1 # -*- mode: org; org-export-publishing-directory: "tmp"; fill-column: 65 -*-
3 #+TITLE: Org-mode list of user-visible changes
4 #+AUTHOR: Carsten Dominik
5 #+EMAIL: carsten at orgmode dot org
6 #+OPTIONS: H:3 num:nil toc:nil \n:nil @:t ::t |:t ^:{} *:t TeX:t LaTeX:nil
7 #+INFOJS_OPT: view:info toc:1 path:org-info.js
9 #+LINK_HOME: http://orgmode.org
18 ** Incompatible changes
20 *** The text before the first headline is now exported by default
22 Previously, the default was to not include text in an org-mode
23 buffer before the first headine. From now on, the default it to
24 include it. If you like the old default better, customize the
25 variable =org-export-skip-text-before-1st-heading= or set the
26 value on a per-file basis with
32 *** Description lists are now supported natively
34 A plain list will be exported as a description list if the
35 first item in the list has a /term/ and the /description/,
36 separated by " :: ". For example
38 : Emacs software by Carsten Dominik
39 : - RefTeX :: Support for LaTeX Labels, References, Citations
40 : - CDLaTeX :: more LaTeX functionality for Emacs
41 : - TeXmathp :: checking LaTeX buffers for Math mode.
42 : - ORG :: An Emacs mode for notes and projet planning.
43 : - CONSTANTS :: An Emacs package for inserting the definition of
44 : natural constants and units into a buffer.
45 : - IDLWAVE :: The Emacs modes for editing and
46 : running IDL and WAVE CL files.
48 *** Blockquotes for export
50 For quoting an entire paragraph as a citation, use
53 : Everything shound be made as simple as possible,
54 : but not any simpler -- Albert Einstein
57 *** Fontified code examples in HTML export
59 You can now get code examples fontified like they would be
60 fontified in an emacs Buffer, and export the result to HTML.
61 To do so, wrap the code examples into the following
64 : #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
65 : (defun org-xor (a b)
70 In the export, this will then look like this (if you are now
71 looking at the ASCII export and do not see anything
72 interesting, go and check out the HTML version at
73 http://orgmode.org/Changes.html).
75 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
81 The string after the BEGIN_SRC is the name of the major emacs
82 mode that should be used to fontify the code example, without the
83 "-mode" at the end of the mode name. For example, if you are
84 writing an Org tutorial with Org examples included, you would use
85 "org" as the language identifier.
87 Currently this works only for HTML export, and requires the
88 /htmlize.el/ package, version 1.34 or later. For other
89 backends, such structures are simply exported as EXAMPLE.
91 *** Include files for export
95 : #+INCLUDE: "file" markup lang
97 will lead to the inclusion of the contents of FILE at the moment
98 of publishing. FILE ahould be surrounded by double quotes, this
99 is obligatory if it contains space characters. The parameters
100 MARKUP and LANG are optional. MARKUP can be "example", "quote",
101 or "src". If it is "src", LANG should be the name of the Emacs
102 mode to be used for fontifying the code. For example:
104 : Here is my /.emacs/ file:
105 : #+INCLUDE "~/.emacs" src emacs-lisp
107 *** The text before the first headline is now exported by default
109 Previously, the default was to not include text in an org-mode
110 buffer before the first headine. From now on, the default it to
111 include it. If you like the old default better, customize the
112 variable =org-export-skip-text-before-1st-heading= or set the
113 value on a per-file basis with
118 *** In-buffer options may now be collected in an external file
120 If you would like to share the Org setup between a number of
121 files, you can now store in-buffer setup in a file and simply
122 point to that file from each file that should read it. If
123 you write in a buffer
125 : #+SETUPFILE: "path/to/setup.org"
127 then this file will be scanned in-buffer options like =#+STARTUP=,
128 =#+TITLE=, or =#+OPTIONS=.
130 *** The in-buffer settings keywords may now be upper or lower case
132 From now on, it makes no difference is you write =#+STARTUP= or
133 =#+startup=, to make these lines less imposing. Similarly for all
134 other in-buffer keywords.
136 *** Startup visibility can now be influenced by properties
138 When Emacs opens an Org mode buffer, the outline visibility
139 is set to a startup value that is taken from the variable
140 =org-startup-folded=, or from a =#+STARTUP= setting in the
141 buffer. After this has happened, the buffer will now also be
142 scanned for entries with a =VISIBILITY= property. Wherever
143 such a property is found, the corresponding subtree will get
144 its visibility adjusted. Allowed values for the property
147 - folded :: Fold the subtree
148 - children :: Show the text after the headline, and the
149 headlines of all direct children
150 - content :: Show all headlines in the tree, but no text below any
152 - all :: Show the entire subtree
154 For example, I am using this for the huge /Changes.org/ file that
155 is the source for the list of visible changes you are reading
156 right now. The top-most entry in this file always describes the
157 changes in my current working version. The start of this section
158 currently looks like this:
163 , :VISIBILITY: content
168 This was a proposal by Ben Alexander.
170 The command =C-u C-u TAB= will switch back to the startup
171 visibility of the buffer.
173 *** Clock task history, and moving entries with the running clock
175 Org now remembers the last 5 tasks that you clocked into, to
176 make it easier to clock back into a task after interrupting
178 - `C-u C-u C-c C-x C-i' (or `C-u C-u I' from the agenda) will
179 clock into that task and mark it as current default task.
180 - `C-u C-c C-x C-i' (or `C-u I' from the agenda) will offer a
181 list of recently clocked tasks, including the default task,
182 for selection. `d' selects the default task, `i' selects
183 the task that was interrupted by the task that is currently
184 being clocked. `1',... selects a recent task. When you
185 select a task, you will be clocked into it.
186 - You can use `C-u C-c C-x C-j' to jump to any of these
189 When moving an entry using structure editing commands,
190 archiving commands, or the special subtree cut-and-paste
191 commands =C-c C-x C-w= and =C-c C-x C-y=, the running clock
192 marker and all clock history markers will be moved with the
193 subtree. Now you can start a clock in a remember buffer and
194 keep the clock running while filing the note away. See also
195 the variable `org-remember-clock-out-on-exit'.
197 *** BBDB anniversaries much faster
199 `bbdb-anniversaries' is now much faster, thanks to a new
200 approach using a hash for birthdays. Thanks to Thomas
201 Baumann for a patch to this effect.
203 *** New file in the contrib directory: org-eval.el
205 This module allowes to include the result of the evaluation
206 of Lisp code into the buffer, similar to the Muse <lisp> tag.
209 Will this ever stop??????
215 - Column view (mostly) works now in XEmacs
216 - Summaries for columns in the agenda
217 - The special property Effort can be used for effort estimates
218 - New operators for property searches
219 - Search commands can now include archive files.
220 - Clock tables can include the archive files
221 - Orgtbl radio tables generalized.
225 *** Column view works now in XEmacs
227 I had already given up on this, but Greg Chernev (who
228 implemented noutline.el for XEmacs and in this way kept Org
229 alive on XEmacs) has done it again and provided the patches
230 to make column view work under XEmacs. There are still some
231 problems, but the basics work and we will iron out the
232 remaining issues, hopefully soon.
234 *** Summaries for columns in the agenda
236 If any of the columns has a summary type defined, turning on
237 column view in the agenda will show summaries for these
238 columns. Org will first visit all relevant agenda files and
239 make sure that the computations of this property are up to
240 date. This is also true for the special =CLOCKSUM= property.
241 Org will then sum the values displayed in the agenda. In the
242 daily/weekly agenda, the sums will cover a single day, in all
243 other views they cover the entire block. It is vital to
244 realize that the agenda may show the same entry multiple
245 times (for example as scheduled and as a deadline), and it
246 may show two entries from the same hierarchy (for example a
247 /parent/ and it's /child/). In these cases, the summation in
248 the agenda will lead to incorrect results because some values
251 *** The special property Effort can be used for effort estimates
253 If you want to plan your work in a very detailed way, or if
254 you need to produce offers with quotations of the estimated
255 work effort, you may want to assign effort estimates to
256 entries. If you are also clocking your work, you may later
257 want to compare the planned effort with the actual working
258 time. Effort estimates can now be stored in a special
259 property =Effort=, displayed side-to-side with clock sums,
260 and also be summed over a day, in order to show the planned
261 work load of a day. See the manual for more details.
263 *** New operators for property searches
265 Property searches can now choose a number of different
266 operators for comparing values. These operators are `=',
267 `<>', `<', `<=', `>', and `>='.
269 When the search term uses the operator with plain number like
270 =+Effort>=2.7=, then the property value is converted to a
271 number and a numerical comparison takes place.
273 When the search term uses a string on the right hand side of
274 the operator, a string comparison is done: =+PRIORITY<"C".=
276 Finally, if the right hand side is enclosed in curly braces,
277 a regexp match is done: =aaa={regexp}=. In this case you
278 should use only the `=' or `<>' operators, meaning "does
279 match" or "does not match", respectively.
281 This was a triggered with a request by Dan Davison.
283 *** Search commands can now include archive files.
285 If the value of the customization variable
286 =org-agenda-text-search-extra-files= contains the symbol
287 =agenda-archives= as the first element in the list, all
288 archive files of all agenda files will be added to the list
289 of files to search. This is relevant for the search view
290 =C-c a s=, as well as for the agenda files multi-occur
293 *** Clock tables can include the archive files
295 There are new values for the =:scope= parameter of a clock
296 table. This can now be =file-with-archives= and
297 =agenda-with-archives=, in order to collect information not
298 only from the current file or all agenda files, but also from
299 all archive files that are currently used by these files.
301 *** Orgtbl radio tables generalized.
303 The options available for radio tables using orgtbl-mode have
304 been expanded. You may use several reception points and
305 formats for the same table, you may have special formatting
306 in the last line of the table, and many table parameters may
307 be functions, so that more general transformations are
308 possible. Jason Riedy provided a patch for this, and he will
309 hopefully come up with some examples. Thanks!
313 This is a new major release, mostly because of structural changes
314 in Org. However, since this took a while, there is also a long
315 list of small improvements and some new significant features.
319 - The Org distribution has a new structure
320 - New system for selecting modules to load
321 - New archiving mechanism: The Archive Sibling
322 - Support for Sebastian Rose's JavaScript org-info.js.
323 - Internal links work now better in HTML export
324 - Export commands can be done in the background
325 - Flexible setting of the time block shown by the clock table
326 - Clock table can be included in the agenda
327 - Support for ISO week dates (ISO 6801)
328 - Tag inheritance can be limited to a subset of all tags
329 - Entries can be sorted by TODO keyword
330 - And some more small fixes and improvements
332 ** Incompatible changes
334 *** The Org distribution has a new structure
336 In the distribution files as well as in the GIT repository,
337 the lisp files are now located in a subdirectory "lisp", and
338 the documentation files are located in a subdirectory "doc".
339 If you are running Org directly from the unpacked
340 distribution archive (zip or tar file, or GIT repository),
341 you need to modify your settings for load-path accordingly.
345 *** The Org distribution has a new structure
347 In the distribution files as well as in the GIT repository,
348 the lisp files are now located in a subdirectory "lisp", and
349 the documentation files are located in a subdirectory "doc".
350 If you are running Org directly from the unpacked
351 distribution archive (zip or tar file, or GIT repository),
352 you need to modify your settings for load-path accordingly.
356 Org-mode has now a system for loading modules by simply
357 configuring an option that lists all the modules you want to
358 use. Customize the variable `org-modules'. That variable
359 lists both modules that are part of the Org-mode core (and in
360 this way part of Emacs), and modules that are contributed
361 packages. Contributed modules will only be available when
362 you have installed them properly (most likely by downloading
363 the distribution and adding /path/to/orgdir/contrib/lisp to
366 *** New archiving mechanism: The Archive Sibling
368 There is a new method to archive entries in the current file:
369 By moving it to a sibling called the /Archive Sibling/. That
370 sibling has the heading "Archive" and also carries the
371 ARCHIVE tag. This can be a great way to do archiving inside
372 a project, to get parts of the project out of the way and to
373 wait with true archiving (moving to another file) until the
374 entire project is done. Archiving to a sibling keeps much of
375 the context, for example inherited tags and approximate tree
378 The key binding for the is "C-c C-x A", and from the agenda
379 buffer you can simply use "A".
381 Thanks to Ilya Shlyakhter for this rather clever idea.
383 *** Support for Sebastian Rose's JavaScript org-info.js.
385 This fascinating program allows a completely new viewing
386 experience for web pages created from Org files. The same
387 document can be viewed in different ways, and switching
388 between the views as well as navigation uses single-key
391 One of the view types is an /Info-like/ interface where you
392 can jump through the sections of the document with the `n'
393 and `p' keys (and others). There is also a /folding/
394 interface where you can fold the document much like you can
395 fold it in org-mode in Emacs, and cycle through the
396 visibility both locally and globally.
398 To set this up, all you need to do is to make sure that
399 org-infojs.el gets loaded (customize the variable org-modules
400 to check). Then add this line to the buffer:
402 : #+INFOJS_OPT: view:info
404 In that line, you can configure the initial view and other
405 settings. Available views are =info= for the info-like
406 interface, and =overview=, =content=, and =showall= for the
407 folding interface. See the manual for more details. The
408 JavaScript program is served from
409 http://orgmode.org/org-info.js, and your exported HTML files
410 will automatically get it from there. However, you may want
411 to be independent of the existence and stability of
412 orgmode.org and install a copy locally. Then you need to
413 change the path from which the script is loaded, either by
416 : #+INFOJS_OPT: view:info path:../scripts/org-info.js
418 or by configuring the variable =org-infojs-options=.
420 For details see the documentation provided by Sebastian Rose
421 together with org-info.js.
423 *** Export improvements
425 - The export of internal links to HTML now works a lot
426 better. Most internal links that work while editing an Org
427 file inside Emacs will now also work the the corresponding
430 - You can run many of the export commands in the background
431 by using `C-c C-u C-c C-e' in order to start the process.
432 RIght now this will only work if "emacs" is the right
433 command to get to your Emacs executable - I hope to make
434 this less system dependent in the future.
436 Both these are based on requests by Ilya Shlyakhter.
438 *** Improvements to clocktable
440 - The clocktable is now much more flexible and user friendly
441 when trying to specify the time block that should be
442 considered when constructing the table.
444 The =:block= parameter to the table can now look like any
448 |--------------+-----------------------|
449 | 2008 | The entire year 2008 |
450 | 2008-04 | The month April 2008 |
451 | 2008-04-02 | The day April 2, 2008 |
452 | 2008-W14 | ISO-Week 14 in 2008 |
454 | today-5 | The day five days ago |
455 | thisweek | The current week |
456 | thisweek-2 | Two weeks ago |
457 | thismonth | The current month |
458 | thismonth-12 | Same month, last year |
459 | lastmonth | Same as thismonth-1 |
462 What is more, you can now use the =S-left= and =S-right=
463 keys to shift the time block around. The cursor needs to
464 be in the =#+BEGIN: clocktable= line for this to work. If
465 the current block is =today=, =S-left= with switch to
466 yesterday. If the current block is =2008-W14=, =S-right=
467 will switch to the following week.
469 - When the clocktable is collecting from several files, the
470 total time for each file will now also be listed. This was
471 a request from Bernt Hansen.
473 - If you turn on the new clock report mode with the "R" key in
474 the agenda, a clock table will be attached to the agenda,
475 showing the clock report for the file scope and time
476 interval of the agenda view. To turn this on permanently,
477 configure the variable
478 =org-agenda-start-with-clock report-mode=. To modify the
479 properties of the table, in particular the =:maxlevel=
480 depth, configure =org-agenda-clockreport-parameter-plist=.
482 *** Support for ISO week dates (ISO 6801)
484 The agenda now shows the ISO week for the displayed dates, in
485 the form =W08= for week 8.
487 The keys =d=, =w=, =m=, and =y= in the agenda view now accept
488 prefix arguments. Remember that in the agenda, you can
489 directly type a prefix argument by typing a number, no need
490 to press =C-u= first. The prefix argument may be used to
491 jump directly to a specific day of the year, ISO week, month,
492 or year, respectively. For example, =32 d= jumps to February
493 1st, =9 w= to ISO week number 9. When setting day, week, or
494 month view, a year may be encoded in the prefix argument as
495 well. For example, =200712 w= will jump to week 12 in the
496 year 2007. If such a year specification has only one or two
497 digits, it will be mapped to the interval 1938-2037.
499 When entering a date at the date prompt, you may now also
500 specify an ISO week. For example
502 : w4 Monday of week 4
503 : fri w4 Friday of week 4
505 : 2012 w4 fri Friday of week 4 in 2012.
506 : 2012-W04-5 Same as above
508 So far I have not implemented the effect of
509 `org-read-date-prefer-future' on this functionality, because
510 it seemed too magic for me. I'd appreciate comments on this
511 issue: Should `org-read-date-prefer-future' also push dates
512 into the next year if the week you are entering has already
513 passed in the current year? For consistency I guess this
514 should be the case, but I cannot quite wrap my head around
517 I hope but am not entirely convinced that this will behave
518 sanely also during the first/last week of a year. Please
519 test extensively and report back.
521 This was a request by Thomas Baumann.
523 *** Improvements in Search View
525 - Calling search view with a C-u prefix will make it match
526 only in TODO entries.
528 - The single quote is no longer considered a word character
529 during search, so that searching for the word "Nasim" will
530 also match in "Nasim's".
535 - Inheritance of tags can now be limited to a subset of all
536 tags, using the variable =org-use-tag-inheritance=. This
537 variable may now be a regular expression or a list to
538 select the inherited tags. Thanks to Michael Ekstrand for
539 this excellent proposal.
541 The regexp option is also implemented for
542 =org-use-property-inheritance=, so that you can now select
543 properties for inheritance my name.
545 - The INHERIT flag to the function =org-entry-get= can be set
546 to the symbol =selective=. If this is the case, then the
547 value of the property will be retrieved using inheritance
548 if and only if the setting in
549 =org-use-property-inheritance= selects the property for
552 - There are now special faces for the date lines in the
553 agenda/timeline buffers, and another special face for days
554 that fall on a weekend: =org-agenda-date= and
555 =org-agenda-date-weekend=. Both these faces are initially
556 similar to the =org-agenda-structure= face, but you can
557 customize them freely.
559 - When an entry already has a scheduling or deadline time
560 stamp, calling `C-c C-s' or `C-c C-d', respectively, will
561 now use that old date as the default, and you can can use
562 the "++4d" syntax to invoke shifts relative to that default
563 date. Simply pressing RET at the prompt will keep the
564 default date, not switch to today.
566 This was an omission in the earlier implementation, spotted
567 by Wanrong Lin. Thanks!
569 - File names in remember templates can be relative, if they
570 are, they will be interpreted relative to =org-directory=.
572 - The handling of the clipboard when inserting into remember
573 templates is now much better, and gives more control on what
574 should be inserted with new %-escapes:
576 - =%c= - Now always insert the head of the kill ring, never
579 - =%x= - Insert the content of the X clipboard. This is the
580 first non-empty value from the PRIMARY, SECONDARY and
581 CLIPBOARD X clipboards.
583 - =%^C= - This allows the user to choose between any of the
584 clipboard values available, the kill ring head, and the
585 initial region if set.
587 - =%^L= - Like =%^C=, but this inserts an org link using the
590 Thanks to James TD Smith for this patch.
592 - Table export to an internal file can now use a format
593 specification, similar to the formats that are used by
594 orgtbl radio tables. The default format is in the variable
595 =org-table-export-default-format=. You can use properties
596 =TABLE_EXPORT_FILE= and =TABLE_EXPORT_FORMAT= to specify the
597 file name to which the export should go, and a local
601 : :TABLE_EXPORT_FILE: ~/xx.txt
602 : :TABLE_EXPORT_FORMAT: orgtbl-to-generic :splice t :sep "\t"
605 Thanks to James TD Smith for this patch.
607 - Entries can be sorted by TODO keyword, and the order is given
608 by the definition sequence of the TODO keywords in the
609 variable =org-todo-keywords=, or in the =#+TODO= line. Use
610 the "o" key when sorting with =C-c ^=.
612 Thanks to James TD Smith for this patch.
619 - New keyword search agenda view
621 - Many new extensions available in the CONTRIB directory
623 - New remember template option: pre-selection contexts
625 - Modifying list/headline status of a line
627 - Granularity while editing time stamps
629 - New repeaters mechanisms
631 - New parameters for dynamic blocks ad the clock table
633 - Limiting iCalendar export to fewer entries
635 - =M-RET= splits lines again
639 ** Incompatible changes
641 - The variable `org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes' is now a list
642 of two values - if you have configured this variable before,
647 *** New keyword search agenda view
649 `C-c a s' now invokes a special agenda view that can be used
650 to search notes by keyword and regular expressions. In
651 particular, it does not require a single regular expression
652 or string to search for, but it can search for a number
653 keywords or regexps that can occur in arbitrary sequence in
654 the entry. The search knows the boundaries of an entry, can
655 use simple Boolean logic and is reasonably fast. For
656 example, the search string
658 : +computer +wifi -ethernet -{8\.11[bg]}
660 will search for note entries that contain the keywords
661 =computer= and =wifi=, but not the keyword =ethernet=, and
662 which are also not matched by the regular expression
663 "8\.11[bg]", meaning to exclude both 8.11b and 8.11g. If the
664 first character of the search string is an asterisk, the
665 search will only look at headlines - otherwise it will look
666 at the headine and the text below it, up to the next
667 (possibly sub-) heading.
669 The command searches all agenda files, and in addition the
670 files listed in =org-agenda-text-search-extra-files=.
672 I find it very useful to define a custom command to do such
673 a search only in a limited number of files (my notes files),
676 : ("N" "Search notes" search ""
677 : ((org-agenda-files '("~/org/notes.org" "~/org/computer.org"))
678 : (org-agenda-text-search-extra-files nil)))
680 *** Many new extensions available in the CONTRIB directory
682 - Phil Jackson's /org-irc.el/ is now part of the Org-mode
683 core, which means it will become part of Emacs soon.
685 - The new development model already starts to pay off, a
686 number of interesting extensions are now part of the
687 distribution. Check the file CONTRIB/README for a list.
689 - There is a new variable `org-default-extensions'.
690 Configuring this variable makes it *very* easy to load
691 these default extensions - eventually this will be expanded
692 to cover contributed extensions as well.
694 *** New remember template option: pre-selection contexts
696 - Remember template definitions now allow six elements. The
697 last element defines the contexts in which the template
698 should be offered. It can be a list of major modes, a
699 function, =t= or =nil=. If it is a list of major-mode, the
700 template will be available only when =org-remember= is
701 called from a buffer in one of these modes. If it is a
702 function, the template will be offered only if the function
703 returns `t' when called in the current buffer. A value of
704 =t= or =nil= for this element means select this template in
707 One possible application for this would be to have several
708 templates all using the same selection letter, and choosing
709 the right one based on context. For example, think of
710 tasks describing a bug in a source code file. With the
711 following configuration we make sure that the bug reports
712 are filed into the appropriate sections of the target file.
714 : (setq org-remember-templates
715 : '(("Elisp" ?b "* %a\n\n%i%?" "~/bugs.org" "Elisp bugs" (emacs-lisp-mode))
716 : ("C Bugs" ?b "* %a\n\n%i%?" "~/bugs.org" "C bugs" (cc-mode))))
718 See (info "(org)Remember templates") for details.
720 *** Modifying list/headline status of a line
722 - `C-c -' has now more functions:
723 + In a table, add a hline as before
724 + In an item list, cycle bullet type as before
725 + In a normal line, turn it into an item
726 + In a headline, turn it into an item
727 + If there is an active region, turn each line into an item.
728 But if the first region line is already an item, remove
729 item markers from all lines.
731 Based on proposals by Bastien.
733 - `C-c *' has now more functions
734 + in a table, recompute, as before
735 + in a normal line, convert it to a sub heading.
736 + at an item, convert it into a subheading
737 + if there is an active region, convert all lines in the
738 region to headlines. However, if the first lie already is
739 a heading, remove the stars from all lines int he region.
741 Based on proposals by Bastien.
743 *** Changes related to time stamps
745 - The value variable =org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes= is now
746 a list of two values. The first applies when creating a new
747 time stamp. The second applies when modifying a timestamp
748 with S-up/down. The default for this new task is 5 minutes,
749 but 15 may also be a very good value for many people. If
750 S-up/down is used on a time stamp where the minute part is
751 not compatible with this granularity it will be made so.
752 You can bypass this by using a prefix argument to exactly
753 specify the number of minutes to shift.
755 This was a proposal by Adam Spiers.
757 - New repeaters that shift a date relative to today, or that
758 make sure that the next date is in the future. For example:
761 : DEADLINE: <2008-02-10 Sun ++1w>
762 : Marking this DONE will shift the date by at least one week,
763 : but also by as many weeks as it takes to get this date into
764 : the future. However, it stays on a Sunday, even if you called
765 : and marked it done on Saturday.
766 :** TODO Check the batteries in the smoke detectors
767 : DEADLINE: <2005-11-01 Tue .+1m>
768 : Marking this DONE will shift the date to one month after
771 Proposed by Wanrong Lin and Rainer Stengle.
773 *** New parameters for dynamic blocks ad the clock table
775 - There is a new =:link= parameter for the clocktable. When
776 set, the headlines listed in the table will be links to the
779 - There is a new =:content= parameter that is passed to the
780 writer function of the dynamic block. Use this parameter
781 to pass the previous content of the block to the writer
782 function, in case you want to make the outcome dependent on
783 the previous content.
785 *** Limiting iCalendar export to fewer entries
787 - New way to limit iCalendar export to the entries captured in
788 an agenda view. This is done by "writing" the agenda view
789 using `C-x C-w' to a file with extension .ics.
791 This was a request by Kyle Sexton.
795 - Due to a popular revolt shortly after the 5.22 release,
796 =M-RET= can again be used to split a line so that the rest
797 of the line becomes the new heading. However, if you do
798 this in a heading containing tags, the tags will stay in the
801 Customize the variable =org-M-RET-may-split-line= if you
802 don't want this command to split a line in the middle. The
803 same variable also influences line splitting in items and in
806 - There are three new hooks:
808 =org-follow-link-hook=: runs after following a link
809 =org-publish-before-export-hook=: runs before export
810 =org-publish-after-export-hook=: runs after export
814 ** Incompatible changes
816 - The variable `org-log-done' is now less complex.
817 - The in-buffer settings for logging have changed. Some
818 options no longer exists, some new ones have been added.
822 *** Changes to logging progress
824 There is now more control over which state changes are being
825 logged in what way. Please read carefully the corresponding
826 sections in the manual. Basically:
828 - The variable `org-log-done' has been simplified, it no
829 longer influences logging state changes and clocking out.
830 - There is a new variable for triggering note-taking when
831 clocking out an item: `org-log-note-clock-out'.
832 - Logging of state changes now has to be configured on a
833 pre-keyword basis, either in `org-todo-keywords' or in the
834 #+TODO in-buffer setting.
835 - These per-keyword settings allow more control. For example
837 : WAIT(w@) Record a note when entering this state.
838 : WAIT(w!) Record a timestamp when entering this state.
839 : WAIT(w@/!) Recore a note when entering and timestamp
840 : when leaving this state. This is great for
841 : getting a record when switching *back* from
843 : WAIT(/!) Record a timestamp when leaving this state.
844 : Here we not even define a fast access
845 : character, but just the logging stuff.
847 This was triggered by requests from Wanrong Lin and Bernt Hansen.
851 - M-RET no longer brakes a line in the middle, it will make a
852 new line after the current or (if cursor is at the beginning
853 of the line) before the current line.
855 - RET, when executed in a headline after the main text and
856 before the tags will leave the tags in the current line and
857 create a new line below the current one.
861 Bug fixes, in particular the long-hunted bug about wrong window
862 positions after pressing SPACE in the agenda. Hopefully this
869 *** Remember/Refile/Goto
871 - The use of prefix arguments for the commands `org-remember'
872 and `org-refile' has been normalized.
874 - The clock can now safely be used in a remember buffer.
876 - The variable `org-remember-use-refile-when-interactive'
877 introduced only in 5.19 is already obsolete. Please use
878 `org-remember-interactive-interface' instead.
880 - It is no longer necessary to update the refiling targets.
882 - Automatic isearch in `org-goto'.
884 - Outline-path-completion as alternative org-goto interface.
888 - Checkboxes now work hierarchically.
890 - `C-k' can now behave specially in headlines.
892 - Repeater for tasks in plain timestamps.
894 - All clock intervals of an item show in agenda/timeline.
896 - New parameter =:step= for clocktable, to get daily reports.
898 - Never loose a repeaded scheduled item from the agenda.
900 - Archiving a subtree now stores the outline path in a property.
902 - Links to messages in Apple Mail.
906 ** Incompatible Changes
908 - The variable `org-remember-use-refile-when-interactive'
909 introduced only in 5.19 is already obsolete. Please use
910 `org-remember-interactive-interface' instead.
914 *** Remember/Refile/Goto
916 - The use of prefix arguments for the commands `org-remember'
917 and `org-refile' has been normalized:
919 + when called without prefix argument, the command does its
920 normal job, starting a remember note or refiling a tree.
922 + when called with a single C-u prefix, these commands can be
923 used to select a target location and to jump there. In
924 the case of `org-remember', you will be prompted for a
925 template and then Emacs jumps to the default target
926 location or this template. In the case of `org-refile',
927 you select a location from the refile target list and jump
930 + when called with two prefixes (`C-u C-u'), the command
931 jumps to the location last used for storing a note or a
934 - When the clock is running inside an remember buffer, storing
935 the remember buffer with `C-c C-c' will automatically clock
936 out. This was inspired by a request by Rainer Stengle.
938 - The variable `org-remember-use-refile-when-interactive'
939 introduced only in 5.19 is already obsolete. Please use
940 `org-remember-interactive-interface' instead. This new
941 variable does select the interface that is used to select
942 the target for a remember note in an interactive way.
945 + `outline': Use an outline of the document to select a
947 + `outline-path-completion': Use completion of an outline
948 path to select a location.
949 + `refile': Offer the `org-refile-targets' as possible
952 - It is no longer necessary to update the refiling targets -
953 they are always current.
955 - In `org-goto', typing characters now automatically starts
956 isearch from the beginning of the buffer. The isearch is
957 special also because it only matches in headline. This
958 goes some way toward saving org-goto from being removed
959 from Org-mode. Thanks to Piotr Zielinski for the code, and
960 sorry that it took me so long to put it in. If you prefer
961 to use single letters n,p,f,b,u,q for navigation as before,
962 configure the variable `org-goto-auto-isearch'.
964 - Outline-path-completion is now available as an alternative
965 interface in the command `org-goto'. Please select the
966 default interface you'd like to use with the new variable
967 `org-goto-interface'. You can then select the alternative
968 interface with a prefix argument to `C-c C-j' (org-goto). I
969 am considering to make outline-path-completion the default
975 - Checkboxes now work hierarchically. When a plain-list item
976 with a checkbox has children with checkboxes, the status of
977 the item's checkbox is calculated from the children, each
978 time a checkbox is toggled with C-c C-c. Thanks to Miguel
979 A. Figueroa-Villanueva for a patch to this effect.
981 - There is a new variable `org-special-ctrl-k'. When set,
982 `C-k' will behave specially in headlines:
984 + When the cursor is at the beginning of a headline, kill
985 the entire line and possible the folded subtree below the
987 + When in the middle of the headline text, kill the
988 headline up to the tags.
989 + When after the headline text, kill the tags.
991 This is following a proposal by Piotr Zielinski.
993 - You can now also have a plain (as opposed to deadline or
994 scheduled) repeater timestamp in a task. Switching the task
995 to DONE will now also shift a plain time stamp. This was a
996 request by Austin Frank.
998 - If an entry is clocked multiple times, it will now show up
999 several times in the agenda and timeline buffers, when
1000 log-mode is on. This was a proposal by Jurgen Defurne.
1002 - The clock table accepts a new parameter =:step=. This
1003 parameter can be `day' or `week' and will result in separate
1004 tables for each day or week in the requested time interval.
1005 This was triggered by a proposal by Sacha Chua in her [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2007/12/30/clocking-time-with-emacs-org/][blog]].
1007 - A time-stamp with a repeater now no longer refers to the
1008 date *closest* to the current day. Instead, it means either
1009 today or the most recent match. This change makes sure that
1010 overdue scheduled or deadline items never disappear from the
1011 agenda. With the previous convention, an overdue scheduled
1012 item would disappear. For example, a weekly item scheduled
1013 for Sunday would appear as overdue until Wednesday, and the
1014 suddenly disappear until next Sunday. Now the item will
1015 show up as "Sched 7x" on Saturday. From Sunday on it will
1016 be in the list as "Scheduled", i.e. old sins will be
1017 forgiven. This follows a request by Warong, Dennis and
1020 - Archiving a subtree now creates an additional property,
1021 =ARCHIVE_OLPATH=. This property contains the "path" in the
1022 outline tree to the archived entry, as it was in the
1023 original file. For example, archiving =Fix the door= in the
1031 will file is with the following property
1033 : :ARCHIVE_PATH: Task/HOME/Garage
1035 Note that you can configure (i.e. limit) the information
1036 that gets stored upon archiving with the variable
1037 `org-archive-save-context-info'.
1039 - New file `org-mac-message.el' by John Wiegley to create
1040 links for messages in Apple Mail, and to follow these
1049 - Column view can list the clocked times of a subtree.
1051 - Storing remember notes can use the `org-refile' interface.
1053 - Storing remember notes no longer produced empty lines.
1055 - Moving subtrees now folds all siblings of the subtree.
1057 - New variable `org-agenda-todo-keyword-format'.
1059 - Hack to allow brackets in link descriptions.
1061 - Clocking into an entry can enforce a specific TODO state.
1063 - EXPORT_FILE_NAME may be an absolute file name with "~".
1065 - Bug fixes, lots of them.
1069 - A new special column definition lists the sum of all CLOCK
1070 entries in a subtree. For example
1072 : #+COLUMNS: %20ITEM %10Time_Estimate{:} %CLOCKSUM
1074 will allow you to compare estimated times (as given in the
1075 Time_Estimate property) with the clocked times. This was a
1076 request by Bernt Hansen.
1078 - Storing remember notes can now use the `org-refile'
1079 interface instead of the `org-goto' interface (see the
1080 variable `org-remember-use-refile-when-interactive').
1081 Nothing will change if the note is stored immediately after
1082 pressing `C-c C-c' in the =*Remember*= buffer. But if you
1083 have chosen (e.g. by pressing `C-u C-c C-c') to
1084 interactively select the filing location (file and
1085 headline), the refile interface will be used instead. I am
1086 excited about this change, because the `org-goto' interface
1087 is basically a failure, at least for this application. Note
1088 that in any case the refile interface has to be configured
1089 first by customizing `org-refile-targets'.
1091 - Notes inserted with remember now remove any whitespace
1092 before and after the note before being pasted, so that there
1093 will be no empty lines inserted together with the note. We
1094 could invent special syntax in remember templates to allow
1095 creating empty lines before a note - is there anyone who'd
1098 - Moving subtrees now folds all siblings of the subtree. This
1099 is the only reasonably simple way I could find to avoid the
1100 reported inconsistencies in the folding state of the outline
1101 tree after moving entries. There are reasons to like this
1102 new behavior, because it easily visualizes where the tree is
1103 located after the move. Still, not everyone might be happy
1104 with this. Massive complaining would be needed to make me
1107 - New variable `org-agenda-todo-keyword-format' to specify the
1108 width of the TODO keyword field in the agenda display. Use
1109 it to get things to line up better. This was a proposal by
1112 - If a link description inserted with `C-c C-l' contains
1113 brackets, the brackets will now be converted into curly
1114 braces. This looks similar enough. Supporting brackets in
1115 link descriptions is, for technical reasons too long to
1116 explain here, complex.
1118 - The new option `org-clock-in-switch-to-state' can be set to
1119 a TODO state that will be enforced when the clock is started
1120 on an entry. This follows an idea by Sacha Chua.
1122 - The EXPORT_FILE_NAME property may now also be an absolute
1123 file name, and it may contain abbreviations like "~" for the
1124 users home directory. This was requested by Adam Spiers.
1126 - Bug fixes, lots of them.
1138 - When cutting, pasting, or moving subtrees and items, the
1139 empty lines *before* the subtree/item now belong to the
1140 part and will be moved with it. There is one exception to
1141 this rule: If the first child is moved down (or,
1142 equivalently, the second is moved up), the amount of empty
1143 lines *above* the first child to be moved along with it is
1144 limited by the number of empty lines *below* it. This
1145 sounds complicated, but it allows to have extra empty space
1146 before the first child and still have good behavior of the
1147 subtree motion commands.
1149 - Plain lists items work the same.
1151 I believe we have finally nailed this one. Thanks to Daniel
1152 Pittman for bring this up again and to Eric Schulte for
1153 pointing out that it is the empty lines *before* an entry
1156 This change was non-trivial, please give it a good test and
1157 let me know about any problems.
1161 - The new command `org-remember-goto-last-stored' will jump
1162 to the location of the remember note stored most recently.
1163 If you have `org-remember' on a key like `C-c r', then you
1164 can go to the location with a double prefix arg: `C-u C-u
1165 C-c r'. This was a proposal by Rainer Stengele.
1167 - Template items that are being prompted for can now specify
1168 a default value and a completion table. Furthermore,
1169 previous inputs at a specific prompt are captured in a
1170 history variable. For example:
1172 : %^{Author|Roald Dahl|Thomas Mann|Larry Niven}
1174 will prompt for an author name. Pressing RET without
1175 typing anything will select "Roald Dahl". Completion will
1176 give you any of the three names. And a history will be
1177 kept, so you can use the arrow keys to get to previous
1178 input. The history is tied to the prompt. By using the
1179 same prompt in different templates, you can build a history
1180 across templates. The ideas for this came from proposals
1181 by Bastien and Adam.
1183 - When a remember template contains the string `%!', the note
1184 will be stored immediately after all template parts have
1185 been filled in, so you don't even have to press `C-c
1186 C-c'. The was a proposal by Adam Spiers.
1190 - `org-refile-targets' has a new parameter to specify a
1191 maximum level for target selection. Thanks to Wanrong Lin
1194 - When the new option `org-refile-use-outline-path' is set,
1195 refile targets will be presented like a file path to the
1196 completion interface: "level 1/level 2/level 3". This
1197 may be the fastest interface yet to get to a certain
1198 outline entry. Do we need to use this interface in other
1199 places? Thanks to Jose Ruiz for this proposal.
1205 *** Restriction lock on agenda scope
1207 You can now permanently lock the agenda construction to a
1208 certain scope, like a file or a subtree. So instead of
1209 pressing "<" for each command in the agenda dispatcher, you
1210 only once select a restriction scope. All subsequent agenda
1211 commands will than respect this restriction. For example,
1212 you can use this at work, to limit agendas to your work file
1213 or tree, and at home to limit to the home file or tree. Or
1214 you can use it during the day in order to focus in on certain
1217 You select a scope with the command `C-c C-x <', which
1218 restricts to the current subtree. When called with a `C-u'
1219 prefix, the restriction is to the current file. You can also
1220 make restrictions from the speedbar frame, see below.
1222 When making a new restriction and an agenda window is
1223 currently visible, it will immediately be updated to reflect
1224 the new scope. TO if you like you can display an agenda view
1225 and then watch it change in various scopes.
1227 To get rid of the restriction, use the command "C-c C-x >".
1228 Or press ">" in the agenda dispatcher. Also, and use of "<"
1229 in the dispatcher will disable the restriction lock and
1230 select a new restriction.
1232 Thanks to Rick Moynihan for triggering this development.
1234 *** Imenu and Speedbar support
1236 - Org-mode now supports Imenu. For example, with the setting
1238 : (add-hook 'org-mode-hook
1239 : (lambda () 'imenu-add-to-menubar "Imenu"))
1241 a menu will be created in each Org-mode buffer that
1242 provides access to all level 1 and level 2 headings. The
1243 depth of the menu can be set with the variable
1246 - org-mode now supports Speedbar. This means that you can
1247 drill into the first and second level headlines of an
1248 Org-mode file right from the speedbar frame.
1250 - You can set a restriction lock for the Org-mode agenda to a
1251 file or a subtree directly from the speedbar frame. Just
1252 press "<" with the cursor on an Org-mode file or subtree to
1253 set the lock and immediately update the agenda if it is
1254 visible. Use ">" to get rid of the lock again.
1260 - There are new special properties TIMESTAMP and TIMESTAMP_IA.
1261 These can be used to access the first keyword-less active
1262 and inactive timestamp in an entry, respectively.
1264 - New variable `org-clock-heading-function'. It can be set to
1265 a function that creates the string shown in the mode line
1266 when a clock is running. Thanks to Tom Weissmann for this
1275 + Remember and related stuff
1276 - New command `org-refile' to quickly move a note.
1277 - Easy way to jump to the target location of remember template.
1278 - New %-escapes in remember templates: %c %(...) and %[...]
1279 - `org-remember-insinuate' simplifies remember setup
1281 + Emphasis and Font-lock stuff
1282 - Stacked emphasis is no longer allowed.
1283 - You may finally emphasize a single character like ~*a*~.
1284 - Font-lock now can hide the emphasis markers
1285 - Text in the "=" emphasis is exported verbatim
1286 - There is a new emphasis marker "~" for verbatim text
1287 - Constructs treated specially by the exporters can be highlighted
1289 + Properties and Column view
1290 - More control over which properties use inheritance
1291 - CATEGORY="work" can now be used in a tags/property search
1292 - the {+} summary type can specify a printf-style output format
1293 - New currency summary type {$}
1295 + The date/time prompt
1296 - While entering data, watch live the current interpretation.
1297 - The date prompt now prefers to select the future
1298 - Easier modification of time in an existing time stamp.
1301 - You can now export some special strings in HTML, like "..."
1302 - #+EMAIL: may contain several email addresses
1305 - In the agenda, a few keys have changed: `g', `G', and `e'.
1308 - Class-dependent sectioning structures in LaTeX export.
1309 - Radio-lists modeled after the radio tables.
1310 - The default for `org-ellipsis' is back to nil
1311 - Support for pabbrev-mode
1312 - New variable `org-show-entry-below'.
1314 ** Incompatible changes
1316 - If you have customized the variable `org-emphasis-alist' or
1317 org-export-emphasis-alist', you need to do it again by first
1318 canceling your customization and then adding it again.
1320 - I know that some people have defined their own private helper
1321 functions to select a specific remember template, without being
1322 prompted, like this:
1324 : (defun my-remember-template-n ()
1326 : (org-remember ?n))
1328 You need to modify this. The character selecting the template
1329 must now be the /second/ argument to `org-remember':
1331 : (defun my-remember-template-n ()
1333 : (org-remember nil ?n))
1335 - `C-c C-w' now refiles an entry. To get a sparse tree of
1336 deadlines, use `C-c / d' instead.
1340 *** Remember and related stuff
1342 - New command `org-refile' to quickly move a note to a
1343 different place. It is bound to `C-c C-w'. The foremost
1344 application might be to put a note or task captured with
1345 `remember' into the proper list or project. The command
1346 offers a list of possible refiling targets for completion.
1347 These are headings under which the entry will be inserted
1348 as a subitem. By default, this will offer all top-level
1349 headings in the current buffer, but you can configure the
1350 variable `org-refile-targets' to get more complex
1351 definitions. For example:
1353 : (setq org-refile-targets '((nil . (:level . 2))))
1355 selects all level 2 headlines in the current buffer as
1358 : (setq org-refile-targets
1359 : '((org-agenda-files . (:tag . "refile"))))
1361 searches all agenda files and selects headlines that are
1362 explicitly marked with the tag :refile: . Note that the
1363 list of targets is built upon first use only, to rebuilt
1364 it, call the command `C-c C-w' with a double prefix
1367 This is based on an idea and example implementation by Max
1368 Mikhanosha. Many thanks Max.
1370 - You can now use a C-u prefix on `org-remember' to jump to
1371 the location where a specific templates stores its notes.
1372 For example, if you have `org-remember' bound to `C-c r',
1373 then `C-u C-c r n' will get you to the file and headline
1374 given in the template associated with the letter "n".
1376 This was proposed by someone, but I have lost track who.
1377 Sorry, and thanks anyway.
1379 - New %-escapes in remember templates:
1381 : %c insert the current clipboard, like C-y would do
1382 : %(..) evaluate Lisp expression and insert the result
1383 : %[..] include file
1385 Thanks to Adam Spiers and Tim O'Callaghan.
1387 - New function `org-remember-insinuate' that makes is easier
1388 to set Org-mode specific values for remember variables.
1389 Thanks to Michael Olson for this proposal. It is
1392 : (require 'remember)
1393 : (setq remember-annotation-functions '(org-remember-annotation))
1394 : (setq remember-handler-functions '(org-remember-handler))
1395 : (add-hook 'remember-mode-hook 'org-remember-apply-template))
1397 You might still want to set `org-default-notes-file' to
1398 provide a default for templates without a file, and
1399 `org-directory' to show where to find other org files.
1401 *** Emphasis and Font-lock stuff
1403 - Stacked emphasis like ~*/bold italic/*~ is no longer allowed.
1405 - You may finally emphasize a single character like ~*a*~.
1407 - Font-lock now can hide the emphasis markers, just like Muse
1408 does. Configure the variable `org-hide-emphasis-markers'
1409 if you want this. Showing the characters continues to be
1410 the default in Org-mode.
1412 - Text in the "=" emphasis is now exported verbatim, i.e. no
1413 further parsing and interpretation of this text takes place. So
1414 you can write ~=quoted *xxx* a_x = b=~. This and the following
1415 point implement a request by Daniel Clemente.
1417 - There is a new emphasis marker "~" which marks text to be
1418 exported verbatim, without special formatting. Inside an
1419 org-mode file, this text is highlighted with the org-verbatim
1420 face. I am not happy with the face yet (currently is is like
1421 org-code, but underlined), please suggest a better one.
1423 - Whether an emphasis environment is verbatim or not is now an
1424 extra flag in the variable `org-emphasis-alist'. If you have
1425 configured this variable, do it again by first canceling your
1426 customization to revert to the default, and then adding it
1429 - New variable `org-highlight-latex-fragments-and-specials'.
1430 When turned on, Org-mode will highlight all strings that
1431 are treated in a special way by the exporters. This is
1432 great for export-oriented writing, but maybe a bit noisy
1433 for note taking, so this feature is off by default.
1435 *** Properties and Column view
1437 - `org-use-property-inheritance' may now also be a list of
1438 property names that should be treated with inheritance
1441 - CATEGORY="work" can now be used in a tags/property search,
1442 even if the category is not specified as a property in the
1443 entry, but rather is inherited or derived from #+CATEGORY.
1444 Thanks to Adam, Tim, and Bastien for an interesting
1445 discussion around this issue.
1447 - Summary type improvements in column view.
1448 * The {+} summary type can specify a printf-style output
1449 format for computed values like this: {+;%5.2f}
1450 This was triggered by a report by Levin.
1451 * New currency summary type {$}, which so far is just a
1452 shorthand for {+;%.2f}. Do we need to have a currency
1453 symbol in front of each value. Scott Jaderholm asked for
1454 this, but I am not sure if this is already what he meant.
1456 *** The date/time prompt
1458 There have been several small but *very* useful additions to
1461 - While entering data at the date prompt, the current
1462 interpretation of your input is shown next to your input in
1463 the minibuffer. I find this great to understand how the
1464 input works. If you find the extra stuff in the minibuffer
1465 annoying, turn it off with `org-read-date-display-live'.
1467 - The date prompt now prefers to select the future. If you
1468 enter a date without a month, and the day number is before
1469 today (for example, on the 16th of the month you enter
1470 "9"), Org-mode will assume next month. Similarly, if you
1471 enter a month and no year, next year will be assumed if the
1472 entered month is before the current, for example if you
1473 enter "May" in September. Thanks to John Rakestraw for
1474 this great suggestion. If you find it confusing, turn it
1475 off with `org-read-date-prefer-future'.
1477 - When modifying an existing date using `C-c .' at the stamp,
1478 the time or time range in the stamp are now offered as
1479 default input at the prompt. This goes a long way to
1480 simplifying the modification of an existing date. Thanks
1481 to Adam Spiers for this proposal.
1483 *** Export (all implemented by Bastien...)
1485 - You can now export special strings in HTML. Here is the
1486 list of newly performed conversions:
1488 | Org | Description | HTML |
1489 |-----+------------------------------------+----------|
1490 | ~\\-~ | double backslash followed by minus | ­ |
1491 | ~--~ | two dashes (minuses) | – |
1492 | ~---~ | three dashes (minuses) | — |
1493 | ~...~ | three dots | … |
1495 You can turn this globally on or off with
1496 `org-export-with-special-strings' or locally with "-:t" or
1497 "-:nil" in the #+OPTIONS line. Thanks to Adam Spiers for
1498 starting the discussion, and thanks to Daniel Clemente and
1499 William Henney for relevant inputs.
1501 - Comma-separated emails in #+EMAIL: are correctly exported.
1502 Thanks to Raman for pointing out this omission.
1506 - In the agenda, a few keys have changed
1507 : g does now the same a "r", refresh current display,
1508 : because "g" is the Emacs standard for "refresh"
1509 : G toggle the time grid, used to be "g"
1510 : e Execute another agenda command, pretty much the same as
1511 : `C-c a', but shorter and keep the same agenda window.
1513 *** Miscellaneous (much of it from Bastien)
1515 - You can now select the sectioning structure of your LaTeX
1516 export by setting it either globally
1517 (`org-export-latex-default-class') or locally in each Org
1518 file (with #+LaTeX_CLASS: myclass). You can also customize
1519 the list of available classes and their sectioning
1520 structures through the new `org-export-latex-classes'
1521 option. Thanks to Daniel for discussions and suggestion on
1524 - You can send and receive radio lists in HTML,
1525 LaTeX or TeXInfo, just as you send and receive radio
1526 tables. Check the documentation for details and examples.
1528 - The default for `org-ellipsis' is back to nil, some people
1529 seem to have had problems with the face as a default.
1531 - Support for pabbrev-mode, needs pabbrev version 1.1. Thanks
1532 to Phillip Lord for adapting his package to make this
1535 - New variable `org-show-entry-below' to force context-showing
1536 commands to expose the body of a headline that is being
1537 shown. Thanks to Harald Weis for pointing out this omission.
1544 - On the date/time prompt, you can now also answer with
1545 something like +2tue to pick the second tuesday from today.
1546 This was a proposal by Sacha Chua.
1548 - When interpopating into Lisp formulas in the spreadsheet,
1549 the values of constants and properties are no longer
1550 enclosed into parenthesis. When interpolating for calc,
1551 this still happens in order to allow expressions in
1552 constants. This problem was reported by Eddward DeVilla.
1554 - When a directory is listed in `org-agenda-files', all files
1555 with extension matched by the new variable
1556 `org-agenda-file-regexp' in that directory will be agenda
1565 - Bug fixes and improvements in column view
1566 + All known bugs fixed.
1567 + A Column view can be captured into a dynamic block.
1568 + The ITEM column is formatted core compactly.
1569 + Also ITEM can be edited with `e'
1571 - The agenda dispatcher
1572 + `<' cycles through restriction states.
1573 + Multi-character access codes to commands (= sub-keymaps).
1575 - Sorting improvements
1576 + User-defined sorting keys.
1577 + Sorting by properties.
1578 + Sorting of plain lists.
1580 - HTML <div> structure
1583 + New variables, several of them.
1584 + Drawers can be set on a per-file basis.
1585 + Better control over priority fontification in agenda.
1586 + M-up and M-down now move the current line up and down.
1587 + Abort remember template selection with C-g.
1591 *** Bug fixes and improvements in column view
1593 - All the bugs described by Scott Jaderholm have been fixed
1594 (at least I hope so...).
1596 - You can now capture a column view into a dynamic block, for
1597 exporting or printing it. The column view can be
1599 + global, i.e. for the entire file
1600 + local, i.e. for the subtree where the dynamic block is
1601 + from an entry with a specific :ID: property.
1603 You can identify the entry whose column view you want to
1604 capture by assigning an :ID: property, and use that property
1605 in the dynamic block definition. For example:
1609 : :ID: planning-overview
1615 : #+BEGIN: columnview :hlines 1 :id "planning-overview"
1619 Use `C-c C-x r' to insert such a dynamic block, and you will
1620 be prompted for the ID.
1622 - When the current column format displays TODO keyword,
1623 priority or tags, these parts are stripped from the content
1624 of the ITEM column, making for more compact and readable
1625 entries. When any of these "properties" are not listed in
1626 the current column format, they are instead retained in the
1629 - You can now also edit the ITEM column with `e'.
1631 *** The agenda dispatcher
1633 - Instead of pressing `1' to restrict an agenda command to
1634 the current buffer, or `0' to restrict it to the current
1635 subtree or region, you can now also press `<' once or
1636 twice, respectively. This frees up `1' and `0' for user
1637 commands, a request by Bastien. In fact, "<" cycles
1638 through different restriction states. "1" and "0" are
1639 still available for backward compatibility, until you bind
1640 them to custom commands.
1642 - The access code to custom agenda commands can now contain
1643 several characters, effectively allowing to bundle several
1644 similar commands into a sub-keymap. This follows an
1645 excellent proposal by Adam Spiers. For example:
1647 : (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
1648 : '(("h" . "HOME + Name tag searches") ; describe prefix "h"
1649 : ("hl" tags "+HOME+Lisa")
1650 : ("hp" tags "+HOME+Peter")
1651 : ("hk" tags "+HOME+Kim")))
1653 - The user function option in org-agenda-custom-commands may
1654 now also be a lambda expression, following a request by
1657 *** Sorting improvements
1659 We are using a new routine for sorting entries, courtesy of
1660 John Wiegley. Many thanks to John.
1662 - You can define your own function to extract a sorting key
1663 and in this way sort entries by anything you like.
1665 - Entries can now be sorted according to the value of a
1668 - Plain lists can be sorted.
1670 *** HTML <div> structure
1672 There is now a <div>-based structure in exported HTML.
1674 - The table of context is wrapped into a div with a class
1675 "table-of-contents".
1677 - The outline structure is embedded in <div> elements with
1678 classes "outline-1", "outline-2" etc.
1680 - The postamble, containing the author information and the
1681 date is wrapped into a div with class "postamble".
1683 I am not sure if the class names are the best choice, let me
1684 know if there are more "canonical" choices.
1686 Thanks to Mike Newman and Cezar for input, and in particular
1687 to Mike for his clearly formulated specification.
1691 - New variable `org-agenda-window-frame-fractions' to
1692 customize the size limits of the agenda window in the case
1693 that you display the agenda window by reorganizing the
1696 - Drawers can be set on a per-file basis using
1698 : #+DRAWERS: HIDDEN STATE PROPERTIES
1700 This will define the drawers :HIDDEN: and :STATE:.
1701 The :PROPERTY: drawer should always be part of this list, or
1702 your properties will not be folded away.
1703 Thanks to Richard G. Riley for this proposal.
1705 - `org-agenda-fontify-priorities' may now also be an
1706 association list of priorities and faces, to specify the
1707 faces of priorities in the agenda individually.
1709 - The variable `org-export-with-property-drawer' no longer
1710 exists, please use `org-export-with-drawers' instead. Also,
1711 the corresponding switch in the #+OPTIONS line has changed
1712 from "p" to "d". Thanks to Bastien for pointing out that we
1713 needed to handle not only the property drawer.
1715 - M-up and M-down now move the current line up and down (if
1716 not at a headline, item or table). Among other things you
1717 can use this to re-order properties in the drawer. This was
1718 a proposal by Bastien.
1720 - New variable `org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date', based on a
1721 request by Wanrong Lin.
1723 - Aborting remember template selection with C-g now kills the
1724 remember buffer and restores the old window configuration.
1725 This was a request by Nuutti Kotivuori.
1731 - Remember templates can now have name.
1732 - `C-c C-k' will abort taking a note (remember of log)
1733 - `C-c C-x C-w' and `C-c C-x M-w' now accept a prefix arg.
1734 - Lines in the agenda can be fontified according to priority.
1735 - New variable `org-scheduled-past-days'.
1736 - New variables `org-agenda-deadline-leaders' and
1737 `org-agenda-scheduled-leaders'.
1738 - New sparse tree function `org-sparse-tree'.
1739 - The variable `org-ellipsis' now defaults to `org-link'.
1740 - The #+OPTIONS line has a new option "tags".
1741 - New variable `org-use-property-inheritance'.
1743 ** Incompatible Changes
1745 - `C-c /' now calls `org-sparse-tree'.
1749 - Remember templates can now have a template name as the first
1750 element. The name will be listed along with the selection
1751 character when prompting for a template. It is best to have
1752 the name start with the selection character, for example if
1753 you use ("Note" "n"), you will be prompted like "[n]ote".
1754 Thanks to Matiyam for this proposal.
1756 - `C-c C-k' will abort taking a note. You can use this in remember
1757 buffers and when taking a logging note (e.g. for a state
1758 change). Thanks to Bastien.
1760 - `C-c C-x C-w' and `C-c C-x M-w' now accept a prefix arg to
1761 cut N sequential subtrees. This was a proposal by John.
1763 - Lines in the agenda are now bold if they have priority A and
1764 italic if they have priority C. You can turn this off using
1765 the variable `org-agenda-fontify-priorities'. Thanks to
1766 John Wiegley for the idea and code.
1768 - New variable `org-scheduled-past-days' to set the number a
1769 scheduled item will be listed after its date has passed.
1770 Default is 10000, i.e. indefinitely.
1772 - New variables `org-agenda-deadline-leaders' and
1773 `org-agenda-scheduled-leaders' to adjust the leading text o
1774 scheduled items and deadline in the agenda. Thanks to John
1775 Wiegley for a patch.
1777 - New sparse tree function `org-sparse-tree'. This is now the
1778 default binding for `C-c /'. It requires one additional
1779 keypress to select a command, but in return is provides a
1780 single interface to all the different sparse tree commands,
1781 with full completion support.
1783 - The variable `org-ellipsis' now defaults to the face
1784 `org-link' because the visibility of the dots is really bad
1785 and I have found this change very useful indeed.
1787 - The #+OPTIONS line has a new option "tags" which can be used
1788 to set `org-export-with-tags'. Thanks to Wanrong Lin for
1791 - New variable `org-use-property-inheritance'. Configure it
1792 to `t' if you want that searching for entries with certain
1793 properties always should assume inheritance. This is not
1794 well tested yet, please check it out.
1802 - SUMMARY, DESCRIPTION, LOCATION properties for iCalendar
1803 - Command to jump to the running clock
1804 - Clock entries can now have their own drawer
1805 - `C-c C-x C-r' only updates a clocktable at point
1806 - New way to assign a remember template to a single key
1807 - `C-n' and `C-p' are back to their default binding
1808 - `C-x C-s' in agenda buffer saves all org-mode buffers
1809 - Schedule/deadline leaves note in agenda buffer
1810 - Prefix argument for `C-c C-d/s' will remove date
1811 - New variable to make block aranda more compact
1812 - Better tag alignment in agenda
1814 ** Incompatible changes
1816 - If you have customized `org-drawers', you need to add
1817 "CLOCK" to the list of drawers.
1819 - The variable `org-agenda-align-tags-to-column' has been
1820 renamed to `org-agenda-tags-column'. The old name is still
1821 an alias, in Emacs 22 and in XEmacs, but not in Emacs 21.
1823 - The default value for both `org-tags-column' and
1824 `org-agenda-tags-column' is now -80.
1827 `org-insert-labeled-timestamps-before-properties-drawer'
1832 - The LOGGING property allows to modify the settings for
1833 progress logging for a single entry. For example:
1836 : :LOGGING: nologging nologrepeat
1839 turns off all progress logging for the current entry and its
1842 - The properties SUMMARY, DESCRIPTION and LOCATION have
1843 special meaning during iCalendar export, when they translate
1844 to the corresponding VEVENT and VTODO fields. If not given,
1845 Org-ode continues to use cleaned-up version of the headline
1846 and body as the summary and the description, respectively.
1848 - New function to go to the entry with the currently running
1849 clock. Bound to `C-c C-x C-j', in agenda also to "J". If
1850 you use this often, you might even want to assign a global
1851 key. Thanks to Bernt and Bastien.
1853 - Clock entries can now have their own drawer, the :CLOCK:
1854 drawer. Check out the variable `org-clock-into-drawer' for
1855 configuration of this feature. The default is to create a
1856 drawer when the second clocking line gets added to an entry.
1857 Note that "CLOCK" has been added to the default value of
1858 `org-drawers', but if you have configured that variable, you
1859 must go back and add "CLOCK" yourself to get this drawer
1860 folded away. Thanks to Tom Weissman for pointing out that
1861 too many clock entries are visually annoying.
1863 - `C-c C-x C-r' no longer tries to find the first clocktable
1864 in a buffer and then updates it. Instead, it will update
1865 the clocktable at point if there is one (same as C-c C-c
1866 will do if the cursor is in the "#+BEGIN" line of the
1867 table). If there is none at point, a new one will be
1868 inserted. This change was necessary because the new :scope
1869 parameter allows to have several clocktables in a buffer.
1870 Thanks to Bastien for pointing this out.
1871 To update all dynamic blocks in a file, use `C-u C-c C-x C-u'.
1873 - The function `org-remember' can now be called with a
1874 template selection key as argument. This helps to make key
1875 bindings that go directly to a specific template without
1876 being prompted for a template, like this:
1878 : (global-set-key [f5] (lambda () (interactive) (org-remember "j")))
1880 Thanks to Richard G Riley for bringing this up.
1882 - `C-n' and `C-p' are back to their default binding
1883 (next/previous line) in the agenda buffer. Enough people,
1884 including recently Denis Bueno, have complained about this,
1885 and I agree it is not good to break habits like that.
1887 - `C-x C-s' in an agenda buffer now saves all org-mode buffers
1888 (also `s' does this).
1890 - Setting schedule or deadline dates from the agenda now
1891 produces a note in the agenda, similarly to what happens
1894 - Using a prefix argument for `C-c C-d' or `C-c C-s' will
1895 remove the deadline or scheduling date from an item. Thanks
1896 to Wanrong Lin for this proposal.
1898 - New variable `org-agenda-compact-blocks'. When set, the
1899 space between blocks in a block agenda is reduced as much as
1900 possible, to show more items on a single screen.
1902 - The variable `org-agenda-tags-column' (renamed from
1903 `org-agenda-align-tags-to-column') can now also be negative,
1904 to mean alignment to the left. The new default is -80, just
1905 like it is now for `org-tags-column'.
1913 - Category and the archive location can be properties.
1914 - The clocktable has a new =:scope= parameter.
1915 - CSV support when importing a table.
1916 - Better defaults when modifying a time stamp.
1917 - New way to specify the duration of an appointment.
1918 - More aggressive version of orgstruct-mode improved wrapping.
1919 - Modifications to priority cycling.
1920 - Modifications to computations in column view.
1921 - New command `org-occur-in-agenda-files'.
1926 - Both the category and the archive location in a (sub)tree of
1927 the buffer can now be specified using a property, for
1930 : * Tree with special properties
1932 : :CATEGORY: Examples
1933 : :ARCHIVE: /some/special/file::
1936 This is a much cleaner way of dealing with multiple
1937 categories and archives in a single file. The preferred use
1938 of the =#+CATEGORY= and =#+ARCHIVE= lines is now to set a
1939 *single* default for the file which is then locally
1940 overruled by properties. This was a proposal from Bastien
1941 if I remember correctly. Multiple =#+= lines still work
1942 and I don't plan to remove this support soon, but I
1943 encourage you to stop using them.
1945 - The clocktable has a new =:scope= parameter that determines
1946 the range in the file from which clock entries should be
1947 taken. This can be anything from the local subtree to the
1948 entire buffer to even the full list of agenda files. Legal
1952 |---------+-------------------------------------------------|
1953 | nil | the current buffer or narrowed region |
1954 | file | the full current buffer |
1955 | subtree | the subtree where the clocktable is located |
1956 | treeN | the surrounding level N tree, for example tree3 |
1957 | tree | the surrounding level 1 tree |
1958 | agenda | all agenda files |
1960 Thanks to Jason F. McBrayer and Bernt Hansen for
1961 inspiration. Thanks to cranreuch (what is you full name?)
1962 for mentioning, at the right moment, that the clocktable is
1963 not so bad - that remark made it seem worthwhile to add
1966 - The commands to import a table and to convert a region to a
1967 table can now handle comma-separated values (CSV). The
1968 algorithm does not yet treat quoting correctly, but for
1969 basic input it works.
1971 - When modifying an existing time stamp, or when entering the
1972 second stamp of a range, the date prompt will now
1973 consistently default to the date/time in the existing stamp.
1974 This was triggered by Nuutti Kotivuori's request.
1976 - At the date/time prompt, there is a new way to specify a
1977 range of hours, by using "+DURATION" after the time. For
1980 : 14:00+2 means 14:00-16:00
1981 : 2pm+2:30 means 14:00-16:30
1983 Again, Nuutti Kotivuori's request.
1985 - When you use the function `turn-on-orgstruct++' to turn on
1986 orgstruct-mode, the special org-mode settings for
1987 auto-filling, indentation and paragraphs are exported into
1988 the buffer, so that typing list items with indentation works
1989 better. This was Bastien's idea and request.
1991 - New variable `org-priority-start-cycle-with-default'. When
1992 t (the default), priority cycling will initially set the
1993 default priority and then increase or decrease. When nil,
1994 the first priority set by cycling is already 1 different
1995 from the default priority. This was mostly driven by
1998 - In column view: When an entry has a property for a summary
1999 column defined, its value is normally overwritten by the sum
2000 of all the children's values each time you enter column
2001 view. Now there is an exception to this rule: If none of
2002 the children has that particular property defined, the
2003 parent's value stays. In this way you can still place TODO
2004 items under such an entry without getting the property value
2005 changed. Thanks to Russel Adams for pointing out that this
2006 is a better way of doing things.
2008 - In column view, computed values are now bold face, and
2009 trying to edit them is an error. I think this works, but
2010 testing is appreciated.
2012 - New command `org-occur-in-agenda-files', this is basically
2013 the quick command John Wiegley proposed the other day, but
2014 it also works when the agenda files are not yet in buffers.
2015 The key is `C-c C-x /', any better proposals?
2017 - Links containing a space will now be handled correctly when
2018 calling the browser. Note that you need to enclose such
2019 links in square or angular brackets.
2027 - Taking a note upon TODO state changes can be restricted to
2030 - The format in which dates are shown in the daily/weekly
2031 agenda can be configured.
2033 - The default for `org-remember-store-without-prompt' is now t.
2035 - `org-goto' has been made into a general lookup command.
2037 - Priority cycling goes back to the nil state.
2039 - You can store a remember note to the *last used* location.
2041 - On Emacs 23, the headline faces for org-mode are now
2042 inherited from the outline faces.
2044 ** Incompatible Changes
2046 - The default for `org-remember-store-without-prompt' is now
2047 t, in order to better match the original intent of
2048 remember.el (storing a note with minimum interruption of
2049 work flow). I expect that many people will be hit by this
2050 incompatible change - nevertheless I believe it is the right
2055 - You can now select specific states for recording a note when
2056 switching to that state. With the setting
2058 : #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) ORDERED(o@) INVOICE(i@) PAYED(p) | RECEIVED(r)
2059 : #+STARTUP: lognotestate
2061 only the states ORDERED and INVOICE will record a timestamp
2064 - You can now set the format of the string for each day in the
2065 agenda and timeline buffers. You can use a format string
2066 interpreted by `format-time-string', or you can write your
2067 own function. Configure the new variable
2068 `org-agenda-format-date'. Thanks to Levin for triggering
2069 this development with a patch.
2071 - The default for `org-remember-store-without-prompt' is now
2072 t, in order to better match the original intent of
2073 remember.el (storing a note with minimum interruption of
2074 work flow). Since we can assign files and headlines to
2075 templates, I guess this takes care of selecting a filing
2076 location in most cases. For interactive filing, you now
2077 need a prefix command when exiting `remember'.
2079 - `org-goto' (bound to `C-c C-j') now uses an indirect buffer
2080 and has additional commands enabled: Org-occur with `C-c /'
2081 or even faster with `/', and the commands needed to select
2082 and copy a region. This make `org-goto' a more general
2083 lookup command instead of only a jumping command. Remember
2084 that you can exit with `Q' to go back to the original
2085 location. Thanks to William Henney for this idea.
2087 - Setting the priority with S-up/down now cycles back to a
2088 state where no priority is specified. This was requested by
2091 - You can store a remember note to the *last used* location.
2092 So if you select a location interactively once, you can
2093 re-use it without having to find it again. For this, exit
2094 the remember buffer with `C-u C-u C-c C-c'. The leading
2095 comment in the remember buffer will tell exactly where the
2096 note goes if you exit with a particular command.
2097 Thanks to Maxim Loginov for this idea.
2099 - On Emacs 23, the headline faces for org-mode are now
2100 inherited from the outline faces. This is just a
2101 convenience, so that you only have to configure one set of
2102 faces, and that will then be outline-1 .. outline-8. You
2103 will actually not see any difference in org-mode, because
2104 Stefan Monnier has made the outline faces in Emacs 23 to
2105 match the current org-mode faces.
2107 This change does not effect XEmacs, nor Emacs 21 and 22.
2111 ** Incompatible changes
2113 - The default for `org-deadline-warning-days' is now 14.
2117 - There is now a separate interface for fast and directly
2118 setting a TODO keyword. This interface kicks in when you
2119 have configured keys for TODO keywords like
2121 : #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) WAITING(w) | DONE(d) CANCELED(c)
2123 C-c C-t still does the cycling thing, you need to use a
2124 prefix argument to get to the fast interface. Or configure
2125 the variable `org-use-fast-todo-selection' to t, then this
2126 will be the default and the prefix argument will make the
2127 command fall back to cycling.
2129 The tag selection no longer does include TODO keywords -
2130 Leo's arguments have convinced me that this is not a good
2131 idea. If you'd like to see the TODO keywords in the tags
2132 interface anyway, set the variable
2133 `org-fast-tag-selection-include-todo'. Thanks to Leo and
2134 others for input on this issue.
2136 - New variable `org-edit-timestamp-down-means-later'. When
2137 set, `S-down' on a timestamp will change the timestamp to
2138 later. Thanks to Raman for this idea.
2140 - Property names can now contain non-ascii word characters.
2141 This follows a request from Daniel Clemente.
2143 - For export, the date that should be given in the exported
2144 file can now be set to a specific value with a line like
2146 : #+DATE: 15 November 2003
2148 If you want to use the date/time when the file was created,
2149 use a format string that will be interpreted by
2150 `format-time-string', for example:
2152 : #+DATE: %Y/%m/%d %X
2154 - The default of `org-deadline-warning-days' has changed to 14
2155 days. 30 was really too much, I suspect most people (me
2156 included) have changed this.
2158 - When a deadline has an individual lead time, this lead time
2159 obviously overrules `org-deadline-warning-days'. However,
2160 if you bind `org-deadline-warning-days' to a number <=0, for
2161 example during a custom agenda command, then the absolute
2162 value of this number will be enforced also when a different
2163 lead time has been specified. This is useful to get a list
2164 of all deadlines coming up in the next N days.
2170 - Different faces for different TODO keywords.
2172 - Setting TODO states through the TAG setting interface.
2174 - Context information is stored when moving a tree to the archive.
2176 - Sorting can be done by priority.
2178 - `Org-ellipsis' can now also be a face.
2180 - Scheduling info is no longer removed entry is marked CLOSED.
2182 - Unavailable files in `org-agenda-files' can be skipped.
2184 ** Incompatible changes
2186 - The time of archiving is now stored as a property.
2187 ARCHIVED is no longer a special time keyword.
2189 - Scheduling info is no longer removed entry is marked CLOSED.
2193 - You can now define different faces for different TODO
2194 keywords. This request has come up frequently, so here it
2195 is: Use the variable `org-todo-keyword-faces'.
2197 A Here is a configuration example:
2199 : (setq org-todo-keyword-faces
2200 : '(("TODO" . org-warning)
2201 : ("DEFERRED" . shadow)
2202 : ("CANCELED" . (:foreground "blue" :weight bold
2205 Org-mode continue still use `org-todo' and `org-done' for
2206 keywords that have no specific face assigned.
2208 - Some People use TODO states more like tags. For them the
2209 TODO keywords mark special states and they like to quickly
2210 switch between states in arbitrary sequence. The standard
2211 TODO interface is not perfect for this, because it assumes
2212 that the states are reached in sequence. However, the fast
2213 tag setting interface is in fact perfect for this. You can
2214 now "misuse" the TAG selection interface to also set TODO
2215 states. All you need to do is to assign keys to the TODO
2216 states, just like you also do for tags.
2218 : #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) WAITING(w) | CANCELED(c) DONE(d)
2219 : #+TAGS: @HOME(h) @OFFICE(o) @SHOP(s)
2221 Next time you try to set tags with C-c C-c, the todo states
2222 will be offered as well, and the corresponding key will
2223 switch the entry to that state.
2225 - New variable `org-archive-save-context-info' governs if
2226 information that would be lost by moving a subtree to the
2227 archive file, should be stored as special properties. For
2230 : (setq org-archive-save-context-info '(itags category))
2232 will store the inherited tags and the category in properties
2233 ARCHIVE_ITAGS and ARCHIVE_CATEGORY, respectively. The
2234 default setting for this variable is to save everything that
2235 could be lost. This was a proposal by John Wiegley.
2237 - Sorting (`C-c ^') can use the use the priority to sort. Use
2238 the "p" and "P" keys at the prompt. John Wiegley, again.
2240 - `Org-ellipsis' can now also be a face to make the folding
2241 ellipsis more visible. This is based on a post by Tassilo
2242 Horn. Since `org-ellipsis' only works in Org-mode, you
2243 might want to use Tassilo Horn's hack directly in order to
2244 affect the folding ellipsis globally.
2246 - Scheduling info is no longer removed when an entry is marked
2247 CLOSED. This was a request by Brian van den Broek. Let me
2248 know if this breaks anything for you - then it will become
2251 - New option `org-agenda-skip-unavailable-files'. Currently,
2252 if a file does not exist, it will be removed from
2253 `org-agenda-files' after a query. When this option is set,
2254 the file will simply be skipped.
2264 - When exporting only a region and this region is a single
2265 (sub)tree (for example selected with `C-c @'), the title for
2266 the exported document is taken to be the heading of the
2267 subtree. The sublevels become top-level entries in the
2268 export. Furthermore, if the head entry of the tree has or
2269 inherits an EXPORT_FILE_NAME property, that file name (with
2270 appropriately substituted extension) will be used for the
2271 exported tree. Thanks to Patrick Drechsler and Jost Burkart
2274 - org-special-ctrl-a/e has a third allowed value, `reversed'.
2275 When it is set to this value, the first C-a or C-e command
2276 behaves normally, i.e. it goes to the true beginning or end
2277 of the line. Only when you press C-a or C-e immediately
2278 again, the the "special" position will be found. Additional
2279 presses of the same key jump between the two positions. I
2280 like this a lot better than the `t' setting, because now the
2281 keys behave more predictable and still give easy access to
2282 the special locations.
2284 - New command to set or remove a tag from all headlines in a
2287 - When Org-mode visits a file, it will initially hide all
2290 - The default of the variable `org-cycle-global-at-bob' is now
2291 nil, meaning that TAB no longer does global visibility
2292 cycling at the beginning of the buffer.
2294 - Bug fixes, in particular the problems with scheduling and
2295 deadlines introduced in 5.05. Please check carefully if
2296 this works correctly again, and complain if not.
2302 - LaTeX export, finally, thanks to Bastien.
2304 - Extension mechanism for the hyperlink system.
2306 - Global access to commands inserting and following links.
2308 - Individual lead-times for deadlines.
2310 - Option to show only the next instance of repeating timestamp.
2312 - Store remember notes with only 2 keys: C-c C-c
2314 - Appointment reminders from Org-mode.
2316 - Global values for selected properties.
2323 - Bastien's `org-export-latex.el' is now part of the org-mode
2324 distribution. You can export an Org-mode document to a
2325 LaTeX file with `C-c C-e l'. For more options, see the
2326 manual, and the commentary in the Lisp file. Kudos to
2327 Bastien for contributing this frequently requested feature.
2328 I am sure this has been tough because of the many different
2329 ways I have been allowing LaTeX snippets and environments to
2330 be incorporated in lazy free-format ways.
2332 - Org-mode has now an extension mechanism for the hyperlink
2333 system. This should clear the road for all those mairix and
2334 other ideas that have been floating around. Now it is on
2335 *you* to write and share new link types for Org-mode. The
2336 interface for adding a new link type is described in the
2337 appendix of the manual, section A2. The unsolved problem is
2338 currently how to handle the new link types for
2341 - New *global* commands `org-open-at-point-global' and
2342 `org-insert-link-global'. You can bind these commands to
2343 global keys and use them to insert and follow Org-mode-like
2344 links anywhere in Emacs. Thanks to Adam Spiers for this
2347 - Each deadline timestamp may now specify its own interval of
2348 lead-time display, given in days, weeks, months or years.
2349 The syntax is like this
2351 : DEADLINE: <2007-08-13 Mon -5d>
2353 When combined with a repeater, the repeater has to come
2356 : DEADLINE: <2007-08-13 Mon +2w -5d>
2358 You may now also customize the faces that are used in the
2359 agenda to indicate the distance of an approaching deadline.
2360 See the new option `org-agenda-deadline-faces'.
2362 Thanks to Pavel Chalmoviansky and John Wiegley proposals in
2365 - New option `org-agenda-repeating-timestamp-show-all'. When
2366 set to nil, repeating time stamps will only show up once in
2367 the agenda, either today or in the near future. Other
2368 matches will be ignored. Thanks to John Wiegley for this
2371 - New variable `org-remember-store-without-prompt'. When set,
2372 exiting the remember buffer with C-c C-c will store the note
2373 without further prompts to the default location, and `C-u
2374 C-c C-c' will get the prompts for file and location. So
2375 this variable reverses the prefix-argument functionality for
2376 storing remember notes. This follows a request from John
2379 - A new function `org-agenda-to-appt' activates all
2380 appointments for the current day so that Emacs will display
2381 reminders. This uses appt.el. Thanks to Bastien for this
2384 - You can now set default values for properties that can be
2385 inherited by all entries in a buffer, or by all entries
2386 globally. Global properties are set in the variable
2387 `org-global-properties', like this:
2389 (setq org-global-properties '(("NAME" "This is the value")))
2391 Buffer-local values are set like this:
2393 #+PROPERTY: NAME This is the value
2395 When using org-entry-get to get the value of a property with
2396 the `inherit' flag and the hierarchy above the entry does
2397 not contain this property, the buffer-local and global lists
2398 are checked as well. This is mostly useful (I think) to set
2399 the list of allowed values for a property. Thanks to Bernt
2400 Hansen and Bastien for these ideas.
2408 - New variables `org-export-author-info' and
2409 `org-export-time-stamp-file' to turn off inclusion of author
2410 and time information into exported files. Thank to Patrick
2411 Drechsler for pointing out that this would be useful.
2413 - New variable to avoid moving DEADLINE and SCHEDULED info
2414 into the property drawer. The default is now to not move
2415 this stuff into the drawer.
2416 `org-insert-labeled-timestamps-before-properties-drawer'
2418 - `org-archive-mark-done' can be a string now, to select a
2419 specific keyword that should be used for archived entries.
2421 - New command "j" in agenda to jump to an arbitrary date.
2422 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for the patch.
2424 - Lots of minor fixes.
2428 ** Incompatible Changes
2430 - The variable `org-special-ctrl-a' has been renamed to
2431 `org-special-ctrl-a/e'. The old one is still an alias (but
2432 not on Emacs 21 where variable aliases cannot be defined).
2436 - When the variable `org-special-ctrl-a/e' is set, C-e in a
2437 headline first goes to the end of the headline ignoring the
2438 tags. A second C-e then goes to after the tags.
2440 - Typing and removing single characters in a headline now
2441 keeps the tags in the headline aligned. This could have a
2442 little impact on performance while deleting stuff - let me
2443 know if we need to make this customizable.
2445 - New option `org-n-level-faces' can be used to set the number
2446 of different faces that are used for headlines. Default is
2447 all 8 faces Org-mode defines for this purpose, level 9 uses
2448 again the level-1 face. However, you can use fewer, and then
2449 the level-1 face will be reused already for level N+1, etc.
2451 - Column View and hidestars now work together.
2460 - The interfaces for properties and column view are finished
2463 - Properties can be summaries, i.e. the parent nodes can
2464 compute their value from the children's values.
2466 - Headlines finally require a space ofter the star(s). The
2467 conflict with bold text at the beginning of the line is no
2470 ** Incompatible Changes
2472 - Bad news. It looks like it is going to be really hard to
2473 make column view work on XEmacs and on Emacs 21. Emacs 22
2474 is currently the only Emacs where this works. If you are
2475 using Emacs 21 or XEmacs, you can still use properties, but
2480 - Improvements for properties:
2482 + There are interactive commands to insert and delete
2483 properties. Read the manual chapter 7 for details.
2485 + You can define /allowed values/ for a property. When
2486 these are defined, you can change the value of a property
2487 with S-left and S-right. And you may use completion when
2488 inserting the property. This goes a long way to prevent
2489 typos when entering properties.
2491 - Improvements for column view.
2493 + In column view, you may use the keys S-left/right (and
2494 also the keys `n' and `p') to switch from one allowed
2497 + You can define summaries for columns. For example,
2498 parents can contain the sum of all children values of a
2499 property, or the parent node can have a check box property
2500 that is automatically checked when all children's boxes are
2503 + There are interactive commands to add and remove columns,
2504 and to change the attributes of a column like the summary
2507 These additions lead to the exciting fact that the example
2508 from [[http://www.omnigroup.com/images/applications/omnioutliner/features/multicolumn.jpg][omni outliner]] posted by Scott Jaderholm can now be
2509 accurately [[file:omni-org.jpg][reproduced by Org-mode]].
2511 - The space after the stars is now required in a headline, in
2512 order to remove the conflict with bold words at the
2513 beginning of a line. So
2515 : * This is a level 1 headline
2516 : *this is bold text*
2518 - S-up and S-down to navigate plain item lists are now also
2519 available in orgstruct-mode.
2525 - A new minor mode, orgstruct-mode, exports the Org-mode
2526 structure editing commands into any other mode.
2528 - DRAWERS are a new level off folding for special sections
2529 that should stay closed during visibility cycling and only
2530 open if explicitly asked.
2532 - Entries can now have PROPERTIES.
2534 - A COLUMN VIEW implementation allows to easily view and edit
2535 the properties of a hierarchy of entries (Emacs only, for
2538 - Formula evaluation in the spreadsheet is more consistent
2539 now. Properties and per-file constants can be used during
2542 - Bug fixes and minor changes.
2544 ** Incompatible changes
2546 - When using LEVEL=N in a tags search, things have changed if
2547 you are also using `org-odd-levels-only'. If you are using
2548 only odd levels (i.e. 1 or 3 or 5... stars), LEVEL=2 will
2549 now refer to 3 stars, LEVEL=3 to 5 stars etc. Many thanks
2550 to Leo (or blame on him if you must) who has convinced me
2551 that this is the better convention.
2555 *** Orgstruct minor mode
2557 There is a new minor mode, orgstruct-mode. This modes works
2558 in a similar way as Orgtbl-mode. It can be used to export
2559 the Org-mode structure-editing commands into arbitrary major
2560 modes in Emacs. For example, you can use it in Mail-mode to
2561 easily create lists.
2563 The functionality in Orgstruct mode is only active, if the
2564 cursor is in a line that looks either like a headline, or
2565 like the first line of a plain list item. Then the commands
2566 `TAB', `M-cursor', `M-S-cursor', `M-RET', `M-S-RET', `C-c ^',
2567 `C-c C-c', and `C-c -' will do structure-related editing just
2568 like in Org-mode. If the cursor is not in such a line, all
2569 these keys will do whatever the major mode or other active
2570 minor modes have assigned to them.
2572 Orgstruct-mode is the result of a proposal by Raman, quite
2573 some time ago. It has taken a long time, but here is finally
2574 the promised implementation.
2578 The new concept of /drawers/ allows to create sections
2579 that remain folded during visibility cycling. Drawers need
2580 to be configured using the variable `org-drawers'. A drawer
2581 starts with a line containing only the name of the drawer
2582 bracketed by colons. It ends with :END:. For example,
2585 : (setq org-drawers '("PROPERTIES" "HIDDEN"))
2587 you can then create drawers like this:
2590 : here is some stuff that remains hidden
2591 : unless TAB is pressed directly in that line
2594 The PROPERTIES drawer has special meaning for ORG-mode, it
2595 contains properties of an entry (see below).
2597 *** Properties and Column View
2599 - Entries in Org-mode can now have arbitrary /properties/
2600 associated with them. Org-mode handles some default
2601 properties like the TODO state, the priority, the local
2602 tags, and planning information like DEADLINE and SCHEDULED.
2603 In addition, you can assign arbitrary properties by creating
2604 a property drawer and inserting a line like
2606 : :PROPNAME: This is the value of the property
2608 Org-mode has an API for properties, if you want to write a
2609 program using properties, use the functions
2610 `org-entry-properties', `org-entry-get', `org-entry-put',
2611 and `org-entry-delete'.
2613 - Planning information like DEADLINE can be hidden in the
2616 If the PROPERTIES drawer starts in the first line after a
2617 headline, also the DEADLINE, SCHEDULED and CLOCK information
2618 will be inserted inside the drawer. If no PROPERTIES drawer
2619 is present, or if it does not start in the line right after
2620 the headline, this information remains in the lines directly
2621 after the headline, outside the drawer.
2623 - TAGS searches can now also query properties. For example,
2626 : LEVEL=3+BOSS+ASSIGNED="Hans"/WAITING
2628 will find entries that
2631 - have an ASSIGNED property with the value "Hans"
2632 - are TODO status WAITING.
2634 So here is an entry that will match:
2636 : *** WAITING Clean up the factory :BOSS:
2641 You may also use a regular expression to match against a
2642 property value. For example, to find stuff assigned to Hans
2645 : ASSIGNED={^\(Hans\|Sarah\)$}
2647 - Column View is a special way to look at property values in
2648 tabular form. Column View can be used in any org-mode
2649 file, and also in any agenda buffer. It works by placing
2650 an overlay over each headline (or agenda line) that shows a
2651 table of selected properties. You can look at and edit
2652 properties from this view. Which properties are shown in
2653 the table must be set up using the COLUMNS property. You
2654 can set up different property columns on different levels
2655 of an outline tree. For example:
2659 : :COLUMNS: %25ITEM %Name
2663 : :COLUMNS: %25ITEM %Name %3Age
2666 : Info about Sam, including a property list with Name and Age.
2668 : Info about Sarah, including a property list with Name and Age.
2671 : :COLUMNS: %25ITEM %Name %Function %Salary
2674 : Info about the Boss, including a property list with Name,
2675 : Function and Salary (if only we knew....).
2677 Now we have defined three different sets of columns. If
2678 you switch to column view in the /Family/ section, you
2679 will get a different table than if you do it in the
2680 /Office/ section. However, if you switch to column
2681 view with the cursor on the /People/ section, the
2682 table will cover all entries, but contain only the
2685 Column view does, for the time being, only work on Emacs.
2686 The XEmacs implementation needs a bit of work.
2688 - Properties can be used in table formulas. To access the
2689 value of the property :XYZ:, use $PROP_XYZ. The property
2690 needs to be defined in the hierarchy above the table, not
2691 necessarily in the same entry as the table. This was a
2692 request by Eddward. File-wide constants can be defined with
2693 #+CONSTANTS, see below.
2695 - Things that still need to be sorted out about drawers,
2696 properties and column view - comments and suggestions
2699 + How to deal with drawers and properties in HTML and ASCII
2701 + What key could be used to insert an empty property drawer
2703 + Right now column view is invoked through the command C-c
2704 C-x C-c. It is too easy to type C-x C-c by mistake, and
2705 that causes Emacs to quit. Suggestions for a different
2707 + Fontification of drawers and properties is not good yet.
2708 Any suggestions for better defaults?
2709 + Mouse support for editing properties in column view would
2710 be nice - maybe Piotr is interested to add this to
2715 - In the spreadsheet, the evaluation of formulas has changed.
2716 Previously, first the column formulas would be evaluated
2717 everywhere, and then the field formulas would kick in, and
2718 in some cases overwrite the results of column formulas in
2719 the appropriate fields. This had the side effect that some
2720 formulas might always use the wrong, intermediate content of
2721 a field that is computed both by a column and a field
2724 From now on, column formulas will no longer temporarily
2725 overwrite field formulas. This gives much more consistent
2726 results. For example you can now finally have a column of
2727 increasing numbers by setting the first field to a fixed
2728 number, and let the rest follow from a column formula.
2735 : #+TBLFM: $1=@-1+1::@1$1=1
2737 - Constants for formulas in spreadsheets are globally defined
2738 with the variable `org-table-formula-constants'. File-local
2739 constants can now be set with a line like:
2741 : #+CONSTANTS: c=299792458. pi=3.14 eps=2.4e-6
2745 - When entries are archived, a timestamp for the moment of
2746 archiving is added to the line with planning information.
2749 : ARCHIVED: [2007-07-02 Mon 11:34]
2751 Thanks to J. David Boyd for constructive comments.
2755 Many bugs are fixed, as usually all the ones where I replied
2756 "fixed" on emacs-orgmode. If you reported one of these
2757 bugs, please check if it really has disappeared in the new
2758 version, and complain if not. Thanks!
2765 - We are back to a single file org.el that works both on Emacs
2766 and on XEmacs. Merging comes at a speed penalty for you as
2767 an XEmacs user, but *only if you do not compile* org.el.
2768 Compilation completely removes the penalty.
2770 - New L flag for literal interpolation in Lisp formulas.
2771 See manual section 3.5.3.
2773 - New options for turning off footnotes.
2774 This was a request from Ignotus.
2775 See the option `org-export-with-footnotes'.
2777 - Default length for Agenda entries, but this is off by
2778 default. This was a request from Micheal.
2779 See the option `org-agenda-default-appointment-duration'.
2783 + org-agenda-date-later (Juraj Kubelka)
2784 + letters off margin in orgcard.ps (Charles Cave)
2785 + TODO export problems on XEmacs (ignotus@freemail.hu)
2786 + args-out-of-range with table formulas (Cecil Westerhof)
2787 + problem with org-file without a heading (Tim O'Callaghan)
2793 - Time stamps with a time range *included*, like
2794 : <2007-06-18 Mon 17:33-18:23>
2796 - Clock times without clocking in/out: CLOCK: => 2:00
2798 - Language-specific characters allowed in TAGS (Emacs only).
2800 - Promotion and demotion of items gets the indentation right.
2802 - Indenting lines with TAB is more intelligent.
2804 ** Incompatible changes
2806 - There is now a special version of `org.el' for XEmacs.
2807 Before installation, as an XEmacs user you must rename the
2808 file org_xemacs.el to org.el, i.e. you must overwrite org.el
2809 with the xemacs version. For example:
2811 : mv org_xemacs.el org.el
2813 This is necessary so that I can make use of some features
2814 that would be cumbersome to support in a single file. The
2815 XEmacs version is derived from the Emacs version with a
2816 program, so no reason to fear that I might be dropping
2817 XEmacs support any time soon. Sorry for the trouble.
2821 - A time stamp may now contain a range of times. So you no
2822 longer need to use two separate stamps to indicate a time
2823 interval on a single day. For example
2825 : <2007-06-18 Mon 17:30-18:20>
2827 This is now fully supported, including changing the time
2828 with S-up/down while the cursor is on the end time. Also,
2829 da the date/time prompt, you can simply write your time like
2830 12:00-14:00 and the range will be inserted.
2832 This was proposed by Leo some time ago, and recently by
2835 - You may specify clocking times by hand (i.e. without
2836 clocking in and out) using this syntax.
2840 Thanks to Scott Jaderholm for this proposal.
2842 - TAGS may now contain language-specific word characters, as
2843 long as they are matched by the "[:alnum:]" regexp syntax.
2844 This is for Emacs only, the XEmacs version continues to use
2845 the character class "a-zA-Z0-9_@" for tag names. Thanks to
2846 David Smith for a patch to this effect (a modified version
2847 of that patch was applied). I am considering to make the
2848 same change for TODO keywords, but not yet. Note that files
2849 using localization features may not work correctly in the
2850 Emacs configuration of another user, so if you are sharing
2851 org-mode files with other users, it might still be best to
2852 stick to the ASCII characters.
2854 - Promotion and demotion of plain list items (commands M-left,
2855 M-right) no longer changes the indentation by just one
2856 space. Instead, it uses intelligence gathered from the
2857 surrounding list structure to do the right thing. Thanks to
2858 William Henney for starting the discussion about this.
2860 - TAB does now a better job of indenting lines.
2862 + After tables and code segments (lines starting with ":"),
2863 indentation goes back to what it was before (thanks to
2864 William Henney for suggesting this behavior).
2866 + When plain lists items are involved, we had a long
2867 discussion on emacs-orgmode where I tried to show that a
2868 too-sophisticated implementation will still be easily
2869 fooled. Here is what I have implemented now - lets see
2870 if we can agree on this:
2872 Indentation will flatten lists with the same bullet type,
2873 but indent another bullet type further. The time when
2874 this fails is in a nested list, when you want to get back
2875 out to a previous level. For example
2883 When using TAB on every line in this list, the structure
2892 So you need to change the level of the last line by hand,
2893 using promotion and demotion functions.
2899 - Vertical lines in exported tables.
2900 - New default for `org-show-following-heading'.
2902 ** Incompatible changes
2904 - The default for `org-show-following-heading' is now nil.
2908 - You can now specify column groups in tables, to the effect
2909 that the groups will be separated by vertical lines in HTML
2910 and ASCII output. Column groups are specified by the
2911 characters "<" and ">" in a special table row. "<" starts a
2912 group, ">" ends a group (in each case including the the
2913 column where the character is specified). You may also use
2914 "<>" to make a group a single column wide. For example:
2916 : | | N | N^2 | N^3 | N^4 | sqrt(n) | sqrt[4](N) |
2917 : |---+----+-----+-----+-----+---------+------------|
2918 : | / | <> | < | | > | < | > |
2919 : | # | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2920 : | # | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1.4142 | 1.1892 |
2921 : | # | 3 | 9 | 27 | 81 | 1.7321 | 1.3161 |
2922 : #+TBLFM: $3=$2^2::$4=$2^3::$5=$2^4::$6=sqrt($2)::$7=sqrt(sqrt(($2))
2924 A table row with with nothing but "/" in the first field is
2925 never exported, but can be used to place column group
2926 information into the table. In this table, we create a
2927 group for column 2, one for columns 3-5 and one for columns
2928 6-7. HTML export will render a vertical line between these
2931 Because HTML does not require closing <colgroup> tags with
2932 </colgroup>), you can also simply start a new column
2933 wherever you want a vertical line:
2935 : | N | N^2 | N^3 | N^4 | sqrt(n) | sqrt[4](N0 |
2936 : |---+-----+-----+-----+---------+------------|
2937 : | / | < | < | | < | |
2939 - Vertical lines are now also omitted in ASCII export, unless
2940 grouping explicitly requests these lines.
2942 - The default for `org-show-following-heading' is now nil,
2943 meaning that sparse trees will be more compact. This has
2944 become possible due to in important remark by Jason Dunsmore
2945 who pointed out that TAB should behave differently in the
2946 inconsistent trees produced by the sparse tree commands.
2947 TAB does now make sure that the heading after a freshly
2948 unfolded tree is made visible at all, removing the confusing
2949 behavior we had before.
2951 - Several bugs fixed. In particular:
2953 + Strings produced by agenda batch processing with
2954 `org-batch-agenda' and `org-batch-agenda-csv' are now
2955 properly encoded, so that you should be able to use
2956 special characters in other languages as along as your
2957 post-processing program handles them correctly. At least
2958 for Emacs this should work now, but have not yet figured
2959 out how to do this in XEmacs.
2965 - Exporting Footnotes to HTML
2969 - Footnotes like[1] are now exported to HTML
2971 [1]This is a footnote
2973 Thanks to Scott Jaderholm for this proposal and a detailed
2974 HTML example on how the exported text should look like.
2976 - Special version of the reference card, for letter paper.
2978 - Switching to OVERVIEW with S-TAB no loner moves the cursor,
2979 so after three `S-TAB' commands, you will be back where you
2982 - Bug fixes, lots of them again.
2988 - Cyclic time stamps that repeat after an interval.
2989 - Special timestamps for appointments like "every 2nd Thursday
2991 - Completion of link abbreviation prefixes inside `C-c C-l'.
2992 - Replacing a region of org-mode syntax with HTML.
2993 - iCalendar export now honors ARCHIVE etc.
2994 - New command to add/change emphasis markers.
2996 ** Incompatible Changes
2998 - The REPEAT(...) cookie is no longer supported, the repeater
2999 interval now goes directly into the time stamp.
3003 - Time stamps can contain a repeater code, like +1w for once
3004 every week, +2d for every two days, etc. For example,
3006 <2007-05-16 Wed 12:30 +1w>
3008 will apply to every Wednesday, starting from the date given.
3009 I believe this syntax was actually suggested by someone on
3010 the mailing list, but I cannot find the email back. To
3011 collect your credit, let me know!
3013 - You can use an sexp diary entry (with the syntax used by the
3014 Emacs calendar/diary) in a time stamp, like this:
3016 *** The nerd club meets on 2nd Thursday of every month
3017 <%%(diary-float t 4 2)>
3019 - You can put diary-style sexp entries directly into an
3020 org-mode file, where they will be interpreted just like they
3021 would in the diary. For example
3023 * Birthdays and similar stuff
3025 %%(org-calendar-holiday) ; special function for holiday names
3027 %%(diary-anniversary 14 5 1956) Artur Dent %d is years old
3028 %%(diary-anniversary 2 10 1869) Mahatma Gandhi
3030 These entries must start at column 0 to be evaluated.
3032 It turns out that evaluating the entries in an org-mode file
3033 is actually faster than in the diary itself, because using
3034 the diary has some overhead (creating fancy diary display,
3035 then reading and re-interpreting the entries). I have moved
3036 all the sexp entries from my diary into an org-mode file,
3037 put in a few categories, and then turned off
3038 `org-agenda-include-diary'. This has led to a noticeably
3039 faster agenda display.
3041 - New command `org-replace-region-by-html' that converts the
3042 current region from org-mode syntax into HTML. For example,
3043 you might write an itemized list in plain text in an HTML
3044 buffer, and then invoke this command to convert it. Thanks
3045 to Raman for this idea.
3047 - When inserting a link with `C-c C-l', completion will now
3048 fill in all valid link prefixes, like http or ftp, but also
3049 link abbreviation prefixes. This is based on an idea by
3052 - Highest, lowest, and default priority can be set on a
3053 per-file basis with #+PRIORITIES: H L D
3054 For example, to use priorities from 1 to 9, you could use
3058 Thanks to Dmitri Minaev for a patch to this effect.
3060 - iCalendar export now honors (i.e. skips) subtrees marked as
3061 ARCHIVE, COMMENT, or QUOTE.
3063 - There is a new command to add or change the emphasis (like
3064 bold or italic) of a piece of text. For lack of better
3065 available keys the command is at `C-c C-x C-f', but you may
3066 well want to choose a more convenient key like `C-c f' in
3069 (add-hook 'org-load-hook
3070 (lambda () (define-key org-mode-map "\C-cf" 'org-emphasize)))
3072 The command will prompt for an emphasis type, and you may
3073 reply either with the marker that triggers the emphasis, or
3074 with the first letter of the corresponding HTML tag. For
3075 example, to select italic, press either "/" or "i".
3077 If there is an active region, the emphasis of this region
3078 will be set or changed. If there is no region, only the
3079 emphasis markers will be inserted and the cursor positioned
3080 between them. Thanks to Bastien for proposing this feature.
3082 - Bug fixes, everything where I have replied "fixed" on the
3083 mailing list. Thanks to all of you for keeping these reports
3090 This release is about exporting agenda views, to HTML, to
3091 postscript for printing, and to a special format (CSV) for
3092 further processing in scripts.
3094 ** Incompatible Changes
3096 - The variable `org-agenda-remove-tags-when-in-prefix' has
3097 been renamed to `org-agenda-remove-tags'.
3101 - Agenda views can be exported as plain text, as HTML, and as
3102 Postscript(R). This can simply be done from the agenda
3103 buffer with `C-x C-w' and then specifying a filename like
3104 `myagenda.html' or `myagenda.ps'. See section 8.6.4 of the
3107 - Each custom agenda view can specify a list of associated
3108 files names. The command `C-c a e' then creates all views
3109 that have associated file names and exports the views to
3110 these files. This is great for producing paper versions of
3111 your views, to take with you when you don't have your
3112 computer. The manual has an example on how to do this, and
3113 in particular on how to customize the format of the printed
3114 version. See section 8.6.4 of the manual.
3116 - You can produce a CSV format of agenda information with an
3117 Emacs batch command. This is greate for further processing
3118 in scipts. Thanks to Jason F. McBrayer for this idea.
3119 See section 8.6.5 of the manual.
3121 - New variable `org-agenda-skip-deadline-if-done'. When set,
3122 a deadline associated with a DONE item will not be shown in
3123 the agenda. This is based upon a report by Denis Bueno.
3125 - Quite a few bug fixes.
3135 - Control over blank lines between trees in collapsed view.
3137 - Info about the running clock is shown in the modeline.
3139 - C-a can behave specially in headlines.
3141 - Better color and scaling defaults for LaTeX fragments.
3143 - Customizable list of keys in org-mode to be replaced.
3145 - Stuck project descriptions have been extended.
3147 - Emphasis code has been modified to fix some issues.
3151 ** Incompatible changes
3153 - The option `org-format-latex-options' has changed. If you
3154 have customized it, please revert to default and then redo
3157 - `org-CUA-compatible' no longer modifies S-RET by default,
3158 because newer versions of CUA don't use this key anymore.
3159 If you need this replacement, customize the variable
3160 `org-disputed-keys'.
3162 - The variable `org-CUA-compatible' is obsolete, please use
3163 `org-replace-disputed-keys' instead. `org-CUA-compatible'
3164 is still an alias for this new variable, though.
3168 - Better control over blank lines between trees in collapsed
3169 view. This has come up several times in the past and most
3170 recently by Scott Jaderholm. There is now a new variable
3171 `org-cycle-separator-lines' with default value 2. It says
3172 how many empty lines there need to be after the end of a
3173 subtree to get an empty line in collapsed view. So with the
3174 default, if you leave only one empty line it will disappear
3175 in collapsed view. If you leave two, one empty line will
3176 remain so that you can use double empty lines to structure
3177 the collapsed views of a file. I love it, so many thanks to
3178 Scott fro bringing this up again.
3180 One property of the new setup is that you will never get
3181 more than one blank line in collapsed view. We could do
3182 something special to allow *several* empty lines in
3183 collapsed view, but I think this is counter-productive.
3185 In Emacs 22, if you want to make full use of this, make sure
3186 that you have not set `outline-blank-line'.
3188 - When the clock is running, Org-mode will put info about it
3189 into the modeline. The info consists of the elapsed time
3190 and the heading of the clocked item. This was a proposal
3191 from Bastien who got the idea from Muse.
3193 - C-a can behave specially in headlines when you set the
3194 variable `org-special-ctrl-a'. It will bring the cursor
3195 first back only to the beginning of the headline *text*,
3196 i.e. after the stars and the TODO keyword, if any. A second
3197 C-a will then move the cursor to the beginning of the line.
3198 If the cursor is already at the beginning of the line, C-a
3199 will spring *forward* to the headline text. This was a
3200 proposal from Leo, based on a request from Scott Jaderholm.
3202 I have not turned this turned this on by default, should I?
3204 - When LaTeX fragments are processed into images, there is now
3205 more control and (hopefully) betters defaults for colors and
3206 scaling. Special values can be set for HTML export, so that
3207 these values can differ from what is used for display in an
3208 emacs buffer. The default foreground and background colors
3209 for images embedded in emacs are now taken from the default
3210 emacs face. Thanks to Xiao-Yong Jin for proposing these
3213 - There is now a much better mechanism to change some keys in
3214 org-mode if these keys clash with other modes you use. Turn
3215 this on by setting `org-replace-disputed-keys' (aliased to
3216 `org-CUA-compatible'). The list of keys to replace is now
3217 fully customizable, see the option `org-disputed-keys'.
3218 Many thanks to Meciej Katafiasz for a patch implementing
3221 - Stuck project descriptions have been extended. You can now
3222 use "*" as a TODO keyword or tag to say that *any* TODO
3223 keyword or TAG marks a project as non-stuck. You also can
3224 give an arbitrary regular expression that, if it matches,
3225 indicates a non-stuck project.
3227 - The code for emphasis like bold, italic etc has been
3228 modified - I might have broken something in the process,
3229 please let me know if you find problems.
3231 - A number of bugs have been fixed - those where I have
3232 replied "Fixed" on the mailing list.
3238 ** Incompatible changes
3242 - New variables to customize the header and data tags in
3243 exported HTML. These are the variables
3244 `org-export-table-header-tags' and
3245 `org-export-table-data-tags'. This follows a request from
3248 - New option `org-format-latex-header' for customizing the
3249 header of the LaTeX file used to convert embedded LaTeX to
3250 images. Thanks to `Matthieu Lemerre' for the suggestion.
3252 - The prefix version of `org-todo-list' works again. This
3253 means that `C-1 C-c a t' produces the list of TODO entries
3254 for the first TODO keyword. If you use different TODO setups
3255 in different agenda files, be careful: This number now
3256 refers to the list of *all* todo keywords used in files
3257 that are scanned for the agenda.
3265 - Dust settles after revamp of TODO keyword system.
3266 - The export title can be taken from the first text line.
3267 - TTY replacement keys have changed.
3269 ** Incompatible changes
3271 - Some TTY replacement keys are changed, see below.
3275 - Further development concerning TODO keywords.
3277 + You can now have several DONE states in a sequence, like
3279 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO VERIFY | DONE DELEGATED
3281 The difference to the proposal discussed on the mailing
3282 list (and which is also works!)
3284 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO VERIFY | DONE
3285 #+SEQ_TODO: | CANCELED
3287 is that in the first case, the extra DONE states will be
3288 reached with `C-c C-t' (or with `t' from the agenda), while
3289 in the second case you need S-<right> to get to the special
3290 states. I guess both ideas can be useful - I am leaning
3291 toward using the latter.
3293 + Setting up TODO keywords in Lisp previously used two
3294 separate variables: `org-todo-keywords' and
3295 `org-todo-interpretation'. The preferred way is now to use
3296 only `org-todo-keywords', with a new structure:
3298 (setq org-todo-keywords
3299 '((sequence "TODO" "|" "DONE")
3300 (sequence "BUG" "KNOWNCAUSE" "|" "FIXED" "IGNORED")
3301 (type "Fred" "Lisa" "Peter" "|" "DONE")
3302 (sequence "CANCELED") ; for things we decide to not do.
3305 If your setting has this new structure,
3306 `org-todo-interpretation' will be ignored. This change
3307 does not break backward compatibility. The old way of
3308 using a flat list in `org-todo-keywords' and taking the
3309 interpretation from the other variable still works.
3311 + When listing *specific* TODO entries via a sparse tree
3312 (`C-u C-c C-v') or via the agenda (`C-c a T' or `C-u C-c a
3313 t'), you can now specify several keywords to be selected,
3314 like "TODO|VERIFY|WAITING". This also works for custom
3315 agenda commands. Thanks to Jason F. McBrayer for pointing
3318 - If you have configured Org-mode to export also the text
3319 before the first headline (this is done by setting the
3320 variable `org-export-skip-text-before-1st-heading' to nil),
3321 then the first normal text line in the buffer becomes the
3322 title of the exported document. A title set with #+TITLE
3323 overules this default, and the first line then belongs to the
3324 normal text. Thanks to David House for this proposal.
3326 - TTY replacement keys. Some of the key bindings used by
3327 Org-mode do not work on a tty, so replacement key sequences
3328 are provided on ttys. In version 4.70, there are some
3329 changes in the tty replacements. Thanks to Jason F. McBrayer
3330 for coming up with the idea to use C-c <cursor> keys.
3332 | Command | | Old TTY | New TTY |
3333 | org-..... | Main Key | Replacement | Replacement |
3334 |-------------------+-----------+---------------+---------------|
3335 | shiftleft | S-left | C-c C-x left | C-c left |
3336 | shiftright | S-right | C-c C-x right | C-c right |
3337 | shiftup | S-up | C-c C-x up | C-c up |
3338 | shiftdown | S-down | C-c C-x down | C-c down |
3339 | shiftcontrolleft | C-S-left | | C-c C-x left |
3340 | shiftcontrolright | C-s-right | | C-c C-x right |
3347 This time the changes affect the following areas:
3349 - TODO keywords: Multiple sequences in a single file.
3350 - Export: More control over text before the first heading.
3351 - Export: More control over sub/superscript interpretation.
3352 - Plain lists: Option to let empty lines terminate lists.
3353 - Tables: New command to insert hline and move into line below.
3354 - REPEATing items: Turn of note taking.
3357 ** Incompatible changes
3359 - It used to be possible to spread the list of TODO keywords
3360 over several lines, like
3363 #+SEQ_TODO: PROGRESS
3366 This is no longer possible. Each such line now specifies an
3367 independent set of TODO keywords, with its own DONE state.
3368 See below for details.
3370 - The #+TEXT construct has been used to insert unchanged HTML
3371 into an exported file. This is no longer possible, the TEXT
3372 lines will be processed like any other lines. However,
3373 there are now much better ways of getting quoted HTML into
3378 - You can now use multiple sets of TODO keywords in the same
3379 buffer. For example, you may put the following three lines
3382 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO DONE
3383 #+SEQ_TODO: REPORT BUG KNOWNCAUSE RESOLVED
3384 #+TYP_TODO: Fred Laura Peter Me OK
3386 Each sub-sequence has its own DONE state. It is best to use
3387 different keywords in all sequences, to make sure Org-mode
3388 does not loose track in which specific sequence it is
3389 working. You could use the same word for all DONE states,
3390 but then cycling through to a TODO state might not bring you
3391 where you want to be.
3393 After initially setting a keyword, `C-c C-t' cycles through
3394 a sublist, i.e. is cycles from TODO to DONE or from
3395 KNOWNCAUSE to RESOLVED and further to (nothing) and back to
3398 S-right and S-left allow to select any keyword, so they move
3399 from DONE to REPORT and from RESOLVED to Fred.
3401 C-S-right and C-S-left jump from one sub-sequence to the
3402 next, for example from TODO or DONE to REPORT to Fred.
3404 Thanks to Rick Moynihan for triggering this development.
3406 - Text before the first headline can now be exported if you
3407 configure Org-mode accordingly. Either set the variable
3408 `org-export-skip-text-before-1st-heading' to nil, or use the
3409 new in-buffer option
3413 - Export content specified via the #+TEXT construct is now
3414 fully processed, i.e. links, emphasis etc. are all
3415 interpreted. #+TEXT lines may include
3416 #+BEGIN_HTML...#+END_HTML sections to embed literal HTML.
3418 - During HTML export, you can request to have a_{b}
3419 interpreted as a subscript, but to leave a_b as it is. This
3420 can be done by setting the variable
3421 org-export-sub-superscript to the symbol `{}' with
3423 (setq org-export-sub-superscript '{})
3429 Thanks to Eddward DeVilla for this idea.
3431 - New variable `org-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists'.
3432 Default is nil, meaning that empty lines are part of the
3433 previous list item, and that you can have several paragraphs
3434 in one such item. Set this to t if you want an empty line
3435 terminate all levels of plain list items.
3437 Thanks to Mike Newman for triggering this development.
3439 - C-c RET does insert a horizontal separator line and move the
3440 cursor into the table line below it. Thanks to Bastien for
3443 - Org-mode always offers you to record a note when a TODO item
3444 automatically repeats, even if you are not logging state
3445 changes. The new variable `org-log-repeat' allows to turn
3446 this off, so that notes are really only been taken if you
3447 are logging all state changes.
3449 - Various Bug fixes, thanks to everyone who reported.
3454 - Priority handling in the tags view
3455 - Date/time prompt follows the popup calender, and accepts AM/PM times.
3456 - Standard references like B4 in the spreadsheet.
3457 - Improvements to the formula editor.
3458 - C-j does better indentation.
3462 - Priority handling in the tags view
3464 + Agenda lists selected by tag are now sorted by priority.
3465 Thanks to Andrew Korty for reporting this omission.
3467 - Improvements to the date/time prompt.
3469 + When you move (using S-cursor keys) the cursor in the pop-up
3470 calendar window while responding to a date/time prompt, the
3471 prompt is updated with the new default date (Emacs only).
3473 + You can now enter AM/PM times at this prompt.
3475 - Changes in the spreadsheet
3477 + You can now also write B4 instead of @4$2 as a reference in
3478 formulas. The column references without specified row can be
3479 written as C& instead of $3. Such references make formulas
3480 easier to read and are now the default way how references are
3481 shown when you edit existing formulas. To get the old behavior
3482 back (i.e. only @row$col references), set the variable
3483 `org-table-use-standard-references' to nil.
3485 Relative references like @-3$-2 or @II..III continue to use the
3488 - Changes in the formula editor (the one you get with "C-c '")
3490 + The formulas are organized in a more logical way.
3492 + There is now a menu with commands.
3494 + When starting the formula editor with "C-c '", the cursor
3495 immediately moves to the formula for the current field.
3497 + With the cursor on a reference in the formula, you can use
3498 S-cursor keys to change the field being referenced.
3500 - C-j indents the following line correctly whe used in a headline
3501 or in aplain list item. Thanks to Leo for this suggestion.
3505 + Flyspell now knows about special org-mode commands.
3506 Thanks to Vinod Valsalam for reporting this problem, and to
3507 Andrew Korty for showing how to fix it.
3509 + Most other bugs discussed recently on emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
3510 should be fixed, except the problem with non-ASCII characters
3515 - Expert mode for fast tag selection.
3516 When org-fast-tag-selection-single-key is `expert', not even
3517 the selection window is shown, only the prompt. One more C-c
3518 gets you the window, another one goes to multiple selection mode.
3520 - Synchronized with Emacs once more: Emacs CVS has now org-mode
3521 4.67. At least until it causes a problem, then the Emacs people
3522 will switch back to 4.56. Lets hope there will be no problem.
3532 - Sorting of top-level entries works now if the region contains
3533 top-level entries, or if the cursor is before the first headline.
3534 Thanks to "redblue" for reporting this bug.
3536 - When entering date and time at the prompt, you can now mix
3537 entering text and selecting something in the calendar. For
3538 example, enter 22:15 at the prompt without pressing RET, and then
3539 click on a date in the calendar. Both pieces of information will
3540 be included in the resulting time stamp. You can also use
3541 S-curser to move the cursor in the calendar to the desired date
3542 and then enter 22:15 and press RET at the prompt.
3544 - When setting a deadline or a schedule, entering a time now
3545 automatically selects the time stamp format that includes the
3546 time. Bug report (by means of a question) from Bastre.
3548 - C-c C-l can be used to convert a plain link into a bracket link.
3550 - Internal links now match inside (the visible part of) other
3551 links. Thanks to Scott Otterson for reporting this bug.
3553 - iCalendar export of TODO items fixed, see also the variable
3554 `org-icalendar-include-todo'. Thanks to Philipp Raschdorf.
3556 - The number of levels in the table of contents of an exported
3557 document can now be set independently of the number of headline
3558 levels. For example:
3560 #+OPTIONS: H:4 toc:2
3562 - The command `C-c }' toggles the display of row and column numbers
3563 the the current table, to aid constructing formulas. To try it,
3564 move the cursor to a table and press `C-c }', or use the menu
3567 - Orgtbl translation functions (introduced in 4.65) have been
3568 simplified using a generic function `orgtbl-to-generic' that can
3569 be used for very general languanges. Writing your own translator
3570 should be very easy now. More info in the manual.
3572 - CONTENTS visibility can be limited to a certain level. The
3573 command `C-3 S-TAB' will switch to CONTENTS view and show the
3582 - Orgtbl can be used to maintain tables in LaTeX, and in any other mode
3583 - Editing Lisp formulas for tables improved.
3584 - Better structure for HTML exported tables.
3585 - New "calculation" marker "/" to mark lines that should not be exported.
3587 ** Detailed description of changes
3589 - You can use orgtbl mode to maintain a LaTeX table, or pretty much
3590 any table in any mode.
3592 This does *not* work by making Orgtbl aware of LaTeX syntax. That
3593 would be a box of Pandora I am not willing to open. Instead, you
3594 use a normal Orgtbl-mode table, and a converter program to
3595 automatically place a LaTeX version of the table into the correct
3596 spot in the LaTeX file. The orgtbl-mode table can be maintained
3597 inside the same file, in a block comment.
3599 I am providing translators for LaTeX, HTML, and TeXInfo. For
3600 other applications, you need to write one yourself - but that is
3601 not hard if you start from the LaTeX version and just modify it.
3602 Thanks to Thomas Baumann for triggering this development through
3603 a request for a table-to-LaTeX converter.
3605 - In the special buffer to edit the formulas of a table (created
3606 with "C-c '"), there is now better support for editing Lisp
3607 formulas. TAB and M-TAB work like in an Emacs Lisp buffer,
3608 indenting lines and completing lisp symbols. With the cursor on
3609 a line defining a complex Lisp formula, a first press on TAB will
3610 convert the formula into a pretty-printed version with proper
3611 linebreaks and indentation. A second TAB folds the line back to
3614 - Tables in HTML export have now additional structure elements
3615 defined. The header (before the first hline) is wrapped into
3616 <thead>..</thead>, and each part of the body (as separated in
3617 org-mode by hlines) is wrapped into <tbody>..</tbody> tags. I
3618 have also changed the CSS style for <td> fields and the value of
3619 `org-export-html-table-tag' to get cleaner tables. Basically,
3620 tables now have horizontal lines only where needed, and no
3621 vertical lines at all, as generally recommended for tables in
3622 printed text. I like the new look, but I am not sure if this
3623 change will find general approval, please throw in your view if
3624 you like. Thanks to Scott for driving this, and to goud-H for
3625 pointing me to the row grouping in tables.
3627 - In a table with calculation markers in the first column, you can
3628 now also put "/" into the first column. It indicates that this
3629 line should not be exported. The foremost application for this
3630 are lines containing only "<N>" markers for narrowing columns.
3636 - Email links get better, configurable descriptions
3637 - When inserting a link, selected text becomes the description
3638 - Easier access to the list of stored links.
3639 - Horizontal lines in HTML export.
3640 - Remember templates and storing of notes improved.
3642 ** Detailed description of changes
3644 - The descriptive part of links to email messages can be configured
3645 using the variable `org-email-link-description-format'. The new
3646 default is "Email %c: %.30s" and leads to
3648 Email from NAME: SUBJECT
3650 If you configure the variable `org-from-is-user-regexp'
3651 correctly, then for email you *sent* this will actually change to
3653 Email to NAME: SUBJECT
3655 The subject is limited to 30 characters. If you have become
3656 attached to the previous default (look twice, the new one is
3657 better), use "%f on: %s" as your format.
3659 - Selecting text before entering a new link with C-c C-l now really
3660 works, the selected text becomes the description part of the
3661 link. Requested by Scott, buggy 4.62 implementation is now fixed.
3663 - Stored links are part of the history list for C-c C-l, so to
3664 reach them, you can use up/down rather than completion. Thanks
3665 to Raman for this excellent idea.
3667 - A line consisting only of "-", and at least 5 of them, is
3668 exported into HTML as <hr/>, as proposed by Giovanni Ridolfi.
3670 - Several changes to org <-> remember integration
3672 - You can use `org-remember' as your default command to start
3673 remember. It will automatically detect if there is an active
3674 region and use it as initial content (we will probably make
3675 remember.el work like this as well).
3676 Also, when calling `org-remember' in a remember buffer that
3677 was created with a template, you will again be asked to
3678 select a template. The buffer is then re-created with the
3679 new template, but the old context information. This is
3680 useful if you change your mind about the template to use
3683 - Besides specifying a default *target* file for a note, you
3684 can also give a default *heading* of which the note should
3685 become a subitem. In many cases this avoids or speeds up
3686 navigating to the right location. Both file and heading can
3687 be different for each template. Both are non-binding, you
3688 can change them while storing the note. However, when you
3689 exit remember with C-u C-c C-c, these defaults will be used
3690 without interaction.
3692 - Templates can specify interactive fields. During expansion
3693 of the template, you will be prompted for the information in
3694 that field. For example %^t will pop up a calendar and ask
3695 you to select a date. This new feature follows a proposal
3696 from Leo, who in the mean time has said he does not need it
3697 anymore. But I liked it, so here it is :-)
3699 - Templates can access information specific to the link type
3700 created, for example the author and subject of an email.
3701 Syntax is %:fromname, %:fromaddress, %:subject etc, details
3702 in the manual. Proposed by Peder O. Klingenberg.
3704 - I have been considering to move, at some stage, the template
3705 functionality into remember.el itself - which would of course
3706 require consent of the remember.el maintainers. I am not
3707 sure how well this would work though, since some things like
3708 the interactive time stamps are org.el specific, so treating
3709 them would require special hooks. Comments?
3715 - Many changes to the spreadsheet functions in the table editor.
3716 For details, please re-read the manual section 3.4.
3718 - It is much easier to assign formulas to individual fields.
3719 - References to arbitrary fields and ranges.
3720 - Absolute references are modified in row-editing commands.
3721 - Formula editor that highlights referenced fields.
3722 + Incompatible changes
3723 - Empty fields are excluded in range references, see "E" mode flag.
3724 - &... ranges no longer supported, use new @... ranges.
3725 - Variable insertion into Lisp formulas work differently.
3726 - Selected text becomes the default description for C-c C-l links.(Scott)
3727 - The date format in the agenda/timeline views is now customizable.
3728 See the new option `org-agenda-date-format'. (request by Victor)
3729 - Link abbreviations no longer need a double colon, single colon is fine.
3733 - Avoiding keybinding clashes with flyspell
3734 - Archiving is now also on `C-C C-x C-s' (was just `C-c $')
3735 - Cycling through agenda files is now also on "C-'" (was just "C-,")
3736 - Colon is considered part of number, to align times in clock tables.
3737 - Fixed bug for list of stuck projects.
3738 - Fixed several bugs/problems concerning linking to gnus.
3739 - Block agendas can contain the list of stuck projects.
3740 - #+ARCHIVE may now appear several times in the buffer.
3744 - HTML export: inlining images, clickable images (manual 10.2.4).
3745 - Incremental search now shows proper context when exiting.
3746 - Tables calculation and Calc package.
3747 - Calc is no longer needed when using only elisp formulas.
3748 - Proper error messages when calc is needed and not available.
3749 - Tracking TODO state changes with time stamps and notes.
3750 - Empty entries go full circle.
3751 - Links in iCalendar export cleaned up.
3756 - Cleanup code, bug fixes.
3759 - Full undo support in the agenda buffer.
3760 - Listing stuck GTD projects (projects without any NEXT ACTIONS).
3761 Configure `org-stuck-projects' before using it.
3762 - C-c C-x b shows the current subtree in an indirect buffer, in
3763 another, dedicated frame.
3764 - Custom agenda commands take precedence over builtin commands.
3765 - auto-fill for comments works on the Emacs side, XEmacs not yet.
3768 - Sorting of outline items on same level.
3769 - Sorting tables automatically selects line range between hlines.
3770 - Changes in Agenda buffer
3771 - `C-c C-o' follows a link in the current line.
3772 - `C-c $' archives the subtree corresponding to the line.
3773 - Changing dates with S-left and S-right show new date in agenda,
3774 but still do not move the entry to the new date.
3775 - new option `org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-done'.
3776 - Agenda and sparse tree construction using tag matches can now
3777 use regular expressions.
3778 - When prompted for a date/time, entering "+7" indicates a date
3779 7 days from now - but only this is the only thing you give.
3780 - Custom time formats also apply to exported html and ascii.
3784 - `C-k' in agenda kills current line and corresponding subtree in file.
3785 - XEmacs compatibility issues fixed, in particular tag alignment.
3786 - M-left/right now in/outdents plain list items, no Shift needed.
3793 - Improvements to fast tag selection
3794 + show status also in target line.
3795 + option to auto-exit after first change to tags list (see manual).
3796 - Tags sparse trees now also respect the settings in
3797 `org-show-hierarchy-above' and `org-show-following-heading'.
3801 - Custom time formats can be overlayed over time stamps.
3802 - New option `org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines'.
3803 - Work-around for flyspell bug (CVS Emacs has this fixed in flyspell.el).
3804 - Work-around for session.el problem with circular data structures.
3808 - TAG matches can also specify conditions on TODO keywords.
3809 - The fast tag interface allows setting tags that are not in the
3814 - Link abbreviations (manual section 4.5).
3815 - More control over how agenda is displayed. See the new variables
3816 `org-agenda-window-setup', `org-agenda-restore-windows-after-quit'.
3820 - Closing a TODO item can record an additional note.
3821 See variables `org-log-done' and `org-log-note-headings'.
3822 - Inserting headlines and bullets can leave an extra blank line.
3823 See variable `org-blank-before-new-entry'. (Ed Hirgelt patch)
3824 - [[bracket links]] in the agenda are active just as in org-mode buffers.
3825 - C-c C-o on a date range displays the agenda for exactly this range.
3826 - The default for `org-cycle-include-plain-lists' is back to nil.
3827 - Calls to `org-occur' can be stacked by using a prefix argument.
3828 - The options `org-show-hierarchy-above' and `org-show-following-heading'
3829 now always default to `t', but can be customized differently for
3830 different types of sparse trees or jump commands.
3835 - Agenda views can be made in batch mode from the command line.
3836 - `org-store-link' does the right thing in dired-mode.
3837 - File links can contain environment variables.
3838 - Full Emacs 21 compatibility has been restored.
3842 - Custom commands may produce an agenda which contains several blocks,
3843 each block created by a different agenda command.
3844 - Agenda commands can be restricted to the current file, region, subtree.
3845 - The timeline command must now be called through the agenda
3846 dispatcher (C-c a L). `C-c C-r' no longer works.
3847 - Agenda items can be sorted by tag. The *last* tag is used for this.
3848 - The prefix and the sorting strategy for agenda items can depend
3849 upon the agenda type.
3850 - The handling of `mailto:' links can be customized, see the new
3851 variable `org-link-mailto-program'.
3852 - `mailto' links can specify a subject after a double colon,
3853 like [[mailto:carsten@orgmode.org::Org-mode is buggy]].
3854 - In the #+STARTUP line, M-TAB completes valid keywords.
3855 - In the #+TAGS: line, M-TAB after ":" inserts all currently used tags.
3856 - Again full Emacs 21 support: Checkboxes and publishing are fixed.
3857 - More minor bug fixes.
3860 - Checkbox lists can show statistics about checked items.
3861 - C-TAB will cycle the visibility of archived subtrees.
3862 - Documentation about checkboxes has been moved to chapter 5.
3866 - Clock table can be done for a limited time interval.
3867 - Obsolete support for the old outline mode has been removed.
3868 - Bug fixes and code cleaning.
3872 - `s' key in the agenda saves all org-mode buffers.
3875 - Shift-curser keys can modify inactive time stamps (inactive time
3876 stamps are the ones in [...] brackets.
3877 - Toggle all checkboxes in a region/below a headline.
3885 - Special tag ARCHIVE keeps a subtree closed and away from agenda lists.
3886 - LaTeX code in Org-mode files can be converted to images for HTML.
3888 - CDLaTeX-mode features can be used in Org-mode to help inserting
3889 LaTeX environment and math.
3892 - noutline.el is now required (important for XEmacs users only).
3894 - Archiving of all level 1 trees without open TODO items.
3895 - Clock reports can be inserted into the file in a special section.
3896 - FAQ removed from the manual, now only on the web.
3900 - Clock-feature for measuring time spent on specific items.
3901 - Improved emphasizing allows configuration and stacking.
3904 - Improved indentation of ASCII export, when headlines become items.
3905 - Handling of 12am and 12pm fixed. Times beyond 24:00 can be used
3906 and will not lead to conflicts.
3907 - Support for mutually exclusive TAGS with the fast tags interface.
3911 - HTML export is now valid XHTML.
3912 - Timeline can also show dates without entries. See new option
3913 `org-timeline-show-empty-dates'.
3914 - The bullets created by the ASCII exporter can now be configured.
3915 See the new option `org-export-ascii-bullets'.
3916 - New face `org-upcoming-deadline' (was `org-scheduled-previously').
3917 - New function `org-context' to allow testing for local context.
3923 - New commands to move through plain lists: S-up and S-down.
3924 - Bug fixes and documentation update.
3927 - Fast (single-key-per-tag) interface for setting TAGS.
3928 - The list of legal tags can be configured globally and locally.
3929 - Elisp and Info links (thanks to Todd Neal).
3930 - `org-export-publishing-directory' can be an alist, with different
3931 directories for different export types.
3932 - All context-sensitive commands use `call-interactively' to dispatch.
3933 - `org-confirm-shell-links' renamed to `org-confirm-shell-link-function'.
3940 - Modified installation: Autoloads have been collected in org-install.el.
3941 - Logging (org-log-done) is now a #+STARTUP option.
3942 - Checkboxes in plain list items, following up on Frank Ruell's idea.
3943 - File links inserted with C-c C-l will use relative paths if the linked
3944 file is in the current directory or a subdirectory of it.
3945 - New variable `org-link-file-path-type' to specify preference for
3946 relative and absolute paths.
3947 - New CSS classes for tags, timestamps, timestamp keywords.
3948 - Bug and typo fixes.
3952 - Inlining images in HTML export now depends on wheather the link
3953 contains a description or not.
3954 - TODO items can be scheduled from the global TODO list using C-c C-s.
3955 - TODO items already scheduled can be made to disappear from the global
3956 todo list, see `org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled'.
3957 - In Tables, formulas may also be Lisp forms.
3958 - Exporting the visible part of an outline with `C-c C-x v' works now
3959 for all available exporters.
3960 - Bug fixes, lots of them :-(
3966 - HTML exporter generalized to receive external options.
3967 As part of the process, author, email and date have been moved to the
3968 end of the HTML file.
3969 - Support for customizable file search in file links.
3970 - BibTeX database links as first application of the above.
3971 - New option `org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels' to turn off listing TODO
3972 entries that are sublevels of another TODO entry.
3978 - Revision of the font-lock faces section, with better tty support.
3979 - TODO keywords in Agenda buffer are fontified.
3980 - Export converts links between .org files to links between .html files.
3981 - Better support for bold/italic/underline emphasis.
3991 - In agenda buffer, mouse-1 no longer follows link.
3992 See `org-agenda-mouse-1-follows-link' and `org-mouse-1-follows-link'.
3995 - Links use now the [[link][description]] format by default.
3996 When inserting links, the user is prompted for a description.
3997 - If a link has a description, only the description is displayed
3998 the link part is hidden. Use C-c C-l to edit the link part.
3999 - TAGS are now bold, but in the same color as the headline.
4000 - The width of a table column can be limited by using a field "<N>".
4001 - New structure for the customization tree.
4006 - The list of agenda files can be maintainted in an external file.
4010 - Templates for remember buffer. Note that the remember setup changes.
4011 To set up templates, see `org-remember-templates'.
4012 - The time in new time stamps can be rounded, see new option
4013 `org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes'.
4014 - Bug fixes (there are *always* more bugs).
4019 - Headlines can contain TAGS, and Org-mode can produced a list
4020 of matching headlines based on a TAG search expression.
4021 - `org-agenda' has now become a dispatcher that will produce the agenda
4022 and other views on org-mode data with an additional keypress.
4026 - Switching and item to DONE records a time stamp when the variable
4027 `org-log-done' is turned on. Default is off.
4030 - M-RET makes new items as well as new headings.
4031 - Various small bug fixes
4034 - CamelCase words link to other locations in the same file.
4035 - File links accept search options, to link to specific locations.
4036 - Plain list items can be folded with `org-cycle'. See new option
4037 `org-cycle-include-plain-lists'.
4038 - Sparse trees for specific TODO keywords through numeric prefix
4039 argument to `C-c C-v'.
4040 - Global TODO list, also for specific keywords.
4041 - Matches in sparse trees are highlighted (highlights disappear with
4042 next buffer change due to editing).
4045 - Improved CSS support for the HTML export. Thanks to Christian Egli.
4046 - Editing support for hand-formatted lists
4047 - M-S-cursor keys handle plain list items
4048 - C-c C-c renumbers ordered plain lists
4051 - There is finally an option to make TAB jump over horizontal lines
4052 in tables instead of creating a new line before that line.
4053 The option is `org-table-tab-jumps-over-hlines', default nil.
4054 - New command for sorting tables, on `C-c ^'.
4055 - Changes to the HTML exporter
4056 - hand-formatted lists are exported correctly, similar to
4057 markdown lists. Nested lists are possible. See the docstring
4058 of the variable `org-export-plain-list-max-depth'.
4059 - cleaned up to produce valid HTML 4.0 (transitional).
4060 - support for cascading style sheets.
4061 - New command to cycle through all agenda files, on C-,
4062 - C-c [ can now also be used to change the sequence of agenda files.
4069 - Export of calendar information in the standard iCalendar format.
4073 - HTML export specifies character set depending on coding-system.
4076 - In tables, directly after the field motion commands like TAB and RET,
4077 typing a character will blank the field. Can be turned off with
4078 variable `org-table-auto-blank-field'.
4079 - Inactive timestamps with `C-c !'. These do not trigger the agenda
4080 and are not linked to the calendar.
4081 - Additional key bindings to allow Org-mode to function on a tty emacs.
4082 - `C-c C-h' prefix key replaced by `C-c C-x', and `C-c C-x C-h' replaced
4083 by `C-c C-x b' (b=Browser). This was necessary to recover the
4084 standard meaning of C-h after a prefix key (show prefix bindings).
4087 - QUOTE keyword at the beginning of an entry causes fixed-width export
4088 of unmodified entry text. `C-c :' toggles this keyword.
4089 - New face `org-special-keyword' which is used for COMMENT, QUOTE,
4090 DEADLINE and SCHEDULED, and priority cookies. Default is only a weak
4091 color, to reduce the amount of aggressive color in the buffer.
4094 - Formulas for individual fields in table.
4095 - Automatic recalculation in calculating tables.
4096 - Named fields and columns in tables.
4097 - Fixed bug with calling `org-archive' several times in a row.
4100 - Efficiency improvements: Fewer table re-alignments needed.
4101 - New special lines in tables, for defining names for individual cells.
4104 - Tables can store formulas (one per column) and compute fields.
4105 Not quite like a full spreadsheet, but very powerful.
4106 - table.el keybinding is now `C-c ~'.
4107 - Numeric argument to org-cycle does `show-subtree' above on level ARG.
4108 - Small changes to keys in agenda buffer. Affected keys:
4109 [w] weekly view; [d] daily view; [D] toggle diary inclusion.
4113 - Links inserted with C-c C-l are now by default enclosed in angle
4114 brackets. See the new variable `org-link-format'.
4115 - ">" terminates a link, this is a way to have several links in a line.
4116 Both "<" and ">" are no longer allowed as characters in a link.
4117 - Archiving of finished tasks.
4118 - C-<up>/<down> bindings removed, to allow access to paragraph commands.
4119 - Compatibility with CUA-mode (see variable `org-CUA-compatible').
4120 - Compatibility problems with viper-mode fixed.
4121 - Improved html export of tables.
4122 - Various clean-up changes.
4125 - Using `define-derived-mode' to derive `org-mode' from `outline-mode'.
4129 - Time-of-day specifications in agenda are extracted and placed
4130 into the prefix. Timed entries can be placed into a time grid for
4134 - "|" no longer allowed as part of a link, to allow links in tables.
4135 - The prefix of items in the agenda buffer can be configured.
4139 - Some folding inconsistencies removed.
4140 - BBDB links to company-only entries.
4141 - Bug fixes and global cleanup.
4144 - M-S-RET inserts a new TODO heading.
4145 - New startup option `content'.
4146 - Better visual response when TODO items in agenda change status.
4147 - Window positioning after visibility state changes optimized and made
4148 configurable. See `org-cycle-hook' and `org-occur-hook'.
4151 - Agenda entries from the diary are linked to the diary file, so
4152 adding and editing diary entries can be done directly from the agenda.
4153 - Many calendar/diary commands available directly from agenda.
4154 - Field copying in tables with S-RET does increment.
4155 - C-c C-x C-v extracts the visible part of the buffer for printing.
4156 - Moving subtrees up and down preserves the whitespace at the tree end.
4159 - Table editor optimized to need fewer realignments, and to keep
4160 table shape when typing in fields.
4161 - A new minor mode, orgtbl-mode, introduces the Org-mode table editor
4162 into arbitrary major modes.
4163 - Fixed bug with realignment in XEmacs.
4164 - Startup options can be set with special #+STARTUP line.
4165 - Heading following a match in org-occur can be suppressed.
4168 - Copyright transfer to the FSF.
4169 - Effect of C-u and C-u C-u in org-timeline swapped.
4170 - Timeline now always contains today, and `.' jumps to it.
4172 - cut and paste of rectangular regions in tables
4173 - command to convert org-mode table to table.el table and back
4174 - command to treat several cells like a paragraph and fill it
4175 - command to convert a buffer region to a table
4176 - import/export tables as tab-separated files (exchange with Excel)
4178 - Sorting mechanism for agenda items rewritten from scratch.
4179 - Sorting fully configurable.
4180 - Entries specifying a time are sorted together.
4181 - Completion also covers option keywords after `#-'.
4185 - New reference card, thanks to Philip Rooke for creating it.
4186 - Single file agenda renamed to "Timeline". It no longer shows
4187 warnings about upcoming deadlines/overdue scheduled items.
4188 That functionality is now limited to the (multifile) agenda.
4189 - When reading a date, the calendar can be manipulated with keys.
4190 - Link support for RMAIL and Wanderlust (from planner.el, untested).
4191 - Minor bug fixes and documentation improvements.
4194 - Multifile Agenda shows current entries from many different files.
4195 - TeXInfo documentation (thanks to Christian Egli for the conversion).
4196 - Additional applications for TODO keywords, see documentation.
4197 Different files may have different TODO keywords etc.
4198 - Priorities for TODO items.
4199 - The browser mode used by `org-remember-handler' is improved.
4200 - Images get inlined in HTML export (thanks to Carsten Wimmer).
4201 - File links can contain line numbers, like file:/usr/etc/config:255
4206 - TODO entries can have additional states besides TODO and DONE.
4207 See new variable `org-todo-keywords'.
4208 - TODO keywords can be interpreted as categories. See variable
4209 `org-todo-interpretation'.
4210 - M-TAB completion on TODO keywords, TeX symbols, and normal words.
4211 - All keywords (like TODO, DEADLINE etc) are configurable.
4212 - Cursor positioning optimized after pro/demotion and TODO cycling.
4213 - Emphasizing in HTML works now for *bold*, /italic/ and _underline_.
4214 - New commands to kill, copy and yank entire subtrees. Yanking
4215 modifies the level of the tree before insertion.
4216 - New command `org-goto' (C-c C-j) to quickly move to other locations
4217 in the buffer without affecting outline visibility.
4218 - Hooks for John Wiegley's remember.el.
4219 - `org-read-date' pops up calendar for date selection with the mouse.
4220 See variable `org-popup-calendar-for-date-prompt'.
4223 - TODO items can be SCHEDULED to a certain date.
4224 - Expired DEADLINEs are ignored if in an entry marked DONE.
4225 - From the diary or time-sorted view (C-c C-r), C-c C-t can be used to
4226 change the TODO state of an item remotely.
4227 - Horizontal computations in table editor. See `org-table-eval-formula'.
4228 - Fixed bug with summing tables (command `org-table-sum', `C-c +').
4229 - Calendar window follows the timestamp when a timestamp is changed.
4230 New variable `org-calendar-follow-timestamp-change'.
4231 - Time-sorted view (`org-diary-view', C-c C-r) now uses the prefix
4232 argument to force inclusion of unscheduled TODO items.
4233 - New variable `org-confirm-shell-links' to turn of safety query.
4234 - New variable `org-open-non-existing-files'.
4237 - A time-sorted view on all time stamps can be created with C-c C-r.
4238 - Timestamps and Deadlines can be shown in the Emacs diary.
4239 - Date ranges introduced.
4240 - Time-string formats are no longer configurable.
4241 - Vertical lines in tables can be made invisible with `C-c |'.
4242 - New "link" type to execute shell commands, like "shell:ls *.org"
4243 - Upon export, "myfile.org" becomes "myfile.html" or "myfile.txt",
4244 instead of "myfile.org.html" or "myfile.org.txt".
4245 - When the cursor is in the white space at the beginning of a line,
4246 TAB removes the whitespace before indenting again.
4249 - Windows (NT/2000) support.
4250 - Works with both Emacs and XEmacs.
4251 - Fully automatic table editor.
4252 - New link types into Gnus, VM and BBDB.
4253 - Other link system changes
4254 - Time stamps are treated as links to the calendar.
4255 - Easy creation of links with global command `org-store-link'.
4256 - Insertion of links with `C-c C-l' works differently now.
4257 - Space characters allowed as part of a link.
4258 - Options in `org-file-apps' extended. The command may now be
4259 symbol 'emacs', or a lisp form.
4260 Please re-read the manual section about links.
4262 - `org-deadline' now prompts for a date.
4263 - A line can now contain several timestamps. Updating of a
4264 timestamp only happens if the cursor is at the timestamp.
4265 - Changed the time-stamp-format to ISO, to make sure it will
4266 always work (non-English month names had caused problems
4267 with `parse-time-string'.). Changing the time stamp format
4269 - Picture mode enhancements have been removed from org.el
4273 - Some option name changes, not backward compatible.
4274 - ASCII exporter upgrade: Table of contents.
4275 - HTML exporter upgrade: fixed-width regions, better
4276 sub/superscripts, many TeX symbols supported.
4280 - HTML exporter upgrade, in particular table of contents