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13 ** Incompatible changes
15 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
17 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after a
18 headline and its planning line, when applicable.
20 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
21 logged before the property drawer.
23 The following function will repair them:
25 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
26 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
27 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
28 Ignore non Org buffers."
29 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
31 (goto-char (point-min))
32 (let ((case-fold-search t)
33 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
34 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
38 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
40 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
42 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
43 (when (and (< (point) end)
44 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
46 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
48 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
50 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
52 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
53 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
56 *** Using "COMMENT" is now equivalent to commenting with "#"
58 If you used "COMMENT" in headlines to prevent a subtree from being
59 exported, you can still do it but all information within the subtree
60 is now commented out, i.e. no #+OPTIONS line will be parsed or taken
61 into account when exporting.
63 If you want to exclude a headline from export while using its contents
64 for setting options, use =:noexport:= (see =org-export-exclude-tags=.)
66 *** =#+CATEGORY= keywords no longer apply partially to document
68 It was possible to use several such keywords and have them apply to
69 the text below until the next one, but strongly deprecated since Org
72 =#+CATEGORY= keywords are now global to the document. You can use node
73 properties to set category for a subtree, e.g.,
78 :CATEGORY: some category
82 *** New variable to control visibility when revealing a location
84 ~org-show-following-heading~, ~org-show-siblings~, ~org-show-entry-below~
85 and ~org-show-hierarchy-above~ no longer exist. Instead, visibility is
86 controlled through a single variable: ~org-show-context-detail~, which
89 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
91 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
92 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
94 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
95 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
97 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
99 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
100 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
102 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
104 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
105 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-next-visible-heading~ respectively,
106 rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these functions. The Org
107 version of these functions skips over inline tasks (and even-level
108 headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
110 *** ~org-element-context~ no longer return objects in keywords
112 ~org-element-context~ used to return objects on some keywords, i.e.,
113 =TITLE=, =DATE= and =AUTHOR=. It now returns only the keyword.
115 *** ~org-timer-default-timer~ type changed from number to string
117 If you have, in your configuration, something like =(setq
118 org-timer-default-timer 10)= replace it with =(setq
119 org-timer-default-timer "10")=.
121 *** Functions signature changes
123 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
124 docstring for more information.
126 - ~org-export-collect-footnote-definitions~
127 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
128 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
129 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
130 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
134 *** Behavior of ~org-return~ changed
136 If point is before or after the headline title, insert a new line
137 without changing the headline.
139 *** Hierarchies of tags
140 The functionality of nesting tags in hierarchies is added to org-mode.
141 This is the generalization of what was previously called "Tag groups"
142 in the manual. That term is now changed to "Tag hierarchy".
144 The following in-buffer definition:
146 ,#+TAGS: [ Group : SubOne SubTwo ]
147 ,#+TAGS: [ SubOne : SubOne1 SubOne2 ]
148 ,#+TAGS: [ SubTwo : SubTwo1 SubTwo2 ]
151 Should be seen as the following tree of tags:
160 Searching for "Group" should return all tags defined above. Filtering
161 on SubOne filters also it's sub-tags. Etc.
163 There is no limit on the depth for the tag hierarchy.
165 *** Additional syntax for non-unique grouptags
166 Additional syntax is defined for grouptags if the tags in the group
167 don't have to be distinct on a heading.
169 Grouptags had to previously be defined with { }. This syntax is
170 already used for exclusive tags and Grouptags need their own,
171 non-exclusive syntax. This behaviour is achieved with [ ]. Note: {
172 } can still be used also for Grouptags but then only one of the
173 given tags can be used on the headline at the same time. Example:
175 [ group : sub1 sub2 ]
181 This is a more general case than the already existing syntax for
184 *** Define regular expression patterns as tags
185 Tags can be defined as grouptags with regular expressions as
188 The regular expressions in the group must be marked up within { }.
191 : #+TAGS: [ Project : {P@.+} ]
193 Searching for the tag Project will now list all tags also including
194 regular expression matches for P@.+. Good for example if tags for a
195 certain project is tagged with a common project-identifier,
198 *** Filtering in the agenda on grouptags (Tag hierarchies)
199 Filtering in the agenda on grouptags filter all of the related tags.
200 Exception if filter is applied with a (double) prefix-argument.
202 Filtering in the agenda on subcategories does not filter the "above"
205 If a grouptag contains a regular expression the regular expression
206 is also used as a filter.
208 *** Minor refactoring of ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~
209 Now uses the argument arg and optional argument exclude instead of
210 strip and narrow. ARG because the argument has multiple purposes and
211 makes more sense than strip now. The term narrowing is changed to
214 The main purpose is for the function to make more logical sense when
215 filtering on tags now when tags can be structured in hierarchies.
217 *** Babel: support for sed scripts
219 Thanks to Bjarte Johansen for this feature.
221 *** Babel: support for Processing language
223 New ob-processing.el library.
225 This library implements necessary functions for implementing editing
226 of Processing code blocks, viewing the resulting sketches in an
227 external viewer, and HTML export of the sketches.
229 Check the documentation for more.
231 Thanks to Jarmo Hurri for this feature.
233 *** New behaviour for `org-toggle-latex-fragment'
234 The new behaviour is the following:
236 - With a double prefix argument or with a single prefix argument
237 when point is before the first headline, toggle overlays in the
240 - With a single prefix argument, toggle overlays in the current
243 - On latex code, toggle overlay at point;
245 - Otherwise, toggle overlays in the current section.
247 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
249 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
250 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
252 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
254 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
255 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
258 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
260 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
261 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
262 ~org-drawers~ variable.
264 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
266 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
267 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
268 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
269 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
271 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
273 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
274 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
275 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
278 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
280 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch
283 *** New option in ASCII export
285 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting
286 ~org-ascii-list-margin~ variable to an appopriate integer.
288 *** New blocks in ASCII export
290 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and
291 =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT= blocks. See documentation for details.
293 *** More back-end specific publishing options
295 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
296 increased. See manual for details.
298 *** Export inline source blocks
300 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
301 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
302 in the output, depending on the parameters.
304 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
306 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
308 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
310 *** New function: ~org-export-get-reference~
312 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
314 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
315 more features. See docstring for details.
317 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
319 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
321 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
322 document, befor wrapping it within the template.
324 *** New :environment parameter when exporting example blocks to LaTeX
326 : #+ATTR_LATEX: :environment myverbatim
328 : This sentence is false.
331 will be exported using =@samp(myverbatim)= instead of =@samp(verbatim)=.
333 *** Various improvements on radio tables
335 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
336 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
337 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are
338 new parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
339 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
340 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
342 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
344 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction with
345 source blocks exported by the minted package.
347 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
349 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
350 would throw an error. A new variable
351 ~org-table-formula-create-columns~ was added to adjust this
352 behavior. It is now possible to silently add new columns, to do so
353 with a warning or to explicitly ask the user each time.
357 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
360 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
362 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
363 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
365 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
367 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
369 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
371 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is
372 now deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
373 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
375 *** New option: ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
377 See docstring for more information.
379 *** Export unnumbered headlines
381 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
382 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
383 property is inherited by children.
385 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
387 It is now possible to specify a function, both programatically,
388 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~
389 keys, to sort a table.
391 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
393 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See
396 *** Countdown timers can now be paused
398 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
401 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
403 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
404 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
406 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
408 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
409 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
411 *** ~{{{property}}}~ macro supports optional search argument
413 It is now possible to supply an optional search option to
414 ~{{{property}}}~ in order to retrieve remote properties optional. See
417 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
419 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
420 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
422 *** New entities family: "\_ "
424 "\_ " are used to insert up to 20 contiguous spaces in various
425 back-ends. In particular, this family can be used to introduce
426 leading spaces within table cells.
428 *** New MathJax configuration options
430 Org uses the MathJax CDN by default. See the manual and the docstring
431 of ~org-html-mathjax-options~ for details.
433 *** New behaviour in `org-export-options-alist'
435 When defining a back-end, it is now possible to specify to give
436 `parse' behaviour on a keyword. It is equivalent to call
437 `org-element-parse-secondary-string' on the value.
439 However, parsed =KEYWORD= is automatically associated to an
440 =:EXPORT_KEYWORD:= property, which can be used to override the keyword
441 value during a subtree export. Moreover, macros are expanded in such
442 keywords and properties.
444 *** Viewport support in html export
446 Viewport for mobile-optimized website is now automatically inserted
447 when exporting to html. See ~org-html-viewport~ for details.
449 *** New ~#+SUBTITLE~ export keyword
451 Org can typeset a subtitle in some export backends. See the manual
454 *** Remotely edit a footnote definition
456 Calling ~org-edit-footnote-reference~ (C-c ') on a footnote reference
457 allows to edit its definition, as long as it is not anonymous, in
458 a dedicated buffer. It works even if buffer is currently narrowed.
460 *** New function ~org-delete-indentation~ bound to ~M-^~
462 Work as ~delete-indentation~ unless at heading, in which case text is
463 added to headline text.
465 *** Support for images in Texinfo export
467 ~Texinfo~ back-end now handles images. See manual for details.
469 *** Support for captions in Texinfo export
471 Tables and source blocks can now have captions. Additionally, lists
472 of tables and lists of listings can be inserted in the document with
475 *** Countdown timer support hh:mm:ss format
477 In addition to setting countdown timers in minutes, they can also be
478 set using the hh:mm:ss format.
480 *** Extend ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~
482 ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~ now accepts 0 as an argument for
483 the number of clones, which removes the repeater from the original
484 subtree and creates one shifted, repeating clone.
486 *** New time block for clock tables: ~untilnow~
488 It encompasses all past closed clocks.
490 *** Support for the ~polyglossia~ LaTeX package
492 See the docstring of ~org-latex-classes~ and
493 ~org-latex-guess-polyglossia-language~ for details.
495 *** None-floating tables, graphics and blocks can have captions
497 *** `org-insert-heading' can be forced to insert top-level headline
501 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
503 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
505 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
507 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
508 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
509 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
510 accessible from the export dispatcher.
512 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
514 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
516 *** Removed function ~org-export-solidify-link-text~
518 This function, being non-bijective, introduced bug in internal
519 references. Use ~org-export-get-reference~ instead.
521 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
523 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
526 *** Removed functions ~org-table-colgroup-line-p~, ~org-table-cookie-line-p~
528 These functions were left-over from pre 8.0 era. They are not correct
529 anymore. Since they are not needed, they have no replacement.
532 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
534 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
537 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
538 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
540 *** ~org-export-with-creator~ is a boolean
542 Special ~comment~ value is no longer allowed. It is possible to use a
543 body filter to add comments about the creator at the end of the
546 *** Removed option =org-html-use-unicode-chars=
548 Setting this to non-nil was problematic as it converted characters
549 everywhere in the buffer, possibly corrupting URLs.
551 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
553 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name=
554 at the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behaviour is to use the
555 value of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=.
556 To chose a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind
557 this variable locally.
559 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
561 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
562 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
563 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
564 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
565 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
567 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
569 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
570 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
573 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
575 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
577 *** Removed option ~org-entities-ascii-explanatory~
579 This variable has no effect since Org 8.0.
581 *** Removed option ~org-table-error-on-row-ref-crossing-hline~
583 This variable has no effect since August 2009.
585 *** Removed MathML-related options from ~org-html-mathjax-options~
587 MathJax automatically chooses the best display technology based on the
588 end-users browser. You may force initial usage of MathML via
589 ~org-html-mathjax-template~ or by setting the ~path~ property of
590 ~org-html-mathjax-options~.
592 *** Removed comment-related filters
594 ~org-export-filter-comment-functions~ and
595 ~org-export-filter-comment-block-functions~ variables do not exist
599 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
601 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
603 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
605 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
606 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
608 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
610 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
611 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
614 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
616 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
617 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
619 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
621 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
623 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
625 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
626 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
627 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
628 particular test failure was introduced.
630 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
632 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
633 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as
634 well as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~
635 when ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
637 *** ~org-latex-hyperref-template~, ~org-latex-title-command~ formatting
639 New formatting keys are supported. See the respective docstrings.
640 Note, ~org-latex-hyperref-template~ has a new default value.
642 *** ~float, wasysym, marvosym~ are removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
644 If you require any of these package add them to your preamble via
645 ~org-latex-packages-alist~. Org also uses default LaTeX ~\tolerance~
648 *** When exporting, throw an error on unresolved id/fuzzy links and code refs
650 This helps spotting wrong links.
653 ** Incompatible changes
654 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
655 This may require two changes in user config.
657 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
658 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
659 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
661 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
663 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
664 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
665 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
667 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
668 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
670 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
674 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
676 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
678 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
679 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
680 option keywords like :html-include-style.
682 So you need to replace
684 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
688 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
690 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
691 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
693 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
695 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
696 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
697 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
699 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
700 the other optional arguments accordingly.
702 *** Export back-ends are now structures
704 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
705 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
706 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
709 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
711 ** Important bugfixes
713 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
714 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
716 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
718 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
719 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
720 separator starting a TOTO match string.
723 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
725 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
727 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
730 - Support for .pgf files
731 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
732 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
733 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
734 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
735 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
736 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
737 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
739 *** New functions for paragraph motion
741 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
742 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
743 in a paragraph-like way.
745 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
747 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
748 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
749 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
750 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
751 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
753 *** Anonymous export back-ends
755 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
756 which can then be passed to export functions like
757 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
759 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
760 registering a new back-end.
762 *** New agenda fortnight view
764 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
765 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
768 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
770 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
771 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
773 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
774 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
775 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
777 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
778 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
780 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
781 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
782 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
783 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
784 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
787 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
789 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
791 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
793 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
795 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
797 See [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
799 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
801 If you set this to the following
803 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
805 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
807 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
809 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
811 ** New contributed packages
813 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
814 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
817 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
818 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
822 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
824 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
825 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
826 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
827 the same with example blocks.
829 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
836 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
838 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
841 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
842 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
843 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
845 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
846 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
847 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
848 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
849 detailed explanations.
851 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
852 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
853 function has been called already.
855 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
858 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
860 ** Incompatible changes
862 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
864 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
866 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
867 you will have to update them.
869 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
871 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
872 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
874 **** New export engine
876 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
877 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
878 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
879 /all/ export back-ends.
881 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
882 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
883 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
884 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
885 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
887 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
888 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
890 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
891 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
892 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
893 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
895 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
897 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
899 should now be written
901 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
903 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
904 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
905 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
907 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
909 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
911 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
914 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
915 remember templates into capture templates.
917 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
919 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
920 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
922 **** Note for third-party developers
924 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
925 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
926 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
928 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
931 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
933 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
934 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
935 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
937 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
938 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
939 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
942 - org-colview-xemacs.el
949 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
950 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
951 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
953 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
954 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
956 ** New packages in core
958 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
960 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
962 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
964 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
966 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
968 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
969 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
971 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
973 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
975 ** New packages in contrib
977 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
979 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
981 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
984 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
986 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
987 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
989 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
992 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
994 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
996 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
998 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
1000 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
1001 for starting headlines.
1003 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
1005 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
1006 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
1007 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
1008 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
1010 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
1012 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
1014 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
1016 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
1017 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
1020 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
1021 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
1024 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
1026 The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
1027 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
1030 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
1031 conversion from Org files to groff.
1033 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
1035 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
1037 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
1039 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
1040 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
1047 **** New export generic options
1049 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
1050 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
1052 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
1054 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
1055 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
1056 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
1057 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
1059 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
1060 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
1061 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
1062 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
1063 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
1064 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
1065 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
1066 contains time-stamps.
1068 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
1069 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
1070 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
1072 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
1074 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
1076 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
1078 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
1080 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
1081 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
1082 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
1083 *** Structure editing
1085 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
1086 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
1088 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
1089 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
1091 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
1093 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
1094 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
1095 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
1096 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
1099 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
1101 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
1102 _words__= will preserve markup.
1104 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
1106 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
1107 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
1108 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
1110 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
1112 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
1113 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
1115 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
1117 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
1118 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
1119 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
1120 forward and backward.
1122 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
1123 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
1125 Now Org will sort this list
1127 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
1128 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
1132 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
1133 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
1135 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
1136 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
1137 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
1139 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
1140 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
1141 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
1143 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
1146 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
1148 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
1149 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
1150 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
1152 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
1154 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
1155 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
1156 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
1157 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
1159 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
1161 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
1162 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
1163 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
1164 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
1165 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
1167 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
1169 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
1170 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
1171 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
1173 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
1174 *** Scheduled/deadline
1176 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
1178 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
1179 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
1180 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
1181 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
1183 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
1184 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
1185 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
1186 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
1188 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
1189 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
1190 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
1191 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
1192 control this globally or per agenda.
1194 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
1196 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
1198 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
1200 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
1201 *** Calendar, diary and appts
1203 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
1205 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
1206 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
1207 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
1209 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1210 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
1211 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
1213 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
1214 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
1216 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
1219 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
1221 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
1222 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
1223 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
1225 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
1227 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
1228 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
1229 only show their description, not the full links.
1232 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
1234 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
1235 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
1236 want to build a list of appointments.
1238 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
1239 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
1241 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
1243 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
1245 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
1246 time value (i.e. appointments).
1248 **** New agenda sorting strategies
1250 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
1252 | Strategy | Explanations |
1253 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
1254 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
1255 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
1256 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
1257 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
1258 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
1259 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
1260 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
1261 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
1262 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
1263 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
1265 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
1267 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
1268 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
1269 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
1271 These new options are available:
1273 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
1274 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
1275 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
1276 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
1278 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
1279 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
1280 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
1282 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
1283 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
1284 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
1285 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
1286 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
1287 non-tagged headlines.
1289 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
1291 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
1292 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
1293 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
1294 that take only =N= minutes.
1296 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
1298 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
1299 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
1300 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
1302 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
1304 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
1305 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
1307 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
1309 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
1310 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
1312 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
1315 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
1317 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
1318 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
1319 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
1321 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
1322 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
1324 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
1326 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
1327 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
1329 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
1331 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
1333 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
1334 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
1337 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
1339 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
1340 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
1341 asks for a confirmation.
1343 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
1345 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
1346 the mark of the entry at point.
1348 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
1349 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
1351 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
1353 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
1354 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
1357 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
1359 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
1360 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
1362 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
1364 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
1365 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
1367 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
1369 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
1370 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
1371 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
1372 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
1374 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1376 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
1377 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
1378 repeated beyond the current deadline.
1380 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
1382 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
1383 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
1384 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
1385 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
1387 Read the full docstring for details.
1389 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
1391 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
1394 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
1397 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
1399 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
1400 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
1403 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
1405 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
1406 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
1408 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
1410 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1411 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
1412 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
1413 check against the name of the buffer.
1416 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
1417 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
1418 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
1421 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
1422 agenda views, and for filtering.
1424 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
1428 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
1430 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
1431 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
1432 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
1434 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
1435 as if the protocol was not known.
1437 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
1439 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
1441 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
1442 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
1443 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
1446 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
1448 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
1449 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
1450 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
1452 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
1454 When storing a link to a headline like
1456 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
1458 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
1459 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
1460 there is no description.
1463 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
1465 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
1466 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
1467 those other formulas.
1469 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
1471 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
1472 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
1473 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
1476 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
1478 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
1479 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
1480 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
1483 **** New lookup functions
1485 There are now three lookup functions:
1487 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
1488 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
1489 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
1491 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
1492 *** Startup keywords
1494 These new startup keywords are now available:
1496 | Startup keyword | Option |
1497 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1498 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
1499 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
1500 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1501 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
1502 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
1503 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1504 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
1505 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
1509 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
1511 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
1512 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
1513 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
1514 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
1516 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
1518 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
1519 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
1520 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
1523 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
1524 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
1526 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
1528 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
1529 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
1531 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
1533 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
1534 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
1535 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
1537 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
1538 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
1539 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
1540 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
1541 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
1542 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
1543 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
1546 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
1548 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
1550 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
1552 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
1553 same target than the block at point.
1555 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
1557 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
1558 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
1559 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
1561 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
1562 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
1565 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
1567 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
1568 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
1569 manual for a usage example.
1571 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
1573 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
1574 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
1575 collecting blocks for tangling.
1577 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
1578 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
1580 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
1581 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
1582 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
1583 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
1585 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
1586 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
1589 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
1590 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
1591 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
1592 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
1596 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
1597 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
1598 - [[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]]
1599 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
1600 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
1601 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
1602 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
1603 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
1604 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
1605 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
1606 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
1607 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
1608 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
1609 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
1610 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
1611 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
1612 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
1613 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports MacOSX version up to 10.8
1614 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
1618 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
1620 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
1622 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
1624 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
1626 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
1627 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
1628 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
1629 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
1630 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
1631 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
1632 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
1633 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
1635 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
1637 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
1638 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
1640 *** MobileOrg for iOS
1642 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
1643 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
1644 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
1648 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
1650 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
1651 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
1654 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
1655 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
1656 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
1657 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
1658 agenda type to this variable.
1660 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
1663 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
1664 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
1665 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
1666 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
1668 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
1670 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
1671 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
1672 invisible) blocked tasks.
1674 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
1676 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
1677 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
1679 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
1681 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
1682 ** No GPL manual anymore
1684 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
1685 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
1687 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
1689 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
1691 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
1692 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
1693 in most environments.
1697 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
1699 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
1701 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1702 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
1705 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
1706 available through http://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
1707 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
1710 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
1712 ** Overview of the new keybindings
1714 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
1715 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
1716 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
1717 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
1718 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
1719 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
1720 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
1721 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
1722 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
1723 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
1724 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
1725 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
1726 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
1727 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
1728 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
1730 ** New package and Babel language
1732 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
1734 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
1736 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
1737 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
1739 ** Incompatible changes
1741 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
1742 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
1744 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
1747 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
1748 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
1749 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
1751 ** New features and user-visible changes
1755 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
1756 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
1757 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
1758 core and many core functions rely on this package.
1760 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
1761 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
1763 See the docstrings for more details.
1765 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
1766 on =org-element.el=.
1768 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
1770 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
1771 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
1772 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
1773 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
1775 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
1777 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
1778 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
1779 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
1780 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
1782 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
1784 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
1786 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
1788 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
1791 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
1792 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
1794 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
1795 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
1796 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
1799 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
1802 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
1803 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
1804 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
1806 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
1807 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
1808 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
1813 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
1815 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
1816 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
1817 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
1818 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
1820 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
1821 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
1822 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
1823 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
1824 generating new ones.
1826 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
1829 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1831 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1832 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
1835 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1836 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
1837 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
1840 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
1841 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
1842 details on how to use this.
1844 **** Changes in bulk actions
1846 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
1847 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
1849 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
1850 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
1851 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
1852 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
1853 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
1855 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
1856 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
1858 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
1859 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
1862 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
1864 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
1866 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
1868 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
1869 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
1871 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
1873 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
1874 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
1875 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
1876 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
1879 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1881 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
1884 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
1885 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
1886 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
1887 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
1888 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
1891 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
1893 See the [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
1895 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
1897 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
1898 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
1899 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
1900 filters and category filters.
1902 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
1903 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
1906 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
1907 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
1908 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
1913 **** Inserting links
1915 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
1916 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
1917 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
1920 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
1921 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
1922 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
1923 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
1925 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
1928 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
1930 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
1931 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
1932 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
1933 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
1935 **** New link type =help=
1937 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
1939 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
1940 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
1941 you go back to the same buffer.
1943 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
1945 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
1946 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
1949 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
1951 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
1953 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
1955 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
1957 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
1959 **** RET now follows time stamps links
1963 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
1965 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
1966 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
1967 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
1968 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
1970 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
1972 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
1973 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
1974 all headlines in the region.
1976 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
1978 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
1980 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
1981 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
1983 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
1985 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
1987 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
1989 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
1991 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
1993 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
1994 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
1995 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
2000 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
2002 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
2004 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
2006 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
2007 clocked entry, if any.
2009 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
2011 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
2013 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
2015 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
2016 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
2019 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
2020 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
2021 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
2025 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
2027 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
2030 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
2032 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
2033 cells in clockreport.
2035 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
2036 time cells in clockreport.
2039 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
2041 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
2042 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
2044 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
2045 in the mode line and/or frame title.
2047 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
2048 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
2049 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
2050 space in the frame title.
2054 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
2056 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
2057 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
2058 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
2059 don't want to see temporarily.
2061 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
2063 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
2065 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
2067 There are these new entities:
2069 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
2070 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
2071 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
2072 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
2073 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
2074 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
2076 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
2077 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
2078 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
2080 The face is back to a normal height.
2084 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
2085 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
2087 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
2088 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
2090 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
2092 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
2093 block will use its value as the column format.
2095 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
2097 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
2099 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
2101 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
2103 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
2104 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
2105 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
2106 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
2108 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
2112 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
2114 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
2116 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
2118 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
2120 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
2121 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
2122 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
2124 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
2126 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
2127 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
2128 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
2132 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
2134 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
2135 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
2136 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
2137 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
2139 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
2141 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
2142 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
2145 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2146 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
2147 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
2150 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
2151 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
2152 more details on how to use this.
2154 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
2155 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
2157 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
2158 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
2161 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
2163 See the manual for more explanations.
2165 **** More control over empty lines
2167 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
2168 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
2171 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
2173 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
2177 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
2179 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
2180 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
2181 available) to print beautiful tables.
2183 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
2185 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
2186 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
2189 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
2191 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
2192 in the #+DATE option.
2194 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
2196 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
2198 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
2199 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
2201 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
2202 More languages are always welcome.
2204 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
2206 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
2207 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
2209 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
2210 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=e9fd33][this commit]] for details)
2211 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
2212 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
2213 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
2214 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
2216 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
2217 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
2221 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
2223 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
2226 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
2228 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
2229 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
2231 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
2233 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
2235 It used to exports the results of the code.
2239 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
2240 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
2242 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
2243 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
2245 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
2247 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
2248 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
2249 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
2251 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
2252 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
2254 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
2255 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
2256 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
2259 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
2261 This will increment the effort value.
2263 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
2265 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
2267 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
2268 attach symbolic links.
2270 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
2272 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
2274 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
2275 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
2277 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
2279 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
2281 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
2282 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
2283 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
2285 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
2287 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
2288 all top level list items.
2290 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
2292 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
2294 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
2295 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
2297 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
2299 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
2301 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
2302 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
2303 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
2304 first headline in the region.
2306 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
2308 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
2311 ** Important bug fixes
2313 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
2315 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
2316 perform completion with meaningful values.
2318 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
2320 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
2321 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
2322 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2324 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
2325 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
2327 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
2328 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
2331 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
2332 the code and the license to your needs.
2334 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
2335 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
2339 ** Incompatible changes
2341 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
2343 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
2345 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
2347 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
2348 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
2349 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
2350 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
2353 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
2355 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
2356 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
2357 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
2359 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
2361 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
2362 =org-agenda-span= instead.
2364 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
2366 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
2368 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
2369 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
2370 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
2371 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
2372 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
2374 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
2375 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
2376 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
2377 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
2378 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
2379 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
2381 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
2382 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
2383 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
2386 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
2389 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
2390 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
2391 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
2392 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
2394 The two new variables are:
2396 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
2397 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
2398 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
2399 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
2400 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
2401 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
2402 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
2404 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
2405 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
2408 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
2411 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
2412 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
2413 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
2414 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
2416 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
2417 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
2418 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
2419 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
2422 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
2423 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
2424 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
2425 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
2426 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
2427 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
2430 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
2431 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
2432 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
2433 applies to the following packages:
2451 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
2452 you are using, you can remove it from
2453 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
2454 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
2457 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
2458 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
2459 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
2460 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
2461 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
2464 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
2466 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
2467 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
2468 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
2471 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
2473 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
2475 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
2477 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
2479 ** Important new features
2481 *** New Org to ODT exporter
2483 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
2485 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
2486 for more information on how to customize it.
2488 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
2490 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
2491 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
2492 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
2493 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
2495 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
2496 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
2497 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
2499 To switch over to the new system:
2503 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
2505 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
2506 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
2507 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
2508 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
2509 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
2511 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
2513 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
2516 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
2519 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
2521 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
2522 you have decided to move over completely to the new
2523 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
2524 with using both system in parallel.
2528 *** New Org libraries
2529 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
2531 Implement links to eshell buffers.
2533 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
2535 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
2537 To use, put the following in your init file:
2540 (require 'org-special-blocks)
2543 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
2544 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
2545 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
2546 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
2547 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
2548 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
2549 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
2550 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
2551 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
2554 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
2556 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
2557 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
2559 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
2561 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
2562 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
2563 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
2566 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
2567 call function to do something special with text links.
2569 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
2571 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
2573 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
2574 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
2575 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
2578 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
2580 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
2582 *** New Babel libraries
2584 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
2585 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
2586 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
2587 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
2588 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
2589 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
2590 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
2592 ** Other new features and various enhancements
2596 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
2598 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
2599 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
2600 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
2601 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
2602 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
2603 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
2605 The key new functions are
2607 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
2608 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
2609 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
2611 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
2612 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
2614 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
2615 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
2617 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
2618 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
2620 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
2622 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
2623 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
2624 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
2626 **** Modified link escaping
2628 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
2630 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
2631 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
2632 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
2633 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
2636 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
2637 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
2638 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
2639 : percent escaped links are solved.
2641 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
2643 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
2645 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
2646 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
2648 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
2650 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
2652 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
2653 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
2654 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
2655 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
2656 string to be executed.
2658 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
2659 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
2663 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
2664 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
2667 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
2671 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
2673 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
2674 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
2675 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
2676 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
2678 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
2679 will work on the current entry.
2681 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
2682 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
2684 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
2686 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
2688 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
2691 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
2692 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
2697 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
2699 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
2700 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
2701 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
2703 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
2705 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
2706 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
2707 entries using a function.
2709 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
2710 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
2711 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
2713 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
2715 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
2716 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
2717 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
2719 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
2721 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
2722 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
2723 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
2724 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
2725 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
2726 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
2728 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
2732 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
2734 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
2735 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
2737 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
2738 docstring of these variable for details about available
2741 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
2742 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
2743 formatting string will insert a string.
2745 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
2747 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
2748 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
2749 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
2750 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
2751 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
2752 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
2753 C-e u=, respectively.
2755 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
2756 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
2757 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
2758 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
2759 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
2762 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
2764 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
2765 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
2767 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
2769 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
2770 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
2772 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
2774 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
2775 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
2776 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
2777 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
2778 section]] in the manual for more details.
2780 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
2781 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
2782 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
2787 **** Refile targets can now be cached
2789 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
2790 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
2791 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
2792 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
2793 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
2795 **** New logging support for refiling
2797 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
2798 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
2801 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
2805 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
2807 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
2811 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
2813 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
2814 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
2816 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
2818 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
2819 the displayed in the buffer.
2821 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
2823 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
2825 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
2826 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
2828 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
2829 |--------+--------+---------|
2830 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
2831 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
2833 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
2836 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
2839 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
2841 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
2843 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
2844 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
2851 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
2852 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
2855 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
2857 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
2859 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
2860 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
2862 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
2866 **** Improved handling of lists
2868 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
2870 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
2871 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
2872 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
2875 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
2876 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
2877 counters like [@c] or [@W].
2879 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
2880 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
2881 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
2882 `org-list-export-context'.
2884 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
2885 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
2886 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
2888 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
2889 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
2890 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
2891 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
2892 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
2894 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
2895 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
2896 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
2898 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
2900 *** Inline display of linked images
2902 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
2903 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
2904 that have no description part will be inlined.
2906 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
2908 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
2909 from 1, you can now do it like this:
2911 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
2913 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
2915 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
2916 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
2917 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
2918 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
2919 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
2920 into account all header arguments, and variables.
2922 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
2923 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
2924 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
2927 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
2928 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
2929 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
2930 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
2931 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
2932 properties or in tables.
2934 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
2935 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
2936 names, and rownames across all languages.
2938 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
2940 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
2942 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
2943 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
2944 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
2946 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
2948 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
2949 request by Scott Otterson.
2951 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
2953 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
2954 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
2955 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
2956 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
2957 superscripts, see the variable
2958 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
2960 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
2962 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
2964 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
2965 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
2966 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
2967 following new faces:
2969 =org-document-title=
2971 =org-document-info-keyword=
2973 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
2974 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
2976 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
2978 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
2980 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
2981 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
2982 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
2983 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
2984 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
2985 property is affected by this setting.
2987 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
2988 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
2990 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
2992 Requested by Michael Brand.
2994 **** Better level cycling function
2996 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
2997 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
2998 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
2999 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
3001 **** Adaptive filling
3003 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
3004 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
3005 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
3006 comments to be filled correctly.
3008 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
3010 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
3012 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
3014 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
3016 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
3017 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
3019 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
3023 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
3025 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
3026 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
3027 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
3028 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
3030 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
3032 **** Localized clock tables
3034 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
3035 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
3036 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
3037 available translated strings.
3039 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
3041 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
3042 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
3043 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
3044 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
3046 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
3048 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
3050 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
3051 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
3052 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
3053 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
3056 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
3060 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
3062 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
3063 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
3065 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
3067 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
3069 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
3070 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
3071 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
3074 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
3077 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
3079 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
3080 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
3085 org-table-current-line
3089 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
3091 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
3092 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
3095 This was requested by Tom.
3097 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
3099 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
3100 example by viewing from the agenda.
3102 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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