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12 ** Incompatible changes
13 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
14 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
15 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
17 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
18 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
19 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
20 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after
21 a headline and its planning line, when applicable.
23 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
24 logged before the property drawer. The following function will repair
27 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
28 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
29 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
30 Ignore non Org buffers."
31 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
33 (goto-char (point-min))
34 (let ((case-fold-search t)
35 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
36 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
40 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
42 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
44 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
45 (when (and (< (point) end)
46 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
48 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
50 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
52 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
54 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
55 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
57 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
58 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
59 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
61 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
62 docstring for more information.
63 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
64 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
65 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
66 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
67 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
68 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
69 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-next-visible-heading~
70 respectively, rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these
71 functions. The Org version of these functions skips over inline tasks
72 (and even-level headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
74 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
75 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
76 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
77 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
78 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
79 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
80 accessible from the export dispatcher.
81 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
82 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
83 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
84 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
87 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
88 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
91 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
92 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
93 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
94 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name=
95 at the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behaviour is to use the
96 value of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=.
97 To chose a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind
98 this variable locally.
99 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
100 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
101 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
102 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
103 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
104 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
105 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
106 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
107 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
109 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
110 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
112 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
113 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
114 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
115 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
116 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
117 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
119 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
120 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
121 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
122 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
124 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
125 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
126 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
127 ~org-drawers~ variable.
128 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
129 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
130 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
131 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
132 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
133 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
134 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch
136 *** New option in ASCII export
137 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting
138 ~org-ascii-list-margin~ variable to an appopriate integer.
139 *** New blocks in ASCII export
140 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and
141 =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT= blocks. See documentation for details.
142 *** More back-end specific publishing options
143 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
144 increased. See manual for details.
145 *** Export inline source blocks
146 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
147 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
148 in the output, depending on the parameters.
149 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
150 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
151 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
152 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
153 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
154 more features. See docstring for details.
155 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
156 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
157 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
158 document, befor wrapping it within the template.
159 *** Improve radio tables
160 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
161 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
162 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are
163 new parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
164 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
165 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
166 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
167 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction with
168 source blocks exported by the minted package.
169 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
170 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
171 would throw an error. A new variable
172 ~org-table-formula-create-columns~ was added to adjust this
173 behavior. It is now possible to silently add new columns, to do so
174 with a warning or to explicitly ask the user each time.
176 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
178 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
179 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
180 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
181 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
182 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
183 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
184 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is
185 now deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
186 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
187 *** Export unnumbered headlines
188 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
189 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
190 property is inherited by children.
191 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
192 It is now possible to specify a function, both programatically,
193 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~
194 keys, to sort a table.
195 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
196 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See
198 *** Countdown timers can now be paused.
199 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
201 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
202 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
203 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
204 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
205 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
206 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
207 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
208 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
209 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
212 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
213 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
214 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
215 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
216 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
217 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
218 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
219 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
221 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
222 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
223 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
224 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
225 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
226 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
227 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
228 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
229 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
230 particular test failure was introduced.
231 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
232 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
233 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as
234 well as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~
235 when ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
238 ** Incompatible changes
239 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
240 This may require two changes in user config.
242 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
243 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
244 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
246 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
248 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
249 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
250 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
252 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
253 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
255 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
259 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
261 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
263 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
264 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
265 option keywords like :html-include-style.
267 So you need to replace
269 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
273 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
275 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
276 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
278 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
280 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
281 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
282 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
284 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
285 the other optional arguments accordingly.
287 *** Export back-ends are now structures
289 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
290 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
291 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
294 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
296 ** Important bugfixes
298 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
299 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
301 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
303 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
304 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
305 separator starting a TOTO match string.
308 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
310 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
312 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
315 - Support for .pgf files
316 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
317 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
318 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
319 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
320 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
321 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
322 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
324 *** New functions for paragraph motion
326 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
327 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
328 in a paragraph-like way.
330 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
332 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
333 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
334 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
335 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
336 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
338 *** Anonymous export back-ends
340 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
341 which can then be passed to export functions like
342 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
344 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
345 registering a new back-end.
347 *** New agenda fortnight view
349 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
350 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
353 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
355 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
356 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
358 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
359 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
360 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
362 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
363 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
365 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
366 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
367 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
368 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
369 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
372 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
374 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
376 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
378 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
380 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
382 See [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
384 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
386 If you set this to the following
388 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
390 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
392 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
394 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
396 ** New contributed packages
398 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
399 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
402 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
403 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
407 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
409 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
410 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
411 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
412 the same with example blocks.
414 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
421 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
423 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
426 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
427 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
428 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
430 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
431 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
432 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
433 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
434 detailed explanations.
436 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
437 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
438 function has been called already.
440 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
443 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
445 ** Incompatible changes
447 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
449 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
451 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
452 you will have to update them.
454 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
456 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
457 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
459 **** New export engine
461 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
462 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
463 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
464 /all/ export back-ends.
466 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
467 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
468 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
469 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
470 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
472 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
473 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
475 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
476 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
477 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
478 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
480 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
482 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
484 should now be written
486 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
488 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
489 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
490 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
492 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
494 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
496 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
499 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
500 remember templates into capture templates.
502 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
504 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
505 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
507 **** Note for third-party developers
509 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
510 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
511 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
513 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
516 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
518 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
519 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
520 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
522 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
523 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
524 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
527 - org-colview-xemacs.el
534 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
535 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
536 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
538 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
539 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
541 ** New packages in core
543 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
545 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
547 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
549 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
551 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
553 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
554 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
556 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
558 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
560 ** New packages in contrib
562 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
564 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
566 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
569 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
571 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
572 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
574 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
577 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
579 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
581 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
583 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
585 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
586 for starting headlines.
588 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
590 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
591 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
592 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
593 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
595 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
597 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
599 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
601 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
602 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
605 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
606 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
609 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
611 The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
612 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
615 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
616 conversion from Org files to groff.
618 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
620 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
622 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
624 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
625 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
632 **** New export generic options
634 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
635 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
637 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
639 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
640 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
641 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
642 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
644 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
645 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
646 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
647 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
648 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
649 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
650 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
651 contains time-stamps.
653 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
654 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
655 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
657 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
659 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
661 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
663 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
665 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
666 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
667 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
668 *** Structure editing
670 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
671 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
673 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
674 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
676 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
678 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
679 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
680 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
681 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
684 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
686 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
687 _words__= will preserve markup.
689 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
691 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
692 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
693 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
695 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
697 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
698 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
700 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
702 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
703 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
704 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
705 forward and backward.
707 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
708 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
710 Now Org will sort this list
712 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
713 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
717 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
718 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
720 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
721 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
722 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
724 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
725 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
726 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
728 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
731 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
733 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
734 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
735 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
737 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
739 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
740 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
741 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
742 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
744 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
746 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
747 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
748 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
749 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
750 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
752 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
754 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
755 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
756 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
758 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
759 *** Scheduled/deadline
761 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
763 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
764 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
765 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
766 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
768 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
769 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
770 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
771 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
773 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
774 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
775 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
776 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
777 control this globally or per agenda.
779 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
781 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
783 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
785 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
786 *** Calendar, diary and appts
788 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
790 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
791 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
792 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
794 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
795 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
796 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
798 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
799 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
801 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
804 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
806 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
807 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
808 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
810 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
812 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
813 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
814 only show their description, not the full links.
817 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
819 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
820 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
821 want to build a list of appointments.
823 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
824 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
826 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
828 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
830 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
831 time value (i.e. appointments).
833 **** New agenda sorting strategies
835 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
837 | Strategy | Explanations |
838 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
839 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
840 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
841 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
842 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
843 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
844 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
845 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
846 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
847 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
848 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
850 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
852 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
853 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
854 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
856 These new options are available:
858 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
859 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
860 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
861 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
863 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
864 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
865 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
867 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
868 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
869 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
870 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
871 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
872 non-tagged headlines.
874 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
876 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
877 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
878 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
879 that take only =N= minutes.
881 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
883 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
884 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
885 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
887 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
889 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
890 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
892 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
894 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
895 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
897 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
900 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
902 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
903 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
904 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
906 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
907 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
909 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
911 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
912 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
914 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
916 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
918 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
919 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
922 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
924 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
925 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
926 asks for a confirmation.
928 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
930 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
931 the mark of the entry at point.
933 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
934 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
936 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
938 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
939 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
942 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
944 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
945 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
947 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
949 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
950 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
952 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
954 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
955 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
956 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
957 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
959 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
961 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
962 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
963 repeated beyond the current deadline.
965 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
967 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
968 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
969 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
970 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
972 Read the full docstring for details.
974 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
976 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
979 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
982 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
984 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
985 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
988 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
990 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
991 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
993 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
995 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
996 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
997 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
998 check against the name of the buffer.
1001 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
1002 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
1003 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
1006 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
1007 agenda views, and for filtering.
1009 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
1013 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
1015 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
1016 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
1017 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
1019 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
1020 as if the protocol was not known.
1022 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
1024 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
1026 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
1027 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
1028 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
1031 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
1033 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
1034 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
1035 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
1037 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
1039 When storing a link to a headline like
1041 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
1043 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
1044 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
1045 there is no description.
1048 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
1050 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
1051 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
1052 those other formulas.
1054 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
1056 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
1057 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
1058 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
1061 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
1063 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
1064 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
1065 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
1068 **** New lookup functions
1070 There are now three lookup functions:
1072 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
1073 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
1074 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
1076 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
1077 *** Startup keywords
1079 These new startup keywords are now available:
1081 | Startup keyword | Option |
1082 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1083 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
1084 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
1085 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1086 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
1087 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
1088 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1089 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
1090 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
1094 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
1096 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
1097 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
1098 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
1099 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
1101 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
1103 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
1104 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
1105 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
1108 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
1109 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
1111 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
1113 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
1114 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
1116 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
1118 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
1119 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
1120 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
1122 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
1123 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
1124 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
1125 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
1126 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
1127 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
1128 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
1131 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
1133 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
1135 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
1137 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
1138 same target than the block at point.
1140 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
1142 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
1143 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
1144 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
1146 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
1147 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
1150 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
1152 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
1153 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
1154 manual for a usage example.
1156 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
1158 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
1159 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
1160 collecting blocks for tangling.
1162 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
1163 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
1165 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
1166 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
1167 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
1168 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
1170 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
1171 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
1174 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
1175 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
1176 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
1177 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
1181 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
1182 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
1183 - [[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]]
1184 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
1185 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
1186 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
1187 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
1188 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
1189 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
1190 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
1191 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
1192 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
1193 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
1194 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
1195 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
1196 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
1197 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
1198 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports MacOSX version up to 10.8
1199 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
1203 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
1205 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
1207 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
1209 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
1211 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
1212 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
1213 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
1214 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
1215 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
1216 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
1217 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
1218 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
1220 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
1222 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
1223 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
1225 *** MobileOrg for iOS
1227 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
1228 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
1229 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
1233 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
1235 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
1236 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
1239 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
1240 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
1241 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
1242 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
1243 agenda type to this variable.
1245 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
1248 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
1249 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
1250 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
1251 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
1253 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
1255 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
1256 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
1257 invisible) blocked tasks.
1259 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
1261 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
1262 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
1264 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
1266 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
1267 ** No GPL manual anymore
1269 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
1270 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
1272 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
1274 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
1276 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
1277 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
1278 in most environments.
1282 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
1284 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
1286 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1287 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
1290 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
1291 available through http://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
1292 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
1295 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
1297 ** Overview of the new keybindings
1299 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
1300 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
1301 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
1302 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
1303 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
1304 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
1305 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
1306 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
1307 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
1308 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
1309 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
1310 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
1311 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
1312 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
1313 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
1315 ** New package and Babel language
1317 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
1319 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
1321 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
1322 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
1324 ** Incompatible changes
1326 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
1327 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
1329 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
1332 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
1333 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
1334 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
1336 ** New features and user-visible changes
1340 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
1341 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
1342 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
1343 core and many core functions rely on this package.
1345 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
1346 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
1348 See the docstrings for more details.
1350 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
1351 on =org-element.el=.
1353 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
1355 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
1356 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
1357 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
1358 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
1360 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
1362 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
1363 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
1364 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
1365 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
1367 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
1369 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
1371 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
1373 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
1376 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
1377 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
1379 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
1380 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
1381 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
1384 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
1387 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
1388 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
1389 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
1391 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
1392 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
1393 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
1398 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
1400 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
1401 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
1402 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
1403 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
1405 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
1406 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
1407 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
1408 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
1409 generating new ones.
1411 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
1414 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1416 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1417 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
1420 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1421 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
1422 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
1425 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
1426 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
1427 details on how to use this.
1429 **** Changes in bulk actions
1431 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
1432 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
1434 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
1435 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
1436 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
1437 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
1438 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
1440 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
1441 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
1443 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
1444 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
1447 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
1449 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
1451 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
1453 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
1454 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
1456 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
1458 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
1459 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
1460 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
1461 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
1464 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1466 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
1469 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
1470 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
1471 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
1472 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
1473 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
1476 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
1478 See the [[http://orgmode.org/w/?p%3Dorg-mode.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Df426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
1480 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
1482 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
1483 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
1484 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
1485 filters and category filters.
1487 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
1488 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
1491 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
1492 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
1493 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
1498 **** Inserting links
1500 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
1501 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
1502 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
1505 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
1506 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
1507 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
1508 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
1510 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
1513 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
1515 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
1516 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
1517 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
1518 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
1520 **** New link type =help=
1522 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
1524 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
1525 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
1526 you go back to the same buffer.
1528 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
1530 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
1531 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
1534 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
1536 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
1538 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
1540 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
1542 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
1544 **** RET now follows time stamps links
1548 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
1550 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
1551 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
1552 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
1553 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
1555 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
1557 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
1558 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
1559 all headlines in the region.
1561 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
1563 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
1565 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
1566 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
1568 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
1570 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
1572 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
1574 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
1576 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
1578 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
1579 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
1580 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
1585 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
1587 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
1589 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
1591 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
1592 clocked entry, if any.
1594 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
1596 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
1598 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
1600 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
1601 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
1604 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
1605 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
1606 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
1610 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
1612 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
1615 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
1617 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
1618 cells in clockreport.
1620 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
1621 time cells in clockreport.
1624 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
1626 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
1627 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
1629 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
1630 in the mode line and/or frame title.
1632 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
1633 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
1634 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
1635 space in the frame title.
1639 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
1641 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
1642 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
1643 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
1644 don't want to see temporarily.
1646 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
1648 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
1650 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
1652 There are these new entities:
1654 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
1655 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
1656 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
1657 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
1658 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
1659 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
1661 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
1662 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
1663 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
1665 The face is back to a normal height.
1669 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
1670 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
1672 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
1673 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
1675 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
1677 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
1678 block will use its value as the column format.
1680 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
1682 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
1684 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
1686 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
1688 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
1689 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
1690 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
1691 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
1693 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
1697 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
1699 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
1701 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
1703 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
1705 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
1706 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
1707 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
1709 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
1711 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
1712 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
1713 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
1717 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
1719 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
1720 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
1721 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
1722 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
1724 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
1726 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1727 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
1730 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1731 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
1732 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
1735 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
1736 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
1737 more details on how to use this.
1739 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
1740 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
1742 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
1743 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
1746 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
1748 See the manual for more explanations.
1750 **** More control over empty lines
1752 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
1753 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
1756 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
1758 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
1762 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
1764 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
1765 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
1766 available) to print beautiful tables.
1768 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
1770 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
1771 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
1774 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
1776 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
1777 in the #+DATE option.
1779 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
1781 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
1783 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
1784 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
1786 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
1787 More languages are always welcome.
1789 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
1791 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
1792 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
1794 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
1795 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/w/?p%3Dorg-mode.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3De9fd33][this commit]] for details)
1796 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
1797 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
1798 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
1799 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
1801 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
1802 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
1806 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
1808 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
1811 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
1813 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
1814 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
1816 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
1818 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
1820 It used to exports the results of the code.
1824 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
1825 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
1827 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
1828 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
1830 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
1832 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
1833 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
1834 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
1836 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
1837 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
1839 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
1840 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
1841 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
1844 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
1846 This will increment the effort value.
1848 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
1850 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
1852 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
1853 attach symbolic links.
1855 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
1857 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
1859 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
1860 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
1862 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
1864 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
1866 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
1867 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
1868 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
1870 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
1872 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
1873 all top level list items.
1875 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
1877 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
1879 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
1880 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
1882 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
1884 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
1886 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
1887 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
1888 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
1889 first headline in the region.
1891 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
1893 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
1896 ** Important bug fixes
1898 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
1900 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
1901 perform completion with meaningful values.
1903 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
1905 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
1906 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
1907 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
1909 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
1910 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
1912 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
1913 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
1916 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
1917 the code and the license to your needs.
1919 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
1920 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
1924 ** Incompatible changes
1926 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
1928 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
1930 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
1932 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
1933 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
1934 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
1935 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
1938 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
1940 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
1941 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
1942 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
1944 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
1946 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
1947 =org-agenda-span= instead.
1949 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
1951 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
1953 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
1954 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
1955 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
1956 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
1957 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
1959 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
1960 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
1961 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
1962 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
1963 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
1964 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
1966 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
1967 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
1968 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
1971 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
1974 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
1975 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
1976 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
1977 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
1979 The two new variables are:
1981 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
1982 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
1983 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
1984 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
1985 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
1986 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
1987 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
1989 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
1990 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
1993 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
1996 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
1997 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
1998 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
1999 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
2001 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
2002 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
2003 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
2004 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
2007 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
2008 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
2009 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
2010 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
2011 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
2012 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
2015 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
2016 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
2017 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
2018 applies to the following packages:
2036 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
2037 you are using, you can remove it from
2038 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
2039 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
2042 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
2043 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
2044 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
2045 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
2046 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
2049 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
2051 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
2052 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
2053 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
2056 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
2058 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
2060 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
2062 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
2064 ** Important new features
2066 *** New Org to ODT exporter
2068 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
2070 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
2071 for more information on how to customize it.
2073 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
2075 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
2076 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
2077 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
2078 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
2080 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
2081 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
2082 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
2084 To switch over to the new system:
2088 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
2090 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
2091 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
2092 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
2093 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
2094 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
2096 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
2098 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
2101 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
2104 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
2106 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
2107 you have decided to move over completely to the new
2108 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
2109 with using both system in parallel.
2113 *** New Org libraries
2114 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
2116 Implement links to eshell buffers.
2118 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
2120 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
2122 To use, put the following in your init file:
2125 (require 'org-special-blocks)
2128 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
2129 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
2130 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
2131 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
2132 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
2133 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
2134 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
2135 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
2136 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
2139 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
2141 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
2142 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
2144 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
2146 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
2147 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
2148 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
2151 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
2152 call function to do something special with text links.
2154 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
2156 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
2158 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
2159 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
2160 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
2163 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
2165 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
2167 *** New Babel libraries
2169 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
2170 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
2171 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
2172 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
2173 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
2174 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
2175 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
2177 ** Other new features and various enhancements
2181 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
2183 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
2184 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
2185 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
2186 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
2187 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
2188 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
2190 The key new functions are
2192 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
2193 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
2194 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
2196 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
2197 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
2199 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
2200 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
2202 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
2203 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
2205 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
2207 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
2208 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
2209 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
2211 **** Modified link escaping
2213 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
2215 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
2216 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
2217 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
2218 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
2221 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
2222 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
2223 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
2224 : percent escaped links are solved.
2226 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
2228 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
2230 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
2231 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
2233 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
2235 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
2237 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
2238 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
2239 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
2240 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
2241 string to be executed.
2243 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
2244 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
2248 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
2249 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
2252 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
2256 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
2258 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
2259 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
2260 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
2261 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
2263 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
2264 will work on the current entry.
2266 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
2267 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
2269 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
2271 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
2273 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
2276 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
2277 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
2282 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
2284 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
2285 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
2286 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
2288 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
2290 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
2291 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
2292 entries using a function.
2294 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
2295 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
2296 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
2298 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
2300 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
2301 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
2302 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
2304 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
2306 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
2307 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
2308 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
2309 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
2310 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
2311 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
2313 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
2317 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
2319 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
2320 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
2322 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
2323 docstring of these variable for details about available
2326 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
2327 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
2328 formatting string will insert a string.
2330 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
2332 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
2333 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
2334 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
2335 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
2336 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
2337 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
2338 C-e u=, respectively.
2340 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
2341 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
2342 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
2343 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
2344 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
2347 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
2349 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
2350 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
2352 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
2354 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
2355 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
2357 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
2359 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
2360 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
2361 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
2362 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
2363 section]] in the manual for more details.
2365 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
2366 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
2367 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
2372 **** Refile targets can now be cached
2374 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
2375 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
2376 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
2377 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
2378 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
2380 **** New logging support for refiling
2382 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
2383 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
2386 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
2390 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
2392 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
2396 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
2398 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
2399 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
2401 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
2403 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
2404 the displayed in the buffer.
2406 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
2408 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
2410 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
2411 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
2413 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
2414 |--------+--------+---------|
2415 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
2416 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
2418 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
2421 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
2424 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
2426 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
2428 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
2429 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
2436 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
2437 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
2440 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
2442 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
2444 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
2445 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
2447 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
2451 **** Improved handling of lists
2453 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
2455 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
2456 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
2457 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
2460 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
2461 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
2462 counters like [@c] or [@W].
2464 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
2465 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
2466 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
2467 `org-list-export-context'.
2469 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
2470 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
2471 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
2473 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
2474 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
2475 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
2476 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
2477 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
2479 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
2480 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
2481 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
2483 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
2485 *** Inline display of linked images
2487 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
2488 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
2489 that have no description part will be inlined.
2491 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
2493 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
2494 from 1, you can now do it like this:
2496 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
2498 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
2500 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
2501 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
2502 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
2503 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
2504 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
2505 into account all header arguments, and variables.
2507 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
2508 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
2509 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
2512 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
2513 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
2514 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
2515 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
2516 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
2517 properties or in tables.
2519 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
2520 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
2521 names, and rownames across all languages.
2523 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
2525 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
2527 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
2528 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
2529 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
2531 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
2533 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
2534 request by Scott Otterson.
2536 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
2538 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
2539 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
2540 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
2541 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
2542 superscripts, see the variable
2543 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
2545 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
2547 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
2549 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
2550 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
2551 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
2552 following new faces:
2554 =org-document-title=
2556 =org-document-info-keyword=
2558 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
2559 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
2561 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
2563 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
2565 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
2566 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
2567 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
2568 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
2569 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
2570 property is affected by this setting.
2572 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
2573 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
2575 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
2577 Requested by Michael Brand.
2579 **** Better level cycling function
2581 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
2582 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
2583 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
2584 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
2586 **** Adaptive filling
2588 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
2589 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
2590 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
2591 comments to be filled correctly.
2593 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
2595 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
2597 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
2599 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
2601 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
2602 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
2604 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
2608 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
2610 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
2611 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
2612 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
2613 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
2615 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
2617 **** Localized clock tables
2619 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
2620 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
2621 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
2622 available translated strings.
2624 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
2626 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
2627 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
2628 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
2629 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
2631 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
2633 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
2635 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
2636 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
2637 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
2638 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
2641 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
2645 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
2647 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
2648 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
2650 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
2652 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
2654 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
2655 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
2656 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
2659 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
2662 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
2664 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
2665 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
2670 org-table-current-line
2674 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
2676 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
2677 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
2680 This was requested by Tom.
2682 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
2684 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
2685 example by viewing from the agenda.
2687 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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