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13 ** Incompatible changes
14 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
15 This may require two changes in user config.
17 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
18 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
19 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
21 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
23 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
24 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
25 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
27 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
28 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
30 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
34 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
36 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
38 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
39 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
40 option keywords like :html-include-style.
42 So you need to replace
44 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
48 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
50 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
51 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
53 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
55 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
56 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
57 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
59 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
60 the other optional arguments accordingly.
62 *** Export back-ends are now structures
64 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
65 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
66 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
69 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
73 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
74 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
76 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
78 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
79 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
80 separator starting a TOTO match string.
83 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
85 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
87 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
90 - Support for .pgf files
91 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
92 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
93 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
94 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
95 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
96 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
97 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
99 *** New functions for paragraph motion
101 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
102 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
103 in a paragraph-like way.
105 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
107 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
108 dalet, cdots, S (ยง), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
109 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
110 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
111 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
113 *** Anonymous export back-ends
115 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
116 which can then be passed to export functions like
117 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
119 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
120 registering a new back-end.
122 *** New agenda fortnight view
124 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
125 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
128 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
130 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
131 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
133 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
134 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
135 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
137 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
138 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
140 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
141 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
142 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
143 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
144 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
147 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
149 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
151 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
153 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
155 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
157 See [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
159 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
161 If you set this to the following
163 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
165 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
167 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
169 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
171 ** New contributed packages
173 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
174 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
177 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
178 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
184 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
186 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
189 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
190 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
191 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
193 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
194 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
195 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
196 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
197 detailed explanations.
199 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
200 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
201 function has been called already.
203 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
206 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
208 ** Incompatible changes
210 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
212 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
214 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
215 you will have to update them.
217 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
219 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
220 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
222 **** New export engine
224 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
225 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
226 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
227 /all/ export back-ends.
229 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
230 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
231 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
232 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
233 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
235 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
236 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
238 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
239 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
240 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
241 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
243 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
245 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
247 should now be written
249 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
251 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
252 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
253 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
255 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
257 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
259 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
262 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
263 remember templates into capture templates.
265 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
267 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
268 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
270 **** Note for third-party developers
272 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
273 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
274 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
276 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
279 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
281 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
282 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
283 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
285 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
286 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
287 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
290 - org-colview-xemacs.el
297 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
298 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
299 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
301 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
302 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
304 ** New packages in core
306 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
308 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
310 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
312 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
314 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
316 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
317 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
319 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
321 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
323 ** New packages in contrib
325 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
327 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
329 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
332 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
334 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
335 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
337 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
340 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
342 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
344 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
346 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
348 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
349 for starting headlines.
351 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
353 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
354 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
355 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
356 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
358 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sรฉbastien Delafond
360 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
362 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
364 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
365 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
368 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
369 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
372 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
374 The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
375 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
378 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
379 conversion from Org files to groff.
381 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
383 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
385 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
387 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
388 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
395 **** New export generic options
397 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
398 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
400 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
402 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
403 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
404 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
405 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
407 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
408 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
409 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
410 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
411 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
412 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
413 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
414 contains time-stamps.
416 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
417 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
418 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
420 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
422 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
424 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
426 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
428 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
429 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
430 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
431 *** Structure editing
433 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
434 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
436 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
437 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
439 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
441 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
442 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
443 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
444 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
447 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
449 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
450 _words__= will preserve markup.
452 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
454 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
455 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
456 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
458 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
460 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
461 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
463 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
465 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
466 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
467 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
468 forward and backward.
470 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
471 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
473 Now Org will sort this list
475 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
476 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
480 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
481 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
483 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
484 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
485 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
487 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
488 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
489 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
491 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
494 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
496 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
497 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
498 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
500 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
502 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
503 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
504 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
505 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
507 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
509 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
510 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
511 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
512 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
513 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
515 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
517 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
518 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
519 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
521 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
522 *** Scheduled/deadline
524 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
526 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
527 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
528 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
529 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
531 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
532 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
533 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
534 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
536 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
537 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
538 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
539 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
540 control this globally or per agenda.
542 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
544 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
546 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
548 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
549 *** Calendar, diary and appts
551 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
553 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
554 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
555 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
557 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
558 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
559 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
561 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
562 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
564 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
567 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
569 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
570 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
571 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
573 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
575 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
576 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
577 only show their description, not the full links.
580 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
582 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
583 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
584 want to build a list of appointments.
586 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
587 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
589 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
591 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
593 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
594 time value (i.e. appointments).
596 **** New agenda sorting strategies
598 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
600 | Strategy | Explanations |
601 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
602 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
603 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
604 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
605 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
606 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
607 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
608 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
609 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
610 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
611 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
613 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
615 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
616 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
617 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
619 These new options are available:
621 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
622 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
623 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
624 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
626 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
627 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
628 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
630 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
631 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
632 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
633 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
634 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
635 non-tagged headlines.
637 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
639 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
640 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
641 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
642 that take only =N= minutes.
644 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
646 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
647 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
648 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
650 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
652 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
653 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
655 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
657 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
658 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
660 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
663 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
665 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
666 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
667 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
669 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
670 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
672 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
674 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
675 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
677 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
679 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
681 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
682 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
685 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
687 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
688 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
689 asks for a confirmation.
691 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
693 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
694 the mark of the entry at point.
696 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
697 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
699 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
701 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
702 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
705 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
707 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
708 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
710 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
712 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
713 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
715 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
717 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
718 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
719 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
720 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
722 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
724 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
725 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
726 repeated beyond the current deadline.
728 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
730 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
731 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
732 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
733 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
735 Read the full docstring for details.
737 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
739 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
742 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
745 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
747 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
748 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
751 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
753 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
754 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
756 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
758 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
759 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
760 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
761 check against the name of the buffer.
764 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
765 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
766 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
769 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
770 agenda views, and for filtering.
772 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
776 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
778 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
779 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
780 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
782 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
783 as if the protocol was not known.
785 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
787 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
789 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
790 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
791 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
794 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
796 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
797 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
798 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
800 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
802 When storing a link to a headline like
804 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
806 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
807 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
808 there is no description.
811 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
813 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
814 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
815 those other formulas.
817 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
819 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
820 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
821 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
824 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
826 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
827 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
828 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
831 **** New lookup functions
833 There are now three lookup functions:
835 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
836 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
837 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
839 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
842 These new startup keywords are now available:
844 | Startup keyword | Option |
845 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
846 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
847 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
848 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
849 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
850 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
851 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
852 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
853 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
857 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
859 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
860 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
861 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
862 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
864 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
866 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
867 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
868 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
871 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
872 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
874 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
876 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
877 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
879 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
881 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
882 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
883 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
885 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
886 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
887 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
888 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
889 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
890 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
891 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
894 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
896 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
898 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
900 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
901 same target than the block at point.
903 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
905 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
906 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
907 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
909 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
910 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
913 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
915 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
916 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
917 manual for a usage example.
919 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
921 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
922 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
923 collecting blocks for tangling.
925 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
926 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
928 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
929 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
930 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
931 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
933 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
934 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
937 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
938 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
939 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
940 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
944 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
945 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
946 - [[doc:org-export-html-table-tag][org-export-html-table-tag]] is replaced by [[doc:org-html-table-default-attributes][org-html-table-default-attributes]]
947 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
948 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
949 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
950 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
951 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
952 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
953 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
954 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
955 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
956 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
957 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
958 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
959 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
960 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
961 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports MacOSX version up to 10.8
962 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
966 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menรฉndez
968 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
970 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
972 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
974 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by Franรงois Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
975 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
976 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
977 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
978 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
979 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
980 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
981 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
983 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
985 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
986 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
988 *** MobileOrg for iOS
990 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
991 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
992 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
996 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
998 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
999 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
1002 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
1003 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
1004 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
1005 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
1006 agenda type to this variable.
1008 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
1011 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
1012 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
1013 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
1014 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
1016 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
1018 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
1019 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
1020 invisible) blocked tasks.
1022 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
1024 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
1025 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
1027 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
1029 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
1030 ** No GPL manual anymore
1032 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
1033 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
1035 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
1037 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
1039 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
1040 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
1041 in most environments.
1045 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
1047 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
1049 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1050 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
1053 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
1054 available through http://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
1055 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
1058 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
1060 ** Overview of the new keybindings
1062 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
1063 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
1064 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
1065 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
1066 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
1067 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
1068 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
1069 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
1070 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
1071 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
1072 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
1073 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
1074 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
1075 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
1076 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
1078 ** New package and Babel language
1080 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
1082 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
1084 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
1085 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
1087 ** Incompatible changes
1089 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
1090 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
1092 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
1095 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
1096 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
1097 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
1099 ** New features and user-visible changes
1103 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
1104 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
1105 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
1106 core and many core functions rely on this package.
1108 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
1109 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
1111 See the docstrings for more details.
1113 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
1114 on =org-element.el=.
1116 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
1118 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
1119 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
1120 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
1121 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
1123 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
1125 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
1126 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
1127 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
1128 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
1130 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
1132 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
1134 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
1136 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
1139 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
1140 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
1142 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
1143 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
1144 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
1147 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
1150 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
1151 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
1152 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
1154 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
1155 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
1156 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
1161 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
1163 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
1164 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
1165 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
1166 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
1168 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
1169 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
1170 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
1171 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
1172 generating new ones.
1174 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
1177 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1179 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1180 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
1183 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1184 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
1185 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
1188 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
1189 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
1190 details on how to use this.
1192 **** Changes in bulk actions
1194 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
1195 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
1197 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
1198 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
1199 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
1200 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
1201 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
1203 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
1204 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
1206 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
1207 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
1210 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
1212 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
1214 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
1216 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
1217 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
1219 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
1221 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
1222 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
1223 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
1224 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
1227 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1229 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
1232 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
1233 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
1234 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
1235 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
1236 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
1239 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
1241 See the [[http://orgmode.org/w/?p%3Dorg-mode.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Df426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
1243 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
1245 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
1246 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
1247 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
1248 filters and category filters.
1250 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
1251 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
1254 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
1255 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
1256 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
1261 **** Inserting links
1263 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
1264 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
1265 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
1268 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
1269 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
1270 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
1271 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
1273 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
1276 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
1278 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
1279 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
1280 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
1281 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
1283 **** New link type =help=
1285 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
1287 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
1288 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
1289 you go back to the same buffer.
1291 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
1293 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
1294 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
1297 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
1299 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
1301 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
1303 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
1305 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
1307 **** RET now follows time stamps links
1311 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
1313 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
1314 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
1315 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
1316 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
1318 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
1320 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
1321 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
1322 all headlines in the region.
1324 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
1326 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
1328 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
1329 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
1331 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
1333 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
1335 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
1337 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
1339 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
1341 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
1342 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
1343 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
1348 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
1350 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
1352 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
1354 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
1355 clocked entry, if any.
1357 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
1359 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
1361 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
1363 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
1364 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
1367 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
1368 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
1369 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
1373 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
1375 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
1378 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
1380 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
1381 cells in clockreport.
1383 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
1384 time cells in clockreport.
1387 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
1389 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
1390 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
1392 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
1393 in the mode line and/or frame title.
1395 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
1396 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
1397 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
1398 space in the frame title.
1402 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
1404 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
1405 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
1406 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
1407 don't want to see temporarily.
1409 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
1411 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
1413 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
1415 There are these new entities:
1417 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
1418 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
1419 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
1420 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
1421 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
1422 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
1424 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
1425 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
1426 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
1428 The face is back to a normal height.
1432 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
1433 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
1435 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
1436 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
1438 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
1440 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
1441 block will use its value as the column format.
1443 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
1445 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
1447 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
1449 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
1451 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
1452 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
1453 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
1454 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
1456 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
1460 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
1462 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
1464 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
1466 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
1468 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
1469 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
1470 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
1472 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
1474 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
1475 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
1476 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
1480 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
1482 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
1483 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
1484 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
1485 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
1487 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
1489 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1490 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
1493 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1494 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
1495 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
1498 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
1499 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
1500 more details on how to use this.
1502 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
1503 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
1505 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
1506 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
1509 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
1511 See the manual for more explanations.
1513 **** More control over empty lines
1515 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
1516 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
1519 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
1521 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
1525 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
1527 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
1528 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
1529 available) to print beautiful tables.
1531 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
1533 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
1534 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
1537 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
1539 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
1540 in the #+DATE option.
1542 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
1544 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
1546 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
1547 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
1549 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
1550 More languages are always welcome.
1552 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
1554 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
1555 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
1557 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
1558 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/w/?p%3Dorg-mode.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3De9fd33][this commit]] for details)
1559 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
1560 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
1561 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
1562 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
1564 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
1565 to Sรฉbastien Vauban for this patch.
1569 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
1571 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
1574 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
1576 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
1577 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
1579 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
1581 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
1583 It used to exports the results of the code.
1587 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
1588 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
1590 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
1591 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
1593 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
1595 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
1596 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
1597 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
1599 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
1600 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
1602 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
1603 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
1604 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
1607 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
1609 This will increment the effort value.
1611 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
1613 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
1615 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
1616 attach symbolic links.
1618 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
1620 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
1622 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
1623 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
1625 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
1627 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
1629 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
1630 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
1631 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
1633 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
1635 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
1636 all top level list items.
1638 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
1640 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
1642 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
1643 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
1645 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
1647 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
1649 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
1650 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
1651 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
1652 first headline in the region.
1654 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
1656 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
1659 ** Important bug fixes
1661 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
1663 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
1664 perform completion with meaningful values.
1666 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
1668 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
1669 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
1670 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
1672 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
1673 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
1675 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
1676 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
1679 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
1680 the code and the license to your needs.
1682 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
1683 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
1687 ** Incompatible changes
1689 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
1691 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
1693 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
1695 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
1696 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
1697 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
1698 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
1701 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
1703 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
1704 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
1705 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
1707 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
1709 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
1710 =org-agenda-span= instead.
1712 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
1714 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
1716 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
1717 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
1718 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
1719 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
1720 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
1722 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
1723 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
1724 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
1725 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
1726 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
1727 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
1729 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
1730 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
1731 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
1734 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
1737 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
1738 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
1739 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
1740 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
1742 The two new variables are:
1744 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
1745 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
1746 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
1747 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
1748 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
1749 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
1750 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
1752 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
1753 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
1756 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
1759 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
1760 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
1761 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
1762 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
1764 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
1765 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
1766 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
1767 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
1770 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
1771 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
1772 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
1773 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
1774 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
1775 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
1778 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
1779 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
1780 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
1781 applies to the following packages:
1799 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
1800 you are using, you can remove it from
1801 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
1802 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
1805 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
1806 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
1807 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
1808 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
1809 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
1812 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
1814 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
1815 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
1816 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
1819 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
1821 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
1823 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
1825 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
1827 ** Important new features
1829 *** New Org to ODT exporter
1831 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
1833 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
1834 for more information on how to customize it.
1836 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
1838 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
1839 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
1840 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
1841 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
1843 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
1844 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
1845 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
1847 To switch over to the new system:
1851 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
1853 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
1854 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
1855 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
1856 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
1857 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
1859 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
1861 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
1864 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
1867 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
1869 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
1870 you have decided to move over completely to the new
1871 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
1872 with using both system in parallel.
1876 *** New Org libraries
1877 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
1879 Implement links to eshell buffers.
1881 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
1883 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
1885 To use, put the following in your init file:
1888 (require 'org-special-blocks)
1891 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
1892 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
1893 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
1894 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
1895 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
1896 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
1897 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
1898 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
1899 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
1902 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
1904 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
1905 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
1907 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
1909 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
1910 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
1911 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
1914 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
1915 call function to do something special with text links.
1917 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
1919 **** org-docview.el (Jan Bรถcker)
1921 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
1922 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
1923 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
1926 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
1928 Thanks to Jan Bรถcker for this contribution.
1930 *** New Babel libraries
1932 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
1933 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
1934 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
1935 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
1936 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
1937 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
1938 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
1940 ** Other new features and various enhancements
1944 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
1946 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
1947 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
1948 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
1949 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
1950 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
1951 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
1953 The key new functions are
1955 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
1956 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
1957 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
1959 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
1960 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
1962 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
1963 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
1965 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
1966 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
1968 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
1970 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
1971 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
1972 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
1974 **** Modified link escaping
1976 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
1978 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
1979 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
1980 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
1981 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
1984 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
1985 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
1986 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
1987 : percent escaped links are solved.
1989 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
1991 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
1993 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
1994 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
1996 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
1998 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
2000 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
2001 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
2002 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
2003 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
2004 string to be executed.
2006 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
2007 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
2011 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
2012 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
2015 Thanks to Jan Bรถcker for a patch to this effect.
2019 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
2021 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
2022 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
2023 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
2024 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
2026 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
2027 will work on the current entry.
2029 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
2030 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
2032 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
2034 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
2036 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
2039 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
2040 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
2045 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
2047 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
2048 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
2049 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
2051 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
2053 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
2054 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
2055 entries using a function.
2057 Thanks to Peter Mรผnster for raising a related issue and to
2058 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Mรผnster for
2059 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
2061 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
2063 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
2064 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
2065 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
2067 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
2069 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
2070 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
2071 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
2072 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
2073 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
2074 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
2076 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
2080 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
2082 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
2083 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
2085 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
2086 docstring of these variable for details about available
2089 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
2090 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
2091 formatting string will insert a string.
2093 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
2095 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
2096 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
2097 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
2098 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
2099 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
2100 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
2101 C-e u=, respectively.
2103 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
2104 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
2105 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
2106 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
2107 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
2110 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
2112 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
2113 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
2115 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
2117 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
2118 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
2120 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
2122 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
2123 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
2124 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
2125 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
2126 section]] in the manual for more details.
2128 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
2129 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
2130 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
2135 **** Refile targets can now be cached
2137 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
2138 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
2139 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
2140 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
2141 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
2143 **** New logging support for refiling
2145 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
2146 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
2149 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
2153 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
2155 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
2159 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
2161 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
2162 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
2164 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
2166 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
2167 the displayed in the buffer.
2169 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
2171 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
2173 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
2174 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
2176 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
2177 |--------+--------+---------|
2178 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
2179 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
2181 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
2184 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
2187 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
2189 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
2191 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
2192 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
2199 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
2200 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
2203 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
2205 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
2207 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
2208 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
2210 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
2214 **** Improved handling of lists
2216 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
2218 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
2219 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
2220 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
2223 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
2224 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
2225 counters like [@c] or [@W].
2227 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
2228 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
2229 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
2230 `org-list-export-context'.
2232 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
2233 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
2234 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
2236 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
2237 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
2238 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
2239 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
2240 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
2242 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
2243 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
2244 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
2246 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
2248 *** Inline display of linked images
2250 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
2251 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
2252 that have no description part will be inlined.
2254 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
2256 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
2257 from 1, you can now do it like this:
2259 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
2261 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
2263 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
2264 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
2265 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
2266 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
2267 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
2268 into account all header arguments, and variables.
2270 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
2271 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
2272 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
2275 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
2276 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
2277 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
2278 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
2279 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
2280 properties or in tables.
2282 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
2283 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
2284 names, and rownames across all languages.
2286 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
2288 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
2290 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
2291 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
2292 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
2294 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
2296 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
2297 request by Scott Otterson.
2299 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
2301 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
2302 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
2303 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
2304 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
2305 superscripts, see the variable
2306 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
2308 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
2310 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
2312 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
2313 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
2314 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
2315 following new faces:
2317 =org-document-title=
2319 =org-document-info-keyword=
2321 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
2322 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
2324 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
2326 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
2328 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
2329 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
2330 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
2331 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
2332 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
2333 property is affected by this setting.
2335 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
2336 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
2338 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
2340 Requested by Michael Brand.
2342 **** Better level cycling function
2344 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
2345 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
2346 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
2347 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
2349 **** Adaptive filling
2351 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
2352 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
2353 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
2354 comments to be filled correctly.
2356 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
2358 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
2360 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
2362 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
2364 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
2365 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
2367 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
2371 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
2373 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
2374 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
2375 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
2376 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
2378 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
2380 **** Localized clock tables
2382 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
2383 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
2384 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
2385 available translated strings.
2387 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
2389 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
2390 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
2391 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
2392 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
2394 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
2396 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
2398 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
2399 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
2400 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
2401 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
2404 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
2408 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
2410 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
2411 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
2413 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
2415 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
2417 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
2418 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
2419 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
2422 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
2425 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
2427 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
2428 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
2433 org-table-current-line
2437 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
2439 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
2440 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
2443 This was requested by Tom.
2445 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
2447 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
2448 example by viewing from the agenda.
2450 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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