pdf.html]] for
1292 details and setup information.
1294 *** Rewrite of radio lists
1296 Radio lists, i.e, Org plain lists in foreign buffers, have been
1297 rewritten to be on par with Radio tables. You can use a large set of
1298 parameters to control how a given list should be rendered. See manual
1301 *** org-bbdb-anniversaries-future
1303 Used like ~org-bbdb-anniversaries~, it provides a few days warning for
1304 upcoming anniversaries (default: 7 days).
1306 *** Clear non-repeated SCHEDULED upon repeating a task
1308 If the task is repeated, and therefore done at least one, scheduling
1309 information is no longer relevant. It is therefore removed.
1311 See [[git:481719fbd5751aaa9c672b762cb43aea8ee986b0][commit message]] for more information.
1313 *** Support for ISO week trees
1315 ISO week trees are an alternative date tree format that orders entries
1316 by ISO week and not by month.
1323 : *** 2015-08-31 Monday
1325 They are supported in org-capture via ~file+weektree~ and
1326 ~file+weektree+prompt~ target specifications.
1328 *** Accept ~:indent~ parameter when capturing column view
1330 When defining a "columnview" dynamic block, it is now possible to add
1331 an :indent parameter, much like the one in the clock table.
1333 On the other hand, stars no longer appear in an ITEM field.
1337 **** ~org-columns~ accepts a prefix argument
1339 When called with a prefix argument, ~org-columns~ apply to the whole
1340 buffer unconditionally.
1342 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-view-columns-initially~
1344 The variable used to be a ~defvar~, it is now a ~defcustom~.
1346 **** Allow custom summaries
1348 It is now possible to add new summary types, or override those
1349 provided by Org by customizing ~org-columns-summary-types~, which see.
1351 **** Allow multiple summaries for any property
1353 Columns can now summarize the same property using different summary
1356 *** Preview LaTeX snippets in buffers not visiting files
1357 *** New option ~org-attach-commit~
1359 When non-nil, commit attachments with git, assuming the document is in
1362 *** Allow conditional case-fold searches in ~org-occur~
1364 When set to ~smart~, the new variable ~org-occur-case-fold-search~ allows
1365 to mimic =isearch.el=: if the regexp searched contains any upper case
1366 character (or character class), the search is case sensitive.
1367 Otherwise, it is case insensitive.
1369 *** More robust repeated =ox-latex= footnote handling
1371 Repeated footnotes are now numbered by referring to a label in the
1374 *** The ~org-block~ face is inherited by ~src-blocks~
1376 This works also when =org-src-fontify-natively= is non-nil. It is also
1377 possible to specify per-languages faces. See =org-src-block-faces= and
1378 the manual for details.
1380 *** Links are now customizable
1382 Links can now have custom colors, tooltips, keymaps, display behavior,
1383 etc. Links are now centralized in ~org-link-parameters~.
1387 *** ~org-next-line-empty-p~
1389 It replaces the deprecated ~next~ argument to ~org-previous-line-empty-p~.
1391 *** ~org-show-children~
1393 It is a faster implementation of ~outline-show-children~.
1395 ** Removed functions
1397 *** ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag-refine~ has been removed.
1399 Use ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~ instead.
1401 *** ~org-agenda-todayp~ is deprecated.
1403 Use ~org-agenda-today-p~ instead.
1405 *** ~org-babel-get-header~ is removed.
1407 Use ~org-babel--get-vars~ or ~assq~ instead, as applicable.
1409 *** ~org-babel-trim~ is deprecated.
1411 Use ~org-trim~ instead.
1413 *** ~org-element-remove-indentation~ is deprecated.
1415 Use ~org-remove-indentation~ instead.
1417 *** ~org-image-file-name-regexp~ is deprecated
1419 Use ~image-file-name-regexp~ instead.
1420 The never-used-in-core ~extensions~ argument has been dropped.
1422 *** ~org-list-parse-list~ is deprecated
1424 Use ~org-list-to-lisp~ instead.
1426 *** ~org-on-heading-p~ is deprecated
1428 A comment to this effect was in the source code since 7.8.03, but
1429 now a byte-compiler warning will be generated as well.
1431 *** ~org-table-p~ is deprecated
1433 Use ~org-at-table-p~ instead.
1435 *** ~org-table-recognize-table.el~ is deprecated
1437 It was not called by any org code since 2010.
1439 *** Various reimplementations of cl-lib functions are deprecated
1441 The affected functions are:
1444 - ~org-remove-if-not~
1449 Additionally, ~org-sublist~ is deprecated in favor of ~cl-subseq~. Note
1450 the differences in indexing conventions: ~org-sublist~ is 1-based and
1451 end-inclusive; ~cl-subseq~ is 0-based and end-exclusive.
1455 *** Remove all options related to ~ido~ or ~iswitchb~
1457 This includes ~org-completion-use-iswitchb~ and ~org-completion-use-ido~.
1458 Instead Org uses regular functions, e.g., ~completion-read~ so as to
1459 let those libraries operate.
1461 *** Remove ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~
1463 Two consecutive blank lines always terminate all levels of current
1466 *** ~fixltx2e~ is removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
1468 fixltx2e is obsolete, see LaTeX News 22.
1471 *** Add Icelandic smart quotes
1472 *** Allow multiple receiver locations in radio tables and lists
1473 *** Allow angular links within link descriptions
1475 It is now allowed to write, e.g.,
1476 ~[[http:orgmode.org][<file:unicorn.png>]]~ as an equivalent to
1477 ~[[http:orgmode.org][file:unicorn.png]]~. The advantage of the former
1478 is that spaces are allowed within the path.
1480 *** Beamer export back-ends uses ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
1481 *** ~:preparation-function~ called earlier during publishing
1483 Functions in this list are called before any file is associated to the
1484 current project. Thus, they can be used to generate to be published
1487 *** Function ~org-remove-indentation~ changes.
1489 The new algorithm doesn't remove TAB characters not used for
1492 *** Secure placeholders in capture templates
1494 Placeholders in capture templates are no longer expanded recursively.
1495 However, ~%(...)~ constructs are expanded very late, so you can fill
1496 the contents of the S-exp with the replacement text of non-interactive
1497 placeholders. As before, interactive ones are still expanded as the
1498 very last step, so the previous statement doesn't apply to them.
1500 Note that only ~%(...)~ placeholders initially present in the
1501 template, or introduced using a file placeholder, i.e., ~%[...]~ are
1502 expanded. This prevents evaluating potentially malicious code when
1503 another placeholder, e.g., ~%i~ expands to a S-exp.
1505 *** Links stored by ~org-gnus-store-link~ in nnir groups
1507 Since gnus nnir groups are temporary, ~org-gnus-store-link~ now refers
1508 to the article's original group.
1510 *** ~org-babel-check-confirm-evaluate~ is now a function instead of a macro
1512 The calling convention has changed.
1514 *** HTML export table row customization changes
1516 Variable ~org-html-table-row-tags~ has been split into
1517 ~org-html-table-row-open-tag~ and ~org-html-table-row-close-tag~.
1518 Both new variables can be either a string or a function which will be
1519 called with 6 parameters.
1521 *** =ITEM= special property returns headline without stars
1522 *** Rename ~org-insert-columns-dblock~ into ~org-columns-insert-dblock~
1524 The previous name is, for the time being, kept as an obsolete alias.
1526 *** ~org-trim~ can preserve leading indentation.
1528 When setting a new optional argument to a non-nil value, ~org-trim~
1529 preserves leading indentation while removing blank lines at the
1530 beginning of the string. The behavior is identical for white space at
1531 the end of the string.
1533 *** Function ~org-info-export~ changes.
1535 HTML links created from certain info links now point to =gnu.org= URL's rather
1536 than just to local files. For example info links such as =info:emacs#List
1537 Buffers= used to be converted to HTML links like this:
1539 : <a href="emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
1541 where local file =emacs.html= is referenced.
1542 For most folks this file does not exist.
1543 Thus the new behavior is to generate this HTML link instead:
1545 : <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
1547 All emacs related info links are similarly translated plus few other
1550 *** Repeaters with a ~++~ interval and a time can be shifted to later today
1552 Previously, if a recurring task had a timestamp of
1553 ~<2016-01-01 Fri 20:00 ++1d>~ and was completed on =2016-01-02= at
1554 =08:00=, the task would skip =2016-01-02= and would be rescheduled for
1555 =2016-01-03=. Timestamps with ~++~ cookies and a specific time will
1556 now shift to the first possible future occurrence, even if the
1557 occurrence is later the same day the task is completed. (Timestamps
1558 already in the future are still shifted one time further into the
1561 *** ~org-mobile-action-alist~ is now a defconst
1563 It used to be a defcustom, with a warning that it shouldn't be
1566 *** ~file+emacs~ and ~file+sys~ link types are deprecated
1568 They are still supported in Org 9.0 but will eventually be removed in
1569 a later release. Use ~file~ link type along with universal arguments
1570 to force opening it in either Emacs or with system application.
1572 *** New defcustom ~org-babel-J-command~ stores the j command
1573 *** New defalias ~org-babel-execute:j~
1575 Allows J source blocks be indicated by letter j. Previously the
1576 indication letter was solely J.
1578 *** ~org-open-line~ ignores tables at the very beginning of the buffer
1580 When ~org-special-ctrl-o~ is non-nil, it is impractical to create
1581 a blank line above a table at the beginning of the document. Now, as
1582 a special case, ~org-open-line~ behaves normally in this situation.
1584 *** ~org-babel-hash-show-time~ is now customizable
1586 The experimental variable used to be more or less confidential, as
1589 *** New ~:format~ property to parsed links
1591 It defines the format of the original link. Possible values are:
1592 ~plain~, ~bracket~ and ~angle~.
1596 ** Incompatible changes
1598 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
1600 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after a
1601 headline and its planning line, when applicable.
1603 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
1604 logged before the property drawer.
1606 The following function will repair them:
1608 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1609 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
1610 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
1611 Ignore non Org buffers."
1612 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
1613 (org-with-wide-buffer
1614 (goto-char (point-min))
1615 (let ((case-fold-search t)
1616 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
1617 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
1621 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
1623 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
1625 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
1626 (when (and (< (point) end)
1627 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
1629 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
1630 (eq (org-element-type
1631 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
1633 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
1635 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
1636 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
1639 *** Using "COMMENT" is now equivalent to commenting with "#"
1641 If you used "COMMENT" in headlines to prevent a subtree from being
1642 exported, you can still do it but all information within the subtree
1643 is now commented out, i.e. no #+OPTIONS line will be parsed or taken
1644 into account when exporting.
1646 If you want to exclude a headline from export while using its contents
1647 for setting options, use =:noexport:= (see =org-export-exclude-tags=.)
1649 *** =#+CATEGORY= keywords no longer apply partially to document
1651 It was possible to use several such keywords and have them apply to
1652 the text below until the next one, but strongly deprecated since Org
1655 =#+CATEGORY= keywords are now global to the document. You can use node
1656 properties to set category for a subtree, e.g.,
1661 :CATEGORY: some category
1665 *** New variable to control visibility when revealing a location
1667 ~org-show-following-heading~, ~org-show-siblings~, ~org-show-entry-below~
1668 and ~org-show-hierarchy-above~ no longer exist. Instead, visibility is
1669 controlled through a single variable: ~org-show-context-detail~, which
1672 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
1674 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
1675 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
1677 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
1678 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
1680 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
1682 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
1683 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
1685 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
1687 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
1688 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-previous-visible-heading~
1689 respectively, rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these
1690 functions. The Org version of these functions skips over inline tasks
1691 (and even-level headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
1693 *** ~org-element-context~ no longer return objects in keywords
1695 ~org-element-context~ used to return objects on some keywords, i.e.,
1696 =TITLE=, =DATE= and =AUTHOR=. It now returns only the keyword.
1698 *** ~org-timer-default-timer~ type changed from number to string
1700 If you have, in your configuration, something like =(setq
1701 org-timer-default-timer 10)= replace it with =(setq
1702 org-timer-default-timer "10")=.
1704 *** Functions signature changes
1706 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
1707 docstring for more information.
1709 - ~org-export-collect-footnote-definitions~
1710 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
1711 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
1712 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
1713 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
1718 *** Default lexical evaluation of emacs-lisp source blocks
1720 Emacs-lisp source blocks in Babel are now evaluated using lexical
1721 scoping. There is a new header to control this behavior.
1723 The default results in an eval with lexical scoping.
1726 This turns lexical scoping off in the eval (the former behavior).
1729 This uses the lexical environment with x=42 in the eval.
1730 :lexical '((x . 42))
1732 *** Behavior of ~org-return~ changed
1734 If point is before or after the headline title, insert a new line
1735 without changing the headline.
1737 *** Hierarchies of tags
1739 The functionality of nesting tags in hierarchies is added to org-mode.
1740 This is the generalization of what was previously called "Tag groups"
1741 in the manual. That term is now changed to "Tag hierarchy".
1743 The following in-buffer definition:
1746 ,#+TAGS: [ Group : SubOne SubTwo ]
1747 ,#+TAGS: [ SubOne : SubOne1 SubOne2 ]
1748 ,#+TAGS: [ SubTwo : SubTwo1 SubTwo2 ]
1751 Should be seen as the following tree of tags:
1761 Searching for "Group" should return all tags defined above. Filtering
1762 on SubOne filters also it's sub-tags. Etc.
1764 There is no limit on the depth for the tag hierarchy.
1766 *** Additional syntax for non-unique grouptags
1768 Additional syntax is defined for grouptags if the tags in the group
1769 don't have to be distinct on a heading.
1771 Grouptags had to previously be defined with { }. This syntax is
1772 already used for exclusive tags and Grouptags need their own,
1773 non-exclusive syntax. This behavior is achieved with [ ]. Note: { }
1774 can still be used also for Grouptags but then only one of the given
1775 tags can be used on the headline at the same time. Example:
1777 [ group : sub1 sub2 ]
1783 This is a more general case than the already existing syntax for
1786 *** Define regular expression patterns as tags
1788 Tags can be defined as grouptags with regular expressions as
1791 The regular expressions in the group must be marked up within { }.
1794 : #+TAGS: [ Project : {P@.+} ]
1796 Searching for the tag Project will now list all tags also including
1797 regular expression matches for P@.+. This is good for example for
1798 projects tagged with a common identifier, i.e. P@2014_OrgTags.
1800 *** Filtering in the agenda on grouptags (Tag hierarchies)
1802 Filtering in the agenda on grouptags filters all of the related tags.
1803 Except if a filter is applied with a (double) prefix-argument.
1805 Filtering in the agenda on subcategories does not filter the "above"
1808 If a grouptag contains a regular expression the regular expression
1809 is also used as a filter.
1811 *** Minor refactoring of ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~
1813 Now uses the argument ARG and optional argument exclude instead of
1814 strip and narrow. ARG because the argument has multiple purposes and
1815 makes more sense than strip now. The term "narrowing" is changed to
1818 The main purpose is for the function to make more logical sense when
1819 filtering on tags now when tags can be structured in hierarchies.
1821 *** Babel: support for sed scripts
1823 Thanks to Bjarte Johansen for this feature.
1825 *** Babel: support for Processing language
1827 New ob-processing.el library.
1829 This library implements necessary functions for implementing editing
1830 of Processing code blocks, viewing the resulting sketches in an
1831 external viewer, and HTML export of the sketches.
1833 Check the documentation for more details.
1835 Thanks to Jarmo Hurri for this feature.
1837 *** New behavior for ~org-toggle-latex-fragment~
1839 The new behavior is the following:
1841 - With a double prefix argument or with a single prefix argument when
1842 point is before the first headline, toggle overlays in the whole
1845 - With a single prefix argument, toggle overlays in the current
1848 - On latex code, toggle overlay at point;
1850 - Otherwise, toggle overlays in the current section.
1852 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
1854 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
1855 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
1857 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
1859 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
1860 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
1863 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
1865 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
1866 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
1867 ~org-drawers~ variable.
1869 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
1871 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
1872 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
1873 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
1874 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
1876 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
1878 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
1879 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
1880 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
1883 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
1885 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch in
1888 *** New option in ASCII export
1890 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting ~org-ascii-list-margin~
1891 variable to an appropriate integer.
1893 *** New blocks in ASCII export
1895 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT=
1896 blocks. See documentation for details.
1898 *** More back-end specific publishing options
1900 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
1901 increased. See manual for details.
1903 *** Export inline source blocks
1905 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
1906 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
1907 in the output, depending on the parameters.
1909 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
1911 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
1913 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
1915 *** New function: ~org-export-get-reference~
1917 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
1919 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
1920 more features. See docstring for details.
1922 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
1924 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
1926 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
1927 document, before wrapping it within the template.
1929 *** New :environment parameter when exporting example blocks to LaTeX
1931 : #+ATTR_LATEX: :environment myverbatim
1933 : This sentence is false.
1936 will be exported using =@samp(myverbatim)= instead of =@samp(verbatim)=.
1938 *** Various improvements on radio tables
1940 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
1941 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
1942 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are new
1943 parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
1944 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
1945 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
1947 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
1949 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction
1950 with source blocks exported by the minted package.
1952 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
1954 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
1955 would throw an error. A new variable ~org-table-formula-create-columns~
1956 was added to adjust this behavior. It is now possible to silently add
1957 new columns, to do so with a warning or to explicitly ask the user
1962 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
1965 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
1967 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
1968 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
1970 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
1972 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
1974 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
1976 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is now
1977 deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
1978 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
1980 *** New option: ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
1982 See the docstring for more information.
1984 *** Export unnumbered headlines
1986 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
1987 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
1988 property is inherited by children.
1990 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
1992 It is now possible to specify a function, both programmatically,
1993 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~ keys,
1996 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
1998 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See manual
2001 *** Countdown timers can now be paused
2003 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
2006 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
2008 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
2009 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
2011 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
2013 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
2014 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
2016 *** ~{{{property}}}~ macro supports optional search argument
2018 It is now possible to supply an optional search option to
2019 ~{{{property}}}~ in order to retrieve remote properties optional. See
2022 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
2024 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
2025 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
2027 *** New entities family: "\_ "
2029 "\_ " are used to insert up to 20 contiguous spaces in various
2030 back-ends. In particular, this family can be used to introduce
2031 leading spaces within table cells.
2033 *** New MathJax configuration options
2035 Org uses the MathJax CDN by default. See the manual and the docstring
2036 of ~org-html-mathjax-options~ for details.
2038 *** New behavior in `org-export-options-alist'
2040 When defining a back-end, it is now possible to specify to give
2041 `parse' behavior on a keyword. It is equivalent to call
2042 `org-element-parse-secondary-string' on the value.
2044 However, parsed =KEYWORD= is automatically associated to an
2045 =:EXPORT_KEYWORD:= property, which can be used to override the keyword
2046 value during a subtree export. Moreover, macros are expanded in such
2047 keywords and properties.
2049 *** Viewport support in html export
2051 Viewport for mobile-optimized website is now automatically inserted
2052 when exporting to html. See ~org-html-viewport~ for details.
2054 *** New ~#+SUBTITLE~ export keyword
2056 Org can typeset a subtitle in some export backends. See the manual
2059 *** Remotely edit a footnote definition
2061 Calling ~org-edit-footnote-reference~ (C-c ') on a footnote reference
2062 allows to edit its definition, as long as it is not anonymous, in a
2063 dedicated buffer. It works even if buffer is currently narrowed.
2065 *** New function ~org-delete-indentation~ bound to ~M-^~
2067 Work as ~delete-indentation~ unless at heading, in which case text is
2068 added to headline text.
2070 *** Support for images in Texinfo export
2072 ~Texinfo~ back-end now handles images. See the manual for details.
2074 *** Support for captions in Texinfo export
2076 Tables and source blocks can now have captions. Additionally, lists
2077 of tables and lists of listings can be inserted in the document with
2080 *** Countdown timer support hh:mm:ss format
2082 In addition to setting countdown timers in minutes, they can also be
2083 set using the hh:mm:ss format.
2085 *** Extend ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~
2087 ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~ now accepts 0 as an argument for the
2088 number of clones, which removes the repeater from the original subtree
2089 and creates one shifted, repeating clone.
2091 *** New time block for clock tables: ~untilnow~
2093 It encompasses all past closed clocks.
2095 *** Support for the ~polyglossia~ LaTeX package
2097 See the docstring of ~org-latex-classes~ and
2098 ~org-latex-guess-polyglossia-language~ for details.
2100 *** None-floating tables, graphics and blocks can have captions
2102 *** `org-insert-heading' can be forced to insert top-level headline
2104 ** Removed functions
2106 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
2108 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
2110 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
2112 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
2113 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
2114 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
2115 accessible from the export dispatcher.
2117 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
2119 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
2121 *** Removed function ~org-export-solidify-link-text~
2123 This function, being non-bijective, introduced bug in internal
2124 references. Use ~org-export-get-reference~ instead.
2126 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
2128 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
2131 *** Removed functions ~org-table-colgroup-line-p~, ~org-table-cookie-line-p~
2133 These functions were left-over from pre 8.0 era. They are not correct
2134 anymore. Since they are not needed, they have no replacement.
2138 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
2140 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
2143 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
2144 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
2146 *** ~org-export-with-creator~ is a boolean
2148 Special ~comment~ value is no longer allowed. It is possible to use a
2149 body filter to add comments about the creator at the end of the
2152 *** Removed option =org-html-use-unicode-chars=
2154 Setting this to non-nil was problematic as it converted characters
2155 everywhere in the buffer, possibly corrupting URLs.
2157 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
2159 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name= at
2160 the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behavior is to use the value
2161 of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=. To chose
2162 a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind this
2165 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
2167 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
2168 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
2169 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
2170 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
2171 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
2173 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
2175 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
2176 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
2179 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
2181 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
2183 *** Removed option ~org-entities-ascii-explanatory~
2185 This variable has no effect since Org 8.0.
2187 *** Removed option ~org-table-error-on-row-ref-crossing-hline~
2189 This variable has no effect since August 2009.
2191 *** Removed MathML-related options from ~org-html-mathjax-options~
2193 MathJax automatically chooses the best display technology based on the
2194 end-users browser. You may force initial usage of MathML via
2195 ~org-html-mathjax-template~ or by setting the ~path~ property of
2196 ~org-html-mathjax-options~.
2198 *** Removed comment-related filters
2200 ~org-export-filter-comment-functions~ and
2201 ~org-export-filter-comment-block-functions~ variables do not exist
2206 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
2208 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
2210 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
2212 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
2213 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
2215 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
2217 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
2218 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
2221 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
2223 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
2224 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
2226 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
2228 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
2230 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
2232 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
2233 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
2234 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
2235 particular test failure was introduced.
2237 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
2239 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
2240 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as well
2241 as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~ when
2242 ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
2244 *** ~org-latex-hyperref-template~, ~org-latex-title-command~ formatting
2246 New formatting keys are supported. See the respective docstrings.
2247 Note, ~org-latex-hyperref-template~ has a new default value.
2249 *** ~float, wasysym, marvosym~ are removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
2251 If you require any of these package add them to your preamble via
2252 ~org-latex-packages-alist~. Org also uses default LaTeX ~\tolerance~ now.
2254 *** When exporting, throw an error on unresolved id/fuzzy links and code refs
2256 This helps spotting wrong links.
2260 ** Incompatible changes
2261 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
2262 This may require two changes in user config.
2264 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
2265 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
2266 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
2268 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
2270 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
2271 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
2272 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
2274 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
2275 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
2277 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
2281 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
2283 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
2285 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
2286 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
2287 option keywords like :html-include-style.
2289 So you need to replace
2291 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
2295 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
2297 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
2298 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
2300 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
2302 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
2303 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
2304 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
2306 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
2307 the other optional arguments accordingly.
2309 *** Export back-ends are now structures
2311 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
2312 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
2313 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
2316 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
2318 ** Important bugfixes
2320 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
2321 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
2323 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
2325 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
2326 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
2327 separator starting a TOTO match string.
2330 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
2332 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
2334 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
2336 - Support SVG images
2337 - Support for .pgf files
2338 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
2339 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
2340 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
2341 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
2342 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
2343 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
2344 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
2346 *** New functions for paragraph motion
2348 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
2349 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
2350 in a paragraph-like way.
2352 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
2354 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
2355 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
2356 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
2357 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
2358 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
2360 *** Anonymous export back-ends
2362 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
2363 which can then be passed to export functions like
2364 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
2366 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
2367 registering a new back-end.
2369 *** New agenda fortnight view
2371 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
2372 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
2375 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
2377 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
2378 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
2380 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
2381 See https://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
2382 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
2384 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
2385 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
2387 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
2388 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
2389 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
2390 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
2391 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
2394 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
2396 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
2398 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
2400 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
2402 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
2404 See [[https://lists.gnu.org/r/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
2406 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
2408 If you set this to the following
2410 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
2412 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
2414 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
2416 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
2418 ** New contributed packages
2420 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
2421 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
2424 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
2425 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
2429 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
2431 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
2432 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
2433 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
2434 the same with example blocks.
2436 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
2443 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
2445 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
2448 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
2449 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
2450 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
2452 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
2453 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
2454 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
2455 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
2456 detailed explanations.
2458 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
2459 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
2460 function has been called already.
2462 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
2465 See https://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
2467 ** Incompatible changes
2469 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
2471 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
2473 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
2474 you will have to update them.
2476 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
2478 See https://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
2479 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
2481 **** New export engine
2483 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
2484 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
2485 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
2486 /all/ export back-ends.
2488 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
2489 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
2490 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
2491 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
2492 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
2494 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
2495 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
2497 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
2498 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
2499 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
2500 manual for details and check [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
2502 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
2504 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
2506 should now be written
2508 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
2510 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
2511 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
2512 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
2514 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
2516 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
2518 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
2521 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
2522 remember templates into capture templates.
2524 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
2526 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
2527 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
2529 **** Note for third-party developers
2531 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
2532 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
2533 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
2535 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
2538 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
2540 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
2541 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
2542 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
2544 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
2545 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
2546 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
2549 - org-colview-xemacs.el
2550 - org-mac-message.el
2556 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
2557 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
2558 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
2560 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
2561 wrote [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
2563 ** New packages in core
2565 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
2567 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
2569 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
2571 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
2573 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
2575 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
2576 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
2578 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
2580 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
2582 ** New packages in contrib
2584 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
2586 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
2588 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
2591 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
2593 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
2594 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
2596 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
2599 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
2601 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
2603 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
2605 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
2607 Also see [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
2608 for starting headlines.
2610 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
2612 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
2613 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
2614 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
2615 [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
2617 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
2619 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
2621 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
2623 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
2624 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
2627 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
2628 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
2631 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
2633 The [[https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
2634 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
2637 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
2638 conversion from Org files to groff.
2640 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
2642 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
2644 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
2646 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
2647 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
2654 **** New export generic options
2656 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
2657 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
2659 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
2661 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
2662 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
2663 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
2664 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
2666 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
2667 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
2668 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
2669 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
2670 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
2671 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
2672 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
2673 contains time-stamps.
2675 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
2676 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
2677 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
2679 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
2681 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
2683 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
2685 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
2687 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
2688 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
2689 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
2690 *** Structure editing
2692 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
2693 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
2695 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
2696 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
2698 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
2700 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
2701 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
2702 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
2703 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
2706 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
2708 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
2709 _words__= will preserve markup.
2711 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
2713 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
2714 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
2715 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
2717 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
2719 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
2720 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
2722 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
2724 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
2725 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
2726 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
2727 forward and backward.
2729 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
2730 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
2732 Now Org will sort this list
2734 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
2735 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
2739 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
2740 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
2742 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
2743 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
2744 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
2746 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
2747 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
2748 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
2750 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
2753 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
2755 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
2756 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
2757 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
2759 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
2761 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
2762 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
2763 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
2764 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
2766 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
2768 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
2769 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
2770 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
2771 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
2772 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
2774 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
2776 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
2777 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
2778 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
2780 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
2781 *** Scheduled/deadline
2783 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
2785 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
2786 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
2787 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
2788 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
2790 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
2791 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
2792 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
2793 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
2795 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
2796 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
2797 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
2798 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
2799 control this globally or per agenda.
2801 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
2803 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
2805 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
2807 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
2808 *** Calendar, diary and appts
2810 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
2812 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
2813 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
2814 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
2816 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2817 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
2818 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
2820 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
2821 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
2823 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
2826 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
2828 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
2829 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
2830 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
2832 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
2834 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
2835 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
2836 only show their description, not the full links.
2839 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
2841 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
2842 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
2843 want to build a list of appointments.
2845 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
2846 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
2848 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
2850 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
2852 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
2853 time value (i.e. appointments).
2855 **** New agenda sorting strategies
2857 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
2859 | Strategy | Explanations |
2860 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
2861 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
2862 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
2863 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
2864 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
2865 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
2866 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
2867 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
2868 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
2869 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
2870 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
2872 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
2874 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
2875 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
2876 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
2878 These new options are available:
2880 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
2881 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
2882 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
2883 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
2885 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
2886 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
2887 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
2889 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
2890 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
2891 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
2892 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
2893 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
2894 non-tagged headlines.
2896 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
2898 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
2899 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
2900 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
2901 that take only =N= minutes.
2903 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
2905 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
2906 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
2907 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
2909 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
2911 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
2912 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
2914 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
2916 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
2917 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
2919 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
2922 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
2924 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
2925 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
2926 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
2928 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
2929 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
2931 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
2933 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
2934 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
2936 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
2938 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
2940 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
2941 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
2944 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
2946 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
2947 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
2948 asks for a confirmation.
2950 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
2952 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
2953 the mark of the entry at point.
2955 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
2956 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
2958 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
2960 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
2961 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
2964 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
2966 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
2967 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
2969 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
2971 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
2972 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
2974 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
2976 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
2977 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
2978 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
2979 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
2981 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
2983 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
2984 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
2985 repeated beyond the current deadline.
2987 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
2989 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
2990 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
2991 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
2992 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
2994 Read the full docstring for details.
2996 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
2998 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
3001 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
3004 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
3006 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
3007 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
3010 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
3012 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
3013 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
3015 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
3017 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
3018 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
3019 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
3020 check against the name of the buffer.
3023 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
3024 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
3025 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
3028 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
3029 agenda views, and for filtering.
3031 See https://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
3035 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
3037 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
3038 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
3039 through new link protocols (see [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
3041 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
3042 as if the protocol was not known.
3044 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
3046 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
3048 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
3049 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
3050 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
3053 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
3055 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
3056 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
3057 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
3059 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
3061 When storing a link to a headline like
3063 : * See [[https://orgmode.org][Org website]]
3065 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
3066 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
3067 there is no description.
3070 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
3072 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
3073 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
3074 those other formulas.
3076 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
3078 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
3079 [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
3080 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
3083 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
3085 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
3086 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
3087 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
3090 **** New lookup functions
3092 There are now three lookup functions:
3094 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
3095 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
3096 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
3098 See [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
3099 *** Startup keywords
3101 These new startup keywords are now available:
3103 | Startup keyword | Option |
3104 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
3105 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
3106 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
3107 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
3108 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
3109 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
3110 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
3111 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
3112 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
3116 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
3118 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
3119 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
3120 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
3121 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
3123 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
3125 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
3126 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
3127 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
3130 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
3131 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
3133 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
3135 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
3136 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
3138 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
3140 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
3141 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
3142 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
3144 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
3145 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
3146 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
3147 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
3148 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
3149 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
3150 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
3153 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
3155 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
3157 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
3159 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
3160 same target than the block at point.
3162 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
3164 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
3165 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
3166 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
3168 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
3169 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
3172 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
3174 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
3175 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
3176 manual for a usage example.
3178 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
3180 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
3181 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
3182 collecting blocks for tangling.
3184 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
3185 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
3187 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
3188 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
3189 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
3190 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
3192 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
3193 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
3196 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
3197 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
3198 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
3199 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
3203 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
3204 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
3205 - [[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]]
3206 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
3207 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
3208 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
3209 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
3210 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
3211 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
3212 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
3213 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
3214 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
3215 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
3216 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
3217 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
3218 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
3219 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
3220 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports OS X versions up to 10.8
3221 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
3225 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
3227 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
3229 You can read the [[https://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
3231 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
3233 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
3234 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
3235 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
3236 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
3237 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
3238 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
3239 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
3240 found here: https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
3242 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
3244 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
3245 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
3247 *** MobileOrg for iOS
3249 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
3250 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
3251 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
3255 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
3257 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
3258 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
3261 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
3262 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
3263 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
3264 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
3265 agenda type to this variable.
3267 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
3270 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
3271 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
3272 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
3273 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
3275 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
3277 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
3278 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
3279 invisible) blocked tasks.
3281 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
3283 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
3284 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
3286 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
3288 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
3289 ** No GPL manual anymore
3291 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
3292 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
3294 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
3296 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
3298 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
3299 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
3300 in most environments.
3304 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
3306 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
3308 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3309 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "https://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
3312 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
3313 available through https://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
3314 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
3317 See https://orgmode.org/elpa/
3319 ** Overview of the new keybindings
3321 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
3322 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
3323 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
3324 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
3325 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
3326 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
3327 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
3328 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
3329 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
3330 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
3331 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
3332 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
3333 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
3334 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
3335 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
3337 ** New package and Babel language
3339 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
3341 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
3343 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
3344 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
3346 ** Incompatible changes
3348 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
3349 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
3351 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
3354 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
3355 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
3356 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
3358 ** New features and user-visible changes
3362 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
3363 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
3364 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
3365 core and many core functions rely on this package.
3367 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
3368 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
3370 See the docstrings for more details.
3372 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
3373 on =org-element.el=.
3375 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
3377 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
3378 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
3379 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
3380 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
3382 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
3384 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
3385 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
3386 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
3387 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
3389 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
3391 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
3393 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
3395 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
3398 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
3399 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
3401 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
3402 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
3403 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
3406 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
3409 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
3410 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
3411 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
3413 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
3414 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
3415 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
3420 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
3422 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
3423 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
3424 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
3425 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
3427 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
3428 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
3429 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
3430 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
3431 generating new ones.
3433 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
3436 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
3438 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
3439 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
3442 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3443 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
3444 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
3447 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
3448 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
3449 details on how to use this.
3451 **** Changes in bulk actions
3453 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
3454 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
3456 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
3457 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
3458 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
3459 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
3460 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
3462 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
3463 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
3465 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
3466 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
3469 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
3471 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
3473 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
3475 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
3476 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
3478 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
3480 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
3481 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
3482 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
3483 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
3486 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
3488 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
3491 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
3492 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
3493 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
3494 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
3495 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
3498 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
3500 See the [[https://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
3502 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
3504 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
3505 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
3506 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
3507 filters and category filters.
3509 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
3510 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
3513 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
3514 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
3515 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
3520 **** Inserting links
3522 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
3523 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
3524 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
3527 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
3528 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
3529 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
3530 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
3532 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
3535 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
3537 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
3538 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
3539 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
3540 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
3542 **** New link type =help=
3544 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
3546 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
3547 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
3548 you go back to the same buffer.
3550 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
3552 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
3553 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
3556 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
3558 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
3560 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
3562 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
3564 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
3566 **** RET now follows time stamps links
3570 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
3572 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
3573 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
3574 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
3575 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
3577 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
3579 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
3580 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
3581 all headlines in the region.
3583 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
3585 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
3587 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
3588 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
3590 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
3592 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
3594 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
3596 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
3598 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
3600 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
3601 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
3602 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
3607 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
3609 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
3611 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
3613 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
3614 clocked entry, if any.
3616 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
3618 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
3620 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
3622 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
3623 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
3626 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
3627 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
3628 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
3632 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
3634 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
3637 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
3639 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
3640 cells in clockreport.
3642 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
3643 time cells in clockreport.
3646 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
3648 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
3649 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
3651 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
3652 in the mode line and/or frame title.
3654 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
3655 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
3656 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
3657 space in the frame title.
3661 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
3663 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
3664 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
3665 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
3666 don't want to see temporarily.
3668 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
3670 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
3672 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
3674 There are these new entities:
3676 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
3677 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
3678 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
3679 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
3680 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
3681 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
3683 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
3684 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
3685 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
3687 The face is back to a normal height.
3691 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
3692 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
3694 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
3695 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
3697 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
3699 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
3700 block will use its value as the column format.
3702 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
3704 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
3706 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
3708 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
3710 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
3711 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
3712 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
3713 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
3715 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
3719 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
3721 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
3723 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
3725 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
3727 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
3728 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
3729 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
3731 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
3733 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
3734 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
3735 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
3739 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
3741 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
3742 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
3743 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
3744 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
3746 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
3748 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
3749 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
3752 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3753 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
3754 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
3757 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
3758 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
3759 more details on how to use this.
3761 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
3762 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
3764 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
3765 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
3768 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
3770 See the manual for more explanations.
3772 **** More control over empty lines
3774 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
3775 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
3778 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
3780 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
3784 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
3786 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
3787 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
3788 available) to print beautiful tables.
3790 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
3792 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
3793 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
3796 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
3798 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
3799 in the #+DATE option.
3801 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
3803 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
3805 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
3806 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
3808 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
3809 More languages are always welcome.
3811 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
3813 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
3814 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
3816 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
3817 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[https://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=e9fd33][this commit]] for details)
3818 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
3819 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
3820 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
3821 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
3823 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
3824 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
3828 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
3830 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
3833 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
3835 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
3836 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
3838 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
3840 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
3842 It used to exports the results of the code.
3846 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
3847 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
3849 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
3850 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
3852 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
3854 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
3855 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
3856 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
3858 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
3859 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
3861 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
3862 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
3863 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
3866 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
3868 This will increment the effort value.
3870 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
3872 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
3874 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
3875 attach symbolic links.
3877 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
3879 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
3881 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
3882 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
3884 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
3886 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
3888 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
3889 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
3890 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
3892 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
3894 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
3895 all top level list items.
3897 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
3899 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
3901 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
3902 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
3904 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
3906 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
3908 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
3909 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
3910 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
3911 first headline in the region.
3913 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
3915 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
3918 ** Important bug fixes
3920 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
3922 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
3923 perform completion with meaningful values.
3925 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
3927 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
3928 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
3929 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3931 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
3932 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
3934 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
3935 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
3938 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
3939 the code and the license to your needs.
3941 See https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
3942 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
3946 ** Incompatible changes
3948 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
3950 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[https://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
3952 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
3954 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
3955 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
3956 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
3957 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
3960 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
3962 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
3963 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
3964 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
3966 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
3968 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
3969 =org-agenda-span= instead.
3971 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
3973 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
3975 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
3976 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
3977 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
3978 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
3979 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
3981 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
3982 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
3983 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
3984 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
3985 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
3986 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
3988 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
3989 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
3990 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
3993 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
3996 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
3997 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
3998 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
3999 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
4001 The two new variables are:
4003 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
4004 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
4005 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
4006 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
4007 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
4008 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
4009 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
4011 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
4012 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
4015 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
4018 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
4019 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
4020 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
4021 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
4023 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
4024 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
4025 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
4026 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
4029 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
4030 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
4031 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
4032 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
4033 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
4034 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
4037 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
4038 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
4039 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
4040 applies to the following packages:
4058 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
4059 you are using, you can remove it from
4060 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
4061 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
4064 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
4065 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
4066 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
4067 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
4068 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
4071 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
4073 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
4074 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
4075 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
4078 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
4080 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
4082 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
4084 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
4086 ** Important new features
4088 *** New Org to ODT exporter
4090 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
4092 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
4093 for more information on how to customize it.
4095 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
4097 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
4098 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
4099 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
4100 section [[https://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
4102 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
4103 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
4104 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
4106 To switch over to the new system:
4110 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
4112 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
4113 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
4114 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
4115 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
4116 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
4118 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
4120 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
4123 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
4126 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
4128 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
4129 you have decided to move over completely to the new
4130 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
4131 with using both system in parallel.
4135 *** New Org libraries
4136 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
4138 Implement links to eshell buffers.
4140 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
4142 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
4144 To use, put the following in your init file:
4147 (require 'org-special-blocks)
4150 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
4151 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
4152 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
4153 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
4154 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
4155 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
4156 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
4157 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
4158 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
4161 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
4163 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
4164 He also wrote a [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
4166 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
4168 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
4169 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
4170 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
4173 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
4174 call function to do something special with text links.
4176 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
4178 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
4180 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
4181 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
4182 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
4185 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
4187 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
4189 *** New Babel libraries
4191 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
4192 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
4193 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
4194 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
4195 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
4196 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
4197 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
4199 ** Other new features and various enhancements
4203 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
4205 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
4206 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
4207 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
4208 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
4209 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
4210 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
4212 The key new functions are
4214 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
4215 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
4216 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
4218 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
4219 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
4221 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
4222 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
4224 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
4225 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
4227 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
4229 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
4230 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
4231 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
4233 **** Modified link escaping
4235 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
4237 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
4238 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
4239 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
4240 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
4243 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
4244 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
4245 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
4246 : percent escaped links are solved.
4248 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
4250 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
4252 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
4253 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
4255 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
4257 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
4259 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
4260 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
4261 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
4262 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
4263 string to be executed.
4265 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
4266 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
4270 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
4271 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
4274 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
4278 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
4280 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
4281 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
4282 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
4283 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
4285 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
4286 will work on the current entry.
4288 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
4289 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
4291 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
4293 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
4295 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
4298 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
4299 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
4304 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
4306 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
4307 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
4308 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
4310 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
4312 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
4313 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
4314 entries using a function.
4316 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
4317 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
4318 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
4320 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
4322 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
4323 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
4324 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
4326 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
4328 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
4329 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
4330 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
4331 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
4332 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
4333 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
4335 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
4339 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
4341 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
4342 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
4344 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
4345 docstring of these variable for details about available
4348 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
4349 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
4350 formatting string will insert a string.
4352 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
4354 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
4355 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
4356 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
4357 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
4358 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
4359 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
4360 C-e u=, respectively.
4362 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
4363 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
4364 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
4365 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
4366 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
4369 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
4371 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
4372 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
4374 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
4376 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
4377 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
4379 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
4381 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
4382 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
4383 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
4384 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[https://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
4385 section]] in the manual for more details.
4387 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
4388 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
4389 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
4394 **** Refile targets can now be cached
4396 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
4397 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
4398 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
4399 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
4400 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
4402 **** New logging support for refiling
4404 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
4405 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
4408 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
4412 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
4414 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
4418 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
4420 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
4421 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
4423 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
4425 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
4426 the displayed in the buffer.
4428 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
4430 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
4432 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
4433 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
4435 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
4436 |--------+--------+---------|
4437 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
4438 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
4440 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
4443 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
4446 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
4448 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
4450 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
4451 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
4458 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
4459 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
4462 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
4464 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
4466 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
4467 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
4469 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
4473 **** Improved handling of lists
4475 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
4477 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
4478 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
4479 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
4482 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
4483 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
4484 counters like [@c] or [@W].
4486 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
4487 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
4488 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
4489 `org-list-export-context'.
4491 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
4492 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
4493 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
4495 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
4496 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
4497 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
4498 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
4499 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
4501 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
4502 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
4503 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
4505 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
4507 *** Inline display of linked images
4509 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
4510 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
4511 that have no description part will be inlined.
4513 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
4515 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
4516 from 1, you can now do it like this:
4518 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
4520 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
4522 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
4523 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
4524 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
4525 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
4526 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
4527 into account all header arguments, and variables.
4529 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
4530 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
4531 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
4534 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
4535 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
4536 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
4537 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
4538 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
4539 properties or in tables.
4541 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
4542 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
4543 names, and rownames across all languages.
4545 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
4547 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
4549 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
4550 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
4551 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
4553 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
4555 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
4556 request by Scott Otterson.
4558 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
4560 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
4561 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
4562 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
4563 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
4564 superscripts, see the variable
4565 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
4567 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
4569 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
4571 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
4572 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
4573 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
4574 following new faces:
4576 =org-document-title=
4578 =org-document-info-keyword=
4580 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
4581 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
4583 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
4585 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
4587 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
4588 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
4589 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
4590 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
4591 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
4592 property is affected by this setting.
4594 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
4595 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
4597 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
4599 Requested by Michael Brand.
4601 **** Better level cycling function
4603 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
4604 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
4605 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
4606 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
4608 **** Adaptive filling
4610 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
4611 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
4612 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
4613 comments to be filled correctly.
4615 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
4617 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
4619 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
4621 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
4623 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
4624 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
4626 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
4630 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
4632 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
4633 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
4634 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
4635 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
4637 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
4639 **** Localized clock tables
4641 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
4642 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
4643 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
4644 available translated strings.
4646 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
4648 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
4649 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
4650 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
4651 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
4653 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
4655 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
4657 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
4658 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
4659 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
4660 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
4663 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
4667 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
4669 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
4670 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
4672 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
4674 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
4676 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
4677 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
4678 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
4681 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
4684 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
4686 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
4687 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
4692 org-table-current-line
4696 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
4698 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
4699 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
4702 This was requested by Tom.
4704 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
4706 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
4707 example by viewing from the agenda.
4709 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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