1 # -*- mode: org; org-export-publishing-directory: "tmp"; fill-column: 65 -*-
3 #+TITLE: Org-mode list of user-visible changes
4 #+AUTHOR: Carsten Dominik
5 #+EMAIL: carsten at orgmode dot org
6 #+OPTIONS: H:3 num:nil toc:t \n:nil @:t ::t |:t ^:{} *:t TeX:t LaTeX:nil
7 #+INFOJS_OPT: view:info toc:1 path:org-info.js
9 #+LINK_HOME: http://orgmode.org
15 *** Clock task history, and moving entries with the running clock
17 Org now remembers the last 5 tasks that you clocked into, to
18 make it easier to clock back into a task after interrupting
20 - `C-u C-u C-c C-x C-i' (or `C-u C-u I' from the agenda) will
21 clock into that task and mark it as current default task.
22 - `C-u C-c C-x C-i' (or `C-u I' from the agenda) will offer a
23 list of recently clocked tasks, including the default task,
24 for selection. `d' selects the default task, `i' selects
25 the task that was interrupted by the task that is currently
26 being clocked. `1',... selects a recent task. When you
27 select a task, you will be clocked into it.
29 When moving an entry using structure editing commands,
30 archiving commands, or the special subtree cut-and-paste
31 commands =C-c C-x C-w= and =C-c C-x C-y=, the running clock
32 marker and all clock history markers will be moved with the
33 subtree. Now you can start a clock in a remember buffer and
34 keep the clock running while filing the note away. See also
35 the variable `org-remember-clock-out-on-exit'.
37 *** Fontified code examples in HTML export
39 You can now get code examples fontified like they would be
40 fontified in an emacs buffer, and export the result to HTML.
41 To do so, wrap the code examples into the following
44 : #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
45 : (defun org-xor (a b)
50 The string after the BEGIN_SRC is the name of the major emacs
51 mode that should be used to fontify the code example.
53 Currently this works only for HTML export, and requires the
54 /htmlize.el/ package. For other backends, such structures are
61 - Column view (mostly) works now in XEmacs
62 - Summaries for columns in the agenda
63 - The special property Effort can be used for effort estimates
64 - New operators for property searches
65 - Search commands can now include archive files.
66 - Clock tables can include the archive files
67 - Orgtbl radio tables generalized.
71 *** Column view works now in XEmacs
73 I had already given up on this, but Greg Chernev (who
74 implemented noutline.el for XEmacs and in this way kept Org
75 alive on XEmacs) has done it again and provided the patches
76 to make column view work under XEmacs. There are still some
77 problems, but the basics work and we will iron out the
78 remaining issues, hopefully soon.
80 *** Summaries for columns in the agenda
82 If any of the columns has a summary type defined, turning on
83 column view in the agenda will show summaries for these
84 columns. Org will first visit all relevant agenda files and
85 make sure that the computations of this property are up to
86 date. This is also true for the special =CLOCKSUM= property.
87 Org will then sum the values displayed in the agenda. In the
88 daily/weekly agenda, the sums will cover a single day, in all
89 other views they cover the entire block. It is vital to
90 realize that the agenda may show the same entry multiple
91 times (for example as scheduled and as a deadline), and it
92 may show two entries from the same hierarchy (for example a
93 /parent/ and it's /child/). In these cases, the summation in
94 the agenda will lead to incorrect results because some values
97 *** The special property Effort can be used for effort estimates
99 If you want to plan your work in a very detailed way, or if
100 you need to produce offers with quotations of the estimated
101 work effort, you may want to assign effort estimates to
102 entries. If you are also clocking your work, you may later
103 want to compare the planned effort with the actual working
104 time. Effort estimates can now be stored in a special
105 property =Effort=, displayed side-to-side with clock sums,
106 and also be summed over a day, in order to show the planned
107 work load of a day. See the manual for more details.
109 *** New operators for property searches
111 Property searches can now choose a number of different
112 operators for comparing values. These operators are `=',
113 `<>', `<', `<=', `>', and `>='.
115 When the search term uses the operator with plain number like
116 =+Effort>=2.7=, then the property value is converted to a
117 number and a numerical comparison takes place.
119 When the search term uses a string on the right hand side of
120 the operator, a string comparison is done: =+PRIORITY<"C".=
122 Finally, if the right hand side is enclosed in curly braces,
123 a regexp match is done: =aaa={regexp}=. In this case you
124 should use only the `=' or `<>' operators, meaning "does
125 match" or "does not match", respectively.
127 This was a triggered with a request by Dan Davison.
129 *** Search commands can now include archive files.
131 If the value of the customization variable
132 =org-agenda-text-search-extra-files= contains the symbol
133 =agenda-archives= as the first element in the list, all
134 archive files of all agenda files will be added to the list
135 of files to search. This is relevant for the search view
136 =C-c a s=, as well as for the agenda files multi-occur
139 *** Clock tables can include the archive files
141 There are new values for the =:scope= parameter of a clock
142 table. This can now be =file-with-archives= and
143 =agenda-with-archives=, in order to collect information not
144 only from the current file or all agenda files, but also from
145 all archive files that are currently used by these files.
147 *** Orgtbl radio tables generalized.
149 The options available for radio tables using orgtbl-mode have
150 been expanded. You may use several reception points and
151 formats for the same table, you may have special formatting
152 in the last line of the table, and many table parameters may
153 be functions, so that more general transformations are
154 possible. Jason Riedy provided a patch for this, and he will
155 hopefully come up with some examples. Thanks!
159 This is a new major release, mostly because of structural changes
160 in Org. However, since this took a while, there is also a long
161 list of small improvements and some new significant features.
165 - The Org distribution has a new structure
166 - New system for selecting modules to load
167 - New archiving mechanism: The Archive Sibling
168 - Support for Sebastian Rose's JavaScript org-info.js.
169 - Internal links work now better in HTML export
170 - Export commands can be done in the background
171 - Flexible setting of the time block shown by the clock table
172 - Clock table can be included in the agenda
173 - Support for ISO week dates (ISO 6801)
174 - Tag inheritance can be limited to a subset of all tags
175 - Entries can be sorted by TODO keyword
176 - And some more small fixes and improvements
178 ** Incompatible changes
180 *** The Org distribution has a new structure
182 In the distribution files as well as in the GIT repository,
183 the lisp files are now located in a subdirectory "lisp", and
184 the documentation files are located in a subdirectory "doc".
185 If you are running Org directly from the unpacked
186 distribution archive (zip or tar file, or GIT repository),
187 you need to modify your settings for load-path accordingly.
191 *** The Org distribution has a new structure
193 In the distribution files as well as in the GIT repository,
194 the lisp files are now located in a subdirectory "lisp", and
195 the documentation files are located in a subdirectory "doc".
196 If you are running Org directly from the unpacked
197 distribution archive (zip or tar file, or GIT repository),
198 you need to modify your settings for load-path accordingly.
202 Org-mode has now a system for loading modules by simply
203 configuring an option that lists all the modules you want to
204 use. Customize the variable `org-modules'. That variable
205 lists both modules that are part of the Org-mode core (and in
206 this way part of Emacs), and modules that are contributed
207 packages. Contributed modules will only be available when
208 you have installed them properly (most likely by downloading
209 the distribution and adding /path/to/orgdir/contrib/lisp to
212 *** New archiving mechanism: The Archive Sibling
214 There is a new method to archive entries in the current file:
215 By moving it to a sibling called the /Archive Sibling/. That
216 sibling has the heading "Archive" and also carries the
217 ARCHIVE tag. This can be a great way to do archiving inside
218 a project, to get parts of the project out of the way and to
219 wait with true archiving (moving to another file) until the
220 entire project is done. Archiving to a sibling keeps much of
221 the context, for example inherited tags and approximate tree
224 The key binding for the is "C-c C-x A", and from the agenda
225 buffer you can simply use "A".
227 Thanks to Ilya Shlyakhter for this rather clever idea.
229 *** Support for Sebastian Rose's JavaScript org-info.js.
231 This fascinating program allows a completely new viewing
232 experience for web pages created from Org files. The same
233 document can be viewed in different ways, and switching
234 between the views as well as navigation uses single-key
237 One of the view types is an /Info-like/ interface where you
238 can jump through the sections of the document with the `n'
239 and `p' keys (and others). There is also a /folding/
240 interface where you can fold the document much like you can
241 fold it in org-mode in Emacs, and cycle through the
242 visibility both locally and globally.
244 To set this up, all you need to do is to make sure that
245 org-infojs.el gets loaded (customize the variable org-modules
246 to check). Then add this line to the buffer:
248 : #+INFOJS_OPT: view:info
250 In that line, you can configure the initial view and other
251 settings. Available views are =info= for the info-like
252 interface, and =overview=, =content=, and =showall= for the
253 folding interface. See the manual for more details. The
254 JavaScript program is served from
255 http://orgmode.org/org-info.js, and your exported HTML files
256 will automatically get it from there. However, you may want
257 to be independent of the existence and stability of
258 orgmode.org and install a copy locally. Then you need to
259 change the path from which the script is loaded, either by
262 : #+INFOJS_OPT: view:info path:../scripts/org-info.js
264 or by configuring the variable =org-infojs-options=.
266 For details see the documentation provided by Sebastian Rose
267 together with org-info.js.
269 *** Export improvements
271 - The export of internal links to HTML now works a lot
272 better. Most internal links that work while editing an Org
273 file inside Emacs will now also work the the corresponding
276 - You can run many of the export commands in the background
277 by using `C-c C-u C-c C-e' in order to start the process.
278 RIght now this will only work if "emacs" is the right
279 command to get to your Emacs executable - I hope to make
280 this less system dependent in the future.
282 Both these are based on requests by Ilya Shlyakhter.
284 *** Improvements to clocktable
286 - The clocktable is now much more flexible and user friendly
287 when trying to specify the time block that should be
288 considered when constructing the table.
290 The =:block= parameter to the table can now look like any
294 |--------------+-----------------------|
295 | 2008 | The entire year 2008 |
296 | 2008-04 | The month April 2008 |
297 | 2008-04-02 | The day April 2, 2008 |
298 | 2008-W14 | ISO-Week 14 in 2008 |
300 | today-5 | The day five days ago |
301 | thisweek | The current week |
302 | thisweek-2 | Two weeks ago |
303 | thismonth | The current month |
304 | thismonth-12 | Same month, last year |
305 | lastmonth | Same as thismonth-1 |
308 What is more, you can now use the =S-left= and =S-right=
309 keys to shift the time block around. The cursor needs to
310 be in the =#+BEGIN: clocktable= line for this to work. If
311 the current block is =today=, =S-left= with switch to
312 yesterday. If the current block is =2008-W14=, =S-right=
313 will switch to the following week.
315 - When the clocktable is collecting from several files, the
316 total time for each file will now also be listed. This was
317 a request from Bernt Hansen.
319 - If you turn on the new clock report mode with the "R" key in
320 the agenda, a clock table will be attached to the agenda,
321 showing the clock report for the file scope and time
322 interval of the agenda view. To turn this on permanently,
323 configure the variable
324 =org-agenda-start-with-clock report-mode=. To modify the
325 properties of the table, in particular the =:maxlevel=
326 depth, configure =org-agenda-clockreport-parameter-plist=.
328 *** Support for ISO week dates (ISO 6801)
330 The agenda now shows the ISO week for the displayed dates, in
331 the form =W08= for week 8.
333 The keys =d=, =w=, =m=, and =y= in the agenda view now accept
334 prefix arguments. Remember that in the agenda, you can
335 directly type a prefix argument by typing a number, no need
336 to press =C-u= first. The prefix argument may be used to
337 jump directly to a specific day of the year, ISO week, month,
338 or year, respectively. For example, =32 d= jumps to February
339 1st, =9 w= to ISO week number 9. When setting day, week, or
340 month view, a year may be encoded in the prefix argument as
341 well. For example, =200712 w= will jump to week 12 in the
342 year 2007. If such a year specification has only one or two
343 digits, it will be mapped to the interval 1938-2037.
345 When entering a date at the date prompt, you may now also
346 specify an ISO week. For example
348 : w4 Monday of week 4
349 : fri w4 Friday of week 4
351 : 2012 w4 fri Friday of week 4 in 2012.
352 : 2012-W04-5 Same as above
354 So far I have not implemented the effect of
355 `org-read-date-prefer-future' on this functionality, because
356 it seemed too magic for me. I'd appreciate comments on this
357 issue: Should `org-read-date-prefer-future' also push dates
358 into the next year if the week you are entering has already
359 passed in the current year? For consistency I guess this
360 should be the case, but I cannot quite wrap my head around
363 I hope but am not entirely convinced that this will behave
364 sanely also during the first/last week of a year. Please
365 test extensively and report back.
367 This was a request by Thomas Baumann.
369 *** Improvements in Search View
371 - Calling search view with a C-u prefix will make it match
372 only in TODO entries.
374 - The single quote is no longer considered a word character
375 during search, so that searching for the word "Nasim" will
376 also match in "Nasim's".
381 - Inheritance of tags can now be limited to a subset of all
382 tags, using the variable =org-use-tag-inheritance=. This
383 variable may now be a regular expression or a list to
384 select the inherited tags. Thanks to Michael Ekstrand for
385 this excellent proposal.
387 The regexp option is also implemented for
388 =org-use-property-inheritance=, so that you can now select
389 properties for inheritance my name.
391 - The INHERIT flag to the function =org-entry-get= can be set
392 to the symbol =selective=. If this is the case, then the
393 value of the property will be retrieved using inheritance
394 if and only if the setting in
395 =org-use-property-inheritance= selects the property for
398 - There are now special faces for the date lines in the
399 agenda/timeline buffers, and another special face for days
400 that fall on a weekend: =org-agenda-date= and
401 =org-agenda-date-weekend=. Both these faces are initially
402 similar to the =org-agenda-structure= face, but you can
403 customize them freely.
405 - When an entry already has a scheduling or deadline time
406 stamp, calling `C-c C-s' or `C-c C-d', respectively, will
407 now use that old date as the default, and you can can use
408 the "++4d" syntax to invoke shifts relative to that default
409 date. Simply pressing RET at the prompt will keep the
410 default date, not switch to today.
412 This was an omission in the earlier implementation, spotted
413 by Wanrong Lin. Thanks!
415 - File names in remember templates can be relative, if they
416 are, they will be interpreted relative to =org-directory=.
418 - The handling of the clipboard when inserting into remember
419 templates is now much better, and gives more control on what
420 should be inserted with new %-escapes:
422 - =%c= - Now always insert the head of the kill ring, never
425 - =%x= - Insert the content of the X clipboard. This is the
426 first non-empty value from the PRIMARY, SECONDARY and
427 CLIPBOARD X clipboards.
429 - =%^C= - This allows the user to choose between any of the
430 clipboard values available, the kill ring head, and the
431 initial region if set.
433 - =%^L= - Like =%^C=, but this inserts an org link using the
436 Thanks to James TD Smith for this patch.
438 - Table export to an internal file can now use a format
439 specification, similar to the formats that are used by
440 orgtbl radio tables. The default format is in the variable
441 =org-table-export-default-format=. You can use properties
442 =TABLE_EXPORT_FILE= and =TABLE_EXPORT_FORMAT= to specify the
443 file name to which the export should go, and a local
447 : :TABLE_EXPORT_FILE: ~/xx.txt
448 : :TABLE_EXPORT_FORMAT: orgtbl-to-generic :splice t :sep "\t"
451 Thanks to James TD Smith for this patch.
453 - Entries can be sorted by TODO keyword, and the order is given
454 by the definition sequence of the TODO keywords in the
455 variable =org-todo-keywords=, or in the =#+TODO= line. Use
456 the "o" key when sorting with =C-c ^=.
458 Thanks to James TD Smith for this patch.
465 - New keyword search agenda view
467 - Many new extensions available in the CONTRIB directory
469 - New remember template option: pre-selection contexts
471 - Modifying list/headline status of a line
473 - Granularity while editing time stamps
475 - New repeaters mechanisms
477 - New parameters for dynamic blocks ad the clock table
479 - Limiting iCalendar export to fewer entries
481 - =M-RET= splits lines again
485 ** Incompatible changes
487 - The variable `org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes' is now a list
488 of two values - if you have configured this variable before,
493 *** New keyword search agenda view
495 `C-c a s' now invokes a special agenda view that can be used
496 to search notes by keyword and regular expressions. In
497 particular, it does not require a single regular expression
498 or string to search for, but it can search for a number
499 keywords or regexps that can occur in arbitrary sequence in
500 the entry. The search knows the boundaries of an entry, can
501 use simple Boolean logic and is reasonably fast. For
502 example, the search string
504 : +computer +wifi -ethernet -{8\.11[bg]}
506 will search for note entries that contain the keywords
507 =computer= and =wifi=, but not the keyword =ethernet=, and
508 which are also not matched by the regular expression
509 "8\.11[bg]", meaning to exclude both 8.11b and 8.11g. If the
510 first character of the search string is an asterisk, the
511 search will only look at headlines - otherwise it will look
512 at the headine and the text below it, up to the next
513 (possibly sub-) heading.
515 The command searches all agenda files, and in addition the
516 files listed in =org-agenda-text-search-extra-files=.
518 I find it very useful to define a custom command to do such
519 a search only in a limited number of files (my notes files),
522 : ("N" "Search notes" search ""
523 : ((org-agenda-files '("~/org/notes.org" "~/org/computer.org"))
524 : (org-agenda-text-search-extra-files nil)))
526 *** Many new extensions available in the CONTRIB directory
528 - Phil Jackson's /org-irc.el/ is now part of the Org-mode
529 core, which means it will become part of Emacs soon.
531 - The new development model already starts to pay off, a
532 number of interesting extensions are now part of the
533 distribution. Check the file CONTRIB/README for a list.
535 - There is a new variable `org-default-extensions'.
536 Configuring this variable makes it *very* easy to load
537 these default extensions - eventually this will be expanded
538 to cover contributed extensions as well.
540 *** New remember template option: pre-selection contexts
542 - Remember template definitions now allow six elements. The
543 last element defines the contexts in which the template
544 should be offered. It can be a list of major modes, a
545 function, =t= or =nil=. If it is a list of major-mode, the
546 template will be available only when =org-remember= is
547 called from a buffer in one of these modes. If it is a
548 function, the template will be offered only if the function
549 returns `t' when called in the current buffer. A value of
550 =t= or =nil= for this element means select this template in
553 One possible application for this would be to have several
554 templates all using the same selection letter, and choosing
555 the right one based on context. For example, think of
556 tasks describing a bug in a source code file. With the
557 following configuration we make sure that the bug reports
558 are filed into the appropriate sections of the target file.
560 : (setq org-remember-templates
561 : '(("Elisp" ?b "* %a\n\n%i%?" "~/bugs.org" "Elisp bugs" (emacs-lisp-mode))
562 : ("C Bugs" ?b "* %a\n\n%i%?" "~/bugs.org" "C bugs" (cc-mode))))
564 See (info "(org)Remember templates") for details.
566 *** Modifying list/headline status of a line
568 - `C-c -' has now more functions:
569 + In a table, add a hline as before
570 + In an item list, cycle bullet type as before
571 + In a normal line, turn it into an item
572 + In a headline, turn it into an item
573 + If there is an active region, turn each line into an item.
574 But if the first region line is already an item, remove
575 item markers from all lines.
577 Based on proposals by Bastien.
579 - `C-c *' has now more functions
580 + in a table, recompute, as before
581 + in a normal line, convert it to a sub heading.
582 + at an item, convert it into a subheading
583 + if there is an active region, convert all lines in the
584 region to headlines. However, if the first lie already is
585 a heading, remove the stars from all lines int he region.
587 Based on proposals by Bastien.
589 *** Changes related to time stamps
591 - The value variable =org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes= is now
592 a list of two values. The first applies when creating a new
593 time stamp. The second applies when modifying a timestamp
594 with S-up/down. The default for this new task is 5 minutes,
595 but 15 may also be a very good value for many people. If
596 S-up/down is used on a time stamp where the minute part is
597 not compatible with this granularity it will be made so.
598 You can bypass this by using a prefix argument to exactly
599 specify the number of minutes to shift.
601 This was a proposal by Adam Spiers.
603 - New repeaters that shift a date relative to today, or that
604 make sure that the next date is in the future. For example:
607 : DEADLINE: <2008-02-10 Sun ++1w>
608 : Marking this DONE will shift the date by at least one week,
609 : but also by as many weeks as it takes to get this date into
610 : the future. However, it stays on a Sunday, even if you called
611 : and marked it done on Saturday.
612 :** TODO Check the batteries in the smoke detectors
613 : DEADLINE: <2005-11-01 Tue .+1m>
614 : Marking this DONE will shift the date to one month after
617 Proposed by Wanrong Lin and Rainer Stengle.
619 *** New parameters for dynamic blocks ad the clock table
621 - There is a new =:link= parameter for the clocktable. When
622 set, the headlines listed in the table will be links to the
625 - There is a new =:content= parameter that is passed to the
626 writer function of the dynamic block. Use this parameter
627 to pass the previous content of the block to the writer
628 function, in case you want to make the outcome dependent on
629 the previous content.
631 *** Limiting iCalendar export to fewer entries
633 - New way to limit iCalendar export to the entries captured in
634 an agenda view. This is done by "writing" the agenda view
635 using `C-x C-w' to a file with extension .ics.
637 This was a request by Kyle Sexton.
641 - Due to a popular revolt shortly after the 5.22 release,
642 =M-RET= can again be used to split a line so that the rest
643 of the line becomes the new heading. However, if you do
644 this in a heading containing tags, the tags will stay in the
647 Customize the variable =org-M-RET-may-split-line= if you
648 don't want this command to split a line in the middle. The
649 same variable also influences line splitting in items and in
652 - There are three new hooks:
654 =org-follow-link-hook=: runs after following a link
655 =org-publish-before-export-hook=: runs before export
656 =org-publish-after-export-hook=: runs after export
660 ** Incompatible changes
662 - The variable `org-log-done' is now less complex.
663 - The in-buffer settings for logging have changed. Some
664 options no longer exists, some new ones have been added.
668 *** Changes to logging progress
670 There is now more control over which state changes are being
671 logged in what way. Please read carefully the corresponding
672 sections in the manual. Basically:
674 - The variable `org-log-done' has been simplified, it no
675 longer influences logging state changes and clocking out.
676 - There is a new variable for triggering note-taking when
677 clocking out an item: `org-log-note-clock-out'.
678 - Logging of state changes now has to be configured on a
679 pre-keyword basis, either in `org-todo-keywords' or in the
680 #+TODO in-buffer setting.
681 - These per-keyword settings allow more control. For example
683 : WAIT(w@) Record a note when entering this state.
684 : WAIT(w!) Record a timestamp when entering this state.
685 : WAIT(w@/!) Recore a note when entering and timestamp
686 : when leaving this state. This is great for
687 : getting a record when switching *back* from
689 : WAIT(/!) Record a timestamp when leaving this state.
690 : Here we not even define a fast access
691 : character, but just the logging stuff.
693 This was triggered by requests from Wanrong Lin and Bernt Hansen.
697 - M-RET no longer brakes a line in the middle, it will make a
698 new line after the current or (if cursor is at the beginning
699 of the line) before the current line.
701 - RET, when executed in a headline after the main text and
702 before the tags will leave the tags in the current line and
703 create a new line below the current one.
707 Bug fixes, in particular the long-hunted bug about wrong window
708 positions after pressing SPACE in the agenda. Hopefully this
715 *** Remember/Refile/Goto
717 - The use of prefix arguments for the commands `org-remember'
718 and `org-refile' has been normalized.
720 - The clock can now safely be used in a remember buffer.
722 - The variable `org-remember-use-refile-when-interactive'
723 introduced only in 5.19 is already obsolete. Please use
724 `org-remember-interactive-interface' instead.
726 - It is no longer necessary to update the refiling targets.
728 - Automatic isearch in `org-goto'.
730 - Outline-path-completion as alternative org-goto interface.
734 - Checkboxes now work hierarchically.
736 - `C-k' can now behave specially in headlines.
738 - Repeater for tasks in plain timestamps.
740 - All clock intervals of an item show in agenda/timeline.
742 - New parameter =:step= for clocktable, to get daily reports.
744 - Never loose a repeaded scheduled item from the agenda.
746 - Archiving a subtree now stores the outline path in a property.
748 - Links to messages in Apple Mail.
752 ** Incompatible Changes
754 - The variable `org-remember-use-refile-when-interactive'
755 introduced only in 5.19 is already obsolete. Please use
756 `org-remember-interactive-interface' instead.
760 *** Remember/Refile/Goto
762 - The use of prefix arguments for the commands `org-remember'
763 and `org-refile' has been normalized:
765 + when called without prefix argument, the command does its
766 normal job, starting a remember note or refiling a tree.
768 + when called with a single C-u prefix, these commands can be
769 used to select a target location and to jump there. In
770 the case of `org-remember', you will be prompted for a
771 template and then Emacs jumps to the default target
772 location or this template. In the case of `org-refile',
773 you select a location from the refile target list and jump
776 + when called with two prefixes (`C-u C-u'), the command
777 jumps to the location last used for storing a note or a
780 - When the clock is running inside an remember buffer, storing
781 the remember buffer with `C-c C-c' will automatically clock
782 out. This was inspired by a request by Rainer Stengle.
784 - The variable `org-remember-use-refile-when-interactive'
785 introduced only in 5.19 is already obsolete. Please use
786 `org-remember-interactive-interface' instead. This new
787 variable does select the interface that is used to select
788 the target for a remember note in an interactive way.
791 + `outline': Use an outline of the document to select a
793 + `outline-path-completion': Use completion of an outline
794 path to select a location.
795 + `refile': Offer the `org-refile-targets' as possible
798 - It is no longer necessary to update the refiling targets -
799 they are always current.
801 - In `org-goto', typing characters now automatically starts
802 isearch from the beginning of the buffer. The isearch is
803 special also because it only matches in headline. This
804 goes some way toward saving org-goto from being removed
805 from Org-mode. Thanks to Piotr Zielinski for the code, and
806 sorry that it took me so long to put it in. If you prefer
807 to use single letters n,p,f,b,u,q for navigation as before,
808 configure the variable `org-goto-auto-isearch'.
810 - Outline-path-completion is now available as an alternative
811 interface in the command `org-goto'. Please select the
812 default interface you'd like to use with the new variable
813 `org-goto-interface'. You can then select the alternative
814 interface with a prefix argument to `C-c C-j' (org-goto). I
815 am considering to make outline-path-completion the default
821 - Checkboxes now work hierarchically. When a plain-list item
822 with a checkbox has children with checkboxes, the status of
823 the item's checkbox is calculated from the children, each
824 time a checkbox is toggled with C-c C-c. Thanks to Miguel
825 A. Figueroa-Villanueva for a patch to this effect.
827 - There is a new variable `org-special-ctrl-k'. When set,
828 `C-k' will behave specially in headlines:
830 + When the cursor is at the beginning of a headline, kill
831 the entire line and possible the folded subtree below the
833 + When in the middle of the headline text, kill the
834 headline up to the tags.
835 + When after the headline text, kill the tags.
837 This is following a proposal by Piotr Zielinski.
839 - You can now also have a plain (as opposed to deadline or
840 scheduled) repeater timestamp in a task. Switching the task
841 to DONE will now also shift a plain time stamp. This was a
842 request by Austin Frank.
844 - If an entry is clocked multiple times, it will now show up
845 several times in the agenda and timeline buffers, when
846 log-mode is on. This was a proposal by Jurgen Defurne.
848 - The clock table accepts a new parameter =:step=. This
849 parameter can be `day' or `week' and will result in separate
850 tables for each day or week in the requested time interval.
851 This was triggered by a proposal by Sacha Chua in her [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2007/12/30/clocking-time-with-emacs-org/][blog]].
853 - A time-stamp with a repeater now no longer refers to the
854 date *closest* to the current day. Instead, it means either
855 today or the most recent match. This change makes sure that
856 overdue scheduled or deadline items never disappear from the
857 agenda. With the previous convention, an overdue scheduled
858 item would disappear. For example, a weekly item scheduled
859 for Sunday would appear as overdue until Wednesday, and the
860 suddenly disappear until next Sunday. Now the item will
861 show up as "Sched 7x" on Saturday. From Sunday on it will
862 be in the list as "Scheduled", i.e. old sins will be
863 forgiven. This follows a request by Warong, Dennis and
866 - Archiving a subtree now creates an additional property,
867 =ARCHIVE_OLPATH=. This property contains the "path" in the
868 outline tree to the archived entry, as it was in the
869 original file. For example, archiving =Fix the door= in the
877 will file is with the following property
879 : :ARCHIVE_PATH: Task/HOME/Garage
881 Note that you can configure (i.e. limit) the information
882 that gets stored upon archiving with the variable
883 `org-archive-save-context-info'.
885 - New file `org-mac-message.el' by John Wiegley to create
886 links for messages in Apple Mail, and to follow these
895 - Column view can list the clocked times of a subtree.
897 - Storing remember notes can use the `org-refile' interface.
899 - Storing remember notes no longer produced empty lines.
901 - Moving subtrees now folds all siblings of the subtree.
903 - New variable `org-agenda-todo-keyword-format'.
905 - Hack to allow brackets in link descriptions.
907 - Clocking into an entry can enforce a specific TODO state.
909 - EXPORT_FILE_NAME may be an absolute file name with "~".
911 - Bug fixes, lots of them.
915 - A new special column definition lists the sum of all CLOCK
916 entries in a subtree. For example
918 : #+COLUMNS: %20ITEM %10Time_Estimate{:} %CLOCKSUM
920 will allow you to compare estimated times (as given in the
921 Time_Estimate property) with the clocked times. This was a
922 request by Bernt Hansen.
924 - Storing remember notes can now use the `org-refile'
925 interface instead of the `org-goto' interface (see the
926 variable `org-remember-use-refile-when-interactive').
927 Nothing will change if the note is stored immediately after
928 pressing `C-c C-c' in the =*Remember*= buffer. But if you
929 have chosen (e.g. by pressing `C-u C-c C-c') to
930 interactively select the filing location (file and
931 headline), the refile interface will be used instead. I am
932 excited about this change, because the `org-goto' interface
933 is basically a failure, at least for this application. Note
934 that in any case the refile interface has to be configured
935 first by customizing `org-refile-targets'.
937 - Notes inserted with remember now remove any whitespace
938 before and after the note before being pasted, so that there
939 will be no empty lines inserted together with the note. We
940 could invent special syntax in remember templates to allow
941 creating empty lines before a note - is there anyone who'd
944 - Moving subtrees now folds all siblings of the subtree. This
945 is the only reasonably simple way I could find to avoid the
946 reported inconsistencies in the folding state of the outline
947 tree after moving entries. There are reasons to like this
948 new behavior, because it easily visualizes where the tree is
949 located after the move. Still, not everyone might be happy
950 with this. Massive complaining would be needed to make me
953 - New variable `org-agenda-todo-keyword-format' to specify the
954 width of the TODO keyword field in the agenda display. Use
955 it to get things to line up better. This was a proposal by
958 - If a link description inserted with `C-c C-l' contains
959 brackets, the brackets will now be converted into curly
960 braces. This looks similar enough. Supporting brackets in
961 link descriptions is, for technical reasons too long to
962 explain here, complex.
964 - The new option `org-clock-in-switch-to-state' can be set to
965 a TODO state that will be enforced when the clock is started
966 on an entry. This follows an idea by Sacha Chua.
968 - The EXPORT_FILE_NAME property may now also be an absolute
969 file name, and it may contain abbreviations like "~" for the
970 users home directory. This was requested by Adam Spiers.
972 - Bug fixes, lots of them.
984 - When cutting, pasting, or moving subtrees and items, the
985 empty lines *before* the subtree/item now belong to the
986 part and will be moved with it. There is one exception to
987 this rule: If the first child is moved down (or,
988 equivalently, the second is moved up), the amount of empty
989 lines *above* the first child to be moved along with it is
990 limited by the number of empty lines *below* it. This
991 sounds complicated, but it allows to have extra empty space
992 before the first child and still have good behavior of the
993 subtree motion commands.
995 - Plain lists items work the same.
997 I believe we have finally nailed this one. Thanks to Daniel
998 Pittman for bring this up again and to Eric Schulte for
999 pointing out that it is the empty lines *before* an entry
1002 This change was non-trivial, please give it a good test and
1003 let me know about any problems.
1007 - The new command `org-remember-goto-last-stored' will jump
1008 to the location of the remember note stored most recently.
1009 If you have `org-remember' on a key like `C-c r', then you
1010 can go to the location with a double prefix arg: `C-u C-u
1011 C-c r'. This was a proposal by Rainer Stengele.
1013 - Template items that are being prompted for can now specify
1014 a default value and a completion table. Furthermore,
1015 previous inputs at a specific prompt are captured in a
1016 history variable. For example:
1018 : %^{Author|Roald Dahl|Thomas Mann|Larry Niven}
1020 will prompt for an author name. Pressing RET without
1021 typing anything will select "Roald Dahl". Completion will
1022 give you any of the three names. And a history will be
1023 kept, so you can use the arrow keys to get to previous
1024 input. The history is tied to the prompt. By using the
1025 same prompt in different templates, you can build a history
1026 across templates. The ideas for this came from proposals
1027 by Bastien and Adam.
1029 - When a remember template contains the string `%!', the note
1030 will be stored immediately after all template parts have
1031 been filled in, so you don't even have to press `C-c
1032 C-c'. The was a proposal by Adam Spiers.
1036 - `org-refile-targets' has a new parameter to specify a
1037 maximum level for target selection. Thanks to Wanrong Lin
1040 - When the new option `org-refile-use-outline-path' is set,
1041 refile targets will be presented like a file path to the
1042 completion interface: "level 1/level 2/level 3". This
1043 may be the fastest interface yet to get to a certain
1044 outline entry. Do we need to use this interface in other
1045 places? Thanks to Jose Ruiz for this proposal.
1051 *** Restriction lock on agenda scope
1053 You can now permanently lock the agenda construction to a
1054 certain scope, like a file or a subtree. So instead of
1055 pressing "<" for each command in the agenda dispatcher, you
1056 only once select a restriction scope. All subsequent agenda
1057 commands will than respect this restriction. For example,
1058 you can use this at work, to limit agendas to your work file
1059 or tree, and at home to limit to the home file or tree. Or
1060 you can use it during the day in order to focus in on certain
1063 You select a scope with the command `C-c C-x <', which
1064 restricts to the current subtree. When called with a `C-u'
1065 prefix, the restriction is to the current file. You can also
1066 make restrictions from the speedbar frame, see below.
1068 When making a new restriction and an agenda window is
1069 currently visible, it will immediately be updated to reflect
1070 the new scope. TO if you like you can display an agenda view
1071 and then watch it change in various scopes.
1073 To get rid of the restriction, use the command "C-c C-x >".
1074 Or press ">" in the agenda dispatcher. Also, and use of "<"
1075 in the dispatcher will disable the restriction lock and
1076 select a new restriction.
1078 Thanks to Rick Moynihan for triggering this development.
1080 *** Imenu and Speedbar support
1082 - Org-mode now supports Imenu. For example, with the setting
1084 : (add-hook 'org-mode-hook
1085 : (lambda () 'imenu-add-to-menubar "Imenu"))
1087 a menu will be created in each Org-mode buffer that
1088 provides access to all level 1 and level 2 headings. The
1089 depth of the menu can be set with the variable
1092 - org-mode now supports Speedbar. This means that you can
1093 drill into the first and second level headlines of an
1094 Org-mode file right from the speedbar frame.
1096 - You can set a restriction lock for the Org-mode agenda to a
1097 file or a subtree directly from the speedbar frame. Just
1098 press "<" with the cursor on an Org-mode file or subtree to
1099 set the lock and immediately update the agenda if it is
1100 visible. Use ">" to get rid of the lock again.
1106 - There are new special properties TIMESTAMP and TIMESTAMP_IA.
1107 These can be used to access the first keyword-less active
1108 and inactive timestamp in an entry, respectively.
1110 - New variable `org-clock-heading-function'. It can be set to
1111 a function that creates the string shown in the mode line
1112 when a clock is running. Thanks to Tom Weissmann for this
1121 + Remember and related stuff
1122 - New command `org-refile' to quickly move a note.
1123 - Easy way to jump to the target location of remember template.
1124 - New %-escapes in remember templates: %c %(...) and %[...]
1125 - `org-remember-insinuate' simplifies remember setup
1127 + Emphasis and Font-lock stuff
1128 - Stacked emphasis is no longer allowed.
1129 - You may finally emphasize a single character like ~*a*~.
1130 - Font-lock now can hide the emphasis markers
1131 - Text in the "=" emphasis is exported verbatim
1132 - There is a new emphasis marker "~" for verbatim text
1133 - Constructs treated specially by the exporters can be highlighted
1135 + Properties and Column view
1136 - More control over which properties use inheritance
1137 - CATEGORY="work" can now be used in a tags/property search
1138 - the {+} summary type can specify a printf-style output format
1139 - New currency summary type {$}
1141 + The date/time prompt
1142 - While entering data, watch live the current interpretation.
1143 - The date prompt now prefers to select the future
1144 - Easier modification of time in an existing time stamp.
1147 - You can now export some special strings in HTML, like "..."
1148 - #+EMAIL: may contain several email addresses
1151 - In the agenda, a few keys have changed: `g', `G', and `e'.
1154 - Class-dependent sectioning structures in LaTeX export.
1155 - Radio-lists modeled after the radio tables.
1156 - The default for `org-ellipsis' is back to nil
1157 - Support for pabbrev-mode
1158 - New variable `org-show-entry-below'.
1160 ** Incompatible changes
1162 - If you have customized the variable `org-emphasis-alist' or
1163 org-export-emphasis-alist', you need to do it again by first
1164 canceling your customization and then adding it again.
1166 - I know that some people have defined their own private helper
1167 functions to select a specific remember template, without being
1168 prompted, like this:
1170 : (defun my-remember-template-n ()
1172 : (org-remember ?n))
1174 You need to modify this. The character selecting the template
1175 must now be the /second/ argument to `org-remember':
1177 : (defun my-remember-template-n ()
1179 : (org-remember nil ?n))
1181 - `C-c C-w' now refiles an entry. To get a sparse tree of
1182 deadlines, use `C-c / d' instead.
1186 *** Remember and related stuff
1188 - New command `org-refile' to quickly move a note to a
1189 different place. It is bound to `C-c C-w'. The foremost
1190 application might be to put a note or task captured with
1191 `remember' into the proper list or project. The command
1192 offers a list of possible refiling targets for completion.
1193 These are headings under which the entry will be inserted
1194 as a subitem. By default, this will offer all top-level
1195 headings in the current buffer, but you can configure the
1196 variable `org-refile-targets' to get more complex
1197 definitions. For example:
1199 : (setq org-refile-targets '((nil . (:level . 2))))
1201 selects all level 2 headlines in the current buffer as
1204 : (setq org-refile-targets
1205 : '((org-agenda-files . (:tag . "refile"))))
1207 searches all agenda files and selects headlines that are
1208 explicitly marked with the tag :refile: . Note that the
1209 list of targets is built upon first use only, to rebuilt
1210 it, call the command `C-c C-w' with a double prefix
1213 This is based on an idea and example implementation by Max
1214 Mikhanosha. Many thanks Max.
1216 - You can now use a C-u prefix on `org-remember' to jump to
1217 the location where a specific templates stores its notes.
1218 For example, if you have `org-remember' bound to `C-c r',
1219 then `C-u C-c r n' will get you to the file and headline
1220 given in the template associated with the letter "n".
1222 This was proposed by someone, but I have lost track who.
1223 Sorry, and thanks anyway.
1225 - New %-escapes in remember templates:
1227 : %c insert the current clipboard, like C-y would do
1228 : %(..) evaluate Lisp expression and insert the result
1229 : %[..] include file
1231 Thanks to Adam Spiers and Tim O'Callaghan.
1233 - New function `org-remember-insinuate' that makes is easier
1234 to set Org-mode specific values for remember variables.
1235 Thanks to Michael Olson for this proposal. It is
1238 : (require 'remember)
1239 : (setq remember-annotation-functions '(org-remember-annotation))
1240 : (setq remember-handler-functions '(org-remember-handler))
1241 : (add-hook 'remember-mode-hook 'org-remember-apply-template))
1243 You might still want to set `org-default-notes-file' to
1244 provide a default for templates without a file, and
1245 `org-directory' to show where to find other org files.
1247 *** Emphasis and Font-lock stuff
1249 - Stacked emphasis like ~*/bold italic/*~ is no longer allowed.
1251 - You may finally emphasize a single character like ~*a*~.
1253 - Font-lock now can hide the emphasis markers, just like Muse
1254 does. Configure the variable `org-hide-emphasis-markers'
1255 if you want this. Showing the characters continues to be
1256 the default in Org-mode.
1258 - Text in the "=" emphasis is now exported verbatim, i.e. no
1259 further parsing and interpretation of this text takes place. So
1260 you can write ~=quoted *xxx* a_x = b=~. This and the following
1261 point implement a request by Daniel Clemente.
1263 - There is a new emphasis marker "~" which marks text to be
1264 exported verbatim, without special formatting. Inside an
1265 org-mode file, this text is highlighted with the org-verbatim
1266 face. I am not happy with the face yet (currently is is like
1267 org-code, but underlined), please suggest a better one.
1269 - Whether an emphasis environment is verbatim or not is now an
1270 extra flag in the variable `org-emphasis-alist'. If you have
1271 configured this variable, do it again by first canceling your
1272 customization to revert to the default, and then adding it
1275 - New variable `org-highlight-latex-fragments-and-specials'.
1276 When turned on, Org-mode will highlight all strings that
1277 are treated in a special way by the exporters. This is
1278 great for export-oriented writing, but maybe a bit noisy
1279 for note taking, so this feature is off by default.
1281 *** Properties and Column view
1283 - `org-use-property-inheritance' may now also be a list of
1284 property names that should be treated with inheritance
1287 - CATEGORY="work" can now be used in a tags/property search,
1288 even if the category is not specified as a property in the
1289 entry, but rather is inherited or derived from #+CATEGORY.
1290 Thanks to Adam, Tim, and Bastien for an interesting
1291 discussion around this issue.
1293 - Summary type improvements in column view.
1294 * The {+} summary type can specify a printf-style output
1295 format for computed values like this: {+;%5.2f}
1296 This was triggered by a report by Levin.
1297 * New currency summary type {$}, which so far is just a
1298 shorthand for {+;%.2f}. Do we need to have a currency
1299 symbol in front of each value. Scott Jaderholm asked for
1300 this, but I am not sure if this is already what he meant.
1302 *** The date/time prompt
1304 There have been several small but *very* useful additions to
1307 - While entering data at the date prompt, the current
1308 interpretation of your input is shown next to your input in
1309 the minibuffer. I find this great to understand how the
1310 input works. If you find the extra stuff in the minibuffer
1311 annoying, turn it off with `org-read-date-display-live'.
1313 - The date prompt now prefers to select the future. If you
1314 enter a date without a month, and the day number is before
1315 today (for example, on the 16th of the month you enter
1316 "9"), Org-mode will assume next month. Similarly, if you
1317 enter a month and no year, next year will be assumed if the
1318 entered month is before the current, for example if you
1319 enter "May" in September. Thanks to John Rakestraw for
1320 this great suggestion. If you find it confusing, turn it
1321 off with `org-read-date-prefer-future'.
1323 - When modifying an existing date using `C-c .' at the stamp,
1324 the time or time range in the stamp are now offered as
1325 default input at the prompt. This goes a long way to
1326 simplifying the modification of an existing date. Thanks
1327 to Adam Spiers for this proposal.
1329 *** Export (all implemented by Bastien...)
1331 - You can now export special strings in HTML. Here is the
1332 list of newly performed conversions:
1334 | Org | Description | HTML |
1335 |-----+------------------------------------+----------|
1336 | ~\\-~ | double backslash followed by minus | ­ |
1337 | ~--~ | two dashes (minuses) | – |
1338 | ~---~ | three dashes (minuses) | — |
1339 | ~...~ | three dots | … |
1341 You can turn this globally on or off with
1342 `org-export-with-special-strings' or locally with "-:t" or
1343 "-:nil" in the #+OPTIONS line. Thanks to Adam Spiers for
1344 starting the discussion, and thanks to Daniel Clemente and
1345 William Henney for relevant inputs.
1347 - Comma-separated emails in #+EMAIL: are correctly exported.
1348 Thanks to Raman for pointing out this omission.
1352 - In the agenda, a few keys have changed
1353 : g does now the same a "r", refresh current display,
1354 : because "g" is the Emacs standard for "refresh"
1355 : G toggle the time grid, used to be "g"
1356 : e Execute another agenda command, pretty much the same as
1357 : `C-c a', but shorter and keep the same agenda window.
1359 *** Miscellaneous (much of it from Bastien)
1361 - You can now select the sectioning structure of your LaTeX
1362 export by setting it either globally
1363 (`org-export-latex-default-class') or locally in each Org
1364 file (with #+LaTeX_CLASS: myclass). You can also customize
1365 the list of available classes and their sectioning
1366 structures through the new `org-export-latex-classes'
1367 option. Thanks to Daniel for discussions and suggestion on
1370 - You can send and receive radio lists in HTML,
1371 LaTeX or TeXInfo, just as you send and receive radio
1372 tables. Check the documentation for details and examples.
1374 - The default for `org-ellipsis' is back to nil, some people
1375 seem to have had problems with the face as a default.
1377 - Support for pabbrev-mode, needs pabbrev version 1.1. Thanks
1378 to Phillip Lord for adapting his package to make this
1381 - New variable `org-show-entry-below' to force context-showing
1382 commands to expose the body of a headline that is being
1383 shown. Thanks to Harald Weis for pointing out this omission.
1390 - On the date/time prompt, you can now also answer with
1391 something like +2tue to pick the second tuesday from today.
1392 This was a proposal by Sacha Chua.
1394 - When interpopating into Lisp formulas in the spreadsheet,
1395 the values of constants and properties are no longer
1396 enclosed into parenthesis. When interpolating for calc,
1397 this still happens in order to allow expressions in
1398 constants. This problem was reported by Eddward DeVilla.
1400 - When a directory is listed in `org-agenda-files', all files
1401 with extension matched by the new variable
1402 `org-agenda-file-regexp' in that directory will be agenda
1411 - Bug fixes and improvements in column view
1412 + All known bugs fixed.
1413 + A Column view can be captured into a dynamic block.
1414 + The ITEM column is formatted core compactly.
1415 + Also ITEM can be edited with `e'
1417 - The agenda dispatcher
1418 + `<' cycles through restriction states.
1419 + Multi-character access codes to commands (= sub-keymaps).
1421 - Sorting improvements
1422 + User-defined sorting keys.
1423 + Sorting by properties.
1424 + Sorting of plain lists.
1426 - HTML <div> structure
1429 + New variables, several of them.
1430 + Drawers can be set on a per-file basis.
1431 + Better control over priority fontification in agenda.
1432 + M-up and M-down now move the current line up and down.
1433 + Abort remember template selection with C-g.
1437 *** Bug fixes and improvements in column view
1439 - All the bugs described by Scott Jaderholm have been fixed
1440 (at least I hope so...).
1442 - You can now capture a column view into a dynamic block, for
1443 exporting or printing it. The column view can be
1445 + global, i.e. for the entire file
1446 + local, i.e. for the subtree where the dynamic block is
1447 + from an entry with a specific :ID: property.
1449 You can identify the entry whose column view you want to
1450 capture by assigning an :ID: property, and use that property
1451 in the dynamic block definition. For example:
1455 : :ID: planning-overview
1461 : #+BEGIN: columnview :hlines 1 :id "planning-overview"
1465 Use `C-c C-x r' to insert such a dynamic block, and you will
1466 be prompted for the ID.
1468 - When the current column format displays TODO keyword,
1469 priority or tags, these parts are stripped from the content
1470 of the ITEM column, making for more compact and readable
1471 entries. When any of these "properties" are not listed in
1472 the current column format, they are instead retained in the
1475 - You can now also edit the ITEM column with `e'.
1477 *** The agenda dispatcher
1479 - Instead of pressing `1' to restrict an agenda command to
1480 the current buffer, or `0' to restrict it to the current
1481 subtree or region, you can now also press `<' once or
1482 twice, respectively. This frees up `1' and `0' for user
1483 commands, a request by Bastien. In fact, "<" cycles
1484 through different restriction states. "1" and "0" are
1485 still available for backward compatibility, until you bind
1486 them to custom commands.
1488 - The access code to custom agenda commands can now contain
1489 several characters, effectively allowing to bundle several
1490 similar commands into a sub-keymap. This follows an
1491 excellent proposal by Adam Spiers. For example:
1493 : (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
1494 : '(("h" . "HOME + Name tag searches") ; describe prefix "h"
1495 : ("hl" tags "+HOME+Lisa")
1496 : ("hp" tags "+HOME+Peter")
1497 : ("hk" tags "+HOME+Kim")))
1499 - The user function option in org-agenda-custom-commands may
1500 now also be a lambda expression, following a request by
1503 *** Sorting improvements
1505 We are using a new routine for sorting entries, courtesy of
1506 John Wiegley. Many thanks to John.
1508 - You can define your own function to extract a sorting key
1509 and in this way sort entries by anything you like.
1511 - Entries can now be sorted according to the value of a
1514 - Plain lists can be sorted.
1516 *** HTML <div> structure
1518 There is now a <div>-based structure in exported HTML.
1520 - The table of context is wrapped into a div with a class
1521 "table-of-contents".
1523 - The outline structure is embedded in <div> elements with
1524 classes "outline-1", "outline-2" etc.
1526 - The postamble, containing the author information and the
1527 date is wrapped into a div with class "postamble".
1529 I am not sure if the class names are the best choice, let me
1530 know if there are more "canonical" choices.
1532 Thanks to Mike Newman and Cezar for input, and in particular
1533 to Mike for his clearly formulated specification.
1537 - New variable `org-agenda-window-frame-fractions' to
1538 customize the size limits of the agenda window in the case
1539 that you display the agenda window by reorganizing the
1542 - Drawers can be set on a per-file basis using
1544 : #+DRAWERS: HIDDEN STATE PROPERTIES
1546 This will define the drawers :HIDDEN: and :STATE:.
1547 The :PROPERTY: drawer should always be part of this list, or
1548 your properties will not be folded away.
1549 Thanks to Richard G. Riley for this proposal.
1551 - `org-agenda-fontify-priorities' may now also be an
1552 association list of priorities and faces, to specify the
1553 faces of priorities in the agenda individually.
1555 - The variable `org-export-with-property-drawer' no longer
1556 exists, please use `org-export-with-drawers' instead. Also,
1557 the corresponding switch in the #+OPTIONS line has changed
1558 from "p" to "d". Thanks to Bastien for pointing out that we
1559 needed to handle not only the property drawer.
1561 - M-up and M-down now move the current line up and down (if
1562 not at a headline, item or table). Among other things you
1563 can use this to re-order properties in the drawer. This was
1564 a proposal by Bastien.
1566 - New variable `org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date', based on a
1567 request by Wanrong Lin.
1569 - Aborting remember template selection with C-g now kills the
1570 remember buffer and restores the old window configuration.
1571 This was a request by Nuutti Kotivuori.
1577 - Remember templates can now have name.
1578 - `C-c C-k' will abort taking a note (remember of log)
1579 - `C-c C-x C-w' and `C-c C-x M-w' now accept a prefix arg.
1580 - Lines in the agenda can be fontified according to priority.
1581 - New variable `org-scheduled-past-days'.
1582 - New variables `org-agenda-deadline-leaders' and
1583 `org-agenda-scheduled-leaders'.
1584 - New sparse tree function `org-sparse-tree'.
1585 - The variable `org-ellipsis' now defaults to `org-link'.
1586 - The #+OPTIONS line has a new option "tags".
1587 - New variable `org-use-property-inheritance'.
1589 ** Incompatible Changes
1591 - `C-c /' now calls `org-sparse-tree'.
1595 - Remember templates can now have a template name as the first
1596 element. The name will be listed along with the selection
1597 character when prompting for a template. It is best to have
1598 the name start with the selection character, for example if
1599 you use ("Note" "n"), you will be prompted like "[n]ote".
1600 Thanks to Matiyam for this proposal.
1602 - `C-c C-k' will abort taking a note. You can use this in remember
1603 buffers and when taking a logging note (e.g. for a state
1604 change). Thanks to Bastien.
1606 - `C-c C-x C-w' and `C-c C-x M-w' now accept a prefix arg to
1607 cut N sequential subtrees. This was a proposal by John.
1609 - Lines in the agenda are now bold if they have priority A and
1610 italic if they have priority C. You can turn this off using
1611 the variable `org-agenda-fontify-priorities'. Thanks to
1612 John Wiegley for the idea and code.
1614 - New variable `org-scheduled-past-days' to set the number a
1615 scheduled item will be listed after its date has passed.
1616 Default is 10000, i.e. indefinitely.
1618 - New variables `org-agenda-deadline-leaders' and
1619 `org-agenda-scheduled-leaders' to adjust the leading text o
1620 scheduled items and deadline in the agenda. Thanks to John
1621 Wiegley for a patch.
1623 - New sparse tree function `org-sparse-tree'. This is now the
1624 default binding for `C-c /'. It requires one additional
1625 keypress to select a command, but in return is provides a
1626 single interface to all the different sparse tree commands,
1627 with full completion support.
1629 - The variable `org-ellipsis' now defaults to the face
1630 `org-link' because the visibility of the dots is really bad
1631 and I have found this change very useful indeed.
1633 - The #+OPTIONS line has a new option "tags" which can be used
1634 to set `org-export-with-tags'. Thanks to Wanrong Lin for
1637 - New variable `org-use-property-inheritance'. Configure it
1638 to `t' if you want that searching for entries with certain
1639 properties always should assume inheritance. This is not
1640 well tested yet, please check it out.
1648 - SUMMARY, DESCRIPTION, LOCATION properties for iCalendar
1649 - Command to jump to the running clock
1650 - Clock entries can now have their own drawer
1651 - `C-c C-x C-r' only updates a clocktable at point
1652 - New way to assign a remember template to a single key
1653 - `C-n' and `C-p' are back to their default binding
1654 - `C-x C-s' in agenda buffer saves all org-mode buffers
1655 - Schedule/deadline leaves note in agenda buffer
1656 - Prefix argument for `C-c C-d/s' will remove date
1657 - New variable to make block aranda more compact
1658 - Better tag alignment in agenda
1660 ** Incompatible changes
1662 - If you have customized `org-drawers', you need to add
1663 "CLOCK" to the list of drawers.
1665 - The variable `org-agenda-align-tags-to-column' has been
1666 renamed to `org-agenda-tags-column'. The old name is still
1667 an alias, in Emacs 22 and in XEmacs, but not in Emacs 21.
1669 - The default value for both `org-tags-column' and
1670 `org-agenda-tags-column' is now -80.
1673 `org-insert-labeled-timestamps-before-properties-drawer'
1678 - The LOGGING property allows to modify the settings for
1679 progress logging for a single entry. For example:
1682 : :LOGGING: nologging nologrepeat
1685 turns off all progress logging for the current entry and its
1688 - The properties SUMMARY, DESCRIPTION and LOCATION have
1689 special meaning during iCalendar export, when they translate
1690 to the corresponding VEVENT and VTODO fields. If not given,
1691 Org-ode continues to use cleaned-up version of the headline
1692 and body as the summary and the description, respectively.
1694 - New function to go to the entry with the currently running
1695 clock. Bound to `C-c C-x C-j', in agenda also to "J". If
1696 you use this often, you might even want to assign a global
1697 key. Thanks to Bernt and Bastien.
1699 - Clock entries can now have their own drawer, the :CLOCK:
1700 drawer. Check out the variable `org-clock-into-drawer' for
1701 configuration of this feature. The default is to create a
1702 drawer when the second clocking line gets added to an entry.
1703 Note that "CLOCK" has been added to the default value of
1704 `org-drawers', but if you have configured that variable, you
1705 must go back and add "CLOCK" yourself to get this drawer
1706 folded away. Thanks to Tom Weissman for pointing out that
1707 too many clock entries are visually annoying.
1709 - `C-c C-x C-r' no longer tries to find the first clocktable
1710 in a buffer and then updates it. Instead, it will update
1711 the clocktable at point if there is one (same as C-c C-c
1712 will do if the cursor is in the "#+BEGIN" line of the
1713 table). If there is none at point, a new one will be
1714 inserted. This change was necessary because the new :scope
1715 parameter allows to have several clocktables in a buffer.
1716 Thanks to Bastien for pointing this out.
1717 To update all dynamic blocks in a file, use `C-u C-c C-x C-u'.
1719 - The function `org-remember' can now be called with a
1720 template selection key as argument. This helps to make key
1721 bindings that go directly to a specific template without
1722 being prompted for a template, like this:
1724 : (global-set-key [f5] (lambda () (interactive) (org-remember "j")))
1726 Thanks to Richard G Riley for bringing this up.
1728 - `C-n' and `C-p' are back to their default binding
1729 (next/previous line) in the agenda buffer. Enough people,
1730 including recently Denis Bueno, have complained about this,
1731 and I agree it is not good to break habits like that.
1733 - `C-x C-s' in an agenda buffer now saves all org-mode buffers
1734 (also `s' does this).
1736 - Setting schedule or deadline dates from the agenda now
1737 produces a note in the agenda, similarly to what happens
1740 - Using a prefix argument for `C-c C-d' or `C-c C-s' will
1741 remove the deadline or scheduling date from an item. Thanks
1742 to Wanrong Lin for this proposal.
1744 - New variable `org-agenda-compact-blocks'. When set, the
1745 space between blocks in a block agenda is reduced as much as
1746 possible, to show more items on a single screen.
1748 - The variable `org-agenda-tags-column' (renamed from
1749 `org-agenda-align-tags-to-column') can now also be negative,
1750 to mean alignment to the left. The new default is -80, just
1751 like it is now for `org-tags-column'.
1759 - Category and the archive location can be properties.
1760 - The clocktable has a new =:scope= parameter.
1761 - CSV support when importing a table.
1762 - Better defaults when modifying a time stamp.
1763 - New way to specify the duration of an appointment.
1764 - More aggressive version of orgstruct-mode improved wrapping.
1765 - Modifications to priority cycling.
1766 - Modifications to computations in column view.
1767 - New command `org-occur-in-agenda-files'.
1772 - Both the category and the archive location in a (sub)tree of
1773 the buffer can now be specified using a property, for
1776 : * Tree with special properties
1778 : :CATEGORY: Examples
1779 : :ARCHIVE: /some/special/file::
1782 This is a much cleaner way of dealing with multiple
1783 categories and archives in a single file. The preferred use
1784 of the =#+CATEGORY= and =#+ARCHIVE= lines is now to set a
1785 *single* default for the file which is then locally
1786 overruled by properties. This was a proposal from Bastien
1787 if I remember correctly. Multiple =#+= lines still work
1788 and I don't plan to remove this support soon, but I
1789 encourage you to stop using them.
1791 - The clocktable has a new =:scope= parameter that determines
1792 the range in the file from which clock entries should be
1793 taken. This can be anything from the local subtree to the
1794 entire buffer to even the full list of agenda files. Legal
1798 |---------+-------------------------------------------------|
1799 | nil | the current buffer or narrowed region |
1800 | file | the full current buffer |
1801 | subtree | the subtree where the clocktable is located |
1802 | treeN | the surrounding level N tree, for example tree3 |
1803 | tree | the surrounding level 1 tree |
1804 | agenda | all agenda files |
1806 Thanks to Jason F. McBrayer and Bernt Hansen for
1807 inspiration. Thanks to cranreuch (what is you full name?)
1808 for mentioning, at the right moment, that the clocktable is
1809 not so bad - that remark made it seem worthwhile to add
1812 - The commands to import a table and to convert a region to a
1813 table can now handle comma-separated values (CSV). The
1814 algorithm does not yet treat quoting correctly, but for
1815 basic input it works.
1817 - When modifying an existing time stamp, or when entering the
1818 second stamp of a range, the date prompt will now
1819 consistently default to the date/time in the existing stamp.
1820 This was triggered by Nuutti Kotivuori's request.
1822 - At the date/time prompt, there is a new way to specify a
1823 range of hours, by using "+DURATION" after the time. For
1826 : 14:00+2 means 14:00-16:00
1827 : 2pm+2:30 means 14:00-16:30
1829 Again, Nuutti Kotivuori's request.
1831 - When you use the function `turn-on-orgstruct++' to turn on
1832 orgstruct-mode, the special org-mode settings for
1833 auto-filling, indentation and paragraphs are exported into
1834 the buffer, so that typing list items with indentation works
1835 better. This was Bastien's idea and request.
1837 - New variable `org-priority-start-cycle-with-default'. When
1838 t (the default), priority cycling will initially set the
1839 default priority and then increase or decrease. When nil,
1840 the first priority set by cycling is already 1 different
1841 from the default priority. This was mostly driven by
1844 - In column view: When an entry has a property for a summary
1845 column defined, its value is normally overwritten by the sum
1846 of all the children's values each time you enter column
1847 view. Now there is an exception to this rule: If none of
1848 the children has that particular property defined, the
1849 parent's value stays. In this way you can still place TODO
1850 items under such an entry without getting the property value
1851 changed. Thanks to Russel Adams for pointing out that this
1852 is a better way of doing things.
1854 - In column view, computed values are now bold face, and
1855 trying to edit them is an error. I think this works, but
1856 testing is appreciated.
1858 - New command `org-occur-in-agenda-files', this is basically
1859 the quick command John Wiegley proposed the other day, but
1860 it also works when the agenda files are not yet in buffers.
1861 The key is `C-c C-x /', any better proposals?
1863 - Links containing a space will now be handled correctly when
1864 calling the browser. Note that you need to enclose such
1865 links in square or angular brackets.
1873 - Taking a note upon TODO state changes can be restricted to
1876 - The format in which dates are shown in the daily/weekly
1877 agenda can be configured.
1879 - The default for `org-remember-store-without-prompt' is now t.
1881 - `org-goto' has been made into a general lookup command.
1883 - Priority cycling goes back to the nil state.
1885 - You can store a remember note to the *last used* location.
1887 - On Emacs 23, the headline faces for org-mode are now
1888 inherited from the outline faces.
1890 ** Incompatible Changes
1892 - The default for `org-remember-store-without-prompt' is now
1893 t, in order to better match the original intent of
1894 remember.el (storing a note with minimum interruption of
1895 work flow). I expect that many people will be hit by this
1896 incompatible change - nevertheless I believe it is the right
1901 - You can now select specific states for recording a note when
1902 switching to that state. With the setting
1904 : #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) ORDERED(o@) INVOICE(i@) PAYED(p) | RECEIVED(r)
1905 : #+STARTUP: lognotestate
1907 only the states ORDERED and INVOICE will record a timestamp
1910 - You can now set the format of the string for each day in the
1911 agenda and timeline buffers. You can use a format string
1912 interpreted by `format-time-string', or you can write your
1913 own function. Configure the new variable
1914 `org-agenda-format-date'. Thanks to Levin for triggering
1915 this development with a patch.
1917 - The default for `org-remember-store-without-prompt' is now
1918 t, in order to better match the original intent of
1919 remember.el (storing a note with minimum interruption of
1920 work flow). Since we can assign files and headlines to
1921 templates, I guess this takes care of selecting a filing
1922 location in most cases. For interactive filing, you now
1923 need a prefix command when exiting `remember'.
1925 - `org-goto' (bound to `C-c C-j') now uses an indirect buffer
1926 and has additional commands enabled: Org-occur with `C-c /'
1927 or even faster with `/', and the commands needed to select
1928 and copy a region. This make `org-goto' a more general
1929 lookup command instead of only a jumping command. Remember
1930 that you can exit with `Q' to go back to the original
1931 location. Thanks to William Henney for this idea.
1933 - Setting the priority with S-up/down now cycles back to a
1934 state where no priority is specified. This was requested by
1937 - You can store a remember note to the *last used* location.
1938 So if you select a location interactively once, you can
1939 re-use it without having to find it again. For this, exit
1940 the remember buffer with `C-u C-u C-c C-c'. The leading
1941 comment in the remember buffer will tell exactly where the
1942 note goes if you exit with a particular command.
1943 Thanks to Maxim Loginov for this idea.
1945 - On Emacs 23, the headline faces for org-mode are now
1946 inherited from the outline faces. This is just a
1947 convenience, so that you only have to configure one set of
1948 faces, and that will then be outline-1 .. outline-8. You
1949 will actually not see any difference in org-mode, because
1950 Stefan Monnier has made the outline faces in Emacs 23 to
1951 match the current org-mode faces.
1953 This change does not effect XEmacs, nor Emacs 21 and 22.
1957 ** Incompatible changes
1959 - The default for `org-deadline-warning-days' is now 14.
1963 - There is now a separate interface for fast and directly
1964 setting a TODO keyword. This interface kicks in when you
1965 have configured keys for TODO keywords like
1967 : #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) WAITING(w) | DONE(d) CANCELED(c)
1969 C-c C-t still does the cycling thing, you need to use a
1970 prefix argument to get to the fast interface. Or configure
1971 the variable `org-use-fast-todo-selection' to t, then this
1972 will be the default and the prefix argument will make the
1973 command fall back to cycling.
1975 The tag selection no longer does include TODO keywords -
1976 Leo's arguments have convinced me that this is not a good
1977 idea. If you'd like to see the TODO keywords in the tags
1978 interface anyway, set the variable
1979 `org-fast-tag-selection-include-todo'. Thanks to Leo and
1980 others for input on this issue.
1982 - New variable `org-edit-timestamp-down-means-later'. When
1983 set, `S-down' on a timestamp will change the timestamp to
1984 later. Thanks to Raman for this idea.
1986 - Property names can now contain non-ascii word characters.
1987 This follows a request from Daniel Clemente.
1989 - For export, the date that should be given in the exported
1990 file can now be set to a specific value with a line like
1992 : #+DATE: 15 November 2003
1994 If you want to use the date/time when the file was created,
1995 use a format string that will be interpreted by
1996 `format-time-string', for example:
1998 : #+DATE: %Y/%m/%d %X
2000 - The default of `org-deadline-warning-days' has changed to 14
2001 days. 30 was really too much, I suspect most people (me
2002 included) have changed this.
2004 - When a deadline has an individual lead time, this lead time
2005 obviously overrules `org-deadline-warning-days'. However,
2006 if you bind `org-deadline-warning-days' to a number <=0, for
2007 example during a custom agenda command, then the absolute
2008 value of this number will be enforced also when a different
2009 lead time has been specified. This is useful to get a list
2010 of all deadlines coming up in the next N days.
2016 - Different faces for different TODO keywords.
2018 - Setting TODO states through the TAG setting interface.
2020 - Context information is stored when moving a tree to the archive.
2022 - Sorting can be done by priority.
2024 - `Org-ellipsis' can now also be a face.
2026 - Scheduling info is no longer removed entry is marked CLOSED.
2028 - Unavailable files in `org-agenda-files' can be skipped.
2030 ** Incompatible changes
2032 - The time of archiving is now stored as a property.
2033 ARCHIVED is no longer a special time keyword.
2035 - Scheduling info is no longer removed entry is marked CLOSED.
2039 - You can now define different faces for different TODO
2040 keywords. This request has come up frequently, so here it
2041 is: Use the variable `org-todo-keyword-faces'.
2043 A Here is a configuration example:
2045 : (setq org-todo-keyword-faces
2046 : '(("TODO" . org-warning)
2047 : ("DEFERRED" . shadow)
2048 : ("CANCELED" . (:foreground "blue" :weight bold
2051 Org-mode continue still use `org-todo' and `org-done' for
2052 keywords that have no specific face assigned.
2054 - Some People use TODO states more like tags. For them the
2055 TODO keywords mark special states and they like to quickly
2056 switch between states in arbitrary sequence. The standard
2057 TODO interface is not perfect for this, because it assumes
2058 that the states are reached in sequence. However, the fast
2059 tag setting interface is in fact perfect for this. You can
2060 now "misuse" the TAG selection interface to also set TODO
2061 states. All you need to do is to assign keys to the TODO
2062 states, just like you also do for tags.
2064 : #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) WAITING(w) | CANCELED(c) DONE(d)
2065 : #+TAGS: @HOME(h) @OFFICE(o) @SHOP(s)
2067 Next time you try to set tags with C-c C-c, the todo states
2068 will be offered as well, and the corresponding key will
2069 switch the entry to that state.
2071 - New variable `org-archive-save-context-info' governs if
2072 information that would be lost by moving a subtree to the
2073 archive file, should be stored as special properties. For
2076 : (setq org-archive-save-context-info '(itags category))
2078 will store the inherited tags and the category in properties
2079 ARCHIVE_ITAGS and ARCHIVE_CATEGORY, respectively. The
2080 default setting for this variable is to save everything that
2081 could be lost. This was a proposal by John Wiegley.
2083 - Sorting (`C-c ^') can use the use the priority to sort. Use
2084 the "p" and "P" keys at the prompt. John Wiegley, again.
2086 - `Org-ellipsis' can now also be a face to make the folding
2087 ellipsis more visible. This is based on a post by Tassilo
2088 Horn. Since `org-ellipsis' only works in Org-mode, you
2089 might want to use Tassilo Horn's hack directly in order to
2090 affect the folding ellipsis globally.
2092 - Scheduling info is no longer removed when an entry is marked
2093 CLOSED. This was a request by Brian van den Broek. Let me
2094 know if this breaks anything for you - then it will become
2097 - New option `org-agenda-skip-unavailable-files'. Currently,
2098 if a file does not exist, it will be removed from
2099 `org-agenda-files' after a query. When this option is set,
2100 the file will simply be skipped.
2110 - When exporting only a region and this region is a single
2111 (sub)tree (for example selected with `C-c @'), the title for
2112 the exported document is taken to be the heading of the
2113 subtree. The sublevels become top-level entries in the
2114 export. Furthermore, if the head entry of the tree has or
2115 inherits an EXPORT_FILE_NAME property, that file name (with
2116 appropriately substituted extension) will be used for the
2117 exported tree. Thanks to Patrick Drechsler and Jost Burkart
2120 - org-special-ctrl-a/e has a third allowed value, `reversed'.
2121 When it is set to this value, the first C-a or C-e command
2122 behaves normally, i.e. it goes to the true beginning or end
2123 of the line. Only when you press C-a or C-e immediately
2124 again, the the "special" position will be found. Additional
2125 presses of the same key jump between the two positions. I
2126 like this a lot better than the `t' setting, because now the
2127 keys behave more predictable and still give easy access to
2128 the special locations.
2130 - New command to set or remove a tag from all headlines in a
2133 - When Org-mode visits a file, it will initially hide all
2136 - The default of the variable `org-cycle-global-at-bob' is now
2137 nil, meaning that TAB no longer does global visibility
2138 cycling at the beginning of the buffer.
2140 - Bug fixes, in particular the problems with scheduling and
2141 deadlines introduced in 5.05. Please check carefully if
2142 this works correctly again, and complain if not.
2148 - LaTeX export, finally, thanks to Bastien.
2150 - Extension mechanism for the hyperlink system.
2152 - Global access to commands inserting and following links.
2154 - Individual lead-times for deadlines.
2156 - Option to show only the next instance of repeating timestamp.
2158 - Store remember notes with only 2 keys: C-c C-c
2160 - Appointment reminders from Org-mode.
2162 - Global values for selected properties.
2169 - Bastien's `org-export-latex.el' is now part of the org-mode
2170 distribution. You can export an Org-mode document to a
2171 LaTeX file with `C-c C-e l'. For more options, see the
2172 manual, and the commentary in the Lisp file. Kudos to
2173 Bastien for contributing this frequently requested feature.
2174 I am sure this has been tough because of the many different
2175 ways I have been allowing LaTeX snippets and environments to
2176 be incorporated in lazy free-format ways.
2178 - Org-mode has now an extension mechanism for the hyperlink
2179 system. This should clear the road for all those mairix and
2180 other ideas that have been floating around. Now it is on
2181 *you* to write and share new link types for Org-mode. The
2182 interface for adding a new link type is described in the
2183 appendix of the manual, section A2. The unsolved problem is
2184 currently how to handle the new link types for
2187 - New *global* commands `org-open-at-point-global' and
2188 `org-insert-link-global'. You can bind these commands to
2189 global keys and use them to insert and follow Org-mode-like
2190 links anywhere in Emacs. Thanks to Adam Spiers for this
2193 - Each deadline timestamp may now specify its own interval of
2194 lead-time display, given in days, weeks, months or years.
2195 The syntax is like this
2197 : DEADLINE: <2007-08-13 Mon -5d>
2199 When combined with a repeater, the repeater has to come
2202 : DEADLINE: <2007-08-13 Mon +2w -5d>
2204 You may now also customize the faces that are used in the
2205 agenda to indicate the distance of an approaching deadline.
2206 See the new option `org-agenda-deadline-faces'.
2208 Thanks to Pavel Chalmoviansky and John Wiegley proposals in
2211 - New option `org-agenda-repeating-timestamp-show-all'. When
2212 set to nil, repeating time stamps will only show up once in
2213 the agenda, either today or in the near future. Other
2214 matches will be ignored. Thanks to John Wiegley for this
2217 - New variable `org-remember-store-without-prompt'. When set,
2218 exiting the remember buffer with C-c C-c will store the note
2219 without further prompts to the default location, and `C-u
2220 C-c C-c' will get the prompts for file and location. So
2221 this variable reverses the prefix-argument functionality for
2222 storing remember notes. This follows a request from John
2225 - A new function `org-agenda-to-appt' activates all
2226 appointments for the current day so that Emacs will display
2227 reminders. This uses appt.el. Thanks to Bastien for this
2230 - You can now set default values for properties that can be
2231 inherited by all entries in a buffer, or by all entries
2232 globally. Global properties are set in the variable
2233 `org-global-properties', like this:
2235 (setq org-global-properties '(("NAME" "This is the value")))
2237 Buffer-local values are set like this:
2239 #+PROPERTY: NAME This is the value
2241 When using org-entry-get to get the value of a property with
2242 the `inherit' flag and the hierarchy above the entry does
2243 not contain this property, the buffer-local and global lists
2244 are checked as well. This is mostly useful (I think) to set
2245 the list of allowed values for a property. Thanks to Bernt
2246 Hansen and Bastien for these ideas.
2254 - New variables `org-export-author-info' and
2255 `org-export-time-stamp-file' to turn off inclusion of author
2256 and time information into exported files. Thank to Patrick
2257 Drechsler for pointing out that this would be useful.
2259 - New variable to avoid moving DEADLINE and SCHEDULED info
2260 into the property drawer. The default is now to not move
2261 this stuff into the drawer.
2262 `org-insert-labeled-timestamps-before-properties-drawer'
2264 - `org-archive-mark-done' can be a string now, to select a
2265 specific keyword that should be used for archived entries.
2267 - New command "j" in agenda to jump to an arbitrary date.
2268 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for the patch.
2270 - Lots of minor fixes.
2274 ** Incompatible Changes
2276 - The variable `org-special-ctrl-a' has been renamed to
2277 `org-special-ctrl-a/e'. The old one is still an alias (but
2278 not on Emacs 21 where variable aliases cannot be defined).
2282 - When the variable `org-special-ctrl-a/e' is set, C-e in a
2283 headline first goes to the end of the headline ignoring the
2284 tags. A second C-e then goes to after the tags.
2286 - Typing and removing single characters in a headline now
2287 keeps the tags in the headline aligned. This could have a
2288 little impact on performance while deleting stuff - let me
2289 know if we need to make this customizable.
2291 - New option `org-n-level-faces' can be used to set the number
2292 of different faces that are used for headlines. Default is
2293 all 8 faces Org-mode defines for this purpose, level 9 uses
2294 again the level-1 face. However, you can use fewer, and then
2295 the level-1 face will be reused already for level N+1, etc.
2297 - Column View and hidestars now work together.
2306 - The interfaces for properties and column view are finished
2309 - Properties can be summaries, i.e. the parent nodes can
2310 compute their value from the children's values.
2312 - Headlines finally require a space ofter the star(s). The
2313 conflict with bold text at the beginning of the line is no
2316 ** Incompatible Changes
2318 - Bad news. It looks like it is going to be really hard to
2319 make column view work on XEmacs and on Emacs 21. Emacs 22
2320 is currently the only Emacs where this works. If you are
2321 using Emacs 21 or XEmacs, you can still use properties, but
2326 - Improvements for properties:
2328 + There are interactive commands to insert and delete
2329 properties. Read the manual chapter 7 for details.
2331 + You can define /allowed values/ for a property. When
2332 these are defined, you can change the value of a property
2333 with S-left and S-right. And you may use completion when
2334 inserting the property. This goes a long way to prevent
2335 typos when entering properties.
2337 - Improvements for column view.
2339 + In column view, you may use the keys S-left/right (and
2340 also the keys `n' and `p') to switch from one allowed
2343 + You can define summaries for columns. For example,
2344 parents can contain the sum of all children values of a
2345 property, or the parent node can have a check box property
2346 that is automatically checked when all children's boxes are
2349 + There are interactive commands to add and remove columns,
2350 and to change the attributes of a column like the summary
2353 These additions lead to the exciting fact that the example
2354 from [[http://www.omnigroup.com/images/applications/omnioutliner/features/multicolumn.jpg][omni outliner]] posted by Scott Jaderholm can now be
2355 accurately [[file:omni-org.jpg][reproduced by Org-mode]].
2357 - The space after the stars is now required in a headline, in
2358 order to remove the conflict with bold words at the
2359 beginning of a line. So
2361 : * This is a level 1 headline
2362 : *this is bold text*
2364 - S-up and S-down to navigate plain item lists are now also
2365 available in orgstruct-mode.
2371 - A new minor mode, orgstruct-mode, exports the Org-mode
2372 structure editing commands into any other mode.
2374 - DRAWERS are a new level off folding for special sections
2375 that should stay closed during visibility cycling and only
2376 open if explicitly asked.
2378 - Entries can now have PROPERTIES.
2380 - A COLUMN VIEW implementation allows to easily view and edit
2381 the properties of a hierarchy of entries (Emacs only, for
2384 - Formula evaluation in the spreadsheet is more consistent
2385 now. Properties and per-file constants can be used during
2388 - Bug fixes and minor changes.
2390 ** Incompatible changes
2392 - When using LEVEL=N in a tags search, things have changed if
2393 you are also using `org-odd-levels-only'. If you are using
2394 only odd levels (i.e. 1 or 3 or 5... stars), LEVEL=2 will
2395 now refer to 3 stars, LEVEL=3 to 5 stars etc. Many thanks
2396 to Leo (or blame on him if you must) who has convinced me
2397 that this is the better convention.
2401 *** Orgstruct minor mode
2403 There is a new minor mode, orgstruct-mode. This modes works
2404 in a similar way as Orgtbl-mode. It can be used to export
2405 the Org-mode structure-editing commands into arbitrary major
2406 modes in Emacs. For example, you can use it in Mail-mode to
2407 easily create lists.
2409 The functionality in Orgstruct mode is only active, if the
2410 cursor is in a line that looks either like a headline, or
2411 like the first line of a plain list item. Then the commands
2412 `TAB', `M-cursor', `M-S-cursor', `M-RET', `M-S-RET', `C-c ^',
2413 `C-c C-c', and `C-c -' will do structure-related editing just
2414 like in Org-mode. If the cursor is not in such a line, all
2415 these keys will do whatever the major mode or other active
2416 minor modes have assigned to them.
2418 Orgstruct-mode is the result of a proposal by Raman, quite
2419 some time ago. It has taken a long time, but here is finally
2420 the promised implementation.
2424 The new concept of /drawers/ allows to create sections
2425 that remain folded during visibility cycling. Drawers need
2426 to be configured using the variable `org-drawers'. A drawer
2427 starts with a line containing only the name of the drawer
2428 bracketed by colons. It ends with :END:. For example,
2431 : (setq org-drawers '("PROPERTIES" "HIDDEN"))
2433 you can then create drawers like this:
2436 : here is some stuff that remains hidden
2437 : unless TAB is pressed directly in that line
2440 The PROPERTIES drawer has special meaning for ORG-mode, it
2441 contains properties of an entry (see below).
2443 *** Properties and Column View
2445 - Entries in Org-mode can now have arbitrary /properties/
2446 associated with them. Org-mode handles some default
2447 properties like the TODO state, the priority, the local
2448 tags, and planning information like DEADLINE and SCHEDULED.
2449 In addition, you can assign arbitrary properties by creating
2450 a property drawer and inserting a line like
2452 : :PROPNAME: This is the value of the property
2454 Org-mode has an API for properties, if you want to write a
2455 program using properties, use the functions
2456 `org-entry-properties', `org-entry-get', `org-entry-put',
2457 and `org-entry-delete'.
2459 - Planning information like DEADLINE can be hidden in the
2462 If the PROPERTIES drawer starts in the first line after a
2463 headline, also the DEADLINE, SCHEDULED and CLOCK information
2464 will be inserted inside the drawer. If no PROPERTIES drawer
2465 is present, or if it does not start in the line right after
2466 the headline, this information remains in the lines directly
2467 after the headline, outside the drawer.
2469 - TAGS searches can now also query properties. For example,
2472 : LEVEL=3+BOSS+ASSIGNED="Hans"/WAITING
2474 will find entries that
2477 - have an ASSIGNED property with the value "Hans"
2478 - are TODO status WAITING.
2480 So here is an entry that will match:
2482 : *** WAITING Clean up the factory :BOSS:
2487 You may also use a regular expression to match against a
2488 property value. For example, to find stuff assigned to Hans
2491 : ASSIGNED={^\(Hans\|Sarah\)$}
2493 - Column View is a special way to look at property values in
2494 tabular form. Column View can be used in any org-mode
2495 file, and also in any agenda buffer. It works by placing
2496 an overlay over each headline (or agenda line) that shows a
2497 table of selected properties. You can look at and edit
2498 properties from this view. Which properties are shown in
2499 the table must be set up using the COLUMNS property. You
2500 can set up different property columns on different levels
2501 of an outline tree. For example:
2505 : :COLUMNS: %25ITEM %Name
2509 : :COLUMNS: %25ITEM %Name %3Age
2512 : Info about Sam, including a property list with Name and Age.
2514 : Info about Sarah, including a property list with Name and Age.
2517 : :COLUMNS: %25ITEM %Name %Function %Salary
2520 : Info about the Boss, including a property list with Name,
2521 : Function and Salary (if only we knew....).
2523 Now we have defined three different sets of columns. If
2524 you switch to column view in the /Family/ section, you
2525 will get a different table than if you do it in the
2526 /Office/ section. However, if you switch to column
2527 view with the cursor on the /People/ section, the
2528 table will cover all entries, but contain only the
2531 Column view does, for the time being, only work on Emacs.
2532 The XEmacs implementation needs a bit of work.
2534 - Properties can be used in table formulas. To access the
2535 value of the property :XYZ:, use $PROP_XYZ. The property
2536 needs to be defined in the hierarchy above the table, not
2537 necessarily in the same entry as the table. This was a
2538 request by Eddward. File-wide constants can be defined with
2539 #+CONSTANTS, see below.
2541 - Things that still need to be sorted out about drawers,
2542 properties and column view - comments and suggestions
2545 + How to deal with drawers and properties in HTML and ASCII
2547 + What key could be used to insert an empty property drawer
2549 + Right now column view is invoked through the command C-c
2550 C-x C-c. It is too easy to type C-x C-c by mistake, and
2551 that causes Emacs to quit. Suggestions for a different
2553 + Fontification of drawers and properties is not good yet.
2554 Any suggestions for better defaults?
2555 + Mouse support for editing properties in column view would
2556 be nice - maybe Piotr is interested to add this to
2561 - In the spreadsheet, the evaluation of formulas has changed.
2562 Previously, first the column formulas would be evaluated
2563 everywhere, and then the field formulas would kick in, and
2564 in some cases overwrite the results of column formulas in
2565 the appropriate fields. This had the side effect that some
2566 formulas might always use the wrong, intermediate content of
2567 a field that is computed both by a column and a field
2570 From now on, column formulas will no longer temporarily
2571 overwrite field formulas. This gives much more consistent
2572 results. For example you can now finally have a column of
2573 increasing numbers by setting the first field to a fixed
2574 number, and let the rest follow from a column formula.
2581 : #+TBLFM: $1=@-1+1::@1$1=1
2583 - Constants for formulas in spreadsheets are globally defined
2584 with the variable `org-table-formula-constants'. File-local
2585 constants can now be set with a line like:
2587 : #+CONSTANTS: c=299792458. pi=3.14 eps=2.4e-6
2591 - When entries are archived, a timestamp for the moment of
2592 archiving is added to the line with planning information.
2595 : ARCHIVED: [2007-07-02 Mon 11:34]
2597 Thanks to J. David Boyd for constructive comments.
2601 Many bugs are fixed, as usually all the ones where I replied
2602 "fixed" on emacs-orgmode. If you reported one of these
2603 bugs, please check if it really has disappeared in the new
2604 version, and complain if not. Thanks!
2611 - We are back to a single file org.el that works both on Emacs
2612 and on XEmacs. Merging comes at a speed penalty for you as
2613 an XEmacs user, but *only if you do not compile* org.el.
2614 Compilation completely removes the penalty.
2616 - New L flag for literal interpolation in Lisp formulas.
2617 See manual section 3.5.3.
2619 - New options for turning off footnotes.
2620 This was a request from Ignotus.
2621 See the option `org-export-with-footnotes'.
2623 - Default length for Agenda entries, but this is off by
2624 default. This was a request from Micheal.
2625 See the option `org-agenda-default-appointment-duration'.
2629 + org-agenda-date-later (Juraj Kubelka)
2630 + letters off margin in orgcard.ps (Charles Cave)
2631 + TODO export problems on XEmacs (ignotus@freemail.hu)
2632 + args-out-of-range with table formulas (Cecil Westerhof)
2633 + problem with org-file without a heading (Tim O'Callaghan)
2639 - Time stamps with a time range *included*, like
2640 : <2007-06-18 Mon 17:33-18:23>
2642 - Clock times without clocking in/out: CLOCK: => 2:00
2644 - Language-specific characters allowed in TAGS (Emacs only).
2646 - Promotion and demotion of items gets the indentation right.
2648 - Indenting lines with TAB is more intelligent.
2650 ** Incompatible changes
2652 - There is now a special version of `org.el' for XEmacs.
2653 Before installation, as an XEmacs user you must rename the
2654 file org_xemacs.el to org.el, i.e. you must overwrite org.el
2655 with the xemacs version. For example:
2657 : mv org_xemacs.el org.el
2659 This is necessary so that I can make use of some features
2660 that would be cumbersome to support in a single file. The
2661 XEmacs version is derived from the Emacs version with a
2662 program, so no reason to fear that I might be dropping
2663 XEmacs support any time soon. Sorry for the trouble.
2667 - A time stamp may now contain a range of times. So you no
2668 longer need to use two separate stamps to indicate a time
2669 interval on a single day. For example
2671 : <2007-06-18 Mon 17:30-18:20>
2673 This is now fully supported, including changing the time
2674 with S-up/down while the cursor is on the end time. Also,
2675 da the date/time prompt, you can simply write your time like
2676 12:00-14:00 and the range will be inserted.
2678 This was proposed by Leo some time ago, and recently by
2681 - You may specify clocking times by hand (i.e. without
2682 clocking in and out) using this syntax.
2686 Thanks to Scott Jaderholm for this proposal.
2688 - TAGS may now contain language-specific word characters, as
2689 long as they are matched by the "[:alnum:]" regexp syntax.
2690 This is for Emacs only, the XEmacs version continues to use
2691 the character class "a-zA-Z0-9_@" for tag names. Thanks to
2692 David Smith for a patch to this effect (a modified version
2693 of that patch was applied). I am considering to make the
2694 same change for TODO keywords, but not yet. Note that files
2695 using localization features may not work correctly in the
2696 Emacs configuration of another user, so if you are sharing
2697 org-mode files with other users, it might still be best to
2698 stick to the ASCII characters.
2700 - Promotion and demotion of plain list items (commands M-left,
2701 M-right) no longer changes the indentation by just one
2702 space. Instead, it uses intelligence gathered from the
2703 surrounding list structure to do the right thing. Thanks to
2704 William Henney for starting the discussion about this.
2706 - TAB does now a better job of indenting lines.
2708 + After tables and code segments (lines starting with ":"),
2709 indentation goes back to what it was before (thanks to
2710 William Henney for suggesting this behavior).
2712 + When plain lists items are involved, we had a long
2713 discussion on emacs-orgmode where I tried to show that a
2714 too-sophisticated implementation will still be easily
2715 fooled. Here is what I have implemented now - lets see
2716 if we can agree on this:
2718 Indentation will flatten lists with the same bullet type,
2719 but indent another bullet type further. The time when
2720 this fails is in a nested list, when you want to get back
2721 out to a previous level. For example
2729 When using TAB on every line in this list, the structure
2738 So you need to change the level of the last line by hand,
2739 using promotion and demotion functions.
2745 - Vertical lines in exported tables.
2746 - New default for `org-show-following-heading'.
2748 ** Incompatible changes
2750 - The default for `org-show-following-heading' is now nil.
2754 - You can now specify column groups in tables, to the effect
2755 that the groups will be separated by vertical lines in HTML
2756 and ASCII output. Column groups are specified by the
2757 characters "<" and ">" in a special table row. "<" starts a
2758 group, ">" ends a group (in each case including the the
2759 column where the character is specified). You may also use
2760 "<>" to make a group a single column wide. For example:
2762 : | | N | N^2 | N^3 | N^4 | sqrt(n) | sqrt[4](N) |
2763 : |---+----+-----+-----+-----+---------+------------|
2764 : | / | <> | < | | > | < | > |
2765 : | # | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2766 : | # | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1.4142 | 1.1892 |
2767 : | # | 3 | 9 | 27 | 81 | 1.7321 | 1.3161 |
2768 : #+TBLFM: $3=$2^2::$4=$2^3::$5=$2^4::$6=sqrt($2)::$7=sqrt(sqrt(($2))
2770 A table row with with nothing but "/" in the first field is
2771 never exported, but can be used to place column group
2772 information into the table. In this table, we create a
2773 group for column 2, one for columns 3-5 and one for columns
2774 6-7. HTML export will render a vertical line between these
2777 Because HTML does not require closing <colgroup> tags with
2778 </colgroup>), you can also simply start a new column
2779 wherever you want a vertical line:
2781 : | N | N^2 | N^3 | N^4 | sqrt(n) | sqrt[4](N0 |
2782 : |---+-----+-----+-----+---------+------------|
2783 : | / | < | < | | < | |
2785 - Vertical lines are now also omitted in ASCII export, unless
2786 grouping explicitly requests these lines.
2788 - The default for `org-show-following-heading' is now nil,
2789 meaning that sparse trees will be more compact. This has
2790 become possible due to in important remark by Jason Dunsmore
2791 who pointed out that TAB should behave differently in the
2792 inconsistent trees produced by the sparse tree commands.
2793 TAB does now make sure that the heading after a freshly
2794 unfolded tree is made visible at all, removing the confusing
2795 behavior we had before.
2797 - Several bugs fixed. In particular:
2799 + Strings produced by agenda batch processing with
2800 `org-batch-agenda' and `org-batch-agenda-csv' are now
2801 properly encoded, so that you should be able to use
2802 special characters in other languages as along as your
2803 post-processing program handles them correctly. At least
2804 for Emacs this should work now, but have not yet figured
2805 out how to do this in XEmacs.
2811 - Exporting Footnotes to HTML
2815 - Footnotes like[1] are now exported to HTML
2817 [1]This is a footnote
2819 Thanks to Scott Jaderholm for this proposal and a detailed
2820 HTML example on how the exported text should look like.
2822 - Special version of the reference card, for letter paper.
2824 - Switching to OVERVIEW with S-TAB no loner moves the cursor,
2825 so after three `S-TAB' commands, you will be back where you
2828 - Bug fixes, lots of them again.
2834 - Cyclic time stamps that repeat after an interval.
2835 - Special timestamps for appointments like "every 2nd Thursday
2837 - Completion of link abbreviation prefixes inside `C-c C-l'.
2838 - Replacing a region of org-mode syntax with HTML.
2839 - iCalendar export now honors ARCHIVE etc.
2840 - New command to add/change emphasis markers.
2842 ** Incompatible Changes
2844 - The REPEAT(...) cookie is no longer supported, the repeater
2845 interval now goes directly into the time stamp.
2849 - Time stamps can contain a repeater code, like +1w for once
2850 every week, +2d for every two days, etc. For example,
2852 <2007-05-16 Wed 12:30 +1w>
2854 will apply to every Wednesday, starting from the date given.
2855 I believe this syntax was actually suggested by someone on
2856 the mailing list, but I cannot find the email back. To
2857 collect your credit, let me know!
2859 - You can use an sexp diary entry (with the syntax used by the
2860 Emacs calendar/diary) in a time stamp, like this:
2862 *** The nerd club meets on 2nd Thursday of every month
2863 <%%(diary-float t 4 2)>
2865 - You can put diary-style sexp entries directly into an
2866 org-mode file, where they will be interpreted just like they
2867 would in the diary. For example
2869 * Birthdays and similar stuff
2871 %%(org-calendar-holiday) ; special function for holiday names
2873 %%(diary-anniversary 14 5 1956) Artur Dent %d is years old
2874 %%(diary-anniversary 2 10 1869) Mahatma Gandhi
2876 These entries must start at column 0 to be evaluated.
2878 It turns out that evaluating the entries in an org-mode file
2879 is actually faster than in the diary itself, because using
2880 the diary has some overhead (creating fancy diary display,
2881 then reading and re-interpreting the entries). I have moved
2882 all the sexp entries from my diary into an org-mode file,
2883 put in a few categories, and then turned off
2884 `org-agenda-include-diary'. This has led to a noticeably
2885 faster agenda display.
2887 - New command `org-replace-region-by-html' that converts the
2888 current region from org-mode syntax into HTML. For example,
2889 you might write an itemized list in plain text in an HTML
2890 buffer, and then invoke this command to convert it. Thanks
2891 to Raman for this idea.
2893 - When inserting a link with `C-c C-l', completion will now
2894 fill in all valid link prefixes, like http or ftp, but also
2895 link abbreviation prefixes. This is based on an idea by
2898 - Highest, lowest, and default priority can be set on a
2899 per-file basis with #+PRIORITIES: H L D
2900 For example, to use priorities from 1 to 9, you could use
2904 Thanks to Dmitri Minaev for a patch to this effect.
2906 - iCalendar export now honors (i.e. skips) subtrees marked as
2907 ARCHIVE, COMMENT, or QUOTE.
2909 - There is a new command to add or change the emphasis (like
2910 bold or italic) of a piece of text. For lack of better
2911 available keys the command is at `C-c C-x C-f', but you may
2912 well want to choose a more convenient key like `C-c f' in
2915 (add-hook 'org-load-hook
2916 (lambda () (define-key org-mode-map "\C-cf" 'org-emphasize)))
2918 The command will prompt for an emphasis type, and you may
2919 reply either with the marker that triggers the emphasis, or
2920 with the first letter of the corresponding HTML tag. For
2921 example, to select italic, press either "/" or "i".
2923 If there is an active region, the emphasis of this region
2924 will be set or changed. If there is no region, only the
2925 emphasis markers will be inserted and the cursor positioned
2926 between them. Thanks to Bastien for proposing this feature.
2928 - Bug fixes, everything where I have replied "fixed" on the
2929 mailing list. Thanks to all of you for keeping these reports
2936 This release is about exporting agenda views, to HTML, to
2937 postscript for printing, and to a special format (CSV) for
2938 further processing in scripts.
2940 ** Incompatible Changes
2942 - The variable `org-agenda-remove-tags-when-in-prefix' has
2943 been renamed to `org-agenda-remove-tags'.
2947 - Agenda views can be exported as plain text, as HTML, and as
2948 Postscript(R). This can simply be done from the agenda
2949 buffer with `C-x C-w' and then specifying a filename like
2950 `myagenda.html' or `myagenda.ps'. See section 8.6.4 of the
2953 - Each custom agenda view can specify a list of associated
2954 files names. The command `C-c a e' then creates all views
2955 that have associated file names and exports the views to
2956 these files. This is great for producing paper versions of
2957 your views, to take with you when you don't have your
2958 computer. The manual has an example on how to do this, and
2959 in particular on how to customize the format of the printed
2960 version. See section 8.6.4 of the manual.
2962 - You can produce a CSV format of agenda information with an
2963 Emacs batch command. This is greate for further processing
2964 in scipts. Thanks to Jason F. McBrayer for this idea.
2965 See section 8.6.5 of the manual.
2967 - New variable `org-agenda-skip-deadline-if-done'. When set,
2968 a deadline associated with a DONE item will not be shown in
2969 the agenda. This is based upon a report by Denis Bueno.
2971 - Quite a few bug fixes.
2981 - Control over blank lines between trees in collapsed view.
2983 - Info about the running clock is shown in the modeline.
2985 - C-a can behave specially in headlines.
2987 - Better color and scaling defaults for LaTeX fragments.
2989 - Customizable list of keys in org-mode to be replaced.
2991 - Stuck project descriptions have been extended.
2993 - Emphasis code has been modified to fix some issues.
2997 ** Incompatible changes
2999 - The option `org-format-latex-options' has changed. If you
3000 have customized it, please revert to default and then redo
3003 - `org-CUA-compatible' no longer modifies S-RET by default,
3004 because newer versions of CUA don't use this key anymore.
3005 If you need this replacement, customize the variable
3006 `org-disputed-keys'.
3008 - The variable `org-CUA-compatible' is obsolete, please use
3009 `org-replace-disputed-keys' instead. `org-CUA-compatible'
3010 is still an alias for this new variable, though.
3014 - Better control over blank lines between trees in collapsed
3015 view. This has come up several times in the past and most
3016 recently by Scott Jaderholm. There is now a new variable
3017 `org-cycle-separator-lines' with default value 2. It says
3018 how many empty lines there need to be after the end of a
3019 subtree to get an empty line in collapsed view. So with the
3020 default, if you leave only one empty line it will disappear
3021 in collapsed view. If you leave two, one empty line will
3022 remain so that you can use double empty lines to structure
3023 the collapsed views of a file. I love it, so many thanks to
3024 Scott fro bringing this up again.
3026 One property of the new setup is that you will never get
3027 more than one blank line in collapsed view. We could do
3028 something special to allow *several* empty lines in
3029 collapsed view, but I think this is counter-productive.
3031 In Emacs 22, if you want to make full use of this, make sure
3032 that you have not set `outline-blank-line'.
3034 - When the clock is running, Org-mode will put info about it
3035 into the modeline. The info consists of the elapsed time
3036 and the heading of the clocked item. This was a proposal
3037 from Bastien who got the idea from Muse.
3039 - C-a can behave specially in headlines when you set the
3040 variable `org-special-ctrl-a'. It will bring the cursor
3041 first back only to the beginning of the headline *text*,
3042 i.e. after the stars and the TODO keyword, if any. A second
3043 C-a will then move the cursor to the beginning of the line.
3044 If the cursor is already at the beginning of the line, C-a
3045 will spring *forward* to the headline text. This was a
3046 proposal from Leo, based on a request from Scott Jaderholm.
3048 I have not turned this turned this on by default, should I?
3050 - When LaTeX fragments are processed into images, there is now
3051 more control and (hopefully) betters defaults for colors and
3052 scaling. Special values can be set for HTML export, so that
3053 these values can differ from what is used for display in an
3054 emacs buffer. The default foreground and background colors
3055 for images embedded in emacs are now taken from the default
3056 emacs face. Thanks to Xiao-Yong Jin for proposing these
3059 - There is now a much better mechanism to change some keys in
3060 org-mode if these keys clash with other modes you use. Turn
3061 this on by setting `org-replace-disputed-keys' (aliased to
3062 `org-CUA-compatible'). The list of keys to replace is now
3063 fully customizable, see the option `org-disputed-keys'.
3064 Many thanks to Meciej Katafiasz for a patch implementing
3067 - Stuck project descriptions have been extended. You can now
3068 use "*" as a TODO keyword or tag to say that *any* TODO
3069 keyword or TAG marks a project as non-stuck. You also can
3070 give an arbitrary regular expression that, if it matches,
3071 indicates a non-stuck project.
3073 - The code for emphasis like bold, italic etc has been
3074 modified - I might have broken something in the process,
3075 please let me know if you find problems.
3077 - A number of bugs have been fixed - those where I have
3078 replied "Fixed" on the mailing list.
3084 ** Incompatible changes
3088 - New variables to customize the header and data tags in
3089 exported HTML. These are the variables
3090 `org-export-table-header-tags' and
3091 `org-export-table-data-tags'. This follows a request from
3094 - New option `org-format-latex-header' for customizing the
3095 header of the LaTeX file used to convert embedded LaTeX to
3096 images. Thanks to `Matthieu Lemerre' for the suggestion.
3098 - The prefix version of `org-todo-list' works again. This
3099 means that `C-1 C-c a t' produces the list of TODO entries
3100 for the first TODO keyword. If you use different TODO setups
3101 in different agenda files, be careful: This number now
3102 refers to the list of *all* todo keywords used in files
3103 that are scanned for the agenda.
3111 - Dust settles after revamp of TODO keyword system.
3112 - The export title can be taken from the first text line.
3113 - TTY replacement keys have changed.
3115 ** Incompatible changes
3117 - Some TTY replacement keys are changed, see below.
3121 - Further development concerning TODO keywords.
3123 + You can now have several DONE states in a sequence, like
3125 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO VERIFY | DONE DELEGATED
3127 The difference to the proposal discussed on the mailing
3128 list (and which is also works!)
3130 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO VERIFY | DONE
3131 #+SEQ_TODO: | CANCELED
3133 is that in the first case, the extra DONE states will be
3134 reached with `C-c C-t' (or with `t' from the agenda), while
3135 in the second case you need S-<right> to get to the special
3136 states. I guess both ideas can be useful - I am leaning
3137 toward using the latter.
3139 + Setting up TODO keywords in Lisp previously used two
3140 separate variables: `org-todo-keywords' and
3141 `org-todo-interpretation'. The preferred way is now to use
3142 only `org-todo-keywords', with a new structure:
3144 (setq org-todo-keywords
3145 '((sequence "TODO" "|" "DONE")
3146 (sequence "BUG" "KNOWNCAUSE" "|" "FIXED" "IGNORED")
3147 (type "Fred" "Lisa" "Peter" "|" "DONE")
3148 (sequence "CANCELED") ; for things we decide to not do.
3151 If your setting has this new structure,
3152 `org-todo-interpretation' will be ignored. This change
3153 does not break backward compatibility. The old way of
3154 using a flat list in `org-todo-keywords' and taking the
3155 interpretation from the other variable still works.
3157 + When listing *specific* TODO entries via a sparse tree
3158 (`C-u C-c C-v') or via the agenda (`C-c a T' or `C-u C-c a
3159 t'), you can now specify several keywords to be selected,
3160 like "TODO|VERIFY|WAITING". This also works for custom
3161 agenda commands. Thanks to Jason F. McBrayer for pointing
3164 - If you have configured Org-mode to export also the text
3165 before the first headline (this is done by setting the
3166 variable `org-export-skip-text-before-1st-heading' to nil),
3167 then the first normal text line in the buffer becomes the
3168 title of the exported document. A title set with #+TITLE
3169 overules this default, and the first line then belongs to the
3170 normal text. Thanks to David House for this proposal.
3172 - TTY replacement keys. Some of the key bindings used by
3173 Org-mode do not work on a tty, so replacement key sequences
3174 are provided on ttys. In version 4.70, there are some
3175 changes in the tty replacements. Thanks to Jason F. McBrayer
3176 for coming up with the idea to use C-c <cursor> keys.
3178 | Command | | Old TTY | New TTY |
3179 | org-..... | Main Key | Replacement | Replacement |
3180 |-------------------+-----------+---------------+---------------|
3181 | shiftleft | S-left | C-c C-x left | C-c left |
3182 | shiftright | S-right | C-c C-x right | C-c right |
3183 | shiftup | S-up | C-c C-x up | C-c up |
3184 | shiftdown | S-down | C-c C-x down | C-c down |
3185 | shiftcontrolleft | C-S-left | | C-c C-x left |
3186 | shiftcontrolright | C-s-right | | C-c C-x right |
3193 This time the changes affect the following areas:
3195 - TODO keywords: Multiple sequences in a single file.
3196 - Export: More control over text before the first heading.
3197 - Export: More control over sub/superscript interpretation.
3198 - Plain lists: Option to let empty lines terminate lists.
3199 - Tables: New command to insert hline and move into line below.
3200 - REPEATing items: Turn of note taking.
3203 ** Incompatible changes
3205 - It used to be possible to spread the list of TODO keywords
3206 over several lines, like
3209 #+SEQ_TODO: PROGRESS
3212 This is no longer possible. Each such line now specifies an
3213 independent set of TODO keywords, with its own DONE state.
3214 See below for details.
3216 - The #+TEXT construct has been used to insert unchanged HTML
3217 into an exported file. This is no longer possible, the TEXT
3218 lines will be processed like any other lines. However,
3219 there are now much better ways of getting quoted HTML into
3224 - You can now use multiple sets of TODO keywords in the same
3225 buffer. For example, you may put the following three lines
3228 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO DONE
3229 #+SEQ_TODO: REPORT BUG KNOWNCAUSE RESOLVED
3230 #+TYP_TODO: Fred Laura Peter Me OK
3232 Each sub-sequence has its own DONE state. It is best to use
3233 different keywords in all sequences, to make sure Org-mode
3234 does not loose track in which specific sequence it is
3235 working. You could use the same word for all DONE states,
3236 but then cycling through to a TODO state might not bring you
3237 where you want to be.
3239 After initially setting a keyword, `C-c C-t' cycles through
3240 a sublist, i.e. is cycles from TODO to DONE or from
3241 KNOWNCAUSE to RESOLVED and further to (nothing) and back to
3244 S-right and S-left allow to select any keyword, so they move
3245 from DONE to REPORT and from RESOLVED to Fred.
3247 C-S-right and C-S-left jump from one sub-sequence to the
3248 next, for example from TODO or DONE to REPORT to Fred.
3250 Thanks to Rick Moynihan for triggering this development.
3252 - Text before the first headline can now be exported if you
3253 configure Org-mode accordingly. Either set the variable
3254 `org-export-skip-text-before-1st-heading' to nil, or use the
3255 new in-buffer option
3259 - Export content specified via the #+TEXT construct is now
3260 fully processed, i.e. links, emphasis etc. are all
3261 interpreted. #+TEXT lines may include
3262 #+BEGIN_HTML...#+END_HTML sections to embed literal HTML.
3264 - During HTML export, you can request to have a_{b}
3265 interpreted as a subscript, but to leave a_b as it is. This
3266 can be done by setting the variable
3267 org-export-sub-superscript to the symbol `{}' with
3269 (setq org-export-sub-superscript '{})
3275 Thanks to Eddward DeVilla for this idea.
3277 - New variable `org-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists'.
3278 Default is nil, meaning that empty lines are part of the
3279 previous list item, and that you can have several paragraphs
3280 in one such item. Set this to t if you want an empty line
3281 terminate all levels of plain list items.
3283 Thanks to Mike Newman for triggering this development.
3285 - C-c RET does insert a horizontal separator line and move the
3286 cursor into the table line below it. Thanks to Bastien for
3289 - Org-mode always offers you to record a note when a TODO item
3290 automatically repeats, even if you are not logging state
3291 changes. The new variable `org-log-repeat' allows to turn
3292 this off, so that notes are really only been taken if you
3293 are logging all state changes.
3295 - Various Bug fixes, thanks to everyone who reported.
3300 - Priority handling in the tags view
3301 - Date/time prompt follows the popup calender, and accepts AM/PM times.
3302 - Standard references like B4 in the spreadsheet.
3303 - Improvements to the formula editor.
3304 - C-j does better indentation.
3308 - Priority handling in the tags view
3310 + Agenda lists selected by tag are now sorted by priority.
3311 Thanks to Andrew Korty for reporting this omission.
3313 - Improvements to the date/time prompt.
3315 + When you move (using S-cursor keys) the cursor in the pop-up
3316 calendar window while responding to a date/time prompt, the
3317 prompt is updated with the new default date (Emacs only).
3319 + You can now enter AM/PM times at this prompt.
3321 - Changes in the spreadsheet
3323 + You can now also write B4 instead of @4$2 as a reference in
3324 formulas. The column references without specified row can be
3325 written as C& instead of $3. Such references make formulas
3326 easier to read and are now the default way how references are
3327 shown when you edit existing formulas. To get the old behavior
3328 back (i.e. only @row$col references), set the variable
3329 `org-table-use-standard-references' to nil.
3331 Relative references like @-3$-2 or @II..III continue to use the
3334 - Changes in the formula editor (the one you get with "C-c '")
3336 + The formulas are organized in a more logical way.
3338 + There is now a menu with commands.
3340 + When starting the formula editor with "C-c '", the cursor
3341 immediately moves to the formula for the current field.
3343 + With the cursor on a reference in the formula, you can use
3344 S-cursor keys to change the field being referenced.
3346 - C-j indents the following line correctly whe used in a headline
3347 or in aplain list item. Thanks to Leo for this suggestion.
3351 + Flyspell now knows about special org-mode commands.
3352 Thanks to Vinod Valsalam for reporting this problem, and to
3353 Andrew Korty for showing how to fix it.
3355 + Most other bugs discussed recently on emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
3356 should be fixed, except the problem with non-ASCII characters
3361 - Expert mode for fast tag selection.
3362 When org-fast-tag-selection-single-key is `expert', not even
3363 the selection window is shown, only the prompt. One more C-c
3364 gets you the window, another one goes to multiple selection mode.
3366 - Synchronized with Emacs once more: Emacs CVS has now org-mode
3367 4.67. At least until it causes a problem, then the Emacs people
3368 will switch back to 4.56. Lets hope there will be no problem.
3378 - Sorting of top-level entries works now if the region contains
3379 top-level entries, or if the cursor is before the first headline.
3380 Thanks to "redblue" for reporting this bug.
3382 - When entering date and time at the prompt, you can now mix
3383 entering text and selecting something in the calendar. For
3384 example, enter 22:15 at the prompt without pressing RET, and then
3385 click on a date in the calendar. Both pieces of information will
3386 be included in the resulting time stamp. You can also use
3387 S-curser to move the cursor in the calendar to the desired date
3388 and then enter 22:15 and press RET at the prompt.
3390 - When setting a deadline or a schedule, entering a time now
3391 automatically selects the time stamp format that includes the
3392 time. Bug report (by means of a question) from Bastre.
3394 - C-c C-l can be used to convert a plain link into a bracket link.
3396 - Internal links now match inside (the visible part of) other
3397 links. Thanks to Scott Otterson for reporting this bug.
3399 - iCalendar export of TODO items fixed, see also the variable
3400 `org-icalendar-include-todo'. Thanks to Philipp Raschdorf.
3402 - The number of levels in the table of contents of an exported
3403 document can now be set independently of the number of headline
3404 levels. For example:
3406 #+OPTIONS: H:4 toc:2
3408 - The command `C-c }' toggles the display of row and column numbers
3409 the the current table, to aid constructing formulas. To try it,
3410 move the cursor to a table and press `C-c }', or use the menu
3413 - Orgtbl translation functions (introduced in 4.65) have been
3414 simplified using a generic function `orgtbl-to-generic' that can
3415 be used for very general languanges. Writing your own translator
3416 should be very easy now. More info in the manual.
3418 - CONTENTS visibility can be limited to a certain level. The
3419 command `C-3 S-TAB' will switch to CONTENTS view and show the
3428 - Orgtbl can be used to maintain tables in LaTeX, and in any other mode
3429 - Editing Lisp formulas for tables improved.
3430 - Better structure for HTML exported tables.
3431 - New "calculation" marker "/" to mark lines that should not be exported.
3433 ** Detailed description of changes
3435 - You can use orgtbl mode to maintain a LaTeX table, or pretty much
3436 any table in any mode.
3438 This does *not* work by making Orgtbl aware of LaTeX syntax. That
3439 would be a box of Pandora I am not willing to open. Instead, you
3440 use a normal Orgtbl-mode table, and a converter program to
3441 automatically place a LaTeX version of the table into the correct
3442 spot in the LaTeX file. The orgtbl-mode table can be maintained
3443 inside the same file, in a block comment.
3445 I am providing translators for LaTeX, HTML, and TeXInfo. For
3446 other applications, you need to write one yourself - but that is
3447 not hard if you start from the LaTeX version and just modify it.
3448 Thanks to Thomas Baumann for triggering this development through
3449 a request for a table-to-LaTeX converter.
3451 - In the special buffer to edit the formulas of a table (created
3452 with "C-c '"), there is now better support for editing Lisp
3453 formulas. TAB and M-TAB work like in an Emacs Lisp buffer,
3454 indenting lines and completing lisp symbols. With the cursor on
3455 a line defining a complex Lisp formula, a first press on TAB will
3456 convert the formula into a pretty-printed version with proper
3457 linebreaks and indentation. A second TAB folds the line back to
3460 - Tables in HTML export have now additional structure elements
3461 defined. The header (before the first hline) is wrapped into
3462 <thead>..</thead>, and each part of the body (as separated in
3463 org-mode by hlines) is wrapped into <tbody>..</tbody> tags. I
3464 have also changed the CSS style for <td> fields and the value of
3465 `org-export-html-table-tag' to get cleaner tables. Basically,
3466 tables now have horizontal lines only where needed, and no
3467 vertical lines at all, as generally recommended for tables in
3468 printed text. I like the new look, but I am not sure if this
3469 change will find general approval, please throw in your view if
3470 you like. Thanks to Scott for driving this, and to goud-H for
3471 pointing me to the row grouping in tables.
3473 - In a table with calculation markers in the first column, you can
3474 now also put "/" into the first column. It indicates that this
3475 line should not be exported. The foremost application for this
3476 are lines containing only "<N>" markers for narrowing columns.
3482 - Email links get better, configurable descriptions
3483 - When inserting a link, selected text becomes the description
3484 - Easier access to the list of stored links.
3485 - Horizontal lines in HTML export.
3486 - Remember templates and storing of notes improved.
3488 ** Detailed description of changes
3490 - The descriptive part of links to email messages can be configured
3491 using the variable `org-email-link-description-format'. The new
3492 default is "Email %c: %.30s" and leads to
3494 Email from NAME: SUBJECT
3496 If you configure the variable `org-from-is-user-regexp'
3497 correctly, then for email you *sent* this will actually change to
3499 Email to NAME: SUBJECT
3501 The subject is limited to 30 characters. If you have become
3502 attached to the previous default (look twice, the new one is
3503 better), use "%f on: %s" as your format.
3505 - Selecting text before entering a new link with C-c C-l now really
3506 works, the selected text becomes the description part of the
3507 link. Requested by Scott, buggy 4.62 implementation is now fixed.
3509 - Stored links are part of the history list for C-c C-l, so to
3510 reach them, you can use up/down rather than completion. Thanks
3511 to Raman for this excellent idea.
3513 - A line consisting only of "-", and at least 5 of them, is
3514 exported into HTML as <hr/>, as proposed by Giovanni Ridolfi.
3516 - Several changes to org <-> remember integration
3518 - You can use `org-remember' as your default command to start
3519 remember. It will automatically detect if there is an active
3520 region and use it as initial content (we will probably make
3521 remember.el work like this as well).
3522 Also, when calling `org-remember' in a remember buffer that
3523 was created with a template, you will again be asked to
3524 select a template. The buffer is then re-created with the
3525 new template, but the old context information. This is
3526 useful if you change your mind about the template to use
3529 - Besides specifying a default *target* file for a note, you
3530 can also give a default *heading* of which the note should
3531 become a subitem. In many cases this avoids or speeds up
3532 navigating to the right location. Both file and heading can
3533 be different for each template. Both are non-binding, you
3534 can change them while storing the note. However, when you
3535 exit remember with C-u C-c C-c, these defaults will be used
3536 without interaction.
3538 - Templates can specify interactive fields. During expansion
3539 of the template, you will be prompted for the information in
3540 that field. For example %^t will pop up a calendar and ask
3541 you to select a date. This new feature follows a proposal
3542 from Leo, who in the mean time has said he does not need it
3543 anymore. But I liked it, so here it is :-)
3545 - Templates can access information specific to the link type
3546 created, for example the author and subject of an email.
3547 Syntax is %:fromname, %:fromaddress, %:subject etc, details
3548 in the manual. Proposed by Peder O. Klingenberg.
3550 - I have been considering to move, at some stage, the template
3551 functionality into remember.el itself - which would of course
3552 require consent of the remember.el maintainers. I am not
3553 sure how well this would work though, since some things like
3554 the interactive time stamps are org.el specific, so treating
3555 them would require special hooks. Comments?
3561 - Many changes to the spreadsheet functions in the table editor.
3562 For details, please re-read the manual section 3.4.
3564 - It is much easier to assign formulas to individual fields.
3565 - References to arbitrary fields and ranges.
3566 - Absolute references are modified in row-editing commands.
3567 - Formula editor that highlights referenced fields.
3568 + Incompatible changes
3569 - Empty fields are excluded in range references, see "E" mode flag.
3570 - &... ranges no longer supported, use new @... ranges.
3571 - Variable insertion into Lisp formulas work differently.
3572 - Selected text becomes the default description for C-c C-l links.(Scott)
3573 - The date format in the agenda/timeline views is now customizable.
3574 See the new option `org-agenda-date-format'. (request by Victor)
3575 - Link abbreviations no longer need a double colon, single colon is fine.
3579 - Avoiding keybinding clashes with flyspell
3580 - Archiving is now also on `C-C C-x C-s' (was just `C-c $')
3581 - Cycling through agenda files is now also on "C-'" (was just "C-,")
3582 - Colon is considered part of number, to align times in clock tables.
3583 - Fixed bug for list of stuck projects.
3584 - Fixed several bugs/problems concerning linking to gnus.
3585 - Block agendas can contain the list of stuck projects.
3586 - #+ARCHIVE may now appear several times in the buffer.
3590 - HTML export: inlining images, clickable images (manual 10.2.4).
3591 - Incremental search now shows proper context when exiting.
3592 - Tables calculation and Calc package.
3593 - Calc is no longer needed when using only elisp formulas.
3594 - Proper error messages when calc is needed and not available.
3595 - Tracking TODO state changes with time stamps and notes.
3596 - Empty entries go full circle.
3597 - Links in iCalendar export cleaned up.
3602 - Cleanup code, bug fixes.
3605 - Full undo support in the agenda buffer.
3606 - Listing stuck GTD projects (projects without any NEXT ACTIONS).
3607 Configure `org-stuck-projects' before using it.
3608 - C-c C-x b shows the current subtree in an indirect buffer, in
3609 another, dedicated frame.
3610 - Custom agenda commands take precedence over builtin commands.
3611 - auto-fill for comments works on the Emacs side, XEmacs not yet.
3614 - Sorting of outline items on same level.
3615 - Sorting tables automatically selects line range between hlines.
3616 - Changes in Agenda buffer
3617 - `C-c C-o' follows a link in the current line.
3618 - `C-c $' archives the subtree corresponding to the line.
3619 - Changing dates with S-left and S-right show new date in agenda,
3620 but still do not move the entry to the new date.
3621 - new option `org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-done'.
3622 - Agenda and sparse tree construction using tag matches can now
3623 use regular expressions.
3624 - When prompted for a date/time, entering "+7" indicates a date
3625 7 days from now - but only this is the only thing you give.
3626 - Custom time formats also apply to exported html and ascii.
3630 - `C-k' in agenda kills current line and corresponding subtree in file.
3631 - XEmacs compatibility issues fixed, in particular tag alignment.
3632 - M-left/right now in/outdents plain list items, no Shift needed.
3639 - Improvements to fast tag selection
3640 + show status also in target line.
3641 + option to auto-exit after first change to tags list (see manual).
3642 - Tags sparse trees now also respect the settings in
3643 `org-show-hierarchy-above' and `org-show-following-heading'.
3647 - Custom time formats can be overlayed over time stamps.
3648 - New option `org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines'.
3649 - Work-around for flyspell bug (CVS Emacs has this fixed in flyspell.el).
3650 - Work-around for session.el problem with circular data structures.
3654 - TAG matches can also specify conditions on TODO keywords.
3655 - The fast tag interface allows setting tags that are not in the
3660 - Link abbreviations (manual section 4.5).
3661 - More control over how agenda is displayed. See the new variables
3662 `org-agenda-window-setup', `org-agenda-restore-windows-after-quit'.
3666 - Closing a TODO item can record an additional note.
3667 See variables `org-log-done' and `org-log-note-headings'.
3668 - Inserting headlines and bullets can leave an extra blank line.
3669 See variable `org-blank-before-new-entry'. (Ed Hirgelt patch)
3670 - [[bracket links]] in the agenda are active just as in org-mode buffers.
3671 - C-c C-o on a date range displays the agenda for exactly this range.
3672 - The default for `org-cycle-include-plain-lists' is back to nil.
3673 - Calls to `org-occur' can be stacked by using a prefix argument.
3674 - The options `org-show-hierarchy-above' and `org-show-following-heading'
3675 now always default to `t', but can be customized differently for
3676 different types of sparse trees or jump commands.
3681 - Agenda views can be made in batch mode from the command line.
3682 - `org-store-link' does the right thing in dired-mode.
3683 - File links can contain environment variables.
3684 - Full Emacs 21 compatibility has been restored.
3688 - Custom commands may produce an agenda which contains several blocks,
3689 each block created by a different agenda command.
3690 - Agenda commands can be restricted to the current file, region, subtree.
3691 - The timeline command must now be called through the agenda
3692 dispatcher (C-c a L). `C-c C-r' no longer works.
3693 - Agenda items can be sorted by tag. The *last* tag is used for this.
3694 - The prefix and the sorting strategy for agenda items can depend
3695 upon the agenda type.
3696 - The handling of `mailto:' links can be customized, see the new
3697 variable `org-link-mailto-program'.
3698 - `mailto' links can specify a subject after a double colon,
3699 like [[mailto:carsten@orgmode.org::Org-mode is buggy]].
3700 - In the #+STARTUP line, M-TAB completes valid keywords.
3701 - In the #+TAGS: line, M-TAB after ":" inserts all currently used tags.
3702 - Again full Emacs 21 support: Checkboxes and publishing are fixed.
3703 - More minor bug fixes.
3706 - Checkbox lists can show statistics about checked items.
3707 - C-TAB will cycle the visibility of archived subtrees.
3708 - Documentation about checkboxes has been moved to chapter 5.
3712 - Clock table can be done for a limited time interval.
3713 - Obsolete support for the old outline mode has been removed.
3714 - Bug fixes and code cleaning.
3718 - `s' key in the agenda saves all org-mode buffers.
3721 - Shift-curser keys can modify inactive time stamps (inactive time
3722 stamps are the ones in [...] brackets.
3723 - Toggle all checkboxes in a region/below a headline.
3731 - Special tag ARCHIVE keeps a subtree closed and away from agenda lists.
3732 - LaTeX code in Org-mode files can be converted to images for HTML.
3734 - CDLaTeX-mode features can be used in Org-mode to help inserting
3735 LaTeX environment and math.
3738 - noutline.el is now required (important for XEmacs users only).
3740 - Archiving of all level 1 trees without open TODO items.
3741 - Clock reports can be inserted into the file in a special section.
3742 - FAQ removed from the manual, now only on the web.
3746 - Clock-feature for measuring time spent on specific items.
3747 - Improved emphasizing allows configuration and stacking.
3750 - Improved indentation of ASCII export, when headlines become items.
3751 - Handling of 12am and 12pm fixed. Times beyond 24:00 can be used
3752 and will not lead to conflicts.
3753 - Support for mutually exclusive TAGS with the fast tags interface.
3757 - HTML export is now valid XHTML.
3758 - Timeline can also show dates without entries. See new option
3759 `org-timeline-show-empty-dates'.
3760 - The bullets created by the ASCII exporter can now be configured.
3761 See the new option `org-export-ascii-bullets'.
3762 - New face `org-upcoming-deadline' (was `org-scheduled-previously').
3763 - New function `org-context' to allow testing for local context.
3769 - New commands to move through plain lists: S-up and S-down.
3770 - Bug fixes and documentation update.
3773 - Fast (single-key-per-tag) interface for setting TAGS.
3774 - The list of legal tags can be configured globally and locally.
3775 - Elisp and Info links (thanks to Todd Neal).
3776 - `org-export-publishing-directory' can be an alist, with different
3777 directories for different export types.
3778 - All context-sensitive commands use `call-interactively' to dispatch.
3779 - `org-confirm-shell-links' renamed to `org-confirm-shell-link-function'.
3786 - Modified installation: Autoloads have been collected in org-install.el.
3787 - Logging (org-log-done) is now a #+STARTUP option.
3788 - Checkboxes in plain list items, following up on Frank Ruell's idea.
3789 - File links inserted with C-c C-l will use relative paths if the linked
3790 file is in the current directory or a subdirectory of it.
3791 - New variable `org-link-file-path-type' to specify preference for
3792 relative and absolute paths.
3793 - New CSS classes for tags, timestamps, timestamp keywords.
3794 - Bug and typo fixes.
3798 - Inlining images in HTML export now depends on wheather the link
3799 contains a description or not.
3800 - TODO items can be scheduled from the global TODO list using C-c C-s.
3801 - TODO items already scheduled can be made to disappear from the global
3802 todo list, see `org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled'.
3803 - In Tables, formulas may also be Lisp forms.
3804 - Exporting the visible part of an outline with `C-c C-x v' works now
3805 for all available exporters.
3806 - Bug fixes, lots of them :-(
3812 - HTML exporter generalized to receive external options.
3813 As part of the process, author, email and date have been moved to the
3814 end of the HTML file.
3815 - Support for customizable file search in file links.
3816 - BibTeX database links as first application of the above.
3817 - New option `org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels' to turn off listing TODO
3818 entries that are sublevels of another TODO entry.
3824 - Revision of the font-lock faces section, with better tty support.
3825 - TODO keywords in Agenda buffer are fontified.
3826 - Export converts links between .org files to links between .html files.
3827 - Better support for bold/italic/underline emphasis.
3837 - In agenda buffer, mouse-1 no longer follows link.
3838 See `org-agenda-mouse-1-follows-link' and `org-mouse-1-follows-link'.
3841 - Links use now the [[link][description]] format by default.
3842 When inserting links, the user is prompted for a description.
3843 - If a link has a description, only the description is displayed
3844 the link part is hidden. Use C-c C-l to edit the link part.
3845 - TAGS are now bold, but in the same color as the headline.
3846 - The width of a table column can be limited by using a field "<N>".
3847 - New structure for the customization tree.
3852 - The list of agenda files can be maintainted in an external file.
3856 - Templates for remember buffer. Note that the remember setup changes.
3857 To set up templates, see `org-remember-templates'.
3858 - The time in new time stamps can be rounded, see new option
3859 `org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes'.
3860 - Bug fixes (there are *always* more bugs).
3865 - Headlines can contain TAGS, and Org-mode can produced a list
3866 of matching headlines based on a TAG search expression.
3867 - `org-agenda' has now become a dispatcher that will produce the agenda
3868 and other views on org-mode data with an additional keypress.
3872 - Switching and item to DONE records a time stamp when the variable
3873 `org-log-done' is turned on. Default is off.
3876 - M-RET makes new items as well as new headings.
3877 - Various small bug fixes
3880 - CamelCase words link to other locations in the same file.
3881 - File links accept search options, to link to specific locations.
3882 - Plain list items can be folded with `org-cycle'. See new option
3883 `org-cycle-include-plain-lists'.
3884 - Sparse trees for specific TODO keywords through numeric prefix
3885 argument to `C-c C-v'.
3886 - Global TODO list, also for specific keywords.
3887 - Matches in sparse trees are highlighted (highlights disappear with
3888 next buffer change due to editing).
3891 - Improved CSS support for the HTML export. Thanks to Christian Egli.
3892 - Editing support for hand-formatted lists
3893 - M-S-cursor keys handle plain list items
3894 - C-c C-c renumbers ordered plain lists
3897 - There is finally an option to make TAB jump over horizontal lines
3898 in tables instead of creating a new line before that line.
3899 The option is `org-table-tab-jumps-over-hlines', default nil.
3900 - New command for sorting tables, on `C-c ^'.
3901 - Changes to the HTML exporter
3902 - hand-formatted lists are exported correctly, similar to
3903 markdown lists. Nested lists are possible. See the docstring
3904 of the variable `org-export-plain-list-max-depth'.
3905 - cleaned up to produce valid HTML 4.0 (transitional).
3906 - support for cascading style sheets.
3907 - New command to cycle through all agenda files, on C-,
3908 - C-c [ can now also be used to change the sequence of agenda files.
3915 - Export of calendar information in the standard iCalendar format.
3919 - HTML export specifies character set depending on coding-system.
3922 - In tables, directly after the field motion commands like TAB and RET,
3923 typing a character will blank the field. Can be turned off with
3924 variable `org-table-auto-blank-field'.
3925 - Inactive timestamps with `C-c !'. These do not trigger the agenda
3926 and are not linked to the calendar.
3927 - Additional key bindings to allow Org-mode to function on a tty emacs.
3928 - `C-c C-h' prefix key replaced by `C-c C-x', and `C-c C-x C-h' replaced
3929 by `C-c C-x b' (b=Browser). This was necessary to recover the
3930 standard meaning of C-h after a prefix key (show prefix bindings).
3933 - QUOTE keyword at the beginning of an entry causes fixed-width export
3934 of unmodified entry text. `C-c :' toggles this keyword.
3935 - New face `org-special-keyword' which is used for COMMENT, QUOTE,
3936 DEADLINE and SCHEDULED, and priority cookies. Default is only a weak
3937 color, to reduce the amount of aggressive color in the buffer.
3940 - Formulas for individual fields in table.
3941 - Automatic recalculation in calculating tables.
3942 - Named fields and columns in tables.
3943 - Fixed bug with calling `org-archive' several times in a row.
3946 - Efficiency improvements: Fewer table re-alignments needed.
3947 - New special lines in tables, for defining names for individual cells.
3950 - Tables can store formulas (one per column) and compute fields.
3951 Not quite like a full spreadsheet, but very powerful.
3952 - table.el keybinding is now `C-c ~'.
3953 - Numeric argument to org-cycle does `show-subtree' above on level ARG.
3954 - Small changes to keys in agenda buffer. Affected keys:
3955 [w] weekly view; [d] daily view; [D] toggle diary inclusion.
3959 - Links inserted with C-c C-l are now by default enclosed in angle
3960 brackets. See the new variable `org-link-format'.
3961 - ">" terminates a link, this is a way to have several links in a line.
3962 Both "<" and ">" are no longer allowed as characters in a link.
3963 - Archiving of finished tasks.
3964 - C-<up>/<down> bindings removed, to allow access to paragraph commands.
3965 - Compatibility with CUA-mode (see variable `org-CUA-compatible').
3966 - Compatibility problems with viper-mode fixed.
3967 - Improved html export of tables.
3968 - Various clean-up changes.
3971 - Using `define-derived-mode' to derive `org-mode' from `outline-mode'.
3975 - Time-of-day specifications in agenda are extracted and placed
3976 into the prefix. Timed entries can be placed into a time grid for
3980 - "|" no longer allowed as part of a link, to allow links in tables.
3981 - The prefix of items in the agenda buffer can be configured.
3985 - Some folding inconsistencies removed.
3986 - BBDB links to company-only entries.
3987 - Bug fixes and global cleanup.
3990 - M-S-RET inserts a new TODO heading.
3991 - New startup option `content'.
3992 - Better visual response when TODO items in agenda change status.
3993 - Window positioning after visibility state changes optimized and made
3994 configurable. See `org-cycle-hook' and `org-occur-hook'.
3997 - Agenda entries from the diary are linked to the diary file, so
3998 adding and editing diary entries can be done directly from the agenda.
3999 - Many calendar/diary commands available directly from agenda.
4000 - Field copying in tables with S-RET does increment.
4001 - C-c C-x C-v extracts the visible part of the buffer for printing.
4002 - Moving subtrees up and down preserves the whitespace at the tree end.
4005 - Table editor optimized to need fewer realignments, and to keep
4006 table shape when typing in fields.
4007 - A new minor mode, orgtbl-mode, introduces the Org-mode table editor
4008 into arbitrary major modes.
4009 - Fixed bug with realignment in XEmacs.
4010 - Startup options can be set with special #+STARTUP line.
4011 - Heading following a match in org-occur can be suppressed.
4014 - Copyright transfer to the FSF.
4015 - Effect of C-u and C-u C-u in org-timeline swapped.
4016 - Timeline now always contains today, and `.' jumps to it.
4018 - cut and paste of rectangular regions in tables
4019 - command to convert org-mode table to table.el table and back
4020 - command to treat several cells like a paragraph and fill it
4021 - command to convert a buffer region to a table
4022 - import/export tables as tab-separated files (exchange with Excel)
4024 - Sorting mechanism for agenda items rewritten from scratch.
4025 - Sorting fully configurable.
4026 - Entries specifying a time are sorted together.
4027 - Completion also covers option keywords after `#-'.
4031 - New reference card, thanks to Philip Rooke for creating it.
4032 - Single file agenda renamed to "Timeline". It no longer shows
4033 warnings about upcoming deadlines/overdue scheduled items.
4034 That functionality is now limited to the (multifile) agenda.
4035 - When reading a date, the calendar can be manipulated with keys.
4036 - Link support for RMAIL and Wanderlust (from planner.el, untested).
4037 - Minor bug fixes and documentation improvements.
4040 - Multifile Agenda shows current entries from many different files.
4041 - TeXInfo documentation (thanks to Christian Egli for the conversion).
4042 - Additional applications for TODO keywords, see documentation.
4043 Different files may have different TODO keywords etc.
4044 - Priorities for TODO items.
4045 - The browser mode used by `org-remember-handler' is improved.
4046 - Images get inlined in HTML export (thanks to Carsten Wimmer).
4047 - File links can contain line numbers, like file:/usr/etc/config:255
4052 - TODO entries can have additional states besides TODO and DONE.
4053 See new variable `org-todo-keywords'.
4054 - TODO keywords can be interpreted as categories. See variable
4055 `org-todo-interpretation'.
4056 - M-TAB completion on TODO keywords, TeX symbols, and normal words.
4057 - All keywords (like TODO, DEADLINE etc) are configurable.
4058 - Cursor positioning optimized after pro/demotion and TODO cycling.
4059 - Emphasizing in HTML works now for *bold*, /italic/ and _underline_.
4060 - New commands to kill, copy and yank entire subtrees. Yanking
4061 modifies the level of the tree before insertion.
4062 - New command `org-goto' (C-c C-j) to quickly move to other locations
4063 in the buffer without affecting outline visibility.
4064 - Hooks for John Wiegley's remember.el.
4065 - `org-read-date' pops up calendar for date selection with the mouse.
4066 See variable `org-popup-calendar-for-date-prompt'.
4069 - TODO items can be SCHEDULED to a certain date.
4070 - Expired DEADLINEs are ignored if in an entry marked DONE.
4071 - From the diary or time-sorted view (C-c C-r), C-c C-t can be used to
4072 change the TODO state of an item remotely.
4073 - Horizontal computations in table editor. See `org-table-eval-formula'.
4074 - Fixed bug with summing tables (command `org-table-sum', `C-c +').
4075 - Calendar window follows the timestamp when a timestamp is changed.
4076 New variable `org-calendar-follow-timestamp-change'.
4077 - Time-sorted view (`org-diary-view', C-c C-r) now uses the prefix
4078 argument to force inclusion of unscheduled TODO items.
4079 - New variable `org-confirm-shell-links' to turn of safety query.
4080 - New variable `org-open-non-existing-files'.
4083 - A time-sorted view on all time stamps can be created with C-c C-r.
4084 - Timestamps and Deadlines can be shown in the Emacs diary.
4085 - Date ranges introduced.
4086 - Time-string formats are no longer configurable.
4087 - Vertical lines in tables can be made invisible with `C-c |'.
4088 - New "link" type to execute shell commands, like "shell:ls *.org"
4089 - Upon export, "myfile.org" becomes "myfile.html" or "myfile.txt",
4090 instead of "myfile.org.html" or "myfile.org.txt".
4091 - When the cursor is in the white space at the beginning of a line,
4092 TAB removes the whitespace before indenting again.
4095 - Windows (NT/2000) support.
4096 - Works with both Emacs and XEmacs.
4097 - Fully automatic table editor.
4098 - New link types into Gnus, VM and BBDB.
4099 - Other link system changes
4100 - Time stamps are treated as links to the calendar.
4101 - Easy creation of links with global command `org-store-link'.
4102 - Insertion of links with `C-c C-l' works differently now.
4103 - Space characters allowed as part of a link.
4104 - Options in `org-file-apps' extended. The command may now be
4105 symbol 'emacs', or a lisp form.
4106 Please re-read the manual section about links.
4108 - `org-deadline' now prompts for a date.
4109 - A line can now contain several timestamps. Updating of a
4110 timestamp only happens if the cursor is at the timestamp.
4111 - Changed the time-stamp-format to ISO, to make sure it will
4112 always work (non-English month names had caused problems
4113 with `parse-time-string'.). Changing the time stamp format
4115 - Picture mode enhancements have been removed from org.el
4119 - Some option name changes, not backward compatible.
4120 - ASCII exporter upgrade: Table of contents.
4121 - HTML exporter upgrade: fixed-width regions, better
4122 sub/superscripts, many TeX symbols supported.
4126 - HTML exporter upgrade, in particular table of contents