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12 ** Incompatible changes
13 *** New syntax for export blocks
14 Export blocks are explicitly marked as such at the syntax level to
15 disambiguate their parsing from special blocks. The new syntax is
18 ,#+BEGIN_EXPORT backend
31 As a consequence, =INCLUDE= keywords syntax is modified, e.g.,
34 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" HTML
40 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" export html
43 The following function repairs export blocks and =INCLUDE= keywords
44 using previous syntax:
46 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
47 (defun org-repair-export-blocks ()
48 "Repair export blocks and INCLUDE keywords in current buffer."
49 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
50 (let ((case-fold-search t)
51 (back-end-re (regexp-opt
52 '("HTML" "ASCII" "LATEX" "ODT" "MARKDOWN" "MD" "ORG"
53 "MAN" "BEAMER" "TEXINFO" "GROFF" "KOMA-LETTER")
56 (goto-char (point-min))
57 (let ((block-re (concat "^[ \t]*#\\+BEGIN_" back-end-re)))
59 (while (re-search-forward block-re nil t)
60 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
61 (when (eq (org-element-type element) 'special-block)
63 (goto-char (org-element-property :end element))
64 (save-match-data (search-backward "_"))
67 (delete-region (point) (line-end-position)))
68 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1))))))
70 (format "^[ \t]*#\\+INCLUDE: .*?%s[ \t]*$" back-end-re)))
71 (while (re-search-forward include-re nil t)
72 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
73 (when (and (eq (org-element-type element) 'keyword)
74 (string= (org-element-property :key element) "INCLUDE"))
75 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1)))))))))
78 Moreover, ~:export-block~ keyword used in ~org-export-define-backend~
79 and ~org-export-define-derived-backend~ is no longer used and needs to
83 **** [1]-like constructs are not valid footnotes
84 Using =[1]= as a footnote was already discouraged in the manual, since
85 it introduced too many false-positives in many Org documents. These
86 constructs are now unsupported.
88 If you used =[N]= in some of your documents, consider turning them
90 **** /Org Footnote/ library doesn't handle non-Org buffers
91 Commands for footnotes in an Org document no longer try to do
92 something in non-Org ones. If you need to have footnotes there,
93 consider using =footnote.el= library, shipped with Emacs.
95 In particular, ~org-footnote-tag-for-non-org-mode-files~ no longer
97 *** ~org-file-apps~ no longer accepts S-expressions as commands
98 The variable now accepts functions of two arguments instead of plain
99 S-expressions. Replacing a S-expresion with an appropriate function
100 is straightforward. For example
106 : ("pdf" . (lambda (file link) (foo)))
108 *** The ~{{{modification-time}}}~ macro can obtain time via =vc=
109 The modification time will be determined via =vc.el= if the second
110 argument is non-nil. See the manual for details.
112 *** New org-protocol key=value syntax
114 Org-protocol can now handle query-style parameters such as:
117 org-protocol://store-link?url=http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html&title=The%20title
118 org-protocol://capture?template=x&title=Hello&body=World&url=http:%2F%2Fexample.com
121 Old-style links such as
122 : org-protocol://store-link:/http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html/The%20title
123 continue to be supported.
125 If you have defined your own handler functions for
126 ~org-protocol-protocol-alist~, change them to accept either a property
127 list (for new-style links) or a string (for old-style links). Use
128 ~org-protocol-parse-parameters~ to convert old-style links into
132 ~org-lint~ can check syntax and report common issues in Org documents.
133 *** New option ~date-tree-last~ for ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~
134 When ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~ is set to ~date-tree-last~, diary
135 entries are added to last in the date tree.
136 *** New ~vbar~ entity
137 ~\vbar~ or ~\vbar{}~ will be exported unconditionnally as a =|=,
138 unlike to existing ~\vert~, which is expanded as ~|~ when using
139 a HTML derived export back-end.
141 **** New =#+latex_compiler= keyword to set LaTeX compiler.
142 PDFLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and LuaLaTeX are supported. See the manual for
144 **** New option ~org-export-with-broken-links~
145 This option tells the export process how to behave when encountering
146 a broken internal link. See its docstring for more information.
148 **** Attributes support in custom language environments for LaTeX export
149 Custom language environments for LaTeX export can now define the
150 string to be inserted during export, using attributes to indicate the
151 position of the elements. See variable ~org-latex-custom-lang-environments~
154 **** New Texinfo ~options~ attribute on special blocks
155 Using ~:options~ as a Texinfo attribute, it is possible to add
156 information to custom environments. See manual for details.
157 **** New HTML ~id~ attributes on special, example and quote blocks
158 If the block has a =#+NAME:= attribute assigned, then the HTML element
159 will have an ~id~ attribute with that name in the HTML export. This
160 enables one to create links to these elements in other places, e.g.,
161 ~<a href="#name">text</a>~.
164 **** Support for SLY in Lisp blocks
165 See ~org-babel-lisp-eval-fn~ to activate it.
166 **** Support for Stan language
167 New ob-stan.el library.
169 Evaluating a Stan block can produce two different results.
171 1. Dump the source code contents to a file.
173 This file can then be used as a variable in other blocks, which
174 allows interfaces like RStan to use the model.
176 2. Compile the contents to a model file.
178 This provides access to the CmdStan interface. To use this, set
179 ~org-babel-stan-cmdstan-directory~ and provide a ~:file~ argument
180 that does not end in ".stan".
182 For more information and usage examples, visit
183 http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-stan.html
184 **** Support for Oracle databases via ~sqlplus~
185 =ob-sql= library supports running SQL blocks against an Oracle
186 database using ~sqlplus~. Use with properties like this (all
197 **** Support for additional plantuml output formats
198 The support for output formats of [[http://plantuml.com/][plantuml]] has been extended to now
208 - utxt :: ASCII art using unicode characters
217 The output formats are determined by the file extension specified
218 using the :file property, e.g.:
220 #+begin_src plantuml :file diagram.png
222 Alice -> Bob: Authentication Request
223 Bob --> Alice: Authentication Response
225 Alice -> Bob: Another authentication Request
226 Alice <-- Bob: another authentication Response
230 Please note that *pdf* *does not work out of the box* and needss
231 additional setup in addition to plantuml. See
232 [[http://plantuml.com/pdf.html]] for details and setup information.
233 *** Rewrite of radio lists
234 Radio lists, i.e, Org plain lists in foreign buffers, have been
235 rewritten to be on par with Radio tables. You can use a large set of
236 parameters to control how a given list should be rendered. See manual
238 *** org-bbdb-anniversaries-future
239 Used like org-bbdb-anniversaries, it provides a few days warning
240 for upcoming anniversaries (default: 7 days).
241 *** Clear non-repeated SCHEDULED upon repeating a task
242 If the task is repeated, and therefore done at least one, scheduling
243 information is no longer relevant. It is therefore removed.
245 See [[git:481719fbd5751aaa9c672b762cb43aea8ee986b0][commit message]] for more information.
246 *** Support for ISO week trees
247 ISO week trees are an alternative date tree format that orders entries
248 by ISO week and not by month.
255 : *** 2015-08-31 Monday
257 They are supported in org-capture via ~file+weektree~ and
258 ~file+weektree+prompt~ target specifications.
259 *** Accept ~:indent~ parameter when capturing column view
260 When defining a "columnview" dynamic block, it is now possible to add
261 an :indent parameter, much like the one in the clock table.
263 On the other hand, stars no longer appear in an ITEM field.
265 **** ~org-columns~ accepts a prefix argument
266 When called with a prefix argument, ~org-columns~ apply to the whole
267 buffer unconditionally.
268 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-view-columns-initially~
269 The variable used to be a ~defvar~, it is now a ~defcustom~.
270 **** Allow custom summaries
271 It is now possible to add new summary types, or override those
272 provided by Org by customizing ~org-columns-summary-types~, which see.
273 **** Allow multiple summaries for any property
274 Columns can now summarize the same property using different summary
276 *** Preview LaTeX snippets in buffers not visiting files
277 *** New option ~org-attach-commit~
278 When non-nil, commit attachments with git, assuming the document is in
280 *** Allow conditional case-fold searches in ~org-occur~
281 When set to ~smart~, the new variable ~org-occur-case-fold-search~
282 allows to mimic =isearch.el=: if the regexp searched contains any
283 upper case character (or character class), the search is case
284 sensitive. Otherwise, it is case insensitive.
285 *** More robust repeated =ox-latex= footnote handling
286 Repeated footnotes are now numbered by referring to a label in the
289 *** ~org-next-line-empty-p~
290 It replaces the deprecated ~next~ argument to ~org-previous-line-empty-p~.
291 *** ~org-show-children~
292 It is a faster implementation of ~outline-show-children~.
295 *** ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag-refine~ has been removed.
296 Use ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~ instead.
297 *** ~org-agenda-todayp~ is deprecated.
298 Use ~org-agenda-today-p~ instead.
299 *** ~org-babel-get-header~ is removed.
300 Use ~org-babel--get-vars~ or ~assq~ instead, as applicable.
302 *** ~org-element-remove-indentation~ is deprecated.
303 Use ~org-remove-indentation~ instead.
304 *** ~org-image-file-name-regexp~ is deprecated
305 Use ~image-file-name-regexp~ instead.
306 The never-used-in-core ~extensions~ argument has been dropped.
308 *** ~org-list-parse-list~ is deprecated
309 Use ~org-list-to-lisp~ instead.
310 *** ~org-on-heading-p~ is deprecated
311 A comment to this effect was in the source code since 7.8.03, but
312 now a byte-compiler warning will be generated as well.
314 *** ~org-table-p~ is deprecated
315 Use ~org-at-table-p~ instead.
317 *** ~org-table-recognize-table.el~ is deprecated
318 It was not called by any org code since 2010.
320 *** Various reimplementations of cl-lib functions are deprecated
321 The affected functions are:
324 - ~org-remove-if-not~
329 Additionally, ~org-sublist~ is deprecated in favor of ~cl-subseq~. Note
330 the differences in indexing conventions: ~org-sublist~ is 1-based and
331 end-inclusive; ~cl-subseq~ is 0-based and end-exclusive.
334 *** Remove all options related to ~ido~ or ~iswitchb~
335 This includes ~org-completion-use-iswitchb~ and ~org-completion-use-ido~.
336 Instead Org uses regular functions, e.g., ~completion-read~ so as to
337 let those libraries operate.
338 *** Remove ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~
339 Two consecutive blank lines always terminate all levels of current
341 *** ~fixltx2e~ is removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
342 fixltx2e is obsolete, see LaTeX News 22.
344 *** Allow angular links within link descriptions
345 It is now allowed to write, e.g.,
346 ~[[http:orgmode.org][<file:unicorn.png>]]~ as an equivalent to
347 ~[[http:orgmode.org][file:unicorn.png]]~. The advantage of the former
348 is that spaces are allowed within the path.
350 *** Beamer export back-ends uses ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
352 *** ~:preparation-function~ called earlier during publishing
353 Functions in this list are called before any file is associated to the
354 current projet. Thus, they can be used to generate to be published
357 *** Function ~org-remove-indentation~ changes.
358 The new algorithm doesn't remove TAB characters not used for
361 *** Secure placeholders in capture templates
362 Placeholders in capture templates are no longer expanded recursively.
363 However, ~%(...)~ constructs are expanded very late, so you can fill
364 the contents of the S-exp with the replacement text of non-interactive
365 placeholders. As before, interactive ones are still expanded as the
366 very last step, so the previous statement doesn't apply to them.
368 Note that only ~%(...)~ placeholders initially present in the
369 template, or introduced using a file placeholder, i.e., ~%[...]~ are
370 expanded. This prevents evaluating potentially malicious code when
371 another placeholder, e.g., ~%i~ expands to a S-exp.
373 *** Links stored by ~org-gnus-store-link~ in nnir groups
374 Since gnus nnir groups are temporary, ~org-gnus-store-link~ now refers
375 to the article's original group.
377 *** ~org-babel-check-confirm-evaluate~ is now a function instead of a macro
378 The calling convention has changed.
379 *** HTML export table row customization changes
380 Variable ~org-html-table-row-tags~ has been split into
381 ~org-html-table-row-open-tag~ and ~org-html-table-row-close-tag~.
382 Both new variables can be either a string or a function which will be
383 called with 6 parameters.
384 *** =ITEM= special property returns headline without stars
385 *** Rename ~org-insert-columns-dblock~ into ~org-columns-insert-dblock~
386 The previous name is, for the time being, kept as an obsolete alias.
387 *** Function ~org-info-export~ changes.
388 HTML links created from certain info links now point to =gnu.org= URL's rather
389 than just to local files. For example info links such as =info:emacs#List
390 Buffers= used to be converted to HTML links like this:
392 : <a href="emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
394 where local file =emacs.html= is referenced.
395 For most folks this file does not exist.
396 Thus the new behavior is to generate this HTML link instead:
398 : <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
400 All emacs related info links are similarly translated plus few other =gnu.org= manuals.
403 ** Incompatible changes
405 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
407 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after a
408 headline and its planning line, when applicable.
410 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
411 logged before the property drawer.
413 The following function will repair them:
415 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
416 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
417 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
418 Ignore non Org buffers."
419 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
420 (org-with-wide-buffer
421 (goto-char (point-min))
422 (let ((case-fold-search t)
423 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
424 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
428 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
430 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
432 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
433 (when (and (< (point) end)
434 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
436 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
437 (eq (org-element-type
438 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
440 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
442 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
443 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
446 *** Using "COMMENT" is now equivalent to commenting with "#"
448 If you used "COMMENT" in headlines to prevent a subtree from being
449 exported, you can still do it but all information within the subtree
450 is now commented out, i.e. no #+OPTIONS line will be parsed or taken
451 into account when exporting.
453 If you want to exclude a headline from export while using its contents
454 for setting options, use =:noexport:= (see =org-export-exclude-tags=.)
456 *** =#+CATEGORY= keywords no longer apply partially to document
458 It was possible to use several such keywords and have them apply to
459 the text below until the next one, but strongly deprecated since Org
462 =#+CATEGORY= keywords are now global to the document. You can use node
463 properties to set category for a subtree, e.g.,
468 :CATEGORY: some category
472 *** New variable to control visibility when revealing a location
474 ~org-show-following-heading~, ~org-show-siblings~, ~org-show-entry-below~
475 and ~org-show-hierarchy-above~ no longer exist. Instead, visibility is
476 controlled through a single variable: ~org-show-context-detail~, which
479 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
481 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
482 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
484 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
485 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
487 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
489 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
490 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
492 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
494 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
495 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-previous-visible-heading~ respectively,
496 rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these functions. The Org
497 version of these functions skips over inline tasks (and even-level
498 headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
500 *** ~org-element-context~ no longer return objects in keywords
502 ~org-element-context~ used to return objects on some keywords, i.e.,
503 =TITLE=, =DATE= and =AUTHOR=. It now returns only the keyword.
505 *** ~org-timer-default-timer~ type changed from number to string
507 If you have, in your configuration, something like =(setq
508 org-timer-default-timer 10)= replace it with =(setq
509 org-timer-default-timer "10")=.
511 *** Functions signature changes
513 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
514 docstring for more information.
516 - ~org-export-collect-footnote-definitions~
517 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
518 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
519 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
520 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
523 *** Default lexical evaluation of emacs-lisp src blocks
524 Emacs-lisp src blocks in babel are now evaluated using lexical scoping. There is a new header to control this behavior.
526 The default results in an eval with lexical scoping.
529 This turns lexical scoping off in the eval (the former behavior).
532 This uses the lexical environment with x=42 in the eval.
535 *** Behavior of ~org-return~ changed
537 If point is before or after the headline title, insert a new line
538 without changing the headline.
540 *** Hierarchies of tags
541 The functionality of nesting tags in hierarchies is added to org-mode.
542 This is the generalization of what was previously called "Tag groups"
543 in the manual. That term is now changed to "Tag hierarchy".
545 The following in-buffer definition:
547 ,#+TAGS: [ Group : SubOne SubTwo ]
548 ,#+TAGS: [ SubOne : SubOne1 SubOne2 ]
549 ,#+TAGS: [ SubTwo : SubTwo1 SubTwo2 ]
552 Should be seen as the following tree of tags:
561 Searching for "Group" should return all tags defined above. Filtering
562 on SubOne filters also it's sub-tags. Etc.
564 There is no limit on the depth for the tag hierarchy.
566 *** Additional syntax for non-unique grouptags
567 Additional syntax is defined for grouptags if the tags in the group
568 don't have to be distinct on a heading.
570 Grouptags had to previously be defined with { }. This syntax is
571 already used for exclusive tags and Grouptags need their own,
572 non-exclusive syntax. This behaviour is achieved with [ ]. Note: {
573 } can still be used also for Grouptags but then only one of the
574 given tags can be used on the headline at the same time. Example:
576 [ group : sub1 sub2 ]
582 This is a more general case than the already existing syntax for
585 *** Define regular expression patterns as tags
586 Tags can be defined as grouptags with regular expressions as
589 The regular expressions in the group must be marked up within { }.
592 : #+TAGS: [ Project : {P@.+} ]
594 Searching for the tag Project will now list all tags also including
595 regular expression matches for P@.+. Good for example if tags for a
596 certain project is tagged with a common project-identifier,
599 *** Filtering in the agenda on grouptags (Tag hierarchies)
600 Filtering in the agenda on grouptags filter all of the related tags.
601 Exception if filter is applied with a (double) prefix-argument.
603 Filtering in the agenda on subcategories does not filter the "above"
606 If a grouptag contains a regular expression the regular expression
607 is also used as a filter.
609 *** Minor refactoring of ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~
610 Now uses the argument arg and optional argument exclude instead of
611 strip and narrow. ARG because the argument has multiple purposes and
612 makes more sense than strip now. The term narrowing is changed to
615 The main purpose is for the function to make more logical sense when
616 filtering on tags now when tags can be structured in hierarchies.
618 *** Babel: support for sed scripts
620 Thanks to Bjarte Johansen for this feature.
622 *** Babel: support for Processing language
624 New ob-processing.el library.
626 This library implements necessary functions for implementing editing
627 of Processing code blocks, viewing the resulting sketches in an
628 external viewer, and HTML export of the sketches.
630 Check the documentation for more.
632 Thanks to Jarmo Hurri for this feature.
634 *** New behaviour for `org-toggle-latex-fragment'
635 The new behaviour is the following:
637 - With a double prefix argument or with a single prefix argument
638 when point is before the first headline, toggle overlays in the
641 - With a single prefix argument, toggle overlays in the current
644 - On latex code, toggle overlay at point;
646 - Otherwise, toggle overlays in the current section.
648 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
650 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
651 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
653 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
655 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
656 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
659 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
661 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
662 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
663 ~org-drawers~ variable.
665 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
667 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
668 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
669 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
670 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
672 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
674 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
675 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
676 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
679 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
681 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch
684 *** New option in ASCII export
686 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting
687 ~org-ascii-list-margin~ variable to an appopriate integer.
689 *** New blocks in ASCII export
691 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and
692 =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT= blocks. See documentation for details.
694 *** More back-end specific publishing options
696 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
697 increased. See manual for details.
699 *** Export inline source blocks
701 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
702 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
703 in the output, depending on the parameters.
705 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
707 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
709 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
711 *** New function: ~org-export-get-reference~
713 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
715 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
716 more features. See docstring for details.
718 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
720 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
722 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
723 document, befor wrapping it within the template.
725 *** New :environment parameter when exporting example blocks to LaTeX
727 : #+ATTR_LATEX: :environment myverbatim
729 : This sentence is false.
732 will be exported using =@samp(myverbatim)= instead of =@samp(verbatim)=.
734 *** Various improvements on radio tables
736 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
737 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
738 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are
739 new parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
740 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
741 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
743 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
745 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction with
746 source blocks exported by the minted package.
748 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
750 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
751 would throw an error. A new variable
752 ~org-table-formula-create-columns~ was added to adjust this
753 behavior. It is now possible to silently add new columns, to do so
754 with a warning or to explicitly ask the user each time.
758 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
761 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
763 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
764 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
766 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
768 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
770 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
772 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is
773 now deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
774 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
776 *** New option: ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
778 See docstring for more information.
780 *** Export unnumbered headlines
782 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
783 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
784 property is inherited by children.
786 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
788 It is now possible to specify a function, both programatically,
789 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~
790 keys, to sort a table.
792 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
794 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See
797 *** Countdown timers can now be paused
799 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
802 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
804 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
805 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
807 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
809 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
810 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
812 *** ~{{{property}}}~ macro supports optional search argument
814 It is now possible to supply an optional search option to
815 ~{{{property}}}~ in order to retrieve remote properties optional. See
818 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
820 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
821 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
823 *** New entities family: "\_ "
825 "\_ " are used to insert up to 20 contiguous spaces in various
826 back-ends. In particular, this family can be used to introduce
827 leading spaces within table cells.
829 *** New MathJax configuration options
831 Org uses the MathJax CDN by default. See the manual and the docstring
832 of ~org-html-mathjax-options~ for details.
834 *** New behaviour in `org-export-options-alist'
836 When defining a back-end, it is now possible to specify to give
837 `parse' behaviour on a keyword. It is equivalent to call
838 `org-element-parse-secondary-string' on the value.
840 However, parsed =KEYWORD= is automatically associated to an
841 =:EXPORT_KEYWORD:= property, which can be used to override the keyword
842 value during a subtree export. Moreover, macros are expanded in such
843 keywords and properties.
845 *** Viewport support in html export
847 Viewport for mobile-optimized website is now automatically inserted
848 when exporting to html. See ~org-html-viewport~ for details.
850 *** New ~#+SUBTITLE~ export keyword
852 Org can typeset a subtitle in some export backends. See the manual
855 *** Remotely edit a footnote definition
857 Calling ~org-edit-footnote-reference~ (C-c ') on a footnote reference
858 allows to edit its definition, as long as it is not anonymous, in
859 a dedicated buffer. It works even if buffer is currently narrowed.
861 *** New function ~org-delete-indentation~ bound to ~M-^~
863 Work as ~delete-indentation~ unless at heading, in which case text is
864 added to headline text.
866 *** Support for images in Texinfo export
868 ~Texinfo~ back-end now handles images. See manual for details.
870 *** Support for captions in Texinfo export
872 Tables and source blocks can now have captions. Additionally, lists
873 of tables and lists of listings can be inserted in the document with
876 *** Countdown timer support hh:mm:ss format
878 In addition to setting countdown timers in minutes, they can also be
879 set using the hh:mm:ss format.
881 *** Extend ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~
883 ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~ now accepts 0 as an argument for
884 the number of clones, which removes the repeater from the original
885 subtree and creates one shifted, repeating clone.
887 *** New time block for clock tables: ~untilnow~
889 It encompasses all past closed clocks.
891 *** Support for the ~polyglossia~ LaTeX package
893 See the docstring of ~org-latex-classes~ and
894 ~org-latex-guess-polyglossia-language~ for details.
896 *** None-floating tables, graphics and blocks can have captions
898 *** `org-insert-heading' can be forced to insert top-level headline
902 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
904 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
906 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
908 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
909 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
910 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
911 accessible from the export dispatcher.
913 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
915 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
917 *** Removed function ~org-export-solidify-link-text~
919 This function, being non-bijective, introduced bug in internal
920 references. Use ~org-export-get-reference~ instead.
922 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
924 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
927 *** Removed functions ~org-table-colgroup-line-p~, ~org-table-cookie-line-p~
929 These functions were left-over from pre 8.0 era. They are not correct
930 anymore. Since they are not needed, they have no replacement.
933 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
935 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
938 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
939 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
941 *** ~org-export-with-creator~ is a boolean
943 Special ~comment~ value is no longer allowed. It is possible to use a
944 body filter to add comments about the creator at the end of the
947 *** Removed option =org-html-use-unicode-chars=
949 Setting this to non-nil was problematic as it converted characters
950 everywhere in the buffer, possibly corrupting URLs.
952 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
954 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name=
955 at the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behaviour is to use the
956 value of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=.
957 To chose a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind
958 this variable locally.
960 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
962 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
963 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
964 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
965 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
966 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
968 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
970 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
971 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
974 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
976 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
978 *** Removed option ~org-entities-ascii-explanatory~
980 This variable has no effect since Org 8.0.
982 *** Removed option ~org-table-error-on-row-ref-crossing-hline~
984 This variable has no effect since August 2009.
986 *** Removed MathML-related options from ~org-html-mathjax-options~
988 MathJax automatically chooses the best display technology based on the
989 end-users browser. You may force initial usage of MathML via
990 ~org-html-mathjax-template~ or by setting the ~path~ property of
991 ~org-html-mathjax-options~.
993 *** Removed comment-related filters
995 ~org-export-filter-comment-functions~ and
996 ~org-export-filter-comment-block-functions~ variables do not exist
1000 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
1002 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
1004 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
1006 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
1007 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
1009 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
1011 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
1012 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
1015 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
1017 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
1018 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
1020 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
1022 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
1024 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
1026 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
1027 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
1028 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
1029 particular test failure was introduced.
1031 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
1033 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
1034 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as
1035 well as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~
1036 when ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
1038 *** ~org-latex-hyperref-template~, ~org-latex-title-command~ formatting
1040 New formatting keys are supported. See the respective docstrings.
1041 Note, ~org-latex-hyperref-template~ has a new default value.
1043 *** ~float, wasysym, marvosym~ are removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
1045 If you require any of these package add them to your preamble via
1046 ~org-latex-packages-alist~. Org also uses default LaTeX ~\tolerance~
1049 *** When exporting, throw an error on unresolved id/fuzzy links and code refs
1051 This helps spotting wrong links.
1054 ** Incompatible changes
1055 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
1056 This may require two changes in user config.
1058 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
1059 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
1060 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
1062 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
1064 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
1065 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
1066 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
1068 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
1069 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
1071 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
1075 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
1077 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
1079 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
1080 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
1081 option keywords like :html-include-style.
1083 So you need to replace
1085 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
1089 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
1091 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
1092 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
1094 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
1096 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
1097 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
1098 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
1100 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
1101 the other optional arguments accordingly.
1103 *** Export back-ends are now structures
1105 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
1106 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
1107 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
1110 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
1112 ** Important bugfixes
1114 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
1115 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
1117 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
1119 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
1120 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
1121 separator starting a TOTO match string.
1124 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
1126 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
1128 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
1130 - Support SVG images
1131 - Support for .pgf files
1132 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
1133 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
1134 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
1135 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
1136 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
1137 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
1138 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
1140 *** New functions for paragraph motion
1142 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
1143 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
1144 in a paragraph-like way.
1146 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
1148 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
1149 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
1150 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
1151 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
1152 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
1154 *** Anonymous export back-ends
1156 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
1157 which can then be passed to export functions like
1158 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
1160 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
1161 registering a new back-end.
1163 *** New agenda fortnight view
1165 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
1166 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
1169 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
1171 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
1172 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
1174 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
1175 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
1176 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
1178 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
1179 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
1181 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
1182 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
1183 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
1184 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
1185 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
1188 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
1190 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
1192 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
1194 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
1196 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
1198 See [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
1200 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
1202 If you set this to the following
1204 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
1206 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
1208 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
1210 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
1212 ** New contributed packages
1214 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
1215 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
1218 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
1219 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
1223 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
1225 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
1226 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
1227 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
1228 the same with example blocks.
1230 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
1237 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
1239 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
1242 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
1243 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
1244 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
1246 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
1247 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
1248 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
1249 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
1250 detailed explanations.
1252 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
1253 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
1254 function has been called already.
1256 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
1259 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
1261 ** Incompatible changes
1263 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
1265 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
1267 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
1268 you will have to update them.
1270 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
1272 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
1273 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
1275 **** New export engine
1277 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
1278 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
1279 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
1280 /all/ export back-ends.
1282 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
1283 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
1284 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
1285 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
1286 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
1288 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
1289 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
1291 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
1292 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
1293 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
1294 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
1296 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
1298 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
1300 should now be written
1302 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
1304 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
1305 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
1306 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
1308 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
1310 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
1312 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
1315 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
1316 remember templates into capture templates.
1318 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
1320 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
1321 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
1323 **** Note for third-party developers
1325 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
1326 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
1327 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
1329 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
1332 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
1334 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
1335 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
1336 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
1338 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
1339 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
1340 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
1343 - org-colview-xemacs.el
1344 - org-mac-message.el
1350 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
1351 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
1352 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
1354 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
1355 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
1357 ** New packages in core
1359 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
1361 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
1363 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
1365 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
1367 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
1369 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
1370 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
1372 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
1374 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
1376 ** New packages in contrib
1378 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
1380 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
1382 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
1385 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
1387 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
1388 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
1390 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
1393 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
1395 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
1397 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
1399 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
1401 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
1402 for starting headlines.
1404 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
1406 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
1407 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
1408 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
1409 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
1411 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
1413 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
1415 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
1417 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
1418 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
1421 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
1422 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
1425 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
1427 The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
1428 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
1431 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
1432 conversion from Org files to groff.
1434 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
1436 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
1438 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
1440 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
1441 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
1448 **** New export generic options
1450 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
1451 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
1453 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
1455 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
1456 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
1457 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
1458 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
1460 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
1461 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
1462 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
1463 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
1464 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
1465 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
1466 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
1467 contains time-stamps.
1469 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
1470 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
1471 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
1473 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
1475 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
1477 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
1479 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
1481 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
1482 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
1483 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
1484 *** Structure editing
1486 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
1487 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
1489 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
1490 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
1492 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
1494 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
1495 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
1496 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
1497 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
1500 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
1502 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
1503 _words__= will preserve markup.
1505 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
1507 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
1508 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
1509 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
1511 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
1513 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
1514 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
1516 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
1518 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
1519 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
1520 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
1521 forward and backward.
1523 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
1524 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
1526 Now Org will sort this list
1528 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
1529 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
1533 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
1534 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
1536 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
1537 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
1538 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
1540 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
1541 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
1542 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
1544 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
1547 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
1549 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
1550 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
1551 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
1553 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
1555 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
1556 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
1557 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
1558 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
1560 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
1562 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
1563 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
1564 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
1565 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
1566 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
1568 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
1570 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
1571 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
1572 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
1574 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
1575 *** Scheduled/deadline
1577 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
1579 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
1580 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
1581 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
1582 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
1584 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
1585 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
1586 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
1587 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
1589 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
1590 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
1591 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
1592 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
1593 control this globally or per agenda.
1595 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
1597 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
1599 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
1601 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
1602 *** Calendar, diary and appts
1604 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
1606 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
1607 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
1608 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
1610 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1611 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
1612 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
1614 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
1615 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
1617 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
1620 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
1622 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
1623 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
1624 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
1626 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
1628 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
1629 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
1630 only show their description, not the full links.
1633 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
1635 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
1636 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
1637 want to build a list of appointments.
1639 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
1640 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
1642 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
1644 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
1646 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
1647 time value (i.e. appointments).
1649 **** New agenda sorting strategies
1651 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
1653 | Strategy | Explanations |
1654 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
1655 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
1656 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
1657 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
1658 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
1659 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
1660 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
1661 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
1662 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
1663 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
1664 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
1666 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
1668 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
1669 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
1670 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
1672 These new options are available:
1674 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
1675 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
1676 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
1677 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
1679 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
1680 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
1681 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
1683 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
1684 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
1685 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
1686 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
1687 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
1688 non-tagged headlines.
1690 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
1692 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
1693 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
1694 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
1695 that take only =N= minutes.
1697 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
1699 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
1700 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
1701 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
1703 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
1705 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
1706 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
1708 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
1710 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
1711 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
1713 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
1716 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
1718 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
1719 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
1720 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
1722 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
1723 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
1725 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
1727 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
1728 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
1730 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
1732 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
1734 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
1735 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
1738 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
1740 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
1741 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
1742 asks for a confirmation.
1744 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
1746 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
1747 the mark of the entry at point.
1749 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
1750 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
1752 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
1754 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
1755 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
1758 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
1760 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
1761 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
1763 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
1765 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
1766 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
1768 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
1770 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
1771 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
1772 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
1773 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
1775 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1777 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
1778 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
1779 repeated beyond the current deadline.
1781 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
1783 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
1784 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
1785 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
1786 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
1788 Read the full docstring for details.
1790 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
1792 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
1795 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
1798 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
1800 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
1801 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
1804 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
1806 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
1807 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
1809 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
1811 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1812 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
1813 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
1814 check against the name of the buffer.
1817 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
1818 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
1819 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
1822 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
1823 agenda views, and for filtering.
1825 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
1829 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
1831 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
1832 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
1833 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
1835 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
1836 as if the protocol was not known.
1838 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
1840 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
1842 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
1843 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
1844 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
1847 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
1849 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
1850 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
1851 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
1853 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
1855 When storing a link to a headline like
1857 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
1859 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
1860 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
1861 there is no description.
1864 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
1866 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
1867 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
1868 those other formulas.
1870 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
1872 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
1873 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
1874 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
1877 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
1879 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
1880 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
1881 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
1884 **** New lookup functions
1886 There are now three lookup functions:
1888 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
1889 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
1890 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
1892 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
1893 *** Startup keywords
1895 These new startup keywords are now available:
1897 | Startup keyword | Option |
1898 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1899 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
1900 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
1901 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1902 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
1903 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
1904 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1905 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
1906 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
1910 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
1912 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
1913 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
1914 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
1915 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
1917 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
1919 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
1920 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
1921 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
1924 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
1925 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
1927 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
1929 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
1930 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
1932 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
1934 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
1935 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
1936 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
1938 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
1939 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
1940 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
1941 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
1942 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
1943 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
1944 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
1947 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
1949 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
1951 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
1953 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
1954 same target than the block at point.
1956 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
1958 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
1959 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
1960 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
1962 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
1963 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
1966 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
1968 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
1969 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
1970 manual for a usage example.
1972 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
1974 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
1975 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
1976 collecting blocks for tangling.
1978 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
1979 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
1981 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
1982 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
1983 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
1984 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
1986 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
1987 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
1990 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
1991 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
1992 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
1993 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
1997 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
1998 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
1999 - [[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]]
2000 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
2001 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
2002 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
2003 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
2004 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
2005 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
2006 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
2007 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
2008 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
2009 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
2010 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
2011 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
2012 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
2013 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
2014 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports MacOSX version up to 10.8
2015 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
2019 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
2021 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
2023 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
2025 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
2027 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
2028 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
2029 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
2030 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
2031 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
2032 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
2033 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
2034 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
2036 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
2038 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
2039 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
2041 *** MobileOrg for iOS
2043 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
2044 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
2045 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
2049 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
2051 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
2052 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
2055 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
2056 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
2057 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
2058 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
2059 agenda type to this variable.
2061 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
2064 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
2065 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
2066 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
2067 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
2069 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
2071 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
2072 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
2073 invisible) blocked tasks.
2075 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
2077 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
2078 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
2080 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
2082 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
2083 ** No GPL manual anymore
2085 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
2086 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
2088 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
2090 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
2092 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
2093 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
2094 in most environments.
2098 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
2100 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
2102 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2103 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
2106 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
2107 available through http://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
2108 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
2111 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
2113 ** Overview of the new keybindings
2115 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
2116 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
2117 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
2118 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
2119 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
2120 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
2121 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
2122 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
2123 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
2124 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
2125 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
2126 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
2127 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
2128 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
2129 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
2131 ** New package and Babel language
2133 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
2135 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
2137 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
2138 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
2140 ** Incompatible changes
2142 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
2143 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
2145 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
2148 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
2149 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
2150 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
2152 ** New features and user-visible changes
2156 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
2157 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
2158 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
2159 core and many core functions rely on this package.
2161 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
2162 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
2164 See the docstrings for more details.
2166 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
2167 on =org-element.el=.
2169 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
2171 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
2172 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
2173 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
2174 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
2176 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
2178 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
2179 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
2180 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
2181 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
2183 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
2185 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
2187 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
2189 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
2192 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
2193 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
2195 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
2196 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
2197 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
2200 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
2203 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
2204 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
2205 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
2207 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
2208 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
2209 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
2214 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
2216 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
2217 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
2218 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
2219 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
2221 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
2222 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
2223 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
2224 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
2225 generating new ones.
2227 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
2230 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
2232 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
2233 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
2236 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2237 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
2238 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
2241 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
2242 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
2243 details on how to use this.
2245 **** Changes in bulk actions
2247 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
2248 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
2250 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
2251 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
2252 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
2253 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
2254 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
2256 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
2257 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
2259 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
2260 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
2263 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
2265 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
2267 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
2269 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
2270 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
2272 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
2274 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
2275 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
2276 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
2277 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
2280 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
2282 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
2285 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
2286 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
2287 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
2288 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
2289 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
2292 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
2294 See the [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
2296 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
2298 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
2299 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
2300 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
2301 filters and category filters.
2303 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
2304 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
2307 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
2308 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
2309 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
2314 **** Inserting links
2316 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
2317 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
2318 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
2321 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
2322 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
2323 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
2324 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
2326 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
2329 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
2331 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
2332 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
2333 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
2334 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
2336 **** New link type =help=
2338 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
2340 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
2341 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
2342 you go back to the same buffer.
2344 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
2346 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
2347 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
2350 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
2352 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
2354 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
2356 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
2358 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
2360 **** RET now follows time stamps links
2364 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
2366 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
2367 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
2368 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
2369 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
2371 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
2373 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
2374 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
2375 all headlines in the region.
2377 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
2379 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
2381 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
2382 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
2384 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
2386 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
2388 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
2390 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
2392 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
2394 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
2395 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
2396 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
2401 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
2403 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
2405 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
2407 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
2408 clocked entry, if any.
2410 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
2412 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
2414 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
2416 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
2417 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
2420 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
2421 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
2422 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
2426 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
2428 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
2431 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
2433 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
2434 cells in clockreport.
2436 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
2437 time cells in clockreport.
2440 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
2442 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
2443 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
2445 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
2446 in the mode line and/or frame title.
2448 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
2449 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
2450 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
2451 space in the frame title.
2455 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
2457 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
2458 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
2459 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
2460 don't want to see temporarily.
2462 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
2464 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
2466 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
2468 There are these new entities:
2470 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
2471 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
2472 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
2473 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
2474 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
2475 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
2477 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
2478 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
2479 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
2481 The face is back to a normal height.
2485 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
2486 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
2488 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
2489 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
2491 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
2493 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
2494 block will use its value as the column format.
2496 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
2498 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
2500 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
2502 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
2504 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
2505 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
2506 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
2507 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
2509 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
2513 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
2515 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
2517 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
2519 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
2521 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
2522 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
2523 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
2525 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
2527 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
2528 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
2529 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
2533 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
2535 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
2536 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
2537 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
2538 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
2540 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
2542 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
2543 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
2546 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2547 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
2548 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
2551 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
2552 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
2553 more details on how to use this.
2555 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
2556 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
2558 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
2559 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
2562 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
2564 See the manual for more explanations.
2566 **** More control over empty lines
2568 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
2569 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
2572 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
2574 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
2578 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
2580 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
2581 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
2582 available) to print beautiful tables.
2584 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
2586 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
2587 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
2590 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
2592 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
2593 in the #+DATE option.
2595 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
2597 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
2599 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
2600 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
2602 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
2603 More languages are always welcome.
2605 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
2607 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
2608 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
2610 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
2611 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=e9fd33][this commit]] for details)
2612 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
2613 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
2614 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
2615 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
2617 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
2618 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
2622 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
2624 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
2627 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
2629 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
2630 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
2632 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
2634 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
2636 It used to exports the results of the code.
2640 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
2641 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
2643 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
2644 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
2646 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
2648 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
2649 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
2650 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
2652 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
2653 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
2655 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
2656 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
2657 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
2660 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
2662 This will increment the effort value.
2664 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
2666 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
2668 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
2669 attach symbolic links.
2671 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
2673 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
2675 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
2676 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
2678 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
2680 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
2682 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
2683 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
2684 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
2686 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
2688 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
2689 all top level list items.
2691 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
2693 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
2695 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
2696 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
2698 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
2700 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
2702 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
2703 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
2704 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
2705 first headline in the region.
2707 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
2709 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
2712 ** Important bug fixes
2714 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
2716 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
2717 perform completion with meaningful values.
2719 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
2721 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
2722 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
2723 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2725 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
2726 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
2728 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
2729 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
2732 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
2733 the code and the license to your needs.
2735 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
2736 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
2740 ** Incompatible changes
2742 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
2744 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
2746 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
2748 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
2749 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
2750 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
2751 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
2754 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
2756 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
2757 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
2758 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
2760 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
2762 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
2763 =org-agenda-span= instead.
2765 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
2767 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
2769 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
2770 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
2771 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
2772 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
2773 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
2775 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
2776 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
2777 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
2778 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
2779 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
2780 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
2782 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
2783 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
2784 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
2787 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
2790 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
2791 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
2792 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
2793 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
2795 The two new variables are:
2797 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
2798 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
2799 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
2800 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
2801 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
2802 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
2803 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
2805 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
2806 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
2809 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
2812 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
2813 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
2814 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
2815 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
2817 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
2818 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
2819 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
2820 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
2823 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
2824 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
2825 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
2826 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
2827 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
2828 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
2831 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
2832 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
2833 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
2834 applies to the following packages:
2852 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
2853 you are using, you can remove it from
2854 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
2855 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
2858 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
2859 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
2860 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
2861 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
2862 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
2865 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
2867 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
2868 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
2869 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
2872 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
2874 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
2876 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
2878 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
2880 ** Important new features
2882 *** New Org to ODT exporter
2884 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
2886 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
2887 for more information on how to customize it.
2889 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
2891 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
2892 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
2893 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
2894 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
2896 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
2897 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
2898 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
2900 To switch over to the new system:
2904 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
2906 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
2907 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
2908 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
2909 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
2910 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
2912 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
2914 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
2917 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
2920 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
2922 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
2923 you have decided to move over completely to the new
2924 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
2925 with using both system in parallel.
2929 *** New Org libraries
2930 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
2932 Implement links to eshell buffers.
2934 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
2936 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
2938 To use, put the following in your init file:
2941 (require 'org-special-blocks)
2944 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
2945 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
2946 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
2947 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
2948 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
2949 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
2950 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
2951 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
2952 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
2955 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
2957 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
2958 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
2960 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
2962 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
2963 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
2964 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
2967 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
2968 call function to do something special with text links.
2970 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
2972 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
2974 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
2975 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
2976 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
2979 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
2981 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
2983 *** New Babel libraries
2985 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
2986 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
2987 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
2988 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
2989 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
2990 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
2991 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
2993 ** Other new features and various enhancements
2997 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
2999 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
3000 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
3001 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
3002 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
3003 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
3004 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
3006 The key new functions are
3008 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
3009 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
3010 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
3012 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
3013 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
3015 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
3016 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
3018 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
3019 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
3021 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
3023 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
3024 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
3025 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
3027 **** Modified link escaping
3029 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
3031 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
3032 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
3033 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
3034 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
3037 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
3038 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
3039 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
3040 : percent escaped links are solved.
3042 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
3044 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
3046 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
3047 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
3049 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
3051 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
3053 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
3054 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
3055 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
3056 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
3057 string to be executed.
3059 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
3060 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
3064 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
3065 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
3068 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
3072 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
3074 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
3075 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
3076 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
3077 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
3079 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
3080 will work on the current entry.
3082 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
3083 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
3085 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
3087 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
3089 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
3092 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
3093 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
3098 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
3100 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
3101 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
3102 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
3104 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
3106 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
3107 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
3108 entries using a function.
3110 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
3111 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
3112 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
3114 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
3116 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
3117 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
3118 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
3120 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
3122 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
3123 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
3124 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
3125 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
3126 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
3127 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
3129 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
3133 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
3135 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
3136 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
3138 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
3139 docstring of these variable for details about available
3142 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
3143 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
3144 formatting string will insert a string.
3146 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
3148 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
3149 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
3150 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
3151 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
3152 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
3153 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
3154 C-e u=, respectively.
3156 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
3157 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
3158 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
3159 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
3160 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
3163 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
3165 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
3166 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
3168 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
3170 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
3171 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
3173 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
3175 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
3176 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
3177 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
3178 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
3179 section]] in the manual for more details.
3181 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
3182 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
3183 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
3188 **** Refile targets can now be cached
3190 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
3191 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
3192 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
3193 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
3194 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
3196 **** New logging support for refiling
3198 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
3199 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
3202 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
3206 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
3208 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
3212 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
3214 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
3215 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
3217 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
3219 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
3220 the displayed in the buffer.
3222 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
3224 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
3226 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
3227 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
3229 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
3230 |--------+--------+---------|
3231 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
3232 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
3234 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
3237 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
3240 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
3242 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
3244 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
3245 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
3252 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
3253 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
3256 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
3258 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
3260 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
3261 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
3263 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
3267 **** Improved handling of lists
3269 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
3271 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
3272 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
3273 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
3276 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
3277 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
3278 counters like [@c] or [@W].
3280 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
3281 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
3282 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
3283 `org-list-export-context'.
3285 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
3286 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
3287 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
3289 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
3290 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
3291 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
3292 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
3293 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
3295 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
3296 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
3297 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
3299 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
3301 *** Inline display of linked images
3303 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
3304 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
3305 that have no description part will be inlined.
3307 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
3309 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
3310 from 1, you can now do it like this:
3312 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
3314 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
3316 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
3317 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
3318 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
3319 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
3320 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
3321 into account all header arguments, and variables.
3323 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
3324 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
3325 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
3328 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
3329 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
3330 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
3331 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
3332 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
3333 properties or in tables.
3335 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
3336 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
3337 names, and rownames across all languages.
3339 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
3341 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
3343 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
3344 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
3345 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
3347 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
3349 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
3350 request by Scott Otterson.
3352 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
3354 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
3355 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
3356 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
3357 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
3358 superscripts, see the variable
3359 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
3361 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
3363 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
3365 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
3366 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
3367 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
3368 following new faces:
3370 =org-document-title=
3372 =org-document-info-keyword=
3374 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
3375 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
3377 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
3379 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
3381 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
3382 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
3383 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
3384 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
3385 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
3386 property is affected by this setting.
3388 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
3389 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
3391 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
3393 Requested by Michael Brand.
3395 **** Better level cycling function
3397 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
3398 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
3399 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
3400 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
3402 **** Adaptive filling
3404 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
3405 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
3406 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
3407 comments to be filled correctly.
3409 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
3411 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
3413 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
3415 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
3417 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
3418 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
3420 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
3424 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
3426 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
3427 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
3428 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
3429 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
3431 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
3433 **** Localized clock tables
3435 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
3436 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
3437 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
3438 available translated strings.
3440 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
3442 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
3443 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
3444 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
3445 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
3447 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
3449 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
3451 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
3452 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
3453 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
3454 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
3457 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
3461 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
3463 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
3464 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
3466 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
3468 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
3470 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
3471 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
3472 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
3475 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
3478 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
3480 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
3481 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
3486 org-table-current-line
3490 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
3492 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
3493 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
3496 This was requested by Tom.
3498 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
3500 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
3501 example by viewing from the agenda.
3503 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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