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14 ** Incompatible changes
15 *** Change to Noweb expansion
17 Expansion check =:noweb-ref= only if no matching named block is found
18 in the buffer. As a consequence, any =:noweb-ref= value matching the
19 name of a source block in the buffer is ignored. A simple fix is to
20 give every concerned source-block, including the named one, a new,
21 unique, Noweb reference.
25 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
29 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb-ref foo
33 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb yes
42 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb-ref bar
46 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb-ref bar
50 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb yes
55 *** Change ~org-structure-template-alist~ value
57 With the new template expansion mechanism (see
58 [[*~org-insert-structure-template~]]), the variable changed its data type.
59 See docstring for details.
61 *** =align= STARTUP value no longer narrow table columns
63 Columns narrowing (or shrinking) is now dynamic. See [[*Dynamically
64 narrow table columns]] for details. In particular, it is decoupled from
67 If you need to automatically shrink columns upon opening an Org
68 document, use =shrink= value instead, or in addition to align:
71 ,#+STARTUP: align shrink
75 *** Exclude unnumbered headlines from table of contents
76 Set their =UNNUMBERED= property to the special =notoc= value. See
78 *** ~org-archive~ functions update status cookies
80 Archiving headers through ~org-archive-subtree~ and
81 ~org-archive-to-archive-sibling~ such as the ones listed below:
89 Will update the status cookie in the top level header.
91 *** Disable =org-agenda-overriding-header= by setting to empty string
93 The ~org-agenda-overriding-header~ inserted into agenda views can now
94 be disabled by setting it to an empty string.
96 *** Dynamically narrow table columns
98 With ~C-c TAB~, it is now possible to narrow a column to the width
99 specified by a width cookie in the column, or to 1 character if there
100 is no such cookie. The same keybinding expands a narrowed column to
103 Editing the column automatically expands the whole column to its full
106 *** =org-columns-summary-types= entries can take an optional COLLECT function
108 You can use this to make collection of a property from an entry
109 conditional on another entry. E.g. given this configuration:
111 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
112 (defun custom/org-collect-confirmed (property)
113 "Return `PROPERTY' for `CONFIRMED' entries"
114 (let ((prop (org-entry-get nil property))
115 (confirmed (org-entry-get nil "CONFIRMED")))
116 (if (and prop (string= "[X]" confirmed))
120 (setq org-columns-summary-types
121 '(("X+" org-columns--summary-sum
122 custom/org-collect-confirmed)))
125 You can have a file =bananas.org= containing:
128 ,#+columns: %ITEM %CONFIRMED %Bananas{+} %Bananas(Confirmed Bananas){X+}
144 ... and when going to the top of that file and entering column view
145 you should expect to see something like:
147 | ITEM | CONFIRMED | Bananas | Confirmed Bananas |
148 |-----------------+-----------+---------+-------------------|
149 | All shipments | | 11 | 4 |
150 | Shipment 1 | [X] | 4 | 4 |
151 | Shipment 2 | [ ] | 7 | 7 |
158 *** ~org-insert-structure-template~
160 This function can be used to wrap existing text of Org elements in
161 a #+BEGIN_FOO/#+END_FOO block. Bound to C-c C-x w by default.
163 *** ~org-export-excluded-from-toc-p~
165 See docstring for details.
169 *** ~org-try-structure-completion~
173 *** org-babel-use-quick-and-dirty-noweb-expansion
177 *** ~org-table-insert-column~ inserts a column to the right
179 It used to insert it on the left. With this change,
180 ~org-table-insert-column~ and ~org-table-delete-column~ are
183 *** ~org-publish-resolve-external-link~ accepts a new optional argument.
184 *** ~org-irc.el~ now supports exporting =irc:= links properly
186 Previously, irc links were exported by ~ox-md~ and ~ox-html~ as normal
187 file links, which lead to them being broken in web browsers. Now both
188 of these exporters will properly export to =irc:= links, which will
189 open properly in irc clients from web browsers.
191 *** ~org-comment-dwim~ (bound to =M-;=) now comments headings, if point is on a heading
194 ** Incompatible changes
196 *** Variables relative to clocksum duration are obsolete
198 ~org-time-clocksum-format~, ~org-time-clocksum-use-fractional~ and
199 ~org-time-clocksum-fractional-format~ are obsolete. If you changed
200 them, consider modifying ~org-duration-format~ instead.
202 Variable ~org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations~ is also obsolete.
203 Consider setting ~org-duration-units~ instead.
205 *** ~org-at-timestamp-p~ optional argument accepts different values
207 See docstrings for the allowed values. For backward compatibility,
208 ~(org-at-timestamp-p t)~ is still supported, but should be updated
211 *** ~org-capture-templates~ no longer accepts S-expressions as file names
213 Since functions are allowed there, a straightforward way to migrate
220 : (file (lambda () (sexp)))
222 *** Deleted contributed packages
224 =org-ebib.el, =org-bullets.el= and =org-mime.el= have been deleted
225 from the contrib/ directory.
227 You can now find them here :
229 - https://github.com/joostkremers/ebib
230 - https://github.com/sabof/org-bullets
231 - https://github.com/org-mime/org-mime
233 *** Change ~org-texinfo-classes~ value
234 The value cannot support functions to create sectioning commands
235 anymore. Also, the sectioning commands should include commands for
236 appendices. See the docstring for more information.
237 *** Removal of ~:sitemap-sans-extension~
239 The publishing property is no longer recognized, as a consequence of
240 changes to site-map generation.
242 You can get the same functionality by setting ~:sitemap-format-entry~
246 (lambda (entry style project)
247 (cond ((not (directory-name-p entry))
248 (format "[[file:%s][%s]]"
249 (file-name-sans-extension entry)
250 (org-publish-find-title entry project)))
251 ((eq style 'tree) (file-name-nondirectory (directory-file-name entry)))
255 *** Change signature for ~:sitemap-function~
257 ~:sitemap-function~ now expects to be called with two arguments. See
258 ~org-publish-project-alist~ for details.
260 *** Change signature for some properties in ~org-list-to-generic~
262 ~:istart~, ~:icount~, ~:iend~ and ~:isep~ now expect the type of the
263 list as their first argument.
265 *** Change signature for ~org-get-repeater~
266 The optional argument is now a string to extract the repeater from.
267 See docstring for details.
269 *** Change signature for ~org-time-string-to-time~
270 See docstring for changes.
272 *** Change order of items in ~org-agenda-time-grid~
273 ~org-agenda-time-grid~ gained an extra item to allow users to customize
274 the string displayed after times in the agenda. See docstring for
277 *** ~tags-todo~ custom searches now include DONE keywords
279 Use "/!" markup when filtering TODO keywords to get only not-done TODO
282 *** ~org-split-string~ returns ~("")~ when called on an empty string
283 It used to return nil.
284 *** Removal of =ob-scala.el=
286 See [[https://github.com/ensime/emacs-scala-mode/issues/114][this github issue]].
288 You can use =ob-scala.el= as packaged in scala-mode, available from the
292 *** iCalendar export uses inheritance for TIMEZONE and LOCATION properties
293 Both these properties can be inherited during iCalendar export,
294 depending on the value of ~org-use-property-inheritance~.
295 *** iCalendar export respects a TIMEZONE property
296 Set the TIMEZONE property on an entry to specify a time zone for that
297 entry only during iCalendar export. The property value should be
298 specified as in "Europe/London".
299 *** ~org-attach~ can move directory contents
300 When setting a new directory for an entry, org-attach offers to move
301 files over from the old directory. Using a prefix arg will reset the
302 directory to old, ID based one.
303 *** New Org duration library
304 This new library implements tools to read and print time durations in
305 various formats (e.g., "H:MM", or "1d 2h 3min"...).
307 See ~org-duration-to-minutes~ and ~org-duration-from-minutes~
311 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-show-future-repeats~
312 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-prefer-last-repeat~
313 **** New variable : ~org-deadline-past-days~
314 See docstring for details.
315 **** Binding C-c C-x < for ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock-from-agenda~
316 **** New auto-align default setting for =org-agenda-tags-column=
318 =org-agenda-tags-column= can now be set to =auto=, which will
319 automatically align tags to the right edge of the window. This is now
321 *** New value for ~org-publish-sitemap-sort-folders~
323 The new ~ignore~ value effectively allows toggling inclusion of
324 directories in published site-maps.
328 **** Scheme: support for tables
329 **** Scheme: new variable: ~org-babel-scheme-null-to~
331 This new custom option allows to use a empty list or null symbol to
332 format the table output, initially assigned to ~hlines~.
334 **** Scheme: new header ~:prologue~
336 A new block code header has been created for Org Babel that enables
337 developers to prepend code to the scheme block being processed.
339 Multiple ~:prologue~ headers can be added each of them using a string
340 with the content to be added.
342 The scheme blocks are prepared by surrounding the code in the block
343 with a let form. The content of the ~:prologue~ headers are prepended
344 before this let form.
346 **** Support for hledger accounting reports added
347 **** Clojure: new setting ~org-babel-clojure-sync-nrepl-timeout~
349 Creation of a new setting to specify the Cider timeout. By setting
350 the =org-babel-clojure-sync-nrepl-timeout= setting option. The value
351 is in seconds and if set to =nil= then no timeout will occur.
352 **** Clojure: new header ~:show-process~
354 A new block code header has been created for Org Babel that enables
355 developers to output the process of an ongoing process into a new
358 You can tell Org Babel to output the process of a running code block.
360 To show that output you only have to specify the =:show-process=
361 option in the code block's header like this:
364 ,#+BEGIN_SRC clojure :results output :show-process t
371 If =:show-process= is specified that way, then when you will run the
372 code using =C-c C-c= a new window will open in Emacs. Everything that
373 is output by the REPL will immediately be added to that new window.
375 When the processing of the code is finished, then the window and its
376 buffer will be closed and the results will be reported in the
379 Note that the =:results= parameter's behavior is *not* changed. If
380 =silent= is specified, then no result will be displayed. If =output=
381 is specified then all the output from the window will appears in the
382 results section. If =value= is specified, then only the last returned
383 value of the code will be displayed in the results section.
385 **** Maxima: new headers ~:prologue~ and ~:epilogue~
386 Babel options ~:prologue~ and ~:epilogue~ have been implemented for
387 Maxima src blocks which prepend and append, respectively, the given
388 code strings. This can be useful for specifying formatting settings
389 which would add clutter to exported code. For instance, you can use
390 this ~:prologue "fpprintprec: 2; linel: 50;"~ for presenting Maxima
391 results in a beamer presentation.
392 **** PlantUML: add support for header arguments
394 [[http://plantuml.com/][Plantuml]] source blocks now support the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/prologue.html#prologue][~:prologue~]], [[http://orgmode.org/manual/epilogue.html#epilogue][~:epilogue~]] and
395 [[http://orgmode.org/manual/var.html#var][~:var~]] header arguments.
397 **** SQL: new engine added ~sqsh~
399 A new engine was added to support ~sqsh~ command line utility for use
400 against Microsoft SQL Server or Sybase SQL server.
402 More information on ~sqsh~ can be found here: [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sqsh/][sourceforge/sqsh]]
404 To use ~sqsh~ in an *sql* =SRC_BLK= set the =:engine= like this:
407 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine sqsh :dbhost my_host :dbuser master :dbpassword pass :database support
413 **** SQL: new engine added =vertica=
415 A new engine was added to support vsql command line utility for use
418 More information on =vsql= can be found here: [[https://my.vertica.com/docs/7.2.x/HTML/index.htm#Authoring/ConnectingToHPVertica/vsql/UsingVsql.htm][my.vertica.com]]
420 To use =vertica= in an sql =SRC_BLK= set the =:engine= like this:
423 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine vertica :dbhost my_host :dbuser dbadmin :dbpassword pw :database vmart
427 **** C++: New header ~:namespaces~
429 The new ~:namespaces~ export option can be used to specify namespaces
430 to be used within a C++ org source block. Its usage is similar to
431 ~:includes~, in that it can accept multiple, space-separated
432 namespaces to use. This header is equivalent to adding ~using
433 namespace <name>;~ in the source block. Here is a "Hello World" in C++
437 ,#+BEGIN_SRC C++ :results output :namespaces std :includes <iostream>
438 cout << "Hello World" << endl;
442 **** Support for Vala language
444 [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala][Vala]] language blocks support two special header arguments:
446 - ~:flags~ passes arguments to the compiler
447 - ~:cmdline~ passes commandline arguments to the generated executable
449 Support for [[http://orgmode.org/manual/var.html#var][~:var~]] does not exist yet, also there is no [[http://orgmode.org/manual/session.html#session][~:session~]]
450 support because Vala is a compiled language.
452 The Vala compiler binary can be changed via the ~defcustom~
453 ~org-babel-vala-compiler~.
455 *** New ~function~ scope argument for the Clock Table
456 Added a nullary function that returns a list of files as a possible
457 argument for the scope of the clock table.
459 **** Implement vernacular table of contents in Markdown exporter
460 Global table of contents are generated using vanilla Markdown syntax
461 instead of HTML. Also #+TOC keyword, including local table of
462 contents, are now supported.
463 **** Add Slovenian translations
464 **** Implement ~org-export-insert-image-links~
465 This new function is meant to be used in back-ends supporting images
466 as descriptions of links, a.k.a. image links. See its docstring for
468 **** New macro : ~{{{n}}}~
469 This macro creates and increment multiple counters in a document. See
471 **** Add global macros through ~org-export-global-macros~
472 With this variable, one can define macros available for all documents.
473 **** New keyword ~#+EXPORT_FILE_NAME~
474 Similarly to ~:EXPORT_FILE_NAME:~ property, this keyword allows the
475 user to specify the name of the output file upon exporting the
476 document. This also has an effect on publishing.
477 **** Horizontal rules are no longer ignored in LaTeX table math mode
478 **** Use ~compilation-mode~ for compilation output
479 **** Plain lists accept a new ~:separator~ attribute in Texinfo
481 The new ~:separator~ attribute splits a tag from a description list
482 item into multiple parts. This allows to have two-column tables with
483 multiple entries in the first column. See manual for more details.
485 **** ~latex-environment~ elements support ~caption~ keywords for LaTeX export
486 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit LaTeX environments
488 Using ~C-c '~ on a LaTeX environment opens a sub-editing buffer. By
489 default, major mode in that buffer is ~latex-mode~, but it can be
490 changed by configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~.
492 *** ~org-list-to-generic~ includes a new property: ~:ifmt~
494 ~:ifmt~ is a function to be called on the body of each item. See
495 ~org-list-to-generic~ documentation for details.
497 *** New variable : ~org-bibtex-headline-format-function~
498 This allow to use a different title than entry title.
500 *** ~org-attach~ supports attaching files from URLs
502 Using ~C-c C-a u~ prompts for a URL pointing to a file to be attached
505 *** New option for ~org-refile-use-outline-path~
506 ~org-refile-use-outline-path~ now supports the setting ~buffer-name~,
507 which causes refile targets to be prefixed with the buffer’s
508 name. This is particularly useful when used in conjunction with
511 *** ~org-file-contents~ now allows the FILE argument to be a URL.
512 This allows ~#+SETUPFILE:~ to accept a URL instead of a local file
513 path. The URL contents are auto-downloaded and saved to a temporary
514 cache ~org--file-cache~. A new optional argument ~NOCACHE~ is added
515 to ~org-file-contents~.
517 *** ~org-mode-restart~ now resets the newly added ~org--file-cache~.
518 Using ~C-c C-c~ on any keyword (like ~#+SETUPFILE~) will reset the
521 *** New option : ~org-table-duration-hour-zero-padding~
522 This variable allow computed durations in tables to be zero-padded.
524 *** New mode switch for table formulas : =U=
525 This mode omits seconds in durations.
531 This feature has been removed. Use a custom agenda view, possibly
532 narrowed to current buffer to achieve a similar functionality.
534 *** ~org-agenda-skip-entry-when-regexp-matches~ is obsolete
536 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
538 *** ~org-agenda-skip-subtree-when-regexp-matches~ is obsolete
540 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
542 *** ~org-agenda-skip-entry-when-regexp-matches-in-subtree~ is obsolete
544 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
546 *** ~org-minutes-to-clocksum-string~ is obsolete
548 Use ~org-duration-from-minutes~ instead.
550 *** ~org-hh:mm-string-to-minutes~ is obsolete
552 Use ~org-duration-to-minutes~ instead.
554 *** ~org-duration-string-to-minutes~ is obsolete
556 Use ~org-duration-to-minutes~ instead.
558 *** ~org-gnus-nnimap-cached-article-number~ is removed.
560 This function relied on ~nnimap-group-overview-filename~, which was
561 removed from Gnus circa September 2010.
565 *** ~org-agenda-repeating-timestamp-show-all~ is removed.
567 For an equivalent to a ~nil~ value, set
568 ~org-agenda-show-future-repeats~ to nil and
569 ~org-agenda-prefer-last-repeat~ to ~t~.
571 *** ~org-gnus-nnimap-query-article-no-from-file~ is removed.
573 This variable has no effect, as it was relying on a function that was
574 removed from Gnus circa September 2010.
576 *** ~org-usenet-links-prefer-google~ is obsolete.
578 Use ~org-gnus-prefer-web-links~ instead.
580 *** ~org-publish-sitemap-file-entry-format~ is deprecated
582 One can provide new ~:sitemap-format-entry~ property for a function
583 equivalent to the removed format string.
585 *** ~org-enable-table-editor~ is removed.
587 Setting it to a ~nil~ value broke some other features (e.g., speed
590 *** ~org-export-use-babel~ cannot be set to ~inline-only~
592 The variable is now a boolean.
594 *** ~org-texinfo-def-table-markup~ is obsolete
596 Use ~org-texinfo-table-default-markup~ instead.
600 *** ~org-publish-find-property~
602 This function can be used as a tool to format entries in a site-map,
603 in addition to ~org-publish-find-title~ and ~org-publish-find-date~.
605 *** ~org-list-to-org~
607 It is the reciprocal of ~org-list-to-lisp~, which see.
609 *** ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock-from-agenda~
611 Call ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock~ from the agenda.
615 *** The Library of Babel now on Worg
617 The library-of-babel.org used to be accessible from the =doc/=
618 directory, distributed with Org’s core. It is now accessible
619 from the Worg community-driven documentation [[http://orgmode.org/worg/library-of-babel.html][here]].
621 If you want to contribute to it, please see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html][how to contribute]].
623 *** Allow multiple columns view
625 Columns view is not limited to a single buffer anymore.
626 *** Org Attach obeys ~dired-dwim-target~
628 When a Dired buffer is opened next to the Org document being edited,
629 the prompt for file to attach can start in the Dired buffer's
630 directory if `dired-dwim-target' in non-nil.
632 *** ~org-fill-paragraph~ can now fill a whole region
633 *** More specific anniversary descriptions
635 Anniversary descriptions (used in the agenda view, for instance)
636 include the point in time, when the anniversary appears. This is,
637 in its most general form, just the date of the anniversary. Or
638 more specific terms, like "today", "tomorrow" or "in n days" are
639 used to describe the time span.
641 This feature allows to automatically change the description of an
642 anniversary, depending on if it occurs in the next few days or
643 far away in the future.
645 *** Computed dates in tables appear as inactive time stamps
647 *** Save point before opening a file with an unknown search option
649 When following a file link with a search option (e.g., =::#custom-id=)
650 that doesn't exist in the target file, save position before raising an
651 error. As a consequence, it is possible to jump back to the original
652 document with ~org-mark-ring-goto~ (default binding =C-c &=).
654 *** ~org-get-heading~ accepts two more optional arguments
656 See docstring for details.
658 *** New option ~org-babel-uppercase-example-markers~
660 This variable is a ~defcustom~ and replaces the variable
661 ~org-babel-capitalize-example-region-markers~, which is a ~defvar~ and
663 *** =INCLUDE= keywords in commented trees are now ignored.
664 *** Default value for ~org-texinfo-text-markup-alist~ changed.
666 Now ~=...=~ markup uses ~@samp{}~ instead of ~@verb{}~. You can use
667 ~@verb{}~ again by customizing the variable.
668 *** Texinfo exports example blocks as ~@example~
669 *** Texinfo exports inline src blocks as ~@code{}~
670 *** Texinfo default table markup is ~@asis~
671 It used to be ~@samp~ but ~@asis~ is neutral and, therefore, more
672 suitable as a default value.
673 *** Texinfo default process includes ~--no-split~ option
674 *** New entities : ~\dollar~ and ~\USD~
675 *** Support for date style URLs in =org-protocol://open-source=
676 URLs like =https://cool-blog.com/2017/05/20/cool-post/= are
677 covered by rewrite rules.
679 *** Add (C) =COMMENT= support to ~org-structure-template-alist~
683 ** Incompatible changes
685 *** Emacs 23 support has been dropped
687 From now on, Org expects at least Emacs 24.3, although Emacs 24.4 or
690 *** XEmacs support has been dropped
692 Incomplete compatibility layer with XEmacs has been removed. If you
693 want to take over maintenance of this compatibility, please contact
696 *** New syntax for export blocks
698 Export blocks are explicitly marked as such at the syntax level to
699 disambiguate their parsing from special blocks. The new syntax is
702 ,#+BEGIN_EXPORT backend
715 As a consequence, =INCLUDE= keywords syntax is modified, e.g.,
718 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" HTML
724 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" export html
727 The following function repairs export blocks and =INCLUDE= keywords
728 using previous syntax:
730 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
731 (defun org-repair-export-blocks ()
732 "Repair export blocks and INCLUDE keywords in current buffer."
734 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
735 (let ((case-fold-search t)
736 (back-end-re (regexp-opt
737 '("HTML" "ASCII" "LATEX" "ODT" "MARKDOWN" "MD" "ORG"
738 "MAN" "BEAMER" "TEXINFO" "GROFF" "KOMA-LETTER")
740 (org-with-wide-buffer
741 (goto-char (point-min))
742 (let ((block-re (concat "^[ \t]*#\\+BEGIN_" back-end-re)))
744 (while (re-search-forward block-re nil t)
745 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
746 (when (eq (org-element-type element) 'special-block)
748 (goto-char (org-element-property :end element))
749 (save-match-data (search-backward "_"))
752 (delete-region (point) (line-end-position)))
753 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1))))))
755 (format "^[ \t]*#\\+INCLUDE: .*?%s[ \t]*$" back-end-re)))
756 (while (re-search-forward include-re nil t)
757 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
758 (when (and (eq (org-element-type element) 'keyword)
759 (string= (org-element-property :key element) "INCLUDE"))
760 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1)))))))))
763 Moreover, ~:export-block~ keyword used in ~org-export-define-backend~ and
764 ~org-export-define-derived-backend~ is no longer used and needs to be
769 **** [1]-like constructs are not valid footnotes
771 Using =[1]= as a footnote was already discouraged in the manual, since
772 it introduced too many false-positives in many Org documents. These
773 constructs are now unsupported.
775 If you used =[N]= in some of your documents, consider turning them into
778 **** /Org Footnote/ library doesn't handle non-Org buffers
780 Commands for footnotes in an Org document no longer try to do
781 something in non-Org ones. If you need to have footnotes there,
782 consider using the =footnote.el= library, shipped with Emacs.
784 In particular, ~org-footnote-tag-for-non-org-mode-files~ no longer
787 *** ~org-file-apps~ no longer accepts S-expressions as commands
789 The variable now accepts functions of two arguments instead of plain
790 S-expressions. Replacing an S-expression with an appropriate function
791 is straightforward. For example
797 : ("pdf" . (lambda (file link) (foo)))
799 *** The ~{{{modification-time}}}~ macro can get time via =vc=
801 The modification time will be determined via =vc.el= if the second
802 argument is non-nil. See the manual for details.
804 *** Preparation and completion functions in publishing projects change signature
806 Preparation and completion functions are now called with an argument,
807 which is the project property list. It used to be dynamically scoped
808 through the ~project-plist~ variable.
810 *** Old Babel header properties are no longer supported
812 Using header arguments as property names is no longer possible. As
824 should be written instead
829 :header-args: :exports code
830 :header-args+: :var a=1 b=2
831 :header-args+: :var c=3
835 Please note that, however, old properties were defined at the source
836 block definition. Current ones are defined where the block is called.
840 *** ~org-eww~ has been moved into core
841 *** New org-protocol key=value syntax
843 Org-protocol can now handle query-style parameters such as:
846 org-protocol://store-link?url=http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html&title=The%20title
847 org-protocol://capture?template=x&title=Hello&body=World&url=http:%2F%2Fexample.com
850 Old-style links such as
851 : org-protocol://store-link:/http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html/The%20title
852 continue to be supported.
854 If you have defined your own handler functions for
855 ~org-protocol-protocol-alist~, change them to accept either a property
856 list (for new-style links) or a string (for old-style links). Use
857 ~org-protocol-parse-parameters~ to convert old-style links into property
860 *** New Org linter library
862 ~org-lint~ can check syntax and report common issues in Org documents.
864 *** New option ~date-tree-last~ for ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~
866 When ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~ is set to ~date-tree-last~, diary
867 entries are added to last in the date tree.
869 *** New ~vbar~ entity
871 ~\vbar~ or ~\vbar{}~ will be exported unconditionally as a =|=,
872 unlike to existing ~\vert~, which is expanded as ~|~ when using
873 a HTML derived export back-end.
877 **** New =#+latex_compiler= keyword to set LaTeX compiler.
879 PDFLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and LuaLaTeX are supported. See the manual for
882 **** New option ~org-export-with-broken-links~
884 This option tells the export process how to behave when encountering
885 a broken internal link. See its docstring for more information.
887 **** Attributes support in custom language environments for LaTeX export
889 Custom language environments for LaTeX export can now define the
890 string to be inserted during export, using attributes to indicate the
891 position of the elements. See variable ~org-latex-custom-lang-environments~
894 **** New Texinfo ~options~ attribute on special blocks
896 Using ~:options~ as a Texinfo attribute, it is possible to add
897 information to custom environments. See manual for details.
899 **** New HTML ~id~ attributes on special, example and quote blocks
901 If the block has a =#+NAME:= attribute assigned, then the HTML element
902 will have an ~id~ attribute with that name in the HTML export. This
903 enables one to create links to these elements in other places, e.g.,
904 ~<a href="#name">text</a>~.
906 **** Listings with captions are now numbered in HTML export
908 The class associated to the numbering is "listing-number". If you
909 don't want these blocks to be numbered, as it was the case until now,
910 You may want to add ~.listing-number { display: none; }~ to the CSS
913 **** Line Numbering in SRC/EXAMPLE blocks support arbitrary start number
915 The ~-n~ option to ~SRC~ and ~EXAMPLE~ blocks can now take a numeric
916 argument to specify the staring line number for the source or example
917 block. The ~+n~ option can now take a numeric argument that will be
918 added to the last line number from the previous block as the starting
919 point for the SRC/EXAMPLE block.
922 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp -n 20
923 ;; this will export with line number 20
924 (message "This is line 21")
926 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp +n 10
927 ;; This will be listed as line 31
928 (message "This is line 32")
932 **** Allow toggling center for images in LaTeX export
934 With the global variable ~org-latex-images-centered~ or the local
935 attribute ~:center~ it is now possible to center an image in LaTeX
938 **** Default CSS class ~org-svg~ for SVG images in HTML export
940 SVG images exported in HTML are now by default assigned a CSS class
941 ~org-svg~ if no CSS class is specified with the ~:class~ attribute. By
942 default, the CSS styling of class ~org-svg~ specifies an image width of
943 90\thinsp{}% of the container the image.
945 **** Markdown footnote export customization
947 Variables ~org-md-footnotes-section~ and ~org-md-footnote-format~
948 introduced for =ox-md.el=. Both new variables define template strings
949 which can be used to customize the format of the exported footnotes
950 section and individual footnotes, respectively.
954 **** Blocks with coderefs labels can now be evaluated
956 The labels are removed prior to evaluating the block.
958 **** Support for Lua language
959 **** Support for SLY in Lisp blocks
961 See ~org-babel-lisp-eval-fn~ to activate it.
963 **** Support for Stan language
965 New ob-stan.el library.
967 Evaluating a Stan block can produce two different results.
969 1. Dump the source code contents to a file.
971 This file can then be used as a variable in other blocks, which
972 allows interfaces like RStan to use the model.
974 2. Compile the contents to a model file.
976 This provides access to the CmdStan interface. To use this, set
977 ~org-babel-stan-cmdstan-directory~ and provide a ~:file~ argument
978 that does not end in ".stan".
980 For more information and usage examples, visit
981 http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-stan.html
983 **** Support for Oracle databases via ~sqlplus~
985 =ob-sql= library supports running SQL blocks against an Oracle
986 database using ~sqlplus~. Use with properties like this (all
998 **** Improved support to Microsoft SQL Server via ~sqlcmd~
1000 =ob-sql= library removes support to the ~msosql~ engine which uses the
1001 deprecated ~osql~ command line tool, and replaces it with ~mssql~
1002 engine which uses the ~sqlcmd~ command line tool. Use with properties
1009 :dbpassword <secret>
1010 :database <database>
1013 If you want to use the *trusted connection* feature, omit *both* the
1014 =dbuser= and =dbpassword= properties and add =cmdline -E= to the properties.
1016 If your Emacs is running in a Cygwin environment, the =ob-sql= library
1017 can pass the converted path to the =sqlcmd= tool.
1019 **** Improved support of header arguments for postgresql
1021 The postgresql engine in a sql code block supports now ~:dbport~ nd
1022 ~:dbpassword~ as header arguments.
1024 **** Support for additional plantuml output formats
1026 The support for output formats of [[http://plantuml.com/][plantuml]] has been extended to now
1036 - utxt :: ASCII art using unicode characters
1045 The output formats are determined by the file extension specified
1046 using the :file property, e.g.:
1048 #+begin_src plantuml :file diagram.png
1050 Alice -> Bob: Authentication Request
1051 Bob --> Alice: Authentication Response
1053 Alice -> Bob: Another authentication Request
1054 Alice <-- Bob: another authentication Response
1058 Please note that *pdf* *does not work out of the box* and needs additional
1059 setup in addition to plantuml. See [[http://plantuml.com/pdf.html]] for
1060 details and setup information.
1062 *** Rewrite of radio lists
1064 Radio lists, i.e, Org plain lists in foreign buffers, have been
1065 rewritten to be on par with Radio tables. You can use a large set of
1066 parameters to control how a given list should be rendered. See manual
1069 *** org-bbdb-anniversaries-future
1071 Used like ~org-bbdb-anniversaries~, it provides a few days warning for
1072 upcoming anniversaries (default: 7 days).
1074 *** Clear non-repeated SCHEDULED upon repeating a task
1076 If the task is repeated, and therefore done at least one, scheduling
1077 information is no longer relevant. It is therefore removed.
1079 See [[git:481719fbd5751aaa9c672b762cb43aea8ee986b0][commit message]] for more information.
1081 *** Support for ISO week trees
1083 ISO week trees are an alternative date tree format that orders entries
1084 by ISO week and not by month.
1091 : *** 2015-08-31 Monday
1093 They are supported in org-capture via ~file+weektree~ and
1094 ~file+weektree+prompt~ target specifications.
1096 *** Accept ~:indent~ parameter when capturing column view
1098 When defining a "columnview" dynamic block, it is now possible to add
1099 an :indent parameter, much like the one in the clock table.
1101 On the other hand, stars no longer appear in an ITEM field.
1105 **** ~org-columns~ accepts a prefix argument
1107 When called with a prefix argument, ~org-columns~ apply to the whole
1108 buffer unconditionally.
1110 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-view-columns-initially~
1112 The variable used to be a ~defvar~, it is now a ~defcustom~.
1114 **** Allow custom summaries
1116 It is now possible to add new summary types, or override those
1117 provided by Org by customizing ~org-columns-summary-types~, which see.
1119 **** Allow multiple summaries for any property
1121 Columns can now summarize the same property using different summary
1124 *** Preview LaTeX snippets in buffers not visiting files
1125 *** New option ~org-attach-commit~
1127 When non-nil, commit attachments with git, assuming the document is in
1130 *** Allow conditional case-fold searches in ~org-occur~
1132 When set to ~smart~, the new variable ~org-occur-case-fold-search~ allows
1133 to mimic =isearch.el=: if the regexp searched contains any upper case
1134 character (or character class), the search is case sensitive.
1135 Otherwise, it is case insensitive.
1137 *** More robust repeated =ox-latex= footnote handling
1139 Repeated footnotes are now numbered by referring to a label in the
1142 *** The ~org-block~ face is inherited by ~src-blocks~
1144 This works also when =org-src-fontify-natively= is non-nil. It is also
1145 possible to specify per-languages faces. See =org-src-block-faces= and
1146 the manual for details.
1148 *** Links are now customizable
1150 Links can now have custom colors, tooltips, keymaps, display behavior,
1151 etc. Links are now centralized in ~org-link-parameters~.
1155 *** ~org-next-line-empty-p~
1157 It replaces the deprecated ~next~ argument to ~org-previous-line-empty-p~.
1159 *** ~org-show-children~
1161 It is a faster implementation of ~outline-show-children~.
1163 ** Removed functions
1165 *** ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag-refine~ has been removed.
1167 Use ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~ instead.
1169 *** ~org-agenda-todayp~ is deprecated.
1171 Use ~org-agenda-today-p~ instead.
1173 *** ~org-babel-get-header~ is removed.
1175 Use ~org-babel--get-vars~ or ~assq~ instead, as applicable.
1177 *** ~org-babel-trim~ is deprecated.
1179 Use ~org-trim~ instead.
1181 *** ~org-element-remove-indentation~ is deprecated.
1183 Use ~org-remove-indentation~ instead.
1185 *** ~org-image-file-name-regexp~ is deprecated
1187 Use ~image-file-name-regexp~ instead.
1188 The never-used-in-core ~extensions~ argument has been dropped.
1190 *** ~org-list-parse-list~ is deprecated
1192 Use ~org-list-to-lisp~ instead.
1194 *** ~org-on-heading-p~ is deprecated
1196 A comment to this effect was in the source code since 7.8.03, but
1197 now a byte-compiler warning will be generated as well.
1199 *** ~org-table-p~ is deprecated
1201 Use ~org-at-table-p~ instead.
1203 *** ~org-table-recognize-table.el~ is deprecated
1205 It was not called by any org code since 2010.
1207 *** Various reimplementations of cl-lib functions are deprecated
1209 The affected functions are:
1212 - ~org-remove-if-not~
1217 Additionally, ~org-sublist~ is deprecated in favor of ~cl-subseq~. Note
1218 the differences in indexing conventions: ~org-sublist~ is 1-based and
1219 end-inclusive; ~cl-subseq~ is 0-based and end-exclusive.
1223 *** Remove all options related to ~ido~ or ~iswitchb~
1225 This includes ~org-completion-use-iswitchb~ and ~org-completion-use-ido~.
1226 Instead Org uses regular functions, e.g., ~completion-read~ so as to
1227 let those libraries operate.
1229 *** Remove ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~
1231 Two consecutive blank lines always terminate all levels of current
1234 *** ~fixltx2e~ is removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
1236 fixltx2e is obsolete, see LaTeX News 22.
1239 *** Add Icelandic smart quotes
1240 *** Allow multiple receiver locations in radio tables and lists
1241 *** Allow angular links within link descriptions
1243 It is now allowed to write, e.g.,
1244 ~[[http:orgmode.org][<file:unicorn.png>]]~ as an equivalent to
1245 ~[[http:orgmode.org][file:unicorn.png]]~. The advantage of the former
1246 is that spaces are allowed within the path.
1248 *** Beamer export back-ends uses ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
1249 *** ~:preparation-function~ called earlier during publishing
1251 Functions in this list are called before any file is associated to the
1252 current project. Thus, they can be used to generate to be published
1255 *** Function ~org-remove-indentation~ changes.
1257 The new algorithm doesn't remove TAB characters not used for
1260 *** Secure placeholders in capture templates
1262 Placeholders in capture templates are no longer expanded recursively.
1263 However, ~%(...)~ constructs are expanded very late, so you can fill
1264 the contents of the S-exp with the replacement text of non-interactive
1265 placeholders. As before, interactive ones are still expanded as the
1266 very last step, so the previous statement doesn't apply to them.
1268 Note that only ~%(...)~ placeholders initially present in the
1269 template, or introduced using a file placeholder, i.e., ~%[...]~ are
1270 expanded. This prevents evaluating potentially malicious code when
1271 another placeholder, e.g., ~%i~ expands to a S-exp.
1273 *** Links stored by ~org-gnus-store-link~ in nnir groups
1275 Since gnus nnir groups are temporary, ~org-gnus-store-link~ now refers
1276 to the article's original group.
1278 *** ~org-babel-check-confirm-evaluate~ is now a function instead of a macro
1280 The calling convention has changed.
1282 *** HTML export table row customization changes
1284 Variable ~org-html-table-row-tags~ has been split into
1285 ~org-html-table-row-open-tag~ and ~org-html-table-row-close-tag~.
1286 Both new variables can be either a string or a function which will be
1287 called with 6 parameters.
1289 *** =ITEM= special property returns headline without stars
1290 *** Rename ~org-insert-columns-dblock~ into ~org-columns-insert-dblock~
1292 The previous name is, for the time being, kept as an obsolete alias.
1294 *** ~org-trim~ can preserve leading indentation.
1296 When setting a new optional argument to a non-nil value, ~org-trim~
1297 preserves leading indentation while removing blank lines at the
1298 beginning of the string. The behavior is identical for white space at
1299 the end of the string.
1301 *** Function ~org-info-export~ changes.
1303 HTML links created from certain info links now point to =gnu.org= URL's rather
1304 than just to local files. For example info links such as =info:emacs#List
1305 Buffers= used to be converted to HTML links like this:
1307 : <a href="emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
1309 where local file =emacs.html= is referenced.
1310 For most folks this file does not exist.
1311 Thus the new behavior is to generate this HTML link instead:
1313 : <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
1315 All emacs related info links are similarly translated plus few other
1318 *** Repeaters with a ~++~ interval and a time can be shifted to later today
1320 Previously, if a recurring task had a timestamp of
1321 ~<2016-01-01 Fri 20:00 ++1d>~ and was completed on =2016-01-02= at
1322 =08:00=, the task would skip =2016-01-02= and would be rescheduled for
1323 =2016-01-03=. Timestamps with ~++~ cookies and a specific time will
1324 now shift to the first possible future occurrence, even if the
1325 occurrence is later the same day the task is completed. (Timestamps
1326 already in the future are still shifted one time further into the
1329 *** ~org-mobile-action-alist~ is now a defconst
1331 It used to be a defcustom, with a warning that it shouldn't be
1334 *** ~file+emacs~ and ~file+sys~ link types are deprecated
1336 They are still supported in Org 9.0 but will eventually be removed in
1337 a later release. Use ~file~ link type along with universal arguments
1338 to force opening it in either Emacs or with system application.
1340 *** New defcustom ~org-babel-J-command~ stores the j command
1341 *** New defalias ~org-babel-execute:j~
1343 Allows J source blocks be indicated by letter j. Previously the
1344 indication letter was solely J.
1346 *** ~org-open-line~ ignores tables at the very beginning of the buffer
1348 When ~org-special-ctrl-o~ is non-nil, it is impractical to create
1349 a blank line above a table at the beginning of the document. Now, as
1350 a special case, ~org-open-line~ behaves normally in this situation.
1352 *** ~org-babel-hash-show-time~ is now customizable
1354 The experimental variable used to be more or less confidential, as
1357 *** New ~:format~ property to parsed links
1359 It defines the format of the original link. Possible values are:
1360 ~plain~, ~bracket~ and ~angle~.
1364 ** Incompatible changes
1366 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
1368 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after a
1369 headline and its planning line, when applicable.
1371 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
1372 logged before the property drawer.
1374 The following function will repair them:
1376 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1377 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
1378 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
1379 Ignore non Org buffers."
1380 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
1381 (org-with-wide-buffer
1382 (goto-char (point-min))
1383 (let ((case-fold-search t)
1384 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
1385 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
1389 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
1391 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
1393 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
1394 (when (and (< (point) end)
1395 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
1397 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
1398 (eq (org-element-type
1399 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
1401 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
1403 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
1404 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
1407 *** Using "COMMENT" is now equivalent to commenting with "#"
1409 If you used "COMMENT" in headlines to prevent a subtree from being
1410 exported, you can still do it but all information within the subtree
1411 is now commented out, i.e. no #+OPTIONS line will be parsed or taken
1412 into account when exporting.
1414 If you want to exclude a headline from export while using its contents
1415 for setting options, use =:noexport:= (see =org-export-exclude-tags=.)
1417 *** =#+CATEGORY= keywords no longer apply partially to document
1419 It was possible to use several such keywords and have them apply to
1420 the text below until the next one, but strongly deprecated since Org
1423 =#+CATEGORY= keywords are now global to the document. You can use node
1424 properties to set category for a subtree, e.g.,
1429 :CATEGORY: some category
1433 *** New variable to control visibility when revealing a location
1435 ~org-show-following-heading~, ~org-show-siblings~, ~org-show-entry-below~
1436 and ~org-show-hierarchy-above~ no longer exist. Instead, visibility is
1437 controlled through a single variable: ~org-show-context-detail~, which
1440 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
1442 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
1443 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
1445 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
1446 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
1448 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
1450 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
1451 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
1453 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
1455 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
1456 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-previous-visible-heading~
1457 respectively, rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these
1458 functions. The Org version of these functions skips over inline tasks
1459 (and even-level headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
1461 *** ~org-element-context~ no longer return objects in keywords
1463 ~org-element-context~ used to return objects on some keywords, i.e.,
1464 =TITLE=, =DATE= and =AUTHOR=. It now returns only the keyword.
1466 *** ~org-timer-default-timer~ type changed from number to string
1468 If you have, in your configuration, something like =(setq
1469 org-timer-default-timer 10)= replace it with =(setq
1470 org-timer-default-timer "10")=.
1472 *** Functions signature changes
1474 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
1475 docstring for more information.
1477 - ~org-export-collect-footnote-definitions~
1478 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
1479 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
1480 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
1481 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
1486 *** Default lexical evaluation of emacs-lisp src blocks
1488 Emacs-lisp src blocks in babel are now evaluated using lexical
1489 scoping. There is a new header to control this behavior.
1491 The default results in an eval with lexical scoping.
1494 This turns lexical scoping off in the eval (the former behavior).
1497 This uses the lexical environment with x=42 in the eval.
1498 :lexical '((x . 42))
1500 *** Behavior of ~org-return~ changed
1502 If point is before or after the headline title, insert a new line
1503 without changing the headline.
1505 *** Hierarchies of tags
1507 The functionality of nesting tags in hierarchies is added to org-mode.
1508 This is the generalization of what was previously called "Tag groups"
1509 in the manual. That term is now changed to "Tag hierarchy".
1511 The following in-buffer definition:
1514 ,#+TAGS: [ Group : SubOne SubTwo ]
1515 ,#+TAGS: [ SubOne : SubOne1 SubOne2 ]
1516 ,#+TAGS: [ SubTwo : SubTwo1 SubTwo2 ]
1519 Should be seen as the following tree of tags:
1529 Searching for "Group" should return all tags defined above. Filtering
1530 on SubOne filters also it's sub-tags. Etc.
1532 There is no limit on the depth for the tag hierarchy.
1534 *** Additional syntax for non-unique grouptags
1536 Additional syntax is defined for grouptags if the tags in the group
1537 don't have to be distinct on a heading.
1539 Grouptags had to previously be defined with { }. This syntax is
1540 already used for exclusive tags and Grouptags need their own,
1541 non-exclusive syntax. This behaviour is achieved with [ ]. Note: { }
1542 can still be used also for Grouptags but then only one of the given
1543 tags can be used on the headline at the same time. Example:
1545 [ group : sub1 sub2 ]
1551 This is a more general case than the already existing syntax for
1554 *** Define regular expression patterns as tags
1556 Tags can be defined as grouptags with regular expressions as
1559 The regular expressions in the group must be marked up within { }.
1562 : #+TAGS: [ Project : {P@.+} ]
1564 Searching for the tag Project will now list all tags also including
1565 regular expression matches for P@.+. This is good for example for
1566 projects tagged with a common identifier, i.e. P@2014_OrgTags.
1568 *** Filtering in the agenda on grouptags (Tag hierarchies)
1570 Filtering in the agenda on grouptags filters all of the related tags.
1571 Except if a filter is applied with a (double) prefix-argument.
1573 Filtering in the agenda on subcategories does not filter the "above"
1576 If a grouptag contains a regular expression the regular expression
1577 is also used as a filter.
1579 *** Minor refactoring of ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~
1581 Now uses the argument ARG and optional argument exclude instead of
1582 strip and narrow. ARG because the argument has multiple purposes and
1583 makes more sense than strip now. The term "narrowing" is changed to
1586 The main purpose is for the function to make more logical sense when
1587 filtering on tags now when tags can be structured in hierarchies.
1589 *** Babel: support for sed scripts
1591 Thanks to Bjarte Johansen for this feature.
1593 *** Babel: support for Processing language
1595 New ob-processing.el library.
1597 This library implements necessary functions for implementing editing
1598 of Processing code blocks, viewing the resulting sketches in an
1599 external viewer, and HTML export of the sketches.
1601 Check the documentation for more details.
1603 Thanks to Jarmo Hurri for this feature.
1605 *** New behaviour for ~org-toggle-latex-fragment~
1607 The new behaviour is the following:
1609 - With a double prefix argument or with a single prefix argument when
1610 point is before the first headline, toggle overlays in the whole
1613 - With a single prefix argument, toggle overlays in the current
1616 - On latex code, toggle overlay at point;
1618 - Otherwise, toggle overlays in the current section.
1620 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
1622 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
1623 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
1625 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
1627 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
1628 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
1631 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
1633 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
1634 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
1635 ~org-drawers~ variable.
1637 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
1639 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
1640 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
1641 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
1642 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
1644 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
1646 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
1647 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
1648 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
1651 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
1653 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch in
1656 *** New option in ASCII export
1658 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting ~org-ascii-list-margin~
1659 variable to an appropriate integer.
1661 *** New blocks in ASCII export
1663 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT=
1664 blocks. See documentation for details.
1666 *** More back-end specific publishing options
1668 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
1669 increased. See manual for details.
1671 *** Export inline source blocks
1673 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
1674 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
1675 in the output, depending on the parameters.
1677 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
1679 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
1681 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
1683 *** New function: ~org-export-get-reference~
1685 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
1687 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
1688 more features. See docstring for details.
1690 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
1692 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
1694 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
1695 document, before wrapping it within the template.
1697 *** New :environment parameter when exporting example blocks to LaTeX
1699 : #+ATTR_LATEX: :environment myverbatim
1701 : This sentence is false.
1704 will be exported using =@samp(myverbatim)= instead of =@samp(verbatim)=.
1706 *** Various improvements on radio tables
1708 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
1709 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
1710 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are new
1711 parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
1712 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
1713 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
1715 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
1717 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction
1718 with source blocks exported by the minted package.
1720 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
1722 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
1723 would throw an error. A new variable ~org-table-formula-create-columns~
1724 was added to adjust this behavior. It is now possible to silently add
1725 new columns, to do so with a warning or to explicitly ask the user
1730 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
1733 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
1735 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
1736 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
1738 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
1740 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
1742 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
1744 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is now
1745 deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
1746 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
1748 *** New option: ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
1750 See the docstring for more information.
1752 *** Export unnumbered headlines
1754 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
1755 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
1756 property is inherited by children.
1758 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
1760 It is now possible to specify a function, both programmatically,
1761 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~ keys,
1764 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
1766 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See manual
1769 *** Countdown timers can now be paused
1771 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
1774 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
1776 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
1777 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
1779 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
1781 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
1782 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
1784 *** ~{{{property}}}~ macro supports optional search argument
1786 It is now possible to supply an optional search option to
1787 ~{{{property}}}~ in order to retrieve remote properties optional. See
1790 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
1792 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
1793 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
1795 *** New entities family: "\_ "
1797 "\_ " are used to insert up to 20 contiguous spaces in various
1798 back-ends. In particular, this family can be used to introduce
1799 leading spaces within table cells.
1801 *** New MathJax configuration options
1803 Org uses the MathJax CDN by default. See the manual and the docstring
1804 of ~org-html-mathjax-options~ for details.
1806 *** New behaviour in `org-export-options-alist'
1808 When defining a back-end, it is now possible to specify to give
1809 `parse' behaviour on a keyword. It is equivalent to call
1810 `org-element-parse-secondary-string' on the value.
1812 However, parsed =KEYWORD= is automatically associated to an
1813 =:EXPORT_KEYWORD:= property, which can be used to override the keyword
1814 value during a subtree export. Moreover, macros are expanded in such
1815 keywords and properties.
1817 *** Viewport support in html export
1819 Viewport for mobile-optimized website is now automatically inserted
1820 when exporting to html. See ~org-html-viewport~ for details.
1822 *** New ~#+SUBTITLE~ export keyword
1824 Org can typeset a subtitle in some export backends. See the manual
1827 *** Remotely edit a footnote definition
1829 Calling ~org-edit-footnote-reference~ (C-c ') on a footnote reference
1830 allows to edit its definition, as long as it is not anonymous, in a
1831 dedicated buffer. It works even if buffer is currently narrowed.
1833 *** New function ~org-delete-indentation~ bound to ~M-^~
1835 Work as ~delete-indentation~ unless at heading, in which case text is
1836 added to headline text.
1838 *** Support for images in Texinfo export
1840 ~Texinfo~ back-end now handles images. See the manual for details.
1842 *** Support for captions in Texinfo export
1844 Tables and source blocks can now have captions. Additionally, lists
1845 of tables and lists of listings can be inserted in the document with
1848 *** Countdown timer support hh:mm:ss format
1850 In addition to setting countdown timers in minutes, they can also be
1851 set using the hh:mm:ss format.
1853 *** Extend ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~
1855 ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~ now accepts 0 as an argument for the
1856 number of clones, which removes the repeater from the original subtree
1857 and creates one shifted, repeating clone.
1859 *** New time block for clock tables: ~untilnow~
1861 It encompasses all past closed clocks.
1863 *** Support for the ~polyglossia~ LaTeX package
1865 See the docstring of ~org-latex-classes~ and
1866 ~org-latex-guess-polyglossia-language~ for details.
1868 *** None-floating tables, graphics and blocks can have captions
1870 *** `org-insert-heading' can be forced to insert top-level headline
1872 ** Removed functions
1874 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
1876 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
1878 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
1880 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
1881 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
1882 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
1883 accessible from the export dispatcher.
1885 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
1887 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
1889 *** Removed function ~org-export-solidify-link-text~
1891 This function, being non-bijective, introduced bug in internal
1892 references. Use ~org-export-get-reference~ instead.
1894 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
1896 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
1899 *** Removed functions ~org-table-colgroup-line-p~, ~org-table-cookie-line-p~
1901 These functions were left-over from pre 8.0 era. They are not correct
1902 anymore. Since they are not needed, they have no replacement.
1906 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
1908 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
1911 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
1912 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
1914 *** ~org-export-with-creator~ is a boolean
1916 Special ~comment~ value is no longer allowed. It is possible to use a
1917 body filter to add comments about the creator at the end of the
1920 *** Removed option =org-html-use-unicode-chars=
1922 Setting this to non-nil was problematic as it converted characters
1923 everywhere in the buffer, possibly corrupting URLs.
1925 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
1927 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name= at
1928 the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behaviour is to use the value
1929 of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=. To chose
1930 a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind this
1933 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
1935 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
1936 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
1937 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
1938 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
1939 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
1941 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
1943 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
1944 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
1947 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
1949 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
1951 *** Removed option ~org-entities-ascii-explanatory~
1953 This variable has no effect since Org 8.0.
1955 *** Removed option ~org-table-error-on-row-ref-crossing-hline~
1957 This variable has no effect since August 2009.
1959 *** Removed MathML-related options from ~org-html-mathjax-options~
1961 MathJax automatically chooses the best display technology based on the
1962 end-users browser. You may force initial usage of MathML via
1963 ~org-html-mathjax-template~ or by setting the ~path~ property of
1964 ~org-html-mathjax-options~.
1966 *** Removed comment-related filters
1968 ~org-export-filter-comment-functions~ and
1969 ~org-export-filter-comment-block-functions~ variables do not exist
1974 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
1976 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
1978 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
1980 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
1981 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
1983 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
1985 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
1986 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
1989 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
1991 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
1992 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
1994 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
1996 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
1998 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
2000 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
2001 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
2002 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
2003 particular test failure was introduced.
2005 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
2007 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
2008 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as well
2009 as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~ when
2010 ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
2012 *** ~org-latex-hyperref-template~, ~org-latex-title-command~ formatting
2014 New formatting keys are supported. See the respective docstrings.
2015 Note, ~org-latex-hyperref-template~ has a new default value.
2017 *** ~float, wasysym, marvosym~ are removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
2019 If you require any of these package add them to your preamble via
2020 ~org-latex-packages-alist~. Org also uses default LaTeX ~\tolerance~ now.
2022 *** When exporting, throw an error on unresolved id/fuzzy links and code refs
2024 This helps spotting wrong links.
2028 ** Incompatible changes
2029 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
2030 This may require two changes in user config.
2032 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
2033 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
2034 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
2036 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
2038 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
2039 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
2040 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
2042 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
2043 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
2045 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
2049 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
2051 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
2053 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
2054 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
2055 option keywords like :html-include-style.
2057 So you need to replace
2059 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
2063 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
2065 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
2066 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
2068 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
2070 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
2071 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
2072 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
2074 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
2075 the other optional arguments accordingly.
2077 *** Export back-ends are now structures
2079 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
2080 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
2081 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
2084 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
2086 ** Important bugfixes
2088 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
2089 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
2091 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
2093 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
2094 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
2095 separator starting a TOTO match string.
2098 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
2100 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
2102 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
2104 - Support SVG images
2105 - Support for .pgf files
2106 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
2107 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
2108 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
2109 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
2110 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
2111 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
2112 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
2114 *** New functions for paragraph motion
2116 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
2117 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
2118 in a paragraph-like way.
2120 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
2122 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
2123 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
2124 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
2125 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
2126 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
2128 *** Anonymous export back-ends
2130 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
2131 which can then be passed to export functions like
2132 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
2134 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
2135 registering a new back-end.
2137 *** New agenda fortnight view
2139 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
2140 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
2143 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
2145 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
2146 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
2148 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
2149 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
2150 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
2152 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
2153 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
2155 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
2156 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
2157 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
2158 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
2159 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
2162 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
2164 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
2166 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
2168 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
2170 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
2172 See [[https://lists.gnu.org/r/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
2174 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
2176 If you set this to the following
2178 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
2180 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
2182 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
2184 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
2186 ** New contributed packages
2188 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
2189 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
2192 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
2193 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
2197 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
2199 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
2200 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
2201 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
2202 the same with example blocks.
2204 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
2211 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
2213 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
2216 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
2217 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
2218 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
2220 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
2221 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
2222 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
2223 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
2224 detailed explanations.
2226 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
2227 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
2228 function has been called already.
2230 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
2233 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
2235 ** Incompatible changes
2237 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
2239 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
2241 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
2242 you will have to update them.
2244 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
2246 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
2247 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
2249 **** New export engine
2251 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
2252 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
2253 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
2254 /all/ export back-ends.
2256 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
2257 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
2258 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
2259 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
2260 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
2262 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
2263 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
2265 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
2266 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
2267 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
2268 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
2270 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
2272 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
2274 should now be written
2276 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
2278 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
2279 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
2280 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
2282 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
2284 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
2286 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
2289 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
2290 remember templates into capture templates.
2292 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
2294 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
2295 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
2297 **** Note for third-party developers
2299 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
2300 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
2301 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
2303 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
2306 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
2308 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
2309 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
2310 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
2312 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
2313 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
2314 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
2317 - org-colview-xemacs.el
2318 - org-mac-message.el
2324 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
2325 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
2326 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
2328 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
2329 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
2331 ** New packages in core
2333 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
2335 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
2337 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
2339 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
2341 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
2343 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
2344 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
2346 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
2348 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
2350 ** New packages in contrib
2352 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
2354 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
2356 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
2359 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
2361 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
2362 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
2364 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
2367 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
2369 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
2371 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
2373 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
2375 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
2376 for starting headlines.
2378 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
2380 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
2381 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
2382 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
2383 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
2385 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
2387 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
2389 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
2391 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
2392 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
2395 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
2396 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
2399 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
2401 The [[https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
2402 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
2405 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
2406 conversion from Org files to groff.
2408 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
2410 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
2412 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
2414 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
2415 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
2422 **** New export generic options
2424 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
2425 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
2427 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
2429 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
2430 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
2431 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
2432 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
2434 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
2435 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
2436 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
2437 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
2438 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
2439 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
2440 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
2441 contains time-stamps.
2443 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
2444 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
2445 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
2447 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
2449 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
2451 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
2453 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
2455 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
2456 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
2457 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
2458 *** Structure editing
2460 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
2461 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
2463 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
2464 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
2466 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
2468 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
2469 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
2470 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
2471 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
2474 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
2476 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
2477 _words__= will preserve markup.
2479 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
2481 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
2482 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
2483 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
2485 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
2487 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
2488 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
2490 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
2492 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
2493 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
2494 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
2495 forward and backward.
2497 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
2498 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
2500 Now Org will sort this list
2502 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
2503 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
2507 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
2508 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
2510 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
2511 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
2512 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
2514 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
2515 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
2516 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
2518 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
2521 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
2523 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
2524 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
2525 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
2527 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
2529 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
2530 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
2531 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
2532 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
2534 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
2536 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
2537 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
2538 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
2539 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
2540 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
2542 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
2544 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
2545 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
2546 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
2548 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
2549 *** Scheduled/deadline
2551 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
2553 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
2554 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
2555 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
2556 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
2558 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
2559 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
2560 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
2561 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
2563 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
2564 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
2565 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
2566 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
2567 control this globally or per agenda.
2569 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
2571 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
2573 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
2575 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
2576 *** Calendar, diary and appts
2578 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
2580 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
2581 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
2582 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
2584 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2585 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
2586 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
2588 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
2589 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
2591 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
2594 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
2596 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
2597 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
2598 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
2600 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
2602 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
2603 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
2604 only show their description, not the full links.
2607 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
2609 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
2610 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
2611 want to build a list of appointments.
2613 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
2614 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
2616 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
2618 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
2620 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
2621 time value (i.e. appointments).
2623 **** New agenda sorting strategies
2625 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
2627 | Strategy | Explanations |
2628 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
2629 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
2630 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
2631 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
2632 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
2633 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
2634 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
2635 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
2636 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
2637 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
2638 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
2640 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
2642 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
2643 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
2644 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
2646 These new options are available:
2648 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
2649 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
2650 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
2651 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
2653 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
2654 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
2655 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
2657 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
2658 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
2659 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
2660 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
2661 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
2662 non-tagged headlines.
2664 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
2666 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
2667 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
2668 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
2669 that take only =N= minutes.
2671 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
2673 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
2674 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
2675 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
2677 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
2679 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
2680 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
2682 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
2684 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
2685 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
2687 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
2690 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
2692 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
2693 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
2694 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
2696 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
2697 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
2699 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
2701 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
2702 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
2704 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
2706 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
2708 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
2709 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
2712 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
2714 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
2715 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
2716 asks for a confirmation.
2718 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
2720 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
2721 the mark of the entry at point.
2723 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
2724 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
2726 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
2728 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
2729 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
2732 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
2734 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
2735 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
2737 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
2739 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
2740 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
2742 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
2744 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
2745 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
2746 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
2747 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
2749 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
2751 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
2752 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
2753 repeated beyond the current deadline.
2755 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
2757 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
2758 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
2759 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
2760 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
2762 Read the full docstring for details.
2764 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
2766 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
2769 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
2772 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
2774 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
2775 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
2778 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
2780 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
2781 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
2783 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
2785 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
2786 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
2787 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
2788 check against the name of the buffer.
2791 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
2792 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
2793 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
2796 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
2797 agenda views, and for filtering.
2799 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
2803 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
2805 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
2806 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
2807 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
2809 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
2810 as if the protocol was not known.
2812 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
2814 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
2816 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
2817 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
2818 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
2821 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
2823 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
2824 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
2825 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
2827 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
2829 When storing a link to a headline like
2831 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
2833 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
2834 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
2835 there is no description.
2838 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
2840 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
2841 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
2842 those other formulas.
2844 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
2846 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
2847 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
2848 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
2851 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
2853 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
2854 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
2855 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
2858 **** New lookup functions
2860 There are now three lookup functions:
2862 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
2863 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
2864 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
2866 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
2867 *** Startup keywords
2869 These new startup keywords are now available:
2871 | Startup keyword | Option |
2872 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
2873 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
2874 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
2875 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
2876 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
2877 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
2878 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
2879 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
2880 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
2884 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
2886 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
2887 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
2888 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
2889 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
2891 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
2893 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
2894 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
2895 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
2898 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
2899 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
2901 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
2903 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
2904 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
2906 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
2908 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
2909 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
2910 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
2912 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
2913 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
2914 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
2915 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
2916 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
2917 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
2918 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
2921 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
2923 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
2925 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
2927 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
2928 same target than the block at point.
2930 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
2932 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
2933 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
2934 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
2936 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
2937 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
2940 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
2942 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
2943 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
2944 manual for a usage example.
2946 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
2948 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
2949 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
2950 collecting blocks for tangling.
2952 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
2953 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
2955 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
2956 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
2957 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
2958 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
2960 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
2961 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
2964 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
2965 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
2966 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
2967 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
2971 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
2972 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
2973 - [[doc:org-export-html-table-tag][org-export-html-table-tag]] is replaced by [[doc:org-html-table-default-attributes][org-html-table-default-attributes]]
2974 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
2975 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
2976 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
2977 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
2978 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
2979 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
2980 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
2981 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
2982 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
2983 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
2984 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
2985 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
2986 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
2987 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
2988 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports OS X versions up to 10.8
2989 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
2993 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
2995 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
2997 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
2999 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
3001 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
3002 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
3003 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
3004 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
3005 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
3006 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
3007 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
3008 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
3010 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
3012 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
3013 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
3015 *** MobileOrg for iOS
3017 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
3018 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
3019 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
3023 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
3025 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
3026 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
3029 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
3030 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
3031 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
3032 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
3033 agenda type to this variable.
3035 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
3038 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
3039 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
3040 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
3041 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
3043 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
3045 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
3046 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
3047 invisible) blocked tasks.
3049 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
3051 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
3052 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
3054 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
3056 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
3057 ** No GPL manual anymore
3059 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
3060 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
3062 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
3064 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
3066 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
3067 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
3068 in most environments.
3072 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
3074 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
3076 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3077 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
3080 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
3081 available through https://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
3082 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
3085 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
3087 ** Overview of the new keybindings
3089 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
3090 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
3091 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
3092 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
3093 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
3094 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
3095 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
3096 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
3097 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
3098 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
3099 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
3100 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
3101 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
3102 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
3103 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
3105 ** New package and Babel language
3107 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
3109 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
3111 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
3112 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
3114 ** Incompatible changes
3116 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
3117 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
3119 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
3122 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
3123 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
3124 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
3126 ** New features and user-visible changes
3130 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
3131 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
3132 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
3133 core and many core functions rely on this package.
3135 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
3136 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
3138 See the docstrings for more details.
3140 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
3141 on =org-element.el=.
3143 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
3145 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
3146 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
3147 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
3148 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
3150 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
3152 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
3153 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
3154 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
3155 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
3157 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
3159 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
3161 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
3163 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
3166 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
3167 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
3169 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
3170 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
3171 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
3174 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
3177 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
3178 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
3179 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
3181 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
3182 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
3183 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
3188 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
3190 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
3191 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
3192 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
3193 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
3195 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
3196 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
3197 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
3198 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
3199 generating new ones.
3201 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
3204 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
3206 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
3207 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
3210 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3211 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
3212 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
3215 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
3216 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
3217 details on how to use this.
3219 **** Changes in bulk actions
3221 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
3222 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
3224 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
3225 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
3226 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
3227 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
3228 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
3230 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
3231 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
3233 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
3234 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
3237 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
3239 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
3241 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
3243 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
3244 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
3246 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
3248 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
3249 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
3250 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
3251 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
3254 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
3256 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
3259 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
3260 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
3261 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
3262 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
3263 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
3266 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
3268 See the [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
3270 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
3272 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
3273 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
3274 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
3275 filters and category filters.
3277 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
3278 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
3281 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
3282 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
3283 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
3288 **** Inserting links
3290 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
3291 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
3292 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
3295 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
3296 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
3297 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
3298 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
3300 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
3303 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
3305 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
3306 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
3307 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
3308 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
3310 **** New link type =help=
3312 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
3314 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
3315 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
3316 you go back to the same buffer.
3318 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
3320 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
3321 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
3324 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
3326 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
3328 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
3330 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
3332 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
3334 **** RET now follows time stamps links
3338 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
3340 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
3341 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
3342 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
3343 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
3345 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
3347 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
3348 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
3349 all headlines in the region.
3351 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
3353 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
3355 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
3356 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
3358 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
3360 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
3362 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
3364 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
3366 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
3368 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
3369 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
3370 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
3375 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
3377 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
3379 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
3381 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
3382 clocked entry, if any.
3384 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
3386 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
3388 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
3390 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
3391 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
3394 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
3395 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
3396 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
3400 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
3402 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
3405 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
3407 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
3408 cells in clockreport.
3410 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
3411 time cells in clockreport.
3414 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
3416 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
3417 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
3419 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
3420 in the mode line and/or frame title.
3422 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
3423 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
3424 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
3425 space in the frame title.
3429 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
3431 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
3432 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
3433 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
3434 don't want to see temporarily.
3436 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
3438 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
3440 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
3442 There are these new entities:
3444 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
3445 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
3446 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
3447 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
3448 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
3449 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
3451 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
3452 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
3453 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
3455 The face is back to a normal height.
3459 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
3460 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
3462 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
3463 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
3465 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
3467 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
3468 block will use its value as the column format.
3470 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
3472 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
3474 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
3476 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
3478 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
3479 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
3480 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
3481 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
3483 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
3487 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
3489 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
3491 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
3493 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
3495 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
3496 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
3497 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
3499 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
3501 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
3502 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
3503 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
3507 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
3509 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
3510 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
3511 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
3512 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
3514 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
3516 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
3517 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
3520 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3521 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
3522 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
3525 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
3526 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
3527 more details on how to use this.
3529 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
3530 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
3532 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
3533 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
3536 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
3538 See the manual for more explanations.
3540 **** More control over empty lines
3542 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
3543 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
3546 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
3548 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
3552 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
3554 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
3555 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
3556 available) to print beautiful tables.
3558 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
3560 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
3561 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
3564 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
3566 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
3567 in the #+DATE option.
3569 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
3571 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
3573 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
3574 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
3576 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
3577 More languages are always welcome.
3579 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
3581 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
3582 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
3584 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
3585 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=e9fd33][this commit]] for details)
3586 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
3587 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
3588 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
3589 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
3591 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
3592 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
3596 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
3598 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
3601 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
3603 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
3604 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
3606 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
3608 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
3610 It used to exports the results of the code.
3614 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
3615 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
3617 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
3618 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
3620 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
3622 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
3623 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
3624 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
3626 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
3627 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
3629 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
3630 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
3631 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
3634 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
3636 This will increment the effort value.
3638 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
3640 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
3642 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
3643 attach symbolic links.
3645 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
3647 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
3649 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
3650 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
3652 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
3654 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
3656 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
3657 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
3658 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
3660 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
3662 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
3663 all top level list items.
3665 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
3667 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
3669 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
3670 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
3672 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
3674 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
3676 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
3677 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
3678 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
3679 first headline in the region.
3681 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
3683 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
3686 ** Important bug fixes
3688 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
3690 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
3691 perform completion with meaningful values.
3693 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
3695 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
3696 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
3697 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3699 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
3700 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
3702 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
3703 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
3706 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
3707 the code and the license to your needs.
3709 See https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
3710 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
3714 ** Incompatible changes
3716 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
3718 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
3720 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
3722 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
3723 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
3724 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
3725 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
3728 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
3730 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
3731 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
3732 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
3734 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
3736 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
3737 =org-agenda-span= instead.
3739 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
3741 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
3743 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
3744 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
3745 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
3746 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
3747 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
3749 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
3750 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
3751 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
3752 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
3753 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
3754 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
3756 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
3757 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
3758 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
3761 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
3764 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
3765 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
3766 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
3767 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
3769 The two new variables are:
3771 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
3772 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
3773 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
3774 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
3775 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
3776 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
3777 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
3779 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
3780 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
3783 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
3786 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
3787 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
3788 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
3789 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
3791 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
3792 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
3793 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
3794 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
3797 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
3798 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
3799 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
3800 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
3801 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
3802 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
3805 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
3806 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
3807 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
3808 applies to the following packages:
3826 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
3827 you are using, you can remove it from
3828 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
3829 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
3832 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
3833 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
3834 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
3835 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
3836 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
3839 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
3841 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
3842 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
3843 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
3846 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
3848 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
3850 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
3852 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
3854 ** Important new features
3856 *** New Org to ODT exporter
3858 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
3860 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
3861 for more information on how to customize it.
3863 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
3865 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
3866 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
3867 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
3868 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
3870 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
3871 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
3872 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
3874 To switch over to the new system:
3878 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
3880 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
3881 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
3882 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
3883 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
3884 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
3886 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
3888 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
3891 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
3894 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
3896 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
3897 you have decided to move over completely to the new
3898 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
3899 with using both system in parallel.
3903 *** New Org libraries
3904 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
3906 Implement links to eshell buffers.
3908 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
3910 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
3912 To use, put the following in your init file:
3915 (require 'org-special-blocks)
3918 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
3919 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
3920 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
3921 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
3922 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
3923 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
3924 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
3925 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
3926 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
3929 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
3931 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
3932 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
3934 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
3936 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
3937 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
3938 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
3941 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
3942 call function to do something special with text links.
3944 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
3946 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
3948 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
3949 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
3950 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
3953 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
3955 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
3957 *** New Babel libraries
3959 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
3960 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
3961 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
3962 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
3963 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
3964 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
3965 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
3967 ** Other new features and various enhancements
3971 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
3973 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
3974 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
3975 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
3976 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
3977 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
3978 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
3980 The key new functions are
3982 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
3983 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
3984 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
3986 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
3987 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
3989 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
3990 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
3992 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
3993 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
3995 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
3997 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
3998 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
3999 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
4001 **** Modified link escaping
4003 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
4005 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
4006 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
4007 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
4008 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
4011 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
4012 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
4013 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
4014 : percent escaped links are solved.
4016 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
4018 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
4020 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
4021 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
4023 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
4025 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
4027 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
4028 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
4029 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
4030 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
4031 string to be executed.
4033 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
4034 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
4038 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
4039 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
4042 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
4046 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
4048 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
4049 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
4050 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
4051 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
4053 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
4054 will work on the current entry.
4056 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
4057 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
4059 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
4061 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
4063 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
4066 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
4067 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
4072 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
4074 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
4075 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
4076 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
4078 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
4080 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
4081 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
4082 entries using a function.
4084 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
4085 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
4086 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
4088 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
4090 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
4091 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
4092 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
4094 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
4096 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
4097 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
4098 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
4099 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
4100 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
4101 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
4103 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
4107 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
4109 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
4110 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
4112 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
4113 docstring of these variable for details about available
4116 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
4117 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
4118 formatting string will insert a string.
4120 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
4122 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
4123 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
4124 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
4125 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
4126 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
4127 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
4128 C-e u=, respectively.
4130 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
4131 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
4132 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
4133 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
4134 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
4137 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
4139 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
4140 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
4142 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
4144 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
4145 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
4147 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
4149 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
4150 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
4151 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
4152 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
4153 section]] in the manual for more details.
4155 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
4156 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
4157 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
4162 **** Refile targets can now be cached
4164 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
4165 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
4166 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
4167 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
4168 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
4170 **** New logging support for refiling
4172 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
4173 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
4176 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
4180 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
4182 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
4186 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
4188 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
4189 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
4191 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
4193 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
4194 the displayed in the buffer.
4196 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
4198 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
4200 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
4201 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
4203 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
4204 |--------+--------+---------|
4205 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
4206 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
4208 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
4211 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
4214 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
4216 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
4218 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
4219 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
4226 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
4227 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
4230 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
4232 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
4234 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
4235 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
4237 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
4241 **** Improved handling of lists
4243 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
4245 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
4246 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
4247 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
4250 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
4251 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
4252 counters like [@c] or [@W].
4254 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
4255 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
4256 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
4257 `org-list-export-context'.
4259 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
4260 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
4261 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
4263 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
4264 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
4265 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
4266 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
4267 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
4269 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
4270 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
4271 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
4273 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
4275 *** Inline display of linked images
4277 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
4278 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
4279 that have no description part will be inlined.
4281 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
4283 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
4284 from 1, you can now do it like this:
4286 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
4288 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
4290 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
4291 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
4292 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
4293 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
4294 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
4295 into account all header arguments, and variables.
4297 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
4298 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
4299 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
4302 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
4303 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
4304 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
4305 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
4306 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
4307 properties or in tables.
4309 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
4310 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
4311 names, and rownames across all languages.
4313 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
4315 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
4317 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
4318 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
4319 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
4321 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
4323 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
4324 request by Scott Otterson.
4326 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
4328 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
4329 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
4330 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
4331 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
4332 superscripts, see the variable
4333 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
4335 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
4337 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
4339 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
4340 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
4341 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
4342 following new faces:
4344 =org-document-title=
4346 =org-document-info-keyword=
4348 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
4349 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
4351 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
4353 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
4355 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
4356 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
4357 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
4358 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
4359 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
4360 property is affected by this setting.
4362 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
4363 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
4365 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
4367 Requested by Michael Brand.
4369 **** Better level cycling function
4371 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
4372 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
4373 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
4374 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
4376 **** Adaptive filling
4378 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
4379 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
4380 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
4381 comments to be filled correctly.
4383 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
4385 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
4387 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
4389 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
4391 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
4392 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
4394 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
4398 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
4400 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
4401 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
4402 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
4403 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
4405 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
4407 **** Localized clock tables
4409 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
4410 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
4411 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
4412 available translated strings.
4414 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
4416 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
4417 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
4418 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
4419 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
4421 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
4423 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
4425 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
4426 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
4427 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
4428 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
4431 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
4435 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
4437 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
4438 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
4440 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
4442 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
4444 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
4445 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
4446 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
4449 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
4452 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
4454 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
4455 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
4460 org-table-current-line
4464 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
4466 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
4467 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
4470 This was requested by Tom.
4472 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
4474 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
4475 example by viewing from the agenda.
4477 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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