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12 ** Incompatible changes
13 *** New syntax for export blocks
14 Export blocks are explicitly marked as such at the syntax level to
15 disambiguate their parsing from special blocks. The new syntax is
18 ,#+BEGIN_EXPORT backend
31 As a consequence, =INCLUDE= keywords syntax is modified, e.g.,
34 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" HTML
40 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" export html
43 The following function repairs export blocks and =INCLUDE= keywords
44 using previous syntax:
46 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
47 (defun org-repair-export-blocks ()
48 "Repair export blocks and INCLUDE keywords in current buffer."
49 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
50 (let ((case-fold-search t)
51 (back-end-re (regexp-opt
52 '("HTML" "ASCII" "LATEX" "ODT" "MARKDOWN" "MD" "ORG"
53 "MAN" "BEAMER" "TEXINFO" "GROFF" "KOMA-LETTER")
56 (goto-char (point-min))
57 (let ((block-re (concat "^[ \t]*#\\+BEGIN_" back-end-re)))
59 (while (re-search-forward block-re nil t)
60 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
61 (when (eq (org-element-type element) 'special-block)
63 (goto-char (org-element-property :end element))
64 (save-match-data (search-backward "_"))
67 (delete-region (point) (line-end-position)))
68 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1))))))
70 (format "^[ \t]*#\\+INCLUDE: .*?%s[ \t]*$" back-end-re)))
71 (while (re-search-forward include-re nil t)
72 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
73 (when (and (eq (org-element-type element) 'keyword)
74 (string= (org-element-property :key element) "INCLUDE"))
75 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1)))))))))
78 Moreover, ~:export-block~ keyword used in ~org-export-define-backend~
79 and ~org-export-define-derived-backend~ is no longer used and needs to
83 **** [1]-like constructs are not valid footnotes
84 Using =[1]= as a footnote was already discouraged in the manual, since
85 it introduced too many false-positives in many Org documents. These
86 constructs are now unsupported.
88 If you used =[N]= in some of your documents, consider turning them
90 **** /Org Footnote/ library doesn't handle non-Org buffers
91 Commands for footnotes in an Org document no longer try to do
92 something in non-Org ones. If you need to have footnotes there,
93 consider using =footnote.el= library, shipped with Emacs.
95 In particular, ~org-footnote-tag-for-non-org-mode-files~ no longer
97 *** ~org-file-apps~ no longer accepts S-expressions as commands
98 The variable now accepts functions of two arguments instead of plain
99 S-expressions. Replacing a S-expresion with an appropriate function
100 is straightforward. For example
106 : ("pdf" . (lambda (file link) (foo)))
107 *** The ~{{{modification-time}}}~ macro can obtain time via =vc=
108 The modification time will be determined via =vc.el= if the second
109 argument is non-nil. See the manual for details.
110 *** Preparation and completion functions in publishing projects change signature
111 Preparation and completion functions are now called with an argument,
112 which is the project property list. It used to be dynamically scoped
113 through the ~project-plist~ variable.
114 *** Old Babel header properties are no longer supported
115 Using header arguments as property names is no longer possible. As
127 should be written instead
132 :header-args: :exports code
133 :header-args: :var a=1 b=2
134 :header-args+: :var c=3
138 Please note that, however, old properties were defined at the source
139 block definition. Current ones are defined where the block is called.
141 *** New org-protocol key=value syntax
143 Org-protocol can now handle query-style parameters such as:
146 org-protocol://store-link?url=http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html&title=The%20title
147 org-protocol://capture?template=x&title=Hello&body=World&url=http:%2F%2Fexample.com
150 Old-style links such as
151 : org-protocol://store-link:/http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html/The%20title
152 continue to be supported.
154 If you have defined your own handler functions for
155 ~org-protocol-protocol-alist~, change them to accept either a property
156 list (for new-style links) or a string (for old-style links). Use
157 ~org-protocol-parse-parameters~ to convert old-style links into
161 ~org-lint~ can check syntax and report common issues in Org documents.
162 *** New option ~date-tree-last~ for ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~
163 When ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~ is set to ~date-tree-last~, diary
164 entries are added to last in the date tree.
165 *** New ~vbar~ entity
166 ~\vbar~ or ~\vbar{}~ will be exported unconditionnally as a =|=,
167 unlike to existing ~\vert~, which is expanded as ~|~ when using
168 a HTML derived export back-end.
170 **** New =#+latex_compiler= keyword to set LaTeX compiler.
171 PDFLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and LuaLaTeX are supported. See the manual for
173 **** New option ~org-export-with-broken-links~
174 This option tells the export process how to behave when encountering
175 a broken internal link. See its docstring for more information.
177 **** Attributes support in custom language environments for LaTeX export
178 Custom language environments for LaTeX export can now define the
179 string to be inserted during export, using attributes to indicate the
180 position of the elements. See variable ~org-latex-custom-lang-environments~
183 **** New Texinfo ~options~ attribute on special blocks
184 Using ~:options~ as a Texinfo attribute, it is possible to add
185 information to custom environments. See manual for details.
186 **** New HTML ~id~ attributes on special, example and quote blocks
187 If the block has a =#+NAME:= attribute assigned, then the HTML element
188 will have an ~id~ attribute with that name in the HTML export. This
189 enables one to create links to these elements in other places, e.g.,
190 ~<a href="#name">text</a>~.
191 **** Line Numbering in SRC/EXAMPLE blocks support arbitrary start number
192 The ~-n~ option to ~SRC~ and ~EXAMPLE~ blocks can now take a numeric
193 argument to specify the staring line number for the source or example
194 block. The ~+n~ option can now take a numeric argument that will be
195 added to the last line number from the previous block as the starting
196 point for the SRC/EXAMPLE block.
198 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp -n 20
199 ;; this will export with line number 20
200 (message "This is line 21")
202 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp +n 10
203 ;; This will be listed as line 31
204 (message "This is line 32")
209 **** Support for SLY in Lisp blocks
210 See ~org-babel-lisp-eval-fn~ to activate it.
211 **** Support for Stan language
212 New ob-stan.el library.
214 Evaluating a Stan block can produce two different results.
216 1. Dump the source code contents to a file.
218 This file can then be used as a variable in other blocks, which
219 allows interfaces like RStan to use the model.
221 2. Compile the contents to a model file.
223 This provides access to the CmdStan interface. To use this, set
224 ~org-babel-stan-cmdstan-directory~ and provide a ~:file~ argument
225 that does not end in ".stan".
227 For more information and usage examples, visit
228 http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-stan.html
229 **** Support for Oracle databases via ~sqlplus~
230 =ob-sql= library supports running SQL blocks against an Oracle
231 database using ~sqlplus~. Use with properties like this (all
242 **** Improved support to Microsoft SQL Server via ~sqlcmd~
243 =ob-sql= library removes support to the ~msosql~ engine which uses the
244 deprecated ~osql~ command line tool, and replaces it with ~mssql~
245 engine which uses the ~sqlcmd~ command line tool. Use with properties
256 If you want to use the *trusted connection* feature, omit *both* the
257 =dbuser= and =dbpassword= properties and add =cmdline -E= to the
260 If your Emacs is running in a Cygwin environment, the =ob-sql= library
261 can pass the converted path to the =sqlcmd= tool.
262 **** Support for additional plantuml output formats
263 The support for output formats of [[http://plantuml.com/][plantuml]] has been extended to now
273 - utxt :: ASCII art using unicode characters
282 The output formats are determined by the file extension specified
283 using the :file property, e.g.:
285 #+begin_src plantuml :file diagram.png
287 Alice -> Bob: Authentication Request
288 Bob --> Alice: Authentication Response
290 Alice -> Bob: Another authentication Request
291 Alice <-- Bob: another authentication Response
295 Please note that *pdf* *does not work out of the box* and needss
296 additional setup in addition to plantuml. See
297 [[http://plantuml.com/pdf.html]] for details and setup information.
298 *** Rewrite of radio lists
299 Radio lists, i.e, Org plain lists in foreign buffers, have been
300 rewritten to be on par with Radio tables. You can use a large set of
301 parameters to control how a given list should be rendered. See manual
303 *** org-bbdb-anniversaries-future
304 Used like org-bbdb-anniversaries, it provides a few days warning
305 for upcoming anniversaries (default: 7 days).
306 *** Clear non-repeated SCHEDULED upon repeating a task
307 If the task is repeated, and therefore done at least one, scheduling
308 information is no longer relevant. It is therefore removed.
310 See [[git:481719fbd5751aaa9c672b762cb43aea8ee986b0][commit message]] for more information.
311 *** Support for ISO week trees
312 ISO week trees are an alternative date tree format that orders entries
313 by ISO week and not by month.
320 : *** 2015-08-31 Monday
322 They are supported in org-capture via ~file+weektree~ and
323 ~file+weektree+prompt~ target specifications.
324 *** Accept ~:indent~ parameter when capturing column view
325 When defining a "columnview" dynamic block, it is now possible to add
326 an :indent parameter, much like the one in the clock table.
328 On the other hand, stars no longer appear in an ITEM field.
330 **** ~org-columns~ accepts a prefix argument
331 pWhen called with a prefix argument, ~org-columns~ apply to the whole
332 buffer unconditionally.
333 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-view-columns-initially~
334 The variable used to be a ~defvar~, it is now a ~defcustom~.
335 **** Allow custom summaries
336 It is now possible to add new summary types, or override those
337 provided by Org by customizing ~org-columns-summary-types~, which see.
338 **** Allow multiple summaries for any property
339 Columns can now summarize the same property using different summary
341 *** Preview LaTeX snippets in buffers not visiting files
342 *** New option ~org-attach-commit~
343 When non-nil, commit attachments with git, assuming the document is in
345 *** Allow conditional case-fold searches in ~org-occur~
346 When set to ~smart~, the new variable ~org-occur-case-fold-search~
347 allows to mimic =isearch.el=: if the regexp searched contains any
348 upper case character (or character class), the search is case
349 sensitive. Otherwise, it is case insensitive.
350 *** More robust repeated =ox-latex= footnote handling
351 Repeated footnotes are now numbered by referring to a label in the
353 *** The ~org-block~ face is inherited by ~src-blocks~
354 This works also when =org-src-fontify-natively= is non-nil. It is also
355 possible to specify per-languages faces. See the manual for details.
356 *** Links are now customizable
357 Links can now have custom colors, tooltips, keymaps, display behavior,
358 etc... Links are now centralized in ~org-link-parameters~.
360 *** ~org-next-line-empty-p~
361 It replaces the deprecated ~next~ argument to ~org-previous-line-empty-p~.
362 *** ~org-show-children~
363 It is a faster implementation of ~outline-show-children~.
366 *** ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag-refine~ has been removed.
367 Use ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~ instead.
368 *** ~org-agenda-todayp~ is deprecated.
369 Use ~org-agenda-today-p~ instead.
370 *** ~org-babel-get-header~ is removed.
371 Use ~org-babel--get-vars~ or ~assq~ instead, as applicable.
372 *** ~org-babel-trim~ is deprecated.
373 Use ~org-trim~ instead.
374 *** ~org-element-remove-indentation~ is deprecated.
375 Use ~org-remove-indentation~ instead.
376 *** ~org-image-file-name-regexp~ is deprecated
377 Use ~image-file-name-regexp~ instead.
378 The never-used-in-core ~extensions~ argument has been dropped.
380 *** ~org-list-parse-list~ is deprecated
381 Use ~org-list-to-lisp~ instead.
382 *** ~org-on-heading-p~ is deprecated
383 A comment to this effect was in the source code since 7.8.03, but
384 now a byte-compiler warning will be generated as well.
386 *** ~org-table-p~ is deprecated
387 Use ~org-at-table-p~ instead.
389 *** ~org-table-recognize-table.el~ is deprecated
390 It was not called by any org code since 2010.
392 *** Various reimplementations of cl-lib functions are deprecated
393 The affected functions are:
396 - ~org-remove-if-not~
401 Additionally, ~org-sublist~ is deprecated in favor of ~cl-subseq~. Note
402 the differences in indexing conventions: ~org-sublist~ is 1-based and
403 end-inclusive; ~cl-subseq~ is 0-based and end-exclusive.
406 *** Remove all options related to ~ido~ or ~iswitchb~
407 This includes ~org-completion-use-iswitchb~ and ~org-completion-use-ido~.
408 Instead Org uses regular functions, e.g., ~completion-read~ so as to
409 let those libraries operate.
410 *** Remove ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~
411 Two consecutive blank lines always terminate all levels of current
413 *** ~fixltx2e~ is removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
414 fixltx2e is obsolete, see LaTeX News 22.
416 *** Allow multiple receiver locations in radio tables and lists
417 *** Allow angular links within link descriptions
418 It is now allowed to write, e.g.,
419 ~[[http:orgmode.org][<file:unicorn.png>]]~ as an equivalent to
420 ~[[http:orgmode.org][file:unicorn.png]]~. The advantage of the former
421 is that spaces are allowed within the path.
423 *** Beamer export back-ends uses ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
425 *** ~:preparation-function~ called earlier during publishing
426 Functions in this list are called before any file is associated to the
427 current projet. Thus, they can be used to generate to be published
430 *** Function ~org-remove-indentation~ changes.
431 The new algorithm doesn't remove TAB characters not used for
434 *** Secure placeholders in capture templates
435 Placeholders in capture templates are no longer expanded recursively.
436 However, ~%(...)~ constructs are expanded very late, so you can fill
437 the contents of the S-exp with the replacement text of non-interactive
438 placeholders. As before, interactive ones are still expanded as the
439 very last step, so the previous statement doesn't apply to them.
441 Note that only ~%(...)~ placeholders initially present in the
442 template, or introduced using a file placeholder, i.e., ~%[...]~ are
443 expanded. This prevents evaluating potentially malicious code when
444 another placeholder, e.g., ~%i~ expands to a S-exp.
446 *** Links stored by ~org-gnus-store-link~ in nnir groups
447 Since gnus nnir groups are temporary, ~org-gnus-store-link~ now refers
448 to the article's original group.
450 *** ~org-babel-check-confirm-evaluate~ is now a function instead of a macro
451 The calling convention has changed.
452 *** HTML export table row customization changes
453 Variable ~org-html-table-row-tags~ has been split into
454 ~org-html-table-row-open-tag~ and ~org-html-table-row-close-tag~.
455 Both new variables can be either a string or a function which will be
456 called with 6 parameters.
457 *** =ITEM= special property returns headline without stars
458 *** Rename ~org-insert-columns-dblock~ into ~org-columns-insert-dblock~
459 The previous name is, for the time being, kept as an obsolete alias.
460 *** ~org-trim~ can preserve leading indentation.
461 When setting a new optional argument to a non-nil value, ~org-trim~
462 preserves leading indentation while removing blank lines at the
463 beginning of the string. The behavior is identical for white space at
464 the end of the string.
465 *** Function ~org-info-export~ changes.
466 HTML links created from certain info links now point to =gnu.org= URL's rather
467 than just to local files. For example info links such as =info:emacs#List
468 Buffers= used to be converted to HTML links like this:
470 : <a href="emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
472 where local file =emacs.html= is referenced.
473 For most folks this file does not exist.
474 Thus the new behavior is to generate this HTML link instead:
476 : <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
478 All emacs related info links are similarly translated plus few other =gnu.org= manuals.
479 *** Repeaters with a ~++~ interval and a time can be shifted to later today
480 Previously, if a recurring task had a timestamp of
481 ~<2016-01-01 Fri 20:00 ++1d>~ and was completed on =2016-01-02= at
482 =08:00=, the task would skip =2016-01-02= and would be rescheduled for
483 =2016-01-03=. Timestamps with ~++~ cookies and a specific time will
484 now shift to the first possible future occurrence, even if the
485 occurrence is later the same day the task is completed. (Timestamps
486 already in the future are still shifted one time further into the
488 *** ~file+emacs~ and ~file+sys~ link types are deprecated
489 They are still supported in Org 9.0 but will eventually be removed in
490 a later release. Use ~file~ link type along with universal arguments
491 to force opening it in either Emacs or with system application.
494 ** Incompatible changes
496 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
498 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after a
499 headline and its planning line, when applicable.
501 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
502 logged before the property drawer.
504 The following function will repair them:
506 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
507 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
508 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
509 Ignore non Org buffers."
510 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
511 (org-with-wide-buffer
512 (goto-char (point-min))
513 (let ((case-fold-search t)
514 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
515 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
519 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
521 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
523 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
524 (when (and (< (point) end)
525 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
527 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
528 (eq (org-element-type
529 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
531 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
533 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
534 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
537 *** Using "COMMENT" is now equivalent to commenting with "#"
539 If you used "COMMENT" in headlines to prevent a subtree from being
540 exported, you can still do it but all information within the subtree
541 is now commented out, i.e. no #+OPTIONS line will be parsed or taken
542 into account when exporting.
544 If you want to exclude a headline from export while using its contents
545 for setting options, use =:noexport:= (see =org-export-exclude-tags=.)
547 *** =#+CATEGORY= keywords no longer apply partially to document
549 It was possible to use several such keywords and have them apply to
550 the text below until the next one, but strongly deprecated since Org
553 =#+CATEGORY= keywords are now global to the document. You can use node
554 properties to set category for a subtree, e.g.,
559 :CATEGORY: some category
563 *** New variable to control visibility when revealing a location
565 ~org-show-following-heading~, ~org-show-siblings~, ~org-show-entry-below~
566 and ~org-show-hierarchy-above~ no longer exist. Instead, visibility is
567 controlled through a single variable: ~org-show-context-detail~, which
570 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
572 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
573 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
575 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
576 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
578 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
580 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
581 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
583 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
585 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
586 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-previous-visible-heading~ respectively,
587 rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these functions. The Org
588 version of these functions skips over inline tasks (and even-level
589 headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
591 *** ~org-element-context~ no longer return objects in keywords
593 ~org-element-context~ used to return objects on some keywords, i.e.,
594 =TITLE=, =DATE= and =AUTHOR=. It now returns only the keyword.
596 *** ~org-timer-default-timer~ type changed from number to string
598 If you have, in your configuration, something like =(setq
599 org-timer-default-timer 10)= replace it with =(setq
600 org-timer-default-timer "10")=.
602 *** Functions signature changes
604 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
605 docstring for more information.
607 - ~org-export-collect-footnote-definitions~
608 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
609 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
610 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
611 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
614 *** Default lexical evaluation of emacs-lisp src blocks
615 Emacs-lisp src blocks in babel are now evaluated using lexical scoping. There is a new header to control this behavior.
617 The default results in an eval with lexical scoping.
620 This turns lexical scoping off in the eval (the former behavior).
623 This uses the lexical environment with x=42 in the eval.
626 *** Behavior of ~org-return~ changed
628 If point is before or after the headline title, insert a new line
629 without changing the headline.
631 *** Hierarchies of tags
632 The functionality of nesting tags in hierarchies is added to org-mode.
633 This is the generalization of what was previously called "Tag groups"
634 in the manual. That term is now changed to "Tag hierarchy".
636 The following in-buffer definition:
638 ,#+TAGS: [ Group : SubOne SubTwo ]
639 ,#+TAGS: [ SubOne : SubOne1 SubOne2 ]
640 ,#+TAGS: [ SubTwo : SubTwo1 SubTwo2 ]
643 Should be seen as the following tree of tags:
652 Searching for "Group" should return all tags defined above. Filtering
653 on SubOne filters also it's sub-tags. Etc.
655 There is no limit on the depth for the tag hierarchy.
657 *** Additional syntax for non-unique grouptags
658 Additional syntax is defined for grouptags if the tags in the group
659 don't have to be distinct on a heading.
661 Grouptags had to previously be defined with { }. This syntax is
662 already used for exclusive tags and Grouptags need their own,
663 non-exclusive syntax. This behaviour is achieved with [ ]. Note: {
664 } can still be used also for Grouptags but then only one of the
665 given tags can be used on the headline at the same time. Example:
667 [ group : sub1 sub2 ]
673 This is a more general case than the already existing syntax for
676 *** Define regular expression patterns as tags
677 Tags can be defined as grouptags with regular expressions as
680 The regular expressions in the group must be marked up within { }.
683 : #+TAGS: [ Project : {P@.+} ]
685 Searching for the tag Project will now list all tags also including
686 regular expression matches for P@.+. Good for example if tags for a
687 certain project is tagged with a common project-identifier,
690 *** Filtering in the agenda on grouptags (Tag hierarchies)
691 Filtering in the agenda on grouptags filter all of the related tags.
692 Exception if filter is applied with a (double) prefix-argument.
694 Filtering in the agenda on subcategories does not filter the "above"
697 If a grouptag contains a regular expression the regular expression
698 is also used as a filter.
700 *** Minor refactoring of ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~
701 Now uses the argument arg and optional argument exclude instead of
702 strip and narrow. ARG because the argument has multiple purposes and
703 makes more sense than strip now. The term narrowing is changed to
706 The main purpose is for the function to make more logical sense when
707 filtering on tags now when tags can be structured in hierarchies.
709 *** Babel: support for sed scripts
711 Thanks to Bjarte Johansen for this feature.
713 *** Babel: support for Processing language
715 New ob-processing.el library.
717 This library implements necessary functions for implementing editing
718 of Processing code blocks, viewing the resulting sketches in an
719 external viewer, and HTML export of the sketches.
721 Check the documentation for more.
723 Thanks to Jarmo Hurri for this feature.
725 *** New behaviour for `org-toggle-latex-fragment'
726 The new behaviour is the following:
728 - With a double prefix argument or with a single prefix argument
729 when point is before the first headline, toggle overlays in the
732 - With a single prefix argument, toggle overlays in the current
735 - On latex code, toggle overlay at point;
737 - Otherwise, toggle overlays in the current section.
739 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
741 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
742 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
744 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
746 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
747 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
750 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
752 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
753 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
754 ~org-drawers~ variable.
756 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
758 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
759 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
760 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
761 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
763 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
765 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
766 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
767 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
770 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
772 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch
775 *** New option in ASCII export
777 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting
778 ~org-ascii-list-margin~ variable to an appopriate integer.
780 *** New blocks in ASCII export
782 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and
783 =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT= blocks. See documentation for details.
785 *** More back-end specific publishing options
787 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
788 increased. See manual for details.
790 *** Export inline source blocks
792 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
793 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
794 in the output, depending on the parameters.
796 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
798 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
800 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
802 *** New function: ~org-export-get-reference~
804 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
806 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
807 more features. See docstring for details.
809 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
811 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
813 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
814 document, befor wrapping it within the template.
816 *** New :environment parameter when exporting example blocks to LaTeX
818 : #+ATTR_LATEX: :environment myverbatim
820 : This sentence is false.
823 will be exported using =@samp(myverbatim)= instead of =@samp(verbatim)=.
825 *** Various improvements on radio tables
827 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
828 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
829 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are
830 new parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
831 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
832 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
834 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
836 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction with
837 source blocks exported by the minted package.
839 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
841 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
842 would throw an error. A new variable
843 ~org-table-formula-create-columns~ was added to adjust this
844 behavior. It is now possible to silently add new columns, to do so
845 with a warning or to explicitly ask the user each time.
849 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
852 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
854 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
855 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
857 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
859 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
861 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
863 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is
864 now deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
865 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
867 *** New option: ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
869 See docstring for more information.
871 *** Export unnumbered headlines
873 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
874 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
875 property is inherited by children.
877 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
879 It is now possible to specify a function, both programatically,
880 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~
881 keys, to sort a table.
883 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
885 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See
888 *** Countdown timers can now be paused
890 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
893 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
895 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
896 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
898 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
900 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
901 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
903 *** ~{{{property}}}~ macro supports optional search argument
905 It is now possible to supply an optional search option to
906 ~{{{property}}}~ in order to retrieve remote properties optional. See
909 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
911 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
912 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
914 *** New entities family: "\_ "
916 "\_ " are used to insert up to 20 contiguous spaces in various
917 back-ends. In particular, this family can be used to introduce
918 leading spaces within table cells.
920 *** New MathJax configuration options
922 Org uses the MathJax CDN by default. See the manual and the docstring
923 of ~org-html-mathjax-options~ for details.
925 *** New behaviour in `org-export-options-alist'
927 When defining a back-end, it is now possible to specify to give
928 `parse' behaviour on a keyword. It is equivalent to call
929 `org-element-parse-secondary-string' on the value.
931 However, parsed =KEYWORD= is automatically associated to an
932 =:EXPORT_KEYWORD:= property, which can be used to override the keyword
933 value during a subtree export. Moreover, macros are expanded in such
934 keywords and properties.
936 *** Viewport support in html export
938 Viewport for mobile-optimized website is now automatically inserted
939 when exporting to html. See ~org-html-viewport~ for details.
941 *** New ~#+SUBTITLE~ export keyword
943 Org can typeset a subtitle in some export backends. See the manual
946 *** Remotely edit a footnote definition
948 Calling ~org-edit-footnote-reference~ (C-c ') on a footnote reference
949 allows to edit its definition, as long as it is not anonymous, in
950 a dedicated buffer. It works even if buffer is currently narrowed.
952 *** New function ~org-delete-indentation~ bound to ~M-^~
954 Work as ~delete-indentation~ unless at heading, in which case text is
955 added to headline text.
957 *** Support for images in Texinfo export
959 ~Texinfo~ back-end now handles images. See manual for details.
961 *** Support for captions in Texinfo export
963 Tables and source blocks can now have captions. Additionally, lists
964 of tables and lists of listings can be inserted in the document with
967 *** Countdown timer support hh:mm:ss format
969 In addition to setting countdown timers in minutes, they can also be
970 set using the hh:mm:ss format.
972 *** Extend ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~
974 ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~ now accepts 0 as an argument for
975 the number of clones, which removes the repeater from the original
976 subtree and creates one shifted, repeating clone.
978 *** New time block for clock tables: ~untilnow~
980 It encompasses all past closed clocks.
982 *** Support for the ~polyglossia~ LaTeX package
984 See the docstring of ~org-latex-classes~ and
985 ~org-latex-guess-polyglossia-language~ for details.
987 *** None-floating tables, graphics and blocks can have captions
989 *** `org-insert-heading' can be forced to insert top-level headline
993 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
995 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
997 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
999 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
1000 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
1001 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
1002 accessible from the export dispatcher.
1004 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
1006 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
1008 *** Removed function ~org-export-solidify-link-text~
1010 This function, being non-bijective, introduced bug in internal
1011 references. Use ~org-export-get-reference~ instead.
1013 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
1015 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
1018 *** Removed functions ~org-table-colgroup-line-p~, ~org-table-cookie-line-p~
1020 These functions were left-over from pre 8.0 era. They are not correct
1021 anymore. Since they are not needed, they have no replacement.
1024 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
1026 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
1029 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
1030 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
1032 *** ~org-export-with-creator~ is a boolean
1034 Special ~comment~ value is no longer allowed. It is possible to use a
1035 body filter to add comments about the creator at the end of the
1038 *** Removed option =org-html-use-unicode-chars=
1040 Setting this to non-nil was problematic as it converted characters
1041 everywhere in the buffer, possibly corrupting URLs.
1043 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
1045 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name=
1046 at the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behaviour is to use the
1047 value of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=.
1048 To chose a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind
1049 this variable locally.
1051 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
1053 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
1054 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
1055 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
1056 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
1057 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
1059 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
1061 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
1062 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
1065 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
1067 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
1069 *** Removed option ~org-entities-ascii-explanatory~
1071 This variable has no effect since Org 8.0.
1073 *** Removed option ~org-table-error-on-row-ref-crossing-hline~
1075 This variable has no effect since August 2009.
1077 *** Removed MathML-related options from ~org-html-mathjax-options~
1079 MathJax automatically chooses the best display technology based on the
1080 end-users browser. You may force initial usage of MathML via
1081 ~org-html-mathjax-template~ or by setting the ~path~ property of
1082 ~org-html-mathjax-options~.
1084 *** Removed comment-related filters
1086 ~org-export-filter-comment-functions~ and
1087 ~org-export-filter-comment-block-functions~ variables do not exist
1091 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
1093 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
1095 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
1097 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
1098 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
1100 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
1102 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
1103 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
1106 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
1108 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
1109 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
1111 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
1113 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
1115 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
1117 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
1118 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
1119 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
1120 particular test failure was introduced.
1122 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
1124 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
1125 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as
1126 well as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~
1127 when ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
1129 *** ~org-latex-hyperref-template~, ~org-latex-title-command~ formatting
1131 New formatting keys are supported. See the respective docstrings.
1132 Note, ~org-latex-hyperref-template~ has a new default value.
1134 *** ~float, wasysym, marvosym~ are removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
1136 If you require any of these package add them to your preamble via
1137 ~org-latex-packages-alist~. Org also uses default LaTeX ~\tolerance~
1140 *** When exporting, throw an error on unresolved id/fuzzy links and code refs
1142 This helps spotting wrong links.
1145 ** Incompatible changes
1146 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
1147 This may require two changes in user config.
1149 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
1150 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
1151 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
1153 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
1155 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
1156 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
1157 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
1159 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
1160 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
1162 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
1166 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
1168 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
1170 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
1171 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
1172 option keywords like :html-include-style.
1174 So you need to replace
1176 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
1180 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
1182 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
1183 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
1185 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
1187 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
1188 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
1189 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
1191 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
1192 the other optional arguments accordingly.
1194 *** Export back-ends are now structures
1196 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
1197 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
1198 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
1201 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
1203 ** Important bugfixes
1205 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
1206 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
1208 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
1210 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
1211 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
1212 separator starting a TOTO match string.
1215 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
1217 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
1219 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
1221 - Support SVG images
1222 - Support for .pgf files
1223 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
1224 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
1225 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
1226 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
1227 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
1228 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
1229 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
1231 *** New functions for paragraph motion
1233 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
1234 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
1235 in a paragraph-like way.
1237 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
1239 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
1240 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
1241 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
1242 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
1243 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
1245 *** Anonymous export back-ends
1247 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
1248 which can then be passed to export functions like
1249 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
1251 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
1252 registering a new back-end.
1254 *** New agenda fortnight view
1256 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
1257 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
1260 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
1262 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
1263 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
1265 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
1266 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
1267 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
1269 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
1270 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
1272 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
1273 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
1274 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
1275 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
1276 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
1279 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
1281 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
1283 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
1285 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
1287 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
1289 See [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
1291 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
1293 If you set this to the following
1295 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
1297 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
1299 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
1301 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
1303 ** New contributed packages
1305 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
1306 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
1309 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
1310 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
1314 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
1316 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
1317 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
1318 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
1319 the same with example blocks.
1321 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
1328 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
1330 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
1333 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
1334 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
1335 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
1337 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
1338 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
1339 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
1340 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
1341 detailed explanations.
1343 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
1344 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
1345 function has been called already.
1347 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
1350 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
1352 ** Incompatible changes
1354 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
1356 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
1358 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
1359 you will have to update them.
1361 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
1363 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
1364 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
1366 **** New export engine
1368 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
1369 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
1370 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
1371 /all/ export back-ends.
1373 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
1374 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
1375 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
1376 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
1377 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
1379 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
1380 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
1382 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
1383 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
1384 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
1385 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
1387 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
1389 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
1391 should now be written
1393 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
1395 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
1396 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
1397 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
1399 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
1401 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
1403 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
1406 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
1407 remember templates into capture templates.
1409 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
1411 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
1412 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
1414 **** Note for third-party developers
1416 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
1417 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
1418 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
1420 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
1423 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
1425 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
1426 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
1427 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
1429 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
1430 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
1431 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
1434 - org-colview-xemacs.el
1435 - org-mac-message.el
1441 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
1442 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
1443 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
1445 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
1446 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
1448 ** New packages in core
1450 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
1452 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
1454 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
1456 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
1458 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
1460 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
1461 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
1463 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
1465 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
1467 ** New packages in contrib
1469 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
1471 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
1473 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
1476 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
1478 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
1479 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
1481 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
1484 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
1486 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
1488 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
1490 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
1492 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
1493 for starting headlines.
1495 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
1497 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
1498 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
1499 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
1500 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
1502 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
1504 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
1506 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
1508 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
1509 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
1512 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
1513 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
1516 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
1518 The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
1519 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
1522 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
1523 conversion from Org files to groff.
1525 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
1527 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
1529 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
1531 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
1532 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
1539 **** New export generic options
1541 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
1542 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
1544 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
1546 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
1547 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
1548 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
1549 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
1551 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
1552 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
1553 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
1554 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
1555 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
1556 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
1557 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
1558 contains time-stamps.
1560 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
1561 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
1562 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
1564 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
1566 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
1568 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
1570 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
1572 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
1573 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
1574 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
1575 *** Structure editing
1577 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
1578 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
1580 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
1581 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
1583 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
1585 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
1586 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
1587 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
1588 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
1591 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
1593 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
1594 _words__= will preserve markup.
1596 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
1598 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
1599 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
1600 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
1602 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
1604 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
1605 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
1607 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
1609 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
1610 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
1611 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
1612 forward and backward.
1614 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
1615 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
1617 Now Org will sort this list
1619 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
1620 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
1624 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
1625 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
1627 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
1628 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
1629 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
1631 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
1632 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
1633 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
1635 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
1638 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
1640 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
1641 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
1642 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
1644 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
1646 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
1647 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
1648 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
1649 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
1651 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
1653 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
1654 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
1655 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
1656 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
1657 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
1659 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
1661 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
1662 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
1663 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
1665 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
1666 *** Scheduled/deadline
1668 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
1670 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
1671 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
1672 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
1673 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
1675 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
1676 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
1677 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
1678 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
1680 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
1681 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
1682 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
1683 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
1684 control this globally or per agenda.
1686 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
1688 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
1690 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
1692 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
1693 *** Calendar, diary and appts
1695 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
1697 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
1698 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
1699 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
1701 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1702 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
1703 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
1705 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
1706 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
1708 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
1711 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
1713 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
1714 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
1715 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
1717 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
1719 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
1720 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
1721 only show their description, not the full links.
1724 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
1726 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
1727 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
1728 want to build a list of appointments.
1730 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
1731 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
1733 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
1735 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
1737 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
1738 time value (i.e. appointments).
1740 **** New agenda sorting strategies
1742 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
1744 | Strategy | Explanations |
1745 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
1746 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
1747 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
1748 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
1749 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
1750 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
1751 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
1752 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
1753 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
1754 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
1755 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
1757 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
1759 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
1760 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
1761 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
1763 These new options are available:
1765 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
1766 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
1767 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
1768 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
1770 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
1771 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
1772 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
1774 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
1775 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
1776 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
1777 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
1778 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
1779 non-tagged headlines.
1781 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
1783 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
1784 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
1785 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
1786 that take only =N= minutes.
1788 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
1790 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
1791 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
1792 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
1794 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
1796 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
1797 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
1799 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
1801 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
1802 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
1804 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
1807 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
1809 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
1810 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
1811 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
1813 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
1814 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
1816 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
1818 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
1819 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
1821 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
1823 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
1825 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
1826 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
1829 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
1831 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
1832 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
1833 asks for a confirmation.
1835 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
1837 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
1838 the mark of the entry at point.
1840 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
1841 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
1843 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
1845 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
1846 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
1849 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
1851 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
1852 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
1854 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
1856 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
1857 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
1859 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
1861 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
1862 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
1863 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
1864 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
1866 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1868 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
1869 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
1870 repeated beyond the current deadline.
1872 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
1874 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
1875 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
1876 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
1877 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
1879 Read the full docstring for details.
1881 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
1883 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
1886 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
1889 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
1891 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
1892 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
1895 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
1897 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
1898 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
1900 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
1902 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1903 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
1904 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
1905 check against the name of the buffer.
1908 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
1909 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
1910 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
1913 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
1914 agenda views, and for filtering.
1916 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
1920 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
1922 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
1923 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
1924 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
1926 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
1927 as if the protocol was not known.
1929 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
1931 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
1933 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
1934 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
1935 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
1938 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
1940 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
1941 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
1942 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
1944 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
1946 When storing a link to a headline like
1948 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
1950 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
1951 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
1952 there is no description.
1955 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
1957 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
1958 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
1959 those other formulas.
1961 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
1963 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
1964 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
1965 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
1968 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
1970 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
1971 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
1972 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
1975 **** New lookup functions
1977 There are now three lookup functions:
1979 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
1980 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
1981 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
1983 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
1984 *** Startup keywords
1986 These new startup keywords are now available:
1988 | Startup keyword | Option |
1989 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1990 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
1991 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
1992 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1993 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
1994 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
1995 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1996 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
1997 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
2001 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
2003 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
2004 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
2005 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
2006 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
2008 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
2010 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
2011 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
2012 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
2015 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
2016 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
2018 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
2020 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
2021 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
2023 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
2025 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
2026 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
2027 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
2029 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
2030 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
2031 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
2032 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
2033 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
2034 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
2035 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
2038 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
2040 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
2042 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
2044 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
2045 same target than the block at point.
2047 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
2049 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
2050 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
2051 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
2053 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
2054 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
2057 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
2059 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
2060 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
2061 manual for a usage example.
2063 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
2065 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
2066 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
2067 collecting blocks for tangling.
2069 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
2070 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
2072 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
2073 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
2074 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
2075 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
2077 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
2078 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
2081 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
2082 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
2083 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
2084 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
2088 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
2089 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
2090 - [[doc:org-export-html-table-tag][org-export-html-table-tag]] is replaced by [[doc:org-html-table-default-attributes][org-html-table-default-attributes]]
2091 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
2092 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
2093 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
2094 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
2095 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
2096 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
2097 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
2098 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
2099 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
2100 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
2101 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
2102 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
2103 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
2104 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
2105 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports MacOSX version up to 10.8
2106 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
2110 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
2112 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
2114 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
2116 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
2118 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
2119 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
2120 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
2121 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
2122 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
2123 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
2124 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
2125 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
2127 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
2129 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
2130 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
2132 *** MobileOrg for iOS
2134 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
2135 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
2136 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
2140 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
2142 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
2143 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
2146 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
2147 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
2148 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
2149 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
2150 agenda type to this variable.
2152 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
2155 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
2156 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
2157 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
2158 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
2160 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
2162 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
2163 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
2164 invisible) blocked tasks.
2166 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
2168 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
2169 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
2171 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
2173 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
2174 ** No GPL manual anymore
2176 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
2177 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
2179 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
2181 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
2183 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
2184 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
2185 in most environments.
2189 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
2191 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
2193 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2194 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
2197 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
2198 available through http://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
2199 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
2202 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
2204 ** Overview of the new keybindings
2206 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
2207 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
2208 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
2209 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
2210 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
2211 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
2212 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
2213 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
2214 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
2215 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
2216 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
2217 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
2218 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
2219 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
2220 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
2222 ** New package and Babel language
2224 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
2226 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
2228 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
2229 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
2231 ** Incompatible changes
2233 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
2234 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
2236 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
2239 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
2240 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
2241 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
2243 ** New features and user-visible changes
2247 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
2248 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
2249 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
2250 core and many core functions rely on this package.
2252 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
2253 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
2255 See the docstrings for more details.
2257 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
2258 on =org-element.el=.
2260 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
2262 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
2263 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
2264 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
2265 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
2267 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
2269 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
2270 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
2271 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
2272 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
2274 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
2276 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
2278 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
2280 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
2283 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
2284 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
2286 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
2287 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
2288 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
2291 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
2294 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
2295 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
2296 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
2298 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
2299 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
2300 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
2305 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
2307 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
2308 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
2309 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
2310 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
2312 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
2313 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
2314 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
2315 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
2316 generating new ones.
2318 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
2321 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
2323 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
2324 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
2327 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2328 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
2329 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
2332 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
2333 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
2334 details on how to use this.
2336 **** Changes in bulk actions
2338 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
2339 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
2341 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
2342 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
2343 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
2344 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
2345 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
2347 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
2348 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
2350 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
2351 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
2354 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
2356 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
2358 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
2360 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
2361 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
2363 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
2365 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
2366 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
2367 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
2368 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
2371 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
2373 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
2376 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
2377 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
2378 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
2379 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
2380 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
2383 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
2385 See the [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
2387 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
2389 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
2390 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
2391 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
2392 filters and category filters.
2394 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
2395 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
2398 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
2399 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
2400 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
2405 **** Inserting links
2407 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
2408 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
2409 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
2412 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
2413 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
2414 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
2415 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
2417 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
2420 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
2422 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
2423 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
2424 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
2425 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
2427 **** New link type =help=
2429 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
2431 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
2432 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
2433 you go back to the same buffer.
2435 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
2437 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
2438 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
2441 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
2443 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
2445 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
2447 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
2449 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
2451 **** RET now follows time stamps links
2455 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
2457 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
2458 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
2459 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
2460 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
2462 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
2464 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
2465 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
2466 all headlines in the region.
2468 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
2470 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
2472 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
2473 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
2475 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
2477 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
2479 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
2481 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
2483 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
2485 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
2486 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
2487 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
2492 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
2494 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
2496 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
2498 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
2499 clocked entry, if any.
2501 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
2503 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
2505 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
2507 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
2508 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
2511 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
2512 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
2513 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
2517 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
2519 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
2522 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
2524 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
2525 cells in clockreport.
2527 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
2528 time cells in clockreport.
2531 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
2533 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
2534 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
2536 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
2537 in the mode line and/or frame title.
2539 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
2540 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
2541 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
2542 space in the frame title.
2546 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
2548 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
2549 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
2550 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
2551 don't want to see temporarily.
2553 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
2555 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
2557 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
2559 There are these new entities:
2561 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
2562 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
2563 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
2564 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
2565 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
2566 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
2568 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
2569 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
2570 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
2572 The face is back to a normal height.
2576 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
2577 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
2579 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
2580 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
2582 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
2584 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
2585 block will use its value as the column format.
2587 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
2589 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
2591 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
2593 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
2595 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
2596 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
2597 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
2598 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
2600 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
2604 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
2606 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
2608 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
2610 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
2612 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
2613 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
2614 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
2616 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
2618 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
2619 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
2620 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
2624 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
2626 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
2627 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
2628 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
2629 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
2631 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
2633 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
2634 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
2637 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2638 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
2639 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
2642 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
2643 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
2644 more details on how to use this.
2646 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
2647 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
2649 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
2650 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
2653 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
2655 See the manual for more explanations.
2657 **** More control over empty lines
2659 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
2660 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
2663 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
2665 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
2669 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
2671 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
2672 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
2673 available) to print beautiful tables.
2675 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
2677 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
2678 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
2681 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
2683 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
2684 in the #+DATE option.
2686 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
2688 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
2690 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
2691 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
2693 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
2694 More languages are always welcome.
2696 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
2698 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
2699 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
2701 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
2702 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=e9fd33][this commit]] for details)
2703 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
2704 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
2705 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
2706 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
2708 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
2709 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
2713 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
2715 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
2718 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
2720 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
2721 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
2723 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
2725 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
2727 It used to exports the results of the code.
2731 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
2732 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
2734 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
2735 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
2737 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
2739 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
2740 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
2741 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
2743 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
2744 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
2746 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
2747 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
2748 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
2751 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
2753 This will increment the effort value.
2755 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
2757 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
2759 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
2760 attach symbolic links.
2762 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
2764 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
2766 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
2767 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
2769 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
2771 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
2773 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
2774 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
2775 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
2777 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
2779 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
2780 all top level list items.
2782 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
2784 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
2786 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
2787 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
2789 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
2791 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
2793 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
2794 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
2795 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
2796 first headline in the region.
2798 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
2800 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
2803 ** Important bug fixes
2805 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
2807 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
2808 perform completion with meaningful values.
2810 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
2812 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
2813 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
2814 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2816 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
2817 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
2819 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
2820 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
2823 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
2824 the code and the license to your needs.
2826 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
2827 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
2831 ** Incompatible changes
2833 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
2835 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
2837 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
2839 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
2840 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
2841 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
2842 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
2845 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
2847 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
2848 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
2849 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
2851 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
2853 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
2854 =org-agenda-span= instead.
2856 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
2858 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
2860 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
2861 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
2862 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
2863 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
2864 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
2866 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
2867 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
2868 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
2869 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
2870 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
2871 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
2873 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
2874 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
2875 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
2878 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
2881 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
2882 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
2883 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
2884 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
2886 The two new variables are:
2888 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
2889 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
2890 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
2891 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
2892 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
2893 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
2894 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
2896 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
2897 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
2900 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
2903 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
2904 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
2905 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
2906 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
2908 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
2909 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
2910 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
2911 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
2914 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
2915 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
2916 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
2917 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
2918 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
2919 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
2922 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
2923 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
2924 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
2925 applies to the following packages:
2943 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
2944 you are using, you can remove it from
2945 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
2946 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
2949 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
2950 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
2951 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
2952 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
2953 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
2956 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
2958 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
2959 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
2960 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
2963 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
2965 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
2967 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
2969 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
2971 ** Important new features
2973 *** New Org to ODT exporter
2975 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
2977 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
2978 for more information on how to customize it.
2980 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
2982 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
2983 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
2984 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
2985 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
2987 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
2988 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
2989 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
2991 To switch over to the new system:
2995 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
2997 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
2998 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
2999 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
3000 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
3001 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
3003 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
3005 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
3008 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
3011 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
3013 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
3014 you have decided to move over completely to the new
3015 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
3016 with using both system in parallel.
3020 *** New Org libraries
3021 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
3023 Implement links to eshell buffers.
3025 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
3027 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
3029 To use, put the following in your init file:
3032 (require 'org-special-blocks)
3035 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
3036 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
3037 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
3038 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
3039 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
3040 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
3041 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
3042 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
3043 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
3046 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
3048 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
3049 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
3051 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
3053 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
3054 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
3055 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
3058 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
3059 call function to do something special with text links.
3061 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
3063 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
3065 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
3066 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
3067 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
3070 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
3072 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
3074 *** New Babel libraries
3076 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
3077 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
3078 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
3079 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
3080 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
3081 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
3082 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
3084 ** Other new features and various enhancements
3088 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
3090 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
3091 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
3092 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
3093 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
3094 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
3095 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
3097 The key new functions are
3099 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
3100 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
3101 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
3103 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
3104 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
3106 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
3107 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
3109 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
3110 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
3112 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
3114 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
3115 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
3116 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
3118 **** Modified link escaping
3120 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
3122 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
3123 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
3124 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
3125 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
3128 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
3129 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
3130 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
3131 : percent escaped links are solved.
3133 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
3135 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
3137 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
3138 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
3140 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
3142 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
3144 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
3145 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
3146 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
3147 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
3148 string to be executed.
3150 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
3151 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
3155 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
3156 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
3159 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
3163 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
3165 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
3166 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
3167 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
3168 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
3170 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
3171 will work on the current entry.
3173 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
3174 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
3176 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
3178 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
3180 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
3183 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
3184 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
3189 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
3191 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
3192 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
3193 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
3195 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
3197 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
3198 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
3199 entries using a function.
3201 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
3202 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
3203 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
3205 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
3207 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
3208 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
3209 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
3211 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
3213 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
3214 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
3215 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
3216 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
3217 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
3218 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
3220 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
3224 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
3226 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
3227 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
3229 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
3230 docstring of these variable for details about available
3233 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
3234 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
3235 formatting string will insert a string.
3237 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
3239 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
3240 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
3241 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
3242 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
3243 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
3244 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
3245 C-e u=, respectively.
3247 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
3248 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
3249 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
3250 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
3251 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
3254 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
3256 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
3257 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
3259 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
3261 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
3262 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
3264 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
3266 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
3267 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
3268 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
3269 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
3270 section]] in the manual for more details.
3272 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
3273 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
3274 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
3279 **** Refile targets can now be cached
3281 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
3282 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
3283 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
3284 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
3285 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
3287 **** New logging support for refiling
3289 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
3290 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
3293 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
3297 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
3299 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
3303 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
3305 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
3306 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
3308 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
3310 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
3311 the displayed in the buffer.
3313 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
3315 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
3317 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
3318 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
3320 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
3321 |--------+--------+---------|
3322 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
3323 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
3325 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
3328 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
3331 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
3333 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
3335 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
3336 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
3343 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
3344 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
3347 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
3349 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
3351 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
3352 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
3354 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
3358 **** Improved handling of lists
3360 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
3362 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
3363 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
3364 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
3367 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
3368 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
3369 counters like [@c] or [@W].
3371 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
3372 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
3373 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
3374 `org-list-export-context'.
3376 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
3377 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
3378 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
3380 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
3381 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
3382 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
3383 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
3384 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
3386 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
3387 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
3388 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
3390 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
3392 *** Inline display of linked images
3394 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
3395 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
3396 that have no description part will be inlined.
3398 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
3400 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
3401 from 1, you can now do it like this:
3403 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
3405 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
3407 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
3408 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
3409 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
3410 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
3411 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
3412 into account all header arguments, and variables.
3414 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
3415 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
3416 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
3419 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
3420 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
3421 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
3422 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
3423 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
3424 properties or in tables.
3426 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
3427 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
3428 names, and rownames across all languages.
3430 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
3432 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
3434 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
3435 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
3436 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
3438 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
3440 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
3441 request by Scott Otterson.
3443 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
3445 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
3446 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
3447 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
3448 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
3449 superscripts, see the variable
3450 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
3452 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
3454 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
3456 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
3457 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
3458 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
3459 following new faces:
3461 =org-document-title=
3463 =org-document-info-keyword=
3465 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
3466 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
3468 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
3470 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
3472 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
3473 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
3474 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
3475 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
3476 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
3477 property is affected by this setting.
3479 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
3480 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
3482 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
3484 Requested by Michael Brand.
3486 **** Better level cycling function
3488 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
3489 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
3490 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
3491 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
3493 **** Adaptive filling
3495 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
3496 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
3497 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
3498 comments to be filled correctly.
3500 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
3502 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
3504 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
3506 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
3508 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
3509 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
3511 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
3515 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
3517 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
3518 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
3519 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
3520 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
3522 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
3524 **** Localized clock tables
3526 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
3527 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
3528 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
3529 available translated strings.
3531 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
3533 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
3534 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
3535 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
3536 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
3538 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
3540 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
3542 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
3543 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
3544 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
3545 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
3548 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
3552 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
3554 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
3555 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
3557 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
3559 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
3561 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
3562 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
3563 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
3566 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
3569 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
3571 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
3572 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
3577 org-table-current-line
3581 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
3583 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
3584 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
3587 This was requested by Tom.
3589 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
3591 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
3592 example by viewing from the agenda.
3594 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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