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48 * Introduction:: Getting started
49 * Document structure:: A tree works like your brain
50 * Tables:: Pure magic for quick formatting
51 * Hyperlinks:: Notes in context
52 * TODO items:: Every tree branch can be a TODO item
53 * Tags:: Tagging headlines and matching sets of tags
54 * Properties and columns:: Storing information about an entry
55 * Dates and times:: Making items useful for planning
56 * Remember:: Quickly adding nodes to the outline tree
57 * Agenda views:: Collecting information into views
58 * Embedded LaTeX:: LaTeX fragments and formulas
59 * Exporting:: Sharing and publishing of notes
60 * Publishing:: Create a web site of linked Org-mode files
61 * Miscellaneous:: All the rest which did not fit elsewhere
62 * Extensions and Hacking:: It is possible to write add-on code
63 * History and Acknowledgments:: How Org-mode came into being
65 * Key Index:: Key bindings and where they are described
67 --- The Detailed Node Listing ---
71 * Summary:: Brief summary of what Org-mode does
72 * Installation:: How to install a downloaded version of Org-mode
73 * Activation:: How to activate Org-mode for certain buffers.
74 * Feedback:: Bug reports, ideas, patches etc.
75 * Conventions:: Type-setting conventions in the manual
79 * Outlines:: Org-mode is based on outline-mode
80 * Headlines:: How to typeset org-tree headlines
81 * Visibility cycling:: Show and hide, much simplified
82 * Motion:: Jumping to other headlines
83 * Structure editing:: Changing sequence and level of headlines
84 * Archiving:: Move done task trees to a different place
85 * Sparse trees:: Matches embedded in context
86 * Plain lists:: Additional structure within an entry
87 * Drawers:: Tucking stuff away
88 * orgstruct-mode:: Structure editing outside Org-mode
92 * ARCHIVE tag:: Marking a tree as inactive
93 * Moving subtrees:: Moving a tree to an archive file
97 * Built-in table editor:: Simple tables
98 * Narrow columns:: Stop wasting space in tables
99 * Column groups:: Grouping to trigger vertical lines
100 * orgtbl-mode:: The table editor as minor mode
101 * The spreadsheet:: The table editor has spreadsheet capabilities.
105 * References:: How to refer to another field or range
106 * Formula syntax for Calc:: Using Calc to compute stuff
107 * Formula syntax for Lisp:: Writing formulas in Emacs Lisp
108 * Field formulas:: Formulas valid for a single field
109 * Column formulas:: Formulas valid for an entire column
110 * Editing and debugging formulas:: Fixing formulas
111 * Updating the table:: Recomputing all dependent fields
112 * Advanced features:: Field names, parameters and automatic recalc
116 * Link format:: How links in Org-mode are formatted
117 * Internal links:: Links to other places in the current file
118 * External links:: URL-like links to the world
119 * Handling links:: Creating, inserting and following
120 * Using links outside Org-mode:: Linking from my C source code?
121 * Link abbreviations:: Shortcuts for writing complex links
122 * Search options:: Linking to a specific location
123 * Custom searches:: When the default search is not enough
127 * Radio targets:: Make targets trigger links in plain text.
131 * TODO basics:: Marking and displaying TODO entries
132 * TODO extensions:: Workflow and assignments
133 * Progress logging:: Dates and notes for progress
134 * Priorities:: Some things are more important than others
135 * Breaking down tasks:: Splitting a task into manageable pieces
136 * Checkboxes:: Tick-off lists
138 Extended use of TODO keywords
140 * Workflow states:: From TODO to DONE in steps
141 * TODO types:: I do this, Fred does the rest
142 * Multiple sets in one file:: Mixing it all, and still finding your way
143 * Fast access to TODO states:: Single letter selection of a state
144 * Per-file keywords:: Different files, different requirements
145 * Faces for TODO keywords:: Highlighting states
149 * Closing items:: When was this entry marked DONE?
150 * Tracking TODO state changes:: When did the status change?
154 * Tag inheritance:: Tags use the tree structure of the outline
155 * Setting tags:: How to assign tags to a headline
156 * Tag searches:: Searching for combinations of tags
158 Properties and Columns
160 * Property syntax:: How properties are spelled out
161 * Special properties:: Access to other Org-mode features
162 * Property searches:: Matching property values
163 * Property inheritance:: Passing values down the tree
164 * Column view:: Tabular viewing and editing
165 * Property API:: Properties for Lisp programmers
169 * Defining columns:: The COLUMNS format property
170 * Using column view:: How to create and use column view
171 * Capturing Column View:: A dynamic block for column view
175 * Scope of column definitions:: Where defined, where valid?
176 * Column attributes:: Appearance and content of a column
180 * Time stamps:: Assigning a time to a tree entry
181 * Creating timestamps:: Commands which insert timestamps
182 * Deadlines and scheduling:: Planning your work
183 * Clocking work time::
187 * The date/time prompt:: How org-mode helps you entering date and time
188 * Custom time format:: Making dates look differently
190 Deadlines and Scheduling
192 * Inserting deadline/schedule:: Planning items
193 * Repeated tasks:: Items that show up again and again
197 * Setting up remember:: Some code for .emacs to get things going
198 * Remember templates:: Define the outline of different note types
199 * Storing notes:: Directly get the note to where it belongs
200 * Refiling notes:: Moving a note or task to a project
204 * Agenda files:: Files being searched for agenda information
205 * Agenda dispatcher:: Keyboard access to agenda views
206 * Built-in agenda views:: What is available out of the box?
207 * Presentation and sorting:: How agenda items are prepared for display
208 * Agenda commands:: Remote editing of org trees
209 * Custom agenda views:: Defining special searches and views
211 The built-in agenda views
213 * Weekly/Daily agenda:: The calendar page with current tasks
214 * Global TODO list:: All unfinished action items
215 * Matching tags and properties:: Structured information with fine-tuned search
216 * Timeline:: Time-sorted view for single file
217 * Stuck projects:: Find projects you need to review
219 Presentation and sorting
221 * Categories:: Not all tasks are equal
222 * Time-of-day specifications:: How the agenda knows the time
223 * Sorting of agenda items:: The order of things
227 * Storing searches:: Type once, use often
228 * Block agenda:: All the stuff you need in a single buffer
229 * Setting Options:: Changing the rules
230 * Exporting Agenda Views:: Writing agendas to files.
231 * Extracting Agenda Information for other programs::
235 * Math symbols:: TeX macros for symbols and Greek letters
236 * Subscripts and Superscripts:: Simple syntax for raising/lowering text
237 * LaTeX fragments:: Complex formulas made easy
238 * Processing LaTeX fragments:: Previewing LaTeX processing
239 * CDLaTeX mode:: Speed up entering of formulas
243 * ASCII export:: Exporting to plain ASCII
244 * HTML export:: Exporting to HTML
245 * LaTeX export:: Exporting to LaTeX
246 * XOXO export:: Exporting to XOXO
247 * iCalendar export:: Exporting in iCalendar format
248 * Text interpretation:: How the exporter looks at the file
252 * HTML Export commands:: How to invoke LaTeX export
253 * Quoting HTML tags:: Using direct HTML in Org-mode
254 * Links:: Transformation of links for HTML
255 * Images:: How to include images
256 * CSS support:: Changing the appearence of the output
260 * LaTeX export commands:: How to invoke LaTeX export
261 * Quoting LaTeX code:: Incorporating literal LaTeX code
262 * Sectioning structure::
264 Text interpretation by the exporter
266 * Comment lines:: Some lines will not be exported
267 * Initial text:: Text before the first headline
268 * Footnotes:: Numbers like [1]
269 * Quoted examples:: Inserting quoted chnuks of text
270 * Enhancing text:: Subscripts, symbols and more
271 * Export options:: How to influence the export settings
275 * Configuration:: Defining projects
276 * Sample configuration:: Example projects
277 * Triggering publication:: Publication commands
281 * Project alist:: The central configuration variable
282 * Sources and destinations:: From here to there
283 * Selecting files:: What files are part of the project?
284 * Publishing action:: Setting the function doing the publishing
285 * Publishing options:: Tweaking HTML export
286 * Publishing links:: Which links keep working after publishing?
287 * Project page index:: Publishing a list of project files
291 * Simple example:: One-component publishing
292 * Complex example:: A multi-component publishing example
296 * Completion:: M-TAB knows what you need
297 * Customization:: Adapting Org-mode to your taste
298 * In-buffer settings:: Overview of the #+KEYWORDS
299 * The very busy C-c C-c key:: When in doubt, press C-c C-c
300 * Clean view:: Getting rid of leading stars in the outline
301 * TTY keys:: Using Org-mode on a tty
302 * Interaction:: Other Emacs packages
303 * Bugs:: Things which do not work perfectly
305 Interaction with other packages
307 * Cooperation:: Packages Org-mode cooperates with
308 * Conflicts:: Packages that lead to conflicts
310 Extensions, Hooks and Hacking
312 * Extensions:: Existing 3rd-part extensions
313 * Adding hyperlink types:: New custom link types
314 * Tables in arbitrary syntax:: Orgtbl for LaTeX and other programs
315 * Dynamic blocks:: Automatically filled blocks
316 * Special agenda views:: Customized views
317 * Using the property API:: Writing programs that use entry properties
319 Tables and Lists in arbitrary syntax
321 * Radio tables:: Sending and receiving
322 * A LaTeX example:: Step by step, almost a tutorial
323 * Translator functions:: Copy and modify
324 * Radio lists:: Doing the same for lists.
327 File: org, Node: Introduction, Next: Document structure, Prev: Top, Up: Top
334 * Summary:: Brief summary of what Org-mode does
335 * Installation:: How to install a downloaded version of Org-mode
336 * Activation:: How to activate Org-mode for certain buffers.
337 * Feedback:: Bug reports, ideas, patches etc.
338 * Conventions:: Type-setting conventions in the manual
341 File: org, Node: Summary, Next: Installation, Prev: Introduction, Up: Introduction
346 Org-mode is a mode for keeping notes, maintaining TODO lists, and doing
347 project planning with a fast and effective plain-text system.
349 Org-mode develops organizational tasks around NOTES files that
350 contain lists or information about projects as plain text. Org-mode is
351 implemented on top of outline-mode, which makes it possible to keep the
352 content of large files well structured. Visibility cycling and
353 structure editing help to work with the tree. Tables are easily created
354 with a built-in table editor. Org-mode supports TODO items, deadlines,
355 time stamps, and scheduling. It dynamically compiles entries into an
356 agenda that utilizes and smoothly integrates much of the Emacs calendar
357 and diary. Plain text URL-like links connect to websites, emails,
358 Usenet messages, BBDB entries, and any files related to the projects.
359 For printing and sharing of notes, an Org-mode file can be exported as a
360 structured ASCII file, as HTML, or (TODO and agenda items only) as an
361 iCalendar file. It can also serve as a publishing tool for a set of
364 An important design aspect that distinguishes Org-mode from for
365 example Planner/Muse is that it encourages to store every piece of
366 information only once. In Planner, you have project pages, day pages
367 and possibly other files, duplicating some information such as tasks.
368 In Org-mode, you only have notes files. In your notes you mark entries
369 as tasks, label them with tags and timestamps. All necessary lists
370 like a schedule for the day, the agenda for a meeting, tasks lists
371 selected by tags etc are created dynamically when you need them.
373 Org-mode keeps simple things simple. When first fired up, it should
374 feel like a straightforward, easy to use outliner. Complexity is not
375 imposed, but a large amount of functionality is available when you need
376 it. Org-mode is a toolbox and can be used in different ways, for
379 * outline extension with visibility cycling and structure editing
380 * ASCII system and table editor for taking structured notes
381 * ASCII table editor with spreadsheet-like capabilities
383 * full agenda and planner with deadlines and work scheduling
384 * environment to implement David Allen's GTD system
385 * a basic database application
386 * simple hypertext system, with HTML and LaTeX export
387 * publishing tool to create a set of interlinked webpages
389 Org-mode's automatic, context sensitive table editor with spreadsheet
390 capabilities can be integrated into any major mode by activating the
391 minor Orgtbl-mode. Using a translation step, it can be used to maintain
392 tables in arbitrary file types, for example in LaTeX. The structure
393 editing and list creation capabilities can be used outside Org-mode with
394 the minor Orgstruct-mode.
396 There is a website for Org-mode which provides links to the newest
397 version of Org-mode, as well as additional information, frequently asked
398 questions (FAQ), links to tutorials etc. This page is located at
399 `http://orgmode.org'.
402 File: org, Node: Installation, Next: Activation, Prev: Summary, Up: Introduction
407 Important: If Org-mode is part of the Emacs distribution or an XEmacs
408 package, please skip this section and go directly to *Note Activation::.
410 If you have downloaded Org-mode from the Web, you must take the
411 following steps to install it: Go into the Org-mode distribution
412 directory and edit the top section of the file `Makefile'. You must
413 set the name of the Emacs binary (likely either `emacs' or `xemacs'),
414 and the paths to the directories where local Lisp and Info files are
415 kept. If you don't have access to the system-wide directories, create
416 your own two directories for these files, enter them into the Makefile,
417 and make sure Emacs finds the Lisp files by adding the following line
420 (setq load-path (cons "~/path/to/lispdir" load-path))
422 XEmacs users now need to install the file `noutline.el' from the
423 `xemacs' subdirectory of the Org-mode distribution. Use the command:
425 make install-noutline
427 Now byte-compile and install the Lisp files with the shell commands:
432 If you want to install the info documentation, use this command:
436 Then add to `.emacs':
438 ;; This line only if org-mode is not part of the X/Emacs distribution.
439 (require 'org-install)
442 File: org, Node: Activation, Next: Feedback, Prev: Installation, Up: Introduction
447 Add the following lines to your `.emacs' file. The last two lines
448 define _global_ keys for the commands `org-store-link' and `org-agenda'
449 - please choose suitable keys yourself.
451 ;; The following lines are always needed. Choose your own keys.
452 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.org\\'" . org-mode))
453 (global-set-key "\C-cl" 'org-store-link)
454 (global-set-key "\C-ca" 'org-agenda)
456 Furthermore, you must activate `font-lock-mode' in org-mode buffers,
457 because significant functionality depends on font-locking being active.
458 You can do this with either one of the following two lines (XEmacs
459 user must use the second option):
460 (global-font-lock-mode 1) ; for all buffers
461 (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock) ; org-mode buffers only
463 With this setup, all files with extension `.org' will be put into
464 Org-mode. As an alternative, make the first line of a file look like
467 MY PROJECTS -*- mode: org; -*-
469 which will select Org-mode for this buffer no matter what the file's
470 name is. See also the variable `org-insert-mode-line-in-empty-file'.
473 File: org, Node: Feedback, Next: Conventions, Prev: Activation, Up: Introduction
478 If you find problems with Org-mode, or if you have questions, remarks,
479 or ideas about it, please contact the maintainer Carsten Dominik at
480 <carsten at orgmode dot org>.
482 For bug reports, please provide as much information as possible,
483 including the version information of Emacs (`C-h v emacs-version
484 <RET>') and Org-mode (`C-h v org-version <RET>'), as well as the
485 Org-mode related setup in `.emacs'. If an error occurs, a backtrace
486 can be very useful (see below on how to create one). Often a small
487 example file helps, along with clear information about:
489 1. What exactly did you do?
491 2. What did you expect to happen?
493 3. What happened instead?
494 Thank you for helping to improve this mode.
496 How to create a useful backtrace
497 ................................
499 If working with Org-mode produces an error with a message you don't
500 understand, you may have hit a bug. The best way to report this is by
501 providing, in addition to what was mentioned above, a _Backtrace_.
502 This is information from the built-in debugger about where and how the
503 error occurred. Here is how to produce a useful backtrace:
505 1. Start a fresh Emacs or XEmacs, and make sure that it will load the
506 original Lisp code in `org.el' instead of the compiled version in
507 `org.elc'. The backtrace contains much more information if it is
508 produced with uncompiled code. To do this, either rename `org.elc'
509 to something else before starting Emacs, or ask Emacs explicitly
510 to load `org.el' by using the command line
511 emacs -l /path/to/org.el
513 2. Go to the `Options' menu and select `Enter Debugger on Error'
514 (XEmacs has this option in the `Troubleshooting' sub-menu).
516 3. Do whatever you have to do to hit the error. Don't forget to
517 document the steps you take.
519 4. When you hit the error, a `*Backtrace*' buffer will appear on the
520 screen. Save this buffer to a file (for example using `C-x C-w')
521 and attach it to your bug report.
524 File: org, Node: Conventions, Prev: Feedback, Up: Introduction
526 1.5 Typesetting conventions used in this manual
527 ===============================================
529 Org-mode uses three types of keywords: TODO keywords, tags, and property
530 names. In this manual we use the following conventions:
534 TODO keywords are written with all capitals, even if they are
539 User-defined tags are written in lowercase; built-in tags with
540 special meaning are written with all capitals.
544 User-defined properties are capitalized; built-in properties with
545 special meaning are written with all capitals.
548 File: org, Node: Document structure, Next: Tables, Prev: Introduction, Up: Top
553 Org-mode is based on outline mode and provides flexible commands to
554 edit the structure of the document.
558 * Outlines:: Org-mode is based on outline-mode
559 * Headlines:: How to typeset org-tree headlines
560 * Visibility cycling:: Show and hide, much simplified
561 * Motion:: Jumping to other headlines
562 * Structure editing:: Changing sequence and level of headlines
563 * Archiving:: Move done task trees to a different place
564 * Sparse trees:: Matches embedded in context
565 * Plain lists:: Additional structure within an entry
566 * Drawers:: Tucking stuff away
567 * orgstruct-mode:: Structure editing outside Org-mode
570 File: org, Node: Outlines, Next: Headlines, Prev: Document structure, Up: Document structure
575 Org-mode is implemented on top of outline-mode. Outlines allow a
576 document to be organized in a hierarchical structure, which (at least
577 for me) is the best representation of notes and thoughts. An overview
578 of this structure is achieved by folding (hiding) large parts of the
579 document to show only the general document structure and the parts
580 currently being worked on. Org-mode greatly simplifies the use of
581 outlines by compressing the entire show/hide functionality into a single
582 command `org-cycle', which is bound to the <TAB> key.
585 File: org, Node: Headlines, Next: Visibility cycling, Prev: Outlines, Up: Document structure
590 Headlines define the structure of an outline tree. The headlines in
591 Org-mode start with one or more stars, on the left margin(1). For
601 * Another top level headline
603 Some people find the many stars too noisy and would prefer an outline
604 that has whitespace followed by a single star as headline starters.
605 *Note Clean view:: describes a setup to realize this.
607 An empty line after the end of a subtree is considered part of it and
608 will be hidden when the subtree is folded. However, if you leave at
609 least two empty lines, one empty line will remain visible after folding
610 the subtree, in order to structure the collapsed view. See the
611 variable `org-cycle-separator-lines' to modify this behavior.
613 ---------- Footnotes ----------
615 (1) See the variable `org-special-ctrl-a/e' to configure special
616 behavior of `C-a' and `C-e' in headlines.
619 File: org, Node: Visibility cycling, Next: Motion, Prev: Headlines, Up: Document structure
621 2.3 Visibility cycling
622 ======================
624 Outlines make it possible to hide parts of the text in the buffer.
625 Org-mode uses just two commands, bound to <TAB> and `S-<TAB>' to change
626 the visibility in the buffer.
629 _Subtree cycling_: Rotate current subtree among the states
631 ,-> FOLDED -> CHILDREN -> SUBTREE --.
632 '-----------------------------------'
634 The cursor must be on a headline for this to work(1). When the
635 cursor is at the beginning of the buffer and the first line is not
636 a headline, then <TAB> actually runs global cycling (see
637 below)(2). Also when called with a prefix argument (`C-u <TAB>'),
638 global cycling is invoked.
642 _Global cycling_: Rotate the entire buffer among the states
644 ,-> OVERVIEW -> CONTENTS -> SHOW ALL --.
645 '--------------------------------------'
647 When `S-<TAB>' is called with a numerical prefix N, the CONTENTS
648 view up to headlines of level N will be shown. Note that inside
649 tables, `S-<TAB>' jumps to the previous field.
655 Reveal context around point, showing the current entry, the
656 following heading and the hierarchy above. Useful for working
657 near a location that has been exposed by a sparse tree command
658 (*note Sparse trees::) or an agenda command (*note Agenda
659 commands::). With prefix arg show, on each
661 level, all sibling headings.
664 Show the current subtree in an indirect buffer(3). With numerical
665 prefix ARG, go up to this level and then take that tree. If ARG is
666 negative, go up that many levels. With `C-u' prefix, do not remove
667 the previously used indirect buffer.
669 When Emacs first visits an Org-mode file, the global state is set to
670 OVERVIEW, i.e. only the top level headlines are visible. This can be
671 configured through the variable `org-startup-folded', or on a per-file
672 basis by adding one of the following lines anywhere in the buffer:
678 ---------- Footnotes ----------
680 (1) see, however, the option `org-cycle-emulate-tab'.
682 (2) see the option `org-cycle-global-at-bob'.
684 (3) The indirect buffer (*note Indirect Buffers: (emacs)Indirect
685 Buffers.) will contain the entire buffer, but will be narrowed to the
686 current tree. Editing the indirect buffer will also change the
687 original buffer, but without affecting visibility in that buffer.
690 File: org, Node: Motion, Next: Structure editing, Prev: Visibility cycling, Up: Document structure
695 The following commands jump to other headlines in the buffer.
704 Next heading same level.
707 Previous heading same level.
710 Backward to higher level heading.
713 Jump to a different place without changing the current outline
714 visibility. Shows the document structure in a temporary buffer,
715 where you can use the following keys to find your destination:
716 <TAB> Cycle visibility.
717 <down> / <up> Next/previous visible headline.
718 n / p Next/previous visible headline.
719 f / b Next/previous headline same level.
722 <RET> Select this location.
725 File: org, Node: Structure editing, Next: Archiving, Prev: Motion, Up: Document structure
727 2.5 Structure editing
728 =====================
731 Insert new heading with same level as current. If the cursor is
732 in a plain list item, a new item is created (*note Plain lists::).
733 To force creation of a new headline, use a prefix arg, or first
734 press <RET> to get to the beginning of the next line. When this
735 command is used in the middle of a line, the line is split and the
736 rest of the line becomes the new headline. If the command is used
737 at the beginning of a headline, the new headline is created before
738 the current line. If at the beginning of any other line, the
739 content of that line is made the new heading. If the command is
740 used at the end of a folded subtree (i.e. behind the ellipses at
741 the end of a headline), then a headline like the current one will
742 be inserted after the end of the subtree.
745 Insert a new heading after the current subtree, same level as the
746 current headline. This command works from anywhere in the entry.
749 Insert new TODO entry with same level as current heading.
752 Promote current heading by one level.
755 Demote current heading by one level.
758 Promote the current subtree by one level.
761 Demote the current subtree by one level.
764 Move subtree up (swap with previous subtree of same level).
767 Move subtree down (swap with next subtree of same level).
771 Kill subtree, i.e. remove it from buffer but save in kill ring.
772 With prefix arg, kill N sequential subtrees.
775 Copy subtree to kill ring. With prefix arg, copy N sequential
779 Yank subtree from kill ring. This does modify the level of the
780 subtree to make sure the tree fits in nicely at the yank position.
781 The yank level can also be specified with a prefix arg, or by
782 yanking after a headline marker like `****'.
785 Refile entry to a different location. *Note Refiling notes::.
788 Sort same-level entries. When there is an active region, all
789 entries in the region will be sorted. Otherwise the children of
790 the current headline are sorted. The command prompts for the
791 sorting method, which can be alphabetically, numerically, by time
792 (using the first time stamp in each entry), by priority, and each
793 of these in reverse order. You can also supply your own function
794 to extract the sorting key. With a `C-u' prefix, sorting will be
795 case-sensitive. With two `C-u C-u' prefixes, duplicate entries
796 will also be removed.
798 When there is an active region (transient-mark-mode), promotion and
799 demotion work on all headlines in the region. To select a region of
800 headlines, it is best to place both point and mark at the beginning of a
801 line, mark at the beginning of the first headline, and point at the line
802 just after the last headline to change. Note that when the cursor is
803 inside a table (*note Tables::), the Meta-Cursor keys have different
807 File: org, Node: Archiving, Next: Sparse trees, Prev: Structure editing, Up: Document structure
812 When a project represented by a (sub)tree is finished, you may want to
813 move the tree out of the way and to stop it from contributing to the
814 agenda. Org-mode knows two ways of archiving. You can mark a tree with
815 the ARCHIVE tag, or you can move an entire (sub)tree to a different
820 * ARCHIVE tag:: Marking a tree as inactive
821 * Moving subtrees:: Moving a tree to an archive file
824 File: org, Node: ARCHIVE tag, Next: Moving subtrees, Prev: Archiving, Up: Archiving
826 2.6.1 The ARCHIVE tag
827 ---------------------
829 A headline that is marked with the ARCHIVE tag (*note Tags::) stays at
830 its location in the outline tree, but behaves in the following way:
831 - It does not open when you attempt to do so with a visibility
832 cycling command (*note Visibility cycling::). You can force
833 cycling archived subtrees with `C-<TAB>', or by setting the option
834 `org-cycle-open-archived-trees'. Also normal outline commands like
835 `show-all' will open archived subtrees.
837 - During sparse tree construction (*note Sparse trees::), matches in
838 archived subtrees are not exposed, unless you configure the option
839 `org-sparse-tree-open-archived-trees'.
841 - During agenda view construction (*note Agenda views::), the
842 content of archived trees is ignored unless you configure the
843 option `org-agenda-skip-archived-trees'.
845 - Archived trees are not exported (*note Exporting::), only the
846 headline is. Configure the details using the variable
847 `org-export-with-archived-trees'.
849 The following commands help managing the ARCHIVE tag:
852 Toggle the ARCHIVE tag for the current headline. When the tag is
853 set, the headline changes to a shadowish face, and the subtree
857 Check if any direct children of the current headline should be
858 archived. To do this, each subtree is checked for open TODO
859 entries. If none are found, the command offers to set the ARCHIVE
860 tag for the child. If the cursor is _not_ on a headline when this
861 command is invoked, the level 1 trees will be checked.
864 Cycle a tree even if it is tagged with ARCHIVE.
867 File: org, Node: Moving subtrees, Prev: ARCHIVE tag, Up: Archiving
869 2.6.2 Moving subtrees
870 ---------------------
872 Once an entire project is finished, you may want to move it to a
873 different location, either in the current file, or even in a different
874 file, the archive file.
877 Archive the subtree starting at the cursor position to the location
878 given by `org-archive-location'. Context information that could be
879 lost like the file name, the category, inherited tags, and the todo
880 state will be store as properties in the entry.
883 Check if any direct children of the current headline could be
884 moved to the archive. To do this, each subtree is checked for
885 open TODO entries. If none are found, the command offers to move
886 it to the archive location. If the cursor is _not_ on a headline
887 when this command is invoked, the level 1 trees will be checked.
889 The default archive location is a file in the same directory as the
890 current file, with the name derived by appending `_archive' to the
891 current file name. For information and examples on how to change this,
892 see the documentation string of the variable `org-archive-location'.
893 There is also an in-buffer option for setting this variable, for
898 If you would like to have a special ARCHIVE location for a single entry
899 or a (sub)tree, give the entry an `:ARCHIVE:' property with the
900 location as the value (*note Properties and columns::).
902 ---------- Footnotes ----------
904 (1) For backward compatibility, the following also works: If there
905 are several such lines in a file, each specifies the archive location
906 for the text below it. The first such line also applies to any text
907 before its definition. However, using this method is _strongly_
908 deprecated as it is incompatible with the outline structure of the
909 document. The correct method for setting multiple archive locations in
910 a buffer is using a property.
913 File: org, Node: Sparse trees, Next: Plain lists, Prev: Archiving, Up: Document structure
918 An important feature of Org-mode is the ability to construct _sparse
919 trees_ for selected information in an outline tree, so that the entire
920 document is folded as much as possible, but the selected information is
921 made visible along with the headline structure above it(1). Just try
922 it out and you will see immediately how it works.
924 Org-mode contains several commands creating such trees, all these
925 commands can be accessed through a dispatcher:
928 This prompts for an extra key to select a sparse-tree creating
932 Occur. Prompts for a regexp and shows a sparse tree with all
933 matches. If the match is in a headline, the headline is made
934 visible. If the match is in the body of an entry, headline and
935 body are made visible. In order to provide minimal context, also
936 the full hierarchy of headlines above the match is shown, as well
937 as the headline following the match. Each match is also
938 highlighted; the highlights disappear when the buffer is changed
939 by an editing command, or by pressing `C-c C-c'. When called with
940 a `C-u' prefix argument, previous highlights are kept, so several
941 calls to this command can be stacked.
943 For frequently used sparse trees of specific search strings, you can
944 use the variable `org-agenda-custom-commands' to define fast keyboard
945 access to specific sparse trees. These commands will then be
946 accessible through the agenda dispatcher (*note Agenda dispatcher::).
949 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
950 '(("f" occur-tree "FIXME")))
952 will define the key `C-c a f' as a shortcut for creating a sparse tree
953 matching the string `FIXME'.
955 The other sparse tree commands select headings based on TODO
956 keywords, tags, or properties and will be discussed later in this
959 To print a sparse tree, you can use the Emacs command
960 `ps-print-buffer-with-faces' which does not print invisible parts of
961 the document (2). Or you can use the command `C-c C-e v' to export
962 only the visible part of the document and print the resulting file.
964 ---------- Footnotes ----------
966 (1) See also the variables `org-show-hierarchy-above',
967 `org-show-following-heading', and `org-show-siblings' for detailed
968 control on how much context is shown around each match.
970 (2) This does not work under XEmacs, because XEmacs uses selective
971 display for outlining, not text properties.
974 File: org, Node: Plain lists, Next: Drawers, Prev: Sparse trees, Up: Document structure
979 Within an entry of the outline tree, hand-formatted lists can provide
980 additional structure. They also provide a way to create lists of
981 checkboxes (*note Checkboxes::). Org-mode supports editing such lists,
982 and the HTML exporter (*note Exporting::) parses and formats them.
984 Org-mode knows ordered and unordered lists. Unordered list items
985 start with `-', `+', or `*'(1) as bullets. Ordered list items start
986 with a numeral followed by either a period or a right parenthesis, such
987 as `1.' or `1)'. Items belonging to the same list must have the same
988 indentation on the first line. In particular, if an ordered list
989 reaches number `10.', then the 2-digit numbers must be written
990 left-aligned with the other numbers in the list. Indentation also
991 determines the end of a list item. It ends before the next line that
992 is indented like the bullet/number, or less. Empty lines are part of
993 the previous item, so you can have several paragraphs in one item. If
994 you would like an empty line to terminate all currently open plain
995 lists, configure the variable `org-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists'.
999 My favorite scenes are (in this order)
1000 1. The attack of the Rohirrim
1001 2. Eowyns fight with the witch king
1002 + this was already my favorite scene in the book
1003 + I really like Miranda Otto.
1004 3. Peter Jackson being shot by Legolas
1006 He makes a really funny face when it happens.
1007 But in the end, not individual scenes matter but the film as a whole.
1009 Org-mode supports these lists by tuning filling and wrapping
1010 commands to deal with them correctly(2).
1012 The following commands act on items when the cursor is in the first
1013 line of an item (the line with the bullet or number).
1016 Items can be folded just like headline levels if you set the
1017 variable `org-cycle-include-plain-lists'. The level of an item is
1018 then given by the indentation of the bullet/number. Items are
1019 always subordinate to real headlines, however; the hierarchies
1020 remain completely separated.
1022 If `org-cycle-include-plain-lists' has not been set, <TAB> fixes
1023 the indentation of the curent line in a heuristic way.
1026 Insert new item at current level. With prefix arg, force a new
1027 heading (*note Structure editing::). If this command is used in
1028 the middle of a line, the line is _split_ and the rest of the line
1029 becomes the new item. If this command is executed in the
1030 _whitespace before a bullet or number_, the new item is created
1031 _before_ the current item. If the command is executed in the
1032 white space before the text that is part of an item but does not
1033 contain the bullet, a bullet is added to the current line.
1036 Insert a new item with a checkbox (*note Checkboxes::).
1040 Jump to the previous/next item in the current list.
1044 Move the item including subitems up/down (swap with previous/next
1045 item of same indentation). If the list is ordered, renumbering is
1050 Decrease/increase the indentation of the item, including subitems.
1051 Initially, the item tree is selected based on current indentation.
1052 When these commands are executed several times in direct
1053 succession, the initially selected region is used, even if the new
1054 indentation would imply a different hierarchy. To use the new
1055 hierarchy, break the command chain with a cursor motion or so.
1058 If there is a checkbox (*note Checkboxes::) in the item line,
1059 toggle the state of the checkbox. If not, this command makes sure
1060 that all the items on this list level use the same bullet.
1061 Furthermore, if this is an ordered list, make sure the numbering
1065 Cycle the entire list level through the different itemize/enumerate
1066 bullets (`-', `+', `*', `1.', `1)'). With prefix arg, select the
1067 nth bullet from this list.
1069 ---------- Footnotes ----------
1071 (1) When using `*' as a bullet, lines must be indented or they will
1072 be seen as top-level headlines. Also, when you are hiding leading
1073 stars to get a clean outline view, plain list items starting with a
1074 star are visually indistinguishable from true headlines. In short:
1075 even though `*' is supported, it may be better to not use it for plain
1078 (2) Org-mode only changes the filling settings for Emacs. For
1079 XEmacs, you should use Kyle E. Jones' `filladapt.el'. To turn this on,
1080 put into `.emacs': `(require 'filladapt)'
1083 File: org, Node: Drawers, Next: orgstruct-mode, Prev: Plain lists, Up: Document structure
1088 Sometimes you want to keep information associated with an entry, but you
1089 normally don't want to see it. For this, Org-mode has _drawers_.
1090 Drawers need to be configured with the variable `org-drawers'(1).
1091 Drawers look like this:
1093 ** This is a headline
1094 Still outside the drawer
1096 This is inside the drawer.
1100 Visibility cycling (*note Visibility cycling::) on the headline will
1101 hide and show the entry, but keep the drawer collapsed to a single line.
1102 In order to look inside the drawer, you need to move the cursor to the
1103 drawer line and press <TAB> there. Org-mode uses a drawer for storing
1104 properties (*note Properties and columns::).
1106 ---------- Footnotes ----------
1108 (1) You can define drawers on a per-file basis with a line like
1109 `#+DRAWERS: HIDDEN PROPERTIES STATE'
1112 File: org, Node: orgstruct-mode, Prev: Drawers, Up: Document structure
1114 2.10 The Orgstruct minor mode
1115 =============================
1117 If you like the intuitive way the Org-mode structure editing and list
1118 formatting works, you might want to use these commands in other modes
1119 like text-mode or mail-mode as well. The minor mode Orgstruct-mode
1120 makes this possible. You can always toggle the mode with `M-x
1121 orgstruct-mode'. To turn it on by default, for example in mail mode,
1124 (add-hook 'mail-mode-hook 'turn-on-orgstruct)
1126 When this mode is active and the cursor is on a line that looks to
1127 Org-mode like a headline of the first line of a list item, most
1128 structure editing commands will work, even if the same keys normally
1129 have different functionality in the major mode you are using. If the
1130 cursor is not in one of those special lines, Orgstruct-mode lurks
1131 silently in the shadow.
1134 File: org, Node: Tables, Next: Hyperlinks, Prev: Document structure, Up: Top
1139 Org-mode comes with a fast and intuitive table editor. Spreadsheet-like
1140 calculations are supported in connection with the Emacs `calc' package
1141 (*note Calc: (calc)Calc.).
1145 * Built-in table editor:: Simple tables
1146 * Narrow columns:: Stop wasting space in tables
1147 * Column groups:: Grouping to trigger vertical lines
1148 * orgtbl-mode:: The table editor as minor mode
1149 * The spreadsheet:: The table editor has spreadsheet capabilities.
1152 File: org, Node: Built-in table editor, Next: Narrow columns, Prev: Tables, Up: Tables
1154 3.1 The built-in table editor
1155 =============================
1157 Org-mode makes it easy to format tables in plain ASCII. Any line with
1158 `|' as the first non-whitespace character is considered part of a
1159 table. `|' is also the column separator. A table might look like this:
1161 | Name | Phone | Age |
1162 |-------+-------+-----|
1163 | Peter | 1234 | 17 |
1164 | Anna | 4321 | 25 |
1166 A table is re-aligned automatically each time you press <TAB> or
1167 <RET> or `C-c C-c' inside the table. <TAB> also moves to the next
1168 field (<RET> to the next row) and creates new table rows at the end of
1169 the table or before horizontal lines. The indentation of the table is
1170 set by the first line. Any line starting with `|-' is considered as a
1171 horizontal separator line and will be expanded on the next re-align to
1172 span the whole table width. So, to create the above table, you would
1178 and then press <TAB> to align the table and start filling in fields.
1180 When typing text into a field, Org-mode treats <DEL>, <Backspace>,
1181 and all character keys in a special way, so that inserting and deleting
1182 avoids shifting other fields. Also, when typing _immediately after the
1183 cursor was moved into a new field with `<TAB>', `S-<TAB>' or `<RET>'_,
1184 the field is automatically made blank. If this behavior is too
1185 unpredictable for you, configure the variables
1186 `org-enable-table-editor' and `org-table-auto-blank-field'.
1188 Creation and conversion
1189 .......................
1192 Convert the active region to table. If every line contains at
1193 least one TAB character, the function assumes that the material is
1194 tab separated. If every line contains a comma, comma-separated
1195 values (CSV) are assumed. If not, lines are split at whitespace
1196 into fields. You can use a prefix argument to force a specific
1197 separator: `C-u' forces CSV, `C-u C-u' forces TAB, and a numeric
1198 argument N indicates that at least N consequtive spaces, or
1199 alternatively a TAB will be the separator.
1200 If there is no active region, this command creates an empty
1201 Org-mode table. But it's easier just to start typing, like
1202 `|Name|Phone|Age <RET> |- <TAB>'.
1204 Re-aligning and field motion
1205 ............................
1208 Re-align the table without moving the cursor.
1211 Re-align the table, move to the next field. Creates a new row if
1215 Re-align, move to previous field.
1218 Re-align the table and move down to next row. Creates a new row if
1219 necessary. At the beginning or end of a line, <RET> still does
1220 NEWLINE, so it can be used to split a table.
1222 Column and row editing
1223 ......................
1227 Move the current column left/right.
1230 Kill the current column.
1233 Insert a new column to the left of the cursor position.
1237 Move the current row up/down.
1240 Kill the current row or horizontal line.
1243 Insert a new row above (with arg: below) the current row.
1246 Insert a horizontal line below current row. With prefix arg, the
1247 line is created above the current line.
1250 Sort the table lines in the region. The position of point
1251 indicates the column to be used for sorting, and the range of
1252 lines is the range between the nearest horizontal separator lines,
1253 or the entire table. If point is before the first column, you
1254 will be prompted for the sorting column. If there is an active
1255 region, the mark specifies the first line and the sorting column,
1256 while point should be in the last line to be included into the
1257 sorting. The command prompts for the sorting type
1258 (alphabetically, numerically, or by time). When called with a
1259 prefix argument, alphabetic sorting will be case-sensitive.
1265 Copy a rectangular region from a table to a special clipboard.
1266 Point and mark determine edge fields of the rectangle. The
1267 process ignores horizontal separator lines.
1270 Copy a rectangular region from a table to a special clipboard, and
1271 blank all fields in the rectangle. So this is the "cut" operation.
1274 Paste a rectangular region into a table. The upper right corner
1275 ends up in the current field. All involved fields will be
1276 overwritten. If the rectangle does not fit into the present table,
1277 the table is enlarged as needed. The process ignores horizontal
1281 Wrap several fields in a column like a paragraph. If there is an
1282 active region, and both point and mark are in the same column, the
1283 text in the column is wrapped to minimum width for the given
1284 number of lines. A prefix ARG may be used to change the number of
1285 desired lines. If there is no region, the current field is split
1286 at the cursor position and the text fragment to the right of the
1287 cursor is prepended to the field one line down. If there is no
1288 region, but you specify a prefix ARG, the current field is made
1289 blank, and the content is appended to the field above.
1295 Sum the numbers in the current column, or in the rectangle defined
1296 by the active region. The result is shown in the echo area and can
1297 be inserted with `C-y'.
1300 When current field is empty, copy from first non-empty field above.
1301 When not empty, copy current field down to next row and move cursor
1302 along with it. Depending on the variable
1303 `org-table-copy-increment', integer field values will be
1304 incremented during copy. This key is also used by CUA-mode (*note
1311 Edit the current field in a separate window. This is useful for
1312 fields that are not fully visible (*note Narrow columns::). When
1313 called with a `C-u' prefix, just make the full field visible, so
1314 that it can be edited in place.
1316 `M-x org-table-import'
1317 Import a file as a table. The table should be TAB- or whitespace
1318 separated. Useful, for example, to import a spreadsheet table or
1319 data from a database, because these programs generally can write
1320 TAB-separated text files. This command works by inserting the
1321 file into the buffer and then converting the region to a table.
1322 Any prefix argument is passed on to the converter, which uses it
1323 to determine the separator.
1326 Tables can also be imported by pasting tabular text into the
1327 org-mode buffer, selecting the pasted text with `C-x C-x' and then
1328 using the `C-c |' command (see above under Creation and conversion.
1330 `M-x org-table-export'
1331 Export the table as a TAB-separated file. Useful for data
1332 exchange with, for example, spreadsheet or database programs.
1334 If you don't like the automatic table editor because it gets in your
1335 way on lines which you would like to start with `|', you can turn it
1338 (setq org-enable-table-editor nil)
1340 Then the only table command that still works is `C-c C-c' to do a
1344 File: org, Node: Narrow columns, Next: Column groups, Prev: Built-in table editor, Up: Tables
1349 The width of columns is automatically determined by the table editor.
1350 Sometimes a single field or a few fields need to carry more text,
1351 leading to inconveniently wide columns. To limit(1) the width of a
1352 column, one field anywhere in the column may contain just the string
1353 `<N>' where `N' is an integer specifying the width of the column in
1354 characters. The next re-align will then set the width of this column
1355 to no more than this value.
1357 |---+------------------------------| |---+--------|
1359 | 1 | one | | 1 | one |
1360 | 2 | two | ----\ | 2 | two |
1361 | 3 | This is a long chunk of text | ----/ | 3 | This=> |
1362 | 4 | four | | 4 | four |
1363 |---+------------------------------| |---+--------|
1365 Fields that are wider become clipped and end in the string `=>'. Note
1366 that the full text is still in the buffer, it is only invisible. To
1367 see the full text, hold the mouse over the field - a tool-tip window
1368 will show the full content. To edit such a field, use the command `C-c
1369 `' (that is `C-c' followed by the backquote). This will open a new
1370 window with the full field. Edit it and finish with `C-c C-c'.
1372 When visiting a file containing a table with narrowed columns, the
1373 necessary character hiding has not yet happened, and the table needs to
1374 be aligned before it looks nice. Setting the option
1375 `org-startup-align-all-tables' will realign all tables in a file upon
1376 visiting, but also slow down startup. You can also set this option on
1377 a per-file basis with:
1382 ---------- Footnotes ----------
1384 (1) This feature does not work on XEmacs.
1387 File: org, Node: Column groups, Next: orgtbl-mode, Prev: Narrow columns, Up: Tables
1392 When Org-mode exports tables, it does so by default without vertical
1393 lines because that is visually more satisfying in general. Occasionally
1394 however, vertical lines can be useful to structure a table into groups
1395 of columns, much like horizontal lines can do for groups of rows. In
1396 order to specify column groups, you can use a special row where the
1397 first field contains only `/'. The further fields can either contain
1398 `<' to indicate that this column should start a group, `>' to indicate
1399 the end of a column, or `<>' to make a column a group of its own.
1400 Boundaries between colum groups will upon export be marked with
1401 vertical lines. Here is an example:
1403 | | N | N^2 | N^3 | N^4 | sqrt(n) | sqrt[4](N) |
1404 |---+----+-----+-----+-----+---------+------------|
1405 | / | <> | < | | > | < | > |
1406 | # | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1407 | # | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1.4142 | 1.1892 |
1408 | # | 3 | 9 | 27 | 81 | 1.7321 | 1.3161 |
1409 |---+----+-----+-----+-----+---------+------------|
1410 #+TBLFM: $3=$2^2::$4=$2^3::$5=$2^4::$6=sqrt($2)::$7=sqrt(sqrt(($2))
1412 It is also sufficient to just insert the colum group starters after
1413 every vertical line you'd like to have:
1415 | N | N^2 | N^3 | N^4 | sqrt(n) | sqrt[4](N) |
1416 |----+-----+-----+-----+---------+------------|
1420 File: org, Node: orgtbl-mode, Next: The spreadsheet, Prev: Column groups, Up: Tables
1422 3.4 The Orgtbl minor mode
1423 =========================
1425 If you like the intuitive way the Org-mode table editor works, you
1426 might also want to use it in other modes like text-mode or mail-mode.
1427 The minor mode Orgtbl-mode makes this possible. You can always toggle
1428 the mode with `M-x orgtbl-mode'. To turn it on by default, for example
1431 (add-hook 'mail-mode-hook 'turn-on-orgtbl)
1433 Furthermore, with some special setup, it is possible to maintain
1434 tables in arbitrary syntax with Orgtbl-mode. For example, it is
1435 possible to construct LaTeX tables with the underlying ease and power of
1436 Orgtbl-mode, including spreadsheet capabilities. For details, see
1437 *Note Tables in arbitrary syntax::.
1440 File: org, Node: The spreadsheet, Prev: orgtbl-mode, Up: Tables
1445 The table editor makes use of the Emacs `calc' package to implement
1446 spreadsheet-like capabilities. It can also evaluate Emacs Lisp forms to
1447 derive fields from other fields. While fully featured, Org-mode's
1448 implementation is not identical to other spreadsheets. For example,
1449 Org-mode knows the concept of a _column formula_ that will be applied
1450 to all non-header fields in a column without having to copy the formula
1451 to each relevant field.
1455 * References:: How to refer to another field or range
1456 * Formula syntax for Calc:: Using Calc to compute stuff
1457 * Formula syntax for Lisp:: Writing formulas in Emacs Lisp
1458 * Field formulas:: Formulas valid for a single field
1459 * Column formulas:: Formulas valid for an entire column
1460 * Editing and debugging formulas:: Fixing formulas
1461 * Updating the table:: Recomputing all dependent fields
1462 * Advanced features:: Field names, parameters and automatic recalc
1465 File: org, Node: References, Next: Formula syntax for Calc, Prev: The spreadsheet, Up: The spreadsheet
1470 To compute fields in the table from other fields, formulas must
1471 reference other fields or ranges. In Org-mode, fields can be referenced
1472 by name, by absolute coordinates, and by relative coordinates. To find
1473 out what the coordinates of a field are, press `C-c ?' in that field,
1474 or press `C-c }' to toggle the display of a grid.
1479 Formulas can reference the value of another field in two ways. Like in
1480 any other spreadsheet, you may reference fields with a letter/number
1481 combination like `B3', meaning the 2nd field in the 3rd row.
1483 Org-mode also uses another, more general operator that looks like this:
1486 Column references can be absolute like `1', `2',...`N', or relative to
1487 the current column like `+1' or `-2'.
1489 The row specification only counts data lines and ignores horizontal
1490 separator lines (hlines). You can use absolute row numbers `1'...`N',
1491 and row numbers relative to the current row like `+3' or `-1'. Or
1492 specify the row relative to one of the hlines: `I' refers to the first
1493 hline(1), `II' to the second etc. `-I' refers to the first such line
1494 above the current line, `+I' to the first such line below the current
1495 line. You can also write `III+2' which is the second data line after
1496 the third hline in the table. Relative row numbers like `-3' will not
1497 cross hlines if the current line is too close to the hline. Instead,
1498 the value directly at the hline is used.
1500 `0' refers to the current row and column. Also, if you omit either
1501 the column or the row part of the reference, the current row/column is
1504 Org-mode's references with _unsigned_ numbers are fixed references
1505 in the sense that if you use the same reference in the formula for two
1506 different fields, the same field will be referenced each time.
1507 Org-mode's references with _signed_ numbers are floating references
1508 because the same reference operator can reference different fields
1509 depending on the field being calculated by the formula.
1511 Here are a few examples:
1513 @2$3 2nd row, 3rd column
1515 $5 column 5 in the current row
1517 @2 current column, row 2
1518 @-1$-3 the field one row up, three columns to the left
1519 @-I$2 field just under hline above current row, column 2
1524 You may reference a rectangular range of fields by specifying two field
1525 references connected by two dots `..'. If both fields are in the
1526 current row, you may simply use `$2..$7', but if at least one field is
1527 in a different row, you need to use the general `@row$column' format at
1528 least for the first field (i.e the reference must start with `@' in
1529 order to be interpreted correctly). Examples:
1531 $1..$3 First three fields in the current row.
1532 $P..$Q Range, using column names (see under Advanced)
1533 @2$1..@4$3 6 fields between these two fields.
1534 A2..C4 Same as above.
1535 @-1$-2..@-1 3 numbers from the column to the left, 2 up to current row
1537 Range references return a vector of values that can be fed into Calc
1538 vector functions. Empty fields in ranges are normally suppressed, so
1539 that the vector contains only the non-empty fields (but see the `E'
1540 mode switch below). If there are no non-empty fields, `[0]' is
1541 returned to avoid syntax errors in formulas.
1546 `$name' is interpreted as the name of a column, parameter or constant.
1547 Constants are defined globally through the variable
1548 `org-table-formula-constants', and locally (for the file) through a
1551 #+CONSTANTS: c=299792458. pi=3.14 eps=2.4e-6
1553 Also properties (*note Properties and columns::) can be used as
1554 constants in table formulas: For a property `:Xyz:' use the name
1555 `$PROP_Xyz', and the property will be searched in the current outline
1556 entry and in the hierarchy above it. If you have the `constants.el'
1557 package, it will also be used to resolve constants, including natural
1558 constants like `$h' for Planck's constant, and units like `$km' for
1559 kilometers(2). Column names and parameters can be specified in special
1560 table lines. These are described below, see *Note Advanced features::.
1561 All names must start with a letter, and further consist of letters and
1564 ---------- Footnotes ----------
1566 (1) Note that only hlines are counted that _separate_ table lines.
1567 If the table starts with a hline above the header, it does not count.
1569 (2) `Constant.el' can supply the values of constants in two
1570 different unit systems, `SI' and `cgs'. Which one is used depends on
1571 the value of the variable `constants-unit-system'. You can use the
1572 `#+STARTUP' options `constSI' and `constcgs' to set this value for the
1576 File: org, Node: Formula syntax for Calc, Next: Formula syntax for Lisp, Prev: References, Up: The spreadsheet
1578 3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc
1579 -----------------------------
1581 A formula can be any algebraic expression understood by the Emacs
1582 `Calc' package. Note that `calc' has the non-standard convention that
1583 `/' has lower precedence than `*', so that `a/b*c' is interpreted as
1584 `a/(b*c)'. Before evaluation by `calc-eval' (*note calc-eval:
1585 (calc)Calling Calc from Your Programs.), variable substitution takes
1586 place according to the rules described above. The range vectors can be
1587 directly fed into the calc vector functions like `vmean' and `vsum'.
1589 A formula can contain an optional mode string after a semicolon.
1590 This string consists of flags to influence Calc and other modes during
1591 execution. By default, Org-mode uses the standard calc modes (precision
1592 12, angular units degrees, fraction and symbolic modes off. The display
1593 format, however, has been changed to `(float 5)' to keep tables
1594 compact. The default settings can be configured using the variable
1595 `org-calc-default-modes'.
1597 p20 switch the internal precision to 20 digits
1598 n3 s3 e2 f4 normal, scientific, engineering, or fixed display format
1599 D R angle modes: degrees, radians
1600 F S fraction and symbolic modes
1601 N interpret all fields as numbers, use 0 for non-numbers
1602 T force text interpretation
1603 E keep empty fields in ranges
1605 In addition, you may provide a `printf' format specifier to reformat
1606 the final result. A few examples:
1608 $1+$2 Sum of first and second field
1609 $1+$2;%.2f Same, format result to two decimals
1610 exp($2)+exp($1) Math functions can be used
1611 $0;%.1f Reformat current cell to 1 decimal
1612 ($3-32)*5/9 Degrees F -> C conversion
1613 $c/$1/$cm Hz -> cm conversion, using `constants.el'
1614 tan($1);Dp3s1 Compute in degrees, precision 3, display SCI 1
1615 sin($1);Dp3%.1e Same, but use printf specifier for display
1616 vmean($2..$7) Compute column range mean, using vector function
1617 vmean($2..$7);EN Same, but treat empty fields as 0
1618 taylor($3,x=7,2) taylor series of $3, at x=7, second degree
1620 Calc also contains a complete set of logical operations. For example
1622 if($1<20,teen,string("")) "teen" if age $1 less than 20, else empty
1625 File: org, Node: Formula syntax for Lisp, Next: Field formulas, Prev: Formula syntax for Calc, Up: The spreadsheet
1627 3.5.3 Emacs Lisp forms as formulas
1628 ----------------------------------
1630 It is also possible to write a formula in Emacs Lisp; this can be useful
1631 for string manipulation and control structures, if the Calc's
1632 functionality is not enough. If a formula starts with a single quote
1633 followed by an opening parenthesis, then it is evaluated as a lisp form.
1634 The evaluation should return either a string or a number. Just as with
1635 `calc' formulas, you can specify modes and a printf format after a
1636 semicolon. With Emacs Lisp forms, you need to be concious about the way
1637 field references are interpolated into the form. By default, a
1638 reference will be interpolated as a Lisp string (in double quotes)
1639 containing the field. If you provide the `N' mode switch, all
1640 referenced elements will be numbers (non-number fields will be zero) and
1641 interpolated as Lisp numbers, without quotes. If you provide the `L'
1642 flag, all fields will be interpolated literally, without quotes. I.e.,
1643 if you want a reference to be interpreted as a string by the Lisp form,
1644 enclode the reference operator itself in double quotes, like `"$3"'.
1645 Ranges are inserted as space-separated fields, so you can embed them in
1646 list or vector syntax. A few examples, note how the `N' mode is used
1647 when we do computations in lisp.
1649 Swap the first two characters of the content of column 1
1650 '(concat (substring $1 1 2) (substring $1 0 1) (substring $1 2))
1651 Add columns 1 and 2, equivalent to the Calc's `$1+$2'
1653 Compute the sum of columns 1-4, like Calc's `vsum($1..$4)'
1654 '(apply '+ '($1..$4));N
1657 File: org, Node: Field formulas, Next: Column formulas, Prev: Formula syntax for Lisp, Up: The spreadsheet
1659 3.5.4 Field formulas
1660 --------------------
1662 To assign a formula to a particular field, type it directly into the
1663 field, preceded by `:=', for example `:=$1+$2'. When you press <TAB>
1664 or <RET> or `C-c C-c' with the cursor still in the field, the formula
1665 will be stored as the formula for this field, evaluated, and the
1666 current field replaced with the result.
1668 Formulas are stored in a special line starting with `#+TBLFM:'
1669 directly below the table. If you typed the equation in the 4th field of
1670 the 3rd data line in the table, the formula will look like
1671 `@3$4=$1+$2'. When inserting/deleting/swapping column and rows with
1672 the appropriate commands, absolute references (but not relative ones)
1673 in stored formulas are modified in order to still reference the same
1674 field. Of cause this is not true if you edit the table structure with
1675 normal editing commands - then you must fix the equations yourself.
1677 Instead of typing an equation into the field, you may also use the
1681 Install a new formula for the current field. The command prompts
1682 for a formula, with default taken from the `#+TBLFM:' line, applies
1683 it to the current field and stores it.
1686 File: org, Node: Column formulas, Next: Editing and debugging formulas, Prev: Field formulas, Up: The spreadsheet
1688 3.5.5 Column formulas
1689 ---------------------
1691 Often in a table, the same formula should be used for all fields in a
1692 particular column. Instead of having to copy the formula to all fields
1693 in that column, org-mode allows to assign a single formula to an entire
1694 column. If the table contains horizontal separator hlines, everything
1695 before the first such line is considered part of the table _header_ and
1696 will not be modified by column formulas.
1698 To assign a formula to a column, type it directly into any field in
1699 the column, preceded by an equal sign, like `=$1+$2'. When you press
1700 <TAB> or <RET> or `C-c C-c' with the cursor still in the field, the
1701 formula will be stored as the formula for the current column, evaluated
1702 and the current field replaced with the result. If the field contains
1703 only `=', the previously stored formula for this column is used. For
1704 each column, Org-mode will only remember the most recently used
1705 formula. In the `TBLFM:' line, column formulas will look like
1708 Instead of typing an equation into the field, you may also use the
1712 Install a new formula for the current column and replace current
1713 field with the result of the formula. The command prompts for a
1714 formula, with default taken from the `#+TBLFM' line, applies it to
1715 the current field and stores it. With a numerical prefix (e.g.
1716 `C-5 C-c =') will apply it to that many consecutive fields in the
1720 File: org, Node: Editing and debugging formulas, Next: Updating the table, Prev: Column formulas, Up: The spreadsheet
1722 3.5.6 Editing and Debugging formulas
1723 ------------------------------------
1725 You can edit individual formulas in the minibuffer or directly in the
1726 field. Org-mode can also prepare a special buffer with all active
1727 formulas of a table. When offering a formula for editing, Org-mode
1728 converts references to the standard format (like `B3' or `D&') if
1729 possible. If you prefer to only work with the internal format (like
1730 `@3$2' or `$4'), configure the variable
1731 `org-table-use-standard-references'.
1735 Edit the formula associated with the current column/field in the
1736 minibuffer. See *Note Column formulas:: and *Note Field
1740 Re-insert the active formula (either a field formula, or a column
1741 formula) into the current field, so that you can edit it directly
1742 in the field. The advantage over editing in the minibuffer is
1743 that you can use the command `C-c ?'.
1746 While editing a formula in a table field, highlight the field(s)
1747 referenced by the reference at the cursor position in the formula.
1750 Toggle the display of row and column numbers for a table, using
1751 overlays. These are updated each time the table is aligned, you
1752 can force it with `C-c C-c'.
1755 Toggle the formula debugger on and off. See below.
1758 Edit all formulas for the current table in a special buffer, where
1759 the formulas will be displayed one per line. If the current field
1760 has an active formula, the cursor in the formula editor will mark
1761 it. While inside the special buffer, Org-mode will automatically
1762 highlight any field or range reference at the cursor position.
1763 You may edit, remove and add formulas, and use the following
1767 Exit the formula editor and store the modified formulas.
1768 With `C-u' prefix, also apply the new formulas to the entire
1772 Exit the formula editor without installing changes.
1775 Toggle all references in the formula editor between standard
1776 (like `B3') and internal (like `@3$2').
1779 Pretty-print or indent lisp formula at point. When in a line
1780 containing a lisp formula, format the formula according to
1781 Emacs Lisp rules. Another <TAB> collapses the formula back
1782 again. In the open formula, <TAB> re-indents just like in
1786 Complete Lisp symbols, just like in Emacs-lisp-mode.
1788 `S-<up>/<down>/<left>/<right>'
1789 Shift the reference at point. For example, if the reference
1790 is `B3' and you press `S-<right>', it will become `C3'. This
1791 also works for relative references, and for hline references.
1794 Move the test line for column formulas in the Org-mode buffer
1798 Scroll the window displaying the table.
1801 Turn the coordinate grid in the table on and off.
1803 Making a table field blank does not remove the formula associated
1804 with the field, because that is stored in a different line (the `TBLFM'
1805 line) - during the next recalculation the field will be filled again.
1806 To remove a formula from a field, you have to give an empty reply when
1807 prompted for the formula, or to edit the `#+TBLFM' line.
1809 You may edit the `#+TBLFM' directly and re-apply the changed
1810 equations with `C-c C-c' in that line, or with the normal recalculation
1811 commands in the table.
1816 When the evaluation of a formula leads to an error, the field content
1817 becomes the string `#ERROR'. If you would like see what is going on
1818 during variable substitution and calculation in order to find a bug,
1819 turn on formula debugging in the `Tbl' menu and repeat the calculation,
1820 for example by pressing `C-u C-u C-c = <RET>' in a field. Detailed
1821 information will be displayed.
1824 File: org, Node: Updating the table, Next: Advanced features, Prev: Editing and debugging formulas, Up: The spreadsheet
1826 3.5.7 Updating the Table
1827 ------------------------
1829 Recalculation of a table is normally not automatic, but needs to be
1830 triggered by a command. See *Note Advanced features:: for a way to make
1831 recalculation at least semi-automatically.
1833 In order to recalculate a line of a table or the entire table, use
1834 the following commands:
1837 Recalculate the current row by first applying the stored column
1838 formulas from left to right, and all field formulas in the current
1843 Recompute the entire table, line by line. Any lines before the
1844 first hline are left alone, assuming that these are part of the
1849 Iterate the table by recomputing it until no further changes occur.
1850 This may be necessary if some computed fields use the value of
1851 other fields that are computed later in the calculation sequence.
1854 File: org, Node: Advanced features, Prev: Updating the table, Up: The spreadsheet
1856 3.5.8 Advanced features
1857 -----------------------
1859 If you want the recalculation of fields to happen automatically, or if
1860 you want to be able to assign names to fields and columns, you need to
1861 reserve the first column of the table for special marking characters.
1863 Rotate the calculation mark in first column through the states `',
1864 `#', `*', `!', `$'. The meaning of these characters is discussed
1865 below. When there is an active region, change all marks in the
1868 Here is an example of a table that collects exam results of students
1869 and makes use of these features:
1871 |---+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+------|
1872 | | Student | Prob 1 | Prob 2 | Prob 3 | Total | Note |
1873 |---+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+------|
1874 | ! | | P1 | P2 | P3 | Tot | |
1875 | # | Maximum | 10 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 10.0 |
1876 | ^ | | m1 | m2 | m3 | mt | |
1877 |---+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+------|
1878 | # | Peter | 10 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 8.2 |
1879 | # | Sara | 6 | 14 | 19 | 39 | 7.8 |
1880 | # | Sam | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1.8 |
1881 |---+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+------|
1882 | | Average | | | | 29.7 | |
1883 | ^ | | | | | at | |
1884 | $ | max=50 | | | | | |
1885 |---+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+------|
1886 #+TBLFM: $6=vsum($P1..$P3)::$7=10*$Tot/$max;%.1f::$at=vmean(@-II..@-I);%.1f
1888 Important: Please note that for these special tables, recalculating the
1889 table with `C-u C-c *' will only affect rows that are marked `#' or
1890 `*', and fields that have a formula assigned to the field itself. The
1891 column formulas are not applied in rows with empty first field.
1893 The marking characters have the following meaning:
1895 The fields in this line define names for the columns, so that you
1896 may refer to a column as `$Tot' instead of `$6'.
1899 This row defines names for the fields _above_ the row. With such
1900 a definition, any formula in the table may use `$m1' to refer to
1901 the value `10'. Also, if you assign a formula to a names field, it
1902 will be stored as `$name=...'.
1905 Similar to `^', but defines names for the fields in the row
1909 Fields in this row can define _parameters_ for formulas. For
1910 example, if a field in a `$' row contains `max=50', then formulas
1911 in this table can refer to the value 50 using `$max'. Parameters
1912 work exactly like constants, only that they can be defined on a
1916 Fields in this row are automatically recalculated when pressing
1917 <TAB> or <RET> or `S-<TAB>' in this row. Also, this row is
1918 selected for a global recalculation with `C-u C-c *'. Unmarked
1919 lines will be left alone by this command.
1922 Selects this line for global recalculation with `C-u C-c *', but
1923 not for automatic recalculation. Use this when automatic
1924 recalculation slows down editing too much.
1927 Unmarked lines are exempt from recalculation with `C-u C-c *'.
1928 All lines that should be recalculated should be marked with `#' or
1932 Do not export this line. Useful for lines that contain the
1933 narrowing `<N>' markers.
1935 Finally, just to whet your appetite on what can be done with the
1936 fantastic `calc' package, here is a table that computes the Taylor
1937 series of degree `n' at location `x' for a couple of functions
1938 (homework: try that with Excel :-)
1940 |---+-------------+---+-----+--------------------------------------|
1941 | | Func | n | x | Result |
1942 |---+-------------+---+-----+--------------------------------------|
1943 | # | exp(x) | 1 | x | 1 + x |
1944 | # | exp(x) | 2 | x | 1 + x + x^2 / 2 |
1945 | # | exp(x) | 3 | x | 1 + x + x^2 / 2 + x^3 / 6 |
1946 | # | x^2+sqrt(x) | 2 | x=0 | x*(0.5 / 0) + x^2 (2 - 0.25 / 0) / 2 |
1947 | # | x^2+sqrt(x) | 2 | x=1 | 2 + 2.5 x - 2.5 + 0.875 (x - 1)^2 |
1948 | * | tan(x) | 3 | x | 0.0175 x + 1.77e-6 x^3 |
1949 |---+-------------+---+-----+--------------------------------------|
1950 #+TBLFM: $5=taylor($2,$4,$3);n3
1953 File: org, Node: Hyperlinks, Next: TODO items, Prev: Tables, Up: Top
1958 Like HTML, Org-mode provides links inside a file, external links to
1959 other files, Usenet articles, emails, and much more.
1963 * Link format:: How links in Org-mode are formatted
1964 * Internal links:: Links to other places in the current file
1965 * External links:: URL-like links to the world
1966 * Handling links:: Creating, inserting and following
1967 * Using links outside Org-mode:: Linking from my C source code?
1968 * Link abbreviations:: Shortcuts for writing complex links
1969 * Search options:: Linking to a specific location
1970 * Custom searches:: When the default search is not enough
1973 File: org, Node: Link format, Next: Internal links, Prev: Hyperlinks, Up: Hyperlinks
1978 Org-mode will recognize plain URL-like links and activate them as
1979 clickable links. The general link format, however, looks like this:
1981 [[link][description]] or alternatively [[link]]
1983 Once a link in the buffer is complete (all brackets present),
1984 Org-mode will change the display so that `description' is displayed
1985 instead of `[[link][description]]' and `link' is displayed instead of
1986 `[[link]]'. Links will be highlighted in the face `org-link', which by
1987 default is an underlined face. You can directly edit the visible part
1988 of a link. Note that this can be either the `link' part (if there is
1989 no description) or the `description' part. To edit also the invisible
1990 `link' part, use `C-c C-l' with the cursor on the link.
1992 If you place the cursor at the beginning or just behind the end of
1993 the displayed text and press <BACKSPACE>, you will remove the
1994 (invisible) bracket at that location. This makes the link incomplete
1995 and the internals are again displayed as plain text. Inserting the
1996 missing bracket hides the link internals again. To show the internal
1997 structure of all links, use the menu entry `Org->Hyperlinks->Literal
2001 File: org, Node: Internal links, Next: External links, Prev: Link format, Up: Hyperlinks
2006 If the link does not look like a URL, it is considered to be internal in
2007 the current file. Links such as `[[My Target]]' or `[[My Target][Find
2008 my target]]' lead to a text search in the current file. The link can
2009 be followed with `C-c C-o' when the cursor is on the link, or with a
2010 mouse click (*note Handling links::). The preferred match for such a
2011 link is a dedicated target: the same string in double angular brackets.
2012 Targets may be located anywhere; sometimes it is convenient to put
2013 them into a comment line. For example
2017 In HTML export (*note HTML export::), such targets will become named
2018 anchors for direct access through `http' links(1).
2020 If no dedicated target exists, Org-mode will search for the words in
2021 the link. In the above example the search would be for `my target'.
2022 Links starting with a star like `*My Target' restrict the search to
2023 headlines. When searching, Org-mode will first try an exact match, but
2024 then move on to more and more lenient searches. For example, the link
2025 `[[*My Targets]]' will find any of the following:
2028 ** TODO my targets are bright
2029 ** my 20 targets are
2031 To insert a link targeting a headline, in-buffer completion can be
2032 used. Just type a star followed by a few optional letters into the
2033 buffer and press `M-<TAB>'. All headlines in the current buffer will be
2034 offered as completions. *Note Handling links::, for more commands
2037 Following a link pushes a mark onto Org-mode's own mark ring. You
2038 can return to the previous position with `C-c &'. Using this command
2039 several times in direct succession goes back to positions recorded
2044 * Radio targets:: Make targets trigger links in plain text.
2046 ---------- Footnotes ----------
2048 (1) Note that text before the first headline is usually not
2049 exported, so the first such target should be after the first headline.
2052 File: org, Node: Radio targets, Prev: Internal links, Up: Internal links
2057 Org-mode can automatically turn any occurrences of certain target names
2058 in normal text into a link. So without explicitly creating a link, the
2059 text connects to the target radioing its position. Radio targets are
2060 enclosed by triple angular brackets. For example, a target `<<<My
2061 Target>>>' causes each occurrence of `my target' in normal text to
2062 become activated as a link. The Org-mode file is scanned automatically
2063 for radio targets only when the file is first loaded into Emacs. To
2064 update the target list during editing, press `C-c C-c' with the cursor
2068 File: org, Node: External links, Next: Handling links, Prev: Internal links, Up: Hyperlinks
2073 Org-mode supports links to files, websites, Usenet and email messages,
2074 and BBDB database entries. External links are URL-like locators. They
2075 start with a short identifying string followed by a colon. There can be
2076 no space after the colon. The following list shows examples for each
2079 http://www.astro.uva.nl/~dominik on the web
2080 file:/home/dominik/images/jupiter.jpg file, absolute path
2081 file:papers/last.pdf file, relative path
2082 news:comp.emacs Usenet link
2083 mailto:adent@galaxy.net Mail link
2084 vm:folder VM folder link
2085 vm:folder#id VM message link
2086 vm://myself@some.where.org/folder#id VM on remote machine
2087 wl:folder WANDERLUST folder link
2088 wl:folder#id WANDERLUST message link
2089 mhe:folder MH-E folder link
2090 mhe:folder#id MH-E message link
2091 rmail:folder RMAIL folder link
2092 rmail:folder#id RMAIL message link
2093 gnus:group GNUS group link
2094 gnus:group#id GNUS article link
2095 bbdb:Richard Stallman BBDB link
2096 shell:ls *.org A shell command
2097 elisp:(find-file-other-frame "Elisp.org") An elisp form to evaluate
2099 A link should be enclosed in double brackets and may contain a
2100 descriptive text to be displayed instead of the url (*note Link
2101 format::), for example:
2103 [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/][GNU Emacs]]
2105 If the description is a file name or URL that points to an image, HTML
2106 export (*note HTML export::) will inline the image as a clickable
2107 button. If there is no description at all and the link points to an
2108 image, that image will be inlined into the exported HTML file.
2110 Org-mode also finds external links in the normal text and activates
2111 them as links. If spaces must be part of the link (for example in
2112 `bbdb:Richard Stallman'), or if you need to remove ambiguities about
2113 the end of the link, enclose them in angular brackets.
2116 File: org, Node: Handling links, Next: Using links outside Org-mode, Prev: External links, Up: Hyperlinks
2121 Org-mode provides methods to create a link in the correct syntax, to
2122 insert it into an org-mode file, and to follow the link.
2125 Store a link to the current location. This is a _global_ command
2126 which can be used in any buffer to create a link. The link will be
2127 stored for later insertion into an Org-mode buffer (see below).
2128 For Org-mode files, if there is a `<<target>>' at the cursor, the
2129 link points to the target. Otherwise it points to the current
2130 headline. For VM, RMAIL, WANDERLUST, MH-E, GNUS and BBDB buffers,
2131 the link will indicate the current article/entry. For W3 and W3M
2132 buffers, the link goes to the current URL. For any other files,
2133 the link will point to the file, with a search string (*note
2134 Search options::) pointing to the contents of the current line.
2135 If there is an active region, the selected words will form the
2136 basis of the search string. If the automatically created link is
2137 not working correctly or accurately enough, you can write custom
2138 functions to select the search string and to do the search for
2139 particular file types - see *Note Custom searches::. The key
2140 binding `C-c l' is only a suggestion - see *Note Installation::.
2143 Insert a link. This prompts for a link to be inserted into the
2144 buffer. You can just type a link, using text for an internal
2145 link, or one of the link type prefixes mentioned in the examples
2146 above. All links stored during the current session are part of
2147 the history for this prompt, so you can access them with <up> and
2148 <down> (or `M-p/n'). Completion, on the other hand, will help you
2149 to insert valid link prefixes like `http:' or `ftp:', including
2150 the prefixes defined through link abbreviations (*note Link
2151 abbreviations::). The link will be inserted into the buffer(1),
2152 along with a descriptive text. If some text was selected when
2153 this command is called, the selected text becomes the default
2155 Note that you don't have to use this command to insert a link.
2156 Links in Org-mode are plain text, and you can type or paste them
2157 straight into the buffer. By using this command, the links are
2158 automatically enclosed in double brackets, and you will be asked
2159 for the optional descriptive text.
2162 When `C-c C-l' is called with a `C-u' prefix argument, a link to a
2163 file will be inserted and you may use file name completion to
2164 select the name of the file. The path to the file is inserted
2165 relative to the directory of the current org file, if the linked
2166 file is in the current directory or in a subdirectory of it, or if
2167 the path is written relative to the current directory using `../'.
2168 Otherwise an absolute path is used, if possible with `~/' for
2169 your home directory. You can force an absolute path with two
2172 `C-c C-l (with cursor on existing link)'
2173 When the cursor is on an existing link, `C-c C-l' allows you to
2174 edit the link and description parts of the link.
2177 Open link at point. This will launch a web browser for URLs (using
2178 `browse-url-at-point'), run vm/mh-e/wanderlust/rmail/gnus/bbdb for
2179 the corresponding links, and execute the command in a shell link.
2180 When the cursor is on an internal link, this commands runs the
2181 corresponding search. When the cursor is on a TAG list in a
2182 headline, it creates the corresponding TAGS view. If the cursor
2183 is on a time stamp, it compiles the agenda for that date.
2184 Furthermore, it will visit text and remote files in `file:' links
2185 with Emacs and select a suitable application for local non-text
2186 files. Classification of files is based on file extension only.
2187 See option `org-file-apps'. If you want to override the default
2188 application and visit the file with Emacs, use a `C-u' prefix.
2192 On links, `mouse-2' will open the link just as `C-c C-o' would.
2193 Under Emacs 22, also `mouse-1' will follow a link.
2196 Like `mouse-2', but force file links to be opened with Emacs, and
2197 internal links to be displayed in another window(2).
2200 Push the current position onto the mark ring, to be able to return
2201 easily. Commands following an internal link do this automatically.
2204 Jump back to a recorded position. A position is recorded by the
2205 commands following internal links, and by `C-c %'. Using this
2206 command several times in direct succession moves through a ring of
2207 previously recorded positions.
2211 Move forward/backward to the next link in the buffer. At the
2212 limit of the buffer, the search fails once, and then wraps around.
2213 The key bindings for this are really too long, you might want to
2214 bind this also to `C-n' and `C-p'
2215 (add-hook 'org-load-hook
2217 (define-key 'org-mode-map "\C-n" 'org-next-link)
2218 (define-key 'org-mode-map "\C-p" 'org-previous-link)))
2220 ---------- Footnotes ----------
2222 (1) After insertion of a stored link, the link will be removed from
2223 the list of stored links. To keep it in the list later use, use a
2224 triple `C-u' prefix to `C-c C-l', or configure the option
2225 `org-keep-stored-link-after-insertion'.
2227 (2) See the variable `org-display-internal-link-with-indirect-buffer'
2230 File: org, Node: Using links outside Org-mode, Next: Link abbreviations, Prev: Handling links, Up: Hyperlinks
2232 4.5 Using links outside Org-mode
2233 ================================
2235 You can insert and follow links that have Org-mode syntax not only in
2236 Org-mode, but in any Emacs buffer. For this, you should create two
2237 global commands, like this (please select suitable global keys
2240 (global-set-key "\C-c L" 'org-insert-link-global)
2241 (global-set-key "\C-c o" 'org-open-at-point-global)
2244 File: org, Node: Link abbreviations, Next: Search options, Prev: Using links outside Org-mode, Up: Hyperlinks
2246 4.6 Link abbreviations
2247 ======================
2249 Long URLs can be cumbersome to type, and often many similar links are
2250 needed in a document. For this you can use link abbreviations. An
2251 abbreviated link looks like this
2253 [[linkword:tag][description]]
2255 where the tag is optional. Such abbreviations are resolved according to
2256 the information in the variable `org-link-abbrev-alist' that relates
2257 the linkwords to replacement text. Here is an example:
2259 (setq org-link-abbrev-alist
2260 '(("bugzilla" . "http://10.1.2.9/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=")
2261 ("google" . "http://www.google.com/search?q=")
2262 ("ads" . "http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/
2263 nph-abs_connect?author=%s&db_key=AST")))
2265 If the replacement text contains the string `%s', it will be
2266 replaced with the tag. Otherwise the tag will be appended to the string
2267 in order to create the link. You may also specify a function that will
2268 be called with the tag as the only argument to create the link.
2270 With the above setting, you could link to a specific bug with
2271 `[[bugzilla:129]]', search the web for `OrgMode' with
2272 `[[google:OrgMode]]' and find out what the Org-mode author is doing
2273 besides Emacs hacking with `[[ads:Dominik,C]]'.
2275 If you need special abbreviations just for a single Org-mode buffer,
2276 you can define them in the file with
2278 #+LINK: bugzilla http://10.1.2.9/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=
2279 #+LINK: google http://www.google.com/search?q=%s
2281 In-buffer completion *note Completion:: can be used after `[' to
2282 complete link abbreviations.
2285 File: org, Node: Search options, Next: Custom searches, Prev: Link abbreviations, Up: Hyperlinks
2287 4.7 Search options in file links
2288 ================================
2290 File links can contain additional information to make Emacs jump to a
2291 particular location in the file when following a link. This can be a
2292 line number or a search option after a double(1) colon. For example,
2293 when the command `C-c l' creates a link (*note Handling links::) to a
2294 file, it encodes the words in the current line as a search string that
2295 can be used to find this line back later when following the link with
2298 Here is the syntax of the different ways to attach a search to a file
2299 link, together with an explanation:
2301 [[file:~/code/main.c::255]]
2302 [[file:~/xx.org::My Target]]
2303 [[file:~/xx.org::*My Target]]
2304 [[file:~/xx.org::/regexp/]]
2310 Search for a link target `<<My Target>>', or do a text search for
2311 `my target', similar to the search in internal links, see *Note
2312 Internal links::. In HTML export (*note HTML export::), such a
2313 file link will become an HTML reference to the corresponding named
2314 anchor in the linked file.
2317 In an Org-mode file, restrict search to headlines.
2320 Do a regular expression search for `regexp'. This uses the Emacs
2321 command `occur' to list all matches in a separate window. If the
2322 target file is in Org-mode, `org-occur' is used to create a sparse
2323 tree with the matches.
2325 As a degenerate case, a file link with an empty file name can be used
2326 to search the current file. For example, `[[file:::find me]]' does a
2327 search for `find me' in the current file, just as `[[find me]]' would.
2329 ---------- Footnotes ----------
2331 (1) For backward compatibility, line numbers can also follow a
2335 File: org, Node: Custom searches, Prev: Search options, Up: Hyperlinks
2340 The default mechanism for creating search strings and for doing the
2341 actual search related to a file link may not work correctly in all
2342 cases. For example, BibTeX database files have many entries like
2343 `year="1993"' which would not result in good search strings, because
2344 the only unique identification for a BibTeX entry is the citation key.
2346 If you come across such a problem, you can write custom functions to
2347 set the right search string for a particular file type, and to do the
2348 search for the string in the file. Using `add-hook', these functions
2349 need to be added to the hook variables
2350 `org-create-file-search-functions' and
2351 `org-execute-file-search-functions'. See the docstring for these
2352 variables for more information. Org-mode actually uses this mechanism
2353 for BibTeX database files, and you can use the corresponding code as an
2354 implementation example. Search for `BibTeX links' in the source file.
2357 File: org, Node: TODO items, Next: Tags, Prev: Hyperlinks, Up: Top
2362 Org-mode does not maintain TODO lists as separate documents. Instead,
2363 TODO items are an integral part of the notes file, because TODO items
2364 usually come up while taking notes! With Org-mode, simply mark any
2365 entry in a tree as being a TODO item. In this way, information is not
2366 duplicated, and the entire context from which the TODO item emerged is
2369 Of course, this technique for managing TODO items scatters them
2370 throughout your notes file. Org-mode compensates for this by providing
2371 methods to give you an overview of all the things that you have to do.
2375 * TODO basics:: Marking and displaying TODO entries
2376 * TODO extensions:: Workflow and assignments
2377 * Progress logging:: Dates and notes for progress
2378 * Priorities:: Some things are more important than others
2379 * Breaking down tasks:: Splitting a task into manageable pieces
2380 * Checkboxes:: Tick-off lists
2383 File: org, Node: TODO basics, Next: TODO extensions, Prev: TODO items, Up: TODO items
2385 5.1 Basic TODO functionality
2386 ============================
2388 Any headline becomes a TODO item when it starts with the word `TODO',
2391 *** TODO Write letter to Sam Fortune
2393 The most important commands to work with TODO entries are:
2396 Rotate the TODO state of the current item among
2398 ,-> (unmarked) -> TODO -> DONE --.
2399 '--------------------------------'
2401 The same rotation can also be done "remotely" from the timeline and
2402 agenda buffers with the `t' command key (*note Agenda commands::).
2405 Select a specific keyword using completion or (if it has been set
2406 up) the fast selection interface.
2410 Select the following/preceding TODO state, similar to cycling.
2411 Useful mostly if more than two TODO states are possible (*note
2415 Use the fast tag interface to directly select a specific TODO
2416 state. For this you need to assign keys to TODO states, like this:
2417 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) STARTED(s) WAITING(w) | DONE(d)
2418 See *Note Per-file keywords:: and *Note Setting tags:: for more
2423 View TODO items in a _sparse tree_ (*note Sparse trees::). Folds
2424 the entire buffer, but shows all TODO items and the headings
2425 hierarchy above them. With prefix arg, search for a specific
2426 TODO. You will be prompted for the keyword, and you can also give
2427 a list of keywords like `KWD1|KWD2|...'. With numerical prefix N,
2428 show the tree for the Nth keyword in the variable
2429 `org-todo-keywords'. With two prefix args, find all TODO and DONE
2433 Show the global TODO list. Collects the TODO items from all agenda
2434 files (*note Agenda views::) into a single buffer. The new buffer
2435 will be in `agenda-mode', which provides commands to examine and
2436 manipulate the TODO entries from the new buffer (*note Agenda
2437 commands::). *Note Global TODO list::, for more information.
2440 Insert a new TODO entry below the current one.
2443 File: org, Node: TODO extensions, Next: Progress logging, Prev: TODO basics, Up: TODO items
2445 5.2 Extended use of TODO keywords
2446 =================================
2448 By default, marked TODO entries have one of only two states: TODO and
2449 DONE. Org-mode allows you to classify TODO items in more complex ways
2450 with _TODO keywords_ (stored in `org-todo-keywords'). With special
2451 setup, the TODO keyword system can work differently in different files.
2453 Note that tags are another way to classify headlines in general and
2454 TODO items in particular (*note Tags::).
2458 * Workflow states:: From TODO to DONE in steps
2459 * TODO types:: I do this, Fred does the rest
2460 * Multiple sets in one file:: Mixing it all, and still finding your way
2461 * Fast access to TODO states:: Single letter selection of a state
2462 * Per-file keywords:: Different files, different requirements
2463 * Faces for TODO keywords:: Highlighting states
2466 File: org, Node: Workflow states, Next: TODO types, Prev: TODO extensions, Up: TODO extensions
2468 5.2.1 TODO keywords as workflow states
2469 --------------------------------------
2471 You can use TODO keywords to indicate different _sequential_ states in
2472 the process of working on an item, for example(1):
2474 (setq org-todo-keywords
2475 '((sequence "TODO" "FEEDBACK" "VERIFY" "|" "DONE" "DELEGATED")))
2477 The vertical bar separates the TODO keywords (states that _need
2478 action_) from the DONE states (which need _no further action_. If you
2479 don't provide the separator bar, the last state is used as the DONE
2480 state. With this setup, the command `C-c C-t' will cycle an entry from
2481 TODO to FEEDBACK, then to VERIFY, and finally to DONE and DELEGATED.
2482 You may also use a prefix argument to quickly select a specific state.
2483 For example `C-3 C-c C-t' will change the state immediately to VERIFY.
2484 If you define many keywords, you can use in-buffer completion (see
2485 *Note Completion::) to insert these words into the buffer. Changing a
2486 todo state can be logged with a timestamp, see *Note Tracking TODO
2487 state changes:: for more information.
2489 ---------- Footnotes ----------
2491 (1) Changing this variable only becomes effective after restarting
2492 Org-mode in a buffer.
2495 File: org, Node: TODO types, Next: Multiple sets in one file, Prev: Workflow states, Up: TODO extensions
2497 5.2.2 TODO keywords as types
2498 ----------------------------
2500 The second possibility is to use TODO keywords to indicate different
2501 _types_ of action items. For example, you might want to indicate that
2502 items are for "work" or "home". Or, when you work with several people
2503 on a single project, you might want to assign action items directly to
2504 persons, by using their names as TODO keywords. This would be set up
2507 (setq org-todo-keywords '((type "Fred" "Sara" "Lucy" "|" "DONE")))
2509 In this case, different keywords do not indicate a sequence, but
2510 rather different types. So the normal work flow would be to assign a
2511 task to a person, and later to mark it DONE. Org-mode supports this
2512 style by adapting the workings of the command `C-c C-t'(1). When used
2513 several times in succession, it will still cycle through all names, in
2514 order to first select the right type for a task. But when you return
2515 to the item after some time and execute `C-c C-t' again, it will switch
2516 from any name directly to DONE. Use prefix arguments or completion to
2517 quickly select a specific name. You can also review the items of a
2518 specific TODO type in a sparse tree by using a numeric prefix to `C-c
2519 C-v'. For example, to see all things Lucy has to do, you would use
2520 `C-3 C-c C-v'. To collect Lucy's items from all agenda files into a
2521 single buffer, you would use the prefix arg as well when creating the
2522 global todo list: `C-3 C-c t'.
2524 ---------- Footnotes ----------
2526 (1) This is also true for the `t' command in the timeline and agenda
2530 File: org, Node: Multiple sets in one file, Next: Fast access to TODO states, Prev: TODO types, Up: TODO extensions
2532 5.2.3 Multiple keyword sets in one file
2533 ---------------------------------------
2535 Sometimes you may want to use different sets of TODO keywords in
2536 parallel. For example, you may want to have the basic `TODO'/`DONE',
2537 but also a workflow for bug fixing, and a separate state indicating
2538 that an item has been canceled (so it is not DONE, but also does not
2539 require action). Your setup would then look like this:
2541 (setq org-todo-keywords
2542 '((sequence "TODO" "|" "DONE")
2543 (sequence "REPORT" "BUG" "KNOWNCAUSE" "|" "FIXED")
2544 (sequence "|" "CANCELED")))
2546 The keywords should all be different, this helps Org-mode to keep
2547 track of which subsequence should be used for a given entry. In this
2548 setup, `C-c C-t' only operates within a subsequence, so it switches from
2549 `DONE' to (nothing) to `TODO', and from `FIXED' to (nothing) to
2550 `REPORT'. Therefore you need a mechanism to initially select the
2551 correct sequence. Besides the obvious ways like typing a keyword or
2552 using completion, you may also apply the following commands:
2556 These keys jump from one TODO subset to the next. In the above
2557 example, `C-S-<right>' would jump from `TODO' or `DONE' to
2558 `REPORT', and any of the words in the second row to `CANCELED'.
2562 `S-<<left>>' and `S-<<right>>' and walk through _all_ keywords
2563 from all sets, so for example `S-<<right>>' would switch from
2564 `DONE' to `REPORT' in the example above.
2567 File: org, Node: Fast access to TODO states, Next: Per-file keywords, Prev: Multiple sets in one file, Up: TODO extensions
2569 5.2.4 Fast access to TODO states
2570 --------------------------------
2572 If you would like to quickly change an entry to an arbitrary TODO state
2573 instead of cycling through the states, you can set up keys for
2574 single-letter access to the states. This is done by adding the section
2575 key after each keyword, in parenthesis. For example:
2577 (setq org-todo-keywords
2578 '((sequence "TODO(t)" "|" "DONE(d)")
2579 (sequence "REPORT(r)" "BUG(b)" "KNOWNCAUSE(k)" "|" "FIXED(f)")
2580 (sequence "|" "CANCELED(c)")))
2582 If you then press `C-u C-c C-t' followed by the selection key, the
2583 entry will be switched to this state. <SPC> can be used to remove any
2584 TODO keyword from an entry. Should you like this way of selecting TODO
2585 states a lot, you might want to set the variable
2586 `org-use-fast-todo-selection' to `t' and make this behavior the
2587 default. Check also the variable
2588 `org-fast-tag-selection-include-todo', it allows to change the TODO
2589 state through the tags interface (*note Setting tags::).
2592 File: org, Node: Per-file keywords, Next: Faces for TODO keywords, Prev: Fast access to TODO states, Up: TODO extensions
2594 5.2.5 Setting up keywords for individual files
2595 ----------------------------------------------
2597 It can be very useful to use different aspects of the TODO mechanism in
2598 different files. For file-local settings, you need to add special lines
2599 to the file which set the keywords and interpretation for that file
2600 only. For example, to set one of the two examples discussed above, you
2601 need one of the following lines, starting in column zero anywhere in the
2604 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO FEEDBACK VERIFY | DONE CANCELED
2606 #+TYP_TODO: Fred Sara Lucy Mike | DONE
2608 A setup for using several sets in parallel would be:
2610 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO | DONE
2611 #+SEQ_TODO: REPORT BUG KNOWNCAUSE | FIXED
2612 #+SEQ_TODO: | CANCELED
2614 To make sure you are using the correct keyword, type `#+' into the
2615 buffer and then use `M-<TAB>' completion.
2617 Remember that the keywords after the vertical bar (or the last
2618 keyword if no bar is there) must always mean that the item is DONE
2619 (although you may use a different word). After changing one of these
2620 lines, use `C-c C-c' with the cursor still in the line to make the
2621 changes known to Org-mode(1).
2623 ---------- Footnotes ----------
2625 (1) Org-mode parses these lines only when Org-mode is activated
2626 after visiting a file. `C-c C-c' with the cursor in a line starting
2627 with `#+' is simply restarting Org-mode for the current buffer.
2630 File: org, Node: Faces for TODO keywords, Prev: Per-file keywords, Up: TODO extensions
2632 5.2.6 Faces for TODO keywords
2633 -----------------------------
2635 Org-mode highlights TODO keywords with special faces: `org-todo' for
2636 keywords indicating that an item still has to be acted upon, and
2637 `org-done' for keywords indicating that an item is finished. If you
2638 are using more than 2 different states, you might want to use special
2639 faces for some of them. This can be done using the variable
2640 `org-todo-keyword-faces'. For example:
2642 (setq org-todo-keyword-faces
2643 '(("TODO" . org-warning)
2644 ("DEFERRED" . shadow)
2645 ("CANCELED" . (:foreground "blue" :weight bold))))
2648 File: org, Node: Progress logging, Next: Priorities, Prev: TODO extensions, Up: TODO items
2650 5.3 Progress Logging
2651 ====================
2653 Org-mode can automatically record a time stamp and even a note when you
2654 mark a TODO item as DONE, or even each time you change the state of a
2659 * Closing items:: When was this entry marked DONE?
2660 * Tracking TODO state changes:: When did the status change?
2663 File: org, Node: Closing items, Next: Tracking TODO state changes, Prev: Progress logging, Up: Progress logging
2668 If you want to keep track of _when_ a certain TODO item was finished,
2669 turn on logging with(1)
2671 (setq org-log-done t)
2673 Then each time you turn a TODO entry into DONE using either `C-c C-t'
2674 in the Org-mode buffer or `t' in the agenda buffer, a line `CLOSED:
2675 [timestamp]' will be inserted just after the headline. If you turn the
2676 entry back into a TODO item through further state cycling, that line
2677 will be removed again. In the timeline (*note Timeline::) and in the
2678 agenda (*note Weekly/Daily agenda::), you can then use the `l' key to
2679 display the TODO items closed on each day, giving you an overview of
2680 what has been done on a day. If you want to record a note along with
2681 the timestamp, use(2)
2683 (setq org-log-done '(done))
2685 ---------- Footnotes ----------
2687 (1) The corresponding in-buffer setting is: `#+STARTUP: logdone'.
2688 You may also set this for the scope of a subtree by adding a
2689 `:LOGGING:' property with one or more of the logging keywords in the
2692 (2) The corresponding in-buffer setting is: `#+STARTUP: lognotedone'
2695 File: org, Node: Tracking TODO state changes, Prev: Closing items, Up: Progress logging
2697 5.3.2 Tracking TODO state changes
2698 ---------------------------------
2700 When TODO keywords are used as workflow states (*note Workflow
2701 states::), you might want to keep track of when a state change occurred
2702 and record a note about this change. With the setting(1)
2704 (setq org-log-done '(state))
2706 each state change will prompt you for a note that will be attached to
2707 the current headline. If you press `C-c C-c' without typing anything
2708 into the note buffer, only the time of the state change will be noted.
2709 Very likely you do not want this verbose tracking all the time, so it
2710 is probably better to configure this behavior with in-buffer options.
2711 For example, if you are tracking purchases, put these into a separate
2714 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) ORDERED(o) INVOICE(i) PAYED(p) | RECEIVED(r)
2715 #+STARTUP: lognotestate
2717 If you only need to take a note for some of the states, mark those
2718 states with an additional `@', like this:
2720 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) ORDERED(o@) INVOICE(i@) PAYED(p) | RECEIVED(r)
2721 #+STARTUP: lognotestate
2723 ---------- Footnotes ----------
2725 (1) The corresponding in-buffer setting is: `#+STARTUP:
2729 File: org, Node: Priorities, Next: Breaking down tasks, Prev: Progress logging, Up: TODO items
2734 If you use Org-mode extensively, you may end up enough TODO items that
2735 it starts to make sense to prioritize them. Prioritizing can be done by
2736 placing a _priority cookie_ into the headline of a TODO item, like this
2738 *** TODO [#A] Write letter to Sam Fortune
2740 By default, Org-mode supports three priorities: `A', `B', and `C'. `A'
2741 is the highest priority. An entry without a cookie is treated as
2742 priority `B'. Priorities make a difference only in the agenda (*note
2743 Weekly/Daily agenda::); outside the agenda, they have no inherent
2744 meaning to Org-mode.
2746 Priorities can be attached to any outline tree entries; they do not
2747 need to be TODO items.
2750 Set the priority of the current headline. The command prompts for
2751 a priority character `A', `B' or `C'. When you press <SPC>
2752 instead, the priority cookie is removed from the headline. The
2753 priorities can also be changed "remotely" from the timeline and
2754 agenda buffer with the `,' command (*note Agenda commands::).
2758 Increase/decrease priority of current headline(1). Note that these
2759 keys are also used to modify time stamps (*note Creating
2760 timestamps::). Furthermore, these keys are also used by CUA-mode
2761 (*note Conflicts::).
2763 You can change the range of allowed priorities by setting the
2764 variables `org-highest-priority', `org-lowest-priority', and
2765 `org-default-priority'. For an individual buffer, you may set these
2766 values (highest, lowest, default) like this (please make sure that the
2767 highest priority is earlier in the alphabet than the lowest priority):
2771 ---------- Footnotes ----------
2773 (1) See also the option `org-priority-start-cycle-with-default''.
2776 File: org, Node: Breaking down tasks, Next: Checkboxes, Prev: Priorities, Up: TODO items
2778 5.5 Breaking tasks down into subtasks
2779 =====================================
2781 It is often advisable to break down large tasks into smaller, manageable
2782 subtasks. You can do this by creating an outline tree below a TODO
2783 item, with detailed subtasks on the tree(1). Another possibility is
2784 the use of checkboxes to identify (a hierarchy of) a large number of
2785 subtasks (*note Checkboxes::).
2787 ---------- Footnotes ----------
2789 (1) To keep subtasks out of the global TODO list, see the
2790 `org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels'.
2793 File: org, Node: Checkboxes, Prev: Breaking down tasks, Up: TODO items
2798 Every item in a plain list (*note Plain lists::) can be made into a
2799 checkbox by starting it with the string `[ ]'. This feature is similar
2800 to TODO items (*note TODO items::), but is more lightweight.
2801 Checkboxes are not included into the global TODO list, so they are often
2802 great to split a task into a number of simple steps. Or you can use
2803 them in a shopping list. To toggle a checkbox, use `C-c C-c', or use
2804 the mouse (thanks to Piotr Zielinski's `org-mouse.el').
2806 Here is an example of a checkbox list.
2808 * TODO Organize party [3/6]
2814 - [ ] think about what music to play
2815 - [X] talk to the neighbors
2817 The `[3/6]' and `[1/3]' in the first and second line are cookies
2818 indicating how many checkboxes present in this entry have been checked
2819 off, and the total number of checkboxes are present. This can give you
2820 an idea on how many checkboxes remain, even without opening a folded
2821 entry. The cookies can be placed into a headline or into (the first
2822 line of) a plain list item. Each cookie covers all checkboxes
2823 structurally below the headline/item on which the cookie appear. You
2824 have to insert the cookie yourself by typing either `[/]' or `[%]'.
2825 With `[/]' you get an `n out of m' result, as in the examples above.
2826 With `[%]' you get information about the percentage of checkboxes
2827 checked (in the above example, this would be `[50%]' and `[33%]',
2830 The following commands work with checkboxes:
2833 Toggle checkbox at point. With prefix argument, set it to `[-]',
2834 which is considered to be an intermediate state.
2837 Toggle checkbox at point.
2838 - If there is an active region, toggle the first checkbox in
2839 the region and set all remaining boxes to the same status as
2840 the first. If you want to toggle all boxes in the region
2841 independently, use a prefix argument.
2843 - If the cursor is in a headline, toggle checkboxes in the
2844 region between this headline and the next (so _not_ the
2847 - If there is no active region, just toggle the checkbox at
2851 Insert a new item with a checkbox. This works only if the cursor
2852 is already in a plain list item (*note Plain lists::).
2855 Update the checkbox statistics in the current outline entry. When
2856 called with a `C-u' prefix, update the entire file. Checkbox
2857 statistic cookies are updated automatically if you toggle
2858 checkboxes with `C-c C-c' and make new ones with `M-S-<RET>'. If
2859 you delete boxes or add/change them by hand, use this command to
2860 get things back into synch. Or simply toggle any checkbox twice
2864 File: org, Node: Tags, Next: Properties and columns, Prev: TODO items, Up: Top
2869 An excellent way to implement labels and contexts for cross-correlating
2870 information is to assign tags to headlines. Org-mode has extensive
2873 Every headline can contain a list of tags; they occur at the end of
2874 the headline. Tags are normal words containing letters, numbers, `_',
2875 and `@'. Tags must be preceded and followed by a single colon, e.g.,
2876 `:WORK:'. Several tags can be specified, as in `:work:URGENT:'.
2880 * Tag inheritance:: Tags use the tree structure of the outline
2881 * Setting tags:: How to assign tags to a headline
2882 * Tag searches:: Searching for combinations of tags
2885 File: org, Node: Tag inheritance, Next: Setting tags, Prev: Tags, Up: Tags
2890 Tags make use of the hierarchical structure of outline trees. If a
2891 heading has a certain tag, all subheadings will inherit the tag as
2892 well. For example, in the list
2894 * Meeting with the French group :work:
2895 ** Summary by Frank :boss:notes:
2896 *** TODO Prepare slides for him :action:
2898 the final heading will have the tags `:work:', `:boss:', `:notes:', and
2899 `:action:' even though the final heading is not explicitly marked with
2900 those tags. When executing tag searches and Org-mode finds that a
2901 certain headline matches the search criterion, it will not check any
2902 sublevel headline, assuming that these also match and that the list of
2903 matches could become very long because of that. If you do want the
2904 subevels be tested and listed as well, you may set the variable
2905 `org-tags-match-list-sublevels'. To turn off tag inheritance entirely,
2906 use the variable `org-use-tag-inheritance'.
2909 File: org, Node: Setting tags, Next: Tag searches, Prev: Tag inheritance, Up: Tags
2914 Tags can simply be typed into the buffer at the end of a headline.
2915 After a colon, `M-<TAB>' offers completion on tags. There is also a
2916 special command for inserting tags:
2919 Enter new tags for the current headline. Org-mode will either
2920 offer completion or a special single-key interface for setting
2921 tags, see below. After pressing <RET>, the tags will be inserted
2922 and aligned to `org-tags-column'. When called with a `C-u'
2923 prefix, all tags in the current buffer will be aligned to that
2924 column, just to make things look nice. TAGS are automatically
2925 realigned after promotion, demotion, and TODO state changes (*note
2928 Org will support tag insertion based on a _list of tags_. By
2929 default this list is constructed dynamically, containing all tags
2930 currently used in the buffer. You may also globally specify a hard list
2931 of tags with the variable `org-tag-alist'. Finally you can set the
2932 default tags for a given file with lines like
2934 #+TAGS: @work @home @tennisclub
2935 #+TAGS: laptop car pc sailboat
2937 If you have globally defined your preferred set of tags using the
2938 variable `org-tag-alist', but would like to use a dynamic tag list in a
2939 specific file, add an empty TAGS option line to that file:
2943 The default support method for entering tags is minibuffer
2944 completion. However, Org-mode also implements a much better method:
2945 _fast tag selection_. This method allows to select and deselect tags
2946 with a single key per tag. To function efficiently, you should assign
2947 unique keys to most tags. This can be done globally with
2949 (setq org-tag-alist '(("@work" . ?w) ("@home" . ?h) ("laptop" . ?l)))
2951 or on a per-file basis with
2953 #+TAGS: @work(w) @home(h) @tennisclub(t) laptop(l) pc(p)
2955 You can also group together tags that are mutually exclusive. With
2958 #+TAGS: { @work(w) @home(h) @tennisclub(t) } laptop(l) pc(p)
2960 you indicate that at most one of `@work', `@home', and `@tennisclub'
2963 Don't forget to press `C-c C-c' with the cursor in one of these lines
2964 to activate any changes.
2966 If at least one tag has a selection key, pressing `C-c C-c' will
2967 automatically present you with a special interface, listing inherited
2968 tags, the tags of the current headline, and a list of all legal tags
2969 with corresponding keys(2). In this interface, you can use the
2973 Pressing keys assigned to tags will add or remove them from the
2974 list of tags in the current line. Selecting a tag in a group of
2975 mutually exclusive tags will turn off any other tags from that
2979 Enter a tag in the minibuffer, even if the tag is not in the
2980 predefined list. You will be able to complete on all tags present
2984 Clear all tags for this line.
2987 Accept the modified set.
2990 Abort without installing changes.
2993 If `q' is not assigned to a tag, it aborts like `C-g'.
2996 Turn off groups of mutually exclusive tags. Use this to (as an
2997 exception) assign several tags from such a group.
3000 Toggle auto-exit after the next change (see below). If you are
3001 using expert mode, the first `C-c' will display the selection
3004 This method lets you assign tags to a headline with very few keys. With
3005 the above setup, you could clear the current tags and set `@home',
3006 `laptop' and `pc' tags with just the following keys: `C-c C-c <SPC> h l
3007 p <RET>'. Switching from `@home' to `@work' would be done with `C-c
3008 C-c w <RET>' or alternatively with `C-c C-c C-c w'. Adding the
3009 non-predefined tag `Sarah' could be done with `C-c C-c <TAB> S a r a h
3012 If you find that most of the time, you need only a single keypress to
3013 modify your list of tags, set the variable
3014 `org-fast-tag-selection-single-key'. Then you no longer have to press
3015 <RET> to exit fast tag selection - it will immediately exit after the
3016 first change. If you then occasionally need more keys, press `C-c' to
3017 turn off auto-exit for the current tag selection process (in effect:
3018 start selection with `C-c C-c C-c' instead of `C-c C-c'). If you set
3019 the variable to the value `expert', the special window is not even
3020 shown for single-key tag selection, it comes up only when you press an
3023 ---------- Footnotes ----------
3025 (1) In `org-mode-alist' use `'(:startgroup)' and `'(:endgroup)',
3026 respectively. Several groups are allowed.
3028 (2) Keys will automatically be assigned to tags which have no
3032 File: org, Node: Tag searches, Prev: Setting tags, Up: Tags
3037 Once a system of tags has been set up, it can be used to collect related
3038 information into special lists.
3042 Create a sparse tree with all headlines matching a tags search.
3043 With a `C-u' prefix argument, ignore headlines that are not a TODO
3047 Create a global list of tag matches from all agenda files. *Note
3048 Matching tags and properties::.
3051 Create a global list of tag matches from all agenda files, but
3052 check only TODO items and force checking subitems (see variable
3053 `org-tags-match-list-sublevels').
3055 A tags search string can use Boolean operators `&' for AND and `|'
3056 for OR. `&' binds more strongly than `|'. Parenthesis are currently
3057 not implemented. A tag may also be preceded by `-', to select against
3058 it, and `+' is syntactic sugar for positive selection. The AND
3059 operator `&' is optional when `+' or `-' is present. Examples:
3062 Select headlines tagged `:work:', but discard those also tagged
3066 Selects lines tagged `:work:' or `:laptop:'.
3069 Like before, but require the `:laptop:' lines to be tagged also
3072 If you are using multi-state TODO keywords (*note TODO
3073 extensions::), it can be useful to also match on the TODO keyword.
3074 This can be done by adding a condition after a slash to a tags match.
3075 The syntax is similar to the tag matches, but should be applied with
3076 consideration: For example, a positive selection on several TODO
3077 keywords can not meaningfully be combined with boolean AND. However,
3078 _negative selection_ combined with AND can be meaningful. To make sure
3079 that only lines are checked that actually have any TODO keyword, use
3080 `C-c a M', or equivalently start the todo part after the slash with `!'.
3084 Select `:work:'-tagged TODO lines with the specific TODO keyword
3087 `work/!-WAITING-NEXT'
3088 Select `:work:'-tagged TODO lines that are neither `WAITING' nor
3091 `work/+WAITING|+NEXT'
3092 Select `:work:'-tagged TODO lines that are either `WAITING' or
3095 Any element of the tag/todo match can be a regular expression - in
3096 this case it must be enclosed in curly braces. For example,
3097 `work+{^boss.*}' matches headlines that contain the tag `:work:' and
3098 any tag starting with `boss'.
3100 You can also require a headline to be of a certain level or
3101 category, by writing instead of any TAG an expression like `LEVEL=3' or
3102 `CATEGORY="work"', respectively. For example, a search
3103 `+LEVEL=3+boss/-DONE' lists all level three headlines that have the tag
3104 `boss' and are _not_ marked with the todo keyword DONE.
3107 File: org, Node: Properties and columns, Next: Dates and times, Prev: Tags, Up: Top
3109 7 Properties and Columns
3110 ************************
3112 Properties are a set of key-value pairs associated with an entry. There
3113 are two main applications for properties in Org-mode. First, properties
3114 are like tags, but with a value. Second, you can use properties to
3115 implement (very basic) database capabilities in an Org-mode buffer. For
3116 an example of the first application, imagine maintaining a file where
3117 you document bugs and plan releases of a piece of software. Instead of
3118 using tags like `:release_1:', `:release_2:', one can use a property,
3119 say `:Release:', that in different subtrees has different values, such
3120 as `1.0' or `2.0'. For an example of the second application of
3121 properties, imagine keeping track of one's music CD's, where properties
3122 could be things such as the album artist, date of release, number of
3125 Properties can be conveiently edited and viewed in column view
3126 (*note Column view::).
3128 Properties are like tags, but with a value. For example, in a file
3129 where you document bugs and plan releases of a piece of software,
3130 instead of using tags like `:release_1:', `:release_2:', it can be more
3131 efficient to use a property `:Release:' with a value `1.0' or `2.0'.
3132 Second, you can use properties to implement (very basic) database
3133 capabilities in an Org-mode buffer, for example to create a list of
3134 Music CD's you own. You can edit and view properties conveniently in
3135 column view (*note Column view::).
3139 * Property syntax:: How properties are spelled out
3140 * Special properties:: Access to other Org-mode features
3141 * Property searches:: Matching property values
3142 * Property inheritance:: Passing values down the tree
3143 * Column view:: Tabular viewing and editing
3144 * Property API:: Properties for Lisp programmers
3147 File: org, Node: Property syntax, Next: Special properties, Prev: Properties and columns, Up: Properties and columns
3152 Properties are key-value pairs. They need to be inserted into a special
3153 drawer (*note Drawers::) with the name `PROPERTIES'. Each property is
3154 specified on a single line, with the key (surrounded by colons) first,
3155 and the value after it. Here is an example:
3159 *** Goldberg Variations
3161 :Title: Goldberg Variations
3162 :Composer: J.S. Bach
3164 :Publisher: Deutsche Grammphon
3168 You may define the allowed values for a particular property `:Xyz:'
3169 by setting a property `:Xyz_ALL:'. This special property is
3170 _inherited_, so if you set it in a level 1 entry, it will apply to the
3171 entire tree. When allowed values are defined, setting the
3172 corresponding property becomes easier and is less prone to typing
3173 errors. For the example with the CD collection, we can predefine
3174 publishers and the number of disks in a box like this:
3178 :NDisks_ALL: 1 2 3 4
3179 :Publisher_ALL: "Deutsche Grammophon" Phillips EMI
3182 If you want to set properties that can be inherited by any entry in a
3183 file, use a line like
3185 #+PROPERTY: NDisks_ALL 1 2 3 4
3187 Property values set with the global variable `org-global-properties'
3188 can be inherited by all entries in all Org-mode files.
3190 The following commands help to work with properties:
3193 After an initial colon in a line, complete property keys. All
3194 keys used in the current file will be offered as possible
3198 Set a property. This prompts for a property name and a value. If
3199 necessary, the property drawer is created as well.
3201 `M-x org-insert-property-drawer'
3202 Insert a property drawer into the current entry. The drawer will
3203 be inserted early in the entry, but after the lines with planning
3204 information like deadlines.
3207 With the cursor in a property drawer, this executes property
3211 Set a property in the current entry. Both the property and the
3212 value can be inserted using completion.
3215 Switch property at point to the next/previous allowed value.
3218 Remove a property from the current entry.
3221 Globally remove a property, from all entries in the current file.
3224 Compute the property at point, using the operator and scope from
3225 the nearest column format definition.
3228 File: org, Node: Special properties, Next: Property searches, Prev: Property syntax, Up: Properties and columns
3230 7.2 Special Properties
3231 ======================
3233 Special properties provide alternative access method to Org-mode
3234 features discussed in the previous chapters, like the TODO state or the
3235 priority of an entry. This interface exists so that you can include
3236 these states into columns view (*note Column view::), or to use them in
3237 queries. The following property names are special and should not be
3238 used as keys in the properties drawer:
3240 TODO The TODO keyword of the entry.
3241 TAGS The tags defined directly in the headline.
3242 ALLTAGS All tags, including inherited ones.
3243 PRIORITY The priority of the entry, a string with a single letter.
3244 DEADLINE The deadline time string, without the angular brackets.
3245 SCHEDULED The scheduling time stamp, without the angular brackets.
3246 TIMESTAMP The first keyword-less time stamp in the entry.
3247 TIMESTAMP_IA The first inactive time stamp in the entry.
3248 CLOCKSUM The sum of CLOCK intervals in the subtree. `org-clock-sum'
3249 must be run first to compute the values.
3252 File: org, Node: Property searches, Next: Property inheritance, Prev: Special properties, Up: Properties and columns
3254 7.3 Property searches
3255 =====================
3257 To create sparse trees and special lists with selection based on
3258 properties, the same commands are used as for tag searches (*note Tag
3259 searches::), and the same logic applies. For example, a search string
3261 +work-boss+PRIORITY="A"+Coffee="unlimited"+With={Sarah\|Denny}
3263 finds entries tagged `:work:' but not `:boss:', which also have a
3264 priority value `A', a `:Coffee:' property with the value `unlimited',
3265 and a `:With:' property that is matched by the regular expression
3268 You can configure Org-mode to use property inheritance during a
3269 search, see *Note Property inheritance:: for details.
3271 There is also a special command for creating sparse trees based on a
3275 Create a sparse tree based on the value of a property. This first
3276 prompts for the name of a property, and then for a value. A
3277 sparse tree is created with all entries that define this property
3278 with the given value. If you enclose the value into curly braces,
3279 it is interpreted as a regular expression and matched against the
3283 File: org, Node: Property inheritance, Next: Column view, Prev: Property searches, Up: Properties and columns
3285 7.4 Property Inheritance
3286 ========================
3288 The outline structure of Org-mode documents lends itself for an
3289 inheritance model of properties: If the parent in a tree has a certain
3290 property, the children can inherit this property. Org-mode does not
3291 turn this on by default, because it can slow down property searches
3292 significantly and is often not needed. However, if you find inheritance
3293 useful, you can turn it on by setting the variable
3294 `org-use-property-inheritance'. It may be set to `t', to make all
3295 properties inherited from the parent, or to a list of properties that
3296 should be inherited.
3298 Org-mode has a few properties for which inheritance is hard-coded, at
3299 least for the special applications for which they are used:
3302 The `:COLUMNS:' property defines the format of column view (*note
3303 Column view::). It is inherited in the sense that the level where
3304 a `:COLUMNS:' property is defined is used as the starting point
3305 for a column view table, independently of the location in the
3306 subtree from where columns view is turned on.
3309 For agenda view, a category set through a `:CATEGORY:' property
3310 applies to the entire subtree.
3313 For archiving, the `:ARCHIVE:' property may define the archive
3314 location for the entire subtree (*note Moving subtrees::).
3317 File: org, Node: Column view, Next: Property API, Prev: Property inheritance, Up: Properties and columns
3322 A great way to view and edit properties in an outline tree is _column
3323 view_. In column view, each outline item is turned into a table row.
3324 Columns in this table provide access to properties of the entries.
3325 Org-mode implements columns by overlaying a tabular structure over the
3326 headline of each item. While the headlines have been turned into a
3327 table row, you can still change the visibility of the outline tree.
3328 For example, you get a compact table by switching to CONTENTS view
3329 (`S-<TAB> S-<TAB>', or simply `c' while column view is active), but you
3330 can still open, read, and edit the entry below each headline. Or, you
3331 can switch to column view after executing a sparse tree command and in
3332 this way get a table only for the selected items. Column view also
3333 works in agenda buffers (*note Agenda views::) where queries have
3334 collected selected items, possibly from a number of files.
3338 * Defining columns:: The COLUMNS format property
3339 * Using column view:: How to create and use column view
3340 * Capturing Column View:: A dynamic block for column view
3343 File: org, Node: Defining columns, Next: Using column view, Prev: Column view, Up: Column view
3345 7.5.1 Defining Columns
3346 ----------------------
3348 Setting up a column view first requires defining the columns. This is
3349 done by defining a column format line.
3353 * Scope of column definitions:: Where defined, where valid?
3354 * Column attributes:: Appearance and content of a column
3357 File: org, Node: Scope of column definitions, Next: Column attributes, Prev: Defining columns, Up: Defining columns
3359 7.5.1.1 Scope of column definitions
3360 ...................................
3362 To define a column format for an entire file, use a line like
3364 #+COLUMNS: %25ITEM %TAGS %PRIORITY %TODO
3366 To specify a format that only applies to a specific tree, add a
3367 `:COLUMNS:' property to the top node of that tree, for example:
3369 ** Top node for columns view
3371 :COLUMNS: %25ITEM %TAGS %PRIORITY %TODO
3374 If a `:COLUMNS:' property is present in an entry, it defines columns
3375 for the entry itself, and for the entire subtree below it. Since the
3376 column definition is part of the hierarchical structure of the document,
3377 you can define columns on level 1 that are general enough for all
3378 sublevels, and more specific columns further down, when you edit a
3379 deeper part of the tree.
3382 File: org, Node: Column attributes, Prev: Scope of column definitions, Up: Defining columns
3384 7.5.1.2 Column attributes
3385 .........................
3387 A column definition sets the attributes of a column. The general
3388 definition looks like this:
3390 %[width]property[(title)][{summary-type}]
3392 Except for the percent sign and the property name, all items are
3393 optional. The individual parts have the following meaning:
3395 width An integer specifying the width of the column in characters.
3396 If omitted, the width will be determined automatically.
3397 property The property that should be edited in this column.
3398 (title) The header text for the column. If omitted, the
3399 property name is used.
3400 {summary-type} The summary type. If specified, the column values for
3401 parent nodes are computed from the children.
3402 Supported summary types are:
3403 {+} Sum numbers in this column.
3404 {+;%.1f} Like `+', but format result with `%.1f'.
3405 {$} Currency, short for `+;%.2f'.
3406 {:} Sum times, HH:MM:SS, plain numbers are hours.
3407 {X} Checkbox status, [X] if all children are [X].
3409 Here is an example for a complete columns definition, along with allowed
3412 :COLUMNS: %20ITEM %9Approved(Approved?){X} %Owner %11Status \(1)
3413 %10Time_Estimate{:} %CLOCKSUM
3414 :Owner_ALL: Tammy Mark Karl Lisa Don
3415 :Status_ALL: "In progress" "Not started yet" "Finished" ""
3416 :Approved_ALL: "[ ]" "[X]"
3418 The first column, `%25ITEM', means the first 25 characters of the
3419 item itself, i.e. of the headline. You probably always should start the
3420 column definition with the ITEM specifier. The other specifiers create
3421 columns `Owner' with a list of names as allowed values, for `Status'
3422 with four different possible values, and for a checkbox field
3423 `Approved'. When no width is given after the `%' character, the column
3424 will be exactly as wide as it needs to be in order to fully display all
3425 values. The `Approved' column does have a modified title (`Approved?',
3426 with a question mark). Summaries will be created for the
3427 `Time_Estimate' column by adding time duration expressions like HH:MM,
3428 and for the `Approved' column, by providing an `[X]' status if all
3429 children have been checked. The `CLOCKSUM' column is special, it lists
3430 the sum of CLOCK intervals in the subtree.
3432 ---------- Footnotes ----------
3434 (1) Please note that the COLUMNS definition must be on a single line
3435 - it is wrapped here only because of formatting constraints.
3438 File: org, Node: Using column view, Next: Capturing Column View, Prev: Defining columns, Up: Column view
3440 7.5.2 Using Column View
3441 -----------------------
3443 Turning column view on and off
3444 ..............................
3447 Create the column view for the local environment. This command
3448 searches the hierarchy, up from point, for a `:COLUMNS:' property
3449 that defines a format. When one is found, the column view table
3450 is established for the entire tree, starting from the entry that
3451 contains the `:COLUMNS:' property. If none is found, the format
3452 is taken from the `#+COLUMNS' line or from the variable
3453 `org-columns-default-format', and column view is established for
3454 the current entry and its subtree.
3462 `<left> <right> <up> <down>'
3463 Move through the column view from field to field.
3466 Switch to the next/previous allowed value of the field. For this,
3467 you have to have specified allowed values for a property.
3470 Same as `S-<left>/<right>'
3473 Edit the property at point. For the special properties, this will
3474 invoke the same interface that you normally use to change that
3475 property. For example, when editing a TAGS property, the tag
3476 completion or fast selection interface will pop up.
3479 When there is a checkbox at point, toggle it.
3482 View the full value of this property. This is useful if the width
3483 of the column is smaller than that of the value.
3486 Edit the list of allowed values for this property. If the list is
3487 found in the hierarchy, the modified values is stored there. If
3488 no list is found, the new value is stored in the first entry that
3489 is part of the current column view.
3491 Modifying the table structure
3492 .............................
3495 Make the column narrower/wider by one character.
3498 Insert a new column, to the right of the current column.
3501 Delete the current column.
3504 File: org, Node: Capturing Column View, Prev: Using column view, Up: Column view
3506 7.5.3 Capturing Column View
3507 ---------------------------
3509 Since column view is just an overlay over a buffer, it cannot be
3510 exported or printed directly. If you want to capture a column view, use
3511 the dynamic block (*note Dynamic blocks::). The frame of this block
3515 #+BEGIN: columnview :hlines 1 :id "label"
3519 This dynamic block has the following parameters:
3522 This is most important parameter. Column view is a feature that is
3523 often localized to a certain (sub)tree, and the capture block
3524 might be in a different location in the file. To identify the
3525 tree whose view to capture, you can use 3 values:
3526 local use the tree in which the capture block is located
3527 global make a global view, including all headings in the file
3528 "label" call column view in the tree that has and `:ID:'
3529 property with the value label
3532 When `t', insert a hline after every line. When a number N, insert
3533 a hline before each headline with level `<= N'.
3536 When set to `t', enforce column groups to get vertical lines.
3538 The following commands insert or update the dynamic block:
3541 Insert a dynamic block capturing a column view. You will be
3542 prompted for the scope or id of the view.
3546 Update dynamical block at point. The cursor needs to be in the
3547 `#+BEGIN' line of the dynamic block.
3550 Update all dynamic blocks (*note Dynamic blocks::). This is
3551 useful if you have several clocktable blocks in a buffer.
3554 File: org, Node: Property API, Prev: Column view, Up: Properties and columns
3556 7.6 The Property API
3557 ====================
3559 There is a full API for accessing and changing properties. This API can
3560 be used by Emacs Lisp programs to work with properties and to implement
3561 features based on them. For more information see *Note Using the
3565 File: org, Node: Dates and times, Next: Remember, Prev: Properties and columns, Up: Top
3570 To assist project planning, TODO items can be labeled with a date and/or
3571 a time. The specially formatted string carrying the date and time
3572 information is called a _timestamp_ in Org-mode. This may be a little
3573 confusing because timestamp is often used as indicating when something
3574 was created or last changed. However, in Org-mode this term is used in
3579 * Time stamps:: Assigning a time to a tree entry
3580 * Creating timestamps:: Commands which insert timestamps
3581 * Deadlines and scheduling:: Planning your work
3582 * Clocking work time::
3585 File: org, Node: Time stamps, Next: Creating timestamps, Prev: Dates and times, Up: Dates and times
3587 8.1 Time stamps, deadlines and scheduling
3588 =========================================
3590 A time stamp is a specification of a date (possibly with time or a range
3591 of times) in a special format, either `<2003-09-16 Tue>' or
3592 `<2003-09-16 Tue 09:39>' or `<2003-09-16 Tue 12:00-12:30>'(1). A time
3593 stamp can appear anywhere in the headline or body of an org-tree entry.
3594 Its presence causes entries to be shown on specific dates in the agenda
3595 (*note Weekly/Daily agenda::). We distinguish:
3597 PLAIN TIME STAMP; EVENT; APPOINTMENT
3598 A simple time stamp just assigns a date/time to an item. This is
3599 just like writing down an appointment or event in a paper agenda.
3600 In the timeline and agenda displays, the headline of an entry
3601 associated with a plain time stamp will be shown exactly on that
3604 * Meet Peter at the movies <2006-11-01 Wed 19:15>
3605 * Discussion on climate change <2006-11-02 Thu 20:00-22:00>
3607 TIME STAMP WITH REPEATER INTERVAL
3608 A time stamp may contain a _repeater interval_, indicating that it
3609 applies not only on the given date, but again and again after a
3610 certain interval of N days (d), weeks (w), months(m), or years(y).
3611 The following will show up in the agenda every Wednesday:
3613 * Pick up Sam at school <2007-05-16 Wed 12:30 +1w>
3615 DIARY-STYLE SEXP ENTRIES
3616 For more complex date specifications, Org-mode supports using the
3617 special sexp diary entries implemented in the Emacs calendar/diary
3618 package. For example
3620 * The nerd meeting on every 2nd Thursday of the month
3621 <%%(diary-float t 4 2)>
3624 Two time stamps connected by `--' denote a range. The headline
3625 will be shown on the first and last day of the range, and on any
3626 dates that are displayed and fall in the range. Here is an
3629 ** Meeting in Amsterdam
3630 <2004-08-23 Mon>--<2004-08-26 Thu>
3633 Just like a plain time stamp, but with square brackets instead of
3634 angular ones. These time stamps are inactive in the sense that
3635 they do _not_ trigger an entry to show up in the agenda.
3637 * Gillian comes late for the fifth time [2006-11-01 Wed]
3640 ---------- Footnotes ----------
3642 (1) This is the standard ISO date/time format. To use an
3643 alternative format, see *Note Custom time format::.
3646 File: org, Node: Creating timestamps, Next: Deadlines and scheduling, Prev: Time stamps, Up: Dates and times
3648 8.2 Creating timestamps
3649 =======================
3651 For Org-mode to recognize time stamps, they need to be in the specific
3652 format. All commands listed below produce time stamps in the correct
3656 Prompt for a date and insert a corresponding time stamp. When the
3657 cursor is at a previously used time stamp, it is updated to NOW.
3658 When this command is used twice in succession, a time range is
3662 Like `C-c .', but use the alternative format which contains date
3663 and time. The default time can be rounded to multiples of 5
3664 minutes, see the option `org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes'.
3667 Like `C-c .', but insert an inactive time stamp that will not cause
3671 Insert a time stamp corresponding to the cursor date in the
3675 Access the Emacs calendar for the current date. If there is a
3676 timestamp in the current line, goto the corresponding date instead.
3679 Access the agenda for the date given by the time stamp or -range at
3680 point (*note Weekly/Daily agenda::).
3684 Change date at cursor by one day. These key bindings conflict with
3685 CUA-mode (*note Conflicts::).
3689 Change the item under the cursor in a timestamp. The cursor can
3690 be on a year, month, day, hour or minute. Note that if the cursor
3691 is in a headline and not at a time stamp, these same keys modify
3692 the priority of an item. (*note Priorities::). The key bindings
3693 also conflict with CUA-mode (*note Conflicts::).
3696 Evaluate a time range by computing the difference between start and
3697 end. With prefix arg, insert result after the time range (in a
3698 table: into the following column).
3702 * The date/time prompt:: How org-mode helps you entering date and time
3703 * Custom time format:: Making dates look differently
3706 File: org, Node: The date/time prompt, Next: Custom time format, Prev: Creating timestamps, Up: Creating timestamps
3708 8.2.1 The date/time prompt
3709 --------------------------
3711 When Org-mode prompts for a date/time, the default is shown as an ISO
3712 date, and the prompt therefore seems to ask for an ISO date. But it
3713 will in fact accept any string containing some date and/or time
3714 information, and it is really smart about interpreting your input. You
3715 can, for example, use `C-y' to paste a (possibly multi-line) string
3716 copied from an email message. Org-mode will find whatever information
3717 is in there and derive anything you have not specified from the
3718 _default date and time_. The default is usually the current date and
3719 time, but when modifying an existing time stamp, or when entering the
3720 second stamp of a range, it is taken from the stamp in the buffer.
3721 When filling in information, Org-mode assumes that most of the time you
3722 will want to enter a date in the future: If you omit the month/year and
3723 the given day/month is before today, it will assume that you mean a
3726 For example, lets assume that today is June 13, 2006. Here is how
3727 various inputs will be interpreted, the items filled in by Org-mode are
3730 3-2-5 --> 2003-02-05
3733 Fri --> nearest Friday (defaultdate or later)
3734 sep 15 --> 2006-11-15
3735 feb 15 --> 2007-02-15
3736 sep 12 9 --> 2009-09-12
3737 12:45 --> 2006-06-13 12:45
3738 22 sept 0:34 --> 2006-09-22 0:34
3740 Furthermore you can specify a relative date by giving, as the
3741 _first_ thing in the input: a plus/minus sign, a number and a letter
3742 [dwmy] to indicate change in days weeks, months, years. With a single
3743 plus or minus, the date is always relative to today. With a double
3744 plus or minus, it is relative to the default date. If instead of a
3745 single letter, you use the abbreviation of day name, the date will be
3746 the nth such day. E.g.
3748 +4d --> four days from today
3749 +4 --> same as above
3750 +2w --> two weeks from today
3751 ++5 --> five days from default date
3752 +2tue --> second tuesday from now.
3754 The function understands English month and weekday abbreviations. If
3755 you want to use unabbreviated names and/or other languages, configure
3756 the variables `parse-time-months' and `parse-time-weekdays'.
3758 Parallel to the minibuffer prompt, a calendar is popped up(2). When
3759 you exit the date prompt, either by clicking on a date in the calendar,
3760 or by pressing <RET>, the date selected in the calendar will be
3761 combined with the information entered at the prompt. You can control
3762 the calendar fully from the minibuffer:
3764 > / < Scroll calendar forward/backward by one month.
3765 mouse-1 Select date by clicking on it.
3766 S-<right>/<left> One day forward/backward.
3767 S-<down>/<up> One week forward/backward.
3768 M-S-<right>/<left> One month forward/backward.
3769 <RET> Choose date in calendar.
3771 The actions of the date/time prompt may seem complex, but I asure you
3772 they will grow on you. To help you understand what is going on, the
3773 current interpretation of your input will be displayed live in the
3776 ---------- Footnotes ----------
3778 (1) See the variable `org-read-date-prefer-future'.
3780 (2) If you don't need/want the calendar, configure the variable
3781 `org-popup-calendar-for-date-prompt'.
3783 (3) If you find this distracting, turn the display of with
3784 `org-read-date-display-live'.
3787 File: org, Node: Custom time format, Prev: The date/time prompt, Up: Creating timestamps
3789 8.2.2 Custom time format
3790 ------------------------
3792 Org-mode uses the standard ISO notation for dates and times as it is
3793 defined in ISO 8601. If you cannot get used to this and require another
3794 representation of date and time to keep you happy, you can get it by
3795 customizing the variables `org-display-custom-times' and
3796 `org-time-stamp-custom-formats'.
3799 Toggle the display of custom formats for dates and times.
3801 Org-mode needs the default format for scanning, so the custom date/time
3802 format does not _replace_ the default format - instead it is put _over_
3803 the default format using text properties. This has the following
3805 * You cannot place the cursor onto a time stamp anymore, only before
3808 * The `S-<up>/<down>' keys can no longer be used to adjust each
3809 component of a time stamp. If the cursor is at the beginning of
3810 the stamp, `S-<up>/<down>' will change the stamp by one day, just
3811 like `S-<left>/<right>'. At the end of the stamp, the time will
3812 be changed by one minute.
3814 * If the time stamp contains a range of clock times or a repeater,
3815 these will not be overlayed, but remain in the buffer as they were.
3817 * When you delete a time stamp character-by-character, it will only
3818 disappear from the buffer after _all_ (invisible) characters
3819 belonging to the ISO timestamp have been removed.
3821 * If the custom time stamp format is longer than the default and you
3822 are using dates in tables, table alignment will be messed up. If
3823 the custom format is shorter, things do work as expected.
3826 File: org, Node: Deadlines and scheduling, Next: Clocking work time, Prev: Creating timestamps, Up: Dates and times
3828 8.3 Deadlines and Scheduling
3829 ============================
3831 A time stamp may be preceded by special keywords to facilitate planning:
3834 Meaning: the task (most likely a TODO item, though not
3835 necessarily) is supposed to be finished on that date.
3837 On the deadline date, the task will be listed in the agenda. In
3838 addition, the agenda for _today_ will carry a warning about the
3839 approaching or missed deadline, starting
3840 `org-deadline-warning-days' before the due date, and continuing
3841 until the entry is marked DONE. An example:
3843 *** TODO write article about the Earth for the Guide
3844 The editor in charge is [[bbdb:Ford Prefect]]
3845 DEADLINE: <2004-02-29 Sun>
3847 You can specify a different lead time for warnings for a specific
3848 deadlines using the following syntax. Here is an example with a
3849 warning period of 5 days `DEADLINE: <2004-02-29 Sun -5d>'.
3852 Meaning: you are planning to start working on that task on the
3855 The headline will be listed under the given date(1). In addition,
3856 a reminder that the scheduled date has passed will be present in
3857 the compilation for _today_, until the entry is marked DONE.
3858 I.e., the task will automatically be forwarded until completed.
3860 *** TODO Call Trillian for a date on New Years Eve.
3861 SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat>
3863 Important: Scheduling an item in Org-mode should not be understood
3864 in the same way that we understand scheduling a meeting. Setting
3865 a date for a meeting is just a simple appointment, you should mark
3866 this entry with a simple plain time stamp, to get this item shown
3867 on the date where it applies. This is a frequent
3868 mis-understanding from Org-users. In Org-mode, scheduling means
3869 setting a date when you want to start working on an action item.
3871 You may use time stamps with repeaters in scheduling and deadline
3872 entries. Org-mode will issue early and late warnings based on the
3873 assumption that the time stamp represents the nearest instance of the
3874 repeater. However, the use of diary sexp entries like `<%%(diary-float
3875 t 42)>' in scheduling and deadline timestamps is limited. Org-mode
3876 does not know enough about the internals of each sexp function to issue
3877 early and late warnings. However, it will show the item on each day
3878 where the sexp entry matches.
3882 * Inserting deadline/schedule:: Planning items
3883 * Repeated tasks:: Items that show up again and again
3885 ---------- Footnotes ----------
3887 (1) It will still be listed on that date after it has been marked
3888 DONE. If you don't like this, set the variable
3889 `org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-done'.
3892 File: org, Node: Inserting deadline/schedule, Next: Repeated tasks, Prev: Deadlines and scheduling, Up: Deadlines and scheduling
3894 8.3.1 Inserting deadline/schedule
3895 ---------------------------------
3897 The following commands allow to quickly insert a deadline or to schedule
3901 Insert `DEADLINE' keyword along with a stamp. The insertion will
3902 happen in the line directly following the headline. When called
3903 with a prefix arg, an existing deadline will be removed from the
3907 Create a sparse tree with all deadlines that are either past-due,
3908 or which will become due within `org-deadline-warning-days'. With
3909 `C-u' prefix, show all deadlines in the file. With a numeric
3910 prefix, check that many days. For example, `C-1 C-c / d' shows
3911 all deadlines due tomorrow.
3914 Insert `SCHEDULED' keyword along with a stamp. The insertion will
3915 happen in the line directly following the headline. Any CLOSED
3916 timestamp will be removed. When called with a prefix argument,
3917 remove the scheduling date from the entry.
3920 File: org, Node: Repeated tasks, Prev: Inserting deadline/schedule, Up: Deadlines and scheduling
3922 8.3.2 Repeated Tasks
3923 --------------------
3925 Some tasks need to be repeated again and again. Org-mode helps to
3926 organize such tasks using a so-called repeater in a DEADLINE or
3927 SCHEDULED time stamp. In the following example
3928 ** TODO Pay the rent
3929 DEADLINE: <2005-10-01 Sat +1m>
3930 the `+1m' is a repeater; the intended interpretation is that the
3931 task has a deadline on <2005-10-01> and repeats itself every (one) month
3932 starting from that time.
3934 Deadlines and scheduled items produce entries in the agenda when they
3935 are over-due, so it is important to be able to mark such an entry as
3936 completed once you have done so. When you mark a DEADLINE or a SCHEDULE
3937 with the todo keyword DONE, it will no longer produce entries in the
3938 agenda. The problem with this is, however, that then also the _next_
3939 instance of the repeated entry will not be active. Org-mode deals with
3940 this in the following way: When you try to mark such an entry DONE
3941 (using `C-c C-t'), it will shift the base date of the repeating time
3942 stamp by the repeater interval, and immediately set the entry state
3943 back to TODO. In the example above, setting the state to DONE would
3944 actually switch the date like this:
3946 ** TODO Pay the rent
3947 DEADLINE: <2005-11-01 Tue +1m>
3949 You will also be prompted for a note(1) that will be put under the
3950 DEADLINE line to keep a record that you actually acted on the previous
3951 instance of this deadline.
3953 As a consequence of shifting the base date, this entry will no
3954 longer be visible in the agenda when checking past dates, but all
3955 future instances will be visible.
3957 You may have both scheduling and deadline information for a specific
3958 task - just make sure that the repeater intervals on both are the same.
3960 ---------- Footnotes ----------
3962 (1) You can change this using the option `org-log-repeat', or the
3963 `#+STARTUP' options `logrepeat' and `nologrepeat'.
3966 File: org, Node: Clocking work time, Prev: Deadlines and scheduling, Up: Dates and times
3968 8.4 Clocking work time
3969 ======================
3971 Org-mode allows you to clock the time you spent on specific tasks in a
3972 project. When you start working on an item, you can start the clock.
3973 When you stop working on that task, or when you mark the task done, the
3974 clock is stopped and the corresponding time interval is recorded. It
3975 also computes the total time spent on each subtree of a project.
3978 Start the clock on the current item (clock-in). This inserts the
3979 CLOCK keyword together with a timestamp. If this is not the first
3980 clocking of this item, the multiple CLOCK lines will be wrapped
3981 into a `:CLOCK:' drawer (see also the variable
3982 `org-clock-into-drawer'.
3985 Stop the clock (clock-out). The inserts another timestamp at the
3986 same location where the clock was last started. It also directly
3987 computes the resulting time in inserts it after the time range as
3988 `=> HH:MM'. See the variable `org-log-done' for the possibility to
3989 record an additional note together with the clock-out time
3993 Recompute the time interval after changing one of the time stamps.
3994 This is only necessary if you edit the time stamps directly. If
3995 you change them with `S-<cursor>' keys, the update is automatic.
3998 Changing the TODO state of an item to DONE automatically stops the
3999 clock if it is running in this same item.
4002 Cancel the current clock. This is useful if a clock was started by
4003 mistake, or if you ended up working on something else.
4006 Jump to the entry that contains the currently running clock, an
4010 Display time summaries for each subtree in the current buffer.
4011 This puts overlays at the end of each headline, showing the total
4012 time recorded under that heading, including the time of any
4013 subheadings. You can use visibility cycling to study the tree, but
4014 the overlays disappear when you change the buffer (see variable
4015 `org-remove-highlights-with-change') or press `C-c C-c'.
4018 Insert a dynamic block (*note Dynamic blocks::) containing a clock
4019 report as an org-mode table into the current file. When the
4020 cursor is at an existing clock table, just update it. When called
4021 with a prefix argument, jump to the first clock report in the
4022 current document and update it.
4023 #+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 2 :emphasize nil :scope file
4026 If such a block already exists at point, its content is replaced
4027 by the new table. The `BEGIN' line can specify options:
4028 :maxlevel Maximum level depth to which times are listed in the table.
4029 :emphasize When `t', emphasize level one and level two items
4030 :scope The scope to consider. This can be any of the following:
4031 nil the current buffer or narrowed region
4032 file the full current buffer
4033 subtree the subtree where the clocktable is located
4034 treeN the surrounding level N tree, for example `tree3'
4035 tree the surrounding level 1 tree
4036 agenda all agenda files
4037 ("file"..) scan these files
4038 :block The time block to consider. This block is specified relative
4039 to the current time and may be any of these keywords:
4040 `today', `yesterday', `thisweek', `lastweek',
4041 `thismonth', `lastmonth', `thisyear', or `lastyear'.
4042 :tstart A time string specifying when to start considering times
4043 :tend A time string specifying when to stop considering times
4044 So to get a clock summary of the current level 1 tree, for the
4045 current day, you could write
4046 #+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 2 :block today :scope tree1
4049 and to use a specific time range you could write(2)
4050 #+BEGIN: clocktable :tstart "<2006-08-10 Thu 10:00>"
4051 :tend "<2006-08-10 Thu 12:00>"
4057 Update dynamical block at point. The cursor needs to be in the
4058 `#+BEGIN' line of the dynamic block.
4061 Update all dynamic blocks (*note Dynamic blocks::). This is
4062 useful if you have several clocktable blocks in a buffer.
4064 The `l' key may be used in the timeline (*note Timeline::) and in
4065 the agenda (*note Weekly/Daily agenda::) to show which tasks have been
4066 worked on or closed during a day.
4068 ---------- Footnotes ----------
4070 (1) The corresponding in-buffer setting is: `#+STARTUP:
4073 (2) Note that all parameters must be specified in a single line -
4074 the line is broken here only to fit it onto the manual.
4077 File: org, Node: Remember, Next: Agenda views, Prev: Dates and times, Up: Top
4082 The Remember package by John Wiegley lets you store quick notes with
4083 little interruption of your work flow. See
4084 `http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/RememberMode' for more
4085 information. It is an excellent way to add new notes and tasks to
4086 Org-mode files. Org-mode significantly expands the possibilities of
4087 remember: You may define templates for different note types, and
4088 associate target files and headlines with specific templates. It also
4089 allows you to select the location where a note should be stored
4090 interactively, on the fly.
4094 * Setting up remember:: Some code for .emacs to get things going
4095 * Remember templates:: Define the outline of different note types
4096 * Storing notes:: Directly get the note to where it belongs
4097 * Refiling notes:: Moving a note or task to a project
4100 File: org, Node: Setting up remember, Next: Remember templates, Prev: Remember, Up: Remember
4102 9.1 Setting up remember
4103 =======================
4105 The following customization will tell remember to use org files as
4106 target, and to create annotations compatible with Org-mode links.
4108 (org-remember-insinuate)
4109 (setq org-directory "~/path/to/my/orgfiles/")
4110 (setq org-default-notes-file (concat org-directory "/notes.org"))
4111 (define-key global-map "\C-cr" 'org-remember)
4113 The last line binds the command `org-remember' to a global key(1).
4114 `org-remember' basically just calls `remember', but it makes a few
4115 things easier: If there is an active region, it will automatically copy
4116 the region into the remember buffer. It also allows to jump to the
4117 buffer and location where remember notes are being stored: Just call
4118 `org-remember' with a prefix argument.
4120 ---------- Footnotes ----------
4122 (1) Please select your own key, `C-c r' is only a suggestion.
4125 File: org, Node: Remember templates, Next: Storing notes, Prev: Setting up remember, Up: Remember
4127 9.2 Remember templates
4128 ======================
4130 In combination with Org-mode, you can use templates to generate
4131 different types of remember notes. For example, if you would like to
4132 use one template to create general TODO entries, another one for
4133 journal entries, and a third one for collecting random ideas, you could
4136 (setq org-remember-templates
4137 '(("Todo" ?t "* TODO %?\n %i\n %a" "~/org/TODO.org" "Tasks")
4138 ("Journal" ?j "* %U %?\n\n %i\n %a" "~/org/JOURNAL.org")
4139 ("Idea" ?i "* %^{Title}\n %i\n %a" "~/org/JOURNAL.org" "New Ideas")))
4141 In these entries, the first string is just a name, and the character
4142 specifies how to select the template. It is useful if the character is
4143 also the first letter of the name. The next string specifies the
4144 template. Two more (optional) strings give the file in which, and the
4145 headline under which the new note should be stored. The file (if not
4146 present or `nil') defaults to `org-default-notes-file', the heading to
4147 `org-remember-default-headline'.
4149 When you call `M-x remember' (or `M-x org-remember') to remember
4150 something, org will prompt for a key to select the template (if you have
4151 more than one template) and then prepare the buffer like
4153 [[file:link to where you called remember]]
4155 During expansion of the template, special `%'-escapes allow dynamic
4156 insertion of content:
4157 %^{prompt} prompt the user for a string and replace this sequence with it.
4158 You may specify a default value and a completion table with
4159 %^{prompt|default|completion2|completion3...}
4160 The arrow keys access a prompt-specific history.
4161 %t time stamp, date only
4162 %T time stamp with date and time
4163 %u, %U like the above, but inactive time stamps
4164 %^t like `%t', but prompt for date. Similarly `%^T', `%^u', `%^U'
4165 You may define a prompt like `%^{Birthday}t'
4166 %n user name (taken from `user-full-name')
4167 %a annotation, normally the link created with `org-store-link'
4168 %A like `%a', but prompt for the description part
4169 %i initial content, the region when remember is called with C-u.
4170 The entire text will be indented like `%i' itself.
4171 %c Content of the clipboard, or current kill ring head.
4172 %^g prompt for tags, with completion on tags in target file.
4173 %^G prompt for tags, with completion all tags in all agenda files.
4174 %:keyword specific information for certain link types, see below
4175 %[pathname] insert the contents of the file given by `pathname'
4176 %(sexp) evaluate elisp `(sexp)' and replace with the result
4177 %! immediately store note after completing the template
4178 (skipping the `C-c C-c' that normally triggers storing)
4180 For specific link types, the following keywords will be defined(1):
4182 Link type | Available keywords
4183 -------------------+----------------------------------------------
4184 bbdb | %:name %:company
4185 vm, wl, mh, rmail | %:type %:subject %:message-id
4186 | %:from %:fromname %:fromaddress
4187 | %:to %:toname %:toaddress
4188 | %:fromto (either "to NAME" or "from NAME")(2)
4189 gnus | %:group, for messages also all email fields
4191 info | %:file %:node
4194 To place the cursor after template expansion use:
4196 %? After completing the template, position cursor here.
4198 If you change you mind about which template to use, call `org-remember'
4199 in the remember buffer. You may then select a new template that will
4200 be filled with the previous context information.
4202 ---------- Footnotes ----------
4204 (1) If you define your own link types (*note Adding hyperlink
4205 types::), any property you store with `org-store-link-props' can be
4206 accessed in remember templates in a similar way.
4208 (2) This will always be the other, not the user. See the variable
4209 `org-from-is-user-regexp'.
4212 File: org, Node: Storing notes, Next: Refiling notes, Prev: Remember templates, Up: Remember
4217 When you are finished preparing a note with remember, you have to press
4218 `C-c C-c' to file the note away. The handler will store the note in
4219 the file and under the headline specified in the template, or it will
4220 use the default file and headlines. The window configuration will be
4221 restored, sending you back to the working context before the call to
4222 `remember'. To re-use the location found during the last call to
4223 `remember', exit the remember buffer with `C-u C-u C-c C-c', i.e.
4224 specify a double prefix argument to `C-c C-c'.
4226 If you want to store the note directly to a different place, use
4227 `C-u C-c C-c' instead to exit remember(1). The handler will then first
4228 prompt for a target file - if you press <RET>, the value specified for
4229 the template is used. Then the command offers the headings tree of the
4230 selected file, with the cursor position at the default headline (if you
4231 had specified one in the template). You can either immediately press
4232 <RET> to get the note placed there. Or you can use the following keys
4233 to find a different location:
4234 <TAB> Cycle visibility.
4235 <down> / <up> Next/previous visible headline.
4236 n / p Next/previous visible headline.
4237 f / b Next/previous headline same level.
4239 Pressing <RET> or <left> or <right> then leads to the following
4242 Cursor Key Note gets inserted
4244 on headline <RET> as sublevel of the heading at cursor, first or
4246 depending on `org-reverse-note-order'.
4247 <left>/<right>as same level, before/after current heading
4248 buffer-start <RET> as level 2 heading at end of file or level 1
4250 depending on `org-reverse-note-order'.
4251 not on <RET> at cursor position, level taken from context.
4254 Before inserting the text into a tree, the function ensures that the
4255 text has a headline, i.e. a first line that starts with a `*'. If not,
4256 a headline is constructed from the current date and some additional
4257 data. If you have indented the text of the note below the headline, the
4258 indentation will be adapted if inserting the note into the tree requires
4259 demotion from level 1.
4261 ---------- Footnotes ----------
4263 (1) Configure the variable `org-remember-store-without-prompt' to
4264 make this behavior the default.
4267 File: org, Node: Refiling notes, Prev: Storing notes, Up: Remember
4272 Remember is usually used to quickly capture notes and tasks into one or
4273 a few capture lists. When reviewing the captured data, you may want to
4274 refile some of the entries into a different list, for example into a
4275 project. Cutting, finding the right location and then pasting the note
4276 is cumbersome. To simplify this process, you can use the following
4280 Refile the entry at point. This command offers possible locations
4281 for refiling the entry and lets you select one with completion.
4282 The item is filed below the target heading as a subitem.
4283 Depending on `org-reverse-note-order', it will be either the first
4284 of last subitem, and you can toggle the value of this variable for
4285 the duration of the command by using a `C-u' prefix.
4286 By default, all level 1 headlines in the current buffer are
4287 considered to be targets, but you can have more complex
4288 definitions across a number of files. See the variable
4289 `org-refile-targets' for details. The list of targets is compiled
4290 upon first use, you can update it by using a double prefix
4291 argument (`C-u C-u') to this command.
4294 File: org, Node: Agenda views, Next: Embedded LaTeX, Prev: Remember, Up: Top
4299 Due to the way Org-mode works, TODO items, time-stamped items, and
4300 tagged headlines can be scattered throughout a file or even a number of
4301 files. To get an overview of open action items, or of events that are
4302 important for a particular date, this information must be collected,
4303 sorted and displayed in an organized way.
4305 Org-mode can select items based on various criteria, and display them
4306 in a separate buffer. Six different view types are provided:
4308 * an _agenda_ that is like a calendar and shows information for
4311 * a _TODO list_ that covers all unfinished action items,
4313 * a _tags view_, showings headlines based on the tags associated
4316 * a _timeline view_ that shows all events in a single Org-mode file,
4317 in time-sorted view,
4319 * a _stuck projects view_ showing projects that currently don't move
4322 * _custom views_ that are special tag/keyword searches and
4323 combinations of different views.
4325 The extracted information is displayed in a special _agenda buffer_.
4326 This buffer is read-only, but provides commands to visit the
4327 corresponding locations in the original Org-mode files, and even to
4328 edit these files remotely.
4330 Two variables control how the agenda buffer is displayed and whether
4331 the window configuration is restored when the agenda exits:
4332 `org-agenda-window-setup' and `org-agenda-restore-windows-after-quit'.
4336 * Agenda files:: Files being searched for agenda information
4337 * Agenda dispatcher:: Keyboard access to agenda views
4338 * Built-in agenda views:: What is available out of the box?
4339 * Presentation and sorting:: How agenda items are prepared for display
4340 * Agenda commands:: Remote editing of org trees
4341 * Custom agenda views:: Defining special searches and views
4344 File: org, Node: Agenda files, Next: Agenda dispatcher, Prev: Agenda views, Up: Agenda views
4349 The information to be shown is normally collected from all _agenda
4350 files_, the files listed in the variable `org-agenda-files'(1). If a
4351 directory is part of this list, all files with the extension `.org' in
4352 this directory will be part of the list.
4354 Thus even if you only work with a single Org-mode file, this file
4355 should be put into that list(2). You can customize `org-agenda-files',
4356 but the easiest way to maintain it is through the following commands
4359 Add current file to the list of agenda files. The file is added to
4360 the front of the list. If it was already in the list, it is moved
4361 to the front. With prefix arg, file is added/moved to the end.
4364 Remove current file from the list of agenda files.
4368 Cycle through agenda file list, visiting one file after the other.
4370 The Org menu contains the current list of files and can be used to
4373 If you would like to focus the agenda temporarily onto a file not in
4374 this list, or onto just one file in the list or even only a subtree in a
4375 file, this can be done in different ways. For a single agenda command,
4376 you may press `<' once or several times in the dispatcher (*note Agenda
4377 dispatcher::). To restrict the agenda scope for an extended period,
4378 use the following commands:
4381 Permanently restrict the agenda to the current subtree. When with
4382 a prefix argument, or with the cursor before the first headline in
4383 a file, the agenda scope is set to the entire file. This
4384 restriction remains in effect until removed with `C-c C-x >', or
4385 by typing either `<' or `>' in the agenda dispatcher. If there is
4386 a window displaying an agenda view, the new restriction takes
4390 Remove the permanent restriction created by `C-c C-x <'.
4392 When working with `Speedbar', you can use the following commands in the
4394 `< in the speedbar frame'
4395 Permanently restrict the agenda to the item at the cursor in the
4396 speedbar frame, either an Org-mode file or a subtree in such a
4397 file. If there is a window displaying an agenda view, the new
4398 restriction takes effect immediately.
4400 `> in the speedbar frame'
4401 Lift the restriction again.
4403 ---------- Footnotes ----------
4405 (1) If the value of that variable is not a list, but a single file
4406 name, then the list of agenda files will be maintained in that external
4409 (2) When using the dispatcher, pressing `<' before selecting a
4410 command will actually limit the command to the current file, and ignore
4411 `org-agenda-files' until the next dispatcher command.
4414 File: org, Node: Agenda dispatcher, Next: Built-in agenda views, Prev: Agenda files, Up: Agenda views
4416 10.2 The agenda dispatcher
4417 ==========================
4419 The views are created through a dispatcher that should be bound to a
4420 global key, for example `C-c a' (*note Installation::). In the
4421 following we will assume that `C-c a' is indeed how the dispatcher is
4422 accessed and list keyboard access to commands accordingly. After
4423 pressing `C-c a', an additional letter is required to execute a
4424 command. The dispatcher offers the following default commands:
4426 Create the calendar-like agenda (*note Weekly/Daily agenda::).
4429 Create a list of all TODO items (*note Global TODO list::).
4432 Create a list of headlines matching a TAGS expression (*note
4433 Matching tags and properties::).
4436 Create the timeline view for the current buffer (*note Timeline::).
4439 Create a list of stuck projects (*note Stuck projects::).
4442 Search for a regular expression in all agenda files and
4443 additionally in the files listed in
4444 `org-agenda-multi-occur-extra-files'. This uses the Emacs command
4445 `multi-occur'. A prefix argument can be used to specify the
4446 number of context lines for each match, default is 1.
4449 Restrict an agenda command to the current buffer(1). After
4450 pressing `<', you still need to press the character selecting the
4454 If there is an active region, restrict the following agenda
4455 command to the region. Otherwise, restrict it to the current
4456 subtree(2). After pressing `< <', you still need to press the
4457 character selecting the command.
4459 You can also define custom commands that will be accessible through
4460 the dispatcher, just like the default commands. This includes the
4461 possibility to create extended agenda buffers that contain several
4462 blocks together, for example the weekly agenda, the global TODO list and
4463 a number of special tags matches. *Note Custom agenda views::.
4465 ---------- Footnotes ----------
4467 (1) For backward compatibility, you can also press `1' to restrict
4468 to the current buffer.
4470 (2) For backward compatibility, you can also press `0' to restrict
4471 to the current buffer.
4474 File: org, Node: Built-in agenda views, Next: Presentation and sorting, Prev: Agenda dispatcher, Up: Agenda views
4476 10.3 The built-in agenda views
4477 ==============================
4479 In this section we describe the built-in views.
4483 * Weekly/Daily agenda:: The calendar page with current tasks
4484 * Global TODO list:: All unfinished action items
4485 * Matching tags and properties:: Structured information with fine-tuned search
4486 * Timeline:: Time-sorted view for single file
4487 * Stuck projects:: Find projects you need to review
4490 File: org, Node: Weekly/Daily agenda, Next: Global TODO list, Prev: Built-in agenda views, Up: Built-in agenda views
4492 10.3.1 The weekly/daily agenda
4493 ------------------------------
4495 The purpose of the weekly/daily _agenda_ is to act like a page of a
4496 paper agenda, showing all the tasks for the current week or day.
4499 Compile an agenda for the current week from a list of org files.
4500 The agenda shows the entries for each day. With a numeric
4501 prefix(1) (like `C-u 2 1 C-c a a') you may set the number of days
4502 to be displayed (see also the variable `org-agenda-ndays')
4504 Remote editing from the agenda buffer means, for example, that you
4505 can change the dates of deadlines and appointments from the agenda
4506 buffer. The commands available in the Agenda buffer are listed in
4507 *Note Agenda commands::.
4509 Calendar/Diary integration
4510 ..........................
4512 Emacs contains the calendar and diary by Edward M. Reingold. The
4513 calendar displays a three-month calendar with holidays from different
4514 countries and cultures. The diary allows you to keep track of
4515 anniversaries, lunar phases, sunrise/set, recurrent appointments
4516 (weekly, monthly) and more. In this way, it is quite complementary to
4517 Org-mode. It can be very useful to combine output from Org-mode with
4520 In order to include entries from the Emacs diary into Org-mode's
4521 agenda, you only need to customize the variable
4523 (setq org-agenda-include-diary t)
4525 After that, everything will happen automatically. All diary entries
4526 including holidays, anniversaries etc will be included in the agenda
4527 buffer created by Org-mode. <SPC>, <TAB>, and <RET> can be used from
4528 the agenda buffer to jump to the diary file in order to edit existing
4529 diary entries. The `i' command to insert new entries for the current
4530 date works in the agenda buffer, as well as the commands `S', `M', and
4531 `C' to display Sunrise/Sunset times, show lunar phases and to convert
4532 to other calendars, respectively. `c' can be used to switch back and
4533 forth between calendar and agenda.
4535 If you are using the diary only for sexp entries and holidays, it is
4536 faster to not use the above setting, but instead to copy or even move
4537 the entries into an Org-mode file. Org-mode evaluates diary-style sexp
4538 entries, and does it faster because there is no overhead for first
4539 creating the diary display. Note that the sexp entries must start at
4540 the left margin, no white space is allowed before them. For example,
4541 the following segment of an Org-mode file will be processed and entries
4542 will be made in the agenda:
4544 * Birthdays and similar stuff
4546 %%(org-calendar-holiday) ; special function for holiday names
4548 %%(diary-anniversary 14 5 1956) Arthur Dent is %d years old
4549 %%(diary-anniversary 2 10 1869) Mahatma Gandhi would be %d years old
4551 Appointment reminders
4552 .....................
4554 Org can interact with Emacs appointments notification facility.
4556 To add all the appointments of your agenda files, use the command
4557 `org-agenda-to-appt'. This commands also lets you filter through the
4558 list of your appointments and add only those belonging to a specific
4559 category or matching a regular expression. See the docstring for
4562 ---------- Footnotes ----------
4564 (1) For backward compatibility, the universal prefix `C-u' causes
4565 all TODO entries to be listed before the agenda. This feature is
4566 deprecated, use the dedicated TODO list, or a block agenda instead.
4569 File: org, Node: Global TODO list, Next: Matching tags and properties, Prev: Weekly/Daily agenda, Up: Built-in agenda views
4571 10.3.2 The global TODO list
4572 ---------------------------
4574 The global TODO list contains all unfinished TODO items, formatted and
4575 collected into a single place.
4578 Show the global TODO list. This collects the TODO items from all
4579 agenda files (*note Agenda views::) into a single buffer. The
4580 buffer is in `agenda-mode', so there are commands to examine and
4581 manipulate the TODO entries directly from that buffer (*note
4585 Like the above, but allows selection of a specific TODO keyword.
4586 You can also do this by specifying a prefix argument to `C-c a t'.
4587 With a `C-u' prefix you are prompted for a keyword, and you may
4588 also specify several keywords by separating them with `|' as
4589 boolean OR operator. With a numeric prefix, the Nth keyword in
4590 `org-todo-keywords' is selected. The `r' key in the agenda buffer
4591 regenerates it, and you can give a prefix argument to this command
4592 to change the selected TODO keyword, for example `3 r'. If you
4593 often need a search for a specific keyword, define a custom
4594 command for it (*note Agenda dispatcher::).
4595 Matching specific TODO keywords can also be done as part of a tags
4596 search (*note Tag searches::).
4598 Remote editing of TODO items means that you can change the state of a
4599 TODO entry with a single key press. The commands available in the TODO
4600 list are described in *Note Agenda commands::.
4602 Normally the global todo list simply shows all headlines with TODO
4603 keywords. This list can become very long. There are two ways to keep
4605 - Some people view a TODO item that has been _scheduled_ for
4606 execution (*note Time stamps::) as no longer _open_. Configure the
4607 variable `org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled' to exclude scheduled
4608 items from the global TODO list.
4610 - TODO items may have sublevels to break up the task into subtasks.
4611 In such cases it may be enough to list only the highest level TODO
4612 headline and omit the sublevels from the global list. Configure
4613 the variable `org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels' to get this behavior.
4616 File: org, Node: Matching tags and properties, Next: Timeline, Prev: Global TODO list, Up: Built-in agenda views
4618 10.3.3 Matching Tags and Properties
4619 -----------------------------------
4621 If headlines in the agenda files are marked with _tags_ (*note Tags::),
4622 you can select headlines based on the tags that apply to them and
4623 collect them into an agenda buffer.
4626 Produce a list of all headlines that match a given set of tags.
4627 The command prompts for a selection criterion, which is a boolean
4628 logic expression with tags, like `+work+urgent-withboss' or
4629 `work|home' (*note Tags::). If you often need a specific search,
4630 define a custom command for it (*note Agenda dispatcher::).
4633 Like `C-c a m', but only select headlines that are also TODO items
4634 and force checking subitems (see variable
4635 `org-tags-match-list-sublevels'). Matching specific todo keywords
4636 together with a tags match is also possible, see *Note Tag
4639 The commands available in the tags list are described in *Note
4643 File: org, Node: Timeline, Next: Stuck projects, Prev: Matching tags and properties, Up: Built-in agenda views
4645 10.3.4 Timeline for a single file
4646 ---------------------------------
4648 The timeline summarizes all time-stamped items from a single Org-mode
4649 file in a _time-sorted view_. The main purpose of this command is to
4650 give an overview over events in a project.
4653 Show a time-sorted view of the org file, with all time-stamped
4654 items. When called with a `C-u' prefix, all unfinished TODO
4655 entries (scheduled or not) are also listed under the current date.
4657 The commands available in the timeline buffer are listed in *Note
4661 File: org, Node: Stuck projects, Prev: Timeline, Up: Built-in agenda views
4663 10.3.5 Stuck projects
4664 ---------------------
4666 If you are following a system like David Allen's GTD to organize your
4667 work, one of the "duties" you have is a regular review to make sure
4668 that all projects move along. A _stuck_ project is a project that has
4669 no defined next actions, so it will never show up in the TODO lists
4670 Org-mode produces. During the review, you need to identify such
4671 projects and define next actions for them.
4674 List projects that are stuck.
4677 Customize the variable `org-stuck-projects' to define what a stuck
4678 project is and how to find it.
4680 You almost certainly will have to configure this view before it will
4681 work for you. The built-in default assumes that all your projects are
4682 level-2 headlines, and that a project is not stuck if it has at least
4683 one entry marked with a todo keyword TODO or NEXT or NEXTACTION.
4685 Lets assume that you, in your own way of using Org-mode, identify
4686 projects with a tag PROJECT, and that you use a todo keyword MAYBE to
4687 indicate a project that should not be considered yet. Lets further
4688 assume that the todo keyword DONE marks finished projects, and that NEXT
4689 and TODO indicate next actions. The tag @SHOP indicates shopping and
4690 is a next action even without the NEXT tag. Finally, if the project
4691 contains the special word IGNORE anywhere, it should not be listed
4692 either. In this case you would start by identifying eligible projects
4693 with a tags/todo match `+PROJECT/-MAYBE-DONE', and then check for TODO,
4694 NEXT, @SHOP, and IGNORE in the subtree to identify projects that are
4695 not stuck. The correct customization for this is
4697 (setq org-stuck-projects
4698 '("+PROJECT/-MAYBE-DONE" ("NEXT" "TODO") ("@SHOP")
4702 File: org, Node: Presentation and sorting, Next: Agenda commands, Prev: Built-in agenda views, Up: Agenda views
4704 10.4 Presentation and sorting
4705 =============================
4707 Before displaying items in an agenda view, Org-mode visually prepares
4708 the items and sorts them. Each item occupies a single line. The line
4709 starts with a _prefix_ that contains the _category_ (*note
4710 Categories::) of the item and other important information. You can
4711 customize the prefix using the option `org-agenda-prefix-format'. The
4712 prefix is followed by a cleaned-up version of the outline headline
4713 associated with the item.
4717 * Categories:: Not all tasks are equal
4718 * Time-of-day specifications:: How the agenda knows the time
4719 * Sorting of agenda items:: The order of things
4722 File: org, Node: Categories, Next: Time-of-day specifications, Prev: Presentation and sorting, Up: Presentation and sorting
4727 The category is a broad label assigned to each agenda item. By default,
4728 the category is simply derived from the file name, but you can also
4729 specify it with a special line in the buffer, like this(1):
4733 If you would like to have a special CATEGORY for a single entry or a
4734 (sub)tree, give the entry a `:CATEGORY:' property with the location as
4735 the value (*note Properties and columns::).
4737 The display in the agenda buffer looks best if the category is not
4738 longer than 10 characters.
4740 ---------- Footnotes ----------
4742 (1) For backward compatibility, the following also works: If there
4743 are several such lines in a file, each specifies the category for the
4744 text below it. The first category also applies to any text before the
4745 first CATEGORY line. However, using this method is _strongly_
4746 deprecated as it is incompatible with the outline structure of the
4747 document. The correct method for setting multiple categories in a
4748 buffer is using a property.
4751 File: org, Node: Time-of-day specifications, Next: Sorting of agenda items, Prev: Categories, Up: Presentation and sorting
4753 10.4.2 Time-of-Day Specifications
4754 ---------------------------------
4756 Org-mode checks each agenda item for a time-of-day specification. The
4757 time can be part of the time stamp that triggered inclusion into the
4758 agenda, for example as in `<2005-05-10 Tue 19:00>'. Time ranges can be
4759 specified with two time stamps, like
4760 `<2005-05-10 Tue 20:30>--<2005-05-10 Tue 22:15>'.
4762 In the headline of the entry itself, a time(range) may also appear as
4763 plain text (like `12:45' or a `8:30-1pm'. If the agenda integrates the
4764 Emacs diary (*note Weekly/Daily agenda::), time specifications in diary
4765 entries are recognized as well.
4767 For agenda display, Org-mode extracts the time and displays it in a
4768 standard 24 hour format as part of the prefix. The example times in
4769 the previous paragraphs would end up in the agenda like this:
4771 8:30-13:00 Arthur Dent lies in front of the bulldozer
4772 12:45...... Ford Prefect arrives and takes Arthur to the pub
4773 19:00...... The Vogon reads his poem
4774 20:30-22:15 Marwin escorts the Hitchhikers to the bridge
4776 If the agenda is in single-day mode, or for the display of today, the
4777 timed entries are embedded in a time grid, like
4779 8:00...... ------------------
4780 8:30-13:00 Arthur Dent lies in front of the bulldozer
4781 10:00...... ------------------
4782 12:00...... ------------------
4783 12:45...... Ford Prefect arrives and takes Arthur to the pub
4784 14:00...... ------------------
4785 16:00...... ------------------
4786 18:00...... ------------------
4787 19:00...... The Vogon reads his poem
4788 20:00...... ------------------
4789 20:30-22:15 Marwin escorts the Hitchhikers to the bridge
4791 The time grid can be turned on and off with the variable
4792 `org-agenda-use-time-grid', and can be configured with
4793 `org-agenda-time-grid'.
4796 File: org, Node: Sorting of agenda items, Prev: Time-of-day specifications, Up: Presentation and sorting
4798 10.4.3 Sorting of agenda items
4799 ------------------------------
4801 Before being inserted into a view, the items are sorted. How this is
4802 done depends on the type of view.
4803 * For the daily/weekly agenda, the items for each day are sorted.
4804 The default order is to first collect all items containing an
4805 explicit time-of-day specification. These entries will be shown
4806 at the beginning of the list, as a _schedule_ for the day. After
4807 that, items remain grouped in categories, in the sequence given by
4808 `org-agenda-files'. Within each category, items are sorted by
4809 priority (*note Priorities::), which is composed of the base
4810 priority (2000 for priority `A', 1000 for `B', and 0 for `C'),
4811 plus additional increments for overdue scheduled or deadline items.
4813 * For the TODO list, items remain in the order of categories, but
4814 within each category, sorting takes place according to priority
4815 (*note Priorities::).
4817 * For tags matches, items are not sorted at all, but just appear in
4818 the sequence in which they are found in the agenda files.
4820 Sorting can be customized using the variable
4821 `org-agenda-sorting-strategy'.
4824 File: org, Node: Agenda commands, Next: Custom agenda views, Prev: Presentation and sorting, Up: Agenda views
4826 10.5 Commands in the agenda buffer
4827 ==================================
4829 Entries in the agenda buffer are linked back to the org file or diary
4830 file where they originate. You are not allowed to edit the agenda
4831 buffer itself, but commands are provided to show and jump to the
4832 original entry location, and to edit the org-files "remotely" from the
4833 agenda buffer. In this way, all information is stored only once,
4834 removing the risk that your agenda and note files may diverge.
4836 Some commands can be executed with mouse clicks on agenda lines. For
4837 the other commands, the cursor needs to be in the desired line.
4843 Next line (same as <up> and `C-p').
4846 Previous line (same as <down> and `C-n').
4853 Display the original location of the item in another window.
4856 Display original location and recenter that window.
4861 Go to the original location of the item in another window. Under
4862 Emacs 22, `mouse-1' will also works for this.
4865 Go to the original location of the item and delete other windows.
4868 Toggle Follow mode. In Follow mode, as you move the cursor through
4869 the agenda buffer, the other window always shows the corresponding
4870 location in the org file. The initial setting for this mode in new
4871 agenda buffers can be set with the variable
4872 `org-agenda-start-with-follow-mode'.
4875 Display the entire subtree of the current item in an indirect
4876 buffer. With numerical prefix ARG, go up to this level and then
4877 take that tree. If ARG is negative, go up that many levels. With
4878 `C-u' prefix, do not remove the previously used indirect buffer.
4881 Toggle Logbook mode. In Logbook mode, entries that where marked
4882 DONE while logging was on (variable `org-log-done') are shown in
4883 the agenda, as are entries that have been clocked on that day.
4889 Delete other windows.
4892 Switch to day/week/month/year view. When switching to day or week
4893 view, this setting becomes the default for subseqent agenda
4894 commands. Since month and year views are slow to create, the do
4895 not become the default.
4898 Toggle the inclusion of diary entries. See *Note Weekly/Daily
4902 Toggle the time grid on and off. See also the variables
4903 `org-agenda-use-time-grid' and `org-agenda-time-grid'.
4906 Recreate the agenda buffer, for example to reflect the changes
4907 after modification of the time stamps of items with S-<left> and
4908 S-<right>. When the buffer is the global todo list, a prefix
4909 argument is interpreted to create a selective list for a specific
4914 Save all Org-mode buffers in the current Emacs session.
4917 Display the following `org-agenda-ndays' days. For example, if
4918 the display covers a week, switch to the following week. With
4919 prefix arg, go forward that many times `org-agenda-ndays' days.
4922 Display the previous dates.
4934 Undo a change due to a remote editing command. The change is
4935 undone both in the agenda buffer and in the remote buffer.
4938 Change the TODO state of the item, both in the agenda and in the
4942 Delete the current agenda item along with the entire subtree
4943 belonging to it in the original Org-mode file. If the text to be
4944 deleted remotely is longer than one line, the kill needs to be
4945 confirmed by the user. See variable `org-agenda-confirm-kill'.
4948 Archive the subtree corresponding to the current headline.
4951 Show all tags associated with the current item. Because of
4952 inheritance, this may be more than the tags listed in the line
4956 Set tags for the current headline. If there is an active region
4957 in the agenda, change a tag for all headings in the region.
4960 Toggle the ARCHIVE tag for the current headline.
4963 Set the priority for the current item. Org-mode prompts for the
4964 priority character. If you reply with <SPC>, the priority cookie
4965 is removed from the entry.
4968 Display weighted priority of current item.
4972 Increase the priority of the current item. The priority is
4973 changed in the original buffer, but the agenda is not resorted.
4974 Use the `r' key for this.
4978 Decrease the priority of the current item.
4984 Set a deadline for this item.
4987 Change the time stamp associated with the current line by one day
4988 into the future. With prefix argument, change it by that many
4989 days. For example, `3 6 5 S-<right>' will change it by a year.
4990 The stamp is changed in the original org file, but the change is
4991 not directly reflected in the agenda buffer. Use the `r' key to
4995 Change the time stamp associated with the current line by one day
4999 Change the time stamp associated with the current line to today.
5000 The key `>' has been chosen, because it is the same as `S-.' on my
5004 Start the clock on the current item. If a clock is running
5005 already, it is stopped first.
5008 Stop the previously started clock.
5011 Cancel the currently running clock.
5014 Jump to the running clock in another window.
5020 Open the Emacs calendar and move to the date at the agenda cursor.
5023 When in the calendar, compute and show the Org-mode agenda for the
5027 Insert a new entry into the diary. Prompts for the type of entry
5028 (day, weekly, monthly, yearly, anniversary, cyclic) and creates a
5029 new entry in the diary, just as `i d' etc. would do in the
5030 calendar. The date is taken from the cursor position.
5033 Show the phases of the moon for the three months around current
5037 Show sunrise and sunset times. The geographical location must be
5038 set with calendar variables, see documentation of the Emacs
5042 Convert the date at cursor into many other cultural and historic
5046 Show holidays for three month around the cursor date.
5049 Export a single iCalendar file containing entries from all agenda
5056 Write the agenda view to a file. Depending on the extension of the
5057 selected file name, the view will be exported as HTML (extension
5058 `.html' or `.htm'), Postscript (extension `.ps'), or plain text
5059 (any other extension). Use the variable
5060 `org-agenda-exporter-settings' to set options for `ps-print' and
5061 for `htmlize' to be used during export.
5067 Quit agenda, remove the agenda buffer.
5070 Exit agenda, remove the agenda buffer and all buffers loaded by
5071 Emacs for the compilation of the agenda. Buffers created by the
5072 user to visit org files will not be removed.
5075 File: org, Node: Custom agenda views, Prev: Agenda commands, Up: Agenda views
5077 10.6 Custom agenda views
5078 ========================
5080 Custom agenda commands serve two purposes: to store and quickly access
5081 frequently used TODO and tags searches, and to create special composite
5082 agenda buffers. Custom agenda commands will be accessible through the
5083 dispatcher (*note Agenda dispatcher::), just like the default commands.
5087 * Storing searches:: Type once, use often
5088 * Block agenda:: All the stuff you need in a single buffer
5089 * Setting Options:: Changing the rules
5090 * Exporting Agenda Views:: Writing agendas to files.
5091 * Extracting Agenda Information for other programs::
5094 File: org, Node: Storing searches, Next: Block agenda, Prev: Custom agenda views, Up: Custom agenda views
5096 10.6.1 Storing searches
5097 -----------------------
5099 The first application of custom searches is the definition of keyboard
5100 shortcuts for frequently used searches, either creating an agenda
5101 buffer, or a sparse tree (the latter covering of course only the current
5102 buffer). Custom commands are configured in the variable
5103 `org-agenda-custom-commands'. You can customize this variable, for
5104 example by pressing `C-c a C'. You can also directly set it with Emacs
5105 Lisp in `.emacs'. The following example contains all valid search
5108 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
5109 '(("w" todo "WAITING")
5110 ("W" todo-tree "WAITING")
5111 ("u" tags "+boss-urgent")
5112 ("v" tags-todo "+boss-urgent")
5113 ("U" tags-tree "+boss-urgent")
5114 ("f" occur-tree "\\<FIXME\\>")
5115 ("h" . "HOME+Name tags searches") ; description for "h" prefix
5116 ("hl" tags "+home+Lisa")
5117 ("hp" tags "+home+Peter")
5118 ("hk" tags "+home+Kim")))
5120 The initial string in each entry defines the keys you have to press
5121 after the dispatcher command `C-c a' in order to access the command.
5122 Usually this will be just a single character, but if you have many
5123 similar commands, you can also define two-letter combinations where the
5124 first character is the same in several combinations and serves as a
5125 prefix key(1). The second parameter is the search type, followed by
5126 the string or regular expression to be used for the matching. The
5127 example above will therefore define:
5130 as a global search for TODO entries with `WAITING' as the TODO
5134 as the same search, but only in the current buffer and displaying
5135 the results as a sparse tree
5138 as a global tags search for headlines marked `:boss:' but not
5142 as the same search as `C-c a u', but limiting the search to
5143 headlines that are also TODO items
5146 as the same search as `C-c a u', but only in the current buffer and
5147 displaying the result as a sparse tree
5150 to create a sparse tree (again: current buffer only) with all
5151 entries containing the word `FIXME'
5154 as a prefix command for a HOME tags search where you have to press
5155 an additional key (`l', `p' or `k') to select a name (Lisa, Peter,
5156 or Kim) as additional tag to match.
5158 ---------- Footnotes ----------
5160 (1) You can provide a description for a prefix key by inserting a
5161 cons cell with the prefix and the description.
5164 File: org, Node: Block agenda, Next: Setting Options, Prev: Storing searches, Up: Custom agenda views
5169 Another possibility is the construction of agenda views that comprise
5170 the results of _several_ commands, each of which creates a block in the
5171 agenda buffer. The available commands include `agenda' for the daily
5172 or weekly agenda (as created with `C-c a a'), `alltodo' for the global
5173 todo list (as constructed with `C-c a t'), and the matching commands
5174 discussed above: `todo', `tags', and `tags-todo'. Here are two
5177 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
5178 '(("h" "Agenda and Home-related tasks"
5182 ("o" "Agenda and Office-related tasks"
5187 This will define `C-c a h' to create a multi-block view for stuff you
5188 need to attend to at home. The resulting agenda buffer will contain
5189 your agenda for the current week, all TODO items that carry the tag
5190 `home', and also all lines tagged with `garden'. Finally the command
5191 `C-c a o' provides a similar view for office tasks.
5194 File: org, Node: Setting Options, Next: Exporting Agenda Views, Prev: Block agenda, Up: Custom agenda views
5196 10.6.3 Setting Options for custom commands
5197 ------------------------------------------
5199 Org-mode contains a number of variables regulating agenda construction
5200 and display. The global variables define the behavior for all agenda
5201 commands, including the custom commands. However, if you want to change
5202 some settings just for a single custom view, you can do so. Setting
5203 options requires inserting a list of variable names and values at the
5204 right spot in `org-agenda-custom-commands'. For example:
5206 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
5207 '(("w" todo "WAITING"
5208 ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down))
5209 (org-agenda-prefix-format " Mixed: ")))
5210 ("U" tags-tree "+boss-urgent"
5211 ((org-show-following-heading nil)
5212 (org-show-hierarchy-above nil)))))
5214 Now the `C-c a w' command will sort the collected entries only by
5215 priority, and the prefix format is modified to just say ` Mixed: '
5216 instead of giving the category of the entry. The sparse tags tree of
5217 `C-c a U' will now turn out ultra-compact, because neither the headline
5218 hierarchy above the match, nor the headline following the match will be
5221 For command sets creating a block agenda,
5222 `org-agenda-custom-commands' has two separate spots for setting
5223 options. You can add options that should be valid for just a single
5224 command in the set, and options that should be valid for all commands in
5225 the set. The former are just added to the command entry, the latter
5226 must come after the list of command entries. Going back to the block
5227 agenda example (*note Block agenda::), let's change the sorting strategy
5228 for the `C-c a h' commands to `priority-down', but let's sort the
5229 results for GARDEN tags query in the opposite order, `priority-up'.
5230 This would look like this:
5232 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
5233 '(("h" "Agenda and Home-related tasks"
5237 ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-up)))))
5238 ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down))))
5239 ("o" "Agenda and Office-related tasks"
5244 As you see, the values and parenthesis setting is a little complex.
5245 When in doubt, use the customize interface to set this variable - it
5246 fully supports its structure. Just one caveat: When setting options in
5247 this interface, the _values_ are just lisp expressions. So if the
5248 value is a string, you need to add the double quotes around the value
5252 File: org, Node: Exporting Agenda Views, Next: Extracting Agenda Information for other programs, Prev: Setting Options, Up: Custom agenda views
5254 10.6.4 Exporting Agenda Views
5255 -----------------------------
5257 If you are away from your computer, it can be very useful to have a
5258 printed version of some agenda views to carry around. Org-mode can
5259 export custom agenda views as plain text, HTML(1) and postscript. If
5260 you want to do this only occasionally, use the command
5263 Write the agenda view to a file. Depending on the extension of the
5264 selected file name, the view will be exported as HTML (extension
5265 `.html' or `.htm'), Postscript (extension `.ps'), or plain text
5266 (any other extension). Use the variable
5267 `org-agenda-exporter-settings' to set options for `ps-print' and
5268 for `htmlize' to be used during export, for example
5269 (setq org-agenda-exporter-settings
5270 '((ps-number-of-columns 2)
5271 (ps-landscape-mode t)
5272 (htmlize-output-type 'css)))
5274 If you need to export certain agenda views frequently, you can
5275 associate any custom agenda command with a list of output file names
5276 (2). Here is an example that first does define custom commands for the
5277 agenda and the global todo list, together with a number of files to
5278 which to export them. Then we define two block agenda commands and
5279 specify filenames for them as well. File names can be relative to the
5280 current working directory, or absolute.
5282 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
5283 '(("X" agenda "" nil ("agenda.html" "agenda.ps"))
5284 ("Y" alltodo "" nil ("todo.html" "todo.txt" "todo.ps"))
5285 ("h" "Agenda and Home-related tasks"
5290 ("~/views/home.html"))
5291 ("o" "Agenda and Office-related tasks"
5296 ("~/views/office.ps"))))
5298 The extension of the file name determines the type of export. If it
5299 is `.html', Org-mode will use the `htmlize.el' package to convert the
5300 buffer to HTML and save it to this file name. If the extension is
5301 `.ps', `ps-print-buffer-with-faces' is used to produce postscript
5302 output. Any other extension produces a plain ASCII file.
5304 The export files are _not_ created when you use one of those
5305 commands interactively. Instead, there is a special command to produce
5306 _all_ specified files in one step:
5309 Export all agenda views that have export filenames associated with
5312 You can use the options section of the custom agenda commands to also
5313 set options for the export commands. For example:
5315 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
5317 ((ps-number-of-columns 2)
5318 (ps-landscape-mode t)
5319 (org-agenda-prefix-format " [ ] ")
5320 (org-agenda-with-colors nil)
5321 (org-agenda-remove-tags t))
5324 This command sets two options for the postscript exporter, to make it
5325 print in two columns in landscape format - the resulting page can be cut
5326 in two and then used in a paper agenda. The remaining settings modify
5327 the agenda prefix to omit category and scheduling information, and
5328 instead include a checkbox to check off items. We also remove the tags
5329 to make the lines compact, and we don't want to use colors for the
5330 black-and-white printer. Settings specified in
5331 `org-agenda-exporter-settings' will also apply, but the settings in
5332 `org-agenda-custom-commands' take precedence.
5334 From the command line you may also use
5335 emacs -f org-batch-store-agenda-views -kill
5336 or, if you need to modify some parameters
5337 emacs -eval '(org-batch-store-agenda-views \
5338 org-agenda-ndays 30 \
5339 org-agenda-start-day "2007-11-01" \
5340 org-agenda-include-diary nil \
5341 org-agenda-files (quote ("~/org/project.org")))' \
5343 which will create the agenda views restricted to the file
5344 `~/org/project.org', without diary entries and with 30 days extent.
5346 ---------- Footnotes ----------
5348 (1) You need to install Hrvoje Niksic' `htmlize.el'.
5350 (2) If you want to store standard views like the weekly agenda or
5351 the global TODO list as well, you need to define custom commands for
5352 them in order to be able to specify filenames.
5355 File: org, Node: Extracting Agenda Information for other programs, Prev: Exporting Agenda Views, Up: Custom agenda views
5357 10.6.5 Extracting Agenda Information for other programs
5358 -------------------------------------------------------
5360 Org-mode provides commands to access agenda information for the command
5361 line in emacs batch mode. This extracted information can be sent
5362 directly to a printer, or it can be read by a program that does further
5363 processing of the data. The first of these commands is the function
5364 `org-batch-agenda', that produces an agenda view and sends it as ASCII
5365 text to STDOUT. The command takes a single string as parameter. If
5366 the string has length 1, it is used as a key to one of the commands you
5367 have configured in `org-agenda-custom-commands', basically any key you
5368 can use after `C-c a'. For example, to directly print the current TODO
5371 emacs -batch -l ~/.emacs -eval '(org-batch-agenda "t")' | lpr
5373 If the parameter is a string with 2 or more characters, it is used
5374 as a tags/todo match string. For example, to print your local shopping
5375 list (all items with the tag `shop', but excluding the tag `NewYork'),
5378 emacs -batch -l ~/.emacs \
5379 -eval '(org-batch-agenda "+shop-NewYork")' | lpr
5381 You may also modify parameters on the fly like this:
5383 emacs -batch -l ~/.emacs \
5384 -eval '(org-batch-agenda "a" \
5385 org-agenda-ndays 30 \
5386 org-agenda-include-diary nil \
5387 org-agenda-files (quote ("~/org/project.org")))' \
5390 which will produce a 30 day agenda, fully restricted to the Org file
5391 `~/org/projects.org', not even including the diary.
5393 If you want to process the agenda data in more sophisticated ways,
5394 you can use the command `org-batch-agenda-csv' to get a comma-separated
5395 list of values for each agenda item. Each line in the output will
5396 contain a number of fields separated by commas. The fields in a line
5399 category The category of the item
5400 head The headline, without TODO kwd, TAGS and PRIORITY
5401 type The type of the agenda entry, can be
5402 todo selected in TODO match
5403 tagsmatch selected in tags match
5404 diary imported from diary
5407 timestamp appointment, selected by timestamp
5408 closed entry was closed on date
5409 upcoming-deadline warning about nearing deadline
5410 past-scheduled forwarded scheduled item
5411 block entry has date block including date
5412 todo The todo keyword, if any
5413 tags All tags including inherited ones, separated by colons
5414 date The relevant date, like 2007-2-14
5415 time The time, like 15:00-16:50
5416 extra String with extra planning info
5417 priority-l The priority letter if any was given
5418 priority-n The computed numerical priority
5420 Time and date will only be given if a timestamp (or deadline/scheduled)
5421 lead to the selection of the item.
5423 A CSV list like this is very easy to use in a post processing script.
5424 For example, here is a Perl program that gets the TODO list from
5425 Emacs/org-mode and prints all the items, preceded by a checkbox:
5429 # define the Emacs command to run
5430 $cmd = "emacs -batch -l ~/.emacs -eval '(org-batch-agenda-csv \"t\")'";
5432 # run it and capture the output
5433 $agenda = qx{$cmd 2>/dev/null};
5435 # loop over all lines
5436 foreach $line (split(/\n/,$agenda)) {
5438 # get the individual values
5439 ($category,$head,$type,$todo,$tags,$date,$time,$extra,
5440 $priority_l,$priority_n) = split(/,/,$line);
5442 # proccess and print
5443 print "[ ] $head\n";
5447 File: org, Node: Embedded LaTeX, Next: Exporting, Prev: Agenda views, Up: Top
5452 Plain ASCII is normally sufficient for almost all note taking. One
5453 exception, however, are scientific notes which need to be able to
5454 contain mathematical symbols and the occasional formula. LaTeX(1) is
5455 widely used to typeset scientific documents. Org-mode supports
5456 embedding LaTeX code into its files, because many academics are used to
5457 read LaTeX source code, and because it can be readily processed into
5458 images for HTML production.
5460 It is not necessary to mark LaTeX macros and code in any special way.
5461 If you observe a few conventions, Org-mode knows how to find it and what
5466 * Math symbols:: TeX macros for symbols and Greek letters
5467 * Subscripts and Superscripts:: Simple syntax for raising/lowering text
5468 * LaTeX fragments:: Complex formulas made easy
5469 * Processing LaTeX fragments:: Previewing LaTeX processing
5470 * CDLaTeX mode:: Speed up entering of formulas
5472 ---------- Footnotes ----------
5474 (1) LaTeX is a macro system based on Donald E. Knuth's TeX system.
5475 Many of the features described here as "LaTeX" are really from TeX, but
5476 for simplicity I am blurring this distinction.
5479 File: org, Node: Math symbols, Next: Subscripts and Superscripts, Prev: Embedded LaTeX, Up: Embedded LaTeX
5484 You can use LaTeX macros to insert special symbols like `\alpha' to
5485 indicate the Greek letter, or `\to' to indicate an arrow. Completion
5486 for these macros is available, just type `\' and maybe a few letters,
5487 and press `M-<TAB>' to see possible completions. Unlike LaTeX code,
5488 Org-mode allows these macros to be present without surrounding math
5489 delimiters, for example:
5491 Angles are written as Greek letters \alpha, \beta and \gamma.
5493 During HTML export (*note HTML export::), these symbols are
5494 translated into the proper syntax for HTML, for the above examples this
5495 is `α' and `→', respectively.
5498 File: org, Node: Subscripts and Superscripts, Next: LaTeX fragments, Prev: Math symbols, Up: Embedded LaTeX
5500 11.2 Subscripts and Superscripts
5501 ================================
5503 Just like in LaTeX, `^' and `_' are used to indicate super- and
5504 subscripts. Again, these can be used without embedding them in
5505 math-mode delimiters. To increase the readability of ASCII text, it is
5506 not necessary (but OK) to surround multi-character sub- and superscripts
5507 with curly braces. For example
5509 The mass if the sun is M_sun = 1.989 x 10^30 kg. The radius of
5510 the sun is R_{sun} = 6.96 x 10^8 m.
5512 To avoid interpretation as raised or lowered text, you can quote `^'
5513 and `_' with a backslash: `\_' and `\^'.
5515 During HTML export (*note HTML export::), subscript and superscripts
5516 are surrounded with `<sub>' and `<sup>' tags, respectively.
5519 File: org, Node: LaTeX fragments, Next: Processing LaTeX fragments, Prev: Subscripts and Superscripts, Up: Embedded LaTeX
5521 11.3 LaTeX fragments
5522 ====================
5524 With symbols, sub- and superscripts, HTML is pretty much at its end when
5525 it comes to representing mathematical formulas(1). More complex
5526 expressions need a dedicated formula processor. To this end, Org-mode
5527 can contain arbitrary LaTeX fragments. It provides commands to preview
5528 the typeset result of these fragments, and upon export to HTML, all
5529 fragments will be converted to images and inlined into the HTML
5530 document(2). For this to work you need to be on a system with a working
5531 LaTeX installation. You also need the `dvipng' program, available at
5532 `http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvipng/'. The LaTeX header that will
5533 be used when processing a fragment can be configured with the variable
5534 `org-format-latex-header'.
5536 LaTeX fragments don't need any special marking at all. The following
5537 snippets will be identified as LaTeX source code:
5538 * Environments of any kind. The only requirement is that the
5539 `\begin' statement appears on a new line, preceded by only
5542 * Text within the usual LaTeX math delimiters. To avoid conflicts
5543 with currency specifications, single `$' characters are only
5544 recognized as math delimiters if the enclosed text contains at
5545 most two line breaks, is directly attached to the `$' characters
5546 with no whitespace in between, and if the closing `$' is followed
5547 by whitespace or punctuation. For the other delimiters, there is
5548 no such restriction, so when in doubt, use `\(...\)' as inline
5553 \begin{equation} % arbitrary environments,
5554 x=\sqrt{b} % even tables, figures
5555 \end{equation} % etc
5557 If $a^2=b$ and \( b=2 \), then the solution must be
5558 either $$ a=+\sqrt{2} $$ or \[ a=-\sqrt{2} \].
5560 If you need any of the delimiter ASCII sequences for other purposes, you
5561 can configure the option `org-format-latex-options' to deselect the
5562 ones you do not wish to have interpreted by the LaTeX converter.
5564 ---------- Footnotes ----------
5566 (1) Yes, there is MathML, but that is not yet fully supported by
5567 many browsers, and there is no decent converter for turning LaTeX or
5568 ASCII representations of formulas into MathML. So for the time being,
5569 converting formulas into images seems the way to go.
5571 (2) The LaTeX export will not use images for displaying LaTeX
5572 fragments but include these fragments directly into the LaTeX code.
5575 File: org, Node: Processing LaTeX fragments, Next: CDLaTeX mode, Prev: LaTeX fragments, Up: Embedded LaTeX
5577 11.4 Processing LaTeX fragments
5578 ===============================
5580 LaTeX fragments can be processed to produce a preview images of the
5581 typeset expressions:
5584 Produce a preview image of the LaTeX fragment at point and overlay
5585 it over the source code. If there is no fragment at point,
5586 process all fragments in the current entry (between two
5587 headlines). When called with a prefix argument, process the
5588 entire subtree. When called with two prefix arguments, or when
5589 the cursor is before the first headline, process the entire buffer.
5592 Remove the overlay preview images.
5594 During HTML export (*note HTML export::), all LaTeX fragments are
5595 converted into images and inlined into the document if the following
5598 (setq org-export-with-LaTeX-fragments t)
5601 File: org, Node: CDLaTeX mode, Prev: Processing LaTeX fragments, Up: Embedded LaTeX
5603 11.5 Using CDLaTeX to enter math
5604 ================================
5606 CDLaTeX-mode is a minor mode that is normally used in combination with a
5607 major LaTeX mode like AUCTeX in order to speed-up insertion of
5608 environments and math templates. Inside Org-mode, you can make use of
5609 some of the features of cdlatex-mode. You need to install `cdlatex.el'
5610 and `texmathp.el' (the latter comes also with AUCTeX) from
5611 `http://www.astro.uva.nl/~dominik/Tools/cdlatex'. Don't turn
5612 cdlatex-mode itself under Org-mode, but use the light version
5613 `org-cdlatex-mode' that comes as part of Org-mode. Turn it on for the
5614 current buffer with `M-x org-cdlatex-mode', or for all Org-mode files
5617 (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'turn-on-org-cdlatex)
5619 When this mode is enabled, the following features are present (for
5620 more details see the documentation of cdlatex-mode):
5621 * Environment templates can be inserted with `C-c {'.
5623 * The <TAB> key will do template expansion if the cursor is inside a
5624 LaTeX fragment(1). For example, <TAB> will expand `fr' to
5625 `\frac{}{}' and position the cursor correctly inside the first
5626 brace. Another <TAB> will get you into the second brace. Even
5627 outside fragments, <TAB> will expand environment abbreviations at
5628 the beginning of a line. For example, if you write `equ' at the
5629 beginning of a line and press <TAB>, this abbreviation will be
5630 expanded to an `equation' environment. To get a list of all
5631 abbreviations, type `M-x cdlatex-command-help'.
5633 * Pressing `_' and `^' inside a LaTeX fragment will insert these
5634 characters together with a pair of braces. If you use <TAB> to
5635 move out of the braces, and if the braces surround only a single
5636 character or macro, they are removed again (depending on the
5637 variable `cdlatex-simplify-sub-super-scripts').
5639 * Pressing the backquote ``' followed by a character inserts math
5640 macros, also outside LaTeX fragments. If you wait more than 1.5
5641 seconds after the backquote, a help window will pop up.
5643 * Pressing the normal quote `'' followed by another character
5644 modifies the symbol before point with an accent or a font. If you
5645 wait more than 1.5 seconds after the backquote, a help window will
5646 pop up. Character modification will work only inside LaTeX
5647 fragments, outside the quote is normal.
5649 ---------- Footnotes ----------
5651 (1) Org-mode has a method to test if the cursor is inside such a
5652 fragment, see the documentation of the function
5653 `org-inside-LaTeX-fragment-p'.
5656 File: org, Node: Exporting, Next: Publishing, Prev: Embedded LaTeX, Up: Top
5661 Org-mode documents can be exported into a variety of other formats. For
5662 printing and sharing of notes, ASCII export produces a readable and
5663 simple version of an Org-mode file. HTML export allows you to publish a
5664 notes file on the web, while the XOXO format provides a solid base for
5665 exchange with a broad range of other applications. LaTeX export lets
5666 you use Org-mode and its structured editing functions to easily create
5667 LaTeX files. To incorporate entries with associated times like
5668 deadlines or appointments into a desktop calendar program like iCal,
5669 Org-mode can also produce extracts in the iCalendar format. Currently
5670 Org-mode only supports export, not import of these different formats.
5672 When exporting, Org-mode uses special conventions to enrich the
5673 output produced. *Note Text interpretation::, for more details.
5676 Dispatcher for export and publishing commands. Displays a
5677 help-window listing the additional key(s) needed to launch an
5678 export or publishing command.
5682 * ASCII export:: Exporting to plain ASCII
5683 * HTML export:: Exporting to HTML
5684 * LaTeX export:: Exporting to LaTeX
5685 * XOXO export:: Exporting to XOXO
5686 * iCalendar export:: Exporting in iCalendar format
5687 * Text interpretation:: How the exporter looks at the file
5690 File: org, Node: ASCII export, Next: HTML export, Prev: Exporting, Up: Exporting
5695 ASCII export produces a simple and very readable version of an Org-mode
5699 Export as ASCII file. For an org file `myfile.org', the ASCII file
5700 will be `myfile.txt'. The file will be overwritten without
5701 warning. If there is an active region, only the region will be
5702 exported. If the selected region is a single tree, the tree head
5703 will become the document title. If the tree head entry has or
5704 inherits an `:EXPORT_FILE_NAME:' property, that name will be used
5708 Export only the visible part of the document.
5710 In the exported version, the first 3 outline levels will become
5711 headlines, defining a general document structure. Additional levels
5712 will be exported as itemized lists. If you want that transition to
5713 occur at a different level, specify it with a prefix argument. For
5718 creates only top level headlines and does the rest as items. When
5719 headlines are converted to items, the indentation of the text following
5720 the headline is changed to fit nicely under the item. This is done with
5721 the assumption that the first bodyline indicates the base indentation of
5722 the body text. Any indentation larger than this is adjusted to preserve
5723 the layout relative to the first line. Should there be lines with less
5724 indentation than the first, these are left alone.
5727 File: org, Node: HTML export, Next: LaTeX export, Prev: ASCII export, Up: Exporting
5732 Org-mode contains an HTML (XHTML 1.0 strict) exporter with extensive
5733 HTML formatting, in ways similar to John Grubers _markdown_ language,
5734 but with additional support for tables.
5738 * HTML Export commands:: How to invoke LaTeX export
5739 * Quoting HTML tags:: Using direct HTML in Org-mode
5740 * Links:: Transformation of links for HTML
5741 * Images:: How to include images
5742 * CSS support:: Changing the appearence of the output
5745 File: org, Node: HTML Export commands, Next: Quoting HTML tags, Prev: HTML export, Up: HTML export
5747 12.2.1 HTML export commands
5748 ---------------------------
5751 Export as HTML file `myfile.html'. For an org file `myfile.org',
5752 the ASCII file will be `myfile.html'. The file will be
5753 overwritten without warning. If there is an active region, only
5754 the region will be exported. If the selected region is a single
5755 tree, the tree head will become the document title. If the tree
5756 head entry has or inherits an `:EXPORT_FILE_NAME:' property, that
5757 name will be used for the export.
5760 Export as HTML file and immediately open it with a browser.
5763 Export to a temporary buffer, do not create a file.
5766 Export the active region to a temporary buffer. With prefix arg,
5767 do not produce file header and foot, but just the plain HTML
5768 section for the region. This is good for cut-and-paste operations.
5777 Export only the visible part of the document.
5779 `M-x org-export-region-as-html'
5780 Convert the region to HTML under the assumption that it was
5781 org-mode syntax before. This is a global command that can be
5782 invoked in any buffer.
5784 `M-x org-replace-region-by-HTML'
5785 Replace the active region (assumed to be in Org-mode syntax) by
5788 In the exported version, the first 3 outline levels will become
5789 headlines, defining a general document structure. Additional levels
5790 will be exported as itemized lists. If you want that transition to
5791 occur at a different level, specify it with a prefix argument. For
5796 creates two levels of headings and does the rest as items.
5799 File: org, Node: Quoting HTML tags, Next: Links, Prev: HTML Export commands, Up: HTML export
5801 12.2.2 Quoting HTML tags
5802 ------------------------
5804 Plain `<' and `>' are always transformed to `<' and `>' in HTML
5805 export. If you want to include simple HTML tags which should be
5806 interpreted as such, mark them with `@' as in `@<b>bold text@</b>'.
5807 Note that this really works only for simple tags. For more extensive
5808 HTML that should be copied verbatim to the exported file use either
5810 #+HTML: Literal HTML code for export
5815 All lines between these markers are exported literally
5819 File: org, Node: Links, Next: Images, Prev: Quoting HTML tags, Up: HTML export
5824 Internal links (*note Internal links::) will continue to work in HTML
5825 files only if they match a dedicated `<<target>>'. Automatic links
5826 created by radio targets (*note Radio targets::) will also work in the
5827 HTML file. Links to external files will still work if the HTML file is
5828 in the same directory as the Org-mode file. Links to other `.org'
5829 files will be translated into HTML links under the assumption that an
5830 HTML version also exists of the linked file. For information related to
5831 linking files while publishing them to a publishing directory see *Note
5835 File: org, Node: Images, Next: CSS support, Prev: Links, Up: HTML export
5840 HTML export can inline images given as links in the Org-mode file, and
5841 it can make an image the clickable part of a link. By default(1),
5842 images are inlined if a link does not have a description. So
5843 `[[file:myimg.jpg]]' will be inlined, while `[[file:myimg.jpg][the
5844 image]]' will just produce a link `the image' that points to the image.
5845 If the description part itself is a `file:' link or a `http:' URL
5846 pointing to an image, this image will be inlined and activated so that
5847 clicking on the image will activate the link. For example, to include
5848 a thumbnail that will link to a high resolution version of the image,
5851 [[file:highres.jpg][file:thumb.jpg]]
5853 and you could use `http' addresses just as well.
5855 ---------- Footnotes ----------
5857 (1) but see the variable `org-export-html-inline-images'
5860 File: org, Node: CSS support, Prev: Images, Up: HTML export
5865 You can also give style information for the exported file. The HTML
5866 exporter assigns the following CSS classes to appropriate parts of the
5867 document - your style specifications may change these:
5869 .done the DONE keyword
5870 .timestamp time stamp
5871 .timestamp-kwd keyword associated with a time stamp, like SCHEDULED
5872 .tag tag in a headline
5873 .target target for links
5875 The default style specification can be configured through the option
5876 `org-export-html-style'. If you want to use a file-local style, you
5877 may use file variables, best wrapped into a COMMENT section at the end
5878 of the outline tree. For example(1):
5880 * COMMENT html style specifications
5883 # org-export-html-style: " <style type=\"text/css\">
5884 # p {font-weight: normal; color: gray; }
5885 # h1 {color: black; }
5889 Remember to execute `M-x normal-mode' after changing this to make
5890 the new style visible to Emacs. This command restarts org-mode for the
5891 current buffer and forces Emacs to re-evaluate the local variables
5892 section in the buffer.
5894 ---------- Footnotes ----------
5896 (1) Under Emacs 21, the continuation lines for a variable value
5897 should have no `#' at the start of the line.
5900 File: org, Node: LaTeX export, Next: XOXO export, Prev: HTML export, Up: Exporting
5905 Org-mode contains a LaTeX exporter written by Bastien Guerry.
5909 * LaTeX export commands:: How to invoke LaTeX export
5910 * Quoting LaTeX code:: Incorporating literal LaTeX code
5911 * Sectioning structure::
5914 File: org, Node: LaTeX export commands, Next: Quoting LaTeX code, Prev: LaTeX export, Up: LaTeX export
5916 12.3.1 LaTeX export commands
5917 ----------------------------
5920 Export as LaTeX file `myfile.tex'.
5923 Export to a temporary buffer, do not create a file.
5928 Export only the visible part of the document.
5930 `M-x org-export-region-as-latex'
5931 Convert the region to LaTeX under the assumption that it was
5932 org-mode syntax before. This is a global command that can be
5933 invoked in any buffer.
5935 `M-x org-replace-region-by-latex'
5936 Replace the active region (assumed to be in Org-mode syntax) by
5939 In the exported version, the first 3 outline levels will become
5940 headlines, defining a general document structure. Additional levels
5941 will be exported as description lists. The exporter can ignore them or
5942 convert them to a custom string depending on `org-latex-low-levels'.
5944 If you want that transition to occur at a different level, specify it
5945 with a prefix argument. For example,
5949 creates two levels of headings and does the rest as items.
5952 File: org, Node: Quoting LaTeX code, Next: Sectioning structure, Prev: LaTeX export commands, Up: LaTeX export
5954 12.3.2 Quoting LaTeX code
5955 -------------------------
5957 Embedded LaTeX as described in *Note Embedded LaTeX:: will be correctly
5958 inserted into the LaTeX file. Forthermore, you can add special code
5959 that should only be present in LaTeX export with the following
5962 #+LaTeX: Literal LaTeX code for export
5967 All lines between these markers are exported literally
5971 File: org, Node: Sectioning structure, Prev: Quoting LaTeX code, Up: LaTeX export
5973 12.3.3 Sectioning structure
5974 ---------------------------
5976 By default, the LaTeX output uses the class `article'.
5978 You can change this globally by setting a different value for
5979 `org-export-latex-default-class' or locally by adding an option like
5980 `#+LaTeX_CLASS: myclass' in your file. The class should be listed in
5981 `org-export-latex-classes', where you can also define the sectioning
5982 structure for each class.
5985 File: org, Node: XOXO export, Next: iCalendar export, Prev: LaTeX export, Up: Exporting
5990 Org-mode contains an exporter that produces XOXO-style output.
5991 Currently, this exporter only handles the general outline structure and
5992 does not interpret any additional Org-mode features.
5995 Export as XOXO file `myfile.html'.
5998 Export only the visible part of the document.
6001 File: org, Node: iCalendar export, Next: Text interpretation, Prev: XOXO export, Up: Exporting
6003 12.5 iCalendar export
6004 =====================
6006 Some people like to use Org-mode for keeping track of projects, but
6007 still prefer a standard calendar application for anniversaries and
6008 appointments. In this case it can be useful to have deadlines and
6009 other time-stamped items in Org-mode files show up in the calendar
6010 application. Org-mode can export calendar information in the standard
6011 iCalendar format. If you also want to have TODO entries included in the
6012 export, configure the variable `org-icalendar-include-todo'.
6015 Create iCalendar entries for the current file and store them in
6016 the same directory, using a file extension `.ics'.
6019 Like `C-c C-e i', but do this for all files in `org-agenda-files'.
6020 For each of these files, a separate iCalendar file will be
6024 Create a single large iCalendar file from all files in
6025 `org-agenda-files' and write it to the file given by
6026 `org-combined-agenda-icalendar-file'.
6028 The export will honor SUMMARY, DESCRIPTION and LOCATION properties if
6029 the selected entries have them. If not, the summary will be derived
6030 from the headline, and the description from the body (limited to
6031 `org-icalendar-include-body' characters).
6033 How this calendar is best read and updated, depends on the
6034 application you are using. The FAQ covers this issue.
6037 File: org, Node: Text interpretation, Prev: iCalendar export, Up: Exporting
6039 12.6 Text interpretation by the exporter
6040 ========================================
6042 The exporter backends interpret additional structure in the Org-mode
6043 file in order to produce better output.
6047 * Comment lines:: Some lines will not be exported
6048 * Initial text:: Text before the first headline
6049 * Footnotes:: Numbers like [1]
6050 * Quoted examples:: Inserting quoted chnuks of text
6051 * Enhancing text:: Subscripts, symbols and more
6052 * Export options:: How to influence the export settings
6055 File: org, Node: Comment lines, Next: Initial text, Prev: Text interpretation, Up: Text interpretation
6057 12.6.1 Comment lines
6058 --------------------
6060 Lines starting with `#' in column zero are treated as comments and will
6061 never be exported. Also entire subtrees starting with the word
6062 `COMMENT' will never be exported.
6065 Toggle the COMMENT keyword at the beginning of an entry.
6068 File: org, Node: Initial text, Next: Footnotes, Prev: Comment lines, Up: Text interpretation
6070 12.6.2 Text before the first headline
6071 -------------------------------------
6073 Org-mode normally ignores any text before the first headline when
6074 exporting, leaving this region for internal links to speed up navigation
6075 etc. However, in publishing-oriented files, you might want to have some
6076 text before the first headline, like a small introduction, special HTML
6077 code with a navigation bar, etc. You can ask to have this part of the
6078 file exported as well by setting the variable
6079 `org-export-skip-text-before-1st-heading' to `nil'. On a per-file
6080 basis, you can get the same effect with
6084 The text before the first headline will be fully processed (*note
6085 Enhancing text::), and the first non-comment line becomes the title of
6086 the exported document. If you need to include literal HTML, use the
6087 special constructs described in *Note Quoting HTML tags::. The table
6088 of contents is normally inserted directly before the first headline of
6089 the file. If you would like to get it to a different location, insert
6090 the string `[TABLE-OF-CONTENTS]' on a line by itself at the desired
6093 Finally, if you want to use the space before the first headline for
6094 internal purposes, but _still_ want to place something before the first
6095 headline when exporting the file, you can use the `#+TEXT' construct:
6098 #+TEXT: This text will go before the *first* headline.
6099 #+TEXT: We place the table of contents here:
6100 #+TEXT: [TABLE-OF-CONTENTS]
6101 #+TEXT: This goes between the table of contents and the first headline
6104 File: org, Node: Footnotes, Next: Quoted examples, Prev: Initial text, Up: Text interpretation
6109 Numbers in square brackets are treated as footnotes, so that you can use
6110 the Emacs package `footnote.el' to create footnotes. For example:
6112 The org-mode homepage[1] clearly needs help from
6113 a good web designer.
6115 [1] The link is: http://orgmode.org
6117 Note that the `footnote' package uses `C-c !' to invoke its commands.
6118 This binding conflicts with the org-mode command for inserting inactive
6119 time stamps. You could use the variable `footnote-prefix' to switch
6120 footnotes commands to another key. Or, if you are too used to this
6121 binding, you could use `org-replace-disputed-keys' and
6122 `org-disputed-keys' to change the settings in Org-mode.
6125 File: org, Node: Quoted examples, Next: Enhancing text, Prev: Footnotes, Up: Text interpretation
6127 12.6.4 Quoted examples
6128 ----------------------
6130 When writing technical documents, you often need to insert examples that
6131 are not further interpreted by Org-mode. For historical reasons, there
6132 are several ways to do this:
6134 * If a headline starts with the word `QUOTE', the text below the
6135 headline will be typeset as fixed-width, to allow quoting of
6138 * Lines starting with `:' are also typeset in fixed-width font.
6140 Toggle fixed-width for entry (QUOTE) or region, see below.
6142 * Finally, text between
6146 will also be exported in this way.
6149 File: org, Node: Enhancing text, Next: Export options, Prev: Quoted examples, Up: Text interpretation
6151 12.6.5 Enhancing text for export
6152 --------------------------------
6154 Some of the export backends of Org-mode allow for sophisticated text
6155 formatting, this is true in particular for the HTML and LaTeX backends.
6156 Org-mode has a number of typing conventions that allow to produce a
6157 richly formatted output.
6159 * Plain lists `-', `*' or `+' as bullet, or with `1.' or `2)' as
6160 enumerator will be recognized and transformed if the backend
6161 supports lists. See *Note Plain lists::.
6163 * You can make words *bold*, /italic/, _underlined_, `=code=' and
6164 `~verbatim~', and, if you must, `+strikethrough+'. Text in the
6165 code and verbatim string is not processed for org-mode specific
6166 syntax, it is exported verbatim.
6168 * A line consisting of only dashes, and at least 5 of them, will be
6169 exported as a horizontal line (`<hr/>' in HTML).
6171 * Many TeX macros and entire LaTeX fragments are converted into HTML
6172 entities or images (*note Embedded LaTeX::).
6174 * Tables are transformed into native tables under the exporter, if
6175 the export backend supports this. Data fields before the first
6176 horizontal separator line will be formatted as table header fields.
6178 * If a headline starts with the word `QUOTE', the text below the
6179 headline will be typeset as fixed-width, to allow quoting of
6180 computer codes etc. Lines starting with `:' are also typeset in
6183 Toggle fixed-width for entry (QUOTE) or region, see below.
6184 Finally, text between
6188 will also be exported in this way.
6190 * A double backslash _at the end of a line_ enforces a line break at
6193 * Strings like `\alpha' will be exported as `α', in the HTML
6194 output. These strings are exported as `$\alpha$' in the LaTeX
6195 output. Similarly, `\nbsp' will become ` ' in HTML and in
6196 LaTeX. This applies for a long list of entities, see the variable
6197 `org-html-entities' for the complete list.
6199 If these conversions conflict with your habits of typing ASCII text,
6200 they can all be turned off with corresponding variables. See the
6201 customization group `org-export-general', and the following section
6202 which explains how to set export options with special lines in a buffer.
6205 File: org, Node: Export options, Prev: Enhancing text, Up: Text interpretation
6207 12.6.6 Export options
6208 ---------------------
6210 The exporter recognizes special lines in the buffer which provide
6211 additional information. These lines may be put anywhere in the file.
6212 The whole set of lines can be inserted into the buffer with `C-c C-e
6213 t'. For individual lines, a good way to make sure the keyword is
6214 correct is to type `#+' and then use `M-<TAB>' completion (*note
6218 Insert template with export options, see example below.
6220 #+TITLE: the title to be shown (default is the buffer name)
6221 #+AUTHOR: the author (default taken from `user-full-name')
6222 #+DATE: A date, fixed, of a format string for `format-time-string'
6223 #+EMAIL: his/her email address (default from `user-mail-address')
6224 #+LANGUAGE: language for HTML, e.g. `en' (`org-export-default-language')
6225 #+TEXT: Some descriptive text to be inserted at the beginning.
6226 #+TEXT: Several lines may be given.
6227 #+OPTIONS: H:2 num:t toc:t \n:nil @:t ::t |:t ^:t f:t TeX:t ...
6229 The OPTIONS line is a compact form to specify export settings. Here
6231 H: set the number of headline levels for export
6232 num: turn on/off section-numbers
6233 toc: turn on/off table of contents, or set level limit (integer)
6234 \n: turn on/off linebreak-preservation
6235 @: turn on/off quoted HTML tags
6236 :: turn on/off fixed-width sections
6237 |: turn on/off tables
6238 ^: turn on/off TeX-like syntax for sub- and superscripts. If
6239 you write "^:{}", `a_{b}' will be interpreted, but
6240 the simple `a_b' will be left as it is.
6241 -: turn on/off conversion of special strings.
6242 f: turn on/off foototes like this[1].
6243 *: turn on/off emphasized text (bold, italic, underlined)
6244 TeX: turn on/off simple TeX macros in plain text
6245 LaTeX: turn on/off LaTeX fragments
6246 skip: turn on/off skipping the text before the first heading
6247 author: turn on/off inclusion of author name/email into exported file
6248 timestamp: turn on/off inclusion creation time into exported file
6249 d: turn on/off inclusion of drawers
6251 These options take effect in both the HTML and LaTeX export, except
6252 for `TeX' and `LaTeX', which are respectively `t' and `nil' for the
6256 File: org, Node: Publishing, Next: Miscellaneous, Prev: Exporting, Up: Top
6261 Org-mode includes(1) a publishing management system that allows you to
6262 configure automatic HTML conversion of _projects_ composed of
6263 interlinked org files. This system is called _org-publish_. You can
6264 also configure org-publish to automatically upload your exported HTML
6265 pages and related attachments, such as images and source code files, to
6266 a web server. Org-publish turns org-mode into a web-site authoring tool.
6268 You can also use Org-publish to convert files into LaTeX, or even
6269 combine HTML and LaTeX conversion so that files are available in both
6270 formats on the server(2).
6272 Org-publish has been contributed to Org-mode by David O'Toole.
6276 * Configuration:: Defining projects
6277 * Sample configuration:: Example projects
6278 * Triggering publication:: Publication commands
6280 ---------- Footnotes ----------
6282 (1) `org-publish.el' is not distributed with Emacs 21, if you are
6283 still using Emacs 21, you need you need to download this file
6286 (2) Since LaTeX files on a server are not that helpful, you surely
6287 want to perform further conversion on them - e.g. convert them to `PDF'
6291 File: org, Node: Configuration, Next: Sample configuration, Prev: Publishing, Up: Publishing
6296 Publishing needs significant configuration to specify files, destination
6297 and many other properties of a project.
6301 * Project alist:: The central configuration variable
6302 * Sources and destinations:: From here to there
6303 * Selecting files:: What files are part of the project?
6304 * Publishing action:: Setting the function doing the publishing
6305 * Publishing options:: Tweaking HTML export
6306 * Publishing links:: Which links keep working after publishing?
6307 * Project page index:: Publishing a list of project files
6310 File: org, Node: Project alist, Next: Sources and destinations, Prev: Configuration, Up: Configuration
6312 13.1.1 The variable `org-publish-project-alist'
6313 -----------------------------------------------
6315 Org-publish is configured almost entirely through setting the value of
6316 one variable, called `org-publish-project-alist'. Each element of the
6317 list configures one project, and may be in one of the two following
6320 ("project-name" :property value :property value ...)
6324 ("project-name" :components ("project-name" "project-name" ...))
6326 In both cases, projects are configured by specifying property values.
6327 A project defines the set of files that will be published, as well as
6328 the publishing configuration to use when publishing those files. When
6329 a project takes the second form listed above, the individual members of
6330 the "components" property are taken to be components of the project,
6331 which group together files requiring different publishing options. When
6332 you publish such a "meta-project" all the components will also publish.
6335 File: org, Node: Sources and destinations, Next: Selecting files, Prev: Project alist, Up: Configuration
6337 13.1.2 Sources and destinations for files
6338 -----------------------------------------
6340 Most properties are optional, but some should always be set. In
6341 particular, org-publish needs to know where to look for source files,
6342 and where to put published files.
6344 `:base-directory' Directory containing publishing source files
6345 `:publishing-directory'Directory (possibly remote) where output files
6347 `:preparation-function'Function called before starting publishing
6348 process, for example to run `make' for updating
6349 files to be published.
6352 File: org, Node: Selecting files, Next: Publishing action, Prev: Sources and destinations, Up: Configuration
6354 13.1.3 Selecting files
6355 ----------------------
6357 By default, all files with extension `.org' in the base directory are
6358 considered part of the project. This can be modified by setting the
6360 `:base-extension' Extension (without the dot!) of source files. This
6361 actually is a regular expression.
6362 `:exclude' Regular expression to match file names that should
6363 not be published, even though they have been selected
6364 on the basis of their extension.
6365 `:include' List of files to be included regardless of
6366 `:base-extension' and `:exclude'.
6369 File: org, Node: Publishing action, Next: Publishing options, Prev: Selecting files, Up: Configuration
6371 13.1.4 Publishing Action
6372 ------------------------
6374 Publishing means that a file is copied to the destination directory and
6375 possibly transformed in the process. The default transformation is to
6376 export Org-mode files as HTML files, and this is done by the function
6377 `org-publish-org-to-html' which calls the HTML exporter (*note HTML
6378 export::). But you also can publish your files in LaTeX by using the
6379 function `org-publish-org-to-latex' instead. Other files like images
6380 only need to be copied to the publishing destination. For non-Org-mode
6381 files, you need to specify the publishing function.
6383 `:publishing-function' Function executing the publication of a file.
6384 This may also be a list of functions, which will
6385 all be called in turn.
6387 The function must accept two arguments: a property list containing at
6388 least a `:publishing-directory' property, and the name of the file to
6389 be published. It should take the specified file, make the necessary
6390 transformation (if any) and place the result into the destination
6391 folder. You can write your own publishing function, but `org-publish'
6392 provides one for attachments (files that only need to be copied):
6393 `org-publish-attachment'.
6396 File: org, Node: Publishing options, Next: Publishing links, Prev: Publishing action, Up: Configuration
6398 13.1.5 Options for the HTML/LaTeX exporters
6399 -------------------------------------------
6401 The property list can be used to set many export options for the HTML
6402 and LaTeX exporters. In most cases, these properties correspond to user
6403 variables in Org-mode. The table below lists these properties along
6404 with the variable they belong to. See the documentation string for the
6405 respective variable for details.
6407 `:language' `org-export-default-language'
6408 `:headline-levels' `org-export-headline-levels'
6409 `:section-numbers' `org-export-with-section-numbers'
6410 `:table-of-contents' `org-export-with-toc'
6411 `:archived-trees' `org-export-with-archived-trees'
6412 `:emphasize' `org-export-with-emphasize'
6413 `:sub-superscript' `org-export-with-sub-superscripts'
6414 `:special-strings' `org-export-with-special-strings'
6415 `:TeX-macros' `org-export-with-TeX-macros'
6416 `:LaTeX-fragments' `org-export-with-LaTeX-fragments'
6417 `:fixed-width' `org-export-with-fixed-width'
6418 `:timestamps' `org-export-with-timestamps'
6420 `:tags' `org-export-with-tags'
6422 `:tables' `org-export-with-tables'
6423 `:table-auto-headline' `org-export-highlight-first-table-line'
6424 `:style' `org-export-html-style'
6425 `:convert-org-links' `org-export-html-link-org-files-as-html'
6426 `:inline-images' `org-export-html-inline-images'
6427 `:expand-quoted-html' `org-export-html-expand'
6428 `:timestamp' `org-export-html-with-timestamp'
6429 `:publishing-directory'`org-export-publishing-directory'
6430 `:preamble' `org-export-html-preamble'
6431 `:postamble' `org-export-html-postamble'
6432 `:auto-preamble' `org-export-html-auto-preamble'
6433 `:auto-postamble' `org-export-html-auto-postamble'
6434 `:author' `user-full-name'
6435 `:email' `user-mail-address'
6437 If you use several email addresses, separate them by a semi-column.
6439 Most of the `org-export-with-*' variables have the same effect in
6440 both HTML and LaTeX exporters, except for `:TeX-macros' and
6441 `:LaTeX-fragments', respectively `nil' and `t' in the LaTeX export.
6443 When a property is given a value in `org-publish-project-alist', its
6444 setting overrides the value of the corresponding user variable (if any)
6445 during publishing. Options set within a file (*note Export options::),
6446 however, override everything.
6449 File: org, Node: Publishing links, Next: Project page index, Prev: Publishing options, Up: Configuration
6451 13.1.6 Links between published files
6452 ------------------------------------
6454 To create a link from one Org-mode file to another, you would use
6455 something like `[[file:foo.org][The foo]]' or simply `file:foo.org.'
6456 (*note Hyperlinks::). Upon publishing this link becomes a link to
6457 `foo.html'. In this way, you can interlink the pages of your "org web"
6458 project and the links will work as expected when you publish them to
6461 You may also link to related files, such as images. Provided you are
6462 careful with relative pathnames, and provided you have also configured
6463 `org-publish' to upload the related files, these links will work too.
6464 *Note Complex example:: for an example of this usage.
6466 Sometime an Org-mode file to be published may contain links that are
6467 only valid in your production environment, but not in the publishing
6468 location. In this case, use the property
6470 `:link-validation-function' Function to validate links
6472 to define a function for checking link validity. This function must
6473 accept two arguments, the file name and a directory relative to which
6474 the file name is interpreted in the production environment. If this
6475 function returns `nil', then the HTML generator will only insert a
6476 description into the HTML file, but no link. One option for this
6477 function is `org-publish-validate-link' which checks if the given file
6478 is part of any project in `org-publish-project-alist'.
6481 File: org, Node: Project page index, Prev: Publishing links, Up: Configuration
6483 13.1.7 Project page index
6484 -------------------------
6486 The following properties may be used to control publishing of an index
6487 of files or summary page for a given project.
6489 `:auto-index' When non-nil, publish an index during
6490 org-publish-current-project or org-publish-all.
6491 `:index-filename' Filename for output of index. Defaults to `index.org'
6492 (which becomes `index.html').
6493 `:index-title' Title of index page. Defaults to name of file.
6494 `:index-function' Plugin function to use for generation of index.
6495 Defaults to `org-publish-org-index', which generates
6496 a plain list of links to all files in the project.
6499 File: org, Node: Sample configuration, Next: Triggering publication, Prev: Configuration, Up: Publishing
6501 13.2 Sample configuration
6502 =========================
6504 Below we provide two example configurations. The first one is a simple
6505 project publishing only a set of Org-mode files. The second example is
6506 more complex, with a multi-component project.
6510 * Simple example:: One-component publishing
6511 * Complex example:: A multi-component publishing example
6514 File: org, Node: Simple example, Next: Complex example, Prev: Sample configuration, Up: Sample configuration
6516 13.2.1 Example: simple publishing configuration
6517 -----------------------------------------------
6519 This example publishes a set of Org-mode files to the `public_html'
6520 directory on the local machine.
6522 (setq org-publish-project-alist
6524 :base-directory "~/org/"
6525 :publishing-directory "~/public_html"
6526 :section-numbers nil
6527 :table-of-contents nil
6528 :style "<link rel=stylesheet
6529 href=\"../other/mystyle.css\"
6530 type=\"text/css\">")))
6533 File: org, Node: Complex example, Prev: Simple example, Up: Sample configuration
6535 13.2.2 Example: complex publishing configuration
6536 ------------------------------------------------
6538 This more complicated example publishes an entire website, including
6539 org files converted to HTML, image files, emacs lisp source code, and
6540 stylesheets. The publishing-directory is remote and private files are
6543 To ensure that links are preserved, care should be taken to replicate
6544 your directory structure on the web server, and to use relative file
6545 paths. For example, if your org files are kept in `~/org' and your
6546 publishable images in `~/images', you'd link to an image with
6547 file:../images/myimage.png
6548 On the web server, the relative path to the image should be the
6549 same. You can accomplish this by setting up an "images" folder in the
6550 right place on the webserver, and publishing images to it.
6552 (setq org-publish-project-alist
6554 :base-directory "~/org/"
6555 :base-extension "org"
6556 :publishing-directory "/ssh:user@host:~/html/notebook/"
6557 :publishing-function org-publish-org-to-html
6558 :exclude "PrivatePage.org" ;; regexp
6560 :section-numbers nil
6561 :table-of-contents nil
6562 :style "<link rel=stylesheet
6563 href=\"../other/mystyle.css\" type=\"text/css\">"
6565 :auto-postamble nil)
6568 :base-directory "~/images/"
6569 :base-extension "jpg\\|gif\\|png"
6570 :publishing-directory "/ssh:user@host:~/html/images/"
6571 :publishing-function org-publish-attachment)
6574 :base-directory "~/other/"
6575 :base-extension "css\\|el"
6576 :publishing-directory "/ssh:user@host:~/html/other/"
6577 :publishing-function org-publish-attachment)
6578 ("website" :components ("orgfiles" "images" "other"))))
6581 File: org, Node: Triggering publication, Prev: Sample configuration, Up: Publishing
6583 13.3 Triggering publication
6584 ===========================
6586 Once org-publish is properly configured, you can publish with the
6587 following functions:
6590 Prompt for a specific project and publish all files that belong to
6594 Publish the project containing the current file.
6597 Publish only the current file.
6600 Publish all projects.
6602 Org uses timestamps to track when a file has changed. The above
6603 functions normally only publish changed files. You can override this and
6604 force publishing of all files by giving a prefix argument.
6607 File: org, Node: Miscellaneous, Next: Extensions and Hacking, Prev: Publishing, Up: Top
6614 * Completion:: M-TAB knows what you need
6615 * Customization:: Adapting Org-mode to your taste
6616 * In-buffer settings:: Overview of the #+KEYWORDS
6617 * The very busy C-c C-c key:: When in doubt, press C-c C-c
6618 * Clean view:: Getting rid of leading stars in the outline
6619 * TTY keys:: Using Org-mode on a tty
6620 * Interaction:: Other Emacs packages
6621 * Bugs:: Things which do not work perfectly
6624 File: org, Node: Completion, Next: Customization, Prev: Miscellaneous, Up: Miscellaneous
6629 Org-mode supports in-buffer completion. This type of completion does
6630 not make use of the minibuffer. You simply type a few letters into the
6631 buffer and use the key to complete text right there.
6634 Complete word at point
6635 * At the beginning of a headline, complete TODO keywords.
6637 * After `\', complete TeX symbols supported by the exporter.
6639 * After `*', complete headlines in the current buffer so that
6640 they can be used in search links like `[[*find this
6643 * After `:' in a headline, complete tags. The list of tags is
6644 taken from the variable `org-tag-alist' (possibly set through
6645 the `#+TAGS' in-buffer option, *note Setting tags::), or it
6646 is created dynamically from all tags used in the current
6649 * After `:' and not in a headline, complete property keys. The
6650 list of keys is constructed dynamically from all keys used in
6653 * After `[', complete link abbreviations (*note Link
6656 * After `#+', complete the special keywords like `TYP_TODO' or
6657 `OPTIONS' which set file-specific options for Org-mode. When
6658 the option keyword is already complete, pressing `M-<TAB>'
6659 again will insert example settings for this keyword.
6661 * In the line after `#+STARTUP: ', complete startup keywords,
6662 i.e. valid keys for this line.
6664 * Elsewhere, complete dictionary words using ispell.
6667 File: org, Node: Customization, Next: In-buffer settings, Prev: Completion, Up: Miscellaneous
6672 There are more than 180 variables that can be used to customize
6673 Org-mode. For the sake of compactness of the manual, I am not
6674 describing the variables here. A structured overview of customization
6675 variables is available with `M-x org-customize'. Or select `Browse Org
6676 Group' from the `Org->Customization' menu. Many settings can also be
6677 activated on a per-file basis, by putting special lines into the buffer
6678 (*note In-buffer settings::).
6681 File: org, Node: In-buffer settings, Next: The very busy C-c C-c key, Prev: Customization, Up: Miscellaneous
6683 14.3 Summary of in-buffer settings
6684 ==================================
6686 Org-mode uses special lines in the buffer to define settings on a
6687 per-file basis. These lines start with a `#+' followed by a keyword, a
6688 colon, and then individual words defining a setting. Several setting
6689 words can be in the same line, but you can also have multiple lines for
6690 the keyword. While these settings are described throughout the manual,
6691 here is a summary. After changing any of those lines in the buffer,
6692 press `C-c C-c' with the cursor still in the line to activate the
6693 changes immediately. Otherwise they become effective only when the
6694 file is visited again in a new Emacs session.
6696 `#+ARCHIVE: %s_done::'
6697 This line sets the archive location for the agenda file. It
6698 applies for all subsequent lines until the next `#+ARCHIVE' line,
6699 or the end of the file. The first such line also applies to any
6700 entries before it. The corresponding variable is
6701 `org-archive-location'.
6704 This line sets the category for the agenda file. The category
6705 applies for all subsequent lines until the next `#+CATEGORY' line,
6706 or the end of the file. The first such line also applies to any
6709 `#+COLUMNS: %25ITEM .....'
6710 Set the default format for columns view. This format applies when
6711 columns view is invoked in location where no `COLUMNS' property
6714 `#+CONSTANTS: name1=value1 ...'
6715 Set file-local values for constants to be used in table formulas.
6716 This line set the local variable
6717 `org-table-formula-constants-local'. The global version of this
6718 variable is `org-table-formula-constants'.
6720 `#+DRAWERS: NAME1 .....'
6721 Set the file-local set of drawers. The corresponding global
6722 variable is `org-drawers'.
6724 `#+LINK: linkword replace'
6725 These lines (several are allowed) specify link abbreviations.
6726 *Note Link abbreviations::. The corresponding variable is
6727 `org-link-abbrev-alist'.
6729 `#+PRIORITIES: highest lowest default'
6730 This line sets the limits and the default for the priorities. All
6731 three must be either letters A-Z or numbers 0-9. The highest
6732 priority must have a lower ASCII number that the lowest priority.
6734 `#+PROPERTY: Property_Name Value'
6735 This line sets a default inheritance value for entries in the
6736 current buffer, most useful for specifying the allowed values of a
6740 This line sets options to be used at startup of Org-mode, when an
6741 Org-mode file is being visited. The first set of options deals
6742 with the initial visibility of the outline tree. The
6743 corresponding variable for global default settings is
6744 `org-startup-folded', with a default value `t', which means
6746 overview top-level headlines only
6747 content all headlines
6748 showall no folding at all, show everything
6749 Then there are options for aligning tables upon visiting a file.
6750 This is useful in files containing narrowed table columns. The
6751 corresponding variable is `org-startup-align-all-tables', with a
6752 default value `nil'.
6753 align align all tables
6754 noalign don't align tables on startup
6755 Logging TODO state changes and clock intervals (variables
6756 `org-log-done' and `org-log-repeat') can be configured using these
6758 logging record a timestamp when an item is marked DONE
6759 nologging don't record when items are marked DONE
6760 lognotedone record timestamp and a note when DONE
6761 lognotestate record timestamp and a note when TODO state changes
6762 logrepeat record a note when re-instating a repeating item
6763 nologrepeat do not record when re-instating repeating item
6764 lognoteclock-out record timestamp and a note when clocking out
6765 Here are the options for hiding leading stars in outline headings.
6766 The corresponding variables are `org-hide-leading-stars' and
6767 `org-odd-levels-only', both with a default setting `nil' (meaning
6768 `showstars' and `oddeven').
6769 hidestars make all but one of the stars starting a headline invisible.
6770 showstars show all stars starting a headline
6771 odd allow only odd outline levels (1,3,...)
6772 oddeven allow all outline levels
6773 To turn on custom format overlays over time stamps (variables
6774 `org-put-time-stamp-overlays' and
6775 `org-time-stamp-overlay-formats'), use
6776 customtime overlay custom time format
6777 The following options influence the table spreadsheet (variable
6778 `constants-unit-system').
6779 constcgs `constants.el' should use the c-g-s unit system
6780 constSI `constants.el' should use the SI unit system
6782 `#+TAGS: TAG1(c1) TAG2(c2)'
6783 These lines (several such lines are allowed) specify the legal
6784 tags in this file, and (potentially) the corresponding _fast tag
6785 selection_ keys. The corresponding variable is `org-tag-alist'.
6788 This line contains the formulas for the table directly above the
6791 `#+TITLE:, #+AUTHOR:, #+EMAIL:, #+LANGUAGE:, #+TEXT:, #+OPTIONS, #+DATE:'
6792 These lines provide settings for exporting files. For more
6793 details see *Note Export options::.
6795 `#+SEQ_TODO: #+TYP_TODO:'
6796 These lines set the TODO keywords and their interpretation in the
6797 current file. The corresponding variables are `org-todo-keywords'
6798 and `org-todo-interpretation'.
6801 File: org, Node: The very busy C-c C-c key, Next: Clean view, Prev: In-buffer settings, Up: Miscellaneous
6803 14.4 The very busy C-c C-c key
6804 ==============================
6806 The key `C-c C-c' has many purposes in org-mode, which are all
6807 mentioned scattered throughout this manual. One specific function of
6808 this key is to add _tags_ to a headline (*note Tags::). In many other
6809 circumstances it means something like _Hey Org-mode, look here and
6810 update according to what you see here_. Here is a summary of what this
6811 means in different contexts.
6813 - If there are highlights in the buffer from the creation of a sparse
6814 tree, or from clock display, remove these highlights.
6816 - If the cursor is in one of the special `#+KEYWORD' lines, this
6817 triggers scanning the buffer for these lines and updating the
6820 - If the cursor is inside a table, realign the table. This command
6821 works even if the automatic table editor has been turned off.
6823 - If the cursor is on a `#+TBLFM' line, re-apply the formulas to the
6826 - If the cursor is inside a table created by the `table.el' package,
6827 activate that table.
6829 - If the current buffer is a remember buffer, close the note and
6830 file it. With a prefix argument, file it, without further
6831 interaction, to the default location.
6833 - If the cursor is on a `<<<target>>>', update radio targets and
6834 corresponding links in this buffer.
6836 - If the cursor is in a property line or at the start or end of a
6837 property drawer, offer property commands.
6839 - If the cursor is in a plain list item with a checkbox, toggle the
6840 status of the checkbox.
6842 - If the cursor is on a numbered item in a plain list, renumber the
6845 - If the cursor is on the `#+BEGIN' line of a dynamical block, the
6849 File: org, Node: Clean view, Next: TTY keys, Prev: The very busy C-c C-c key, Up: Miscellaneous
6851 14.5 A cleaner outline view
6852 ===========================
6854 Some people find it noisy and distracting that the Org-mode headlines
6855 are starting with a potentially large number of stars. For example the
6856 tree from *Note Headlines:::
6858 * Top level headline
6864 * Another top level headline
6866 Unfortunately this is deeply ingrained into the code of Org-mode and
6867 cannot be easily changed. You can, however, modify the display in such
6868 a way that all leading stars become invisible and the outline more easy
6869 to read. To do this, customize the variable `org-hide-leading-stars'
6872 (setq org-hide-leading-stars t)
6874 or change this on a per-file basis with one of the lines (anywhere in
6877 #+STARTUP: showstars
6878 #+STARTUP: hidestars
6880 Press `C-c C-c' with the cursor in a `STARTUP' line to activate the
6883 With stars hidden, the tree becomes:
6885 * Top level headline
6891 * Another top level headline
6893 Note that the leading stars are not truly replaced by whitespace, they
6894 are only fontified with the face `org-hide' that uses the background
6895 color as font color. If you are not using either white or black
6896 background, you may have to customize this face to get the wanted
6897 effect. Another possibility is to set this font such that the extra
6898 stars are almost invisible, for example using the color `grey90' on a
6901 Things become cleaner still if you skip all the even levels and use
6902 only odd levels 1, 3, 5..., effectively adding two stars to go from one
6903 outline level to the next:
6905 * Top level headline
6911 * Another top level headline
6913 In order to make the structure editing and export commands handle this
6914 convention correctly, use
6916 (setq org-odd-levels-only t)
6918 or set this on a per-file basis with one of the following lines (don't
6919 forget to press `C-c C-c' with the cursor in the startup line to
6920 activate changes immediately).
6925 You can convert an Org-mode file from single-star-per-level to the
6926 double-star-per-level convention with `M-x org-convert-to-odd-levels
6927 RET' in that file. The reverse operation is `M-x
6928 org-convert-to-oddeven-levels'.
6931 File: org, Node: TTY keys, Next: Interaction, Prev: Clean view, Up: Miscellaneous
6933 14.6 Using org-mode on a tty
6934 ============================
6936 Because Org-mode contains a large number of commands, by default much of
6937 Org-mode's core commands are bound to keys that are generally not
6938 accessible on a tty, such as the cursor keys (<left>, <right>, <up>,
6939 <down>), <TAB> and <RET>, in particular when used together with
6940 modifiers like <Meta> and/or <Shift>. To access these commands on a
6941 tty when special keys are unavailable, the following alternative
6942 bindings can be used. The tty bindings below will likely be more
6943 cumbersome; you may find for some of the bindings below that a
6944 customized work-around suits you better. For example, changing a time
6945 stamp is really only fun with `S-<cursor>' keys, whereas on a tty you
6946 would rather use `C-c .' to re-insert the timestamp.
6948 Default Alternative 1 Alternative 2
6949 `S-<TAB>' `C-u <TAB>'
6950 `M-<left>' `C-c C-x l' `<Esc> <left>'
6951 `M-S-<left>'`C-c C-x L'
6952 `M-<right>' `C-c C-x r' `<Esc>
6954 `M-S-<right>'`C-c C-x R'
6955 `M-<up>' `C-c C-x u' `<Esc> <up>'
6956 `M-S-<up>' `C-c C-x U'
6957 `M-<down>' `C-c C-x d' `<Esc> <down>'
6958 `M-S-<down>'`C-c C-x D'
6959 `S-<RET>' `C-c C-x c'
6960 `M-<RET>' `C-c C-x m' `<Esc> <RET>'
6961 `M-S-<RET>' `C-c C-x M'
6962 `S-<left>' `C-c <left>'
6963 `S-<right>' `C-c <right>'
6965 `S-<down>' `C-c <down>'
6966 `C-S-<left>'`C-c C-x
6968 `C-S-<right>'`C-c C-x
6972 File: org, Node: Interaction, Next: Bugs, Prev: TTY keys, Up: Miscellaneous
6974 14.7 Interaction with other packages
6975 ====================================
6977 Org-mode lives in the world of GNU Emacs and interacts in various ways
6978 with other code out there.
6982 * Cooperation:: Packages Org-mode cooperates with
6983 * Conflicts:: Packages that lead to conflicts
6986 File: org, Node: Cooperation, Next: Conflicts, Prev: Interaction, Up: Interaction
6988 14.7.1 Packages that Org-mode cooperates with
6989 ---------------------------------------------
6991 `calc.el' by Dave Gillespie
6992 Org-mode uses the calc package for implementing spreadsheet
6993 functionality in its tables (*note The spreadsheet::). Org-mode
6994 checks for the availability of calc by looking for the function
6995 `calc-eval' which should be autoloaded in your setup if calc has
6996 been installed properly. As of Emacs 22, calc is part of the Emacs
6997 distribution. Another possibility for interaction between the two
6998 packages is using calc for embedded calculations. *Note Embedded
6999 Mode: (calc)Embedded Mode.
7001 `constants.el' by Carsten Dominik
7002 In a table formula (*note The spreadsheet::), it is possible to use
7003 names for natural constants or units. Instead of defining your own
7004 constants in the variable `org-table-formula-constants', install
7005 the `constants' package which defines a large number of constants
7006 and units, and lets you use unit prefixes like `M' for `Mega' etc.
7007 You will need version 2.0 of this package, available at
7008 `http://www.astro.uva.nl/~dominik/Tools'. Org-mode checks for the
7009 function `constants-get', which has to be autoloaded in your
7010 setup. See the installation instructions in the file
7013 `cdlatex.el' by Carsten Dominik
7014 Org-mode can make use of the cdlatex package to efficiently enter
7015 LaTeX fragments into Org-mode files. See *Note CDLaTeX mode::.
7017 `imenu.el' by Ake Stenhoff and Lars Lindberg
7018 Imenu allows menu access to an index of items in a file. Org-mode
7019 supports imenu - all you need to do to get the index is the
7021 (add-hook 'org-mode-hook
7022 (lambda () 'imenu-add-to-menubar "Imenu"))
7023 By default the index is two levels deep - you can modify the depth
7024 using the option `org-imenu-depth'.
7026 `remember.el' by John Wiegley
7027 Org mode cooperates with remember, see *Note Remember::.
7028 `Remember.el' is not part of Emacs, find it on the web.
7030 `speedbar.el' by Eric M. Ludlam
7031 Speedbar is a package that creates a special frame displaying
7032 files and index items in files. Org-mode supports speedbar and
7033 allows you to drill into Org-mode files directly from the
7034 speedbar. It also allows to restrict the scope of agenda commands
7035 to a file or a subtree by using the command `<' in the speedbar
7038 `table.el' by Takaaki Ota
7039 Complex ASCII tables with automatic line wrapping, column- and
7040 row-spanning, and alignment can be created using the Emacs table
7041 package by Takaaki Ota (`http://sourceforge.net/projects/table',
7042 and also part of Emacs 22). When <TAB> or `C-c C-c' is pressed in
7043 such a table, Org-mode will call `table-recognize-table' and move
7044 the cursor into the table. Inside a table, the keymap of Org-mode
7045 is inactive. In order to execute Org-mode-related commands, leave
7049 Recognize `table.el' table. Works when the cursor is in a
7053 Insert a table.el table. If there is already a table at
7054 point, this command converts it between the table.el format
7055 and the Org-mode format. See the documentation string of the
7056 command `org-convert-table' for the restrictions under which
7058 `table.el' is part of Emacs 22.
7060 `footnote.el' by Steven L. Baur
7061 Org-mode recognizes numerical footnotes as provided by this package
7062 (*note Footnotes::).
7065 File: org, Node: Conflicts, Prev: Cooperation, Up: Interaction
7067 14.7.2 Packages that lead to conflicts with Org-mode
7068 ----------------------------------------------------
7070 `allout.el' by Ken Manheimer
7071 Startup of Org-mode may fail with the error message
7072 `(wrong-type-argument keymapp nil)' when there is an outdated
7073 version `allout.el' on the load path, for example the version
7074 distributed with Emacs 21.x. Upgrade to Emacs 22 and this problem
7075 will disappear. If for some reason you cannot do this, make sure
7076 that org.el is loaded _before_ `allout.el', for example by putting
7077 `(require 'org)' early enough into your `.emacs' file.
7079 `CUA.el' by Kim. F. Storm
7080 Keybindings in Org-mode conflict with the `S-<cursor>' keys used by
7081 CUA-mode (as well as pc-select-mode and s-region-mode) to select
7082 and extend the region. If you want to use one of these packages
7083 along with Org-mode, configure the variable
7084 `org-replace-disputed-keys'. When set, Org-mode will move the
7085 following keybindings in Org-mode files, and in the agenda buffer
7086 (but not during date selection).
7088 S-UP -> M-p S-DOWN -> M-n
7089 S-LEFT -> M-- S-RIGHT -> M-+
7091 Yes, these are unfortunately more difficult to remember. If you
7092 want to have other replacement keys, look at the variable
7093 `org-disputed-keys'.
7095 `windmove.el' by Hovav Shacham
7096 Also this package uses the `S-<cursor>' keys, so everything written
7097 in the paragraph above about CUA mode also applies here.
7099 `footnote.el' by Steven L. Baur
7100 Org-mode supports the syntax of the footnote package, but only the
7101 numerical footnote markers. Also, the default key for footnote
7102 commands, `C-c !' is already used by Org-mode. You could use the
7103 variable `footnote-prefix' to switch footnotes commands to another
7104 key. Or, you could use `org-replace-disputed-keys' and
7105 `org-disputed-keys' to change the settings in Org-mode.
7109 File: org, Node: Bugs, Prev: Interaction, Up: Miscellaneous
7114 Here is a list of things that should work differently, but which I have
7115 found too hard to fix.
7117 * If a table field starts with a link, and if the corresponding table
7118 column is narrowed (*note Narrow columns::) to a width too small to
7119 display the link, the field would look entirely empty even though
7120 it is not. To prevent this, Org-mode throws an error. The
7121 work-around is to make the column wide enough to fit the link, or
7122 to add some text (at least 2 characters) before the link in the
7125 * Narrowing table columns does not work on XEmacs, because the
7126 `format' function does not transport text properties.
7128 * Text in an entry protected with the `QUOTE' keyword should not
7131 * When the application called by `C-c C-o' to open a file link fails
7132 (for example because the application does not exist or refuses to
7133 open the file), it does so silently. No error message is
7136 * Recalculating a table line applies the formulas from left to right.
7137 If a formula uses _calculated_ fields further down the row,
7138 multiple recalculation may be needed to get all fields consistent.
7139 You may use the command `org-table-iterate' (`C-u C-c *') to
7140 recalculate until convergence.
7142 * A single letter cannot be made bold, for example `*a*'.
7144 * The exporters work well, but could be made more efficient.
7147 File: org, Node: Extensions and Hacking, Next: History and Acknowledgments, Prev: Miscellaneous, Up: Top
7149 Appendix A Extensions, Hooks and Hacking
7150 ****************************************
7152 This appendix lists extensions for Org-mode written by other authors.
7153 It also covers some aspects where users can extend the functionality of
7158 * Extensions:: Existing 3rd-part extensions
7159 * Adding hyperlink types:: New custom link types
7160 * Tables in arbitrary syntax:: Orgtbl for LaTeX and other programs
7161 * Dynamic blocks:: Automatically filled blocks
7162 * Special agenda views:: Customized views
7163 * Using the property API:: Writing programs that use entry properties
7166 File: org, Node: Extensions, Next: Adding hyperlink types, Prev: Extensions and Hacking, Up: Extensions and Hacking
7168 A.1 Third-party extensions for Org-mode
7169 =======================================
7171 The following extensions for Org-mode have been written by other people:
7173 `org-publish.el' by David O'Toole
7174 This package provides facilities for publishing related sets of
7175 Org-mode files together with linked files like images as webpages.
7176 It is highly configurable and can be used for other publishing
7177 purposes as well. As of Org-mode version 4.30, `org-publish.el'
7178 is part of the Org-mode distribution. It is not yet part of
7179 Emacs, however, a delay caused by the preparations for the 22.1
7180 release. In the mean time, `org-publish.el' can be downloaded
7181 from David's site: `http://dto.freeshell.org/e/org-publish.el'.
7183 `org-mouse.el' by Piotr Zielinski
7184 This package implements extended mouse functionality for Org-mode.
7185 It allows you to cycle visibility and to edit the document
7186 structure with the mouse. Best of all, it provides a
7187 context-sensitive menu on <mouse-3> that changes depending on the
7188 context of a mouse-click. As of Org-mode version 4.53,
7189 `org-mouse.el' is part of the Org-mode distribution. It is not
7190 yet part of Emacs, however, a delay caused by the preparations for
7191 the 22.1 release. In the mean time, `org-mouse.el' can be
7192 downloaded from Piotr's site:
7193 `http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~pz215/files/org-mouse.el'.
7195 `org-blog.el' by David O'Toole
7196 A blogging plug-in for `org-publish.el'.
7197 `http://dto.freeshell.org/notebook/OrgMode.html'.
7199 `blorg.el' by Bastien Guerry
7200 Publish Org-mode files as blogs.
7201 `http://www.cognition.ens.fr/~guerry/blorg.html'.
7203 `org2rem.el' by Bastien Guerry
7204 Translates Org-mode files into something readable by Remind.
7205 `http://www.cognition.ens.fr/~guerry/u/org2rem.el'.
7207 `org-toc.el' by Bastien Guerry
7208 Produces a simple table of contents of an Org-mode file, for easy
7210 `http://www.cognition.ens.fr/~guerry/u/org-registry.el'.
7212 `org-registry.el' by Bastien Guerry
7213 Find which Org-file link to a certain document.
7214 `http://www.cognition.ens.fr/~guerry/u/org2rem.el'.
7217 File: org, Node: Adding hyperlink types, Next: Tables in arbitrary syntax, Prev: Extensions, Up: Extensions and Hacking
7219 A.2 Adding hyperlink types
7220 ==========================
7222 Org-mode has a large number of hyperlink types built-in (*note
7223 Hyperlinks::). If you would like to add new link types, it provides an
7224 interface for doing so. Lets look at an example file `org-man.el' that
7225 will add support for creating links like `[[man:printf][The printf
7226 manpage]]' to show unix manual pages inside emacs:
7228 ;;; org-man.el - Support for links to manpages in Org-mode
7232 (org-add-link-type "man" 'org-man-open)
7233 (add-hook 'org-store-link-functions 'org-man-store-link)
7235 (defcustom org-man-command 'man
7236 "The Emacs command to be used to display a man page."
7238 :type '(choice (const man) (const woman)))
7240 (defun org-man-open (path)
7241 "Visit the manpage on PATH.
7242 PATH should be a topic that can be thrown at the man command."
7243 (funcall org-man-command path))
7245 (defun org-man-store-link ()
7246 "Store a link to a manpage."
7247 (when (memq major-mode '(Man-mode woman-mode))
7248 ;; This is a man page, we do make this link
7249 (let* ((page (org-man-get-page-name))
7250 (link (concat "man:" page))
7251 (description (format "Manpage for %s" page)))
7252 (org-store-link-props
7255 :description description))))
7257 (defun org-man-get-page-name ()
7258 "Extract the page name from the buffer name."
7259 ;; This works for both `Man-mode' and `woman-mode'.
7260 (if (string-match " \\(\\S-+\\)\\*" (buffer-name))
7261 (match-string 1 (buffer-name))
7262 (error "Cannot create link to this man page")))
7266 ;;; org-man.el ends here
7268 You would activate this new link type in `.emacs' with
7272 Lets go through the file and see what it does.
7273 1. It does `(require 'org)' to make sure that `org.el' has been
7276 2. The next line calls `org-add-link-type' to define a new link type
7277 with prefix `man'. The call also contains the name of a function
7278 that will be called to follow such a link.
7280 3. The next line adds a function to `org-store-link-functions', in
7281 order to allow the command `C-c l' to record a useful link in a
7282 buffer displaying a man page.
7284 The rest of the file defines the necessary variables and functions.
7285 First there is a customization variable that determines which emacs
7286 command should be used to display manpages. There are two options,
7287 `man' and `woman'. Then the function to follow a link is defined. It
7288 gets the link path as an argument - in this case the link path is just
7289 a topic for the manual command. The function calls the value of
7290 `org-man-command' to display the man page.
7292 Finally the function `org-man-store-link' is defined. When you try
7293 to store a link with `C-c l', also this function will be called to try
7294 to make a link. The function must first decide if it is supposed to
7295 create the link for this buffer type, we do this by checking the value
7296 of the variable `major-mode'. If not, the function must exit and
7297 retunr the value `nil'. If yes, the link is created by getting the
7298 manual tpoic from the buffer name and prefixing it with the string
7299 `man:'. Then it must call the command `org-store-link-props' and set
7300 the `:type' and `:link' properties. Optionally you can also set the
7301 `:description' property to provide a default for the link description
7302 when the link is later inserted into tan Org-mode buffer with `C-c C-l'.
7305 File: org, Node: Tables in arbitrary syntax, Next: Dynamic blocks, Prev: Adding hyperlink types, Up: Extensions and Hacking
7307 A.3 Tables and Lists in arbitrary syntax
7308 ========================================
7310 Since Orgtbl-mode can be used as a minor mode in arbitrary buffers, a
7311 frequent feature request has been to make it work with native tables in
7312 specific languages, for example LaTeX. However, this is extremely hard
7313 to do in a general way, would lead to a customization nightmare, and
7314 would take away much of the simplicity of the Orgtbl-mode table editor.
7316 This appendix describes a different approach. We keep the
7317 Orgtbl-mode table in its native format (the source table), and use a
7318 custom function to translate the table to the correct syntax, and to
7319 install it in the right location (the target table). This puts the
7320 burden of writing conversion functions on the user, but it allows for a
7321 very flexible system.
7323 Bastien added the ability to do the same with lists. You can use
7324 Org's facilities to edit and structure lists by turning `orgstruct-mode'
7325 on, then locally exporting such lists in another format (HTML, LaTeX or
7330 * Radio tables:: Sending and receiving
7331 * A LaTeX example:: Step by step, almost a tutorial
7332 * Translator functions:: Copy and modify
7333 * Radio lists:: Doing the same for lists.
7336 File: org, Node: Radio tables, Next: A LaTeX example, Prev: Tables in arbitrary syntax, Up: Tables in arbitrary syntax
7341 To define the location of the target table, you first need to create two
7342 lines that are comments in the current mode, but contain magic words for
7343 Orgtbl-mode to find. Orgtbl-mode will insert the translated table
7344 between these lines, replacing whatever was there before. For example:
7346 /* BEGIN RECEIVE ORGTBL table_name */
7347 /* END RECEIVE ORGTBL table_name */
7349 Just above the source table, we put a special line that tells
7350 Orgtbl-mode how to translate this table and where to install it. For
7352 #+ORGTBL: SEND table_name translation_function arguments....
7354 `table_name' is the reference name for the table that is also used in
7355 the receiver lines. `translation_function' is the Lisp function that
7356 does the translation. Furthermore, the line can contain a list of
7357 arguments (alternating key and value) at the end. The arguments will be
7358 passed as a property list to the translation function for
7359 interpretation. A few standard parameters are already recognized and
7360 acted upon before the translation function is called:
7363 Skip the first N lines of the table. Hlines do count!
7365 `:skipcols (n1 n2 ...)'
7366 List of columns that should be skipped. If the table has a column
7367 with calculation marks, that column is automatically discarded as
7368 well. Please note that the translator function sees the table
7369 _after_ the removal of these columns, the function never knows
7370 that there have been additional columns.
7372 The one problem remaining is how to keep the source table in the buffer
7373 without disturbing the normal workings of the file, for example during
7374 compilation of a C file or processing of a LaTeX file. There are a
7375 number of different solutions:
7377 * The table could be placed in a block comment if that is supported
7378 by the language. For example, in C-mode you could wrap the table
7379 between `/*' and `*/' lines.
7381 * Sometimes it is possible to put the table after some kind of END
7382 statement, for example `\bye' in TeX and `\end{document}' in LaTeX.
7384 * You can just comment the table line by line whenever you want to
7385 process the file, and uncomment it whenever you need to edit the
7386 table. This only sounds tedious - the command `M-x
7387 orgtbl-toggle-comment' does make this comment-toggling very easy,
7388 in particular if you bind it to a key.
7391 File: org, Node: A LaTeX example, Next: Translator functions, Prev: Radio tables, Up: Tables in arbitrary syntax
7393 A.3.2 A LaTeX example of radio tables
7394 -------------------------------------
7396 The best way to wrap the source table in LaTeX is to use the `comment'
7397 environment provided by `comment.sty'. It has to be activated by
7398 placing `\usepackage{comment}' into the document header. Orgtbl-mode
7399 can insert a radio table skeleton(1) with the command `M-x
7400 orgtbl-insert-radio-table'. You will be prompted for a table name,
7401 lets say we use `salesfigures'. You will then get the following
7404 % BEGIN RECEIVE ORGTBL salesfigures
7405 % END RECEIVE ORGTBL salesfigures
7407 #+ORGTBL: SEND salesfigures orgtbl-to-latex
7411 The `#+ORGTBL: SEND' line tells orgtbl-mode to use the function
7412 `orgtbl-to-latex' to convert the table into LaTeX and to put it into
7413 the receiver location with name `salesfigures'. You may now fill in
7414 the table, feel free to use the spreadsheet features(2):
7416 % BEGIN RECEIVE ORGTBL salesfigures
7417 % END RECEIVE ORGTBL salesfigures
7419 #+ORGTBL: SEND salesfigures orgtbl-to-latex
7420 | Month | Days | Nr sold | per day |
7421 |-------+------+---------+---------|
7422 | Jan | 23 | 55 | 2.4 |
7423 | Feb | 21 | 16 | 0.8 |
7424 | March | 22 | 278 | 12.6 |
7425 #+TBLFM: $4=$3/$2;%.1f
7426 % $ (optional extra dollar to keep font-lock happy, see footnote)
7429 When you are done, press `C-c C-c' in the table to get the converted
7430 table inserted between the two marker lines.
7432 Now lets assume you want to make the table header by hand, because
7433 you want to control how columns are aligned etc. In this case we make
7434 sure that the table translator does skip the first 2 lines of the source
7435 table, and tell the command to work as a splice, i.e. to not produce
7436 header and footer commands of the target table:
7438 \begin{tabular}{lrrr}
7439 Month & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Days} & Nr.\ sold & per day\\
7440 % BEGIN RECEIVE ORGTBL salesfigures
7441 % END RECEIVE ORGTBL salesfigures
7445 #+ORGTBL: SEND salesfigures orgtbl-to-latex :splice t :skip 2
7446 | Month | Days | Nr sold | per day |
7447 |-------+------+---------+---------|
7448 | Jan | 23 | 55 | 2.4 |
7449 | Feb | 21 | 16 | 0.8 |
7450 | March | 22 | 278 | 12.6 |
7451 #+TBLFM: $4=$3/$2;%.1f
7454 The LaTeX translator function `orgtbl-to-latex' is already part of
7455 Orgtbl-mode. It uses a `tabular' environment to typeset the table and
7456 marks horizontal lines with `\hline'. Furthermore, it interprets the
7457 following parameters:
7460 When set to t, return only table body lines, don't wrap them into a
7461 tabular environment. Default is nil.
7464 A format to be used to wrap each field, should contain `%s' for the
7465 original field value. For example, to wrap each field value in
7466 dollars, you could use `:fmt "$%s$"'. This may also be a property
7467 list with column numbers and formats. for example `:fmt (2 "$%s$"
7471 Use this format to print numbers with exponentials. The format
7472 should have `%s' twice for inserting mantissa and exponent, for
7473 example `"%s\\times10^{%s}"'. The default is `"%s\\,(%s)"'. This
7474 may also be a property list with column numbers and formats, for
7475 example `:efmt (2 "$%s\\times10^{%s}$" 4 "$%s\\cdot10^{%s}$")'.
7476 After `efmt' has been applied to a value, `fmt' will also be
7479 ---------- Footnotes ----------
7481 (1) By default this works only for LaTeX, HTML, and TeXInfo.
7482 Configure the variable `orgtbl-radio-tables' to install templates for
7485 (2) If the `#+TBLFM' line contains an odd number of dollar
7486 characters, this may cause problems with font-lock in latex-mode. As
7487 shown in the example you can fix this by adding an extra line inside the
7488 `comment' environment that is used to balance the dollar expressions.
7489 If you are using AUCTeX with the font-latex library, a much better
7490 solution is to add the `comment' environment to the variable
7491 `LaTeX-verbatim-environments'.
7494 File: org, Node: Translator functions, Next: Radio lists, Prev: A LaTeX example, Up: Tables in arbitrary syntax
7496 A.3.3 Translator functions
7497 --------------------------
7499 Orgtbl-mode has several translator functions built-in:
7500 `orgtbl-to-latex', `orgtbl-to-html', and `orgtbl-to-texinfo'. Except
7501 for `orgtbl-to-html'(1), these all use a generic translator,
7502 `orgtbl-to-generic'. For example, `orgtbl-to-latex' itself is a very
7503 short function that computes the column definitions for the `tabular'
7504 environment, defines a few field and line separators and then hands
7505 over to the generic translator. Here is the entire code:
7507 (defun orgtbl-to-latex (table params)
7508 "Convert the orgtbl-mode TABLE to LaTeX."
7509 (let* ((alignment (mapconcat (lambda (x) (if x "r" "l"))
7510 org-table-last-alignment ""))
7513 :tstart (concat "\\begin{tabular}{" alignment "}")
7514 :tend "\\end{tabular}"
7515 :lstart "" :lend " \\\\" :sep " & "
7516 :efmt "%s\\,(%s)" :hline "\\hline")))
7517 (orgtbl-to-generic table (org-combine-plists params2 params))))
7519 As you can see, the properties passed into the function (variable
7520 PARAMS) are combined with the ones newly defined in the function
7521 (variable PARAMS2). The ones passed into the function (i.e. the ones
7522 set by the `ORGTBL SEND' line) take precedence. So if you would like
7523 to use the LaTeX translator, but wanted the line endings to be
7524 `\\[2mm]' instead of the default `\\', you could just overrule the
7527 #+ORGTBL: SEND test orgtbl-to-latex :lend " \\\\[2mm]"
7529 For a new language, you can either write your own converter function
7530 in analogy with the LaTeX translator, or you can use the generic
7531 function directly. For example, if you have a language where a table
7532 is started with `!BTBL!', ended with `!ETBL!', and where table lines are
7533 started with `!BL!', ended with `!EL!' and where the field separator is
7534 a TAB, you could call the generic translator like this (on a single
7537 #+ORGTBL: SEND test orgtbl-to-generic :tstart "!BTBL!" :tend "!ETBL!"
7538 :lstart "!BL! " :lend " !EL!" :sep "\t"
7540 Please check the documentation string of the function
7541 `orgtbl-to-generic' for a full list of parameters understood by that
7542 function and remember that you can pass each of them into
7543 `orgtbl-to-latex', `orgtbl-to-texinfo', and any other function using
7544 the generic function.
7546 Of course you can also write a completely new function doing
7547 complicated things the generic translator cannot do. A translator
7548 function takes two arguments. The first argument is the table, a list
7549 of lines, each line either the symbol `hline' or a list of fields. The
7550 second argument is the property list containing all parameters
7551 specified in the `#+ORGTBL: SEND' line. The function must return a
7552 single string containing the formatted table. If you write a generally
7553 useful translator, please post it on `emacs-orgmode@gnu.org' so that
7554 others can benefit from your work.
7556 ---------- Footnotes ----------
7558 (1) The HTML translator uses the same code that produces tables
7562 File: org, Node: Radio lists, Prev: Translator functions, Up: Tables in arbitrary syntax
7567 Sending and receiving radio lists works exactly the same way than
7568 sending and receiving radio tables (*note Radio tables::) (1). As for
7569 radio tables, you can insert radio lists templates in HTML, LaTeX and
7570 TeXInfo modes by calling `org-list-insert-radio-list'.
7572 Here are the differences with radio tables:
7574 - Use `ORGLST' instead of `ORGTBL'.
7576 - The available translation functions for radio lists don't take
7579 - `C-c C-c' will work when pressed on the first item of the list.
7581 Here is a LaTeX example. Let's say that you have this in your LaTeX
7584 % BEGIN RECEIVE ORGLST to-buy
7585 % END RECEIVE ORGLST to-buy
7587 #+ORGLIST: SEND to-buy orgtbl-to-latex
7595 Pressing `C-c C-c' on `a new house' and will insert the converted
7596 LaTeX list between the two marker lines.
7598 ---------- Footnotes ----------
7600 (1) You need to load the `org-export-latex.el' package to use radio
7601 lists since the relevant code is there for now.
7604 File: org, Node: Dynamic blocks, Next: Special agenda views, Prev: Tables in arbitrary syntax, Up: Extensions and Hacking
7609 Org-mode documents can contain _dynamic blocks_. These are specially
7610 marked regions that are updated by some user-written function. A good
7611 example for such a block is the clock table inserted by the command
7612 `C-c C-x C-r' (*note Clocking work time::).
7614 Dynamic block are enclosed by a BEGIN-END structure that assigns a
7615 name to the block and can also specify parameters for the function
7616 producing the content of the block.
7618 #+BEGIN: myblock :parameter1 value1 :parameter2 value2 ...
7622 Dynamic blocks are updated with the following commands
7625 Update dynamic block at point.
7628 Update all dynamic blocks in the current file.
7630 Updating a dynamic block means to remove all the text between BEGIN
7631 and END, parse the BEGIN line for parameters and then call the specific
7632 writer function for this block to insert the new content. For a block
7633 with name `myblock', the writer function is `org-dblock-write:myblock'
7634 with as only parameter a property list with the parameters given in the
7635 begin line. Here is a trivial example of a block that keeps track of
7636 when the block update function was last run:
7638 #+BEGIN: block-update-time :format "on %m/%d/%Y at %H:%M"
7642 The corresponding block writer function could look like this:
7644 (defun org-dblock-write:block-update-time (params)
7645 (let ((fmt (or (plist-get params :format) "%d. %m. %Y")))
7646 (insert "Last block update at: "
7647 (format-time-string fmt (current-time)))))
7649 If you want to make sure that all dynamic blocks are always
7650 up-to-date, you could add the function `org-update-all-dblocks' to a
7651 hook, for example `before-save-hook'. `org-update-all-dblocks' is
7652 written in a way that is does nothing in buffers that are not in
7656 File: org, Node: Special agenda views, Next: Using the property API, Prev: Dynamic blocks, Up: Extensions and Hacking
7658 A.5 Special Agenda Views
7659 ========================
7661 Org-mode provides a special hook that can be used to narrow down the
7662 selection made by any of the agenda views. You may specify a function
7663 that is used at each match to verify if the match should indeed be part
7664 of the agenda view, and if not, how much should be skipped.
7666 Let's say you want to produce a list of projects that contain a
7667 WAITING tag anywhere in the project tree. Let's further assume that
7668 you have marked all tree headings that define a project with the todo
7669 keyword PROJECT. In this case you would run a todo search for the
7670 keyword PROJECT, but skip the match unless there is a WAITING tag
7671 anywhere in the subtree belonging to the project line.
7673 To achieve this, you must write a function that searches the subtree
7674 for the tag. If the tag is found, the function must return `nil' to
7675 indicate that this match should not be skipped. If there is no such
7676 tag, return the location of the end of the subtree, to indicate that
7677 search should continue from there.
7679 (defun my-skip-unless-waiting ()
7680 "Skip trees that are not waiting"
7681 (let ((subtree-end (save-excursion (org-end-of-subtree t))))
7682 (if (re-search-forward ":waiting:" subtree-end t)
7683 nil ; tag found, do not skip
7684 subtree-end))) ; tag not found, continue after end of subtree
7686 Now you may use this function in an agenda custom command, for
7689 (org-add-agenda-custom-command
7690 '("b" todo "PROJECT"
7691 ((org-agenda-skip-function 'my-org-waiting-projects)
7692 (org-agenda-overriding-header "Projects waiting for something: "))))
7694 Note that this also binds `org-agenda-overriding-header' to get a
7695 meaningful header in the agenda view.
7697 You may also put a Lisp form into `org-agenda-skip-function'. In
7698 particular, you may use the functions `org-agenda-skip-entry-if' and
7699 `org-agenda-skip-subtree-if' in this form, for example:
7701 `'(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'scheduled)'
7702 Skip current entry if it has been scheduled.
7704 `'(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'notscheduled)'
7705 Skip current entry if it has not been scheduled.
7707 `'(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'deadline)'
7708 Skip current entry if it has a deadline.
7710 `'(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'scheduled 'deadline)'
7711 Skip current entry if it has a deadline, or if it is scheduled.
7713 `'(org-agenda-skip-entry 'regexp "regular expression")'
7714 Skip current entry if the regular expression matches in the entry.
7716 `'(org-agenda-skip-entry 'notregexp "regular expression")'
7717 Skip current entry unless the regular expression matches.
7719 `'(org-agenda-skip-subtree-if 'regexp "regular expression")'
7720 Same as above, but check and skip the entire subtree.
7722 Therefore we could also have written the search for WAITING projects
7723 like this, even without defining a special function:
7725 (org-add-agenda-custom-command
7726 '("b" todo "PROJECT"
7727 ((org-agenda-skip-function '(org-agenda-skip-subtree-if
7728 'regexp ":waiting:"))
7729 (org-agenda-overriding-header "Projects waiting for something: "))))
7732 File: org, Node: Using the property API, Prev: Special agenda views, Up: Extensions and Hacking
7734 A.6 Using the property API
7735 ==========================
7737 Here is a description of the functions that can be used to work with
7740 -- Function: org-entry-properties &optional pom which
7741 Get all properties of the entry at point-or-marker POM. This
7742 includes the TODO keyword, the tags, time strings for deadline,
7743 scheduled, and clocking, and any additional properties defined in
7744 the entry. The return value is an alist, keys may occur multiple
7745 times if the property key was used several times. POM may also be
7746 nil, in which case the current entry is used. If WHICH is nil or
7747 `all', get all properties. If WHICH is `special' or `standard',
7748 only get that subclass.
7750 -- Function: org-entry-get pom property &optional inherit
7751 Get value of PROPERTY for entry at point-or-marker POM. If
7752 INHERIT is non-nil and the entry does not have the property, then
7753 also check higher levels of the hierarchy. This function ignores
7754 the value of `org-use-property-inheritance' and requires the
7755 explicit INHERIT flag.
7757 -- Function: org-entry-delete pom property
7758 Delete the property PROPERTY from entry at point-or-marker POM.
7760 -- Function: org-entry-put pom property value
7761 Set PROPERTY to VALUE for entry at point-or-marker POM.
7763 -- Function: org-buffer-property-keys &optional include-specials
7764 Get all property keys in the current buffer.
7766 -- Function: org-insert-property-drawer
7767 Insert a property drawer at point.
7770 File: org, Node: History and Acknowledgments, Next: Main Index, Prev: Extensions and Hacking, Up: Top
7772 Appendix B History and Acknowledgments
7773 **************************************
7775 Org-mode was borne in 2003, out of frustration over the user interface
7776 of the Emacs outline-mode. I was trying to organize my notes and
7777 projects, and using Emacs seemed to be the natural way to go. However,
7778 having to remember eleven different commands with two or three keys per
7779 command, only to hide and unhide parts of the outline tree, that seemed
7780 entirely unacceptable to me. Also, when using outlines to take notes, I
7781 constantly want to restructure the tree, organizing it parallel to my
7782 thoughts and plans. _Visibility cycling_ and _structure editing_ were
7783 originally implemented in the package `outline-magic.el', but quickly
7784 moved to the more general `org.el'. As this environment became
7785 comfortable for project planning, the next step was adding _TODO
7786 entries_, basic _time stamps_, and _table support_. These areas
7787 highlight the two main goals that Org-mode still has today: To create a
7788 new, outline-based, plain text mode with innovative and intuitive
7789 editing features, and to incorporate project planning functionality
7790 directly into a notes file.
7792 Since the first release, literally thousands of emails to me or on
7793 `emacs-orgmode@gnu.org' have provided a constant stream of bug reports,
7794 feedback, new ideas, and sometimes patches and add-on code. Many
7795 thanks to everyone who has helped to improve this package. I am trying
7796 to keep here a list of the people who had significant influence in
7797 shaping one or more aspects of Org-mode. The list may not be complete,
7798 if I have forgotten someone, please accept my apologies and let me know.
7800 * Russel Adams came up with the idea for drawers.
7802 * Thomas Baumann contributed the code for links to the MH-E email
7805 * Alex Bochannek provided a patch for rounding time stamps.
7807 * Charles Cave's suggestion sparked the implementation of templates
7810 * Pavel Chalmoviansky influenced the agenda treatment of items with
7813 * Gregory Chernov patched support for lisp forms into table
7814 calculations and improved XEmacs compatibility, in particular by
7815 porting `nouline.el' to XEmacs.
7817 * Sacha Chua suggested to copy some linking code from Planner.
7819 * Eddward DeVilla proposed and tested checkbox statistics. He also
7820 came up with the idea of properties, and that there should be an
7823 * Kees Dullemond used to edit projects lists directly in HTML and so
7824 inspired some of the early development, including HTML export. He
7825 also asked for a way to narrow wide table columns.
7827 * Christian Egli converted the documentation into TeXInfo format,
7828 patched CSS formatting into the HTML exporter, and inspired the
7831 * David Emery provided a patch for custom CSS support in exported
7834 * Nic Ferrier contributed mailcap and XOXO support.
7836 * John Foerch figured out how to make incremental search show context
7837 around a match in a hidden outline tree.
7839 * Niels Giesen had the idea to automatically archive DONE trees.
7841 * Bastien Guerry wrote the LaTeX exporter and has been prolific with
7842 patches, ideas, and bug reports.
7844 * Kai Grossjohann pointed out key-binding conflicts with other
7847 * Scott Jaderholm proposed footnotes, control over whitespace between
7848 folded entries, and column view for properties.
7850 * Shidai Liu ("Leo") asked for embedded LaTeX and tested it. He also
7851 provided frequent feedback and some patches.
7853 * Jason F. McBrayer suggested agenda export to CSV format.
7855 * Max Mikhanosha came up with the idea of refiling.
7857 * Dmitri Minaev sent a patch to set priority limits on a per-file
7860 * Stefan Monnier provided a patch to keep the Emacs-Lisp compiler
7863 * Rick Moynihan proposed to allow multiple TODO sequences in a file
7864 and to be able to quickly restrict the agenda to a subtree.
7866 * Todd Neal provided patches for links to Info files and elisp forms.
7868 * Tim O'Callaghan suggested in-file links, search options for general
7869 file links, and TAGS.
7871 * Takeshi Okano translated the manual and David O'Toole's tutorial
7874 * Oliver Oppitz suggested multi-state TODO items.
7876 * Scott Otterson sparked the introduction of descriptive text for
7877 links, among other things.
7879 * Pete Phillips helped during the development of the TAGS feature,
7880 and provided frequent feedback.
7882 * T.V. Raman reported bugs and suggested improvements.
7884 * Matthias Rempe (Oelde) provided ideas, Windows support, and quality
7887 * Kevin Rogers contributed code to access VM files on remote hosts.
7889 * Frank Ruell solved the mystery of the `keymapp nil' bug, a
7890 conflict with `allout.el'.
7892 * Jason Riedy sent a patch to fix a bug with export of TODO keywords.
7894 * Philip Rooke created the Org-mode reference card and provided lots
7897 * Christian Schlauer proposed angular brackets around links, among
7900 * Linking to VM/BBDB/GNUS was inspired by Tom Shannon's
7901 `organizer-mode.el'.
7903 * Daniel Sinder came up with the idea of internal archiving by
7906 * Dale Smith proposed link abbreviations.
7908 * Adam Spiers asked for global linking commands and inspired the link
7909 extension system. support mairix.
7911 * David O'Toole wrote `org-publish.el' and drafted the manual
7912 chapter about publishing.
7914 * Ju"rgen Vollmer contributed code generating the table of contents
7917 * Chris Wallace provided a patch implementing the `QUOTE' keyword.
7919 * David Wainberg suggested archiving, and improvements to the linking
7922 * John Wiegley wrote `emacs-wiki.el' and `planner.el'. The
7923 development of Org-mode was fully independent, and both systems are
7924 really different beasts in their basic ideas and implementation
7925 details. I later looked at John's code, however, and learned from
7926 his implementation of (i) links where the link itself is hidden
7927 and only a description is shown, and (ii) popping up a calendar to
7928 select a date. John has also contributed a number of great ideas
7929 directly to Org-mode.
7931 * Carsten Wimmer suggested some changes and helped fix a bug in
7934 * Roland Winkler requested additional keybindings to make Org-mode
7937 * Piotr Zielinski wrote `org-mouse.el', proposed agenda blocks and
7938 contributed various ideas and code snippets.
7941 File: org, Node: Main Index, Next: Key Index, Prev: History and Acknowledgments, Up: Top
7949 * abbreviation, links: Link abbreviations. (line 6)
7950 * acknowledgments: History and Acknowledgments.
7952 * action, for publishing: Publishing action. (line 6)
7953 * activation: Activation. (line 6)
7954 * active region <1>: Built-in table editor.
7956 * active region <2>: HTML Export commands.
7958 * active region <3>: Structure editing. (line 74)
7959 * active region: ASCII export. (line 9)
7960 * agenda: Weekly/Daily agenda. (line 6)
7961 * agenda dispatcher: Agenda dispatcher. (line 6)
7962 * agenda files: Agenda files. (line 6)
7963 * agenda files, removing buffers: Agenda commands. (line 244)
7964 * agenda views: Agenda views. (line 6)
7965 * agenda views, custom: Custom agenda views. (line 6)
7966 * agenda views, exporting <1>: Exporting Agenda Views.
7968 * agenda views, exporting <2>: Agenda commands. (line 233)
7969 * agenda views, exporting: Exporting Agenda Views.
7971 * agenda views, user-defined: Special agenda views.
7973 * agenda, pipe: Extracting Agenda Information for other programs.
7975 * agenda, with block views: Block agenda. (line 6)
7976 * align, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 72)
7977 * allout.el: Conflicts. (line 6)
7978 * angular brackets, around links: External links. (line 43)
7979 * API, for properties <1>: Using the property API.
7981 * API, for properties: Property API. (line 6)
7982 * appointment reminders: Weekly/Daily agenda. (line 65)
7983 * appt.el: Weekly/Daily agenda. (line 65)
7984 * archive locations: Moving subtrees. (line 23)
7985 * archiving: Archiving. (line 6)
7986 * ASCII export: ASCII export. (line 6)
7987 * author: Feedback. (line 6)
7988 * author info, in export: Export options. (line 26)
7989 * autoload: Activation. (line 6)
7990 * backtrace of an error: Feedback. (line 27)
7991 * BBDB links: External links. (line 6)
7992 * block agenda: Block agenda. (line 6)
7993 * blorg.el: Extensions. (line 32)
7994 * bold text: Enhancing text. (line 15)
7995 * Boolean logic, for tag searches: Tag searches. (line 24)
7996 * bug reports: Feedback. (line 6)
7997 * bugs: Bugs. (line 6)
7998 * C-c C-c, overview: The very busy C-c C-c key.
8000 * calc package: The spreadsheet. (line 6)
8001 * calc.el: Cooperation. (line 6)
8002 * calculations, in tables <1>: The spreadsheet. (line 6)
8003 * calculations, in tables: Built-in table editor.
8005 * calendar commands, from agenda: Agenda commands. (line 196)
8006 * calendar integration: Weekly/Daily agenda. (line 23)
8007 * calendar, for selecting date: The date/time prompt.
8009 * category: Categories. (line 6)
8010 * category, require for tags/property match: Tag searches. (line 69)
8011 * CDLaTeX: CDLaTeX mode. (line 6)
8012 * cdlatex.el: Cooperation. (line 29)
8013 * checkbox statistics: Checkboxes. (line 25)
8014 * checkboxes: Checkboxes. (line 6)
8015 * children, subtree visibility state: Visibility cycling. (line 10)
8016 * clean outline view: Clean view. (line 6)
8017 * column formula: Column formulas. (line 6)
8018 * column view, for properties: Defining columns. (line 6)
8019 * commands, in agenda buffer: Agenda commands. (line 6)
8020 * comment lines: Comment lines. (line 6)
8021 * completion, of dictionary words: Completion. (line 6)
8022 * completion, of file names: Handling links. (line 44)
8023 * completion, of link abbreviations: Completion. (line 6)
8024 * completion, of links: Handling links. (line 25)
8025 * completion, of option keywords <1>: Completion. (line 6)
8026 * completion, of option keywords <2>: Per-file keywords. (line 23)
8027 * completion, of option keywords: Export options. (line 6)
8028 * completion, of property keys: Completion. (line 6)
8029 * completion, of tags <1>: Completion. (line 6)
8030 * completion, of tags: Setting tags. (line 11)
8031 * completion, of TeX symbols: Completion. (line 6)
8032 * completion, of TODO keywords <1>: Workflow states. (line 15)
8033 * completion, of TODO keywords: Completion. (line 6)
8034 * constants, in calculations: References. (line 82)
8035 * constants.el: Cooperation. (line 14)
8036 * constcgs, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 98)
8037 * constSI, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 98)
8038 * content, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 65)
8039 * contents, global visibility state: Visibility cycling. (line 22)
8040 * copying, of subtrees: Structure editing. (line 6)
8041 * creating timestamps: Creating timestamps. (line 6)
8042 * CUA.el: Conflicts. (line 15)
8043 * custom agenda views: Custom agenda views. (line 6)
8044 * custom date/time format: Custom time format. (line 6)
8045 * custom search strings: Custom searches. (line 6)
8046 * customization: Customization. (line 6)
8047 * customtime, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 95)
8048 * cutting, of subtrees: Structure editing. (line 6)
8049 * cycling, of TODO states: TODO basics. (line 13)
8050 * cycling, visibility: Visibility cycling. (line 6)
8051 * daily agenda: Weekly/Daily agenda. (line 6)
8052 * date format, custom: Custom time format. (line 6)
8053 * date range: Time stamps. (line 40)
8054 * date stamps <1>: Time stamps. (line 6)
8055 * date stamps: Dates and times. (line 6)
8056 * date, reading in minibuffer: The date/time prompt.
8058 * dates: Dates and times. (line 6)
8059 * DEADLINE keyword: Deadlines and scheduling.
8061 * deadlines: Time stamps. (line 6)
8062 * debugging, of table formulas: Editing and debugging formulas.
8064 * demotion, of subtrees: Structure editing. (line 6)
8065 * diary entries, creating from agenda: Agenda commands. (line 201)
8066 * diary integration: Weekly/Daily agenda. (line 23)
8067 * dictionary word completion: Completion. (line 6)
8068 * directories, for publishing: Sources and destinations.
8070 * dispatching agenda commands: Agenda dispatcher. (line 6)
8071 * display changing, in agenda: Agenda commands. (line 65)
8072 * document structure: Document structure. (line 6)
8073 * DONE, final TODO keyword: Per-file keywords. (line 26)
8074 * drawer, for properties: Property syntax. (line 6)
8075 * drawers: Drawers. (line 6)
8076 * dynamic blocks: Dynamic blocks. (line 6)
8077 * editing tables: Tables. (line 6)
8078 * editing, of table formulas: Editing and debugging formulas.
8080 * elisp links: External links. (line 6)
8081 * emphasized text: Export options. (line 26)
8082 * enhancing text: Enhancing text. (line 6)
8083 * evaluate time range: Creating timestamps. (line 48)
8084 * even, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 88)
8085 * examples, quoted: Quoted examples. (line 6)
8086 * exporting: Exporting. (line 6)
8087 * exporting agenda views <1>: Agenda commands. (line 233)
8088 * exporting agenda views: Exporting Agenda Views.
8090 * exporting, not: Comment lines. (line 6)
8091 * extended TODO keywords: TODO extensions. (line 6)
8092 * extension, third-party: Extensions. (line 6)
8093 * external archiving: Moving subtrees. (line 6)
8094 * external links: External links. (line 6)
8095 * external links, in HTML export: Links. (line 6)
8096 * faces, for TODO keywords: Faces for TODO keywords.
8098 * FAQ: Summary. (line 56)
8099 * feedback: Feedback. (line 6)
8100 * field formula: Field formulas. (line 6)
8101 * field references: References. (line 15)
8102 * file links: External links. (line 6)
8103 * file links, searching: Search options. (line 6)
8104 * file name completion: Handling links. (line 44)
8105 * files for agenda: Agenda files. (line 6)
8106 * files, adding to agenda list: Agenda files. (line 15)
8107 * files, selecting for publishing: Selecting files. (line 6)
8108 * fixed width: Enhancing text. (line 30)
8109 * fixed width text: Quoted examples. (line 6)
8110 * fixed-width sections: Export options. (line 26)
8111 * folded, subtree visibility state: Visibility cycling. (line 10)
8112 * folding, sparse trees: Sparse trees. (line 6)
8113 * following links: Handling links. (line 59)
8114 * footnote.el <1>: Footnotes. (line 6)
8115 * footnote.el <2>: Cooperation. (line 73)
8116 * footnote.el: Conflicts. (line 35)
8117 * footnotes <1>: Footnotes. (line 6)
8118 * footnotes: Export options. (line 26)
8119 * format specifier: Formula syntax for Calc.
8121 * format, of links: Link format. (line 6)
8122 * formula debugging: Editing and debugging formulas.
8124 * formula editing: Editing and debugging formulas.
8126 * formula syntax, Calc: Formula syntax for Calc.
8128 * formula, for individual table field: Field formulas. (line 6)
8129 * formula, for table column: Column formulas. (line 6)
8130 * formula, in tables: Built-in table editor.
8132 * global cycling: Visibility cycling. (line 22)
8133 * global keybindings: Activation. (line 6)
8134 * global TODO list: Global TODO list. (line 6)
8135 * global visibility states: Visibility cycling. (line 22)
8136 * GNUS links: External links. (line 6)
8137 * grouping columns in tables: Column groups. (line 6)
8138 * hand-formatted lists: Enhancing text. (line 11)
8139 * headline levels: Export options. (line 26)
8140 * headline levels, for exporting <1>: LaTeX export commands.
8142 * headline levels, for exporting <2>: HTML Export commands.
8144 * headline levels, for exporting: ASCII export. (line 21)
8145 * headline navigation: Motion. (line 6)
8146 * headline tagging: Tags. (line 6)
8147 * headline, promotion and demotion: Structure editing. (line 6)
8148 * headlines: Headlines. (line 6)
8149 * hide text: Visibility cycling. (line 6)
8150 * hidestars, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 88)
8151 * hiding leading stars: Clean view. (line 6)
8152 * history: History and Acknowledgments.
8154 * horizontal rules, in exported files: Enhancing text. (line 20)
8155 * HTML entities, LaTeX entities: Enhancing text. (line 45)
8156 * HTML export: HTML export. (line 6)
8157 * HTML, and orgtbl-mode: Translator functions.
8159 * hyperlinks: Hyperlinks. (line 6)
8160 * hyperlinks, adding new types: Adding hyperlink types.
8162 * iCalendar export: iCalendar export. (line 6)
8163 * images, inline in HTML: Images. (line 6)
8164 * imenu.el: Cooperation. (line 33)
8165 * in-buffer settings: In-buffer settings. (line 6)
8166 * inactive timestamp: Time stamps. (line 49)
8167 * index, of published pages: Project page index. (line 6)
8168 * Info links: External links. (line 6)
8169 * inheritance, of properties: Property searches. (line 6)
8170 * inheritance, of tags: Tag inheritance. (line 6)
8171 * inlining images in HTML: Images. (line 6)
8172 * inserting links: Handling links. (line 25)
8173 * installation: Installation. (line 6)
8174 * internal archiving: ARCHIVE tag. (line 6)
8175 * internal links: Internal links. (line 6)
8176 * internal links, in HTML export: Links. (line 6)
8177 * introduction: Introduction. (line 6)
8178 * italic text: Enhancing text. (line 15)
8179 * jumping, to headlines: Motion. (line 6)
8180 * keybindings, global: Activation. (line 6)
8181 * keyword options: Per-file keywords. (line 6)
8182 * LaTeX class: Sectioning structure.
8184 * LaTeX export: LaTeX export. (line 6)
8185 * LaTeX fragments <1>: Export options. (line 26)
8186 * LaTeX fragments: LaTeX fragments. (line 6)
8187 * LaTeX fragments, export: Enhancing text. (line 23)
8188 * LaTeX fragments, preview: Processing LaTeX fragments.
8190 * LaTeX interpretation: Embedded LaTeX. (line 6)
8191 * LaTeX sectioning structure: Sectioning structure.
8193 * LaTeX, and orgtbl-mode: A LaTeX example. (line 6)
8194 * level, require for tags/property match: Tag searches. (line 69)
8195 * linebreak preservation: Export options. (line 26)
8196 * linebreak, forced: Enhancing text. (line 42)
8197 * link abbreviations: Link abbreviations. (line 6)
8198 * link abbreviations, completion of: Completion. (line 6)
8199 * link completion: Handling links. (line 25)
8200 * link format: Link format. (line 6)
8201 * links, external: External links. (line 6)
8202 * links, finding next/previous: Handling links. (line 92)
8203 * links, handling: Handling links. (line 6)
8204 * links, in HTML export: Links. (line 6)
8205 * links, internal: Internal links. (line 6)
8206 * links, publishing: Publishing links. (line 6)
8207 * links, radio targets: Radio targets. (line 6)
8208 * links, returning to: Handling links. (line 86)
8209 * Lisp forms, as table formulas: Formula syntax for Lisp.
8211 * lists, hand-formatted: Enhancing text. (line 11)
8212 * lists, in other modes: Tables in arbitrary syntax.
8214 * lists, ordered: Plain lists. (line 6)
8215 * lists, plain: Plain lists. (line 6)
8216 * logdone, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 77)
8217 * logging, of progress: Progress logging. (line 6)
8218 * lognoteclock-out, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 77)
8219 * lognotedone, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 77)
8220 * lognotestate, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 77)
8221 * logrepeat, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 77)
8222 * maintainer: Feedback. (line 6)
8223 * mark ring: Handling links. (line 82)
8224 * marking characters, tables: Advanced features. (line 40)
8225 * matching, of properties: Matching tags and properties.
8227 * matching, of tags: Matching tags and properties.
8229 * matching, tags: Tags. (line 6)
8230 * math symbols: Math symbols. (line 6)
8231 * MH-E links: External links. (line 6)
8232 * minor mode for structure editing: orgstruct-mode. (line 6)
8233 * minor mode for tables: orgtbl-mode. (line 6)
8234 * mode, for calc: Formula syntax for Calc.
8236 * motion commands in agenda: Agenda commands. (line 19)
8237 * motion, between headlines: Motion. (line 6)
8238 * name, of column or field: References. (line 82)
8239 * named references: References. (line 82)
8240 * names as TODO keywords: TODO types. (line 6)
8241 * narrow columns in tables: Narrow columns. (line 6)
8242 * noalign, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 72)
8243 * nologging, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 77)
8244 * nologrepeat, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 77)
8245 * occur, command: Sparse trees. (line 6)
8246 * odd, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 88)
8247 * option keyword completion: Completion. (line 6)
8248 * options, for custom agenda views: Setting Options. (line 6)
8249 * options, for customization: Customization. (line 6)
8250 * options, for export: Export options. (line 6)
8251 * options, for publishing: Publishing options. (line 6)
8252 * ordered lists: Plain lists. (line 6)
8253 * org-agenda, command: Weekly/Daily agenda. (line 9)
8254 * org-blog.el: Extensions. (line 28)
8255 * org-list-insert-radio-list: Radio lists. (line 6)
8256 * org-mode, turning on: Activation. (line 22)
8257 * org-mouse.el: Extensions. (line 16)
8258 * org-publish-project-alist: Project alist. (line 6)
8259 * org-publish.el: Extensions. (line 8)
8260 * org2rem.el: Extensions. (line 36)
8261 * orgstruct-mode: orgstruct-mode. (line 6)
8262 * orgtbl-mode <1>: orgtbl-mode. (line 6)
8263 * orgtbl-mode: Tables in arbitrary syntax.
8265 * outline tree: Headlines. (line 6)
8266 * outline-mode: Outlines. (line 6)
8267 * outlines: Outlines. (line 6)
8268 * overview, global visibility state: Visibility cycling. (line 22)
8269 * overview, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 65)
8270 * packages, interaction with other: Interaction. (line 6)
8271 * pasting, of subtrees: Structure editing. (line 6)
8272 * per-file keywords: Per-file keywords. (line 6)
8273 * plain lists: Plain lists. (line 6)
8274 * plain text external links: External links. (line 43)
8275 * presentation, of agenda items: Presentation and sorting.
8277 * printing sparse trees: Sparse trees. (line 47)
8278 * priorities: Priorities. (line 6)
8279 * priorities, of agenda items: Sorting of agenda items.
8281 * progress logging: Progress logging. (line 6)
8282 * projects, for publishing: Project alist. (line 6)
8283 * promotion, of subtrees: Structure editing. (line 6)
8284 * properties: Properties and columns.
8286 * properties, API <1>: Using the property API.
8288 * properties, API: Property API. (line 6)
8289 * properties, column view: Defining columns. (line 6)
8290 * properties, inheritance: Property searches. (line 6)
8291 * properties, searching: Property searches. (line 6)
8292 * properties, special: Special properties. (line 6)
8293 * property syntax: Property syntax. (line 6)
8294 * publishing: Publishing. (line 6)
8295 * quoted examples: Quoted examples. (line 6)
8296 * quoted HTML tags: Export options. (line 26)
8297 * radio lists: Radio lists. (line 6)
8298 * radio tables: Radio tables. (line 6)
8299 * radio targets: Radio targets. (line 6)
8300 * range references: References. (line 60)
8301 * ranges, time: Time stamps. (line 6)
8302 * recomputing table fields: Updating the table. (line 6)
8303 * references: References. (line 6)
8304 * references, named: References. (line 82)
8305 * references, to fields: References. (line 15)
8306 * references, to ranges: References. (line 60)
8307 * refiling notes: Refiling notes. (line 6)
8308 * region, active <1>: HTML Export commands.
8310 * region, active <2>: Built-in table editor.
8312 * region, active <3>: ASCII export. (line 9)
8313 * region, active: Structure editing. (line 74)
8314 * regular expressions, with tags search: Tag searches. (line 64)
8315 * remember.el <1>: Remember. (line 6)
8316 * remember.el: Cooperation. (line 42)
8317 * remote editing, from agenda: Agenda commands. (line 107)
8318 * remote editing, undo: Agenda commands. (line 108)
8319 * richer text: Enhancing text. (line 6)
8320 * RMAIL links: External links. (line 6)
8321 * SCHEDULED keyword: Deadlines and scheduling.
8323 * scheduling: Time stamps. (line 6)
8324 * Scripts, for agenda processing: Extracting Agenda Information for other programs.
8326 * search option in file links: Search options. (line 6)
8327 * search strings, custom: Custom searches. (line 6)
8328 * searching for tags: Tag searches. (line 6)
8329 * searching, of properties: Property searches. (line 6)
8330 * section-numbers: Export options. (line 26)
8331 * setting tags: Setting tags. (line 6)
8332 * SHELL links: External links. (line 6)
8333 * show all, command: Visibility cycling. (line 33)
8334 * show all, global visibility state: Visibility cycling. (line 22)
8335 * show hidden text: Visibility cycling. (line 6)
8336 * showall, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 65)
8337 * showstars, STARTUP keyword: In-buffer settings. (line 88)
8338 * sorting, of agenda items: Sorting of agenda items.
8340 * sparse tree, for deadlines: Inserting deadline/schedule.
8342 * sparse tree, for TODO: TODO basics. (line 37)
8343 * sparse tree, tag based: Tags. (line 6)
8344 * sparse trees: Sparse trees. (line 6)
8345 * special keywords: In-buffer settings. (line 6)
8346 * special strings: Export options. (line 26)
8347 * speedbar.el: Cooperation. (line 46)
8348 * spreadsheet capabilities: The spreadsheet. (line 6)
8349 * statistics, for checkboxes: Checkboxes. (line 25)
8350 * storing links: Handling links. (line 9)
8351 * structure editing: Structure editing. (line 6)
8352 * structure of document: Document structure. (line 6)
8353 * sublevels, inclusion into tags match: Tag inheritance. (line 6)
8354 * sublevels, inclusion into todo list: Global TODO list. (line 34)
8355 * subscript: Subscripts and Superscripts.
8357 * subtree cycling: Visibility cycling. (line 10)
8358 * subtree visibility states: Visibility cycling. (line 10)
8359 * subtree, cut and paste: Structure editing. (line 6)
8360 * subtree, subtree visibility state: Visibility cycling. (line 10)
8361 * subtrees, cut and paste: Structure editing. (line 6)
8362 * summary: Summary. (line 6)
8363 * superscript: Subscripts and Superscripts.
8365 * syntax, of formulas: Formula syntax for Calc.
8367 * table editor, built-in: Built-in table editor.
8369 * table editor, table.el: Cooperation. (line 54)
8370 * table of contents: Export options. (line 26)
8371 * table.el: Cooperation. (line 51)
8372 * tables <1>: Tables. (line 6)
8373 * tables: Export options. (line 26)
8374 * tables, export: Enhancing text. (line 26)
8375 * tables, in other modes: Tables in arbitrary syntax.
8377 * tag completion: Completion. (line 6)
8378 * tag inheritance: Tag inheritance. (line 6)
8379 * tag searches: Tag searches. (line 6)
8380 * tags: Tags. (line 6)
8381 * tags view: Matching tags and properties.
8383 * tags, setting: Setting tags. (line 6)
8384 * targets, for links: Internal links. (line 6)
8385 * targets, radio: Radio targets. (line 6)
8386 * tasks, breaking down: Breaking down tasks. (line 6)
8387 * templates, for remember: Remember templates. (line 6)
8388 * TeX interpretation: Embedded LaTeX. (line 6)
8389 * TeX macros <1>: Math symbols. (line 6)
8390 * TeX macros: Export options. (line 26)
8391 * TeX macros, export: Enhancing text. (line 23)
8392 * TeX symbol completion: Completion. (line 6)
8393 * TeX-like syntax for sub- and superscripts: Export options. (line 26)
8394 * text, fixed width: Quoted examples. (line 6)
8395 * thanks: History and Acknowledgments.
8397 * time format, custom: Custom time format. (line 6)
8398 * time grid: Time-of-day specifications.
8400 * time info, in export: Export options. (line 26)
8401 * time stamps <1>: Dates and times. (line 6)
8402 * time stamps: Time stamps. (line 6)
8403 * time, reading in minibuffer: The date/time prompt.
8405 * time-of-day specification: Time-of-day specifications.
8407 * time-sorted view: Timeline. (line 6)
8408 * timeline, single file: Timeline. (line 6)
8409 * timerange: Time stamps. (line 40)
8410 * times: Dates and times. (line 6)
8411 * timestamp: Time stamps. (line 14)
8412 * timestamp, inactive: Time stamps. (line 49)
8413 * timestamp, with repeater interval: Time stamps. (line 24)
8414 * timestamps, creating: Creating timestamps. (line 6)
8415 * TODO items: TODO items. (line 6)
8416 * TODO keyword matching: Global TODO list. (line 17)
8417 * TODO keyword matching, with tags search: Tag searches. (line 41)
8418 * todo keyword sets: Multiple sets in one file.
8420 * TODO keywords completion: Completion. (line 6)
8421 * TODO list, global: Global TODO list. (line 6)
8422 * TODO types: TODO types. (line 6)
8423 * TODO workflow: Workflow states. (line 6)
8424 * transient-mark-mode <1>: Built-in table editor.
8426 * transient-mark-mode <2>: HTML Export commands.
8428 * transient-mark-mode <3>: Structure editing. (line 74)
8429 * transient-mark-mode: ASCII export. (line 9)
8430 * translator function: Translator functions.
8432 * trees, sparse: Sparse trees. (line 6)
8433 * trees, visibility: Visibility cycling. (line 6)
8434 * tty keybindings: TTY keys. (line 6)
8435 * types as TODO keywords: TODO types. (line 6)
8436 * underlined text: Enhancing text. (line 15)
8437 * undoing remote-editing events: Agenda commands. (line 108)
8438 * updating, table: Updating the table. (line 6)
8439 * URL links: External links. (line 6)
8440 * USENET links: External links. (line 6)
8441 * variables, for customization: Customization. (line 6)
8442 * vectors, in table calculations: Formula syntax for Calc.
8444 * verbatim text: Enhancing text. (line 15)
8445 * visibility cycling: Visibility cycling. (line 6)
8446 * visibility cycling, drawers: Drawers. (line 6)
8447 * visible text, printing: Sparse trees. (line 47)
8448 * VM links: External links. (line 6)
8449 * WANDERLUST links: External links. (line 6)
8450 * weekly agenda: Weekly/Daily agenda. (line 6)
8451 * windmove.el: Conflicts. (line 32)
8452 * workflow states as TODO keywords: Workflow states. (line 6)
8453 * XEmacs: Installation. (line 6)
8454 * XOXO export: XOXO export. (line 6)
8457 File: org, Node: Key Index, Prev: Main Index, Up: Top
8465 * $: Agenda commands. (line 122)
8466 * ': CDLaTeX mode. (line 43)
8467 * +: Agenda commands. (line 145)
8468 * ,: Agenda commands. (line 137)
8469 * -: Agenda commands. (line 151)
8470 * .: Agenda commands. (line 99)
8471 * :: Agenda commands. (line 130)
8472 * < <1>: Agenda files. (line 55)
8473 * < <2>: The date/time prompt.
8475 * < <3>: Using column view. (line 57)
8476 * <: Agenda files. (line 51)
8477 * <left>: Agenda commands. (line 96)
8478 * <RET> <1>: Agenda commands. (line 39)
8479 * <RET> <2>: Built-in table editor.
8481 * <RET> <3>: The date/time prompt.
8483 * <RET>: Setting tags. (line 76)
8484 * <right>: Agenda commands. (line 91)
8485 * <SPC> <1>: Setting tags. (line 73)
8486 * <SPC>: Agenda commands. (line 28)
8487 * <TAB> <1>: Visibility cycling. (line 10)
8488 * <TAB> <2>: Agenda commands. (line 33)
8489 * <TAB> <3>: Editing and debugging formulas.
8491 * <TAB> <4>: Built-in table editor.
8493 * <TAB> <5>: Plain lists. (line 42)
8494 * <TAB> <6>: CDLaTeX mode. (line 23)
8495 * <TAB>: Setting tags. (line 68)
8496 * > <1>: The date/time prompt.
8498 * > <2>: Agenda commands. (line 173)
8499 * >: Using column view. (line 57)
8500 * ^: CDLaTeX mode. (line 33)
8501 * _: CDLaTeX mode. (line 33)
8502 * `: CDLaTeX mode. (line 39)
8503 * a <1>: Using column view. (line 46)
8504 * a: Agenda commands. (line 134)
8505 * b: Agenda commands. (line 49)
8506 * C: Agenda commands. (line 216)
8507 * c: Agenda commands. (line 196)
8508 * C-#: Advanced features. (line 9)
8509 * C-': Agenda files. (line 21)
8510 * C-,: Agenda files. (line 21)
8511 * C-<RET>: Structure editing. (line 18)
8512 * C-_: Agenda commands. (line 108)
8513 * C-c ! <1>: Footnotes. (line 14)
8514 * C-c !: Creating timestamps. (line 19)
8515 * C-c #: Checkboxes. (line 60)
8516 * C-c %: Handling links. (line 82)
8517 * C-c &: Handling links. (line 86)
8518 * C-c ': Editing and debugging formulas.
8520 * C-c *: Updating the table. (line 13)
8521 * C-c +: Built-in table editor.
8523 * C-c ,: Priorities. (line 21)
8524 * C-c - <1>: Built-in table editor.
8526 * C-c -: Plain lists. (line 89)
8527 * C-c .: Creating timestamps. (line 10)
8528 * C-c /: Sparse trees. (line 15)
8529 * C-c / d: Inserting deadline/schedule.
8531 * C-c / p: Property searches. (line 23)
8532 * C-c / r: Sparse trees. (line 17)
8533 * C-c / T: Tag searches. (line 9)
8534 * C-c / t: TODO basics. (line 37)
8535 * C-c : <1>: Quoted examples. (line 15)
8536 * C-c :: Enhancing text. (line 34)
8537 * C-c ;: Comment lines. (line 10)
8538 * C-c <: Creating timestamps. (line 23)
8539 * C-c = <1>: Column formulas. (line 26)
8540 * C-c =: Editing and debugging formulas.
8542 * C-c >: Creating timestamps. (line 27)
8543 * C-c ?: Editing and debugging formulas.
8545 * C-c [: Agenda files. (line 15)
8546 * C-c \: Tag searches. (line 9)
8547 * C-c ]: Agenda files. (line 18)
8548 * C-c ^ <1>: Structure editing. (line 61)
8549 * C-c ^: Built-in table editor.
8551 * C-c `: Built-in table editor.
8553 * C-c a !: Stuck projects. (line 14)
8554 * C-c a #: Stuck projects. (line 13)
8555 * C-c a a: Weekly/Daily agenda. (line 9)
8556 * C-c a C: Storing searches. (line 9)
8557 * C-c a e: Exporting Agenda Views.
8559 * C-c a L: Timeline. (line 10)
8560 * C-c a m <1>: Matching tags and properties.
8562 * C-c a m: Tag searches. (line 13)
8563 * C-c a M <1>: Matching tags and properties.
8565 * C-c a M: Tag searches. (line 17)
8566 * C-c a t <1>: TODO basics. (line 48)
8567 * C-c a t: Global TODO list. (line 9)
8568 * C-c a T: Global TODO list. (line 14)
8569 * C-c C-a: Visibility cycling. (line 33)
8570 * C-c C-b: Motion. (line 15)
8571 * C-c C-c <1>: Clocking work time. (line 89)
8572 * C-c C-c <2>: Setting tags. (line 10)
8573 * C-c C-c <3>: Cooperation. (line 54)
8574 * C-c C-c <4>: The very busy C-c C-c key.
8576 * C-c C-c <5>: Checkboxes. (line 40)
8577 * C-c C-c <6>: Processing LaTeX fragments.
8579 * C-c C-c <7>: Property syntax. (line 58)
8580 * C-c C-c <8>: TODO basics. (line 30)
8581 * C-c C-c <9>: Using column view. (line 39)
8582 * C-c C-c <10>: Capturing Column View.
8584 * C-c C-c <11>: Plain lists. (line 82)
8585 * C-c C-c <12>: Built-in table editor.
8587 * C-c C-c: Editing and debugging formulas.
8589 * C-c C-d <1>: Inserting deadline/schedule.
8591 * C-c C-d: Agenda commands. (line 158)
8592 * C-c C-e: Exporting. (line 20)
8593 * C-c C-e a: ASCII export. (line 9)
8594 * C-c C-e b: HTML Export commands.
8596 * C-c C-e c: iCalendar export. (line 21)
8597 * C-c C-e H: HTML Export commands.
8599 * C-c C-e h: HTML Export commands.
8601 * C-c C-e I: iCalendar export. (line 16)
8602 * C-c C-e i: iCalendar export. (line 14)
8603 * C-c C-e L: LaTeX export commands.
8605 * C-c C-e l: LaTeX export commands.
8607 * C-c C-e R: HTML Export commands.
8609 * C-c C-e t: Export options. (line 13)
8610 * C-c C-e v <1>: XOXO export. (line 11)
8611 * C-c C-e v: Sparse trees. (line 47)
8612 * C-c C-e v a: ASCII export. (line 16)
8613 * C-c C-e v b: HTML Export commands.
8615 * C-c C-e v h: HTML Export commands.
8617 * C-c C-e v H: HTML Export commands.
8619 * C-c C-e v l: LaTeX export commands.
8621 * C-c C-e v L: LaTeX export commands.
8623 * C-c C-e v R: HTML Export commands.
8625 * C-c C-e x: XOXO export. (line 10)
8626 * C-c C-f: Motion. (line 12)
8627 * C-c C-j: Motion. (line 21)
8628 * C-c C-l: Handling links. (line 25)
8629 * C-c C-n: Motion. (line 8)
8630 * C-c C-o <1>: Handling links. (line 59)
8631 * C-c C-o: Creating timestamps. (line 31)
8632 * C-c C-p: Motion. (line 9)
8633 * C-c C-q <1>: Built-in table editor.
8635 * C-c C-q: Editing and debugging formulas.
8637 * C-c C-r <1>: Editing and debugging formulas.
8639 * C-c C-r: Visibility cycling. (line 34)
8640 * C-c C-s <1>: Agenda commands. (line 155)
8641 * C-c C-s: Inserting deadline/schedule.
8643 * C-c C-t <1>: Clocking work time. (line 30)
8644 * C-c C-t: TODO basics. (line 13)
8645 * C-c C-u: Motion. (line 18)
8646 * C-c C-v: TODO basics. (line 37)
8647 * C-c C-w <1>: Structure editing. (line 58)
8648 * C-c C-w: Refiling notes. (line 13)
8649 * C-c C-x <: Agenda files. (line 44)
8650 * C-c C-x b: Visibility cycling. (line 43)
8651 * C-c C-x C-a: ARCHIVE tag. (line 28)
8652 * C-c C-x C-b: Checkboxes. (line 42)
8653 * C-c C-x C-c <1>: Using column view. (line 9)
8654 * C-c C-x C-c: Agenda commands. (line 223)
8655 * C-c C-x C-d: Clocking work time. (line 42)
8656 * C-c C-x C-i: Clocking work time. (line 12)
8657 * C-c C-x C-j: Clocking work time. (line 38)
8658 * C-c C-x C-k: Structure editing. (line 43)
8659 * C-c C-x C-l: Processing LaTeX fragments.
8661 * C-c C-x C-n: Handling links. (line 92)
8662 * C-c C-x C-o: Clocking work time. (line 17)
8663 * C-c C-x C-p: Handling links. (line 92)
8664 * C-c C-x C-r: Clocking work time. (line 50)
8665 * C-c C-x C-s: Moving subtrees. (line 10)
8666 * C-c C-x C-t: Custom time format. (line 12)
8667 * C-c C-x C-u <1>: Dynamic blocks. (line 21)
8668 * C-c C-x C-u <2>: Clocking work time. (line 91)
8669 * C-c C-x C-u: Capturing Column View.
8671 * C-c C-x C-w <1>: Structure editing. (line 43)
8672 * C-c C-x C-w: Built-in table editor.
8674 * C-c C-x C-x: Clocking work time. (line 34)
8675 * C-c C-x C-y <1>: Structure editing. (line 52)
8676 * C-c C-x C-y: Built-in table editor.
8678 * C-c C-x M-w <1>: Built-in table editor.
8680 * C-c C-x M-w: Structure editing. (line 48)
8681 * C-c C-x p: Property syntax. (line 49)
8682 * C-c C-x r: Capturing Column View.
8684 * C-c C-y <1>: Creating timestamps. (line 48)
8685 * C-c C-y: Clocking work time. (line 25)
8686 * C-c l: Handling links. (line 9)
8687 * C-c { <1>: CDLaTeX mode. (line 21)
8688 * C-c {: Editing and debugging formulas.
8690 * C-c |: Built-in table editor.
8692 * C-c }: Editing and debugging formulas.
8694 * C-c ~: Cooperation. (line 65)
8695 * C-k: Agenda commands. (line 116)
8696 * C-S-<left>: Multiple sets in one file.
8698 * C-S-<right>: Multiple sets in one file.
8700 * C-TAB: ARCHIVE tag. (line 38)
8701 * C-u C-c *: Updating the table. (line 16)
8702 * C-u C-c .: Creating timestamps. (line 14)
8703 * C-u C-c = <1>: Field formulas. (line 24)
8704 * C-u C-c =: Editing and debugging formulas.
8706 * C-u C-c C-c: Updating the table. (line 19)
8707 * C-u C-c C-l: Handling links. (line 44)
8708 * C-u C-c C-t: TODO basics. (line 22)
8709 * C-u C-c C-x C-a: ARCHIVE tag. (line 31)
8710 * C-u C-c C-x C-s: Moving subtrees. (line 14)
8711 * C-u C-c C-x C-u <1>: Capturing Column View.
8713 * C-u C-c C-x C-u <2>: Dynamic blocks. (line 22)
8714 * C-u C-c C-x C-u: Clocking work time. (line 93)
8715 * C-u C-u C-c *: Updating the table. (line 22)
8716 * C-u C-u C-c =: Editing and debugging formulas.
8718 * C-u C-u C-c C-c: Updating the table. (line 22)
8719 * C-x C-s <1>: Editing and debugging formulas.
8721 * C-x C-s: Agenda commands. (line 87)
8722 * C-x C-w <1>: Exporting Agenda Views.
8724 * C-x C-w: Agenda commands. (line 232)
8725 * d: Agenda commands. (line 66)
8726 * D: Agenda commands. (line 72)
8727 * e: Using column view. (line 33)
8728 * f: Agenda commands. (line 42)
8729 * g: Agenda commands. (line 76)
8730 * H: Agenda commands. (line 220)
8731 * I: Agenda commands. (line 178)
8732 * i: Agenda commands. (line 201)
8733 * J: Agenda commands. (line 190)
8734 * l: Agenda commands. (line 55)
8735 * L: Agenda commands. (line 30)
8736 * M: Agenda commands. (line 207)
8737 * m: Agenda commands. (line 66)
8738 * M-<down> <1>: Built-in table editor.
8740 * M-<down>: Editing and debugging formulas.
8742 * M-<left> <1>: Built-in table editor.
8744 * M-<left>: Structure editing. (line 25)
8745 * M-<RET> <1>: Structure editing. (line 6)
8746 * M-<RET>: Plain lists. (line 50)
8747 * M-<right> <1>: Structure editing. (line 28)
8748 * M-<right>: Built-in table editor.
8750 * M-<TAB> <1>: Setting tags. (line 6)
8751 * M-<TAB> <2>: Editing and debugging formulas.
8753 * M-<TAB> <3>: Per-file keywords. (line 23)
8754 * M-<TAB> <4>: Completion. (line 10)
8755 * M-<TAB>: Property syntax. (line 46)
8756 * M-<up> <1>: Editing and debugging formulas.
8758 * M-<up>: Built-in table editor.
8760 * M-S-<down> <1>: Structure editing. (line 40)
8761 * M-S-<down> <2>: Plain lists. (line 67)
8762 * M-S-<down> <3>: Built-in table editor.
8764 * M-S-<down>: Editing and debugging formulas.
8766 * M-S-<left> <1>: Structure editing. (line 31)
8767 * M-S-<left> <2>: Built-in table editor.
8769 * M-S-<left> <3>: Plain lists. (line 73)
8770 * M-S-<left>: The date/time prompt.
8772 * M-S-<RET> <1>: Checkboxes. (line 57)
8773 * M-S-<RET> <2>: Plain lists. (line 60)
8774 * M-S-<RET>: Structure editing. (line 22)
8775 * M-S-<right> <1>: Plain lists. (line 73)
8776 * M-S-<right> <2>: Built-in table editor.
8778 * M-S-<right> <3>: Structure editing. (line 34)
8779 * M-S-<right>: The date/time prompt.
8781 * M-S-<up> <1>: Structure editing. (line 37)
8782 * M-S-<up> <2>: Editing and debugging formulas.
8784 * M-S-<up> <3>: Built-in table editor.
8786 * M-S-<up>: Plain lists. (line 67)
8787 * mouse-1 <1>: The date/time prompt.
8789 * mouse-1 <2>: Agenda commands. (line 33)
8790 * mouse-1: Handling links. (line 73)
8791 * mouse-2 <1>: Agenda commands. (line 33)
8792 * mouse-2: Handling links. (line 73)
8793 * mouse-3 <1>: Agenda commands. (line 28)
8794 * mouse-3: Handling links. (line 78)
8795 * n <1>: Using column view. (line 30)
8796 * n: Agenda commands. (line 19)
8797 * o: Agenda commands. (line 65)
8798 * O: Agenda commands. (line 182)
8799 * p: Agenda commands. (line 20)
8800 * P: Agenda commands. (line 142)
8801 * p: Using column view. (line 30)
8802 * q <1>: Using column view. (line 17)
8803 * q: Agenda commands. (line 243)
8804 * r <1>: Agenda commands. (line 80)
8805 * r: Global TODO list. (line 22)
8806 * s: Agenda commands. (line 87)
8807 * S: Agenda commands. (line 211)
8808 * S-<down> <1>: Priorities. (line 26)
8809 * S-<down> <2>: Creating timestamps. (line 40)
8810 * S-<down> <3>: Plain lists. (line 63)
8811 * S-<down> <4>: Agenda commands. (line 151)
8812 * S-<down> <5>: The date/time prompt.
8814 * S-<down>: Editing and debugging formulas.
8816 * S-<left> <1>: TODO basics. (line 26)
8817 * S-<left> <2>: The date/time prompt.
8819 * S-<left> <3>: Editing and debugging formulas.
8821 * S-<left> <4>: Creating timestamps. (line 35)
8822 * S-<left> <5>: Agenda commands. (line 169)
8823 * S-<left> <6>: Using column view. (line 26)
8824 * S-<left> <7>: Property syntax. (line 66)
8825 * S-<left>: Multiple sets in one file.
8827 * S-<RET>: Built-in table editor.
8829 * S-<right> <1>: The date/time prompt.
8831 * S-<right> <2>: Property syntax. (line 66)
8832 * S-<right> <3>: Agenda commands. (line 161)
8833 * S-<right> <4>: Multiple sets in one file.
8835 * S-<right> <5>: Creating timestamps. (line 35)
8836 * S-<right> <6>: TODO basics. (line 26)
8837 * S-<right> <7>: Using column view. (line 26)
8838 * S-<right>: Editing and debugging formulas.
8840 * S-<TAB> <1>: Visibility cycling. (line 22)
8841 * S-<TAB>: Built-in table editor.
8843 * S-<up> <1>: Creating timestamps. (line 40)
8844 * S-<up> <2>: Priorities. (line 26)
8845 * S-<up> <3>: Editing and debugging formulas.
8847 * S-<up> <4>: The date/time prompt.
8849 * S-<up> <5>: Plain lists. (line 63)
8850 * S-<up>: Agenda commands. (line 145)
8851 * S-M-<left>: Using column view. (line 61)
8852 * S-M-<RET>: TODO basics. (line 55)
8853 * S-M-<right>: Using column view. (line 58)
8854 * T: Agenda commands. (line 125)
8855 * t: Agenda commands. (line 112)
8856 * v: Using column view. (line 42)
8857 * w: Agenda commands. (line 66)
8858 * X: Agenda commands. (line 185)
8859 * x: Agenda commands. (line 244)
8860 * y: Agenda commands. (line 66)
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8867 Node: Summary
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8868 Node: Installation
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8869 Node: Activation
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8870 Node: Feedback
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8872 Node: Document structure
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8873 Node: Outlines
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8874 Node: Headlines
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8875 Ref: Headlines-Footnote-1
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8876 Node: Visibility cycling
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8877 Ref: Visibility cycling-Footnote-1
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8878 Ref: Visibility cycling-Footnote-2
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8879 Ref: Visibility cycling-Footnote-3
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8880 Node: Motion
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8881 Node: Structure editing
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8882 Node: Archiving
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8883 Node: ARCHIVE tag
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8884 Node: Moving subtrees
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8885 Ref: Moving subtrees-Footnote-1
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8886 Node: Sparse trees
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8887 Ref: Sparse trees-Footnote-1
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8888 Ref: Sparse trees-Footnote-2
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8890 Ref: Plain lists-Footnote-1
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8891 Ref: Plain lists-Footnote-2
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8893 Ref: Drawers-Footnote-1
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8896 Node: Built-in table editor
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8897 Node: Narrow columns
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8903 Ref: References-Footnote-1
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8904 Ref: References-Footnote-2
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8906 Node: Formula syntax for Lisp
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8917 Node: External links
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8923 Node: Search options
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8928 Node: TODO extensions
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8929 Node: Workflow states
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8930 Ref: Workflow states-Footnote-1
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8931 Node: TODO types
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8934 Node: Fast access to TODO states
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8938 Node: Progress logging
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8939 Node: Closing items
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8940 Ref: Closing items-Footnote-1
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8941 Ref: Closing items-Footnote-2
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8942 Node: Tracking TODO state changes
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8943 Ref: Tracking TODO state changes-Footnote-1
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8944 Node: Priorities
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8945 Ref: Priorities-Footnote-1
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8946 Node: Breaking down tasks
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8947 Ref: Breaking down tasks-Footnote-1
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8949 Node: Tags
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8950 Node: Tag inheritance
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8951 Node: Setting tags
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8952 Ref: Setting tags-Footnote-1
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8953 Ref: Setting tags-Footnote-2
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8954 Node: Tag searches
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8955 Node: Properties and columns
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8956 Node: Property syntax
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8957 Node: Special properties
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8958 Node: Property searches
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8959 Node: Property inheritance
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8960 Node: Column view
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8961 Node: Defining columns
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8962 Node: Scope of column definitions
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8963 Node: Column attributes
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8964 Ref: Column attributes-Footnote-1
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8965 Node: Using column view
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8966 Node: Capturing Column View
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8967 Node: Property API
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8968 Node: Dates and times
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8969 Node: Time stamps
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8970 Ref: Time stamps-Footnote-1
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8971 Node: Creating timestamps
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8972 Node: The date/time prompt
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8973 Ref: The date/time prompt-Footnote-1
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8974 Ref: The date/time prompt-Footnote-2
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8975 Ref: The date/time prompt-Footnote-3
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8976 Node: Custom time format
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8977 Node: Deadlines and scheduling
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8978 Ref: Deadlines and scheduling-Footnote-1
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8979 Node: Inserting deadline/schedule
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8980 Node: Repeated tasks
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8981 Ref: Repeated tasks-Footnote-1
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8982 Node: Clocking work time
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8983 Ref: Clocking work time-Footnote-1
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8984 Ref: Clocking work time-Footnote-2
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8985 Node: Remember
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8986 Node: Setting up remember
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8987 Ref: Setting up remember-Footnote-1
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8988 Node: Remember templates
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8989 Ref: Remember templates-Footnote-1
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8990 Ref: Remember templates-Footnote-2
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8991 Node: Storing notes
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8992 Ref: Storing notes-Footnote-1
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8993 Node: Refiling notes
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8994 Node: Agenda views
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8995 Node: Agenda files
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8996 Ref: Agenda files-Footnote-1
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8997 Ref: Agenda files-Footnote-2
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8998 Node: Agenda dispatcher
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8999 Ref: Agenda dispatcher-Footnote-1
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9000 Ref: Agenda dispatcher-Footnote-2
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9001 Node: Built-in agenda views
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9002 Node: Weekly/Daily agenda
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9003 Ref: Weekly/Daily agenda-Footnote-1
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9004 Node: Global TODO list
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9005 Node: Matching tags and properties
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9006 Node: Timeline
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9007 Node: Stuck projects
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9008 Node: Presentation and sorting
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9009 Node: Categories
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9010 Ref: Categories-Footnote-1
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9011 Node: Time-of-day specifications
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9012 Node: Sorting of agenda items
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9013 Node: Agenda commands
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9014 Node: Custom agenda views
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9015 Node: Storing searches
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9016 Ref: Storing searches-Footnote-1
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9017 Node: Block agenda
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9018 Node: Setting Options
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9019 Node: Exporting Agenda Views
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9020 Ref: Exporting Agenda Views-Footnote-1
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9021 Ref: Exporting Agenda Views-Footnote-2
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9022 Node: Extracting Agenda Information for other programs
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9023 Node: Embedded LaTeX
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9024 Ref: Embedded LaTeX-Footnote-1
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9025 Node: Math symbols
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9026 Node: Subscripts and Superscripts
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9027 Node: LaTeX fragments
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9028 Ref: LaTeX fragments-Footnote-1
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9029 Ref: LaTeX fragments-Footnote-2
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9030 Node: Processing LaTeX fragments
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9031 Node: CDLaTeX mode
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9032 Ref: CDLaTeX mode-Footnote-1
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9033 Node: Exporting
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9034 Node: ASCII export
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9035 Node: HTML export
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9036 Node: HTML Export commands
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9037 Node: Quoting HTML tags
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9038 Node: Links
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9039 Node: Images
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9040 Ref: Images-Footnote-1
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9041 Node: CSS support
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9042 Ref: CSS support-Footnote-1
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9043 Node: LaTeX export
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9044 Node: LaTeX export commands
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9045 Node: Quoting LaTeX code
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9046 Node: Sectioning structure
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9047 Node: XOXO export
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9048 Node: iCalendar export
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9050 Node: Comment lines
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9051 Node: Initial text
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9052 Node: Footnotes
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9055 Node: Export options
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9058 Ref: Publishing-Footnote-2
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9073 Node: Customization
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9077 Node: TTY keys
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9079 Node: Cooperation
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9080 Node: Conflicts
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9081 Node: Bugs
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9082 Node: Extensions and Hacking
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9083 Node: Extensions
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9084 Node: Adding hyperlink types
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9085 Node: Tables in arbitrary syntax
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9086 Node: Radio tables
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9087 Node: A LaTeX example
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9088 Ref: A LaTeX example-Footnote-1
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9089 Ref: A LaTeX example-Footnote-2
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9090 Node: Translator functions
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9091 Ref: Translator functions-Footnote-1
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9092 Node: Radio lists
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9093 Ref: Radio lists-Footnote-1
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9094 Node: Dynamic blocks
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9095 Node: Special agenda views
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9096 Node: Using the property API
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9097 Node: History and Acknowledgments
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9098 Node: Main Index
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9099 Node: Key Index
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