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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)))
109 *** New org-protocol key=value syntax
111 Org-protocol can now handle query-style parameters such as:
114 org-protocol://store-link?url=http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html&title=The%20title
115 org-protocol://capture?template=x&title=Hello&body=World&url=http:%2F%2Fexample.com
118 Old-style links such as
119 : org-protocol://store-link:/http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html/The%20title
120 continue to be supported.
122 If you have defined your own handler functions for
123 ~org-protocol-protocol-alist~, change them to accept either a property
124 list (for new-style links) or a string (for old-style links). Use
125 ~org-protocol-parse-parameters~ to convert old-style links into
129 ~org-lint~ can check syntax and report common issues in Org documents.
130 *** New option ~date-tree-last~ for ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~
131 When ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~ is set to ~date-tree-last~, diary
132 entries are added to last in the date tree.
133 *** New option ~org-export-with-broken-links~
134 This option tells the export process how to behave when encountering
135 a broken internal link. See its docstring for more information.
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 **** Support for Stan language
142 New ob-stan.el library.
144 Evaluating a Stan block can produce two different results.
146 1. Dump the source code contents to a file.
148 This file can then be used as a variable in other blocks, which
149 allows interfaces like RStan to use the model.
151 2. Compile the contents to a model file.
153 This provides access to the CmdStan interface. To use this, set
154 ~org-babel-stan-cmdstan-directory~ and provide a ~:file~ argument
155 that does not end in ".stan".
157 For more information and usage examples, visit
158 http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-stan.html
159 **** Support for Oracle databases via ~sqlplus~
160 =ob-sql= library supports running SQL blocks against an Oracle
161 database using ~sqlplus~. Use with properties like this (all
172 *** New =#+latex_compiler= keyword to set LaTeX compiler.
173 PDFLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and LuaLaTeX are supported. See the manual for
175 *** Rewrite of radio lists
176 Radio lists, i.e, Org plain lists in foreign buffers, have been
177 rewritten to be on par with Radio tables. You can use a large set of
178 parameters to control how a given list should be rendered. See manual
180 *** org-bbdb-anniversaries-future
181 Used like org-bbdb-anniversaries, it provides a few days warning
182 for upcoming anniversaries (default: 7 days).
183 *** Clear non-repeated SCHEDULED upon repeating a task
184 If the task is repeated, and therefore done at least one, scheduling
185 information is no longer relevant. It is therefore removed.
187 See [[git:481719fbd5751aaa9c672b762cb43aea8ee986b0][commit message]] for more information.
188 *** Support for ISO week trees
189 ISO week trees are an alternative date tree format that orders entries
190 by ISO week and not by month.
197 : *** 2015-08-31 Monday
199 They are supported in org-capture via ~file+weektree~ and
200 ~file+weektree+prompt~ target specifications.
201 *** Attributes support in custom language environments for LaTeX export
202 Custom language environments for LaTeX export can now define the
203 string to be inserted during export, using attributes to indicate the
204 position of the elements. See variable ~org-latex-custom-lang-environments~
206 *** Accept ~:indent~ parameter when capturing column view
207 When defining a "columnview" dynamic block, it is now possible to add
208 an :indent parameter, much like the one in the clock table.
210 On the other hand, stars no longer appear in an ITEM field.
212 **** ~org-columns~ accepts a prefix argument
213 When called with a prefix argument, ~org-columns~ apply to the whole
214 buffer unconditionally.
215 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-view-columns-initially~
216 The variable used to be a ~defvar~, it is now a ~defcustom~.
217 **** Allow custom summaries
218 It is now possible to add new summary types, or override those
219 provided by Org by customizing ~org-columns-summary-types~, which see.
220 **** Allow multiple summaries for any property
221 Columns can now summarize the same property using different summary
223 *** Preview LaTeX snippets in buffers not visiting files
224 *** New option ~org-attach-commit~
225 When non-nil, commit attachments with git, assuming the document is in
228 *** ~org-next-line-empty-p~
229 It replaces the deprecated ~next~ argument to ~org-previous-line-empty-p~.
230 *** ~org-show-children~
231 It is a faster implementation of ~outline-show-children~.
234 *** ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag-refine~ has been removed.
235 Use ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~ instead.
236 *** ~org-agenda-todayp~ is deprecated.
237 Use ~org-agenda-today-p~ instead.
238 *** ~org-babel-get-header~ is removed.
239 Use ~org-babel--get-vars~ or ~assq~ instead, as applicable.
241 *** ~org-element-remove-indentation~ is deprecated.
242 Use ~org-remove-indentation~ instead.
243 *** ~org-image-file-name-regexp~ is deprecated
244 Use ~image-file-name-regexp~ instead.
245 The never-used-in-core ~extensions~ argument has been dropped.
247 *** ~org-list-parse-list~ is deprecated
248 Use ~org-list-to-lisp~ instead.
249 *** ~org-on-heading-p~ is deprecated
250 A comment to this effect was in the source code since 7.8.03, but
251 now a byte-compiler warning will be generated as well.
253 *** ~org-table-p~ is deprecated
254 Use ~org-at-table-p~ instead.
256 *** ~org-table-recognize-table.el~ is deprecated
257 It was not called by any org code since 2010.
259 *** Various reimplementations of cl-lib functions are deprecated
260 The affected functions are:
263 - ~org-remove-if-not~
268 Additionally, ~org-sublist~ is deprecated in favor of ~cl-subseq~. Note
269 the differences in indexing conventions: ~org-sublist~ is 1-based and
270 end-inclusive; ~cl-subseq~ is 0-based and end-exclusive.
273 *** Remove all options related to ~ido~ or ~iswitchb~
274 This includes ~org-completion-use-iswitchb~ and ~org-completion-use-ido~.
275 Instead Org uses regular functions, e.g., ~completion-read~ so as to
276 let those libraries operate.
277 *** Remove ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~
278 Two consecutive blank lines always terminate all levels of current
280 *** ~fixltx2e~ is removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
281 fixltx2e is obsolete, see LaTeX News 22.
283 *** Beamer export back-ends uses ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
285 *** ~:preparation-function~ called earlier during publishing
286 Functions in this list are called before any file is associated to the
287 current projet. Thus, they can be used to generate to be published
290 *** Function ~org-remove-indentation~ changes.
291 The new algorithm doesn't remove TAB characters not used for
294 *** Secure placeholders in capture templates
295 Placeholders in capture templates are no longer expanded recursively.
296 However, ~%(...)~ constructs are expanded very late, so you can fill
297 the contents of the S-exp with the replacement text of non-interactive
298 placeholders. As before, interactive ones are still expanded as the
299 very last step, so the previous statement doesn't apply to them.
301 Note that only ~%(...)~ placeholders initially present in the
302 template, or introduced using a file placeholder, i.e., ~%[...]~ are
303 expanded. This prevents evaluating potentially malicious code when
304 another placeholder, e.g., ~%i~ expands to a S-exp.
306 *** Links stored by ~org-gnus-store-link~ in nnir groups
307 Since gnus nnir groups are temporary, ~org-gnus-store-link~ now refers
308 to the article's original group.
310 *** ~org-babel-check-confirm-evaluate~ is now a function instead of a macro
311 The calling convention has changed.
312 *** HTML export table row customization changes
313 Variable ~org-html-table-row-tags~ has been split into
314 ~org-html-table-row-open-tag~ and ~org-html-table-row-close-tag~.
315 Both new variables can be either a string or a function which will be
316 called with 6 parameters.
317 *** =ITEM= special property returns headline without stars
318 *** Rename ~org-insert-columns-dblock~ into ~org-columns-insert-dblock~
319 The previous name is, for the time being, kept as an obsolete alias.
320 *** Function ~org-info-export~ changes.
321 HTML links created from certain info links now point to =gnu.org= URL's rather
322 than just to local files. For example info links such as =info:emacs#List
323 Buffers= used to be converted to HTML links like this:
325 : <a href="emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
327 where local file =emacs.html= is referenced.
328 For most folks this file does not exist.
329 Thus the new behavior is to generate this HTML link instead:
331 : <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
333 All emacs related info links are similarly translated plus few other =gnu.org= manuals.
336 ** Incompatible changes
338 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
340 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after a
341 headline and its planning line, when applicable.
343 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
344 logged before the property drawer.
346 The following function will repair them:
348 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
349 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
350 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
351 Ignore non Org buffers."
352 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
353 (org-with-wide-buffer
354 (goto-char (point-min))
355 (let ((case-fold-search t)
356 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
357 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
361 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
363 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
365 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
366 (when (and (< (point) end)
367 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
369 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
370 (eq (org-element-type
371 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
373 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
375 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
376 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
379 *** Using "COMMENT" is now equivalent to commenting with "#"
381 If you used "COMMENT" in headlines to prevent a subtree from being
382 exported, you can still do it but all information within the subtree
383 is now commented out, i.e. no #+OPTIONS line will be parsed or taken
384 into account when exporting.
386 If you want to exclude a headline from export while using its contents
387 for setting options, use =:noexport:= (see =org-export-exclude-tags=.)
389 *** =#+CATEGORY= keywords no longer apply partially to document
391 It was possible to use several such keywords and have them apply to
392 the text below until the next one, but strongly deprecated since Org
395 =#+CATEGORY= keywords are now global to the document. You can use node
396 properties to set category for a subtree, e.g.,
401 :CATEGORY: some category
405 *** New variable to control visibility when revealing a location
407 ~org-show-following-heading~, ~org-show-siblings~, ~org-show-entry-below~
408 and ~org-show-hierarchy-above~ no longer exist. Instead, visibility is
409 controlled through a single variable: ~org-show-context-detail~, which
412 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
414 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
415 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
417 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
418 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
420 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
422 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
423 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
425 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
427 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
428 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-previous-visible-heading~ respectively,
429 rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these functions. The Org
430 version of these functions skips over inline tasks (and even-level
431 headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
433 *** ~org-element-context~ no longer return objects in keywords
435 ~org-element-context~ used to return objects on some keywords, i.e.,
436 =TITLE=, =DATE= and =AUTHOR=. It now returns only the keyword.
438 *** ~org-timer-default-timer~ type changed from number to string
440 If you have, in your configuration, something like =(setq
441 org-timer-default-timer 10)= replace it with =(setq
442 org-timer-default-timer "10")=.
444 *** Functions signature changes
446 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
447 docstring for more information.
449 - ~org-export-collect-footnote-definitions~
450 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
451 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
452 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
453 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
457 *** Behavior of ~org-return~ changed
459 If point is before or after the headline title, insert a new line
460 without changing the headline.
462 *** Hierarchies of tags
463 The functionality of nesting tags in hierarchies is added to org-mode.
464 This is the generalization of what was previously called "Tag groups"
465 in the manual. That term is now changed to "Tag hierarchy".
467 The following in-buffer definition:
469 ,#+TAGS: [ Group : SubOne SubTwo ]
470 ,#+TAGS: [ SubOne : SubOne1 SubOne2 ]
471 ,#+TAGS: [ SubTwo : SubTwo1 SubTwo2 ]
474 Should be seen as the following tree of tags:
483 Searching for "Group" should return all tags defined above. Filtering
484 on SubOne filters also it's sub-tags. Etc.
486 There is no limit on the depth for the tag hierarchy.
488 *** Additional syntax for non-unique grouptags
489 Additional syntax is defined for grouptags if the tags in the group
490 don't have to be distinct on a heading.
492 Grouptags had to previously be defined with { }. This syntax is
493 already used for exclusive tags and Grouptags need their own,
494 non-exclusive syntax. This behaviour is achieved with [ ]. Note: {
495 } can still be used also for Grouptags but then only one of the
496 given tags can be used on the headline at the same time. Example:
498 [ group : sub1 sub2 ]
504 This is a more general case than the already existing syntax for
507 *** Define regular expression patterns as tags
508 Tags can be defined as grouptags with regular expressions as
511 The regular expressions in the group must be marked up within { }.
514 : #+TAGS: [ Project : {P@.+} ]
516 Searching for the tag Project will now list all tags also including
517 regular expression matches for P@.+. Good for example if tags for a
518 certain project is tagged with a common project-identifier,
521 *** Filtering in the agenda on grouptags (Tag hierarchies)
522 Filtering in the agenda on grouptags filter all of the related tags.
523 Exception if filter is applied with a (double) prefix-argument.
525 Filtering in the agenda on subcategories does not filter the "above"
528 If a grouptag contains a regular expression the regular expression
529 is also used as a filter.
531 *** Minor refactoring of ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~
532 Now uses the argument arg and optional argument exclude instead of
533 strip and narrow. ARG because the argument has multiple purposes and
534 makes more sense than strip now. The term narrowing is changed to
537 The main purpose is for the function to make more logical sense when
538 filtering on tags now when tags can be structured in hierarchies.
540 *** Babel: support for sed scripts
542 Thanks to Bjarte Johansen for this feature.
544 *** Babel: support for Processing language
546 New ob-processing.el library.
548 This library implements necessary functions for implementing editing
549 of Processing code blocks, viewing the resulting sketches in an
550 external viewer, and HTML export of the sketches.
552 Check the documentation for more.
554 Thanks to Jarmo Hurri for this feature.
556 *** New behaviour for `org-toggle-latex-fragment'
557 The new behaviour is the following:
559 - With a double prefix argument or with a single prefix argument
560 when point is before the first headline, toggle overlays in the
563 - With a single prefix argument, toggle overlays in the current
566 - On latex code, toggle overlay at point;
568 - Otherwise, toggle overlays in the current section.
570 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
572 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
573 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
575 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
577 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
578 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
581 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
583 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
584 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
585 ~org-drawers~ variable.
587 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
589 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
590 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
591 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
592 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
594 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
596 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
597 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
598 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
601 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
603 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch
606 *** New option in ASCII export
608 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting
609 ~org-ascii-list-margin~ variable to an appopriate integer.
611 *** New blocks in ASCII export
613 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and
614 =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT= blocks. See documentation for details.
616 *** More back-end specific publishing options
618 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
619 increased. See manual for details.
621 *** Export inline source blocks
623 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
624 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
625 in the output, depending on the parameters.
627 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
629 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
631 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
633 *** New function: ~org-export-get-reference~
635 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
637 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
638 more features. See docstring for details.
640 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
642 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
644 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
645 document, befor wrapping it within the template.
647 *** New :environment parameter when exporting example blocks to LaTeX
649 : #+ATTR_LATEX: :environment myverbatim
651 : This sentence is false.
654 will be exported using =@samp(myverbatim)= instead of =@samp(verbatim)=.
656 *** Various improvements on radio tables
658 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
659 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
660 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are
661 new parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
662 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
663 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
665 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
667 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction with
668 source blocks exported by the minted package.
670 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
672 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
673 would throw an error. A new variable
674 ~org-table-formula-create-columns~ was added to adjust this
675 behavior. It is now possible to silently add new columns, to do so
676 with a warning or to explicitly ask the user each time.
680 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
683 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
685 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
686 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
688 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
690 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
692 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
694 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is
695 now deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
696 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
698 *** New option: ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
700 See docstring for more information.
702 *** Export unnumbered headlines
704 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
705 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
706 property is inherited by children.
708 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
710 It is now possible to specify a function, both programatically,
711 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~
712 keys, to sort a table.
714 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
716 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See
719 *** Countdown timers can now be paused
721 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
724 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
726 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
727 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
729 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
731 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
732 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
734 *** ~{{{property}}}~ macro supports optional search argument
736 It is now possible to supply an optional search option to
737 ~{{{property}}}~ in order to retrieve remote properties optional. See
740 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
742 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
743 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
745 *** New entities family: "\_ "
747 "\_ " are used to insert up to 20 contiguous spaces in various
748 back-ends. In particular, this family can be used to introduce
749 leading spaces within table cells.
751 *** New MathJax configuration options
753 Org uses the MathJax CDN by default. See the manual and the docstring
754 of ~org-html-mathjax-options~ for details.
756 *** New behaviour in `org-export-options-alist'
758 When defining a back-end, it is now possible to specify to give
759 `parse' behaviour on a keyword. It is equivalent to call
760 `org-element-parse-secondary-string' on the value.
762 However, parsed =KEYWORD= is automatically associated to an
763 =:EXPORT_KEYWORD:= property, which can be used to override the keyword
764 value during a subtree export. Moreover, macros are expanded in such
765 keywords and properties.
767 *** Viewport support in html export
769 Viewport for mobile-optimized website is now automatically inserted
770 when exporting to html. See ~org-html-viewport~ for details.
772 *** New ~#+SUBTITLE~ export keyword
774 Org can typeset a subtitle in some export backends. See the manual
777 *** Remotely edit a footnote definition
779 Calling ~org-edit-footnote-reference~ (C-c ') on a footnote reference
780 allows to edit its definition, as long as it is not anonymous, in
781 a dedicated buffer. It works even if buffer is currently narrowed.
783 *** New function ~org-delete-indentation~ bound to ~M-^~
785 Work as ~delete-indentation~ unless at heading, in which case text is
786 added to headline text.
788 *** Support for images in Texinfo export
790 ~Texinfo~ back-end now handles images. See manual for details.
792 *** Support for captions in Texinfo export
794 Tables and source blocks can now have captions. Additionally, lists
795 of tables and lists of listings can be inserted in the document with
798 *** Countdown timer support hh:mm:ss format
800 In addition to setting countdown timers in minutes, they can also be
801 set using the hh:mm:ss format.
803 *** Extend ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~
805 ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~ now accepts 0 as an argument for
806 the number of clones, which removes the repeater from the original
807 subtree and creates one shifted, repeating clone.
809 *** New time block for clock tables: ~untilnow~
811 It encompasses all past closed clocks.
813 *** Support for the ~polyglossia~ LaTeX package
815 See the docstring of ~org-latex-classes~ and
816 ~org-latex-guess-polyglossia-language~ for details.
818 *** None-floating tables, graphics and blocks can have captions
820 *** `org-insert-heading' can be forced to insert top-level headline
824 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
826 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
828 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
830 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
831 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
832 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
833 accessible from the export dispatcher.
835 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
837 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
839 *** Removed function ~org-export-solidify-link-text~
841 This function, being non-bijective, introduced bug in internal
842 references. Use ~org-export-get-reference~ instead.
844 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
846 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
849 *** Removed functions ~org-table-colgroup-line-p~, ~org-table-cookie-line-p~
851 These functions were left-over from pre 8.0 era. They are not correct
852 anymore. Since they are not needed, they have no replacement.
855 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
857 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
860 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
861 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
863 *** ~org-export-with-creator~ is a boolean
865 Special ~comment~ value is no longer allowed. It is possible to use a
866 body filter to add comments about the creator at the end of the
869 *** Removed option =org-html-use-unicode-chars=
871 Setting this to non-nil was problematic as it converted characters
872 everywhere in the buffer, possibly corrupting URLs.
874 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
876 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name=
877 at the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behaviour is to use the
878 value of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=.
879 To chose a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind
880 this variable locally.
882 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
884 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
885 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
886 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
887 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
888 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
890 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
892 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
893 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
896 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
898 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
900 *** Removed option ~org-entities-ascii-explanatory~
902 This variable has no effect since Org 8.0.
904 *** Removed option ~org-table-error-on-row-ref-crossing-hline~
906 This variable has no effect since August 2009.
908 *** Removed MathML-related options from ~org-html-mathjax-options~
910 MathJax automatically chooses the best display technology based on the
911 end-users browser. You may force initial usage of MathML via
912 ~org-html-mathjax-template~ or by setting the ~path~ property of
913 ~org-html-mathjax-options~.
915 *** Removed comment-related filters
917 ~org-export-filter-comment-functions~ and
918 ~org-export-filter-comment-block-functions~ variables do not exist
922 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
924 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
926 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
928 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
929 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
931 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
933 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
934 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
937 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
939 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
940 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
942 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
944 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
946 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
948 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
949 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
950 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
951 particular test failure was introduced.
953 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
955 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
956 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as
957 well as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~
958 when ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
960 *** ~org-latex-hyperref-template~, ~org-latex-title-command~ formatting
962 New formatting keys are supported. See the respective docstrings.
963 Note, ~org-latex-hyperref-template~ has a new default value.
965 *** ~float, wasysym, marvosym~ are removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
967 If you require any of these package add them to your preamble via
968 ~org-latex-packages-alist~. Org also uses default LaTeX ~\tolerance~
971 *** When exporting, throw an error on unresolved id/fuzzy links and code refs
973 This helps spotting wrong links.
976 ** Incompatible changes
977 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
978 This may require two changes in user config.
980 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
981 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
982 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
984 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
986 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
987 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
988 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
990 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
991 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
993 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
997 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
999 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
1001 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
1002 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
1003 option keywords like :html-include-style.
1005 So you need to replace
1007 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
1011 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
1013 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
1014 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
1016 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
1018 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
1019 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
1020 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
1022 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
1023 the other optional arguments accordingly.
1025 *** Export back-ends are now structures
1027 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
1028 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
1029 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
1032 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
1034 ** Important bugfixes
1036 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
1037 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
1039 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
1041 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
1042 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
1043 separator starting a TOTO match string.
1046 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
1048 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
1050 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
1052 - Support SVG images
1053 - Support for .pgf files
1054 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
1055 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
1056 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
1057 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
1058 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
1059 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
1060 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
1062 *** New functions for paragraph motion
1064 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
1065 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
1066 in a paragraph-like way.
1068 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
1070 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
1071 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
1072 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
1073 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
1074 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
1076 *** Anonymous export back-ends
1078 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
1079 which can then be passed to export functions like
1080 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
1082 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
1083 registering a new back-end.
1085 *** New agenda fortnight view
1087 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
1088 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
1091 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
1093 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
1094 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
1096 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
1097 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
1098 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
1100 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
1101 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
1103 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
1104 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
1105 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
1106 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
1107 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
1110 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
1112 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
1114 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
1116 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
1118 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
1120 See [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
1122 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
1124 If you set this to the following
1126 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
1128 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
1130 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
1132 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
1134 ** New contributed packages
1136 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
1137 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
1140 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
1141 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
1145 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
1147 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
1148 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
1149 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
1150 the same with example blocks.
1152 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
1159 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
1161 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
1164 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
1165 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
1166 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
1168 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
1169 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
1170 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
1171 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
1172 detailed explanations.
1174 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
1175 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
1176 function has been called already.
1178 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
1181 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
1183 ** Incompatible changes
1185 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
1187 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
1189 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
1190 you will have to update them.
1192 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
1194 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
1195 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
1197 **** New export engine
1199 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
1200 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
1201 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
1202 /all/ export back-ends.
1204 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
1205 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
1206 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
1207 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
1208 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
1210 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
1211 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
1213 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
1214 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
1215 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
1216 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
1218 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
1220 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
1222 should now be written
1224 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
1226 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
1227 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
1228 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
1230 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
1232 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
1234 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
1237 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
1238 remember templates into capture templates.
1240 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
1242 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
1243 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
1245 **** Note for third-party developers
1247 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
1248 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
1249 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
1251 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
1254 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
1256 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
1257 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
1258 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
1260 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
1261 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
1262 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
1265 - org-colview-xemacs.el
1266 - org-mac-message.el
1272 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
1273 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
1274 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
1276 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
1277 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
1279 ** New packages in core
1281 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
1283 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
1285 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
1287 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
1289 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
1291 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
1292 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
1294 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
1296 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
1298 ** New packages in contrib
1300 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
1302 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
1304 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
1307 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
1309 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
1310 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
1312 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
1315 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
1317 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
1319 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
1321 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
1323 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
1324 for starting headlines.
1326 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
1328 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
1329 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
1330 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
1331 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
1333 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
1335 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
1337 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
1339 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
1340 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
1343 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
1344 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
1347 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
1349 The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
1350 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
1353 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
1354 conversion from Org files to groff.
1356 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
1358 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
1360 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
1362 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
1363 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
1370 **** New export generic options
1372 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
1373 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
1375 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
1377 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
1378 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
1379 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
1380 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
1382 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
1383 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
1384 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
1385 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
1386 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
1387 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
1388 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
1389 contains time-stamps.
1391 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
1392 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
1393 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
1395 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
1397 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
1399 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
1401 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
1403 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
1404 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
1405 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
1406 *** Structure editing
1408 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
1409 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
1411 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
1412 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
1414 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
1416 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
1417 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
1418 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
1419 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
1422 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
1424 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
1425 _words__= will preserve markup.
1427 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
1429 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
1430 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
1431 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
1433 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
1435 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
1436 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
1438 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
1440 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
1441 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
1442 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
1443 forward and backward.
1445 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
1446 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
1448 Now Org will sort this list
1450 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
1451 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
1455 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
1456 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
1458 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
1459 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
1460 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
1462 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
1463 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
1464 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
1466 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
1469 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
1471 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
1472 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
1473 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
1475 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
1477 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
1478 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
1479 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
1480 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
1482 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
1484 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
1485 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
1486 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
1487 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
1488 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
1490 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
1492 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
1493 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
1494 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
1496 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
1497 *** Scheduled/deadline
1499 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
1501 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
1502 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
1503 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
1504 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
1506 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
1507 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
1508 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
1509 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
1511 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
1512 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
1513 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
1514 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
1515 control this globally or per agenda.
1517 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
1519 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
1521 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
1523 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
1524 *** Calendar, diary and appts
1526 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
1528 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
1529 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
1530 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
1532 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1533 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
1534 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
1536 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
1537 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
1539 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
1542 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
1544 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
1545 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
1546 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
1548 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
1550 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
1551 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
1552 only show their description, not the full links.
1555 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
1557 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
1558 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
1559 want to build a list of appointments.
1561 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
1562 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
1564 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
1566 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
1568 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
1569 time value (i.e. appointments).
1571 **** New agenda sorting strategies
1573 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
1575 | Strategy | Explanations |
1576 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
1577 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
1578 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
1579 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
1580 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
1581 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
1582 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
1583 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
1584 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
1585 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
1586 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
1588 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
1590 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
1591 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
1592 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
1594 These new options are available:
1596 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
1597 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
1598 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
1599 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
1601 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
1602 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
1603 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
1605 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
1606 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
1607 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
1608 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
1609 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
1610 non-tagged headlines.
1612 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
1614 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
1615 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
1616 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
1617 that take only =N= minutes.
1619 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
1621 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
1622 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
1623 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
1625 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
1627 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
1628 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
1630 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
1632 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
1633 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
1635 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
1638 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
1640 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
1641 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
1642 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
1644 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
1645 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
1647 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
1649 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
1650 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
1652 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
1654 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
1656 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
1657 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
1660 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
1662 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
1663 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
1664 asks for a confirmation.
1666 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
1668 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
1669 the mark of the entry at point.
1671 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
1672 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
1674 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
1676 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
1677 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
1680 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
1682 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
1683 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
1685 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
1687 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
1688 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
1690 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
1692 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
1693 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
1694 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
1695 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
1697 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1699 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
1700 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
1701 repeated beyond the current deadline.
1703 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
1705 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
1706 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
1707 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
1708 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
1710 Read the full docstring for details.
1712 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
1714 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
1717 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
1720 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
1722 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
1723 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
1726 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
1728 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
1729 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
1731 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
1733 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1734 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
1735 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
1736 check against the name of the buffer.
1739 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
1740 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
1741 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
1744 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
1745 agenda views, and for filtering.
1747 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
1751 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
1753 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
1754 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
1755 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
1757 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
1758 as if the protocol was not known.
1760 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
1762 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
1764 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
1765 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
1766 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
1769 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
1771 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
1772 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
1773 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
1775 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
1777 When storing a link to a headline like
1779 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
1781 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
1782 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
1783 there is no description.
1786 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
1788 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
1789 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
1790 those other formulas.
1792 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
1794 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
1795 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
1796 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
1799 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
1801 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
1802 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
1803 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
1806 **** New lookup functions
1808 There are now three lookup functions:
1810 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
1811 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
1812 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
1814 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
1815 *** Startup keywords
1817 These new startup keywords are now available:
1819 | Startup keyword | Option |
1820 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1821 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
1822 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
1823 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1824 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
1825 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
1826 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1827 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
1828 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
1832 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
1834 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
1835 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
1836 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
1837 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
1839 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
1841 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
1842 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
1843 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
1846 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
1847 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
1849 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
1851 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
1852 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
1854 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
1856 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
1857 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
1858 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
1860 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
1861 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
1862 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
1863 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
1864 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
1865 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
1866 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
1869 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
1871 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
1873 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
1875 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
1876 same target than the block at point.
1878 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
1880 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
1881 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
1882 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
1884 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
1885 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
1888 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
1890 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
1891 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
1892 manual for a usage example.
1894 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
1896 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
1897 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
1898 collecting blocks for tangling.
1900 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
1901 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
1903 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
1904 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
1905 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
1906 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
1908 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
1909 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
1912 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
1913 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
1914 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
1915 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
1919 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
1920 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
1921 - [[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]]
1922 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
1923 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
1924 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
1925 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
1926 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
1927 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
1928 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
1929 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
1930 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
1931 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
1932 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
1933 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
1934 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
1935 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
1936 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports MacOSX version up to 10.8
1937 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
1941 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
1943 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
1945 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
1947 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
1949 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
1950 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
1951 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
1952 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
1953 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
1954 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
1955 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
1956 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
1958 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
1960 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
1961 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
1963 *** MobileOrg for iOS
1965 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
1966 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
1967 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
1971 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
1973 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
1974 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
1977 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
1978 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
1979 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
1980 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
1981 agenda type to this variable.
1983 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
1986 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
1987 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
1988 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
1989 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
1991 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
1993 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
1994 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
1995 invisible) blocked tasks.
1997 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
1999 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
2000 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
2002 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
2004 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
2005 ** No GPL manual anymore
2007 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
2008 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
2010 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
2012 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
2014 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
2015 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
2016 in most environments.
2020 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
2022 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
2024 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2025 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
2028 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
2029 available through http://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
2030 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
2033 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
2035 ** Overview of the new keybindings
2037 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
2038 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
2039 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
2040 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
2041 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
2042 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
2043 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
2044 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
2045 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
2046 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
2047 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
2048 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
2049 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
2050 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
2051 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
2053 ** New package and Babel language
2055 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
2057 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
2059 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
2060 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
2062 ** Incompatible changes
2064 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
2065 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
2067 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
2070 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
2071 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
2072 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
2074 ** New features and user-visible changes
2078 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
2079 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
2080 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
2081 core and many core functions rely on this package.
2083 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
2084 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
2086 See the docstrings for more details.
2088 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
2089 on =org-element.el=.
2091 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
2093 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
2094 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
2095 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
2096 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
2098 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
2100 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
2101 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
2102 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
2103 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
2105 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
2107 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
2109 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
2111 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
2114 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
2115 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
2117 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
2118 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
2119 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
2122 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
2125 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
2126 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
2127 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
2129 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
2130 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
2131 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
2136 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
2138 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
2139 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
2140 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
2141 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
2143 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
2144 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
2145 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
2146 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
2147 generating new ones.
2149 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
2152 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
2154 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
2155 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
2158 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2159 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
2160 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
2163 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
2164 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
2165 details on how to use this.
2167 **** Changes in bulk actions
2169 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
2170 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
2172 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
2173 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
2174 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
2175 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
2176 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
2178 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
2179 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
2181 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
2182 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
2185 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
2187 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
2189 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
2191 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
2192 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
2194 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
2196 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
2197 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
2198 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
2199 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
2202 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
2204 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
2207 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
2208 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
2209 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
2210 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
2211 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
2214 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
2216 See the [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
2218 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
2220 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
2221 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
2222 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
2223 filters and category filters.
2225 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
2226 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
2229 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
2230 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
2231 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
2236 **** Inserting links
2238 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
2239 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
2240 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
2243 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
2244 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
2245 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
2246 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
2248 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
2251 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
2253 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
2254 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
2255 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
2256 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
2258 **** New link type =help=
2260 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
2262 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
2263 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
2264 you go back to the same buffer.
2266 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
2268 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
2269 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
2272 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
2274 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
2276 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
2278 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
2280 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
2282 **** RET now follows time stamps links
2286 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
2288 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
2289 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
2290 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
2291 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
2293 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
2295 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
2296 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
2297 all headlines in the region.
2299 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
2301 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
2303 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
2304 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
2306 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
2308 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
2310 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
2312 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
2314 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
2316 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
2317 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
2318 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
2323 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
2325 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
2327 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
2329 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
2330 clocked entry, if any.
2332 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
2334 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
2336 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
2338 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
2339 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
2342 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
2343 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
2344 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
2348 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
2350 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
2353 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
2355 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
2356 cells in clockreport.
2358 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
2359 time cells in clockreport.
2362 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
2364 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
2365 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
2367 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
2368 in the mode line and/or frame title.
2370 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
2371 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
2372 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
2373 space in the frame title.
2377 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
2379 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
2380 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
2381 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
2382 don't want to see temporarily.
2384 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
2386 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
2388 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
2390 There are these new entities:
2392 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
2393 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
2394 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
2395 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
2396 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
2397 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
2399 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
2400 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
2401 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
2403 The face is back to a normal height.
2407 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
2408 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
2410 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
2411 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
2413 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
2415 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
2416 block will use its value as the column format.
2418 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
2420 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
2422 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
2424 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
2426 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
2427 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
2428 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
2429 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
2431 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
2435 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
2437 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
2439 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
2441 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
2443 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
2444 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
2445 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
2447 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
2449 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
2450 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
2451 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
2455 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
2457 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
2458 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
2459 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
2460 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
2462 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
2464 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
2465 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
2468 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2469 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
2470 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
2473 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
2474 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
2475 more details on how to use this.
2477 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
2478 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
2480 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
2481 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
2484 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
2486 See the manual for more explanations.
2488 **** More control over empty lines
2490 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
2491 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
2494 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
2496 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
2500 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
2502 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
2503 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
2504 available) to print beautiful tables.
2506 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
2508 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
2509 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
2512 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
2514 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
2515 in the #+DATE option.
2517 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
2519 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
2521 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
2522 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
2524 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
2525 More languages are always welcome.
2527 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
2529 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
2530 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
2532 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
2533 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=e9fd33][this commit]] for details)
2534 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
2535 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
2536 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
2537 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
2539 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
2540 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
2544 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
2546 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
2549 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
2551 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
2552 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
2554 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
2556 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
2558 It used to exports the results of the code.
2562 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
2563 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
2565 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
2566 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
2568 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
2570 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
2571 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
2572 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
2574 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
2575 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
2577 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
2578 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
2579 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
2582 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
2584 This will increment the effort value.
2586 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
2588 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
2590 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
2591 attach symbolic links.
2593 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
2595 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
2597 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
2598 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
2600 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
2602 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
2604 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
2605 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
2606 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
2608 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
2610 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
2611 all top level list items.
2613 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
2615 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
2617 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
2618 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
2620 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
2622 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
2624 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
2625 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
2626 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
2627 first headline in the region.
2629 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
2631 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
2634 ** Important bug fixes
2636 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
2638 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
2639 perform completion with meaningful values.
2641 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
2643 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
2644 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
2645 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2647 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
2648 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
2650 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
2651 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
2654 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
2655 the code and the license to your needs.
2657 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
2658 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
2662 ** Incompatible changes
2664 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
2666 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
2668 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
2670 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
2671 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
2672 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
2673 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
2676 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
2678 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
2679 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
2680 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
2682 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
2684 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
2685 =org-agenda-span= instead.
2687 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
2689 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
2691 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
2692 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
2693 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
2694 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
2695 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
2697 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
2698 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
2699 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
2700 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
2701 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
2702 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
2704 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
2705 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
2706 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
2709 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
2712 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
2713 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
2714 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
2715 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
2717 The two new variables are:
2719 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
2720 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
2721 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
2722 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
2723 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
2724 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
2725 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
2727 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
2728 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
2731 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
2734 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
2735 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
2736 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
2737 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
2739 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
2740 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
2741 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
2742 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
2745 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
2746 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
2747 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
2748 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
2749 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
2750 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
2753 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
2754 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
2755 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
2756 applies to the following packages:
2774 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
2775 you are using, you can remove it from
2776 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
2777 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
2780 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
2781 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
2782 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
2783 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
2784 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
2787 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
2789 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
2790 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
2791 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
2794 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
2796 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
2798 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
2800 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
2802 ** Important new features
2804 *** New Org to ODT exporter
2806 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
2808 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
2809 for more information on how to customize it.
2811 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
2813 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
2814 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
2815 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
2816 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
2818 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
2819 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
2820 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
2822 To switch over to the new system:
2826 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
2828 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
2829 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
2830 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
2831 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
2832 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
2834 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
2836 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
2839 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
2842 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
2844 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
2845 you have decided to move over completely to the new
2846 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
2847 with using both system in parallel.
2851 *** New Org libraries
2852 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
2854 Implement links to eshell buffers.
2856 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
2858 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
2860 To use, put the following in your init file:
2863 (require 'org-special-blocks)
2866 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
2867 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
2868 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
2869 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
2870 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
2871 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
2872 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
2873 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
2874 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
2877 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
2879 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
2880 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
2882 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
2884 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
2885 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
2886 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
2889 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
2890 call function to do something special with text links.
2892 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
2894 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
2896 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
2897 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
2898 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
2901 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
2903 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
2905 *** New Babel libraries
2907 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
2908 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
2909 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
2910 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
2911 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
2912 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
2913 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
2915 ** Other new features and various enhancements
2919 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
2921 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
2922 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
2923 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
2924 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
2925 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
2926 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
2928 The key new functions are
2930 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
2931 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
2932 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
2934 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
2935 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
2937 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
2938 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
2940 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
2941 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
2943 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
2945 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
2946 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
2947 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
2949 **** Modified link escaping
2951 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
2953 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
2954 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
2955 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
2956 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
2959 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
2960 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
2961 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
2962 : percent escaped links are solved.
2964 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
2966 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
2968 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
2969 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
2971 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
2973 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
2975 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
2976 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
2977 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
2978 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
2979 string to be executed.
2981 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
2982 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
2986 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
2987 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
2990 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
2994 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
2996 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
2997 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
2998 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
2999 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
3001 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
3002 will work on the current entry.
3004 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
3005 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
3007 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
3009 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
3011 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
3014 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
3015 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
3020 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
3022 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
3023 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
3024 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
3026 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
3028 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
3029 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
3030 entries using a function.
3032 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
3033 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
3034 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
3036 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
3038 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
3039 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
3040 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
3042 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
3044 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
3045 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
3046 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
3047 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
3048 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
3049 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
3051 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
3055 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
3057 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
3058 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
3060 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
3061 docstring of these variable for details about available
3064 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
3065 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
3066 formatting string will insert a string.
3068 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
3070 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
3071 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
3072 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
3073 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
3074 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
3075 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
3076 C-e u=, respectively.
3078 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
3079 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
3080 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
3081 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
3082 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
3085 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
3087 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
3088 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
3090 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
3092 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
3093 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
3095 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
3097 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
3098 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
3099 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
3100 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
3101 section]] in the manual for more details.
3103 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
3104 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
3105 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
3110 **** Refile targets can now be cached
3112 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
3113 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
3114 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
3115 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
3116 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
3118 **** New logging support for refiling
3120 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
3121 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
3124 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
3128 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
3130 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
3134 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
3136 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
3137 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
3139 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
3141 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
3142 the displayed in the buffer.
3144 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
3146 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
3148 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
3149 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
3151 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
3152 |--------+--------+---------|
3153 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
3154 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
3156 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
3159 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
3162 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
3164 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
3166 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
3167 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
3174 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
3175 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
3178 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
3180 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
3182 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
3183 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
3185 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
3189 **** Improved handling of lists
3191 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
3193 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
3194 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
3195 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
3198 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
3199 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
3200 counters like [@c] or [@W].
3202 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
3203 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
3204 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
3205 `org-list-export-context'.
3207 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
3208 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
3209 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
3211 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
3212 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
3213 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
3214 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
3215 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
3217 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
3218 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
3219 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
3221 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
3223 *** Inline display of linked images
3225 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
3226 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
3227 that have no description part will be inlined.
3229 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
3231 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
3232 from 1, you can now do it like this:
3234 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
3236 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
3238 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
3239 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
3240 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
3241 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
3242 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
3243 into account all header arguments, and variables.
3245 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
3246 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
3247 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
3250 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
3251 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
3252 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
3253 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
3254 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
3255 properties or in tables.
3257 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
3258 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
3259 names, and rownames across all languages.
3261 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
3263 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
3265 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
3266 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
3267 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
3269 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
3271 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
3272 request by Scott Otterson.
3274 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
3276 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
3277 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
3278 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
3279 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
3280 superscripts, see the variable
3281 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
3283 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
3285 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
3287 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
3288 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
3289 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
3290 following new faces:
3292 =org-document-title=
3294 =org-document-info-keyword=
3296 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
3297 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
3299 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
3301 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
3303 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
3304 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
3305 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
3306 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
3307 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
3308 property is affected by this setting.
3310 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
3311 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
3313 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
3315 Requested by Michael Brand.
3317 **** Better level cycling function
3319 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
3320 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
3321 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
3322 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
3324 **** Adaptive filling
3326 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
3327 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
3328 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
3329 comments to be filled correctly.
3331 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
3333 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
3335 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
3337 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
3339 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
3340 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
3342 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
3346 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
3348 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
3349 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
3350 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
3351 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
3353 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
3355 **** Localized clock tables
3357 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
3358 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
3359 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
3360 available translated strings.
3362 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
3364 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
3365 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
3366 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
3367 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
3369 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
3371 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
3373 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
3374 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
3375 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
3376 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
3379 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
3383 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
3385 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
3386 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
3388 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
3390 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
3392 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
3393 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
3394 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
3397 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
3400 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
3402 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
3403 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
3408 org-table-current-line
3412 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
3414 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
3415 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
3418 This was requested by Tom.
3420 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
3422 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
3423 example by viewing from the agenda.
3425 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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