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14 ** Incompatible changes
15 *** =align= STARTUP value no longer narrow table columns
17 Columns narrowing (or shrinking) is now dynamic. See [[*Dynamically
18 narrow table columns]] for details. In particular, it is decoupled from
21 If you need to automatically shrink columns upon opening an Org
22 document, use =shrink= value instead, or in addition to align:
25 ,#+STARTUP: align shrink
29 *** ~org-archive~ functions update status cookies
31 Archiving headers through ~org-archive-subtree~ and
32 ~org-archive-to-archive-sibling~ such as the ones listed below:
40 Will update the status cookie in the top level header.
42 *** Disable =org-agenda-overriding-header= by setting to empty string
44 The ~org-agenda-overriding-header~ inserted into agenda views can now
45 be disabled by setting it to an empty string.
47 *** Dynamically narrow table columns
49 With ~C-c TAB~, it is now possible to narrow a column to the width
50 specified by a width cookie in the column, or to 1 character if there
51 is no such cookie. The same keybinding expands a narrowed column to
54 Editing the column automatically expands the whole column to its full
63 ** Incompatible changes
65 *** Variables relative to clocksum duration are obsolete
67 ~org-time-clocksum-format~, ~org-time-clocksum-use-fractional~ and
68 ~org-time-clocksum-fractional-format~ are obsolete. If you changed
69 them, consider modifying ~org-duration-format~ instead.
71 Variable ~org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations~ is also obsolete.
72 Consider setting ~org-duration-units~ instead.
74 *** ~org-at-timestamp-p~ optional argument accepts different values
76 See docstrings for the allowed values. For backward compatibility,
77 ~(org-at-timestamp-p t)~ is still supported, but should be updated
80 *** ~org-capture-templates~ no longer accepts S-expressions as file names
82 Since functions are allowed there, a straightforward way to migrate
89 : (file (lambda () (sexp)))
91 *** Deleted contributed packages
93 =org-ebib.el, =org-bullets.el= and =org-mime.el= have been deleted
94 from the contrib/ directory.
96 You can now find them here :
98 - https://github.com/joostkremers/ebib
99 - https://github.com/sabof/org-bullets
100 - https://github.com/org-mime/org-mime
102 *** Change ~org-texinfo-classes~ value
103 The value cannot support functions to create sectionning commands
104 anymore. Also, the sectionning commands should include commands for
105 appendices. See the docstring for more information.
106 *** Removal of ~:sitemap-sans-extension~
108 The publishing property is no longer recognized, as a consequence of
109 changes to site-map generation.
111 You can get the same functionality by setting ~:sitemap-format-entry~
115 (lambda (entry style project)
116 (cond ((not (directory-name-p entry))
117 (format "[[file:%s][%s]]"
118 (file-name-sans-extension entry)
119 (org-publish-find-title entry project)))
120 ((eq style 'tree) (file-name-nondirectory (directory-file-name entry)))
124 *** Change signature for ~:sitemap-function~
126 ~:sitemap-function~ now expects to be called with two arguments. See
127 ~org-publish-project-alist~ for details.
129 *** Change signature for some properties in ~org-list-to-generic~
131 ~:istart~, ~:icount~, ~:iend~ and ~:isep~ now expect the type of the
132 list as their first argument.
134 *** Change signature for ~org-get-repeater~
135 The optional argument is now a string to extract the repeater from.
136 See docstring for details.
138 *** Change signature for ~org-time-string-to-time~
139 See docstring for changes.
141 *** Change order of items in ~org-agenda-time-grid~
142 ~org-agenda-time-grid~ gained an extra item to allow users to customize
143 the string displayed after times in the agenda. See docstring for
146 *** ~tags-todo~ custom searches now include DONE keywords
148 Use "/!" markup when filtering TODO keywords to get only not-done TODO
151 *** ~org-split-string~ returns ~("")~ when called on an empty string
152 It used to return nil.
153 *** Removal of =ob-scala.el=
155 See [[https://github.com/ensime/emacs-scala-mode/issues/114][this github issue]].
157 You can use =ob-scala.el= as packaged in scala-mode, available from the
161 *** iCalendar export uses inheritance for TIMEZONE and LOCATION properties
162 Both these properties can be inherited during iCalendar export,
163 depending on the value of ~org-use-property-inheritance~.
164 *** iCalendar export respects a TIMEZONE property
165 Set the TIMEZONE property on an entry to specify a time zone for that
166 entry only during iCalendar export. The property value should be
167 specified as in "Europe/London".
168 *** ~org-attach~ can move directory contents
169 When setting a new directory for an entry, org-attach offers to move
170 files over from the old directory. Using a prefix arg will reset the
171 directory to old, ID based one.
172 *** New Org duration library
173 This new library implements tools to read and print time durations in
174 various formats (e.g., "H:MM", or "1d 2h 3min"...).
176 See ~org-duration-to-minutes~ and ~org-duration-from-minutes~
180 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-show-future-repeats~
181 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-prefer-last-repeat~
182 **** New variable : ~org-deadline-past-days~
183 See docstring for details.
184 **** Binding C-c C-x < for ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock-from-agenda~
185 **** New auto-align default setting for =org-agenda-tags-column=
187 =org-agenda-tags-column= can now be set to =auto=, which will
188 automatically align tags to the right edge of the window. This is now
190 *** New value for ~org-publish-sitemap-sort-folders~
192 The new ~ignore~ value effectively allows toggling inclusion of
193 directories in published site-maps.
197 **** Scheme: support for tables
198 **** Scheme: new variable: ~org-babel-scheme-null-to~
200 This new custom option allows to use a empty list or null symbol to
201 format the table output, initially assigned to ~hlines~.
203 **** Scheme: new header ~:prologue~
205 A new block code header has been created for Org Babel that enables
206 developers to prepend code to the scheme block being processed.
208 Multiple ~:prologue~ headers can be added each of them using a string
209 with the content to be added.
211 The scheme blocks are prepared by surronding the code in the block
212 with a let form. The content of the ~:prologue~ headers are prepended
213 before this let form.
215 **** Support for hledger accounting reports added
216 **** Clojure: new setting ~org-babel-clojure-sync-nrepl-timeout~
218 Creation of a new setting to specify the Cider timeout. By setting
219 the =org-babel-clojure-sync-nrepl-timeout= setting option. The value
220 is in seconds and if set to =nil= then no timeout will occur.
221 **** Clojure: new header ~:show-process~
223 A new block code header has been created for Org Babel that enables
224 developers to output the process of an ongoing process into a new
227 You can tell Org Babel to output the process of a running code block.
229 To show that output you only have to specify the =:show-process=
230 option in the code block's header like this:
233 ,#+BEGIN_SRC clojure :results output :show-process t
240 If =:show-process= is specified that way, then when you will run the
241 code using =C-c C-c= a new window will open in Emacs. Everything that
242 is output by the REPL will immediately be added to that new window.
244 When the processing of the code is finished, then the window and its
245 buffer will be closed and the results will be reported in the
248 Note that the =:results= parameter's behavior is *not* changed. If
249 =silent= is specified, then no result will be displayed. If =output=
250 is specified then all the output from the window will appears in the
251 results section. If =value= is specified, then only the last returned
252 value of the code will be displayed in the results section.
254 **** Maxima: new headers ~:prologue~ and ~:epilogue~
255 Babel options ~:prologue~ and ~:epilogue~ have been implemented for
256 Maxima src blocks which prepend and append, respectively, the given
257 code strings. This can be useful for specifying formatting settings
258 which would add clutter to exported code. For instance, you can use
259 this ~:prologue "fpprintprec: 2; linel: 50;"~ for presenting Maxima
260 results in a beamer presentation.
261 **** PlantUML: add support for header arguments
263 [[http://plantuml.com/][Plantuml]] source blocks now support the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/prologue.html#prologue][~:prologue~]], [[http://orgmode.org/manual/epilogue.html#epilogue][~:epilogue~]] and
264 [[http://orgmode.org/manual/var.html#var][~:var~]] header arguments.
266 **** SQL: new engine added ~sqsh~
268 A new engine was added to support ~sqsh~ command line utility for use
269 against Microsoft SQL Server or Sybase SQL server.
271 More information on ~sqsh~ can be found here: [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sqsh/][sourceforge/sqsh]]
273 To use ~sqsh~ in an *sql* =SRC_BLK= set the =:engine= like this:
276 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine sqsh :dbhost my_host :dbuser master :dbpassword pass :database support
282 **** SQL: new engine added =vertica=
284 A new engine was added to support vsql command line utility for use
287 More information on =vsql= can be found here: [[https://my.vertica.com/docs/7.2.x/HTML/index.htm#Authoring/ConnectingToHPVertica/vsql/UsingVsql.htm][my.vertica.com]]
289 To use =vertica= in an sql =SRC_BLK= set the =:engine= like this:
292 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine vertica :dbhost my_host :dbuser dbadmin :dbpassword pw :database vmart
296 **** C++: New header ~:namespaces~
298 The new ~:namespaces~ export option can be used to specify namespaces
299 to be used within a C++ org source block. Its usage is similar to
300 ~:includes~, in that it can accept multiple, space-separated
301 namespaces to use. This header is equivalent to adding ~using
302 namespace <name>;~ in the source block. Here is a "Hello World" in C++
306 ,#+BEGIN_SRC C++ :results output :namespaces std :includes <iostream>
307 cout << "Hello World" << endl;
311 **** Support for Vala language
313 [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala][Vala]] language blocks support two special header arguments:
315 - ~:flags~ passes arguments to the compiler
316 - ~:cmdline~ passes commandline arguments to the generated executable
318 Support for [[http://orgmode.org/manual/var.html#var][~:var~]] does not exist yet, also there is no [[http://orgmode.org/manual/session.html#session][~:session~]]
319 support because Vala is a compiled language.
321 The Vala compiler binary can be changed via the ~defcustom~
322 ~org-babel-vala-compiler~.
324 *** New ~function~ scope argument for the Clock Table
325 Added a nullary function that returns a list of files as a possible
326 argument for the scope of the clock table.
328 **** Implement vernacular table of contents in Markdown exporter
329 Global table of contents are generated using vanilla Markdown syntax
330 instead of HTML. Also #+TOC keyword, including local table of
331 contents, are now supported.
332 **** Add Slovanian translations
333 **** Implement ~org-export-insert-image-links~
334 This new function is meant to be used in back-ends supporting images
335 as descriptions of links, a.k.a. image links. See its docstring for
337 **** New macro : ~{{{n}}}~
338 This macro creates and increment multiple counters in a document. See
340 **** Add global macros through ~org-export-global-macros~
341 With this variable, one can define macros available for all documents.
342 **** New keyword ~#+EXPORT_FILE_NAME~
343 Similarly to ~:EXPORT_FILE_NAME:~ property, this keyword allows the
344 user to specify the name of the output file upon exporting the
345 document. This also has an effect on publishing.
346 **** Horizontal rules are no longer ignored in LaTeX table math mode
347 **** Use ~compilation-mode~ for compilation output
348 **** Plain lists accept a new ~:separator~ attribute in Texinfo
350 The new ~:separator~ attribute splits a tag from a description list
351 item into multiple parts. This allows to have two-column tables with
352 multiple entries in the first column. See manual for more details.
354 **** ~latex-environment~ elements support ~caption~ keywords for LaTeX export
355 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit LaTeX environments
357 Using ~C-c '~ on a LaTeX environment opens a sub-editing buffer. By
358 default, major mode in that buffer is ~latex-mode~, but it can be
359 changed by configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~.
361 *** ~org-list-to-generic~ includes a new property: ~:ifmt~
363 ~:ifmt~ is a function to be called on the body of each item. See
364 ~org-list-to-generic~ documentation for details.
366 *** New variable : ~org-bibtex-headline-format-function~
367 This allow to use a different title than entry title.
369 *** ~org-attach~ supports attaching files from URLs
371 Using ~C-c C-a u~ prompts for a URL pointing to a file to be attached
374 *** New option for ~org-refile-use-outline-path~
375 ~org-refile-use-outline-path~ now supports the setting ~buffer-name~,
376 which causes refile targets to be prefixed with the buffer’s
377 name. This is particularly useful when used in conjunction with
380 *** ~org-file-contents~ now allows the FILE argument to be a URL.
381 This allows ~#+SETUPFILE:~ to accept a URL instead of a local file
382 path. The URL contents are auto-downloaded and saved to a temporary
383 cache ~org--file-cache~. A new optional argument ~NOCACHE~ is added
384 to ~org-file-contents~.
386 *** ~org-mode-restart~ now resets the newly added ~org--file-cache~.
387 Using ~C-c C-c~ on any keyword (like ~#+SETUPFILE~) will reset the
390 *** New option : ~org-table-duration-hour-zero-padding~
391 This variable allow computed durations in tables to be zero-padded.
393 *** New mode switch for table formulas : =U=
394 This mode omits seconds in durations.
400 This feature has been removed. Use a custom agenda view, possibly
401 narrowed to current buffer to achieve a similar functionality.
403 *** ~org-agenda-skip-entry-when-regexp-matches~ is obsolete
405 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
407 *** ~org-agenda-skip-subtree-when-regexp-matches~ is obsolete
409 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
411 *** ~org-agenda-skip-entry-when-regexp-matches-in-subtree~ is obsolete
413 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
415 *** ~org-minutes-to-clocksum-string~ is obsolete
417 Use ~org-duration-from-minutes~ instead.
419 *** ~org-hh:mm-string-to-minutes~ is obsolete
421 Use ~org-duration-to-minutes~ instead.
423 *** ~org-duration-string-to-minutes~ is obsolete
425 Use ~org-duration-to-minutes~ instead.
427 *** ~org-gnus-nnimap-cached-article-number~ is removed.
429 This function relied on ~nnimap-group-overview-filename~, which was
430 removed from Gnus circa September 2010.
434 *** ~org-agenda-repeating-timestamp-show-all~ is removed.
436 For an equivalent to a ~nil~ value, set
437 ~org-agenda-show-future-repeats~ to nil and
438 ~org-agenda-prefer-last-repeat~ to ~t~.
440 *** ~org-gnus-nnimap-query-article-no-from-file~ is removed.
442 This variable has no effect, as it was relying on a function that was
443 removed from Gnus circa September 2010.
445 *** ~org-usenet-links-prefer-google~ is obsolete.
447 Use ~org-gnus-prefer-web-links~ instead.
449 *** ~org-publish-sitemap-file-entry-format~ is deprecated
451 One can provide new ~:sitemap-format-entry~ property for a function
452 equivalent to the removed format string.
454 *** ~org-enable-table-editor~ is removed.
456 Setting it to a ~nil~ value broke some other features (e.g., speed
459 *** ~org-export-use-babel~ cannot be set to ~inline-only~
461 The variable is now a boolean.
463 *** ~org-texinfo-def-table-markup~ is obsolete
465 Use ~org-texinfo-table-default-markup~ instead.
469 *** ~org-publish-find-property~
471 This function can be used as a tool to format entries in a site-map,
472 in addition to ~org-publish-find-title~ and ~org-publish-find-date~.
474 *** ~org-list-to-org~
476 It is the reciprocal of ~org-list-to-lisp~, which see.
478 *** ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock-from-agenda~
480 Call ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock~ from the agenda.
484 *** The Library of Babel now on Worg
486 The library-of-babel.org used to be accessible from the =doc/=
487 directory, distributed with Org’s core. It is now accessible
488 from the Worg community-driven documentation [[http://orgmode.org/worg/library-of-babel.html][here]].
490 If you want to contribute to it, please see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html][how to contribute]].
492 *** Allow multiple columns view
494 Columns view is not limited to a single buffer anymore.
495 *** Org Attach obeys ~dired-dwim-target~
497 When a Dired buffer is opened next to the Org document being edited,
498 the prompt for file to attach can start in the Dired buffer's
499 directory if `dired-dwim-target' in non-nil.
501 *** ~org-fill-paragraph~ can now fill a whole region
502 *** More specific anniversary descriptions
504 Anniversary descriptions (used in the agenda view, for instance)
505 include the point in time, when the anniversary appears. This is,
506 in its most general form, just the date of the anniversary. Or
507 more specific terms, like "today", "tomorrow" or "in n days" are
508 used to describe the time span.
510 This feature allows to automatically change the description of an
511 anniversary, depending on if it occurs in the next few days or
512 far away in the future.
514 *** Computed dates in tables appear as inactive time stamps
516 *** Save point before opening a file with an unknown search option
518 When following a file link with a search option (e.g., =::#custom-id=)
519 that doesn't exist in the target file, save positon before raising an
520 error. As a consequence, it is possible to jump back to the original
521 document with ~org-mark-ring-goto~ (default binding =C-c &=).
523 *** ~org-get-heading~ accepts two more optional arguments
525 See docstring for details.
527 *** New option ~org-babel-uppercase-example-markers~
529 This variable is a ~defcustom~ and replaces the variable
530 ~org-babel-capitalize-example-region-markers~, which is a ~defvar~ and
532 *** =INCLUDE= keywords in commented trees are now ignored.
533 *** Default value for ~org-texinfo-text-markup-alist~ changed.
535 Now ~=...=~ markup uses ~@samp{}~ instead of ~@verb{}~. You can use
536 ~@verb{}~ again by customizing the variable.
537 *** Texinfo exports example blocks as ~@example~
538 *** Texinfo exports inline src blocks as ~@code{}~
539 *** Texinfo default table markup is ~@asis~
540 It used to be ~@samp~ but ~@asis~ is neutral and, therefore, more
541 suitable as a default value.
542 *** Texinfo default process includes ~--no-split~ option
543 *** New entities : ~\dollar~ and ~\USD~
544 *** ~org-parse-time-string~ accepts a new optional argument
545 =ZONE= specifies the current time zone.
546 *** ~org-time-string-to-seconds~ now accepts an optional =ZONE= argument
547 *** Support for date style URLs in =org-protocol://open-source=
548 URLs like =https://cool-blog.com/2017/05/20/cool-post/= are
549 covered by rewrite rules.
551 *** Add (C) =COMMENT= support to ~org-structure-template-alist~
555 ** Incompatible changes
557 *** Emacs 23 support has been dropped
559 From now on, Org expects at least Emacs 24.3, although Emacs 24.4 or
562 *** XEmacs support has been dropped
564 Incomplete compatibility layer with XEmacs has been removed. If you
565 want to take over maintenance of this compatibility, please contact
568 *** New syntax for export blocks
570 Export blocks are explicitly marked as such at the syntax level to
571 disambiguate their parsing from special blocks. The new syntax is
574 ,#+BEGIN_EXPORT backend
587 As a consequence, =INCLUDE= keywords syntax is modified, e.g.,
590 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" HTML
596 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" export html
599 The following function repairs export blocks and =INCLUDE= keywords
600 using previous syntax:
602 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
603 (defun org-repair-export-blocks ()
604 "Repair export blocks and INCLUDE keywords in current buffer."
606 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
607 (let ((case-fold-search t)
608 (back-end-re (regexp-opt
609 '("HTML" "ASCII" "LATEX" "ODT" "MARKDOWN" "MD" "ORG"
610 "MAN" "BEAMER" "TEXINFO" "GROFF" "KOMA-LETTER")
612 (org-with-wide-buffer
613 (goto-char (point-min))
614 (let ((block-re (concat "^[ \t]*#\\+BEGIN_" back-end-re)))
616 (while (re-search-forward block-re nil t)
617 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
618 (when (eq (org-element-type element) 'special-block)
620 (goto-char (org-element-property :end element))
621 (save-match-data (search-backward "_"))
624 (delete-region (point) (line-end-position)))
625 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1))))))
627 (format "^[ \t]*#\\+INCLUDE: .*?%s[ \t]*$" back-end-re)))
628 (while (re-search-forward include-re nil t)
629 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
630 (when (and (eq (org-element-type element) 'keyword)
631 (string= (org-element-property :key element) "INCLUDE"))
632 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1)))))))))
635 Moreover, ~:export-block~ keyword used in ~org-export-define-backend~ and
636 ~org-export-define-derived-backend~ is no longer used and needs to be
641 **** [1]-like constructs are not valid footnotes
643 Using =[1]= as a footnote was already discouraged in the manual, since
644 it introduced too many false-positives in many Org documents. These
645 constructs are now unsupported.
647 If you used =[N]= in some of your documents, consider turning them into
650 **** /Org Footnote/ library doesn't handle non-Org buffers
652 Commands for footnotes in an Org document no longer try to do
653 something in non-Org ones. If you need to have footnotes there,
654 consider using the =footnote.el= library, shipped with Emacs.
656 In particular, ~org-footnote-tag-for-non-org-mode-files~ no longer
659 *** ~org-file-apps~ no longer accepts S-expressions as commands
661 The variable now accepts functions of two arguments instead of plain
662 S-expressions. Replacing an S-expression with an appropriate function
663 is straightforward. For example
669 : ("pdf" . (lambda (file link) (foo)))
671 *** The ~{{{modification-time}}}~ macro can get time via =vc=
673 The modification time will be determined via =vc.el= if the second
674 argument is non-nil. See the manual for details.
676 *** Preparation and completion functions in publishing projects change signature
678 Preparation and completion functions are now called with an argument,
679 which is the project property list. It used to be dynamically scoped
680 through the ~project-plist~ variable.
682 *** Old Babel header properties are no longer supported
684 Using header arguments as property names is no longer possible. As
696 should be written instead
701 :header-args: :exports code
702 :header-args+: :var a=1 b=2
703 :header-args+: :var c=3
707 Please note that, however, old properties were defined at the source
708 block definition. Current ones are defined where the block is called.
712 *** ~org-eww~ has been moved into core
713 *** New org-protocol key=value syntax
715 Org-protocol can now handle query-style parameters such as:
718 org-protocol://store-link?url=http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html&title=The%20title
719 org-protocol://capture?template=x&title=Hello&body=World&url=http:%2F%2Fexample.com
722 Old-style links such as
723 : org-protocol://store-link:/http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html/The%20title
724 continue to be supported.
726 If you have defined your own handler functions for
727 ~org-protocol-protocol-alist~, change them to accept either a property
728 list (for new-style links) or a string (for old-style links). Use
729 ~org-protocol-parse-parameters~ to convert old-style links into property
732 *** New Org linter library
734 ~org-lint~ can check syntax and report common issues in Org documents.
736 *** New option ~date-tree-last~ for ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~
738 When ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~ is set to ~date-tree-last~, diary
739 entries are added to last in the date tree.
741 *** New ~vbar~ entity
743 ~\vbar~ or ~\vbar{}~ will be exported unconditionally as a =|=,
744 unlike to existing ~\vert~, which is expanded as ~|~ when using
745 a HTML derived export back-end.
749 **** New =#+latex_compiler= keyword to set LaTeX compiler.
751 PDFLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and LuaLaTeX are supported. See the manual for
754 **** New option ~org-export-with-broken-links~
756 This option tells the export process how to behave when encountering
757 a broken internal link. See its docstring for more information.
759 **** Attributes support in custom language environments for LaTeX export
761 Custom language environments for LaTeX export can now define the
762 string to be inserted during export, using attributes to indicate the
763 position of the elements. See variable ~org-latex-custom-lang-environments~
766 **** New Texinfo ~options~ attribute on special blocks
768 Using ~:options~ as a Texinfo attribute, it is possible to add
769 information to custom environments. See manual for details.
771 **** New HTML ~id~ attributes on special, example and quote blocks
773 If the block has a =#+NAME:= attribute assigned, then the HTML element
774 will have an ~id~ attribute with that name in the HTML export. This
775 enables one to create links to these elements in other places, e.g.,
776 ~<a href="#name">text</a>~.
778 **** Listings with captions are now numbered in HTML export
780 The class associated to the numbering is "listing-number". If you
781 don't want these blocks to be numbered, as it was the case until now,
782 You may want to add ~.listing-number { display: none; }~ to the CSS
785 **** Line Numbering in SRC/EXAMPLE blocks support arbitrary start number
787 The ~-n~ option to ~SRC~ and ~EXAMPLE~ blocks can now take a numeric
788 argument to specify the staring line number for the source or example
789 block. The ~+n~ option can now take a numeric argument that will be
790 added to the last line number from the previous block as the starting
791 point for the SRC/EXAMPLE block.
794 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp -n 20
795 ;; this will export with line number 20
796 (message "This is line 21")
798 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp +n 10
799 ;; This will be listed as line 31
800 (message "This is line 32")
804 **** Allow toggling center for images in LaTeX export
806 With the global variable ~org-latex-images-centered~ or the local
807 attribute ~:center~ it is now possible to center an image in LaTeX
810 **** Default CSS class ~org-svg~ for SVG images in HTML export
812 SVG images exported in HTML are now by default assigned a CSS class
813 ~org-svg~ if no CSS class is specified with the ~:class~ attribute. By
814 default, the CSS styling of class ~org-svg~ specifies an image width of
815 90\thinsp{}% of the container the image.
817 **** Markdown footnote export customization
819 Variables ~org-md-footnotes-section~ and ~org-md-footnote-format~
820 introduced for =ox-md.el=. Both new variables define template strings
821 which can be used to customize the format of the exported footnotes
822 section and individual footnotes, respectively.
826 **** Blocks with coderefs labels can now be evaluated
828 The labels are removed prior to evaluating the block.
830 **** Support for Lua language
831 **** Support for SLY in Lisp blocks
833 See ~org-babel-lisp-eval-fn~ to activate it.
835 **** Support for Stan language
837 New ob-stan.el library.
839 Evaluating a Stan block can produce two different results.
841 1. Dump the source code contents to a file.
843 This file can then be used as a variable in other blocks, which
844 allows interfaces like RStan to use the model.
846 2. Compile the contents to a model file.
848 This provides access to the CmdStan interface. To use this, set
849 ~org-babel-stan-cmdstan-directory~ and provide a ~:file~ argument
850 that does not end in ".stan".
852 For more information and usage examples, visit
853 http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-stan.html
855 **** Support for Oracle databases via ~sqlplus~
857 =ob-sql= library supports running SQL blocks against an Oracle
858 database using ~sqlplus~. Use with properties like this (all
870 **** Improved support to Microsoft SQL Server via ~sqlcmd~
872 =ob-sql= library removes support to the ~msosql~ engine which uses the
873 deprecated ~osql~ command line tool, and replaces it with ~mssql~
874 engine which uses the ~sqlcmd~ command line tool. Use with properties
885 If you want to use the *trusted connection* feature, omit *both* the
886 =dbuser= and =dbpassword= properties and add =cmdline -E= to the properties.
888 If your Emacs is running in a Cygwin environment, the =ob-sql= library
889 can pass the converted path to the =sqlcmd= tool.
891 **** Improved support of header arguments for postgresql
893 The postgresql engine in a sql code block supports now ~:dbport~ nd
894 ~:dbpassword~ as header arguments.
896 **** Support for additional plantuml output formats
898 The support for output formats of [[http://plantuml.com/][plantuml]] has been extended to now
908 - utxt :: ASCII art using unicode characters
917 The output formats are determined by the file extension specified
918 using the :file property, e.g.:
920 #+begin_src plantuml :file diagram.png
922 Alice -> Bob: Authentication Request
923 Bob --> Alice: Authentication Response
925 Alice -> Bob: Another authentication Request
926 Alice <-- Bob: another authentication Response
930 Please note that *pdf* *does not work out of the box* and needs additional
931 setup in addition to plantuml. See [[http://plantuml.com/pdf.html]] for
932 details and setup information.
934 *** Rewrite of radio lists
936 Radio lists, i.e, Org plain lists in foreign buffers, have been
937 rewritten to be on par with Radio tables. You can use a large set of
938 parameters to control how a given list should be rendered. See manual
941 *** org-bbdb-anniversaries-future
943 Used like ~org-bbdb-anniversaries~, it provides a few days warning for
944 upcoming anniversaries (default: 7 days).
946 *** Clear non-repeated SCHEDULED upon repeating a task
948 If the task is repeated, and therefore done at least one, scheduling
949 information is no longer relevant. It is therefore removed.
951 See [[git:481719fbd5751aaa9c672b762cb43aea8ee986b0][commit message]] for more information.
953 *** Support for ISO week trees
955 ISO week trees are an alternative date tree format that orders entries
956 by ISO week and not by month.
963 : *** 2015-08-31 Monday
965 They are supported in org-capture via ~file+weektree~ and
966 ~file+weektree+prompt~ target specifications.
968 *** Accept ~:indent~ parameter when capturing column view
970 When defining a "columnview" dynamic block, it is now possible to add
971 an :indent parameter, much like the one in the clock table.
973 On the other hand, stars no longer appear in an ITEM field.
977 **** ~org-columns~ accepts a prefix argument
979 When called with a prefix argument, ~org-columns~ apply to the whole
980 buffer unconditionally.
982 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-view-columns-initially~
984 The variable used to be a ~defvar~, it is now a ~defcustom~.
986 **** Allow custom summaries
988 It is now possible to add new summary types, or override those
989 provided by Org by customizing ~org-columns-summary-types~, which see.
991 **** Allow multiple summaries for any property
993 Columns can now summarize the same property using different summary
996 *** Preview LaTeX snippets in buffers not visiting files
997 *** New option ~org-attach-commit~
999 When non-nil, commit attachments with git, assuming the document is in
1002 *** Allow conditional case-fold searches in ~org-occur~
1004 When set to ~smart~, the new variable ~org-occur-case-fold-search~ allows
1005 to mimic =isearch.el=: if the regexp searched contains any upper case
1006 character (or character class), the search is case sensitive.
1007 Otherwise, it is case insensitive.
1009 *** More robust repeated =ox-latex= footnote handling
1011 Repeated footnotes are now numbered by referring to a label in the
1014 *** The ~org-block~ face is inherited by ~src-blocks~
1016 This works also when =org-src-fontify-natively= is non-nil. It is also
1017 possible to specify per-languages faces. See =org-src-block-faces= and
1018 the manual for details.
1020 *** Links are now customizable
1022 Links can now have custom colors, tooltips, keymaps, display behavior,
1023 etc. Links are now centralized in ~org-link-parameters~.
1027 *** ~org-next-line-empty-p~
1029 It replaces the deprecated ~next~ argument to ~org-previous-line-empty-p~.
1031 *** ~org-show-children~
1033 It is a faster implementation of ~outline-show-children~.
1035 ** Removed functions
1037 *** ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag-refine~ has been removed.
1039 Use ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~ instead.
1041 *** ~org-agenda-todayp~ is deprecated.
1043 Use ~org-agenda-today-p~ instead.
1045 *** ~org-babel-get-header~ is removed.
1047 Use ~org-babel--get-vars~ or ~assq~ instead, as applicable.
1049 *** ~org-babel-trim~ is deprecated.
1051 Use ~org-trim~ instead.
1053 *** ~org-element-remove-indentation~ is deprecated.
1055 Use ~org-remove-indentation~ instead.
1057 *** ~org-image-file-name-regexp~ is deprecated
1059 Use ~image-file-name-regexp~ instead.
1060 The never-used-in-core ~extensions~ argument has been dropped.
1062 *** ~org-list-parse-list~ is deprecated
1064 Use ~org-list-to-lisp~ instead.
1066 *** ~org-on-heading-p~ is deprecated
1068 A comment to this effect was in the source code since 7.8.03, but
1069 now a byte-compiler warning will be generated as well.
1071 *** ~org-table-p~ is deprecated
1073 Use ~org-at-table-p~ instead.
1075 *** ~org-table-recognize-table.el~ is deprecated
1077 It was not called by any org code since 2010.
1079 *** Various reimplementations of cl-lib functions are deprecated
1081 The affected functions are:
1084 - ~org-remove-if-not~
1089 Additionally, ~org-sublist~ is deprecated in favor of ~cl-subseq~. Note
1090 the differences in indexing conventions: ~org-sublist~ is 1-based and
1091 end-inclusive; ~cl-subseq~ is 0-based and end-exclusive.
1095 *** Remove all options related to ~ido~ or ~iswitchb~
1097 This includes ~org-completion-use-iswitchb~ and ~org-completion-use-ido~.
1098 Instead Org uses regular functions, e.g., ~completion-read~ so as to
1099 let those libraries operate.
1101 *** Remove ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~
1103 Two consecutive blank lines always terminate all levels of current
1106 *** ~fixltx2e~ is removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
1108 fixltx2e is obsolete, see LaTeX News 22.
1111 *** Add Icelandic smart quotes
1112 *** Allow multiple receiver locations in radio tables and lists
1113 *** Allow angular links within link descriptions
1115 It is now allowed to write, e.g.,
1116 ~[[http:orgmode.org][<file:unicorn.png>]]~ as an equivalent to
1117 ~[[http:orgmode.org][file:unicorn.png]]~. The advantage of the former
1118 is that spaces are allowed within the path.
1120 *** Beamer export back-ends uses ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
1121 *** ~:preparation-function~ called earlier during publishing
1123 Functions in this list are called before any file is associated to the
1124 current project. Thus, they can be used to generate to be published
1127 *** Function ~org-remove-indentation~ changes.
1129 The new algorithm doesn't remove TAB characters not used for
1132 *** Secure placeholders in capture templates
1134 Placeholders in capture templates are no longer expanded recursively.
1135 However, ~%(...)~ constructs are expanded very late, so you can fill
1136 the contents of the S-exp with the replacement text of non-interactive
1137 placeholders. As before, interactive ones are still expanded as the
1138 very last step, so the previous statement doesn't apply to them.
1140 Note that only ~%(...)~ placeholders initially present in the
1141 template, or introduced using a file placeholder, i.e., ~%[...]~ are
1142 expanded. This prevents evaluating potentially malicious code when
1143 another placeholder, e.g., ~%i~ expands to a S-exp.
1145 *** Links stored by ~org-gnus-store-link~ in nnir groups
1147 Since gnus nnir groups are temporary, ~org-gnus-store-link~ now refers
1148 to the article's original group.
1150 *** ~org-babel-check-confirm-evaluate~ is now a function instead of a macro
1152 The calling convention has changed.
1154 *** HTML export table row customization changes
1156 Variable ~org-html-table-row-tags~ has been split into
1157 ~org-html-table-row-open-tag~ and ~org-html-table-row-close-tag~.
1158 Both new variables can be either a string or a function which will be
1159 called with 6 parameters.
1161 *** =ITEM= special property returns headline without stars
1162 *** Rename ~org-insert-columns-dblock~ into ~org-columns-insert-dblock~
1164 The previous name is, for the time being, kept as an obsolete alias.
1166 *** ~org-trim~ can preserve leading indentation.
1168 When setting a new optional argument to a non-nil value, ~org-trim~
1169 preserves leading indentation while removing blank lines at the
1170 beginning of the string. The behavior is identical for white space at
1171 the end of the string.
1173 *** Function ~org-info-export~ changes.
1175 HTML links created from certain info links now point to =gnu.org= URL's rather
1176 than just to local files. For example info links such as =info:emacs#List
1177 Buffers= used to be converted to HTML links like this:
1179 : <a href="emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
1181 where local file =emacs.html= is referenced.
1182 For most folks this file does not exist.
1183 Thus the new behavior is to generate this HTML link instead:
1185 : <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
1187 All emacs related info links are similarly translated plus few other
1190 *** Repeaters with a ~++~ interval and a time can be shifted to later today
1192 Previously, if a recurring task had a timestamp of
1193 ~<2016-01-01 Fri 20:00 ++1d>~ and was completed on =2016-01-02= at
1194 =08:00=, the task would skip =2016-01-02= and would be rescheduled for
1195 =2016-01-03=. Timestamps with ~++~ cookies and a specific time will
1196 now shift to the first possible future occurrence, even if the
1197 occurrence is later the same day the task is completed. (Timestamps
1198 already in the future are still shifted one time further into the
1201 *** ~org-mobile-action-alist~ is now a defconst
1203 It used to be a defcustom, with a warning that it shouldn't be
1206 *** ~file+emacs~ and ~file+sys~ link types are deprecated
1208 They are still supported in Org 9.0 but will eventually be removed in
1209 a later release. Use ~file~ link type along with universal arguments
1210 to force opening it in either Emacs or with system application.
1212 *** New defcustom ~org-babel-J-command~ stores the j command
1213 *** New defalias ~org-babel-execute:j~
1215 Allows J source blocks be indicated by letter j. Previously the
1216 indication letter was solely J.
1218 *** ~org-open-line~ ignores tables at the very beginning of the buffer
1220 When ~org-special-ctrl-o~ is non-nil, it is impractical to create
1221 a blank line above a table at the beginning of the document. Now, as
1222 a special case, ~org-open-line~ behaves normally in this situation.
1224 *** ~org-babel-hash-show-time~ is now customizable
1226 The experimental variable used to be more or less confidential, as
1229 *** New ~:format~ property to parsed links
1231 It defines the format of the original link. Possible values are:
1232 ~plain~, ~bracket~ and ~angle~.
1236 ** Incompatible changes
1238 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
1240 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after a
1241 headline and its planning line, when applicable.
1243 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
1244 logged before the property drawer.
1246 The following function will repair them:
1248 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1249 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
1250 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
1251 Ignore non Org buffers."
1252 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
1253 (org-with-wide-buffer
1254 (goto-char (point-min))
1255 (let ((case-fold-search t)
1256 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
1257 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
1261 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
1263 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
1265 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
1266 (when (and (< (point) end)
1267 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
1269 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
1270 (eq (org-element-type
1271 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
1273 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
1275 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
1276 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
1279 *** Using "COMMENT" is now equivalent to commenting with "#"
1281 If you used "COMMENT" in headlines to prevent a subtree from being
1282 exported, you can still do it but all information within the subtree
1283 is now commented out, i.e. no #+OPTIONS line will be parsed or taken
1284 into account when exporting.
1286 If you want to exclude a headline from export while using its contents
1287 for setting options, use =:noexport:= (see =org-export-exclude-tags=.)
1289 *** =#+CATEGORY= keywords no longer apply partially to document
1291 It was possible to use several such keywords and have them apply to
1292 the text below until the next one, but strongly deprecated since Org
1295 =#+CATEGORY= keywords are now global to the document. You can use node
1296 properties to set category for a subtree, e.g.,
1301 :CATEGORY: some category
1305 *** New variable to control visibility when revealing a location
1307 ~org-show-following-heading~, ~org-show-siblings~, ~org-show-entry-below~
1308 and ~org-show-hierarchy-above~ no longer exist. Instead, visibility is
1309 controlled through a single variable: ~org-show-context-detail~, which
1312 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
1314 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
1315 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
1317 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
1318 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
1320 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
1322 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
1323 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
1325 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
1327 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
1328 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-previous-visible-heading~
1329 respectively, rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these
1330 functions. The Org version of these functions skips over inline tasks
1331 (and even-level headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
1333 *** ~org-element-context~ no longer return objects in keywords
1335 ~org-element-context~ used to return objects on some keywords, i.e.,
1336 =TITLE=, =DATE= and =AUTHOR=. It now returns only the keyword.
1338 *** ~org-timer-default-timer~ type changed from number to string
1340 If you have, in your configuration, something like =(setq
1341 org-timer-default-timer 10)= replace it with =(setq
1342 org-timer-default-timer "10")=.
1344 *** Functions signature changes
1346 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
1347 docstring for more information.
1349 - ~org-export-collect-footnote-definitions~
1350 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
1351 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
1352 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
1353 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
1358 *** Default lexical evaluation of emacs-lisp src blocks
1360 Emacs-lisp src blocks in babel are now evaluated using lexical
1361 scoping. There is a new header to control this behavior.
1363 The default results in an eval with lexical scoping.
1366 This turns lexical scoping off in the eval (the former behavior).
1369 This uses the lexical environment with x=42 in the eval.
1370 :lexical '((x . 42))
1372 *** Behavior of ~org-return~ changed
1374 If point is before or after the headline title, insert a new line
1375 without changing the headline.
1377 *** Hierarchies of tags
1379 The functionality of nesting tags in hierarchies is added to org-mode.
1380 This is the generalization of what was previously called "Tag groups"
1381 in the manual. That term is now changed to "Tag hierarchy".
1383 The following in-buffer definition:
1386 ,#+TAGS: [ Group : SubOne SubTwo ]
1387 ,#+TAGS: [ SubOne : SubOne1 SubOne2 ]
1388 ,#+TAGS: [ SubTwo : SubTwo1 SubTwo2 ]
1391 Should be seen as the following tree of tags:
1401 Searching for "Group" should return all tags defined above. Filtering
1402 on SubOne filters also it's sub-tags. Etc.
1404 There is no limit on the depth for the tag hierarchy.
1406 *** Additional syntax for non-unique grouptags
1408 Additional syntax is defined for grouptags if the tags in the group
1409 don't have to be distinct on a heading.
1411 Grouptags had to previously be defined with { }. This syntax is
1412 already used for exclusive tags and Grouptags need their own,
1413 non-exclusive syntax. This behaviour is achieved with [ ]. Note: { }
1414 can still be used also for Grouptags but then only one of the given
1415 tags can be used on the headline at the same time. Example:
1417 [ group : sub1 sub2 ]
1423 This is a more general case than the already existing syntax for
1426 *** Define regular expression patterns as tags
1428 Tags can be defined as grouptags with regular expressions as
1431 The regular expressions in the group must be marked up within { }.
1434 : #+TAGS: [ Project : {P@.+} ]
1436 Searching for the tag Project will now list all tags also including
1437 regular expression matches for P@.+. This is good for example for
1438 projects tagged with a common identifier, i.e. P@2014_OrgTags.
1440 *** Filtering in the agenda on grouptags (Tag hierarchies)
1442 Filtering in the agenda on grouptags filters all of the related tags.
1443 Except if a filter is applied with a (double) prefix-argument.
1445 Filtering in the agenda on subcategories does not filter the "above"
1448 If a grouptag contains a regular expression the regular expression
1449 is also used as a filter.
1451 *** Minor refactoring of ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~
1453 Now uses the argument ARG and optional argument exclude instead of
1454 strip and narrow. ARG because the argument has multiple purposes and
1455 makes more sense than strip now. The term "narrowing" is changed to
1458 The main purpose is for the function to make more logical sense when
1459 filtering on tags now when tags can be structured in hierarchies.
1461 *** Babel: support for sed scripts
1463 Thanks to Bjarte Johansen for this feature.
1465 *** Babel: support for Processing language
1467 New ob-processing.el library.
1469 This library implements necessary functions for implementing editing
1470 of Processing code blocks, viewing the resulting sketches in an
1471 external viewer, and HTML export of the sketches.
1473 Check the documentation for more details.
1475 Thanks to Jarmo Hurri for this feature.
1477 *** New behaviour for ~org-toggle-latex-fragment~
1479 The new behaviour is the following:
1481 - With a double prefix argument or with a single prefix argument when
1482 point is before the first headline, toggle overlays in the whole
1485 - With a single prefix argument, toggle overlays in the current
1488 - On latex code, toggle overlay at point;
1490 - Otherwise, toggle overlays in the current section.
1492 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
1494 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
1495 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
1497 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
1499 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
1500 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
1503 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
1505 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
1506 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
1507 ~org-drawers~ variable.
1509 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
1511 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
1512 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
1513 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
1514 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
1516 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
1518 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
1519 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
1520 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
1523 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
1525 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch in
1528 *** New option in ASCII export
1530 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting ~org-ascii-list-margin~
1531 variable to an appropriate integer.
1533 *** New blocks in ASCII export
1535 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT=
1536 blocks. See documentation for details.
1538 *** More back-end specific publishing options
1540 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
1541 increased. See manual for details.
1543 *** Export inline source blocks
1545 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
1546 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
1547 in the output, depending on the parameters.
1549 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
1551 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
1553 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
1555 *** New function: ~org-export-get-reference~
1557 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
1559 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
1560 more features. See docstring for details.
1562 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
1564 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
1566 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
1567 document, before wrapping it within the template.
1569 *** New :environment parameter when exporting example blocks to LaTeX
1571 : #+ATTR_LATEX: :environment myverbatim
1573 : This sentence is false.
1576 will be exported using =@samp(myverbatim)= instead of =@samp(verbatim)=.
1578 *** Various improvements on radio tables
1580 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
1581 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
1582 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are new
1583 parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
1584 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
1585 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
1587 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
1589 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction
1590 with source blocks exported by the minted package.
1592 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
1594 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
1595 would throw an error. A new variable ~org-table-formula-create-columns~
1596 was added to adjust this behavior. It is now possible to silently add
1597 new columns, to do so with a warning or to explicitly ask the user
1602 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
1605 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
1607 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
1608 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
1610 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
1612 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
1614 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
1616 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is now
1617 deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
1618 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
1620 *** New option: ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
1622 See the docstring for more information.
1624 *** Export unnumbered headlines
1626 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
1627 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
1628 property is inherited by children.
1630 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
1632 It is now possible to specify a function, both programmatically,
1633 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~ keys,
1636 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
1638 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See manual
1641 *** Countdown timers can now be paused
1643 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
1646 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
1648 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
1649 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
1651 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
1653 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
1654 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
1656 *** ~{{{property}}}~ macro supports optional search argument
1658 It is now possible to supply an optional search option to
1659 ~{{{property}}}~ in order to retrieve remote properties optional. See
1662 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
1664 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
1665 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
1667 *** New entities family: "\_ "
1669 "\_ " are used to insert up to 20 contiguous spaces in various
1670 back-ends. In particular, this family can be used to introduce
1671 leading spaces within table cells.
1673 *** New MathJax configuration options
1675 Org uses the MathJax CDN by default. See the manual and the docstring
1676 of ~org-html-mathjax-options~ for details.
1678 *** New behaviour in `org-export-options-alist'
1680 When defining a back-end, it is now possible to specify to give
1681 `parse' behaviour on a keyword. It is equivalent to call
1682 `org-element-parse-secondary-string' on the value.
1684 However, parsed =KEYWORD= is automatically associated to an
1685 =:EXPORT_KEYWORD:= property, which can be used to override the keyword
1686 value during a subtree export. Moreover, macros are expanded in such
1687 keywords and properties.
1689 *** Viewport support in html export
1691 Viewport for mobile-optimized website is now automatically inserted
1692 when exporting to html. See ~org-html-viewport~ for details.
1694 *** New ~#+SUBTITLE~ export keyword
1696 Org can typeset a subtitle in some export backends. See the manual
1699 *** Remotely edit a footnote definition
1701 Calling ~org-edit-footnote-reference~ (C-c ') on a footnote reference
1702 allows to edit its definition, as long as it is not anonymous, in a
1703 dedicated buffer. It works even if buffer is currently narrowed.
1705 *** New function ~org-delete-indentation~ bound to ~M-^~
1707 Work as ~delete-indentation~ unless at heading, in which case text is
1708 added to headline text.
1710 *** Support for images in Texinfo export
1712 ~Texinfo~ back-end now handles images. See the manual for details.
1714 *** Support for captions in Texinfo export
1716 Tables and source blocks can now have captions. Additionally, lists
1717 of tables and lists of listings can be inserted in the document with
1720 *** Countdown timer support hh:mm:ss format
1722 In addition to setting countdown timers in minutes, they can also be
1723 set using the hh:mm:ss format.
1725 *** Extend ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~
1727 ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~ now accepts 0 as an argument for the
1728 number of clones, which removes the repeater from the original subtree
1729 and creates one shifted, repeating clone.
1731 *** New time block for clock tables: ~untilnow~
1733 It encompasses all past closed clocks.
1735 *** Support for the ~polyglossia~ LaTeX package
1737 See the docstring of ~org-latex-classes~ and
1738 ~org-latex-guess-polyglossia-language~ for details.
1740 *** None-floating tables, graphics and blocks can have captions
1742 *** `org-insert-heading' can be forced to insert top-level headline
1744 ** Removed functions
1746 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
1748 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
1750 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
1752 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
1753 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
1754 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
1755 accessible from the export dispatcher.
1757 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
1759 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
1761 *** Removed function ~org-export-solidify-link-text~
1763 This function, being non-bijective, introduced bug in internal
1764 references. Use ~org-export-get-reference~ instead.
1766 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
1768 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
1771 *** Removed functions ~org-table-colgroup-line-p~, ~org-table-cookie-line-p~
1773 These functions were left-over from pre 8.0 era. They are not correct
1774 anymore. Since they are not needed, they have no replacement.
1778 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
1780 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
1783 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
1784 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
1786 *** ~org-export-with-creator~ is a boolean
1788 Special ~comment~ value is no longer allowed. It is possible to use a
1789 body filter to add comments about the creator at the end of the
1792 *** Removed option =org-html-use-unicode-chars=
1794 Setting this to non-nil was problematic as it converted characters
1795 everywhere in the buffer, possibly corrupting URLs.
1797 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
1799 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name= at
1800 the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behaviour is to use the value
1801 of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=. To chose
1802 a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind this
1805 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
1807 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
1808 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
1809 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
1810 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
1811 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
1813 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
1815 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
1816 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
1819 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
1821 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
1823 *** Removed option ~org-entities-ascii-explanatory~
1825 This variable has no effect since Org 8.0.
1827 *** Removed option ~org-table-error-on-row-ref-crossing-hline~
1829 This variable has no effect since August 2009.
1831 *** Removed MathML-related options from ~org-html-mathjax-options~
1833 MathJax automatically chooses the best display technology based on the
1834 end-users browser. You may force initial usage of MathML via
1835 ~org-html-mathjax-template~ or by setting the ~path~ property of
1836 ~org-html-mathjax-options~.
1838 *** Removed comment-related filters
1840 ~org-export-filter-comment-functions~ and
1841 ~org-export-filter-comment-block-functions~ variables do not exist
1846 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
1848 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
1850 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
1852 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
1853 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
1855 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
1857 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
1858 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
1861 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
1863 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
1864 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
1866 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
1868 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
1870 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
1872 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
1873 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
1874 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
1875 particular test failure was introduced.
1877 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
1879 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
1880 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as well
1881 as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~ when
1882 ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
1884 *** ~org-latex-hyperref-template~, ~org-latex-title-command~ formatting
1886 New formatting keys are supported. See the respective docstrings.
1887 Note, ~org-latex-hyperref-template~ has a new default value.
1889 *** ~float, wasysym, marvosym~ are removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
1891 If you require any of these package add them to your preamble via
1892 ~org-latex-packages-alist~. Org also uses default LaTeX ~\tolerance~ now.
1894 *** When exporting, throw an error on unresolved id/fuzzy links and code refs
1896 This helps spotting wrong links.
1900 ** Incompatible changes
1901 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
1902 This may require two changes in user config.
1904 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
1905 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
1906 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
1908 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
1910 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
1911 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
1912 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
1914 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
1915 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
1917 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
1921 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
1923 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
1925 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
1926 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
1927 option keywords like :html-include-style.
1929 So you need to replace
1931 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
1935 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
1937 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
1938 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
1940 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
1942 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
1943 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
1944 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
1946 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
1947 the other optional arguments accordingly.
1949 *** Export back-ends are now structures
1951 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
1952 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
1953 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
1956 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
1958 ** Important bugfixes
1960 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
1961 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
1963 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
1965 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
1966 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
1967 separator starting a TOTO match string.
1970 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
1972 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
1974 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
1976 - Support SVG images
1977 - Support for .pgf files
1978 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
1979 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
1980 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
1981 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
1982 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
1983 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
1984 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
1986 *** New functions for paragraph motion
1988 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
1989 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
1990 in a paragraph-like way.
1992 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
1994 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
1995 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
1996 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
1997 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
1998 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
2000 *** Anonymous export back-ends
2002 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
2003 which can then be passed to export functions like
2004 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
2006 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
2007 registering a new back-end.
2009 *** New agenda fortnight view
2011 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
2012 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
2015 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
2017 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
2018 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
2020 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
2021 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
2022 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
2024 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
2025 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
2027 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
2028 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
2029 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
2030 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
2031 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
2034 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
2036 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
2038 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
2040 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
2042 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
2044 See [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
2046 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
2048 If you set this to the following
2050 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
2052 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
2054 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
2056 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
2058 ** New contributed packages
2060 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
2061 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
2064 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
2065 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
2069 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
2071 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
2072 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
2073 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
2074 the same with example blocks.
2076 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
2083 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
2085 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
2088 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
2089 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
2090 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
2092 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
2093 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
2094 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
2095 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
2096 detailed explanations.
2098 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
2099 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
2100 function has been called already.
2102 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
2105 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
2107 ** Incompatible changes
2109 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
2111 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
2113 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
2114 you will have to update them.
2116 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
2118 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
2119 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
2121 **** New export engine
2123 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
2124 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
2125 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
2126 /all/ export back-ends.
2128 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
2129 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
2130 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
2131 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
2132 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
2134 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
2135 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
2137 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
2138 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
2139 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
2140 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
2142 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
2144 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
2146 should now be written
2148 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
2150 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
2151 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
2152 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
2154 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
2156 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
2158 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
2161 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
2162 remember templates into capture templates.
2164 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
2166 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
2167 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
2169 **** Note for third-party developers
2171 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
2172 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
2173 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
2175 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
2178 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
2180 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
2181 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
2182 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
2184 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
2185 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
2186 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
2189 - org-colview-xemacs.el
2190 - org-mac-message.el
2196 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
2197 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
2198 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
2200 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
2201 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
2203 ** New packages in core
2205 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
2207 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
2209 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
2211 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
2213 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
2215 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
2216 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
2218 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
2220 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
2222 ** New packages in contrib
2224 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
2226 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
2228 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
2231 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
2233 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
2234 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
2236 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
2239 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
2241 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
2243 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
2245 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
2247 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
2248 for starting headlines.
2250 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
2252 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
2253 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
2254 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
2255 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
2257 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
2259 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
2261 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
2263 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
2264 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
2267 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
2268 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
2271 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
2273 The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
2274 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
2277 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
2278 conversion from Org files to groff.
2280 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
2282 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
2284 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
2286 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
2287 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
2294 **** New export generic options
2296 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
2297 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
2299 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
2301 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
2302 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
2303 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
2304 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
2306 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
2307 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
2308 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
2309 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
2310 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
2311 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
2312 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
2313 contains time-stamps.
2315 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
2316 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
2317 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
2319 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
2321 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
2323 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
2325 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
2327 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
2328 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
2329 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
2330 *** Structure editing
2332 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
2333 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
2335 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
2336 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
2338 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
2340 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
2341 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
2342 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
2343 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
2346 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
2348 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
2349 _words__= will preserve markup.
2351 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
2353 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
2354 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
2355 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
2357 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
2359 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
2360 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
2362 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
2364 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
2365 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
2366 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
2367 forward and backward.
2369 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
2370 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
2372 Now Org will sort this list
2374 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
2375 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
2379 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
2380 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
2382 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
2383 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
2384 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
2386 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
2387 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
2388 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
2390 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
2393 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
2395 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
2396 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
2397 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
2399 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
2401 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
2402 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
2403 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
2404 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
2406 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
2408 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
2409 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
2410 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
2411 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
2412 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
2414 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
2416 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
2417 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
2418 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
2420 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
2421 *** Scheduled/deadline
2423 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
2425 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
2426 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
2427 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
2428 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
2430 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
2431 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
2432 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
2433 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
2435 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
2436 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
2437 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
2438 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
2439 control this globally or per agenda.
2441 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
2443 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
2445 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
2447 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
2448 *** Calendar, diary and appts
2450 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
2452 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
2453 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
2454 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
2456 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2457 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
2458 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
2460 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
2461 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
2463 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
2466 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
2468 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
2469 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
2470 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
2472 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
2474 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
2475 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
2476 only show their description, not the full links.
2479 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
2481 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
2482 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
2483 want to build a list of appointments.
2485 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
2486 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
2488 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
2490 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
2492 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
2493 time value (i.e. appointments).
2495 **** New agenda sorting strategies
2497 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
2499 | Strategy | Explanations |
2500 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
2501 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
2502 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
2503 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
2504 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
2505 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
2506 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
2507 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
2508 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
2509 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
2510 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
2512 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
2514 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
2515 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
2516 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
2518 These new options are available:
2520 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
2521 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
2522 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
2523 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
2525 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
2526 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
2527 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
2529 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
2530 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
2531 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
2532 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
2533 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
2534 non-tagged headlines.
2536 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
2538 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
2539 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
2540 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
2541 that take only =N= minutes.
2543 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
2545 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
2546 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
2547 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
2549 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
2551 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
2552 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
2554 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
2556 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
2557 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
2559 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
2562 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
2564 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
2565 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
2566 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
2568 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
2569 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
2571 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
2573 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
2574 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
2576 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
2578 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
2580 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
2581 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
2584 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
2586 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
2587 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
2588 asks for a confirmation.
2590 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
2592 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
2593 the mark of the entry at point.
2595 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
2596 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
2598 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
2600 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
2601 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
2604 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
2606 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
2607 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
2609 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
2611 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
2612 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
2614 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
2616 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
2617 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
2618 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
2619 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
2621 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
2623 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
2624 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
2625 repeated beyond the current deadline.
2627 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
2629 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
2630 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
2631 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
2632 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
2634 Read the full docstring for details.
2636 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
2638 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
2641 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
2644 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
2646 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
2647 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
2650 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
2652 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
2653 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
2655 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
2657 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
2658 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
2659 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
2660 check against the name of the buffer.
2663 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
2664 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
2665 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
2668 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
2669 agenda views, and for filtering.
2671 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
2675 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
2677 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
2678 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
2679 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
2681 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
2682 as if the protocol was not known.
2684 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
2686 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
2688 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
2689 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
2690 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
2693 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
2695 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
2696 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
2697 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
2699 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
2701 When storing a link to a headline like
2703 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
2705 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
2706 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
2707 there is no description.
2710 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
2712 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
2713 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
2714 those other formulas.
2716 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
2718 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
2719 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
2720 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
2723 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
2725 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
2726 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
2727 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
2730 **** New lookup functions
2732 There are now three lookup functions:
2734 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
2735 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
2736 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
2738 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
2739 *** Startup keywords
2741 These new startup keywords are now available:
2743 | Startup keyword | Option |
2744 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
2745 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
2746 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
2747 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
2748 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
2749 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
2750 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
2751 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
2752 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
2756 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
2758 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
2759 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
2760 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
2761 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
2763 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
2765 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
2766 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
2767 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
2770 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
2771 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
2773 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
2775 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
2776 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
2778 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
2780 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
2781 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
2782 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
2784 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
2785 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
2786 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
2787 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
2788 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
2789 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
2790 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
2793 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
2795 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
2797 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
2799 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
2800 same target than the block at point.
2802 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
2804 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
2805 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
2806 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
2808 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
2809 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
2812 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
2814 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
2815 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
2816 manual for a usage example.
2818 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
2820 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
2821 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
2822 collecting blocks for tangling.
2824 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
2825 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
2827 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
2828 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
2829 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
2830 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
2832 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
2833 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
2836 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
2837 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
2838 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
2839 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
2843 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
2844 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
2845 - [[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]]
2846 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
2847 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
2848 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
2849 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
2850 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
2851 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
2852 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
2853 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
2854 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
2855 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
2856 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
2857 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
2858 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
2859 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
2860 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports OS X versions up to 10.8
2861 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
2865 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
2867 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
2869 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
2871 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
2873 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
2874 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
2875 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
2876 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
2877 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
2878 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
2879 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
2880 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
2882 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
2884 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
2885 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
2887 *** MobileOrg for iOS
2889 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
2890 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
2891 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
2895 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
2897 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
2898 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
2901 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
2902 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
2903 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
2904 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
2905 agenda type to this variable.
2907 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
2910 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
2911 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
2912 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
2913 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
2915 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
2917 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
2918 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
2919 invisible) blocked tasks.
2921 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
2923 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
2924 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
2926 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
2928 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
2929 ** No GPL manual anymore
2931 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
2932 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
2934 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
2936 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
2938 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
2939 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
2940 in most environments.
2944 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
2946 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
2948 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2949 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
2952 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
2953 available through http://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
2954 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
2957 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
2959 ** Overview of the new keybindings
2961 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
2962 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
2963 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
2964 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
2965 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
2966 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
2967 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
2968 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
2969 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
2970 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
2971 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
2972 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
2973 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
2974 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
2975 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
2977 ** New package and Babel language
2979 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
2981 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
2983 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
2984 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
2986 ** Incompatible changes
2988 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
2989 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
2991 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
2994 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
2995 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
2996 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
2998 ** New features and user-visible changes
3002 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
3003 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
3004 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
3005 core and many core functions rely on this package.
3007 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
3008 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
3010 See the docstrings for more details.
3012 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
3013 on =org-element.el=.
3015 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
3017 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
3018 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
3019 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
3020 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
3022 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
3024 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
3025 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
3026 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
3027 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
3029 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
3031 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
3033 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
3035 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
3038 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
3039 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
3041 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
3042 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
3043 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
3046 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
3049 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
3050 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
3051 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
3053 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
3054 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
3055 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
3060 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
3062 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
3063 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
3064 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
3065 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
3067 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
3068 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
3069 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
3070 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
3071 generating new ones.
3073 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
3076 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
3078 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
3079 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
3082 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3083 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
3084 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
3087 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
3088 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
3089 details on how to use this.
3091 **** Changes in bulk actions
3093 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
3094 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
3096 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
3097 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
3098 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
3099 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
3100 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
3102 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
3103 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
3105 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
3106 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
3109 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
3111 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
3113 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
3115 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
3116 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
3118 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
3120 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
3121 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
3122 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
3123 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
3126 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
3128 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
3131 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
3132 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
3133 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
3134 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
3135 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
3138 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
3140 See the [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
3142 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
3144 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
3145 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
3146 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
3147 filters and category filters.
3149 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
3150 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
3153 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
3154 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
3155 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
3160 **** Inserting links
3162 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
3163 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
3164 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
3167 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
3168 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
3169 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
3170 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
3172 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
3175 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
3177 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
3178 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
3179 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
3180 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
3182 **** New link type =help=
3184 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
3186 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
3187 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
3188 you go back to the same buffer.
3190 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
3192 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
3193 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
3196 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
3198 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
3200 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
3202 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
3204 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
3206 **** RET now follows time stamps links
3210 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
3212 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
3213 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
3214 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
3215 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
3217 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
3219 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
3220 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
3221 all headlines in the region.
3223 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
3225 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
3227 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
3228 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
3230 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
3232 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
3234 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
3236 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
3238 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
3240 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
3241 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
3242 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
3247 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
3249 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
3251 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
3253 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
3254 clocked entry, if any.
3256 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
3258 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
3260 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
3262 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
3263 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
3266 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
3267 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
3268 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
3272 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
3274 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
3277 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
3279 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
3280 cells in clockreport.
3282 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
3283 time cells in clockreport.
3286 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
3288 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
3289 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
3291 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
3292 in the mode line and/or frame title.
3294 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
3295 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
3296 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
3297 space in the frame title.
3301 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
3303 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
3304 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
3305 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
3306 don't want to see temporarily.
3308 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
3310 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
3312 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
3314 There are these new entities:
3316 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
3317 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
3318 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
3319 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
3320 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
3321 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
3323 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
3324 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
3325 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
3327 The face is back to a normal height.
3331 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
3332 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
3334 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
3335 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
3337 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
3339 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
3340 block will use its value as the column format.
3342 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
3344 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
3346 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
3348 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
3350 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
3351 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
3352 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
3353 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
3355 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
3359 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
3361 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
3363 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
3365 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
3367 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
3368 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
3369 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
3371 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
3373 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
3374 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
3375 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
3379 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
3381 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
3382 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
3383 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
3384 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
3386 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
3388 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
3389 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
3392 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3393 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
3394 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
3397 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
3398 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
3399 more details on how to use this.
3401 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
3402 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
3404 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
3405 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
3408 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
3410 See the manual for more explanations.
3412 **** More control over empty lines
3414 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
3415 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
3418 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
3420 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
3424 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
3426 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
3427 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
3428 available) to print beautiful tables.
3430 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
3432 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
3433 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
3436 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
3438 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
3439 in the #+DATE option.
3441 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
3443 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
3445 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
3446 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
3448 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
3449 More languages are always welcome.
3451 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
3453 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
3454 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
3456 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
3457 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=e9fd33][this commit]] for details)
3458 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
3459 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
3460 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
3461 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
3463 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
3464 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
3468 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
3470 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
3473 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
3475 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
3476 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
3478 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
3480 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
3482 It used to exports the results of the code.
3486 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
3487 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
3489 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
3490 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
3492 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
3494 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
3495 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
3496 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
3498 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
3499 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
3501 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
3502 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
3503 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
3506 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
3508 This will increment the effort value.
3510 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
3512 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
3514 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
3515 attach symbolic links.
3517 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
3519 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
3521 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
3522 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
3524 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
3526 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
3528 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
3529 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
3530 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
3532 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
3534 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
3535 all top level list items.
3537 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
3539 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
3541 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
3542 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
3544 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
3546 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
3548 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
3549 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
3550 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
3551 first headline in the region.
3553 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
3555 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
3558 ** Important bug fixes
3560 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
3562 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
3563 perform completion with meaningful values.
3565 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
3567 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
3568 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
3569 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3571 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
3572 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
3574 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
3575 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
3578 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
3579 the code and the license to your needs.
3581 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
3582 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
3586 ** Incompatible changes
3588 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
3590 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
3592 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
3594 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
3595 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
3596 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
3597 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
3600 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
3602 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
3603 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
3604 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
3606 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
3608 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
3609 =org-agenda-span= instead.
3611 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
3613 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
3615 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
3616 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
3617 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
3618 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
3619 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
3621 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
3622 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
3623 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
3624 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
3625 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
3626 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
3628 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
3629 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
3630 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
3633 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
3636 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
3637 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
3638 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
3639 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
3641 The two new variables are:
3643 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
3644 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
3645 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
3646 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
3647 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
3648 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
3649 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
3651 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
3652 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
3655 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
3658 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
3659 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
3660 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
3661 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
3663 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
3664 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
3665 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
3666 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
3669 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
3670 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
3671 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
3672 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
3673 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
3674 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
3677 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
3678 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
3679 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
3680 applies to the following packages:
3698 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
3699 you are using, you can remove it from
3700 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
3701 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
3704 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
3705 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
3706 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
3707 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
3708 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
3711 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
3713 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
3714 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
3715 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
3718 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
3720 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
3722 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
3724 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
3726 ** Important new features
3728 *** New Org to ODT exporter
3730 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
3732 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
3733 for more information on how to customize it.
3735 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
3737 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
3738 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
3739 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
3740 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
3742 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
3743 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
3744 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
3746 To switch over to the new system:
3750 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
3752 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
3753 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
3754 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
3755 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
3756 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
3758 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
3760 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
3763 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
3766 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
3768 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
3769 you have decided to move over completely to the new
3770 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
3771 with using both system in parallel.
3775 *** New Org libraries
3776 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
3778 Implement links to eshell buffers.
3780 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
3782 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
3784 To use, put the following in your init file:
3787 (require 'org-special-blocks)
3790 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
3791 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
3792 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
3793 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
3794 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
3795 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
3796 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
3797 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
3798 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
3801 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
3803 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
3804 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
3806 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
3808 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
3809 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
3810 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
3813 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
3814 call function to do something special with text links.
3816 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
3818 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
3820 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
3821 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
3822 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
3825 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
3827 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
3829 *** New Babel libraries
3831 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
3832 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
3833 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
3834 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
3835 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
3836 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
3837 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
3839 ** Other new features and various enhancements
3843 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
3845 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
3846 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
3847 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
3848 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
3849 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
3850 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
3852 The key new functions are
3854 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
3855 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
3856 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
3858 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
3859 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
3861 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
3862 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
3864 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
3865 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
3867 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
3869 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
3870 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
3871 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
3873 **** Modified link escaping
3875 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
3877 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
3878 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
3879 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
3880 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
3883 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
3884 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
3885 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
3886 : percent escaped links are solved.
3888 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
3890 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
3892 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
3893 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
3895 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
3897 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
3899 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
3900 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
3901 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
3902 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
3903 string to be executed.
3905 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
3906 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
3910 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
3911 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
3914 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
3918 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
3920 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
3921 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
3922 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
3923 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
3925 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
3926 will work on the current entry.
3928 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
3929 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
3931 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
3933 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
3935 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
3938 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
3939 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
3944 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
3946 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
3947 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
3948 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
3950 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
3952 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
3953 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
3954 entries using a function.
3956 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
3957 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
3958 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
3960 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
3962 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
3963 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
3964 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
3966 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
3968 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
3969 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
3970 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
3971 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
3972 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
3973 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
3975 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
3979 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
3981 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
3982 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
3984 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
3985 docstring of these variable for details about available
3988 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
3989 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
3990 formatting string will insert a string.
3992 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
3994 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
3995 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
3996 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
3997 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
3998 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
3999 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
4000 C-e u=, respectively.
4002 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
4003 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
4004 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
4005 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
4006 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
4009 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
4011 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
4012 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
4014 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
4016 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
4017 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
4019 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
4021 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
4022 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
4023 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
4024 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
4025 section]] in the manual for more details.
4027 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
4028 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
4029 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
4034 **** Refile targets can now be cached
4036 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
4037 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
4038 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
4039 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
4040 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
4042 **** New logging support for refiling
4044 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
4045 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
4048 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
4052 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
4054 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
4058 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
4060 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
4061 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
4063 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
4065 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
4066 the displayed in the buffer.
4068 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
4070 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
4072 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
4073 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
4075 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
4076 |--------+--------+---------|
4077 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
4078 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
4080 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
4083 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
4086 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
4088 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
4090 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
4091 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
4098 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
4099 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
4102 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
4104 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
4106 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
4107 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
4109 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
4113 **** Improved handling of lists
4115 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
4117 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
4118 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
4119 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
4122 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
4123 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
4124 counters like [@c] or [@W].
4126 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
4127 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
4128 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
4129 `org-list-export-context'.
4131 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
4132 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
4133 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
4135 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
4136 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
4137 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
4138 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
4139 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
4141 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
4142 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
4143 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
4145 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
4147 *** Inline display of linked images
4149 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
4150 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
4151 that have no description part will be inlined.
4153 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
4155 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
4156 from 1, you can now do it like this:
4158 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
4160 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
4162 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
4163 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
4164 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
4165 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
4166 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
4167 into account all header arguments, and variables.
4169 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
4170 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
4171 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
4174 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
4175 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
4176 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
4177 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
4178 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
4179 properties or in tables.
4181 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
4182 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
4183 names, and rownames across all languages.
4185 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
4187 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
4189 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
4190 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
4191 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
4193 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
4195 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
4196 request by Scott Otterson.
4198 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
4200 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
4201 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
4202 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
4203 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
4204 superscripts, see the variable
4205 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
4207 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
4209 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
4211 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
4212 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
4213 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
4214 following new faces:
4216 =org-document-title=
4218 =org-document-info-keyword=
4220 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
4221 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
4223 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
4225 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
4227 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
4228 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
4229 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
4230 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
4231 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
4232 property is affected by this setting.
4234 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
4235 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
4237 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
4239 Requested by Michael Brand.
4241 **** Better level cycling function
4243 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
4244 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
4245 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
4246 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
4248 **** Adaptive filling
4250 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
4251 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
4252 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
4253 comments to be filled correctly.
4255 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
4257 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
4259 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
4261 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
4263 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
4264 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
4266 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
4270 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
4272 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
4273 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
4274 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
4275 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
4277 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
4279 **** Localized clock tables
4281 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
4282 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
4283 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
4284 available translated strings.
4286 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
4288 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
4289 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
4290 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
4291 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
4293 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
4295 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
4297 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
4298 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
4299 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
4300 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
4303 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
4307 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
4309 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
4310 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
4312 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
4314 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
4316 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
4317 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
4318 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
4321 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
4324 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
4326 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
4327 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
4332 org-table-current-line
4336 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
4338 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
4339 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
4342 This was requested by Tom.
4344 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
4346 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
4347 example by viewing from the agenda.
4349 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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