1 # -*- mode: org; org-export-publishing-directory: "tmp"; fill-column: 65 -*-
3 #+TITLE: Org-mode list of User-visible changes
4 #+AUTHOR: Carsten Dominik
5 #+EMAIL: carsten at orgmode dot org
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12 *** The Org distribution has a new structure
14 In the distribution files, the lisp files are now located in
15 a subdirectory "lisp", and the documentation files are
16 located in a subdirectory "doc". If you are running Org
17 directly from the unpacked distribtuion archive (zip or tar
18 file), you need to modify your settings for load-path
21 *** Improvements to clocktable
23 - The clocktable is now much more flexible and user friendly
24 when trying to specify the time block that should be
25 considered when constructing the table.
27 The =:block= parameter to the table can now look like any
31 |--------------+-----------------------|
32 | 2008 | The entire year 2008 |
33 | 2008-04 | The month April 2008 |
34 | 2008-04-02 | The day April 2, 2008 |
35 | 2008-W14 | ISO-Week 14 in 2008 |
37 | today-5 | The day five days ago |
38 | thisweek | The current week |
39 | thisweek-2 | Two weeks ago |
40 | thismonth | The current month |
41 | thismonth-12 | Same month, last year |
42 | lastmonth | Same as thismonth-1 |
45 What is more, you can now use the =S-left= and =S-right=
46 keys while the cursor is on the =#+BEGIN: clocktable= line
47 and the the time block around. If the current block is
48 =today=, =S-left= with switch to yesterday. If the current
49 block is =2008-W14=, =S-right= will switch to the following
52 - When the clocktable is collecting from several files, the
53 total time for each file will now also be listed. This was
54 a request from Bernt Hansen.
56 *** Selective tag inheritance
58 Inheritance of tags can now be limited to a subset of all
59 tags, using the variable =org-use-tag-inheritance=. This
60 variable may now be a regular expression or a list to select
61 the inherited tags. Thanks to Michael Ekstrand for this
64 The regexp option is also implemented for
65 =org-use-property-inheritance=, so that you can now select
66 properties for inheritance my name.
68 *** Changes to property API
70 The INHERIT flag to the function =org-entry-get= can be set
71 to the symbol =selective=. If this is the case, then the
72 value of the property will be retrieved using inheritance if
73 and only if the setting in =org-use-property-inheritance=
74 selects the property for inheritance.
76 *** Support for ISO week dates (ISO 6801)
78 Dates in the agenda now show the ISO week an day
79 specification, in the form =W08 2=, meaning Tuesday of
82 The keys =d=, =w=, =m=, and =y= in the agenda view now accept
83 prefix arguments. Remember that in the agenda, you can
84 directly type a prefix argument by typing a number, no need
85 to press =C-u= first. The prefix argument may be used to
86 jump directly to a specific day of the year, ISO week, month,
87 or year, respectively. For example, =32 d= jumps to February
88 1st, =9 w= to ISO week number 9. When setting day, week, or
89 month view, a year may be encoded in the prefix argument as
90 well. For example, =200712 w= will jump to week 12 in the
91 year 2007. If such a year specification has only one or two
92 digits, it will be mapped to the interval 1938-2037.
94 When entering a date at the date prompt, you may now also
95 specify an ISO week. For example
98 : fri w4 Friday of week 4
100 : 2012 w4 fri Friday of week 4 in 2012.
101 : 2012-W04-5 Same as above
103 So far I have not implemented the effect of
104 `org-read-date-prefer-future' on this functionality, because
105 it seemed too magic for me. I'd appreciate comments on this
106 issue: Should `org-read-date-prefer-future' also push dates
107 into the next year if the week you are entering has already
108 passed in the current year? For consistency I guess this
109 should be the case, but I cannot quite wrap my head around
112 I hope but am not entirely convinced that this will behave
113 sanely also during the first/last week of a year. Please
114 test extensively and report back.
116 This was a request by Thomas Baumann.
120 Org-mode has now a system for loading modules by simply
121 configuring an option that lists all the modules you want to
122 use. Customize the variable `org-modules'. That variable
123 lists modules that are part of the Org-mode core (and in this
124 way part of Emacs), as well as contributed packages that will
125 only be available when you have installed them properly (most
126 likely by downloading the distribution and adding
127 CONTRIB/lisp to your load path.
129 *** Improvements in Search View
131 - Calling search view with a C-u prefix will make it match
132 only in TODO entries.
134 - The single quote is no longer considered a word character
135 during search, so that searching for the word "Nasim" will
136 also match in "Nasim's".
140 - When an entry already has a scheduling or deadline time
141 stamp, calling `C-c C-s' or `C-c C-d', respectively, will
142 now use that old date as the default, and you can can use
143 the "++4d" syntax to invoke shifts relative to that default
144 date. Simply pressing RET at the prompt will keep the
145 default date, not switch to today.
147 This was an omission in the earlier implementation, spotted
148 by Wanrong Lin. Thanks!
150 - File names in remember templates can be relative, they will
151 be interpreted relative to =org-directory=.
157 - New keyword search agenda view
159 - Many new extensions available in the CONTRIB directory
161 - New remember template option: pre-selection contexts
163 - Modifying list/headline status of a line
165 - Granularity while editing time stamps
167 - New repeaters mechanisms
169 - New parameters for dynamic blocks ad the clock table
171 - Limiting iCalendar export to fewer entries
173 - =M-RET= splits lines again
177 ** Incompatible changes
179 - The variable `org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes' is now a list
180 of two values - if you have configured this variable before,
185 *** New keyword search agenda view
187 `C-c a s' now invokes a special agenda view that can be used
188 to search notes by keyword and regular expressions. In
189 particular, it does not require a single regular expression
190 or string to search for, but it can search for a number
191 keywords or regexps that can occur in arbitrary sequence in
192 the entry. The search knows the boundaries of an entry, can
193 use simple Boolean logic and is reasonably fast. For
194 example, the search string
196 : +computer +wifi -ethernet -{8\.11[bg]}
198 will search for note entries that contain the keywords
199 =computer= and =wifi=, but not the keyword =ethernet=, and
200 which are also not matched by the regular expression
201 "8\.11[bg]", meaning to exclude both 8.11b and 8.11g. If the
202 first character of the search string is an asterisk, the
203 search will only look at headlines - otherwise it will look
204 at the headine and the text below it, up to the next
205 (possibly sub-) heading.
207 The command searches all agenda files, and in addition the
208 files listed in =org-agenda-text-search-extra-files=.
210 I find it very useful to define a custom command to do such
211 a search only in a limited number of files (my notes files),
214 : ("N" "Search notes" search ""
215 : ((org-agenda-files '("~/org/notes.org" "~/org/computer.org"))
216 : (org-agenda-text-search-extra-files nil)))
218 *** Many new extensions available in the CONTRIB directory
220 - Phil Jackson's /org-irc.el/ is now part of the Org-mode
221 core, which means it will become part of Emacs soon.
223 - The new development model already starts to pay off, a
224 number of interesting extensions are now part of the
225 distribution. Check the file CONTRIB/README for a list.
227 - There is a new variable `org-default-extensions'.
228 Configuring this variable makes it *very* easy to load
229 these default extensions - eventually this will be expanded
230 to cover contributed extensions as well.
232 *** New remember template option: pre-selection contexts
234 - Remember template definitions now allow six elements. The
235 last element defines the contexts in which the template
236 should be offered. It can be a list of major modes, a
237 function, =t= or =nil=. If it is a list of major-mode, the
238 template will be available only when =org-remember= is
239 called from a buffer in one of these modes. If it is a
240 function, the template will be offered only if the function
241 returns `t' when called in the current buffer. A value of
242 =t= or =nil= for this element means select this template in
245 One possible application for this would be to have several
246 templates all using the same selection letter, and choosing
247 the right one based on context. For example, think of
248 tasks describing a bug in a source code file. With the
249 following configuration we make sure that the bug reports
250 are filed into the appropriate sections of the target file.
252 : (setq org-remember-templates
253 : '(("Elisp" ?b "* %a\n\n%i%?" "~/bugs.org" "Elisp bugs" (emacs-lisp-mode))
254 : ("C Bugs" ?b "* %a\n\n%i%?" "~/bugs.org" "C bugs" (cc-mode))))
256 See (info "(org)Remember templates") for details.
258 *** Modifying list/headline status of a line
260 - `C-c -' has now more functions:
261 + In a table, add a hline as before
262 + In an item list, cycle bullet type as before
263 + In a normal line, turn it into an item
264 + In a headline, turn it into an item
265 + If there is an active region, turn each line into an item.
266 But if the first region line is already an item, remove
267 item markers from all lines.
269 Based on proposals by Bastien.
271 - `C-c *' has now more functions
272 + in a table, recompute, as before
273 + in a normal line, convert it to a sub heading.
274 + at an item, convert it into a subheading
275 + if there is an active region, convert all lines in the
276 region to headlines. However, if the first lie already is
277 a heading, remove the stars from all lines int he region.
279 Based on proposals by Bastien.
281 *** Changes related to time stamps
283 - The value variable =org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes= is now
284 a list of two values. The first applies when creating a new
285 time stamp. The second applies when modifying a timestamp
286 with S-up/down. The default for this new task is 5 minutes,
287 but 15 may also be a very good value for many people. If
288 S-up/down is used on a time stamp where the minute part is
289 not compatible with this granularity it will be made so.
290 You can bypass this by using a prefix argument to exactly
291 specify the number of minutes to shift.
293 This was a proposal by Adam Spiers.
295 - New repeaters that shift a date relative to today, or that
296 make sure that the next date is in the future. For example:
299 : DEADLINE: <2008-02-10 Sun ++1w>
300 : Marking this DONE will shift the date by at least one week,
301 : but also by as many weeks as it takes to get this date into
302 : the future. However, it stays on a Sunday, even if you called
303 : and marked it done on Saturday.
304 :** TODO Check the batteries in the smoke detectors
305 : DEADLINE: <2005-11-01 Tue .+1m>
306 : Marking this DONE will shift the date to one month after
309 Proposed by Wanrong Lin and Rainer Stengle.
311 *** New parameters for dynamic blocks ad the clock table
313 - There is a new =:link= parameter for the clocktable. When
314 set, the headlines listed in the table will be links to the
317 - There is a new =:content= parameter that is passed to the
318 writer function of the dynamic block. Use this parameter
319 to pass the previous content of the block to the writer
320 function, in case you want to make the outcome dependent on
321 the previous content.
323 *** Limiting iCalendar export to fewer entries
325 - New way to limit iCalendar export to the entries captured in
326 an agenda view. This is done by "writing" the agenda view
327 using `C-x C-w' to a file with extension .ics.
329 This was a request by Kyle Sexton.
333 - Due to a popular revolt shortly after the 5.22 release,
334 =M-RET= can again be used to split a line so that the rest
335 of the line becomes the new heading. However, if you do
336 this in a heading containing tags, the tags will stay in the
339 Customize the variable =org-M-RET-may-split-line= if you
340 don't want this command to split a line in the middle. The
341 same variable also influences line splitting in items and in
344 - There are three new hooks:
346 =org-follow-link-hook=: runs after following a link
347 =org-publish-before-export-hook=: runs before export
348 =org-publish-after-export-hook=: runs after export
352 ** Incompatible changes
354 - The variable `org-log-done' is now less complex.
355 - The in-buffer settings for logging have changed. Some
356 options no longer exists, some new ones have been added.
360 *** Changes to logging progress
362 There is now more control over which state changes are being
363 logged in what way. Please read carefully the corresponding
364 sections in the manual. Basically:
366 - The variable `org-log-done' has been simplified, it no
367 longer influences logging state changes and clocking out.
368 - There is a new variable for triggering note-taking when
369 clocking out an item: `org-log-note-clock-out'.
370 - Logging of state changes now has to be configured on a
371 pre-keyword basis, either in `org-todo-keywords' or in the
372 #+TODO in-buffer setting.
373 - These per-keyword settings allow more control. For example
375 : WAIT(w@) Record a note when entering this state.
376 : WAIT(w!) Record a timestamp when entering this state.
377 : WAIT(w@/!) Recore a note when entering and timestamp
378 : when leaving this state. This is great for
379 : getting a record when switching *back* from
381 : WAIT(/!) Record a timestamp when leaving this state.
382 : Here we not even define a fast access
383 : character, but just the logging stuff.
385 This was triggered by requests from Wanrong Lin and Bernt Hansen.
389 - M-RET no longer brakes a line in the middle, it will make a
390 new line after the current or (if cursor is at the beginning
391 of the line) before the current line.
393 - RET, when executed in a headline after the main text and
394 before the tags will leave the tags in the current line and
395 create a new line below the current one.
399 Bug fixes, in particular the long-hunted bug about wrong window
400 positions after pressing SPACE in the agenda. Hopefully this
407 *** Remember/Refile/Goto
409 - The use of prefix arguments for the commands `org-remember'
410 and `org-refile' has been normalized.
412 - The clock can now safely be used in a remember buffer.
414 - The variable `org-remember-use-refile-when-interactive'
415 introduced only in 5.19 is already obsolete. Please use
416 `org-remember-interactive-interface' instead.
418 - It is no longer necessary to update the refiling targets.
420 - Automatic isearch in `org-goto'.
422 - Outline-path-completion as alternative org-goto interface.
426 - Checkboxes now work hierarchically.
428 - `C-k' can now behave specially in headlines.
430 - Repeater for tasks in plain timestamps.
432 - All clock intervals of an item show in agenda/timeline.
434 - New parameter =:step= for clocktable, to get daily reports.
436 - Never loose a repeaded scheduled item from the agenda.
438 - Archiving a subtree now stores the outline path in a property.
440 - Links to messages in Apple Mail.
444 ** Incompatible Changes
446 - The variable `org-remember-use-refile-when-interactive'
447 introduced only in 5.19 is already obsolete. Please use
448 `org-remember-interactive-interface' instead.
452 *** Remember/Refile/Goto
454 - The use of prefix arguments for the commands `org-remember'
455 and `org-refile' has been normalized:
457 + when called without prefix argument, the command does its
458 normal job, starting a remember note or refiling a tree.
460 + when called with a single C-u prefix, these commands can be
461 used to select a target location and to jump there. In
462 the case of `org-remember', you will be prompted for a
463 template and then Emacs jumps to the default target
464 location or this template. In the case of `org-refile',
465 you select a location from the refile target list and jump
468 + when called with two prefixes (`C-u C-u'), the command
469 jumps to the location last used for storing a note or a
472 - When the clock is running inside an remember buffer, storing
473 the remember buffer with `C-c C-c' will automatically clock
474 out. This was inspired by a request by Rainer Stengle.
476 - The variable `org-remember-use-refile-when-interactive'
477 introduced only in 5.19 is already obsolete. Please use
478 `org-remember-interactive-interface' instead. This new
479 variable does select the interface that is used to select
480 the target for a remember note in an interactive way.
483 + `outline': Use an outline of the document to select a
485 + `outline-path-completion': Use completion of an outline
486 path to select a location.
487 + `refile': Offer the `org-refile-targets' as possible
490 - It is no longer necessary to update the refiling targets -
491 they are always current.
493 - In `org-goto', typing characters now automatically starts
494 isearch from the beginning of the buffer. The isearch is
495 special also because it only matches in headline. This
496 goes some way toward saving org-goto from being removed
497 from Org-mode. Thanks to Piotr Zielinski for the code, and
498 sorry that it took me so long to put it in. If you prefer
499 to use single letters n,p,f,b,u,q for navigation as before,
500 configure the variable `org-goto-auto-isearch'.
502 - Outline-path-completion is now available as an alternative
503 interface in the command `org-goto'. Please select the
504 default interface you'd like to use with the new variable
505 `org-goto-interface'. You can then select the alternative
506 interface with a prefix argument to `C-c C-j' (org-goto). I
507 am considering to make outline-path-completion the default
513 - Checkboxes now work hierarchically. When a plain-list item
514 with a checkbox has children with checkboxes, the status of
515 the item's checkbox is calculated from the children, each
516 time a checkbox is toggled with C-c C-c. Thanks to Miguel
517 A. Figueroa-Villanueva for a patch to this effect.
519 - There is a new variable `org-special-ctrl-k'. When set,
520 `C-k' will behave specially in headlines:
522 + When the cursor is at the beginning of a headline, kill
523 the entire line and possible the folded subtree below the
525 + When in the middle of the headline text, kill the
526 headline up to the tags.
527 + When after the headline text, kill the tags.
529 This is following a proposal by Piotr Zielinski.
531 - You can now also have a plain (as opposed to deadline or
532 scheduled) repeater timestamp in a task. Switching the task
533 to DONE will now also shift a plain time stamp. This was a
534 request by Austin Frank.
536 - If an entry is clocked multiple times, it will now show up
537 several times in the agenda and timeline buffers, when
538 log-mode is on. This was a proposal by Jurgen Defurne.
540 - The clock table accepts a new parameter =:step=. This
541 parameter can be `day' or `week' and will result in separate
542 tables for each day or week in the requested time interval.
543 This was triggered by a proposal by Sacha Chua in her [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2007/12/30/clocking-time-with-emacs-org/][blog]].
545 - A time-stamp with a repeater now no longer refers to the
546 date *closest* to the current day. Instead, it means either
547 today or the most recent match. This change makes sure that
548 overdue scheduled or deadline items never disappear from the
549 agenda. With the previous convention, an overdue scheduled
550 item would disappear. For example, a weekly item scheduled
551 for Sunday would appear as overdue until Wednesday, and the
552 suddenly disappear until next Sunday. Now the item will
553 show up as "Sched 7x" on Saturday. From Sunday on it will
554 be in the list as "Scheduled", i.e. old sins will be
555 forgiven. This follows a request by Warong, Dennis and
558 - Archiving a subtree now creates an additional property,
559 =ARCHIVE_OLPATH=. This property contains the "path" in the
560 outline tree to the archived entry, as it was in the
561 original file. For example, archiving =Fix the door= in the
569 will file is with the following property
571 : :ARCHIVE_PATH: Task/HOME/Garage
573 Note that you can configure (i.e. limit) the information
574 that gets stored upon archiving with the variable
575 `org-archive-save-context-info'.
577 - New file `org-mac-message.el' by John Wiegley to create
578 links for messages in Apple Mail, and to follow these
587 - Column view can list the clocked times of a subtree.
589 - Storing remember notes can use the `org-refile' interface.
591 - Storing remember notes no longer produced empty lines.
593 - Moving subtrees now folds all siblings of the subtree.
595 - New variable `org-agenda-todo-keyword-format'.
597 - Hack to allow brackets in link descriptions.
599 - Clocking into an entry can enforce a specific TODO state.
601 - EXPORT_FILE_NAME may be an absolute file name with "~".
603 - Bug fixes, lots of them.
607 - A new special column definition lists the sum of all CLOCK
608 entries in a subtree. For example
610 : #+COLUMNS: %20ITEM %10Time_Estimate{:} %CLOCKSUM
612 will allow you to compare estimated times (as given in the
613 Time_Estimate property) with the clocked times. This was a
614 request by Bernt Hansen.
616 - Storing remember notes can now use the `org-refile'
617 interface instead of the `org-goto' interface (see the
618 variable `org-remember-use-refile-when-interactive').
619 Nothing will change if the note is stored immediately after
620 pressing `C-c C-c' in the =*Remember*= buffer. But if you
621 have chosen (e.g. by pressing `C-u C-c C-c') to
622 interactively select the filing location (file and
623 headline), the refile interface will be used instead. I am
624 excited about this change, because the `org-goto' interface
625 is basically a failure, at least for this application. Note
626 that in any case the refile interface has to be configured
627 first by customizing `org-refile-targets'.
629 - Notes inserted with remember now remove any whitespace
630 before and after the note before being pasted, so that there
631 will be no empty lines inserted together with the note. We
632 could invent special syntax in remember templates to allow
633 creating empty lines before a note - is there anyone who'd
636 - Moving subtrees now folds all siblings of the subtree. This
637 is the only reasonably simple way I could find to avoid the
638 reported inconsistencies in the folding state of the outline
639 tree after moving entries. There are reasons to like this
640 new behavior, because it easily visualizes where the tree is
641 located after the move. Still, not everyone might be happy
642 with this. Massive complaining would be needed to make me
645 - New variable `org-agenda-todo-keyword-format' to specify the
646 width of the TODO keyword field in the agenda display. Use
647 it to get things to line up better. This was a proposal by
650 - If a link description inserted with `C-c C-l' contains
651 brackets, the brackets will now be converted into curly
652 braces. This looks similar enough. Supporting brackets in
653 link descriptions is, for technical reasons too long to
654 explain here, complex.
656 - The new option `org-clock-in-switch-to-state' can be set to
657 a TODO state that will be enforced when the clock is started
658 on an entry. This follows an idea by Sacha Chua.
660 - The EXPORT_FILE_NAME property may now also be an absolute
661 file name, and it may contain abbreviations like "~" for the
662 users home directory. This was requested by Adam Spiers.
664 - Bug fixes, lots of them.
676 - When cutting, pasting, or moving subtrees and items, the
677 empty lines *before* the subtree/item now belong to the
678 part and will be moved with it. There is one exception to
679 this rule: If the first child is moved down (or,
680 equivalently, the second is moved up), the amount of empty
681 lines *above* the first child to be moved along with it is
682 limited by the number of empty lines *below* it. This
683 sounds complicated, but it allows to have extra empty space
684 before the first child and still have good behavior of the
685 subtree motion commands.
687 - Plain lists items work the same.
689 I believe we have finally nailed this one. Thanks to Daniel
690 Pittman for bring this up again and to Eric Schulte for
691 pointing out that it is the empty lines *before* an entry
694 This change was non-trivial, please give it a good test and
695 let me know about any problems.
699 - The new command `org-remember-goto-last-stored' will jump
700 to the location of the remember note stored most recently.
701 If you have `org-remember' on a key like `C-c r', then you
702 can go to the location with a double prefix arg: `C-u C-u
703 C-c r'. This was a proposal by Rainer Stengele.
705 - Template items that are being prompted for can now specify
706 a default value and a completion table. Furthermore,
707 previous inputs at a specific prompt are captured in a
708 history variable. For example:
710 : %^{Author|Roald Dahl|Thomas Mann|Larry Niven}
712 will prompt for an author name. Pressing RET without
713 typing anything will select "Roald Dahl". Completion will
714 give you any of the three names. And a history will be
715 kept, so you can use the arrow keys to get to previous
716 input. The history is tied to the prompt. By using the
717 same prompt in different templates, you can build a history
718 across templates. The ideas for this came from proposals
721 - When a remember template contains the string `%!', the note
722 will be stored immediately after all template parts have
723 been filled in, so you don't even have to press `C-c
724 C-c'. The was a proposal by Adam Spiers.
728 - `org-refile-targets' has a new parameter to specify a
729 maximum level for target selection. Thanks to Wanrong Lin
732 - When the new option `org-refile-use-outline-path' is set,
733 refile targets will be presented like a file path to the
734 completion interface: "level 1/level 2/level 3". This
735 may be the fastest interface yet to get to a certain
736 outline entry. Do we need to use this interface in other
737 places? Thanks to Jose Ruiz for this proposal.
743 *** Restriction lock on agenda scope
745 You can now permanently lock the agenda construction to a
746 certain scope, like a file or a subtree. So instead of
747 pressing "<" for each command in the agenda dispatcher, you
748 only once select a restriction scope. All subsequent agenda
749 commands will than respect this restriction. For example,
750 you can use this at work, to limit agendas to your work file
751 or tree, and at home to limit to the home file or tree. Or
752 you can use it during the day in order to focus in on certain
755 You select a scope with the command `C-c C-x <', which
756 restricts to the current subtree. When called with a `C-u'
757 prefix, the restriction is to the current file. You can also
758 make restrictions from the speedbar frame, see below.
760 When making a new restriction and an agenda window is
761 currently visible, it will immediately be updated to reflect
762 the new scope. TO if you like you can display an agenda view
763 and then watch it change in various scopes.
765 To get rid of the restriction, use the command "C-c C-x >".
766 Or press ">" in the agenda dispatcher. Also, and use of "<"
767 in the dispatcher will disable the restriction lock and
768 select a new restriction.
770 Thanks to Rick Moynihan for triggering this development.
772 *** Imenu and Speedbar support
774 - Org-mode now supports Imenu. For example, with the setting
776 : (add-hook 'org-mode-hook
777 : (lambda () 'imenu-add-to-menubar "Imenu"))
779 a menu will be created in each Org-mode buffer that
780 provides access to all level 1 and level 2 headings. The
781 depth of the menu can be set with the variable
784 - org-mode now supports Speedbar. This means that you can
785 drill into the first and second level headlines of an
786 Org-mode file right from the speedbar frame.
788 - You can set a restriction lock for the Org-mode agenda to a
789 file or a subtree directly from the speedbar frame. Just
790 press "<" with the cursor on an Org-mode file or subtree to
791 set the lock and immediately update the agenda if it is
792 visible. Use ">" to get rid of the lock again.
798 - There are new special properties TIMESTAMP and TIMESTAMP_IA.
799 These can be used to access the first keyword-less active
800 and inactive timestamp in an entry, respectively.
802 - New variable `org-clock-heading-function'. It can be set to
803 a function that creates the string shown in the mode line
804 when a clock is running. Thanks to Tom Weissmann for this
813 + Remember and related stuff
814 - New command `org-refile' to quickly move a note.
815 - Easy way to jump to the target location of remember template.
816 - New %-escapes in remember templates: %c %(...) and %[...]
817 - `org-remember-insinuate' simplifies remember setup
819 + Emphasis and Font-lock stuff
820 - Stacked emphasis is no longer allowed.
821 - You may finally emphasize a single character like ~*a*~.
822 - Font-lock now can hide the emphasis markers
823 - Text in the "=" emphasis is exported verbatim
824 - There is a new emphasis marker "~" for verbatim text
825 - Constructs treated specially by the exporters can be highlighted
827 + Properties and Column view
828 - More control over which properties use inheritance
829 - CATEGORY="work" can now be used in a tags/property search
830 - the {+} summary type can specify a printf-style output format
831 - New currency summary type {$}
833 + The date/time prompt
834 - While entering data, watch live the current interpretation.
835 - The date prompt now prefers to select the future
836 - Easier modification of time in an existing time stamp.
839 - You can now export some special strings in HTML, like "..."
840 - #+EMAIL: may contain several email addresses
843 - In the agenda, a few keys have changed: `g', `G', and `e'.
846 - Class-dependent sectioning structures in LaTeX export.
847 - Radio-lists modeled after the radio tables.
848 - The default for `org-ellipsis' is back to nil
849 - Support for pabbrev-mode
850 - New variable `org-show-entry-below'.
852 ** Incompatible changes
854 - If you have customized the variable `org-emphasis-alist' or
855 org-export-emphasis-alist', you need to do it again by first
856 canceling your customization and then adding it again.
858 - I know that some people have defined their own private helper
859 functions to select a specific remember template, without being
862 : (defun my-remember-template-n ()
866 You need to modify this. The character selecting the template
867 must now be the /second/ argument to `org-remember':
869 : (defun my-remember-template-n ()
871 : (org-remember nil ?n))
873 - `C-c C-w' now refiles an entry. To get a sparse tree of
874 deadlines, use `C-c / d' instead.
878 *** Remember and related stuff
880 - New command `org-refile' to quickly move a note to a
881 different place. It is bound to `C-c C-w'. The foremost
882 application might be to put a note or task captured with
883 `remember' into the proper list or project. The command
884 offers a list of possible refiling targets for completion.
885 These are headings under which the entry will be inserted
886 as a subitem. By default, this will offer all top-level
887 headings in the current buffer, but you can configure the
888 variable `org-refile-targets' to get more complex
889 definitions. For example:
891 : (setq org-refile-targets '((nil . (:level . 2))))
893 selects all level 2 headlines in the current buffer as
896 : (setq org-refile-targets
897 : '((org-agenda-files . (:tag . "refile"))))
899 searches all agenda files and selects headlines that are
900 explicitly marked with the tag :refile: . Note that the
901 list of targets is built upon first use only, to rebuilt
902 it, call the command `C-c C-w' with a double prefix
905 This is based on an idea and example implementation by Max
906 Mikhanosha. Many thanks Max.
908 - You can now use a C-u prefix on `org-remember' to jump to
909 the location where a specific templates stores its notes.
910 For example, if you have `org-remember' bound to `C-c r',
911 then `C-u C-c r n' will get you to the file and headline
912 given in the template associated with the letter "n".
914 This was proposed by someone, but I have lost track who.
915 Sorry, and thanks anyway.
917 - New %-escapes in remember templates:
919 : %c insert the current clipboard, like C-y would do
920 : %(..) evaluate Lisp expression and insert the result
923 Thanks to Adam Spiers and Tim O'Callaghan.
925 - New function `org-remember-insinuate' that makes is easier
926 to set Org-mode specific values for remember variables.
927 Thanks to Michael Olson for this proposal. It is
930 : (require 'remember)
931 : (setq remember-annotation-functions '(org-remember-annotation))
932 : (setq remember-handler-functions '(org-remember-handler))
933 : (add-hook 'remember-mode-hook 'org-remember-apply-template))
935 You might still want to set `org-default-notes-file' to
936 provide a default for templates without a file, and
937 `org-directory' to show where to find other org files.
939 *** Emphasis and Font-lock stuff
941 - Stacked emphasis like ~*/bold italic/*~ is no longer allowed.
943 - You may finally emphasize a single character like ~*a*~.
945 - Font-lock now can hide the emphasis markers, just like Muse
946 does. Configure the variable `org-hide-emphasis-markers'
947 if you want this. Showing the characters continues to be
948 the default in Org-mode.
950 - Text in the "=" emphasis is now exported verbatim, i.e. no
951 further parsing and interpretation of this text takes place. So
952 you can write ~=quoted *xxx* a_x = b=~. This and the following
953 point implement a request by Daniel Clemente.
955 - There is a new emphasis marker "~" which marks text to be
956 exported verbatim, without special formatting. Inside an
957 org-mode file, this text is highlighted with the org-verbatim
958 face. I am not happy with the face yet (currently is is like
959 org-code, but underlined), please suggest a better one.
961 - Whether an emphasis environment is verbatim or not is now an
962 extra flag in the variable `org-emphasis-alist'. If you have
963 configured this variable, do it again by first canceling your
964 customization to revert to the default, and then adding it
967 - New variable `org-highlight-latex-fragments-and-specials'.
968 When turned on, Org-mode will highlight all strings that
969 are treated in a special way by the exporters. This is
970 great for export-oriented writing, but maybe a bit noisy
971 for note taking, so this feature is off by default.
973 *** Properties and Column view
975 - `org-use-property-inheritance' may now also be a list of
976 property names that should be treated with inheritance
979 - CATEGORY="work" can now be used in a tags/property search,
980 even if the category is not specified as a property in the
981 entry, but rather is inherited or derived from #+CATEGORY.
982 Thanks to Adam, Tim, and Bastien for an interesting
983 discussion around this issue.
985 - Summary type improvements in column view.
986 * The {+} summary type can specify a printf-style output
987 format for computed values like this: {+;%5.2f}
988 This was triggered by a report by Levin.
989 * New currency summary type {$}, which so far is just a
990 shorthand for {+;%.2f}. Do we need to have a currency
991 symbol in front of each value. Scott Jaderholm asked for
992 this, but I am not sure if this is already what he meant.
994 *** The date/time prompt
996 There have been several small but *very* useful additions to
999 - While entering data at the date prompt, the current
1000 interpretation of your input is shown next to your input in
1001 the minibuffer. I find this great to understand how the
1002 input works. If you find the extra stuff in the minibuffer
1003 annoying, turn it off with `org-read-date-display-live'.
1005 - The date prompt now prefers to select the future. If you
1006 enter a date without a month, and the day number is before
1007 today (for example, on the 16th of the month you enter
1008 "9"), Org-mode will assume next month. Similarly, if you
1009 enter a month and no year, next year will be assumed if the
1010 entered month is before the current, for example if you
1011 enter "May" in September. Thanks to John Rakestraw for
1012 this great suggestion. If you find it confusing, turn it
1013 off with `org-read-date-prefer-future'.
1015 - When modifying an existing date using `C-c .' at the stamp,
1016 the time or time range in the stamp are now offered as
1017 default input at the prompt. This goes a long way to
1018 simplifying the modification of an existing date. Thanks
1019 to Adam Spiers for this proposal.
1021 *** Export (all implemented by Bastien...)
1023 - You can now export special strings in HTML. Here is the
1024 list of newly performed conversions:
1026 | Org | Description | HTML |
1027 |-----+------------------------------------+----------|
1028 | ~\\-~ | double backslash followed by minus | ­ |
1029 | ~--~ | two dashes (minuses) | – |
1030 | ~---~ | three dashes (minuses) | — |
1031 | ~...~ | three dots | … |
1033 You can turn this globally on or off with
1034 `org-export-with-special-strings' or locally with "-:t" or
1035 "-:nil" in the #+OPTIONS line. Thanks to Adam Spiers for
1036 starting the discussion, and thanks to Daniel Clemente and
1037 William Henney for relevant inputs.
1039 - Comma-separated emails in #+EMAIL: are correctly exported.
1040 Thanks to Raman for pointing out this omission.
1044 - In the agenda, a few keys have changed
1045 : g does now the same a "r", refresh current display,
1046 : because "g" is the Emacs standard for "refresh"
1047 : G toggle the time grid, used to be "g"
1048 : e Execute another agenda command, pretty much the same as
1049 : `C-c a', but shorter and keep the same agenda window.
1051 *** Miscellaneous (much of it from Bastien)
1053 - You can now select the sectioning structure of your LaTeX
1054 export by setting it either globally
1055 (`org-export-latex-default-class') or locally in each Org
1056 file (with #+LaTeX_CLASS: myclass). You can also customize
1057 the list of available classes and their sectioning
1058 structures through the new `org-export-latex-classes'
1059 option. Thanks to Daniel for discussions and suggestion on
1062 - You can send and receive radio lists in HTML,
1063 LaTeX or TeXInfo, just as you send and receive radio
1064 tables. Check the documentation for details and examples.
1066 - The default for `org-ellipsis' is back to nil, some people
1067 seem to have had problems with the face as a default.
1069 - Support for pabbrev-mode, needs pabbrev version 1.1. Thanks
1070 to Phillip Lord for adapting his package to make this
1073 - New variable `org-show-entry-below' to force context-showing
1074 commands to expose the body of a headline that is being
1075 shown. Thanks to Harald Weis for pointing out this omission.
1082 - On the date/time prompt, you can now also answer with
1083 something like +2tue to pick the second tuesday from today.
1084 This was a proposal by Sacha Chua.
1086 - When interpopating into Lisp formulas in the spreadsheet,
1087 the values of constants and properties are no longer
1088 enclosed into parenthesis. When interpolating for calc,
1089 this still happens in order to allow expressions in
1090 constants. This problem was reported by Eddward DeVilla.
1092 - When a directory is listed in `org-agenda-files', all files
1093 with extension matched by the new variable
1094 `org-agenda-file-regexp' in that directory will be agenda
1103 - Bug fixes and improvements in column view
1104 + All known bugs fixed.
1105 + A Column view can be captured into a dynamic block.
1106 + The ITEM column is formatted core compactly.
1107 + Also ITEM can be edited with `e'
1109 - The agenda dispatcher
1110 + `<' cycles through restriction states.
1111 + Multi-character access codes to commands (= sub-keymaps).
1113 - Sorting improvements
1114 + User-defined sorting keys.
1115 + Sorting by properties.
1116 + Sorting of plain lists.
1118 - HTML <div> structure
1121 + New variables, several of them.
1122 + Drawers can be set on a per-file basis.
1123 + Better control over priority fontification in agenda.
1124 + M-up and M-down now move the current line up and down.
1125 + Abort remember template selection with C-g.
1129 *** Bug fixes and improvements in column view
1131 - All the bugs described by Scott Jaderholm have been fixed
1132 (at least I hope so...).
1134 - You can now capture a column view into a dynamic block, for
1135 exporting or printing it. The column view can be
1137 + global, i.e. for the entire file
1138 + local, i.e. for the subtree where the dynamic block is
1139 + from an entry with a specific :ID: property.
1141 You can identify the entry whose column view you want to
1142 capture by assigning an :ID: property, and use that property
1143 in the dynamic block definition. For example:
1147 : :ID: planning-overview
1153 : #+BEGIN: columnview :hlines 1 :id "planning-overview"
1157 Use `C-c C-x r' to insert such a dynamic block, and you will
1158 be prompted for the ID.
1160 - When the current column format displays TODO keyword,
1161 priority or tags, these parts are stripped from the content
1162 of the ITEM column, making for more compact and readable
1163 entries. When any of these "properties" are not listed in
1164 the current column format, they are instead retained in the
1167 - You can now also edit the ITEM column with `e'.
1169 *** The agenda dispatcher
1171 - Instead of pressing `1' to restrict an agenda command to
1172 the current buffer, or `0' to restrict it to the current
1173 subtree or region, you can now also press `<' once or
1174 twice, respectively. This frees up `1' and `0' for user
1175 commands, a request by Bastien. In fact, "<" cycles
1176 through different restriction states. "1" and "0" are
1177 still available for backward compatibility, until you bind
1178 them to custom commands.
1180 - The access code to custom agenda commands can now contain
1181 several characters, effectively allowing to bundle several
1182 similar commands into a sub-keymap. This follows an
1183 excellent proposal by Adam Spiers. For example:
1185 : (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
1186 : '(("h" . "HOME + Name tag searches") ; describe prefix "h"
1187 : ("hl" tags "+HOME+Lisa")
1188 : ("hp" tags "+HOME+Peter")
1189 : ("hk" tags "+HOME+Kim")))
1191 - The user function option in org-agenda-custom-commands may
1192 now also be a lambda expression, following a request by
1195 *** Sorting improvements
1197 We are using a new routine for sorting entries, courtesy of
1198 John Wiegley. Many thanks to John.
1200 - You can define your own function to extract a sorting key
1201 and in this way sort entries by anything you like.
1203 - Entries can now be sorted according to the value of a
1206 - Plain lists can be sorted.
1208 *** HTML <div> structure
1210 There is now a <div>-based structure in exported HTML.
1212 - The table of context is wrapped into a div with a class
1213 "table-of-contents".
1215 - The outline structure is embedded in <div> elements with
1216 classes "outline-1", "outline-2" etc.
1218 - The postamble, containing the author information and the
1219 date is wrapped into a div with class "postamble".
1221 I am not sure if the class names are the best choice, let me
1222 know if there are more "canonical" choices.
1224 Thanks to Mike Newman and Cezar for input, and in particular
1225 to Mike for his clearly formulated specification.
1229 - New variable `org-agenda-window-frame-fractions' to
1230 customize the size limits of the agenda window in the case
1231 that you display the agenda window by reorganizing the
1234 - Drawers can be set on a per-file basis using
1236 : #+DRAWERS: HIDDEN STATE PROPERTIES
1238 This will define the drawers :HIDDEN: and :STATE:.
1239 The :PROPERTY: drawer should always be part of this list, or
1240 your properties will not be folded away.
1241 Thanks to Richard G. Riley for this proposal.
1243 - `org-agenda-fontify-priorities' may now also be an
1244 association list of priorities and faces, to specify the
1245 faces of priorities in the agenda individually.
1247 - The variable `org-export-with-property-drawer' no longer
1248 exists, please use `org-export-with-drawers' instead. Also,
1249 the corresponding switch in the #+OPTIONS line has changed
1250 from "p" to "d". Thanks to Bastien for pointing out that we
1251 needed to handle not only the property drawer.
1253 - M-up and M-down now move the current line up and down (if
1254 not at a headline, item or table). Among other things you
1255 can use this to re-order properties in the drawer. This was
1256 a proposal by Bastien.
1258 - New variable `org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date', based on a
1259 request by Wanrong Lin.
1261 - Aborting remember template selection with C-g now kills the
1262 remember buffer and restores the old window configuration.
1263 This was a request by Nuutti Kotivuori.
1269 - Remember templates can now have name.
1270 - `C-c C-k' will abort taking a note (remember of log)
1271 - `C-c C-x C-w' and `C-c C-x M-w' now accept a prefix arg.
1272 - Lines in the agenda can be fontified according to priority.
1273 - New variable `org-scheduled-past-days'.
1274 - New variables `org-agenda-deadline-leaders' and
1275 `org-agenda-scheduled-leaders'.
1276 - New sparse tree function `org-sparse-tree'.
1277 - The variable `org-ellipsis' now defaults to `org-link'.
1278 - The #+OPTIONS line has a new option "tags".
1279 - New variable `org-use-property-inheritance'.
1281 ** Incompatible Changes
1283 - `C-c /' now calls `org-sparse-tree'.
1287 - Remember templates can now have a template name as the first
1288 element. The name will be listed along with the selection
1289 character when prompting for a template. It is best to have
1290 the name start with the selection character, for example if
1291 you use ("Note" "n"), you will be prompted like "[n]ote".
1292 Thanks to Matiyam for this proposal.
1294 - `C-c C-k' will abort taking a note. You can use this in remember
1295 buffers and when taking a logging note (e.g. for a state
1296 change). Thanks to Bastien.
1298 - `C-c C-x C-w' and `C-c C-x M-w' now accept a prefix arg to
1299 cut N sequential subtrees. This was a proposal by John.
1301 - Lines in the agenda are now bold if they have priority A and
1302 italic if they have priority C. You can turn this off using
1303 the variable `org-agenda-fontify-priorities'. Thanks to
1304 John Wiegley for the idea and code.
1306 - New variable `org-scheduled-past-days' to set the number a
1307 scheduled item will be listed after its date has passed.
1308 Default is 10000, i.e. indefinitely.
1310 - New variables `org-agenda-deadline-leaders' and
1311 `org-agenda-scheduled-leaders' to adjust the leading text o
1312 scheduled items and deadline in the agenda. Thanks to John
1313 Wiegley for a patch.
1315 - New sparse tree function `org-sparse-tree'. This is now the
1316 default binding for `C-c /'. It requires one additional
1317 keypress to select a command, but in return is provides a
1318 single interface to all the different sparse tree commands,
1319 with full completion support.
1321 - The variable `org-ellipsis' now defaults to the face
1322 `org-link' because the visibility of the dots is really bad
1323 and I have found this change very useful indeed.
1325 - The #+OPTIONS line has a new option "tags" which can be used
1326 to set `org-export-with-tags'. Thanks to Wanrong Lin for
1329 - New variable `org-use-property-inheritance'. Configure it
1330 to `t' if you want that searching for entries with certain
1331 properties always should assume inheritance. This is not
1332 well tested yet, please check it out.
1340 - SUMMARY, DESCRIPTION, LOCATION properties for iCalendar
1341 - Command to jump to the running clock
1342 - Clock entries can now have their own drawer
1343 - `C-c C-x C-r' only updates a clocktable at point
1344 - New way to assign a remember template to a single key
1345 - `C-n' and `C-p' are back to their default binding
1346 - `C-x C-s' in agenda buffer saves all org-mode buffers
1347 - Schedule/deadline leaves note in agenda buffer
1348 - Prefix argument for `C-c C-d/s' will remove date
1349 - New variable to make block aranda more compact
1350 - Better tag alignment in agenda
1352 ** Incompatible changes
1354 - If you have customized `org-drawers', you need to add
1355 "CLOCK" to the list of drawers.
1357 - The variable `org-agenda-align-tags-to-column' has been
1358 renamed to `org-agenda-tags-column'. The old name is still
1359 an alias, in Emacs 22 and in XEmacs, but not in Emacs 21.
1361 - The default value for both `org-tags-column' and
1362 `org-agenda-tags-column' is now -80.
1365 `org-insert-labeled-timestamps-before-properties-drawer'
1370 - The LOGGING property allows to modify the settings for
1371 progress logging for a single entry. For example:
1374 : :LOGGING: nologging nologrepeat
1377 turns off all progress logging for the current entry and its
1380 - The properties SUMMARY, DESCRIPTION and LOCATION have
1381 special meaning during iCalendar export, when they translate
1382 to the corresponding VEVENT and VTODO fields. If not given,
1383 Org-ode continues to use cleaned-up version of the headline
1384 and body as the summary and the description, respectively.
1386 - New function to go to the entry with the currently running
1387 clock. Bound to `C-c C-x C-j', in agenda also to "J". If
1388 you use this often, you might even want to assign a global
1389 key. Thanks to Bernt and Bastien.
1391 - Clock entries can now have their own drawer, the :CLOCK:
1392 drawer. Check out the variable `org-clock-into-drawer' for
1393 configuration of this feature. The default is to create a
1394 drawer when the second clocking line gets added to an entry.
1395 Note that "CLOCK" has been added to the default value of
1396 `org-drawers', but if you have configured that variable, you
1397 must go back and add "CLOCK" yourself to get this drawer
1398 folded away. Thanks to Tom Weissman for pointing out that
1399 too many clock entries are visually annoying.
1401 - `C-c C-x C-r' no longer tries to find the first clocktable
1402 in a buffer and then updates it. Instead, it will update
1403 the clocktable at point if there is one (same as C-c C-c
1404 will do if the cursor is in the "#+BEGIN" line of the
1405 table). If there is none at point, a new one will be
1406 inserted. This change was necessary because the new :scope
1407 parameter allows to have several clocktables in a buffer.
1408 Thanks to Bastien for pointing this out.
1409 To update all dynamic blocks in a file, use `C-u C-c C-x C-u'.
1411 - The function `org-remember' can now be called with a
1412 template selection key as argument. This helps to make key
1413 bindings that go directly to a specific template without
1414 being prompted for a template, like this:
1416 : (global-set-key [f5] (lambda () (interactive) (org-remember "j")))
1418 Thanks to Richard G Riley for bringing this up.
1420 - `C-n' and `C-p' are back to their default binding
1421 (next/previous line) in the agenda buffer. Enough people,
1422 including recently Denis Bueno, have complained about this,
1423 and I agree it is not good to break habits like that.
1425 - `C-x C-s' in an agenda buffer now saves all org-mode buffers
1426 (also `s' does this).
1428 - Setting schedule or deadline dates from the agenda now
1429 produces a note in the agenda, similarly to what happens
1432 - Using a prefix argument for `C-c C-d' or `C-c C-s' will
1433 remove the deadline or scheduling date from an item. Thanks
1434 to Wanrong Lin for this proposal.
1436 - New variable `org-agenda-compact-blocks'. When set, the
1437 space between blocks in a block agenda is reduced as much as
1438 possible, to show more items on a single screen.
1440 - The variable `org-agenda-tags-column' (renamed from
1441 `org-agenda-align-tags-to-column') can now also be negative,
1442 to mean alignment to the left. The new default is -80, just
1443 like it is now for `org-tags-column'.
1451 - Category and the archive location can be properties.
1452 - The clocktable has a new =:scope= parameter.
1453 - CSV support when importing a table.
1454 - Better defaults when modifying a time stamp.
1455 - New way to specify the duration of an appointment.
1456 - More aggressive version of orgstruct-mode improved wrapping.
1457 - Modifications to priority cycling.
1458 - Modifications to computations in column view.
1459 - New command `org-occur-in-agenda-files'.
1464 - Both the category and the archive location in a (sub)tree of
1465 the buffer can now be specified using a property, for
1468 : * Tree with special properties
1470 : :CATEGORY: Examples
1471 : :ARCHIVE: /some/special/file::
1474 This is a much cleaner way of dealing with multiple
1475 categories and archives in a single file. The preferred use
1476 of the =#+CATEGORY= and =#+ARCHIVE= lines is now to set a
1477 *single* default for the file which is then locally
1478 overruled by properties. This was a proposal from Bastien
1479 if I remember correctly. Multiple =#+= lines still work
1480 and I don't plan to remove this support soon, but I
1481 encourage you to stop using them.
1483 - The clocktable has a new =:scope= parameter that determines
1484 the range in the file from which clock entries should be
1485 taken. This can be anything from the local subtree to the
1486 entire buffer to even the full list of agenda files. Legal
1490 |---------+-------------------------------------------------|
1491 | nil | the current buffer or narrowed region |
1492 | file | the full current buffer |
1493 | subtree | the subtree where the clocktable is located |
1494 | treeN | the surrounding level N tree, for example tree3 |
1495 | tree | the surrounding level 1 tree |
1496 | agenda | all agenda files |
1498 Thanks to Jason F. McBrayer and Bernt Hansen for
1499 inspiration. Thanks to cranreuch (what is you full name?)
1500 for mentioning, at the right moment, that the clocktable is
1501 not so bad - that remark made it seem worthwhile to add
1504 - The commands to import a table and to convert a region to a
1505 table can now handle comma-separated values (CSV). The
1506 algorithm does not yet treat quoting correctly, but for
1507 basic input it works.
1509 - When modifying an existing time stamp, or when entering the
1510 second stamp of a range, the date prompt will now
1511 consistently default to the date/time in the existing stamp.
1512 This was triggered by Nuutti Kotivuori's request.
1514 - At the date/time prompt, there is a new way to specify a
1515 range of hours, by using "+DURATION" after the time. For
1518 : 14:00+2 means 14:00-16:00
1519 : 2pm+2:30 means 14:00-16:30
1521 Again, Nuutti Kotivuori's request.
1523 - When you use the function `turn-on-orgstruct++' to turn on
1524 orgstruct-mode, the special org-mode settings for
1525 auto-filling, indentation and paragraphs are exported into
1526 the buffer, so that typing list items with indentation works
1527 better. This was Bastien's idea and request.
1529 - New variable `org-priority-start-cycle-with-default'. When
1530 t (the default), priority cycling will initially set the
1531 default priority and then increase or decrease. When nil,
1532 the first priority set by cycling is already 1 different
1533 from the default priority. This was mostly driven by
1536 - In column view: When an entry has a property for a summary
1537 column defined, its value is normally overwritten by the sum
1538 of all the children's values each time you enter column
1539 view. Now there is an exception to this rule: If none of
1540 the children has that particular property defined, the
1541 parent's value stays. In this way you can still place TODO
1542 items under such an entry without getting the property value
1543 changed. Thanks to Russel Adams for pointing out that this
1544 is a better way of doing things.
1546 - In column view, computed values are now bold face, and
1547 trying to edit them is an error. I think this works, but
1548 testing is appreciated.
1550 - New command `org-occur-in-agenda-files', this is basically
1551 the quick command John Wiegley proposed the other day, but
1552 it also works when the agenda files are not yet in buffers.
1553 The key is `C-c C-x /', any better proposals?
1555 - Links containing a space will now be handled correctly when
1556 calling the browser. Note that you need to enclose such
1557 links in square or angular brackets.
1565 - Taking a note upon TODO state changes can be restricted to
1568 - The format in which dates are shown in the daily/weekly
1569 agenda can be configured.
1571 - The default for `org-remember-store-without-prompt' is now t.
1573 - `org-goto' has been made into a general lookup command.
1575 - Priority cycling goes back to the nil state.
1577 - You can store a remember note to the *last used* location.
1579 - On Emacs 23, the headline faces for org-mode are now
1580 inherited from the outline faces.
1582 ** Incompatible Changes
1584 - The default for `org-remember-store-without-prompt' is now
1585 t, in order to better match the original intent of
1586 remember.el (storing a note with minimum interruption of
1587 work flow). I expect that many people will be hit by this
1588 incompatible change - nevertheless I believe it is the right
1593 - You can now select specific states for recording a note when
1594 switching to that state. With the setting
1596 : #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) ORDERED(o@) INVOICE(i@) PAYED(p) | RECEIVED(r)
1597 : #+STARTUP: lognotestate
1599 only the states ORDERED and INVOICE will record a timestamp
1602 - You can now set the format of the string for each day in the
1603 agenda and timeline buffers. You can use a format string
1604 interpreted by `format-time-string', or you can write your
1605 own function. Configure the new variable
1606 `org-agenda-format-date'. Thanks to Levin for triggering
1607 this development with a patch.
1609 - The default for `org-remember-store-without-prompt' is now
1610 t, in order to better match the original intent of
1611 remember.el (storing a note with minimum interruption of
1612 work flow). Since we can assign files and headlines to
1613 templates, I guess this takes care of selecting a filing
1614 location in most cases. For interactive filing, you now
1615 need a prefix command when exiting `remember'.
1617 - `org-goto' (bound to `C-c C-j') now uses an indirect buffer
1618 and has additional commands enabled: Org-occur with `C-c /'
1619 or even faster with `/', and the commands needed to select
1620 and copy a region. This make `org-goto' a more general
1621 lookup command instead of only a jumping command. Remember
1622 that you can exit with `Q' to go back to the original
1623 location. Thanks to William Henney for this idea.
1625 - Setting the priority with S-up/down now cycles back to a
1626 state where no priority is specified. This was requested by
1629 - You can store a remember note to the *last used* location.
1630 So if you select a location interactively once, you can
1631 re-use it without having to find it again. For this, exit
1632 the remember buffer with `C-u C-u C-c C-c'. The leading
1633 comment in the remember buffer will tell exactly where the
1634 note goes if you exit with a particular command.
1635 Thanks to Maxim Loginov for this idea.
1637 - On Emacs 23, the headline faces for org-mode are now
1638 inherited from the outline faces. This is just a
1639 convenience, so that you only have to configure one set of
1640 faces, and that will then be outline-1 .. outline-8. You
1641 will actually not see any difference in org-mode, because
1642 Stefan Monnier has made the outline faces in Emacs 23 to
1643 match the current org-mode faces.
1645 This change does not effect XEmacs, nor Emacs 21 and 22.
1649 ** Incompatible changes
1651 - The default for `org-deadline-warning-days' is now 14.
1655 - There is now a separate interface for fast and directly
1656 setting a TODO keyword. This interface kicks in when you
1657 have configured keys for TODO keywords like
1659 : #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) WAITING(w) | DONE(d) CANCELED(c)
1661 C-c C-t still does the cycling thing, you need to use a
1662 prefix argument to get to the fast interface. Or configure
1663 the variable `org-use-fast-todo-selection' to t, then this
1664 will be the default and the prefix argument will make the
1665 command fall back to cycling.
1667 The tag selection no longer does include TODO keywords -
1668 Leo's arguments have convinced me that this is not a good
1669 idea. If you'd like to see the TODO keywords in the tags
1670 interface anyway, set the variable
1671 `org-fast-tag-selection-include-todo'. Thanks to Leo and
1672 others for input on this issue.
1674 - New variable `org-edit-timestamp-down-means-later'. When
1675 set, `S-down' on a timestamp will change the timestamp to
1676 later. Thanks to Raman for this idea.
1678 - Property names can now contain non-ascii word characters.
1679 This follows a request from Daniel Clemente.
1681 - For export, the date that should be given in the exported
1682 file can now be set to a specific value with a line like
1684 : #+DATE: 15 November 2003
1686 If you want to use the date/time when the file was created,
1687 use a format string that will be interpreted by
1688 `format-time-string', for example:
1690 : #+DATE: %Y/%m/%d %X
1692 - The default of `org-deadline-warning-days' has changed to 14
1693 days. 30 was really too much, I suspect most people (me
1694 included) have changed this.
1696 - When a deadline has an individual lead time, this lead time
1697 obviously overrules `org-deadline-warning-days'. However,
1698 if you bind `org-deadline-warning-days' to a number <=0, for
1699 example during a custom agenda command, then the absolute
1700 value of this number will be enforced also when a different
1701 lead time has been specified. This is useful to get a list
1702 of all deadlines coming up in the next N days.
1708 - Different faces for different TODO keywords.
1710 - Setting TODO states through the TAG setting interface.
1712 - Context information is stored when moving a tree to the archive.
1714 - Sorting can be done by priority.
1716 - `Org-ellipsis' can now also be a face.
1718 - Scheduling info is no longer removed entry is marked CLOSED.
1720 - Unavailable files in `org-agenda-files' can be skipped.
1722 ** Incompatible changes
1724 - The time of archiving is now stored as a property.
1725 ARCHIVED is no longer a special time keyword.
1727 - Scheduling info is no longer removed entry is marked CLOSED.
1731 - You can now define different faces for different TODO
1732 keywords. This request has come up frequently, so here it
1733 is: Use the variable `org-todo-keyword-faces'.
1735 A Here is a configuration example:
1737 : (setq org-todo-keyword-faces
1738 : '(("TODO" . org-warning)
1739 : ("DEFERRED" . shadow)
1740 : ("CANCELED" . (:foreground "blue" :weight bold
1743 Org-mode continue still use `org-todo' and `org-done' for
1744 keywords that have no specific face assigned.
1746 - Some People use TODO states more like tags. For them the
1747 TODO keywords mark special states and they like to quickly
1748 switch between states in arbitrary sequence. The standard
1749 TODO interface is not perfect for this, because it assumes
1750 that the states are reached in sequence. However, the fast
1751 tag setting interface is in fact perfect for this. You can
1752 now "misuse" the TAG selection interface to also set TODO
1753 states. All you need to do is to assign keys to the TODO
1754 states, just like you also do for tags.
1756 : #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) WAITING(w) | CANCELED(c) DONE(d)
1757 : #+TAGS: @HOME(h) @OFFICE(o) @SHOP(s)
1759 Next time you try to set tags with C-c C-c, the todo states
1760 will be offered as well, and the corresponding key will
1761 switch the entry to that state.
1763 - New variable `org-archive-save-context-info' governs if
1764 information that would be lost by moving a subtree to the
1765 archive file, should be stored as special properties. For
1768 : (setq org-archive-save-context-info '(itags category))
1770 will store the inherited tags and the category in properties
1771 ARCHIVE_ITAGS and ARCHIVE_CATEGORY, respectively. The
1772 default setting for this variable is to save everything that
1773 could be lost. This was a proposal by John Wiegley.
1775 - Sorting (`C-c ^') can use the use the priority to sort. Use
1776 the "p" and "P" keys at the prompt. John Wiegley, again.
1778 - `Org-ellipsis' can now also be a face to make the folding
1779 ellipsis more visible. This is based on a post by Tassilo
1780 Horn. Since `org-ellipsis' only works in Org-mode, you
1781 might want to use Tassilo Horn's hack directly in order to
1782 affect the folding ellipsis globally.
1784 - Scheduling info is no longer removed when an entry is marked
1785 CLOSED. This was a request by Brian van den Broek. Let me
1786 know if this breaks anything for you - then it will become
1789 - New option `org-agenda-skip-unavailable-files'. Currently,
1790 if a file does not exist, it will be removed from
1791 `org-agenda-files' after a query. When this option is set,
1792 the file will simply be skipped.
1802 - When exporting only a region and this region is a single
1803 (sub)tree (for example selected with `C-c @'), the title for
1804 the exported document is taken to be the heading of the
1805 subtree. The sublevels become top-level entries in the
1806 export. Furthermore, if the head entry of the tree has or
1807 inherits an EXPORT_FILE_NAME property, that file name (with
1808 appropriately substituted extension) will be used for the
1809 exported tree. Thanks to Patrick Drechsler and Jost Burkart
1812 - org-special-ctrl-a/e has a third allowed value, `reversed'.
1813 When it is set to this value, the first C-a or C-e command
1814 behaves normally, i.e. it goes to the true beginning or end
1815 of the line. Only when you press C-a or C-e immediately
1816 again, the the "special" position will be found. Additional
1817 presses of the same key jump between the two positions. I
1818 like this a lot better than the `t' setting, because now the
1819 keys behave more predictable and still give easy access to
1820 the special locations.
1822 - New command to set or remove a tag from all headlines in a
1825 - When Org-mode visits a file, it will initially hide all
1828 - The default of the variable `org-cycle-global-at-bob' is now
1829 nil, meaning that TAB no longer does global visibility
1830 cycling at the beginning of the buffer.
1832 - Bug fixes, in particular the problems with scheduling and
1833 deadlines introduced in 5.05. Please check carefully if
1834 this works correctly again, and complain if not.
1840 - LaTeX export, finally, thanks to Bastien.
1842 - Extension mechanism for the hyperlink system.
1844 - Global access to commands inserting and following links.
1846 - Individual lead-times for deadlines.
1848 - Option to show only the next instance of repeating timestamp.
1850 - Store remember notes with only 2 keys: C-c C-c
1852 - Appointment reminders from Org-mode.
1854 - Global values for selected properties.
1861 - Bastien's `org-export-latex.el' is now part of the org-mode
1862 distribution. You can export an Org-mode document to a
1863 LaTeX file with `C-c C-e l'. For more options, see the
1864 manual, and the commentary in the Lisp file. Kudos to
1865 Bastien for contributing this frequently requested feature.
1866 I am sure this has been tough because of the many different
1867 ways I have been allowing LaTeX snippets and environments to
1868 be incorporated in lazy free-format ways.
1870 - Org-mode has now an extension mechanism for the hyperlink
1871 system. This should clear the road for all those mairix and
1872 other ideas that have been floating around. Now it is on
1873 *you* to write and share new link types for Org-mode. The
1874 interface for adding a new link type is described in the
1875 appendix of the manual, section A2. The unsolved problem is
1876 currently how to handle the new link types for
1879 - New *global* commands `org-open-at-point-global' and
1880 `org-insert-link-global'. You can bind these commands to
1881 global keys and use them to insert and follow Org-mode-like
1882 links anywhere in Emacs. Thanks to Adam Spiers for this
1885 - Each deadline timestamp may now specify its own interval of
1886 lead-time display, given in days, weeks, months or years.
1887 The syntax is like this
1889 : DEADLINE: <2007-08-13 Mon -5d>
1891 When combined with a repeater, the repeater has to come
1894 : DEADLINE: <2007-08-13 Mon +2w -5d>
1896 You may now also customize the faces that are used in the
1897 agenda to indicate the distance of an approaching deadline.
1898 See the new option `org-agenda-deadline-faces'.
1900 Thanks to Pavel Chalmoviansky and John Wiegley proposals in
1903 - New option `org-agenda-repeating-timestamp-show-all'. When
1904 set to nil, repeating time stamps will only show up once in
1905 the agenda, either today or in the near future. Other
1906 matches will be ignored. Thanks to John Wiegley for this
1909 - New variable `org-remember-store-without-prompt'. When set,
1910 exiting the remember buffer with C-c C-c will store the note
1911 without further prompts to the default location, and `C-u
1912 C-c C-c' will get the prompts for file and location. So
1913 this variable reverses the prefix-argument functionality for
1914 storing remember notes. This follows a request from John
1917 - A new function `org-agenda-to-appt' activates all
1918 appointments for the current day so that Emacs will display
1919 reminders. This uses appt.el. Thanks to Bastien for this
1922 - You can now set default values for properties that can be
1923 inherited by all entries in a buffer, or by all entries
1924 globally. Global properties are set in the variable
1925 `org-global-properties', like this:
1927 (setq org-global-properties '(("NAME" "This is the value")))
1929 Buffer-local values are set like this:
1931 #+PROPERTY: NAME This is the value
1933 When using org-entry-get to get the value of a property with
1934 the `inherit' flag and the hierarchy above the entry does
1935 not contain this property, the buffer-local and global lists
1936 are checked as well. This is mostly useful (I think) to set
1937 the list of allowed values for a property. Thanks to Bernt
1938 Hansen and Bastien for these ideas.
1946 - New variables `org-export-author-info' and
1947 `org-export-time-stamp-file' to turn off inclusion of author
1948 and time information into exported files. Thank to Patrick
1949 Drechsler for pointing out that this would be useful.
1951 - New variable to avoid moving DEADLINE and SCHEDULED info
1952 into the property drawer. The default is now to not move
1953 this stuff into the drawer.
1954 `org-insert-labeled-timestamps-before-properties-drawer'
1956 - `org-archive-mark-done' can be a string now, to select a
1957 specific keyword that should be used for archived entries.
1959 - New command "j" in agenda to jump to an arbitrary date.
1960 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for the patch.
1962 - Lots of minor fixes.
1966 ** Incompatible Changes
1968 - The variable `org-special-ctrl-a' has been renamed to
1969 `org-special-ctrl-a/e'. The old one is still an alias (but
1970 not on Emacs 21 where variable aliases cannot be defined).
1974 - When the variable `org-special-ctrl-a/e' is set, C-e in a
1975 headline first goes to the end of the headline ignoring the
1976 tags. A second C-e then goes to after the tags.
1978 - Typing and removing single characters in a headline now
1979 keeps the tags in the headline aligned. This could have a
1980 little impact on performance while deleting stuff - let me
1981 know if we need to make this customizable.
1983 - New option `org-n-level-faces' can be used to set the number
1984 of different faces that are used for headlines. Default is
1985 all 8 faces Org-mode defines for this purpose, level 9 uses
1986 again the level-1 face. However, you can use fewer, and then
1987 the level-1 face will be reused already for level N+1, etc.
1989 - Column View and hidestars now work together.
1998 - The interfaces for properties and column view are finished
2001 - Properties can be summaries, i.e. the parent nodes can
2002 compute their value from the children's values.
2004 - Headlines finally require a space ofter the star(s). The
2005 conflict with bold text at the beginning of the line is no
2008 ** Incompatible Changes
2010 - Bad news. It looks like it is going to be really hard to
2011 make column view work on XEmacs and on Emacs 21. Emacs 22
2012 is currently the only Emacs where this works. If you are
2013 using Emacs 21 or XEmacs, you can still use properties, but
2018 - Improvements for properties:
2020 + There are interactive commands to insert and delete
2021 properties. Read the manual chapter 7 for details.
2023 + You can define /allowed values/ for a property. When
2024 these are defined, you can change the value of a property
2025 with S-left and S-right. And you may use completion when
2026 inserting the property. This goes a long way to prevent
2027 typos when entering properties.
2029 - Improvements for column view.
2031 + In column view, you may use the keys S-left/right (and
2032 also the keys `n' and `p') to switch from one allowed
2035 + You can define summaries for columns. For example,
2036 parents can contain the sum of all children values of a
2037 property, or the parent node can have a check box property
2038 that is automatically checked when all children's boxes are
2041 + There are interactive commands to add and remove columns,
2042 and to change the attributes of a column like the summary
2045 These additions lead to the exciting fact that the example
2046 from [[http://www.omnigroup.com/images/applications/omnioutliner/features/multicolumn.jpg][omni outliner]] posted by Scott Jaderholm can now be
2047 accurately [[file:omni-org.jpg][reproduced by Org-mode]].
2049 - The space after the stars is now required in a headline, in
2050 order to remove the conflict with bold words at the
2051 beginning of a line. So
2053 : * This is a level 1 headline
2054 : *this is bold text*
2056 - S-up and S-down to navigate plain item lists are now also
2057 available in orgstruct-mode.
2063 - A new minor mode, orgstruct-mode, exports the Org-mode
2064 structure editing commands into any other mode.
2066 - DRAWERS are a new level off folding for special sections
2067 that should stay closed during visibility cycling and only
2068 open if explicitly asked.
2070 - Entries can now have PROPERTIES.
2072 - A COLUMN VIEW implementation allows to easily view and edit
2073 the properties of a hierarchy of entries (Emacs only, for
2076 - Formula evaluation in the spreadsheet is more consistent
2077 now. Properties and per-file constants can be used during
2080 - Bug fixes and minor changes.
2082 ** Incompatible changes
2084 - When using LEVEL=N in a tags search, things have changed if
2085 you are also using `org-odd-levels-only'. If you are using
2086 only odd levels (i.e. 1 or 3 or 5... stars), LEVEL=2 will
2087 now refer to 3 stars, LEVEL=3 to 5 stars etc. Many thanks
2088 to Leo (or blame on him if you must) who has convinced me
2089 that this is the better convention.
2093 *** Orgstruct minor mode
2095 There is a new minor mode, orgstruct-mode. This modes works
2096 in a similar way as Orgtbl-mode. It can be used to export
2097 the Org-mode structure-editing commands into arbitrary major
2098 modes in Emacs. For example, you can use it in Mail-mode to
2099 easily create lists.
2101 The functionality in Orgstruct mode is only active, if the
2102 cursor is in a line that looks either like a headline, or
2103 like the first line of a plain list item. Then the commands
2104 `TAB', `M-cursor', `M-S-cursor', `M-RET', `M-S-RET', `C-c ^',
2105 `C-c C-c', and `C-c -' will do structure-related editing just
2106 like in Org-mode. If the cursor is not in such a line, all
2107 these keys will do whatever the major mode or other active
2108 minor modes have assigned to them.
2110 Orgstruct-mode is the result of a proposal by Raman, quite
2111 some time ago. It has taken a long time, but here is finally
2112 the promised implementation.
2116 The new concept of /drawers/ allows to create sections
2117 that remain folded during visibility cycling. Drawers need
2118 to be configured using the variable `org-drawers'. A drawer
2119 starts with a line containing only the name of the drawer
2120 bracketed by colons. It ends with :END:. For example,
2123 : (setq org-drawers '("PROPERTIES" "HIDDEN"))
2125 you can then create drawers like this:
2128 : here is some stuff that remains hidden
2129 : unless TAB is pressed directly in that line
2132 The PROPERTIES drawer has special meaning for ORG-mode, it
2133 contains properties of an entry (see below).
2135 *** Properties and Column View
2137 - Entries in Org-mode can now have arbitrary /properties/
2138 associated with them. Org-mode handles some default
2139 properties like the TODO state, the priority, the local
2140 tags, and planning information like DEADLINE and SCHEDULED.
2141 In addition, you can assign arbitrary properties by creating
2142 a property drawer and inserting a line like
2144 : :PROPNAME: This is the value of the property
2146 Org-mode has an API for properties, if you want to write a
2147 program using properties, use the functions
2148 `org-entry-properties', `org-entry-get', `org-entry-put',
2149 and `org-entry-delete'.
2151 - Planning information like DEADLINE can be hidden in the
2154 If the PROPERTIES drawer starts in the first line after a
2155 headline, also the DEADLINE, SCHEDULED and CLOCK information
2156 will be inserted inside the drawer. If no PROPERTIES drawer
2157 is present, or if it does not start in the line right after
2158 the headline, this information remains in the lines directly
2159 after the headline, outside the drawer.
2161 - TAGS searches can now also query properties. For example,
2164 : LEVEL=3+BOSS+ASSIGNED="Hans"/WAITING
2166 will find entries that
2169 - have an ASSIGNED property with the value "Hans"
2170 - are TODO status WAITING.
2172 So here is an entry that will match:
2174 : *** WAITING Clean up the factory :BOSS:
2179 You may also use a regular expression to match against a
2180 property value. For example, to find stuff assigned to Hans
2183 : ASSIGNED={^\(Hans\|Sarah\)$}
2185 - Column View is a special way to look at property values in
2186 tabular form. Column View can be used in any org-mode
2187 file, and also in any agenda buffer. It works by placing
2188 an overlay over each headline (or agenda line) that shows a
2189 table of selected properties. You can look at and edit
2190 properties from this view. Which properties are shown in
2191 the table must be set up using the COLUMNS property. You
2192 can set up different property columns on different levels
2193 of an outline tree. For example:
2197 : :COLUMNS: %25ITEM %Name
2201 : :COLUMNS: %25ITEM %Name %3Age
2204 : Info about Sam, including a property list with Name and Age.
2206 : Info about Sarah, including a property list with Name and Age.
2209 : :COLUMNS: %25ITEM %Name %Function %Salary
2212 : Info about the Boss, including a property list with Name,
2213 : Function and Salary (if only we knew....).
2215 Now we have defined three different sets of columns. If
2216 you switch to column view in the /Family/ section, you
2217 will get a different table than if you do it in the
2218 /Office/ section. However, if you switch to column
2219 view with the cursor on the /People/ section, the
2220 table will cover all entries, but contain only the
2223 Column view does, for the time being, only work on Emacs.
2224 The XEmacs implementation needs a bit of work.
2226 - Properties can be used in table formulas. To access the
2227 value of the property :XYZ:, use $PROP_XYZ. The property
2228 needs to be defined in the hierarchy above the table, not
2229 necessarily in the same entry as the table. This was a
2230 request by Eddward. File-wide constants can be defined with
2231 #+CONSTANTS, see below.
2233 - Things that still need to be sorted out about drawers,
2234 properties and column view - comments and suggestions
2237 + How to deal with drawers and properties in HTML and ASCII
2239 + What key could be used to insert an empty property drawer
2241 + Right now column view is invoked through the command C-c
2242 C-x C-c. It is too easy to type C-x C-c by mistake, and
2243 that causes Emacs to quit. Suggestions for a different
2245 + Fontification of drawers and properties is not good yet.
2246 Any suggestions for better defaults?
2247 + Mouse support for editing properties in column view would
2248 be nice - maybe Piotr is interested to add this to
2253 - In the spreadsheet, the evaluation of formulas has changed.
2254 Previously, first the column formulas would be evaluated
2255 everywhere, and then the field formulas would kick in, and
2256 in some cases overwrite the results of column formulas in
2257 the appropriate fields. This had the side effect that some
2258 formulas might always use the wrong, intermediate content of
2259 a field that is computed both by a column and a field
2262 From now on, column formulas will no longer temporarily
2263 overwrite field formulas. This gives much more consistent
2264 results. For example you can now finally have a column of
2265 increasing numbers by setting the first field to a fixed
2266 number, and let the rest follow from a column formula.
2273 : #+TBLFM: $1=@-1+1::@1$1=1
2275 - Constants for formulas in spreadsheets are globally defined
2276 with the variable `org-table-formula-constants'. File-local
2277 constants can now be set with a line like:
2279 : #+CONSTANTS: c=299792458. pi=3.14 eps=2.4e-6
2283 - When entries are archived, a timestamp for the moment of
2284 archiving is added to the line with planning information.
2287 : ARCHIVED: [2007-07-02 Mon 11:34]
2289 Thanks to J. David Boyd for constructive comments.
2293 Many bugs are fixed, as usually all the ones where I replied
2294 "fixed" on emacs-orgmode. If you reported one of these
2295 bugs, please check if it really has disappeared in the new
2296 version, and complain if not. Thanks!
2303 - We are back to a single file org.el that works both on Emacs
2304 and on XEmacs. Merging comes at a speed penalty for you as
2305 an XEmacs user, but *only if you do not compile* org.el.
2306 Compilation completely removes the penalty.
2308 - New L flag for literal interpolation in Lisp formulas.
2309 See manual section 3.5.3.
2311 - New options for turning off footnotes.
2312 This was a request from Ignotus.
2313 See the option `org-export-with-footnotes'.
2315 - Default length for Agenda entries, but this is off by
2316 default. This was a request from Micheal.
2317 See the option `org-agenda-default-appointment-duration'.
2321 + org-agenda-date-later (Juraj Kubelka)
2322 + letters off margin in orgcard.ps (Charles Cave)
2323 + TODO export problems on XEmacs (ignotus@freemail.hu)
2324 + args-out-of-range with table formulas (Cecil Westerhof)
2325 + problem with org-file without a heading (Tim O'Callaghan)
2331 - Time stamps with a time range *included*, like
2332 : <2007-06-18 Mon 17:33-18:23>
2334 - Clock times without clocking in/out: CLOCK: => 2:00
2336 - Language-specific characters allowed in TAGS (Emacs only).
2338 - Promotion and demotion of items gets the indentation right.
2340 - Indenting lines with TAB is more intelligent.
2342 ** Incompatible changes
2344 - There is now a special version of `org.el' for XEmacs.
2345 Before installation, as an XEmacs user you must rename the
2346 file org_xemacs.el to org.el, i.e. you must overwrite org.el
2347 with the xemacs version. For example:
2349 : mv org_xemacs.el org.el
2351 This is necessary so that I can make use of some features
2352 that would be cumbersome to support in a single file. The
2353 XEmacs version is derived from the Emacs version with a
2354 program, so no reason to fear that I might be dropping
2355 XEmacs support any time soon. Sorry for the trouble.
2359 - A time stamp may now contain a range of times. So you no
2360 longer need to use two separate stamps to indicate a time
2361 interval on a single day. For example
2363 : <2007-06-18 Mon 17:30-18:20>
2365 This is now fully supported, including changing the time
2366 with S-up/down while the cursor is on the end time. Also,
2367 da the date/time prompt, you can simply write your time like
2368 12:00-14:00 and the range will be inserted.
2370 This was proposed by Leo some time ago, and recently by
2373 - You may specify clocking times by hand (i.e. without
2374 clocking in and out) using this syntax.
2378 Thanks to Scott Jaderholm for this proposal.
2380 - TAGS may now contain language-specific word characters, as
2381 long as they are matched by the "[:alnum:]" regexp syntax.
2382 This is for Emacs only, the XEmacs version continues to use
2383 the character class "a-zA-Z0-9_@" for tag names. Thanks to
2384 David Smith for a patch to this effect (a modified version
2385 of that patch was applied). I am considering to make the
2386 same change for TODO keywords, but not yet. Note that files
2387 using localization features may not work correctly in the
2388 Emacs configuration of another user, so if you are sharing
2389 org-mode files with other users, it might still be best to
2390 stick to the ASCII characters.
2392 - Promotion and demotion of plain list items (commands M-left,
2393 M-right) no longer changes the indentation by just one
2394 space. Instead, it uses intelligence gathered from the
2395 surrounding list structure to do the right thing. Thanks to
2396 William Henney for starting the discussion about this.
2398 - TAB does now a better job of indenting lines.
2400 + After tables and code segments (lines starting with ":"),
2401 indentation goes back to what it was before (thanks to
2402 William Henney for suggesting this behavior).
2404 + When plain lists items are involved, we had a long
2405 discussion on emacs-orgmode where I tried to show that a
2406 too-sophisticated implementation will still be easily
2407 fooled. Here is what I have implemented now - lets see
2408 if we can agree on this:
2410 Indentation will flatten lists with the same bullet type,
2411 but indent another bullet type further. The time when
2412 this fails is in a nested list, when you want to get back
2413 out to a previous level. For example
2421 When using TAB on every line in this list, the structure
2430 So you need to change the level of the last line by hand,
2431 using promotion and demotion functions.
2437 - Vertical lines in exported tables.
2438 - New default for `org-show-following-heading'.
2440 ** Incompatible changes
2442 - The default for `org-show-following-heading' is now nil.
2446 - You can now specify column groups in tables, to the effect
2447 that the groups will be separated by vertical lines in HTML
2448 and ASCII output. Column groups are specified by the
2449 characters "<" and ">" in a special table row. "<" starts a
2450 group, ">" ends a group (in each case including the the
2451 column where the character is specified). You may also use
2452 "<>" to make a group a single column wide. For example:
2454 : | | N | N^2 | N^3 | N^4 | sqrt(n) | sqrt[4](N) |
2455 : |---+----+-----+-----+-----+---------+------------|
2456 : | / | <> | < | | > | < | > |
2457 : | # | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2458 : | # | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1.4142 | 1.1892 |
2459 : | # | 3 | 9 | 27 | 81 | 1.7321 | 1.3161 |
2460 : #+TBLFM: $3=$2^2::$4=$2^3::$5=$2^4::$6=sqrt($2)::$7=sqrt(sqrt(($2))
2462 A table row with with nothing but "/" in the first field is
2463 never exported, but can be used to place column group
2464 information into the table. In this table, we create a
2465 group for column 2, one for columns 3-5 and one for columns
2466 6-7. HTML export will render a vertical line between these
2469 Because HTML does not require closing <colgroup> tags with
2470 </colgroup>), you can also simply start a new column
2471 wherever you want a vertical line:
2473 : | N | N^2 | N^3 | N^4 | sqrt(n) | sqrt[4](N0 |
2474 : |---+-----+-----+-----+---------+------------|
2475 : | / | < | < | | < | |
2477 - Vertical lines are now also omitted in ASCII export, unless
2478 grouping explicitly requests these lines.
2480 - The default for `org-show-following-heading' is now nil,
2481 meaning that sparse trees will be more compact. This has
2482 become possible due to in important remark by Jason Dunsmore
2483 who pointed out that TAB should behave differently in the
2484 inconsistent trees produced by the sparse tree commands.
2485 TAB does now make sure that the heading after a freshly
2486 unfolded tree is made visible at all, removing the confusing
2487 behavior we had before.
2489 - Several bugs fixed. In particular:
2491 + Strings produced by agenda batch processing with
2492 `org-batch-agenda' and `org-batch-agenda-csv' are now
2493 properly encoded, so that you should be able to use
2494 special characters in other languages as along as your
2495 post-processing program handles them correctly. At least
2496 for Emacs this should work now, but have not yet figured
2497 out how to do this in XEmacs.
2503 - Exporting Footnotes to HTML
2507 - Footnotes like[1] are now exported to HTML
2509 [1]This is a footnote
2511 Thanks to Scott Jaderholm for this proposal and a detailed
2512 HTML example on how the exported text should look like.
2514 - Special version of the reference card, for letter paper.
2516 - Switching to OVERVIEW with S-TAB no loner moves the cursor,
2517 so after three `S-TAB' commands, you will be back where you
2520 - Bug fixes, lots of them again.
2526 - Cyclic time stamps that repeat after an interval.
2527 - Special timestamps for appointments like "every 2nd Thursday
2529 - Completion of link abbreviation prefixes inside `C-c C-l'.
2530 - Replacing a region of org-mode syntax with HTML.
2531 - iCalendar export now honors ARCHIVE etc.
2532 - New command to add/change emphasis markers.
2534 ** Incompatible Changes
2536 - The REPEAT(...) cookie is no longer supported, the repeater
2537 interval now goes directly into the time stamp.
2541 - Time stamps can contain a repeater code, like +1w for once
2542 every week, +2d for every two days, etc. For example,
2544 <2007-05-16 Wed 12:30 +1w>
2546 will apply to every Wednesday, starting from the date given.
2547 I believe this syntax was actually suggested by someone on
2548 the mailing list, but I cannot find the email back. To
2549 collect your credit, let me know!
2551 - You can use an sexp diary entry (with the syntax used by the
2552 Emacs calendar/diary) in a time stamp, like this:
2554 *** The nerd club meets on 2nd Thursday of every month
2555 <%%(diary-float t 4 2)>
2557 - You can put diary-style sexp entries directly into an
2558 org-mode file, where they will be interpreted just like they
2559 would in the diary. For example
2561 * Birthdays and similar stuff
2563 %%(org-calendar-holiday) ; special function for holiday names
2565 %%(diary-anniversary 14 5 1956) Artur Dent %d is years old
2566 %%(diary-anniversary 2 10 1869) Mahatma Gandhi
2568 These entries must start at column 0 to be evaluated.
2570 It turns out that evaluating the entries in an org-mode file
2571 is actually faster than in the diary itself, because using
2572 the diary has some overhead (creating fancy diary display,
2573 then reading and re-interpreting the entries). I have moved
2574 all the sexp entries from my diary into an org-mode file,
2575 put in a few categories, and then turned off
2576 `org-agenda-include-diary'. This has led to a noticeably
2577 faster agenda display.
2579 - New command `org-replace-region-by-html' that converts the
2580 current region from org-mode syntax into HTML. For example,
2581 you might write an itemized list in plain text in an HTML
2582 buffer, and then invoke this command to convert it. Thanks
2583 to Raman for this idea.
2585 - When inserting a link with `C-c C-l', completion will now
2586 fill in all valid link prefixes, like http or ftp, but also
2587 link abbreviation prefixes. This is based on an idea by
2590 - Highest, lowest, and default priority can be set on a
2591 per-file basis with #+PRIORITIES: H L D
2592 For example, to use priorities from 1 to 9, you could use
2596 Thanks to Dmitri Minaev for a patch to this effect.
2598 - iCalendar export now honors (i.e. skips) subtrees marked as
2599 ARCHIVE, COMMENT, or QUOTE.
2601 - There is a new command to add or change the emphasis (like
2602 bold or italic) of a piece of text. For lack of better
2603 available keys the command is at `C-c C-x C-f', but you may
2604 well want to choose a more convenient key like `C-c f' in
2607 (add-hook 'org-load-hook
2608 (lambda () (define-key org-mode-map "\C-cf" 'org-emphasize)))
2610 The command will prompt for an emphasis type, and you may
2611 reply either with the marker that triggers the emphasis, or
2612 with the first letter of the corresponding HTML tag. For
2613 example, to select italic, press either "/" or "i".
2615 If there is an active region, the emphasis of this region
2616 will be set or changed. If there is no region, only the
2617 emphasis markers will be inserted and the cursor positioned
2618 between them. Thanks to Bastien for proposing this feature.
2620 - Bug fixes, everything where I have replied "fixed" on the
2621 mailing list. Thanks to all of you for keeping these reports
2628 This release is about exporting agenda views, to HTML, to
2629 postscript for printing, and to a special format (CSV) for
2630 further processing in scripts.
2632 ** Incompatible Changes
2634 - The variable `org-agenda-remove-tags-when-in-prefix' has
2635 been renamed to `org-agenda-remove-tags'.
2639 - Agenda views can be exported as plain text, as HTML, and as
2640 Postscript(R). This can simply be done from the agenda
2641 buffer with `C-x C-w' and then specifying a filename like
2642 `myagenda.html' or `myagenda.ps'. See section 8.6.4 of the
2645 - Each custom agenda view can specify a list of associated
2646 files names. The command `C-c a e' then creates all views
2647 that have associated file names and exports the views to
2648 these files. This is great for producing paper versions of
2649 your views, to take with you when you don't have your
2650 computer. The manual has an example on how to do this, and
2651 in particular on how to customize the format of the printed
2652 version. See section 8.6.4 of the manual.
2654 - You can produce a CSV format of agenda information with an
2655 Emacs batch command. This is greate for further processing
2656 in scipts. Thanks to Jason F. McBrayer for this idea.
2657 See section 8.6.5 of the manual.
2659 - New variable `org-agenda-skip-deadline-if-done'. When set,
2660 a deadline associated with a DONE item will not be shown in
2661 the agenda. This is based upon a report by Denis Bueno.
2663 - Quite a few bug fixes.
2673 - Control over blank lines between trees in collapsed view.
2675 - Info about the running clock is shown in the modeline.
2677 - C-a can behave specially in headlines.
2679 - Better color and scaling defaults for LaTeX fragments.
2681 - Customizable list of keys in org-mode to be replaced.
2683 - Stuck project descriptions have been extended.
2685 - Emphasis code has been modified to fix some issues.
2689 ** Incompatible changes
2691 - The option `org-format-latex-options' has changed. If you
2692 have customized it, please revert to default and then redo
2695 - `org-CUA-compatible' no longer modifies S-RET by default,
2696 because newer versions of CUA don't use this key anymore.
2697 If you need this replacement, customize the variable
2698 `org-disputed-keys'.
2700 - The variable `org-CUA-compatible' is obsolete, please use
2701 `org-replace-disputed-keys' instead. `org-CUA-compatible'
2702 is still an alias for this new variable, though.
2706 - Better control over blank lines between trees in collapsed
2707 view. This has come up several times in the past and most
2708 recently by Scott Jaderholm. There is now a new variable
2709 `org-cycle-separator-lines' with default value 2. It says
2710 how many empty lines there need to be after the end of a
2711 subtree to get an empty line in collapsed view. So with the
2712 default, if you leave only one empty line it will disappear
2713 in collapsed view. If you leave two, one empty line will
2714 remain so that you can use double empty lines to structure
2715 the collapsed views of a file. I love it, so many thanks to
2716 Scott fro bringing this up again.
2718 One property of the new setup is that you will never get
2719 more than one blank line in collapsed view. We could do
2720 something special to allow *several* empty lines in
2721 collapsed view, but I think this is counter-productive.
2723 In Emacs 22, if you want to make full use of this, make sure
2724 that you have not set `outline-blank-line'.
2726 - When the clock is running, Org-mode will put info about it
2727 into the modeline. The info consists of the elapsed time
2728 and the heading of the clocked item. This was a proposal
2729 from Bastien who got the idea from Muse.
2731 - C-a can behave specially in headlines when you set the
2732 variable `org-special-ctrl-a'. It will bring the cursor
2733 first back only to the beginning of the headline *text*,
2734 i.e. after the stars and the TODO keyword, if any. A second
2735 C-a will then move the cursor to the beginning of the line.
2736 If the cursor is already at the beginning of the line, C-a
2737 will spring *forward* to the headline text. This was a
2738 proposal from Leo, based on a request from Scott Jaderholm.
2740 I have not turned this turned this on by default, should I?
2742 - When LaTeX fragments are processed into images, there is now
2743 more control and (hopefully) betters defaults for colors and
2744 scaling. Special values can be set for HTML export, so that
2745 these values can differ from what is used for display in an
2746 emacs buffer. The default foreground and background colors
2747 for images embedded in emacs are now taken from the default
2748 emacs face. Thanks to Xiao-Yong Jin for proposing these
2751 - There is now a much better mechanism to change some keys in
2752 org-mode if these keys clash with other modes you use. Turn
2753 this on by setting `org-replace-disputed-keys' (aliased to
2754 `org-CUA-compatible'). The list of keys to replace is now
2755 fully customizable, see the option `org-disputed-keys'.
2756 Many thanks to Meciej Katafiasz for a patch implementing
2759 - Stuck project descriptions have been extended. You can now
2760 use "*" as a TODO keyword or tag to say that *any* TODO
2761 keyword or TAG marks a project as non-stuck. You also can
2762 give an arbitrary regular expression that, if it matches,
2763 indicates a non-stuck project.
2765 - The code for emphasis like bold, italic etc has been
2766 modified - I might have broken something in the process,
2767 please let me know if you find problems.
2769 - A number of bugs have been fixed - those where I have
2770 replied "Fixed" on the mailing list.
2776 ** Incompatible changes
2780 - New variables to customize the header and data tags in
2781 exported HTML. These are the variables
2782 `org-export-table-header-tags' and
2783 `org-export-table-data-tags'. This follows a request from
2786 - New option `org-format-latex-header' for customizing the
2787 header of the LaTeX file used to convert embedded LaTeX to
2788 images. Thanks to `Matthieu Lemerre' for the suggestion.
2790 - The prefix version of `org-todo-list' works again. This
2791 means that `C-1 C-c a t' produces the list of TODO entries
2792 for the first TODO keyword. If you use different TODO setups
2793 in different agenda files, be careful: This number now
2794 refers to the list of *all* todo keywords used in files
2795 that are scanned for the agenda.
2803 - Dust settles after revamp of TODO keyword system.
2804 - The export title can be taken from the first text line.
2805 - TTY replacement keys have changed.
2807 ** Incompatible changes
2809 - Some TTY replacement keys are changed, see below.
2813 - Further development concerning TODO keywords.
2815 + You can now have several DONE states in a sequence, like
2817 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO VERIFY | DONE DELEGATED
2819 The difference to the proposal discussed on the mailing
2820 list (and which is also works!)
2822 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO VERIFY | DONE
2823 #+SEQ_TODO: | CANCELED
2825 is that in the first case, the extra DONE states will be
2826 reached with `C-c C-t' (or with `t' from the agenda), while
2827 in the second case you need S-<right> to get to the special
2828 states. I guess both ideas can be useful - I am leaning
2829 toward using the latter.
2831 + Setting up TODO keywords in Lisp previously used two
2832 separate variables: `org-todo-keywords' and
2833 `org-todo-interpretation'. The preferred way is now to use
2834 only `org-todo-keywords', with a new structure:
2836 (setq org-todo-keywords
2837 '((sequence "TODO" "|" "DONE")
2838 (sequence "BUG" "KNOWNCAUSE" "|" "FIXED" "IGNORED")
2839 (type "Fred" "Lisa" "Peter" "|" "DONE")
2840 (sequence "CANCELED") ; for things we decide to not do.
2843 If your setting has this new structure,
2844 `org-todo-interpretation' will be ignored. This change
2845 does not break backward compatibility. The old way of
2846 using a flat list in `org-todo-keywords' and taking the
2847 interpretation from the other variable still works.
2849 + When listing *specific* TODO entries via a sparse tree
2850 (`C-u C-c C-v') or via the agenda (`C-c a T' or `C-u C-c a
2851 t'), you can now specify several keywords to be selected,
2852 like "TODO|VERIFY|WAITING". This also works for custom
2853 agenda commands. Thanks to Jason F. McBrayer for pointing
2856 - If you have configured Org-mode to export also the text
2857 before the first headline (this is done by setting the
2858 variable `org-export-skip-text-before-1st-heading' to nil),
2859 then the first normal text line in the buffer becomes the
2860 title of the exported document. A title set with #+TITLE
2861 overules this default, and the first line then belongs to the
2862 normal text. Thanks to David House for this proposal.
2864 - TTY replacement keys. Some of the key bindings used by
2865 Org-mode do not work on a tty, so replacement key sequences
2866 are provided on ttys. In version 4.70, there are some
2867 changes in the tty replacements. Thanks to Jason F. McBrayer
2868 for coming up with the idea to use C-c <cursor> keys.
2870 | Command | | Old TTY | New TTY |
2871 | org-..... | Main Key | Replacement | Replacement |
2872 |-------------------+-----------+---------------+---------------|
2873 | shiftleft | S-left | C-c C-x left | C-c left |
2874 | shiftright | S-right | C-c C-x right | C-c right |
2875 | shiftup | S-up | C-c C-x up | C-c up |
2876 | shiftdown | S-down | C-c C-x down | C-c down |
2877 | shiftcontrolleft | C-S-left | | C-c C-x left |
2878 | shiftcontrolright | C-s-right | | C-c C-x right |
2885 This time the changes affect the following areas:
2887 - TODO keywords: Multiple sequences in a single file.
2888 - Export: More control over text before the first heading.
2889 - Export: More control over sub/superscript interpretation.
2890 - Plain lists: Option to let empty lines terminate lists.
2891 - Tables: New command to insert hline and move into line below.
2892 - REPEATing items: Turn of note taking.
2895 ** Incompatible changes
2897 - It used to be possible to spread the list of TODO keywords
2898 over several lines, like
2901 #+SEQ_TODO: PROGRESS
2904 This is no longer possible. Each such line now specifies an
2905 independent set of TODO keywords, with its own DONE state.
2906 See below for details.
2908 - The #+TEXT construct has been used to insert unchanged HTML
2909 into an exported file. This is no longer possible, the TEXT
2910 lines will be processed like any other lines. However,
2911 there are now much better ways of getting quoted HTML into
2916 - You can now use multiple sets of TODO keywords in the same
2917 buffer. For example, you may put the following three lines
2920 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO DONE
2921 #+SEQ_TODO: REPORT BUG KNOWNCAUSE RESOLVED
2922 #+TYP_TODO: Fred Laura Peter Me OK
2924 Each sub-sequence has its own DONE state. It is best to use
2925 different keywords in all sequences, to make sure Org-mode
2926 does not loose track in which specific sequence it is
2927 working. You could use the same word for all DONE states,
2928 but then cycling through to a TODO state might not bring you
2929 where you want to be.
2931 After initially setting a keyword, `C-c C-t' cycles through
2932 a sublist, i.e. is cycles from TODO to DONE or from
2933 KNOWNCAUSE to RESOLVED and further to (nothing) and back to
2936 S-right and S-left allow to select any keyword, so they move
2937 from DONE to REPORT and from RESOLVED to Fred.
2939 C-S-right and C-S-left jump from one sub-sequence to the
2940 next, for example from TODO or DONE to REPORT to Fred.
2942 Thanks to Rick Moynihan for triggering this development.
2944 - Text before the first headline can now be exported if you
2945 configure Org-mode accordingly. Either set the variable
2946 `org-export-skip-text-before-1st-heading' to nil, or use the
2947 new in-buffer option
2951 - Export content specified via the #+TEXT construct is now
2952 fully processed, i.e. links, emphasis etc. are all
2953 interpreted. #+TEXT lines may include
2954 #+BEGIN_HTML...#+END_HTML sections to embed literal HTML.
2956 - During HTML export, you can request to have a_{b}
2957 interpreted as a subscript, but to leave a_b as it is. This
2958 can be done by setting the variable
2959 org-export-sub-superscript to the symbol `{}' with
2961 (setq org-export-sub-superscript '{})
2967 Thanks to Eddward DeVilla for this idea.
2969 - New variable `org-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists'.
2970 Default is nil, meaning that empty lines are part of the
2971 previous list item, and that you can have several paragraphs
2972 in one such item. Set this to t if you want an empty line
2973 terminate all levels of plain list items.
2975 Thanks to Mike Newman for triggering this development.
2977 - C-c RET does insert a horizontal separator line and move the
2978 cursor into the table line below it. Thanks to Bastien for
2981 - Org-mode always offers you to record a note when a TODO item
2982 automatically repeats, even if you are not logging state
2983 changes. The new variable `org-log-repeat' allows to turn
2984 this off, so that notes are really only been taken if you
2985 are logging all state changes.
2987 - Various Bug fixes, thanks to everyone who reported.
2992 - Priority handling in the tags view
2993 - Date/time prompt follows the popup calender, and accepts AM/PM times.
2994 - Standard references like B4 in the spreadsheet.
2995 - Improvements to the formula editor.
2996 - C-j does better indentation.
3000 - Priority handling in the tags view
3002 + Agenda lists selected by tag are now sorted by priority.
3003 Thanks to Andrew Korty for reporting this omission.
3005 - Improvements to the date/time prompt.
3007 + When you move (using S-cursor keys) the cursor in the pop-up
3008 calendar window while responding to a date/time prompt, the
3009 prompt is updated with the new default date (Emacs only).
3011 + You can now enter AM/PM times at this prompt.
3013 - Changes in the spreadsheet
3015 + You can now also write B4 instead of @4$2 as a reference in
3016 formulas. The column references without specified row can be
3017 written as C& instead of $3. Such references make formulas
3018 easier to read and are now the default way how references are
3019 shown when you edit existing formulas. To get the old behavior
3020 back (i.e. only @row$col references), set the variable
3021 `org-table-use-standard-references' to nil.
3023 Relative references like @-3$-2 or @II..III continue to use the
3026 - Changes in the formula editor (the one you get with "C-c '")
3028 + The formulas are organized in a more logical way.
3030 + There is now a menu with commands.
3032 + When starting the formula editor with "C-c '", the cursor
3033 immediately moves to the formula for the current field.
3035 + With the cursor on a reference in the formula, you can use
3036 S-cursor keys to change the field being referenced.
3038 - C-j indents the following line correctly whe used in a headline
3039 or in aplain list item. Thanks to Leo for this suggestion.
3043 + Flyspell now knows about special org-mode commands.
3044 Thanks to Vinod Valsalam for reporting this problem, and to
3045 Andrew Korty for showing how to fix it.
3047 + Most other bugs discussed recently on emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
3048 should be fixed, except the problem with non-ASCII characters
3053 - Expert mode for fast tag selection.
3054 When org-fast-tag-selection-single-key is `expert', not even
3055 the selection window is shown, only the prompt. One more C-c
3056 gets you the window, another one goes to multiple selection mode.
3058 - Synchronized with Emacs once more: Emacs CVS has now org-mode
3059 4.67. At least until it causes a problem, then the Emacs people
3060 will switch back to 4.56. Lets hope there will be no problem.
3070 - Sorting of top-level entries works now if the region contains
3071 top-level entries, or if the cursor is before the first headline.
3072 Thanks to "redblue" for reporting this bug.
3074 - When entering date and time at the prompt, you can now mix
3075 entering text and selecting something in the calendar. For
3076 example, enter 22:15 at the prompt without pressing RET, and then
3077 click on a date in the calendar. Both pieces of information will
3078 be included in the resulting time stamp. You can also use
3079 S-curser to move the cursor in the calendar to the desired date
3080 and then enter 22:15 and press RET at the prompt.
3082 - When setting a deadline or a schedule, entering a time now
3083 automatically selects the time stamp format that includes the
3084 time. Bug report (by means of a question) from Bastre.
3086 - C-c C-l can be used to convert a plain link into a bracket link.
3088 - Internal links now match inside (the visible part of) other
3089 links. Thanks to Scott Otterson for reporting this bug.
3091 - iCalendar export of TODO items fixed, see also the variable
3092 `org-icalendar-include-todo'. Thanks to Philipp Raschdorf.
3094 - The number of levels in the table of contents of an exported
3095 document can now be set independently of the number of headline
3096 levels. For example:
3098 #+OPTIONS: H:4 toc:2
3100 - The command `C-c }' toggles the display of row and column numbers
3101 the the current table, to aid constructing formulas. To try it,
3102 move the cursor to a table and press `C-c }', or use the menu
3105 - Orgtbl translation functions (introduced in 4.65) have been
3106 simplified using a generic function `orgtbl-to-generic' that can
3107 be used for very general languanges. Writing your own translator
3108 should be very easy now. More info in the manual.
3110 - CONTENTS visibility can be limited to a certain level. The
3111 command `C-3 S-TAB' will switch to CONTENTS view and show the
3120 - Orgtbl can be used to maintain tables in LaTeX, and in any other mode
3121 - Editing Lisp formulas for tables improved.
3122 - Better structure for HTML exported tables.
3123 - New "calculation" marker "/" to mark lines that should not be exported.
3125 ** Detailed description of changes
3127 - You can use orgtbl mode to maintain a LaTeX table, or pretty much
3128 any table in any mode.
3130 This does *not* work by making Orgtbl aware of LaTeX syntax. That
3131 would be a box of Pandora I am not willing to open. Instead, you
3132 use a normal Orgtbl-mode table, and a converter program to
3133 automatically place a LaTeX version of the table into the correct
3134 spot in the LaTeX file. The orgtbl-mode table can be maintained
3135 inside the same file, in a block comment.
3137 I am providing translators for LaTeX, HTML, and TeXInfo. For
3138 other applications, you need to write one yourself - but that is
3139 not hard if you start from the LaTeX version and just modify it.
3140 Thanks to Thomas Baumann for triggering this development through
3141 a request for a table-to-LaTeX converter.
3143 - In the special buffer to edit the formulas of a table (created
3144 with "C-c '"), there is now better support for editing Lisp
3145 formulas. TAB and M-TAB work like in an Emacs Lisp buffer,
3146 indenting lines and completing lisp symbols. With the cursor on
3147 a line defining a complex Lisp formula, a first press on TAB will
3148 convert the formula into a pretty-printed version with proper
3149 linebreaks and indentation. A second TAB folds the line back to
3152 - Tables in HTML export have now additional structure elements
3153 defined. The header (before the first hline) is wrapped into
3154 <thead>..</thead>, and each part of the body (as separated in
3155 org-mode by hlines) is wrapped into <tbody>..</tbody> tags. I
3156 have also changed the CSS style for <td> fields and the value of
3157 `org-export-html-table-tag' to get cleaner tables. Basically,
3158 tables now have horizontal lines only where needed, and no
3159 vertical lines at all, as generally recommended for tables in
3160 printed text. I like the new look, but I am not sure if this
3161 change will find general approval, please throw in your view if
3162 you like. Thanks to Scott for driving this, and to goud-H for
3163 pointing me to the row grouping in tables.
3165 - In a table with calculation markers in the first column, you can
3166 now also put "/" into the first column. It indicates that this
3167 line should not be exported. The foremost application for this
3168 are lines containing only "<N>" markers for narrowing columns.
3174 - Email links get better, configurable descriptions
3175 - When inserting a link, selected text becomes the description
3176 - Easier access to the list of stored links.
3177 - Horizontal lines in HTML export.
3178 - Remember templates and storing of notes improved.
3180 ** Detailed description of changes
3182 - The descriptive part of links to email messages can be configured
3183 using the variable `org-email-link-description-format'. The new
3184 default is "Email %c: %.30s" and leads to
3186 Email from NAME: SUBJECT
3188 If you configure the variable `org-from-is-user-regexp'
3189 correctly, then for email you *sent* this will actually change to
3191 Email to NAME: SUBJECT
3193 The subject is limited to 30 characters. If you have become
3194 attached to the previous default (look twice, the new one is
3195 better), use "%f on: %s" as your format.
3197 - Selecting text before entering a new link with C-c C-l now really
3198 works, the selected text becomes the description part of the
3199 link. Requested by Scott, buggy 4.62 implementation is now fixed.
3201 - Stored links are part of the history list for C-c C-l, so to
3202 reach them, you can use up/down rather than completion. Thanks
3203 to Raman for this excellent idea.
3205 - A line consisting only of "-", and at least 5 of them, is
3206 exported into HTML as <hr/>, as proposed by Giovanni Ridolfi.
3208 - Several changes to org <-> remember integration
3210 - You can use `org-remember' as your default command to start
3211 remember. It will automatically detect if there is an active
3212 region and use it as initial content (we will probably make
3213 remember.el work like this as well).
3214 Also, when calling `org-remember' in a remember buffer that
3215 was created with a template, you will again be asked to
3216 select a template. The buffer is then re-created with the
3217 new template, but the old context information. This is
3218 useful if you change your mind about the template to use
3221 - Besides specifying a default *target* file for a note, you
3222 can also give a default *heading* of which the note should
3223 become a subitem. In many cases this avoids or speeds up
3224 navigating to the right location. Both file and heading can
3225 be different for each template. Both are non-binding, you
3226 can change them while storing the note. However, when you
3227 exit remember with C-u C-c C-c, these defaults will be used
3228 without interaction.
3230 - Templates can specify interactive fields. During expansion
3231 of the template, you will be prompted for the information in
3232 that field. For example %^t will pop up a calendar and ask
3233 you to select a date. This new feature follows a proposal
3234 from Leo, who in the mean time has said he does not need it
3235 anymore. But I liked it, so here it is :-)
3237 - Templates can access information specific to the link type
3238 created, for example the author and subject of an email.
3239 Syntax is %:fromname, %:fromaddress, %:subject etc, details
3240 in the manual. Proposed by Peder O. Klingenberg.
3242 - I have been considering to move, at some stage, the template
3243 functionality into remember.el itself - which would of course
3244 require consent of the remember.el maintainers. I am not
3245 sure how well this would work though, since some things like
3246 the interactive time stamps are org.el specific, so treating
3247 them would require special hooks. Comments?
3253 - Many changes to the spreadsheet functions in the table editor.
3254 For details, please re-read the manual section 3.4.
3256 - It is much easier to assign formulas to individual fields.
3257 - References to arbitrary fields and ranges.
3258 - Absolute references are modified in row-editing commands.
3259 - Formula editor that highlights referenced fields.
3260 + Incompatible changes
3261 - Empty fields are excluded in range references, see "E" mode flag.
3262 - &... ranges no longer supported, use new @... ranges.
3263 - Variable insertion into Lisp formulas work differently.
3264 - Selected text becomes the default description for C-c C-l links.(Scott)
3265 - The date format in the agenda/timeline views is now customizable.
3266 See the new option `org-agenda-date-format'. (request by Victor)
3267 - Link abbreviations no longer need a double colon, single colon is fine.
3271 - Avoiding keybinding clashes with flyspell
3272 - Archiving is now also on `C-C C-x C-s' (was just `C-c $')
3273 - Cycling through agenda files is now also on "C-'" (was just "C-,")
3274 - Colon is considered part of number, to align times in clock tables.
3275 - Fixed bug for list of stuck projects.
3276 - Fixed several bugs/problems concerning linking to gnus.
3277 - Block agendas can contain the list of stuck projects.
3278 - #+ARCHIVE may now appear several times in the buffer.
3282 - HTML export: inlining images, clickable images (manual 10.2.4).
3283 - Incremental search now shows proper context when exiting.
3284 - Tables calculation and Calc package.
3285 - Calc is no longer needed when using only elisp formulas.
3286 - Proper error messages when calc is needed and not available.
3287 - Tracking TODO state changes with time stamps and notes.
3288 - Empty entries go full circle.
3289 - Links in iCalendar export cleaned up.
3294 - Cleanup code, bug fixes.
3297 - Full undo support in the agenda buffer.
3298 - Listing stuck GTD projects (projects without any NEXT ACTIONS).
3299 Configure `org-stuck-projects' before using it.
3300 - C-c C-x b shows the current subtree in an indirect buffer, in
3301 another, dedicated frame.
3302 - Custom agenda commands take precedence over builtin commands.
3303 - auto-fill for comments works on the Emacs side, XEmacs not yet.
3306 - Sorting of outline items on same level.
3307 - Sorting tables automatically selects line range between hlines.
3308 - Changes in Agenda buffer
3309 - `C-c C-o' follows a link in the current line.
3310 - `C-c $' archives the subtree corresponding to the line.
3311 - Changing dates with S-left and S-right show new date in agenda,
3312 but still do not move the entry to the new date.
3313 - new option `org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-done'.
3314 - Agenda and sparse tree construction using tag matches can now
3315 use regular expressions.
3316 - When prompted for a date/time, entering "+7" indicates a date
3317 7 days from now - but only this is the only thing you give.
3318 - Custom time formats also apply to exported html and ascii.
3322 - `C-k' in agenda kills current line and corresponding subtree in file.
3323 - XEmacs compatibility issues fixed, in particular tag alignment.
3324 - M-left/right now in/outdents plain list items, no Shift needed.
3331 - Improvements to fast tag selection
3332 + show status also in target line.
3333 + option to auto-exit after first change to tags list (see manual).
3334 - Tags sparse trees now also respect the settings in
3335 `org-show-hierarchy-above' and `org-show-following-heading'.
3339 - Custom time formats can be overlayed over time stamps.
3340 - New option `org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines'.
3341 - Work-around for flyspell bug (CVS Emacs has this fixed in flyspell.el).
3342 - Work-around for session.el problem with circular data structures.
3346 - TAG matches can also specify conditions on TODO keywords.
3347 - The fast tag interface allows setting tags that are not in the
3352 - Link abbreviations (manual section 4.5).
3353 - More control over how agenda is displayed. See the new variables
3354 `org-agenda-window-setup', `org-agenda-restore-windows-after-quit'.
3358 - Closing a TODO item can record an additional note.
3359 See variables `org-log-done' and `org-log-note-headings'.
3360 - Inserting headlines and bullets can leave an extra blank line.
3361 See variable `org-blank-before-new-entry'. (Ed Hirgelt patch)
3362 - [[bracket links]] in the agenda are active just as in org-mode buffers.
3363 - C-c C-o on a date range displays the agenda for exactly this range.
3364 - The default for `org-cycle-include-plain-lists' is back to nil.
3365 - Calls to `org-occur' can be stacked by using a prefix argument.
3366 - The options `org-show-hierarchy-above' and `org-show-following-heading'
3367 now always default to `t', but can be customized differently for
3368 different types of sparse trees or jump commands.
3373 - Agenda views can be made in batch mode from the command line.
3374 - `org-store-link' does the right thing in dired-mode.
3375 - File links can contain environment variables.
3376 - Full Emacs 21 compatibility has been restored.
3380 - Custom commands may produce an agenda which contains several blocks,
3381 each block created by a different agenda command.
3382 - Agenda commands can be restricted to the current file, region, subtree.
3383 - The timeline command must now be called through the agenda
3384 dispatcher (C-c a L). `C-c C-r' no longer works.
3385 - Agenda items can be sorted by tag. The *last* tag is used for this.
3386 - The prefix and the sorting strategy for agenda items can depend
3387 upon the agenda type.
3388 - The handling of `mailto:' links can be customized, see the new
3389 variable `org-link-mailto-program'.
3390 - `mailto' links can specify a subject after a double colon,
3391 like [[mailto:carsten@orgmode.org::Org-mode is buggy]].
3392 - In the #+STARTUP line, M-TAB completes valid keywords.
3393 - In the #+TAGS: line, M-TAB after ":" inserts all currently used tags.
3394 - Again full Emacs 21 support: Checkboxes and publishing are fixed.
3395 - More minor bug fixes.
3398 - Checkbox lists can show statistics about checked items.
3399 - C-TAB will cycle the visibility of archived subtrees.
3400 - Documentation about checkboxes has been moved to chapter 5.
3404 - Clock table can be done for a limited time interval.
3405 - Obsolete support for the old outline mode has been removed.
3406 - Bug fixes and code cleaning.
3410 - `s' key in the agenda saves all org-mode buffers.
3413 - Shift-curser keys can modify inactive time stamps (inactive time
3414 stamps are the ones in [...] brackets.
3415 - Toggle all checkboxes in a region/below a headline.
3423 - Special tag ARCHIVE keeps a subtree closed and away from agenda lists.
3424 - LaTeX code in Org-mode files can be converted to images for HTML.
3426 - CDLaTeX-mode features can be used in Org-mode to help inserting
3427 LaTeX environment and math.
3430 - noutline.el is now required (important for XEmacs users only).
3432 - Archiving of all level 1 trees without open TODO items.
3433 - Clock reports can be inserted into the file in a special section.
3434 - FAQ removed from the manual, now only on the web.
3438 - Clock-feature for measuring time spent on specific items.
3439 - Improved emphasizing allows configuration and stacking.
3442 - Improved indentation of ASCII export, when headlines become items.
3443 - Handling of 12am and 12pm fixed. Times beyond 24:00 can be used
3444 and will not lead to conflicts.
3445 - Support for mutually exclusive TAGS with the fast tags interface.
3449 - HTML export is now valid XHTML.
3450 - Timeline can also show dates without entries. See new option
3451 `org-timeline-show-empty-dates'.
3452 - The bullets created by the ASCII exporter can now be configured.
3453 See the new option `org-export-ascii-bullets'.
3454 - New face `org-upcoming-deadline' (was `org-scheduled-previously').
3455 - New function `org-context' to allow testing for local context.
3461 - New commands to move through plain lists: S-up and S-down.
3462 - Bug fixes and documentation update.
3465 - Fast (single-key-per-tag) interface for setting TAGS.
3466 - The list of legal tags can be configured globally and locally.
3467 - Elisp and Info links (thanks to Todd Neal).
3468 - `org-export-publishing-directory' can be an alist, with different
3469 directories for different export types.
3470 - All context-sensitive commands use `call-interactively' to dispatch.
3471 - `org-confirm-shell-links' renamed to `org-confirm-shell-link-function'.
3478 - Modified installation: Autoloads have been collected in org-install.el.
3479 - Logging (org-log-done) is now a #+STARTUP option.
3480 - Checkboxes in plain list items, following up on Frank Ruell's idea.
3481 - File links inserted with C-c C-l will use relative paths if the linked
3482 file is in the current directory or a subdirectory of it.
3483 - New variable `org-link-file-path-type' to specify preference for
3484 relative and absolute paths.
3485 - New CSS classes for tags, timestamps, timestamp keywords.
3486 - Bug and typo fixes.
3490 - Inlining images in HTML export now depends on wheather the link
3491 contains a description or not.
3492 - TODO items can be scheduled from the global TODO list using C-c C-s.
3493 - TODO items already scheduled can be made to disappear from the global
3494 todo list, see `org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled'.
3495 - In Tables, formulas may also be Lisp forms.
3496 - Exporting the visible part of an outline with `C-c C-x v' works now
3497 for all available exporters.
3498 - Bug fixes, lots of them :-(
3504 - HTML exporter generalized to receive external options.
3505 As part of the process, author, email and date have been moved to the
3506 end of the HTML file.
3507 - Support for customizable file search in file links.
3508 - BibTeX database links as first application of the above.
3509 - New option `org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels' to turn off listing TODO
3510 entries that are sublevels of another TODO entry.
3516 - Revision of the font-lock faces section, with better tty support.
3517 - TODO keywords in Agenda buffer are fontified.
3518 - Export converts links between .org files to links between .html files.
3519 - Better support for bold/italic/underline emphasis.
3529 - In agenda buffer, mouse-1 no longer follows link.
3530 See `org-agenda-mouse-1-follows-link' and `org-mouse-1-follows-link'.
3533 - Links use now the [[link][description]] format by default.
3534 When inserting links, the user is prompted for a description.
3535 - If a link has a description, only the description is displayed
3536 the link part is hidden. Use C-c C-l to edit the link part.
3537 - TAGS are now bold, but in the same color as the headline.
3538 - The width of a table column can be limited by using a field "<N>".
3539 - New structure for the customization tree.
3544 - The list of agenda files can be maintainted in an external file.
3548 - Templates for remember buffer. Note that the remember setup changes.
3549 To set up templates, see `org-remember-templates'.
3550 - The time in new time stamps can be rounded, see new option
3551 `org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes'.
3552 - Bug fixes (there are *always* more bugs).
3557 - Headlines can contain TAGS, and Org-mode can produced a list
3558 of matching headlines based on a TAG search expression.
3559 - `org-agenda' has now become a dispatcher that will produce the agenda
3560 and other views on org-mode data with an additional keypress.
3564 - Switching and item to DONE records a time stamp when the variable
3565 `org-log-done' is turned on. Default is off.
3568 - M-RET makes new items as well as new headings.
3569 - Various small bug fixes
3572 - CamelCase words link to other locations in the same file.
3573 - File links accept search options, to link to specific locations.
3574 - Plain list items can be folded with `org-cycle'. See new option
3575 `org-cycle-include-plain-lists'.
3576 - Sparse trees for specific TODO keywords through numeric prefix
3577 argument to `C-c C-v'.
3578 - Global TODO list, also for specific keywords.
3579 - Matches in sparse trees are highlighted (highlights disappear with
3580 next buffer change due to editing).
3583 - Improved CSS support for the HTML export. Thanks to Christian Egli.
3584 - Editing support for hand-formatted lists
3585 - M-S-cursor keys handle plain list items
3586 - C-c C-c renumbers ordered plain lists
3589 - There is finally an option to make TAB jump over horizontal lines
3590 in tables instead of creating a new line before that line.
3591 The option is `org-table-tab-jumps-over-hlines', default nil.
3592 - New command for sorting tables, on `C-c ^'.
3593 - Changes to the HTML exporter
3594 - hand-formatted lists are exported correctly, similar to
3595 markdown lists. Nested lists are possible. See the docstring
3596 of the variable `org-export-plain-list-max-depth'.
3597 - cleaned up to produce valid HTML 4.0 (transitional).
3598 - support for cascading style sheets.
3599 - New command to cycle through all agenda files, on C-,
3600 - C-c [ can now also be used to change the sequence of agenda files.
3607 - Export of calendar information in the standard iCalendar format.
3611 - HTML export specifies character set depending on coding-system.
3614 - In tables, directly after the field motion commands like TAB and RET,
3615 typing a character will blank the field. Can be turned off with
3616 variable `org-table-auto-blank-field'.
3617 - Inactive timestamps with `C-c !'. These do not trigger the agenda
3618 and are not linked to the calendar.
3619 - Additional key bindings to allow Org-mode to function on a tty emacs.
3620 - `C-c C-h' prefix key replaced by `C-c C-x', and `C-c C-x C-h' replaced
3621 by `C-c C-x b' (b=Browser). This was necessary to recover the
3622 standard meaning of C-h after a prefix key (show prefix bindings).
3625 - QUOTE keyword at the beginning of an entry causes fixed-width export
3626 of unmodified entry text. `C-c :' toggles this keyword.
3627 - New face `org-special-keyword' which is used for COMMENT, QUOTE,
3628 DEADLINE and SCHEDULED, and priority cookies. Default is only a weak
3629 color, to reduce the amount of aggressive color in the buffer.
3632 - Formulas for individual fields in table.
3633 - Automatic recalculation in calculating tables.
3634 - Named fields and columns in tables.
3635 - Fixed bug with calling `org-archive' several times in a row.
3638 - Efficiency improvements: Fewer table re-alignments needed.
3639 - New special lines in tables, for defining names for individual cells.
3642 - Tables can store formulas (one per column) and compute fields.
3643 Not quite like a full spreadsheet, but very powerful.
3644 - table.el keybinding is now `C-c ~'.
3645 - Numeric argument to org-cycle does `show-subtree' above on level ARG.
3646 - Small changes to keys in agenda buffer. Affected keys:
3647 [w] weekly view; [d] daily view; [D] toggle diary inclusion.
3651 - Links inserted with C-c C-l are now by default enclosed in angle
3652 brackets. See the new variable `org-link-format'.
3653 - ">" terminates a link, this is a way to have several links in a line.
3654 Both "<" and ">" are no longer allowed as characters in a link.
3655 - Archiving of finished tasks.
3656 - C-<up>/<down> bindings removed, to allow access to paragraph commands.
3657 - Compatibility with CUA-mode (see variable `org-CUA-compatible').
3658 - Compatibility problems with viper-mode fixed.
3659 - Improved html export of tables.
3660 - Various clean-up changes.
3663 - Using `define-derived-mode' to derive `org-mode' from `outline-mode'.
3667 - Time-of-day specifications in agenda are extracted and placed
3668 into the prefix. Timed entries can be placed into a time grid for
3672 - "|" no longer allowed as part of a link, to allow links in tables.
3673 - The prefix of items in the agenda buffer can be configured.
3677 - Some folding inconsistencies removed.
3678 - BBDB links to company-only entries.
3679 - Bug fixes and global cleanup.
3682 - M-S-RET inserts a new TODO heading.
3683 - New startup option `content'.
3684 - Better visual response when TODO items in agenda change status.
3685 - Window positioning after visibility state changes optimized and made
3686 configurable. See `org-cycle-hook' and `org-occur-hook'.
3689 - Agenda entries from the diary are linked to the diary file, so
3690 adding and editing diary entries can be done directly from the agenda.
3691 - Many calendar/diary commands available directly from agenda.
3692 - Field copying in tables with S-RET does increment.
3693 - C-c C-x C-v extracts the visible part of the buffer for printing.
3694 - Moving subtrees up and down preserves the whitespace at the tree end.
3697 - Table editor optimized to need fewer realignments, and to keep
3698 table shape when typing in fields.
3699 - A new minor mode, orgtbl-mode, introduces the Org-mode table editor
3700 into arbitrary major modes.
3701 - Fixed bug with realignment in XEmacs.
3702 - Startup options can be set with special #+STARTUP line.
3703 - Heading following a match in org-occur can be suppressed.
3706 - Copyright transfer to the FSF.
3707 - Effect of C-u and C-u C-u in org-timeline swapped.
3708 - Timeline now always contains today, and `.' jumps to it.
3710 - cut and paste of rectangular regions in tables
3711 - command to convert org-mode table to table.el table and back
3712 - command to treat several cells like a paragraph and fill it
3713 - command to convert a buffer region to a table
3714 - import/export tables as tab-separated files (exchange with Excel)
3716 - Sorting mechanism for agenda items rewritten from scratch.
3717 - Sorting fully configurable.
3718 - Entries specifying a time are sorted together.
3719 - Completion also covers option keywords after `#-'.
3723 - New reference card, thanks to Philip Rooke for creating it.
3724 - Single file agenda renamed to "Timeline". It no longer shows
3725 warnings about upcoming deadlines/overdue scheduled items.
3726 That functionality is now limited to the (multifile) agenda.
3727 - When reading a date, the calendar can be manipulated with keys.
3728 - Link support for RMAIL and Wanderlust (from planner.el, untested).
3729 - Minor bug fixes and documentation improvements.
3732 - Multifile Agenda shows current entries from many different files.
3733 - TeXInfo documentation (thanks to Christian Egli for the conversion).
3734 - Additional applications for TODO keywords, see documentation.
3735 Different files may have different TODO keywords etc.
3736 - Priorities for TODO items.
3737 - The browser mode used by `org-remember-handler' is improved.
3738 - Images get inlined in HTML export (thanks to Carsten Wimmer).
3739 - File links can contain line numbers, like file:/usr/etc/config:255
3744 - TODO entries can have additional states besides TODO and DONE.
3745 See new variable `org-todo-keywords'.
3746 - TODO keywords can be interpreted as categories. See variable
3747 `org-todo-interpretation'.
3748 - M-TAB completion on TODO keywords, TeX symbols, and normal words.
3749 - All keywords (like TODO, DEADLINE etc) are configurable.
3750 - Cursor positioning optimized after pro/demotion and TODO cycling.
3751 - Emphasizing in HTML works now for *bold*, /italic/ and _underline_.
3752 - New commands to kill, copy and yank entire subtrees. Yanking
3753 modifies the level of the tree before insertion.
3754 - New command `org-goto' (C-c C-j) to quickly move to other locations
3755 in the buffer without affecting outline visibility.
3756 - Hooks for John Wiegley's remember.el.
3757 - `org-read-date' pops up calendar for date selection with the mouse.
3758 See variable `org-popup-calendar-for-date-prompt'.
3761 - TODO items can be SCHEDULED to a certain date.
3762 - Expired DEADLINEs are ignored if in an entry marked DONE.
3763 - From the diary or time-sorted view (C-c C-r), C-c C-t can be used to
3764 change the TODO state of an item remotely.
3765 - Horizontal computations in table editor. See `org-table-eval-formula'.
3766 - Fixed bug with summing tables (command `org-table-sum', `C-c +').
3767 - Calendar window follows the timestamp when a timestamp is changed.
3768 New variable `org-calendar-follow-timestamp-change'.
3769 - Time-sorted view (`org-diary-view', C-c C-r) now uses the prefix
3770 argument to force inclusion of unscheduled TODO items.
3771 - New variable `org-confirm-shell-links' to turn of safety query.
3772 - New variable `org-open-non-existing-files'.
3775 - A time-sorted view on all time stamps can be created with C-c C-r.
3776 - Timestamps and Deadlines can be shown in the Emacs diary.
3777 - Date ranges introduced.
3778 - Time-string formats are no longer configurable.
3779 - Vertical lines in tables can be made invisible with `C-c |'.
3780 - New "link" type to execute shell commands, like "shell:ls *.org"
3781 - Upon export, "myfile.org" becomes "myfile.html" or "myfile.txt",
3782 instead of "myfile.org.html" or "myfile.org.txt".
3783 - When the cursor is in the white space at the beginning of a line,
3784 TAB removes the whitespace before indenting again.
3787 - Windows (NT/2000) support.
3788 - Works with both Emacs and XEmacs.
3789 - Fully automatic table editor.
3790 - New link types into Gnus, VM and BBDB.
3791 - Other link system changes
3792 - Time stamps are treated as links to the calendar.
3793 - Easy creation of links with global command `org-store-link'.
3794 - Insertion of links with `C-c C-l' works differently now.
3795 - Space characters allowed as part of a link.
3796 - Options in `org-file-apps' extended. The command may now be
3797 symbol 'emacs', or a lisp form.
3798 Please re-read the manual section about links.
3800 - `org-deadline' now prompts for a date.
3801 - A line can now contain several timestamps. Updating of a
3802 timestamp only happens if the cursor is at the timestamp.
3803 - Changed the time-stamp-format to ISO, to make sure it will
3804 always work (non-English month names had caused problems
3805 with `parse-time-string'.). Changing the time stamp format
3807 - Picture mode enhancements have been removed from org.el
3811 - Some option name changes, not backward compatible.
3812 - ASCII exporter upgrade: Table of contents.
3813 - HTML exporter upgrade: fixed-width regions, better
3814 sub/superscripts, many TeX symbols supported.
3818 - HTML exporter upgrade, in particular table of contents