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14 ** Incompatible changes
15 *** Removal of OrgStruct mode mode and radio lists
17 OrgStruct minor mode and radio lists mechanism (~org-list-send-list~
18 and ~org-list-radio-lists-templates~) are removed from the code base.
20 *** Change to Noweb expansion
22 Expansion check =:noweb-ref= only if no matching named block is found
23 in the buffer. As a consequence, any =:noweb-ref= value matching the
24 name of a source block in the buffer is ignored. A simple fix is to
25 give every concerned source-block, including the named one, a new,
26 unique, Noweb reference.
30 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
34 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb-ref foo
38 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb yes
47 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb-ref bar
51 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb-ref bar
55 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb yes
60 *** Change ~org-calendar-to-agenda-key~ value
62 Default value and accepted value types changed. See [[doc:org-calendar-to-agenda-key][docstring]] for
65 *** Change ~org-structure-template-alist~ value
67 With the new template expansion mechanism (see
68 [[*~org-insert-structure-template~]] and =org-tempo.el=), the variable
69 changed its data type. See docstring for details.
71 *** Change ~org-set-effort~ signature
72 See docstring for details.
73 *** Placeholders in =(eval ...)= macros are always strings
75 Within =(eval ...)= macros, =$1=-like placeholders are always replaced
76 with a string. As a consequence, they must not be enclosed within
77 quotes. As an illustration, consider the following, now valid,
81 ,#+macro: join (eval (concat $1 $2))
82 ,#+macro: sum (eval (+ (string-to-number $1) (string-to-number $2)))
88 However, there is no change in non-eval macros:
91 ,#+macro: disp argument: $1
93 {{{disp(text)}}} => argument: text
96 *** =align= STARTUP value no longer narrow table columns
98 Columns narrowing (or shrinking) is now dynamic. See [[*Dynamically
99 narrow table columns]] for details. In particular, it is decoupled from
102 If you need to automatically shrink columns upon opening an Org
103 document, use =shrink= value instead, or in addition to align:
106 ,#+STARTUP: align shrink
109 *** ~org-get-tags~ meaning change
111 Function ~org-get-tags~ used to return local tags to the current
112 headline. It now returns the all the inherited tags in addition to
113 the local tags. In order to get the old behaviour back, you can use:
115 : (org-get-tags nil t)
117 *** Alphabetic sorting in tables and lists
119 When sorting alphabetically, ~org-table-sort-lines~ and ~org-sort-list~
120 now sort according to the locale’s collation rules instead of by
123 *** Change the name of the :tags clocktable option to :match
125 The =:match= (renamed from =:tags=) option allows to limit clock entries
126 to those matching a todo-tags matcher.
128 The old =:tags= option can be set to =t= to display a headline's tags in
131 This is consistent with the naming of =org-dblock-write:columnview=
132 options, where =:match= is also used as a headlines filter.
135 *** Add ~:results link~ support for Babel
137 With this output format, create a link to the file specified in
138 ~:file~ header argument, without actually writing any result to it:
141 ,#+begin_src shell :dir "data/tmp" :results link :file "crackzor_1.0.c.gz"
142 wget -c "http://ben.akrin.com/crackzor/crackzor_1.0.c.gz"
146 [[file:data/tmp/crackzor_1.0.c.gz]]
149 *** Add ~:session~ support of ob-js for js-comint
150 #+begin_src js :session "*Javascript REPL*"
151 console.log("stardiviner")
153 *** Add ~:session~ support of ob-js for Indium
154 #+begin_src js :session "*JS REPL*"
155 console.log("stardiviner")
157 *** Add ~:session~ support of ob-js for skewer-mode
158 #+begin_src js :session "*skewer-repl*"
159 console.log("stardiviner")
161 *** Add support for links to LaTeX equations in HTML export
162 Use MathJax links when enabled (by ~org-html-with-latex~), otherwise
163 add a label to the rendered equation.
164 *** Org Tempo may used for snippet expansion of structure template.
165 See manual and the commentary section in ~org-tempo.el~ for details.
166 *** Exclude unnumbered headlines from table of contents
167 Set their =UNNUMBERED= property to the special =notoc= value. See
169 *** ~org-archive~ functions update status cookies
171 Archiving headers through ~org-archive-subtree~ and
172 ~org-archive-to-archive-sibling~ such as the ones listed below:
180 Will update the status cookie in the top level header.
182 *** Disable =org-agenda-overriding-header= by setting to empty string
184 The ~org-agenda-overriding-header~ inserted into agenda views can now
185 be disabled by setting it to an empty string.
187 *** Dynamically narrow table columns
189 With ~C-c TAB~, it is now possible to narrow a column to the width
190 specified by a width cookie in the column, or to 1 character if there
191 is no such cookie. The same keybinding expands a narrowed column to
194 Editing the column automatically expands the whole column to its full
197 *** =org-columns-summary-types= entries can take an optional COLLECT function
199 You can use this to make collection of a property from an entry
200 conditional on another entry. E.g. given this configuration:
202 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
203 (defun custom/org-collect-confirmed (property)
204 "Return `PROPERTY' for `CONFIRMED' entries"
205 (let ((prop (org-entry-get nil property))
206 (confirmed (org-entry-get nil "CONFIRMED")))
207 (if (and prop (string= "[X]" confirmed))
211 (setq org-columns-summary-types
212 '(("X+" org-columns--summary-sum
213 custom/org-collect-confirmed)))
216 You can have a file =bananas.org= containing:
219 ,#+columns: %ITEM %CONFIRMED %Bananas{+} %Bananas(Confirmed Bananas){X+}
235 ... and when going to the top of that file and entering column view
236 you should expect to see something like:
238 | ITEM | CONFIRMED | Bananas | Confirmed Bananas |
239 |---------------+-----------+---------+-------------------|
240 | All shipments | | 11 | 4 |
241 | Shipment 1 | [X] | 4 | 4 |
242 | Shipment 2 | [ ] | 7 | 7 |
247 *** Allow to filter by tags/property when capturing colview
249 You can now use =:match= to filter entries using a todo/tags/properties
252 *** Add support for Oracle's database alias in Babel blocks
253 =ob-sql= library already support running SQL blocks against an Oracle
254 database using ~sqlplus~. Now it's possible to use alias names
255 defined in =TNSNAMES= file instead of specifying full connection
256 parameters. See example bellow.
259 you can use the previous full connection parameters
260 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine oracle :dbuser me :dbpassword my_insecure_password :database my_db_name :dbhost my_db_host :dbport 1521
261 select sysdate from dual;
264 or the alias defined in your TNSNAMES file
265 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine oracle :dbuser me :dbpassword my_insecure_password :database my_tns_alias
266 select sysdate from dual;
271 *** ~org-insert-structure-template~
273 This function can be used to wrap existing text of Org elements in
274 a #+BEGIN_FOO/#+END_FOO block. Bound to C-c C-x w by default.
276 *** ~org-export-excluded-from-toc-p~
278 See docstring for details.
280 *** ~org-timestamp-to-time~
281 *** ~org-timestamp-from-string~
282 *** ~org-timestamp-from-time~
283 *** ~org-attach-dired-to-subtree~
285 See docstring for details.
288 *** ~org-outline-overlay-data~
289 Use ~org-save-outline-visibility~ instead.
290 *** ~org-set-outline-overlay-data~
291 Use ~org-save-outline-visibility~ instead.
292 *** ~org-get-string-indentation~
293 It was not used throughout the code base.
294 *** ~org-fix-indentation~
295 It was not used throughout code base.
297 Use ~org-element-at-point~ instead.
298 *** ~org-try-structure-completion~
299 Org Tempo may be used as a replacement. See details above.
302 *** org-babel-use-quick-and-dirty-noweb-expansion
306 *** New default value for ~org-texinfo-table-scientific-notation~
308 It is now nil, which means numbers in scientific notation are not
309 handled specially by default.
311 *** New default value for ~org-latex-table-scientific-notation~
313 It is now nil, which means numbers in scientific notation are not
314 handled specially by default.
316 *** New face: ~org-upcoming-distant-deadline~
318 It is meant to be used as the face for distant deadlines, see
319 ~org-agenda-deadline-faces~
321 *** ~org-paste-subtree~ no longer breaks sections
323 Unless point is at the beginning of a headline, ~org-paste-subtree~
324 now pastes the tree before the next visible headline. If you need to
325 break the section, use ~org-yank~ instead.
327 *** ~org-table-insert-column~ inserts a column to the right
329 It used to insert it on the left. With this change,
330 ~org-table-insert-column~ and ~org-table-delete-column~ are
333 *** ~org-publish-resolve-external-link~ accepts a new optional argument.
334 *** ~org-irc.el~ now supports exporting =irc:= links properly
336 Previously, irc links were exported by ~ox-md~ and ~ox-html~ as normal
337 file links, which lead to them being broken in web browsers. Now both
338 of these exporters will properly export to =irc:= links, which will
339 open properly in irc clients from web browsers.
341 *** ~org-comment-dwim~ (bound to =M-;=) now comments headings, if point is on a heading
342 *** Add support for open source block in window below
344 Set option ~org-src-window-setup~ to ~split-window-below~.
346 *** Alphabetic sorting in headings and tags now uses the locale’s sorting rules
348 When sorting alphabetically, ~org-sort-entries~ and
349 ~org-tags-sort-function~ now sort according to the locale’s collation
350 rules instead of by code-point.
353 ** Incompatible changes
355 *** Variables relative to clocksum duration are obsolete
357 ~org-time-clocksum-format~, ~org-time-clocksum-use-fractional~ and
358 ~org-time-clocksum-fractional-format~ are obsolete. If you changed
359 them, consider modifying ~org-duration-format~ instead.
361 Variable ~org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations~ is also obsolete.
362 Consider setting ~org-duration-units~ instead.
364 *** ~org-at-timestamp-p~ optional argument accepts different values
366 See docstrings for the allowed values. For backward compatibility,
367 ~(org-at-timestamp-p t)~ is still supported, but should be updated
370 *** ~org-capture-templates~ no longer accepts S-expressions as file names
372 Since functions are allowed there, a straightforward way to migrate
379 : (file (lambda () (sexp)))
381 *** Deleted contributed packages
383 =org-ebib.el, =org-bullets.el= and =org-mime.el= have been deleted
384 from the contrib/ directory.
386 You can now find them here :
388 - https://github.com/joostkremers/ebib
389 - https://github.com/sabof/org-bullets
390 - https://github.com/org-mime/org-mime
392 *** Change ~org-texinfo-classes~ value
393 The value cannot support functions to create sectioning commands
394 anymore. Also, the sectioning commands should include commands for
395 appendices. See the docstring for more information.
396 *** Removal of ~:sitemap-sans-extension~
398 The publishing property is no longer recognized, as a consequence of
399 changes to site-map generation.
401 You can get the same functionality by setting ~:sitemap-format-entry~
405 (lambda (entry style project)
406 (cond ((not (directory-name-p entry))
407 (format "[[file:%s][%s]]"
408 (file-name-sans-extension entry)
409 (org-publish-find-title entry project)))
410 ((eq style 'tree) (file-name-nondirectory (directory-file-name entry)))
414 *** Change signature for ~:sitemap-function~
416 ~:sitemap-function~ now expects to be called with two arguments. See
417 ~org-publish-project-alist~ for details.
419 *** Change signature for some properties in ~org-list-to-generic~
421 ~:istart~, ~:icount~, ~:iend~ and ~:isep~ now expect the type of the
422 list as their first argument.
424 *** Change signature for ~org-get-repeater~
425 The optional argument is now a string to extract the repeater from.
426 See docstring for details.
428 *** Change signature for ~org-time-string-to-time~
429 See docstring for changes.
431 *** Change order of items in ~org-agenda-time-grid~
432 ~org-agenda-time-grid~ gained an extra item to allow users to customize
433 the string displayed after times in the agenda. See docstring for
436 *** ~tags-todo~ custom searches now include DONE keywords
438 Use "/!" markup when filtering TODO keywords to get only not-done TODO
441 *** ~org-split-string~ returns ~("")~ when called on an empty string
442 It used to return nil.
443 *** Removal of =ob-scala.el=
445 See [[https://github.com/ensime/emacs-scala-mode/issues/114][this github issue]].
447 You can use =ob-scala.el= as packaged in scala-mode, available from the
451 *** iCalendar export uses inheritance for TIMEZONE and LOCATION properties
452 Both these properties can be inherited during iCalendar export,
453 depending on the value of ~org-use-property-inheritance~.
454 *** iCalendar export respects a TIMEZONE property
455 Set the TIMEZONE property on an entry to specify a time zone for that
456 entry only during iCalendar export. The property value should be
457 specified as in "Europe/London".
458 *** ~org-attach~ can move directory contents
459 When setting a new directory for an entry, org-attach offers to move
460 files over from the old directory. Using a prefix arg will reset the
461 directory to old, ID based one.
462 *** New Org duration library
463 This new library implements tools to read and print time durations in
464 various formats (e.g., "H:MM", or "1d 2h 3min"...).
466 See ~org-duration-to-minutes~ and ~org-duration-from-minutes~
470 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-show-future-repeats~
471 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-prefer-last-repeat~
472 **** New variable : ~org-deadline-past-days~
473 See docstring for details.
474 **** Binding C-c C-x < for ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock-from-agenda~
475 **** New auto-align default setting for =org-agenda-tags-column=
477 =org-agenda-tags-column= can now be set to =auto=, which will
478 automatically align tags to the right edge of the window. This is now
480 *** New value for ~org-publish-sitemap-sort-folders~
482 The new ~ignore~ value effectively allows toggling inclusion of
483 directories in published site-maps.
487 **** Scheme: support for tables
488 **** Scheme: new variable: ~org-babel-scheme-null-to~
490 This new custom option allows you to use an empty list or null symbol to
491 format the table output, initially assigned to ~hlines~.
493 **** Scheme: new header ~:prologue~
495 A new block code header has been created for Org Babel that enables
496 developers to prepend code to the scheme block being processed.
498 Multiple ~:prologue~ headers can be added each of them using a string
499 with the content to be added.
501 The scheme blocks are prepared by surrounding the code in the block
502 with a let form. The content of the ~:prologue~ headers are prepended
503 before this let form.
505 **** Support for hledger accounting reports added
506 **** Clojure: new setting ~org-babel-clojure-sync-nrepl-timeout~
508 Creation of a new setting to specify the Cider timeout. By setting
509 the =org-babel-clojure-sync-nrepl-timeout= setting option. The value
510 is in seconds and if set to =nil= then no timeout will occur.
511 **** Clojure: new header ~:show-process~
513 A new block code header has been created for Org Babel that enables
514 developers to output the process of an ongoing process into a new
517 You can tell Org Babel to output the process of a running code block.
519 To show that output you only have to specify the =:show-process=
520 option in the code block's header like this:
523 ,#+BEGIN_SRC clojure :results output :show-process t
530 If =:show-process= is specified that way, then when you will run the
531 code using =C-c C-c= a new window will open in Emacs. Everything that
532 is output by the REPL will immediately be added to that new window.
534 When the processing of the code is finished, then the window and its
535 buffer will be closed and the results will be reported in the
538 Note that the =:results= parameter's behavior is *not* changed. If
539 =silent= is specified, then no result will be displayed. If =output=
540 is specified then all the output from the window will appears in the
541 results section. If =value= is specified, then only the last returned
542 value of the code will be displayed in the results section.
544 **** Maxima: new headers ~:prologue~ and ~:epilogue~
545 Babel options ~:prologue~ and ~:epilogue~ have been implemented for
546 Maxima src blocks which prepend and append, respectively, the given
547 code strings. This can be useful for specifying formatting settings
548 which would add clutter to exported code. For instance, you can use
549 this ~:prologue "fpprintprec: 2; linel: 50;"~ for presenting Maxima
550 results in a beamer presentation.
551 **** PlantUML: add support for header arguments
553 [[http://plantuml.com/][Plantuml]] source blocks now support the [[https://orgmode.org/manual/prologue.html#prologue][~:prologue~]], [[https://orgmode.org/manual/epilogue.html#epilogue][~:epilogue~]] and
554 [[https://orgmode.org/manual/var.html#var][~:var~]] header arguments.
556 **** SQL: new engine added ~sqsh~
558 A new engine was added to support ~sqsh~ command line utility for use
559 against Microsoft SQL Server or Sybase SQL server.
561 More information on ~sqsh~ can be found here: [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/sqsh/][sourceforge/sqsh]]
563 To use ~sqsh~ in an *sql* =SRC_BLK= set the =:engine= like this:
566 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine sqsh :dbhost my_host :dbuser master :dbpassword pass :database support
572 **** SQL: new engine added =vertica=
574 A new engine was added to support vsql command line utility for use
577 More information on =vsql= can be found here: [[https://my.vertica.com/docs/7.2.x/HTML/index.htm#Authoring/ConnectingToHPVertica/vsql/UsingVsql.htm][my.vertica.com]]
579 To use =vertica= in an sql =SRC_BLK= set the =:engine= like this:
582 ,#+BEGIN_SRC sql :engine vertica :dbhost my_host :dbuser dbadmin :dbpassword pw :database vmart
586 **** C++: New header ~:namespaces~
588 The new ~:namespaces~ export option can be used to specify namespaces
589 to be used within a C++ org source block. Its usage is similar to
590 ~:includes~, in that it can accept multiple, space-separated
591 namespaces to use. This header is equivalent to adding ~using
592 namespace <name>;~ in the source block. Here is a "Hello World" in C++
596 ,#+BEGIN_SRC C++ :results output :namespaces std :includes <iostream>
597 cout << "Hello World" << endl;
601 **** Support for Vala language
603 [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala][Vala]] language blocks support two special header arguments:
605 - ~:flags~ passes arguments to the compiler
606 - ~:cmdline~ passes commandline arguments to the generated executable
608 Support for [[https://orgmode.org/manual/var.html#var][~:var~]] does not exist yet, also there is no [[https://orgmode.org/manual/session.html#session][~:session~]]
609 support because Vala is a compiled language.
611 The Vala compiler binary can be changed via the ~defcustom~
612 ~org-babel-vala-compiler~.
614 *** New ~function~ scope argument for the Clock Table
615 Added a nullary function that returns a list of files as a possible
616 argument for the scope of the clock table.
618 **** Implement vernacular table of contents in Markdown exporter
619 Global table of contents are generated using vanilla Markdown syntax
620 instead of HTML. Also #+TOC keyword, including local table of
621 contents, are now supported.
622 **** Add Slovenian translations
623 **** Implement ~org-export-insert-image-links~
624 This new function is meant to be used in back-ends supporting images
625 as descriptions of links, a.k.a. image links. See its docstring for
627 **** New macro : ~{{{n}}}~
628 This macro creates and increment multiple counters in a document. See
630 **** Add global macros through ~org-export-global-macros~
631 With this variable, one can define macros available for all documents.
632 **** New keyword ~#+EXPORT_FILE_NAME~
633 Similarly to ~:EXPORT_FILE_NAME:~ property, this keyword allows the
634 user to specify the name of the output file upon exporting the
635 document. This also has an effect on publishing.
636 **** Horizontal rules are no longer ignored in LaTeX table math mode
637 **** Use ~compilation-mode~ for compilation output
638 **** Plain lists accept a new ~:separator~ attribute in Texinfo
640 The new ~:separator~ attribute splits a tag from a description list
641 item into multiple parts. This allows to have two-column tables with
642 multiple entries in the first column. See manual for more details.
644 **** ~latex-environment~ elements support ~caption~ keywords for LaTeX export
645 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit LaTeX environments
647 Using ~C-c '~ on a LaTeX environment opens a sub-editing buffer. By
648 default, major mode in that buffer is ~latex-mode~, but it can be
649 changed by configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~.
651 *** ~org-list-to-generic~ includes a new property: ~:ifmt~
653 ~:ifmt~ is a function to be called on the body of each item. See
654 ~org-list-to-generic~ documentation for details.
656 *** New variable : ~org-bibtex-headline-format-function~
657 This allow to use a different title than entry title.
659 *** ~org-attach~ supports attaching files from URLs
661 Using ~C-c C-a u~ prompts for a URL pointing to a file to be attached
664 *** New option for ~org-refile-use-outline-path~
665 ~org-refile-use-outline-path~ now supports the setting ~buffer-name~,
666 which causes refile targets to be prefixed with the buffer’s
667 name. This is particularly useful when used in conjunction with
670 *** ~org-file-contents~ now allows the FILE argument to be a URL.
671 This allows ~#+SETUPFILE:~ to accept a URL instead of a local file
672 path. The URL contents are auto-downloaded and saved to a temporary
673 cache ~org--file-cache~. A new optional argument ~NOCACHE~ is added
674 to ~org-file-contents~.
676 *** ~org-mode-restart~ now resets the newly added ~org--file-cache~.
677 Using ~C-c C-c~ on any keyword (like ~#+SETUPFILE~) will reset the
680 *** New option : ~org-table-duration-hour-zero-padding~
681 This variable allow computed durations in tables to be zero-padded.
683 *** New mode switch for table formulas : =U=
684 This mode omits seconds in durations.
690 This feature has been removed. Use a custom agenda view, possibly
691 narrowed to current buffer to achieve a similar functionality.
693 *** ~org-agenda-skip-entry-when-regexp-matches~ is obsolete
695 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
697 *** ~org-agenda-skip-subtree-when-regexp-matches~ is obsolete
699 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
701 *** ~org-agenda-skip-entry-when-regexp-matches-in-subtree~ is obsolete
703 Use ~org-agenda-skip-if~ instead.
705 *** ~org-minutes-to-clocksum-string~ is obsolete
707 Use ~org-duration-from-minutes~ instead.
709 *** ~org-hh:mm-string-to-minutes~ is obsolete
711 Use ~org-duration-to-minutes~ instead.
713 *** ~org-duration-string-to-minutes~ is obsolete
715 Use ~org-duration-to-minutes~ instead.
717 *** ~org-gnus-nnimap-cached-article-number~ is removed.
719 This function relied on ~nnimap-group-overview-filename~, which was
720 removed from Gnus circa September 2010.
724 *** ~org-agenda-repeating-timestamp-show-all~ is removed.
726 For an equivalent to a ~nil~ value, set
727 ~org-agenda-show-future-repeats~ to nil and
728 ~org-agenda-prefer-last-repeat~ to ~t~.
730 *** ~org-gnus-nnimap-query-article-no-from-file~ is removed.
732 This variable has no effect, as it was relying on a function that was
733 removed from Gnus circa September 2010.
735 *** ~org-usenet-links-prefer-google~ is obsolete.
737 Use ~org-gnus-prefer-web-links~ instead.
739 *** ~org-publish-sitemap-file-entry-format~ is deprecated
741 One can provide new ~:sitemap-format-entry~ property for a function
742 equivalent to the removed format string.
744 *** ~org-enable-table-editor~ is removed.
746 Setting it to a ~nil~ value broke some other features (e.g., speed
749 *** ~org-export-use-babel~ cannot be set to ~inline-only~
751 The variable is now a boolean.
753 *** ~org-texinfo-def-table-markup~ is obsolete
755 Use ~org-texinfo-table-default-markup~ instead.
759 *** ~org-publish-find-property~
761 This function can be used as a tool to format entries in a site-map,
762 in addition to ~org-publish-find-title~ and ~org-publish-find-date~.
764 *** ~org-list-to-org~
766 It is the reciprocal of ~org-list-to-lisp~, which see.
768 *** ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock-from-agenda~
770 Call ~org-agenda-set-restriction-lock~ from the agenda.
774 *** The Library of Babel now on Worg
776 The library-of-babel.org used to be accessible from the =doc/=
777 directory, distributed with Org’s core. It is now accessible
778 from the Worg community-driven documentation [[https://orgmode.org/worg/library-of-babel.html][here]].
780 If you want to contribute to it, please see [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html][how to contribute]].
782 *** Allow multiple columns view
784 Columns view is not limited to a single buffer anymore.
785 *** Org Attach obeys ~dired-dwim-target~
787 When a Dired buffer is opened next to the Org document being edited,
788 the prompt for file to attach can start in the Dired buffer's
789 directory if `dired-dwim-target' in non-nil.
791 *** ~org-fill-paragraph~ can now fill a whole region
792 *** More specific anniversary descriptions
794 Anniversary descriptions (used in the agenda view, for instance)
795 include the point in time, when the anniversary appears. This is,
796 in its most general form, just the date of the anniversary. Or
797 more specific terms, like "today", "tomorrow" or "in n days" are
798 used to describe the time span.
800 This feature allows to automatically change the description of an
801 anniversary, depending on if it occurs in the next few days or
802 far away in the future.
804 *** Computed dates in tables appear as inactive time stamps
806 *** Save point before opening a file with an unknown search option
808 When following a file link with a search option (e.g., =::#custom-id=)
809 that doesn't exist in the target file, save position before raising an
810 error. As a consequence, it is possible to jump back to the original
811 document with ~org-mark-ring-goto~ (default binding =C-c &=).
813 *** ~org-get-heading~ accepts two more optional arguments
815 See docstring for details.
817 *** New option ~org-babel-uppercase-example-markers~
819 This variable is a ~defcustom~ and replaces the variable
820 ~org-babel-capitalize-example-region-markers~, which is a ~defvar~ and
822 *** =INCLUDE= keywords in commented trees are now ignored.
823 *** Default value for ~org-texinfo-text-markup-alist~ changed.
825 Now ~=...=~ markup uses ~@samp{}~ instead of ~@verb{}~. You can use
826 ~@verb{}~ again by customizing the variable.
827 *** Texinfo exports example blocks as ~@example~
828 *** Texinfo exports inline src blocks as ~@code{}~
829 *** Texinfo default table markup is ~@asis~
830 It used to be ~@samp~ but ~@asis~ is neutral and, therefore, more
831 suitable as a default value.
832 *** Texinfo default process includes ~--no-split~ option
833 *** New entities : ~\dollar~ and ~\USD~
834 *** Support for date style URLs in =org-protocol://open-source=
835 URLs like =https://cool-blog.com/2017/05/20/cool-post/= are
836 covered by rewrite rules.
838 *** Add (C) =COMMENT= support to ~org-structure-template-alist~
842 ** Incompatible changes
844 *** Emacs 23 support has been dropped
846 From now on, Org expects at least Emacs 24.3, although Emacs 24.4 or
849 *** XEmacs support has been dropped
851 Incomplete compatibility layer with XEmacs has been removed. If you
852 want to take over maintenance of this compatibility, please contact
855 *** New syntax for export blocks
857 Export blocks are explicitly marked as such at the syntax level to
858 disambiguate their parsing from special blocks. The new syntax is
861 ,#+BEGIN_EXPORT backend
874 As a consequence, =INCLUDE= keywords syntax is modified, e.g.,
877 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" HTML
883 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" export html
886 The following function repairs export blocks and =INCLUDE= keywords
887 using previous syntax:
889 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
890 (defun org-repair-export-blocks ()
891 "Repair export blocks and INCLUDE keywords in current buffer."
893 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
894 (let ((case-fold-search t)
895 (back-end-re (regexp-opt
896 '("HTML" "ASCII" "LATEX" "ODT" "MARKDOWN" "MD" "ORG"
897 "MAN" "BEAMER" "TEXINFO" "GROFF" "KOMA-LETTER")
899 (org-with-wide-buffer
900 (goto-char (point-min))
901 (let ((block-re (concat "^[ \t]*#\\+BEGIN_" back-end-re)))
903 (while (re-search-forward block-re nil t)
904 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
905 (when (eq (org-element-type element) 'special-block)
907 (goto-char (org-element-property :end element))
908 (save-match-data (search-backward "_"))
911 (delete-region (point) (line-end-position)))
912 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1))))))
914 (format "^[ \t]*#\\+INCLUDE: .*?%s[ \t]*$" back-end-re)))
915 (while (re-search-forward include-re nil t)
916 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
917 (when (and (eq (org-element-type element) 'keyword)
918 (string= (org-element-property :key element) "INCLUDE"))
919 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1)))))))))
922 Moreover, ~:export-block~ keyword used in ~org-export-define-backend~ and
923 ~org-export-define-derived-backend~ is no longer used and needs to be
928 **** [1]-like constructs are not valid footnotes
930 Using =[1]= as a footnote was already discouraged in the manual, since
931 it introduced too many false-positives in many Org documents. These
932 constructs are now unsupported.
934 If you used =[N]= in some of your documents, consider turning them into
937 **** /Org Footnote/ library doesn't handle non-Org buffers
939 Commands for footnotes in an Org document no longer try to do
940 something in non-Org ones. If you need to have footnotes there,
941 consider using the =footnote.el= library, shipped with Emacs.
943 In particular, ~org-footnote-tag-for-non-org-mode-files~ no longer
946 *** ~org-file-apps~ no longer accepts S-expressions as commands
948 The variable now accepts functions of two arguments instead of plain
949 S-expressions. Replacing an S-expression with an appropriate function
950 is straightforward. For example
956 : ("pdf" . (lambda (file link) (foo)))
958 *** The ~{{{modification-time}}}~ macro can get time via =vc=
960 The modification time will be determined via =vc.el= if the second
961 argument is non-nil. See the manual for details.
963 *** Preparation and completion functions in publishing projects change signature
965 Preparation and completion functions are now called with an argument,
966 which is the project property list. It used to be dynamically scoped
967 through the ~project-plist~ variable.
969 *** Old Babel header properties are no longer supported
971 Using header arguments as property names is no longer possible. As
983 should be written instead
988 :header-args: :exports code
989 :header-args+: :var a=1 b=2
990 :header-args+: :var c=3
994 Please note that, however, old properties were defined at the source
995 block definition. Current ones are defined where the block is called.
999 *** ~org-eww~ has been moved into core
1000 *** New org-protocol key=value syntax
1002 Org-protocol can now handle query-style parameters such as:
1005 org-protocol://store-link?url=http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html&title=The%20title
1006 org-protocol://capture?template=x&title=Hello&body=World&url=http:%2F%2Fexample.com
1009 Old-style links such as
1010 : org-protocol://store-link:/http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html/The%20title
1011 continue to be supported.
1013 If you have defined your own handler functions for
1014 ~org-protocol-protocol-alist~, change them to accept either a property
1015 list (for new-style links) or a string (for old-style links). Use
1016 ~org-protocol-parse-parameters~ to convert old-style links into property
1019 *** New Org linter library
1021 ~org-lint~ can check syntax and report common issues in Org documents.
1023 *** New option ~date-tree-last~ for ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~
1025 When ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~ is set to ~date-tree-last~, diary
1026 entries are added to last in the date tree.
1028 *** New ~vbar~ entity
1030 ~\vbar~ or ~\vbar{}~ will be exported unconditionally as a =|=,
1031 unlike to existing ~\vert~, which is expanded as ~|~ when using
1032 a HTML derived export back-end.
1036 **** New =#+latex_compiler= keyword to set LaTeX compiler.
1038 PDFLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and LuaLaTeX are supported. See the manual for
1041 **** New option ~org-export-with-broken-links~
1043 This option tells the export process how to behave when encountering
1044 a broken internal link. See its docstring for more information.
1046 **** Attributes support in custom language environments for LaTeX export
1048 Custom language environments for LaTeX export can now define the
1049 string to be inserted during export, using attributes to indicate the
1050 position of the elements. See variable ~org-latex-custom-lang-environments~
1053 **** New Texinfo ~options~ attribute on special blocks
1055 Using ~:options~ as a Texinfo attribute, it is possible to add
1056 information to custom environments. See manual for details.
1058 **** New HTML ~id~ attributes on special, example and quote blocks
1060 If the block has a =#+NAME:= attribute assigned, then the HTML element
1061 will have an ~id~ attribute with that name in the HTML export. This
1062 enables one to create links to these elements in other places, e.g.,
1063 ~<a href="#name">text</a>~.
1065 **** Listings with captions are now numbered in HTML export
1067 The class associated to the numbering is "listing-number". If you
1068 don't want these blocks to be numbered, as it was the case until now,
1069 You may want to add ~.listing-number { display: none; }~ to the CSS
1072 **** Line Numbering in SRC/EXAMPLE blocks support arbitrary start number
1074 The ~-n~ option to ~SRC~ and ~EXAMPLE~ blocks can now take a numeric
1075 argument to specify the staring line number for the source or example
1076 block. The ~+n~ option can now take a numeric argument that will be
1077 added to the last line number from the previous block as the starting
1078 point for the SRC/EXAMPLE block.
1081 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp -n 20
1082 ;; this will export with line number 20
1083 (message "This is line 21")
1085 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp +n 10
1086 ;; This will be listed as line 31
1087 (message "This is line 32")
1091 **** Allow toggling center for images in LaTeX export
1093 With the global variable ~org-latex-images-centered~ or the local
1094 attribute ~:center~ it is now possible to center an image in LaTeX
1097 **** Default CSS class ~org-svg~ for SVG images in HTML export
1099 SVG images exported in HTML are now by default assigned a CSS class
1100 ~org-svg~ if no CSS class is specified with the ~:class~ attribute. By
1101 default, the CSS styling of class ~org-svg~ specifies an image width of
1102 90\thinsp{}% of the container the image.
1104 **** Markdown footnote export customization
1106 Variables ~org-md-footnotes-section~ and ~org-md-footnote-format~
1107 introduced for =ox-md.el=. Both new variables define template strings
1108 which can be used to customize the format of the exported footnotes
1109 section and individual footnotes, respectively.
1113 **** Blocks with coderefs labels can now be evaluated
1115 The labels are removed prior to evaluating the block.
1117 **** Support for Lua language
1118 **** Support for SLY in Lisp blocks
1120 See ~org-babel-lisp-eval-fn~ to activate it.
1122 **** Support for Stan language
1124 New ob-stan.el library.
1126 Evaluating a Stan block can produce two different results.
1128 1. Dump the source code contents to a file.
1130 This file can then be used as a variable in other blocks, which
1131 allows interfaces like RStan to use the model.
1133 2. Compile the contents to a model file.
1135 This provides access to the CmdStan interface. To use this, set
1136 ~org-babel-stan-cmdstan-directory~ and provide a ~:file~ argument
1137 that does not end in ".stan".
1139 For more information and usage examples, visit
1140 https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-stan.html
1142 **** Support for Oracle databases via ~sqlplus~
1144 =ob-sql= library supports running SQL blocks against an Oracle
1145 database using ~sqlplus~. Use with properties like this (all
1153 :database <database>
1154 :dbpassword <secret>
1157 **** Improved support to Microsoft SQL Server via ~sqlcmd~
1159 =ob-sql= library removes support to the ~msosql~ engine which uses the
1160 deprecated ~osql~ command line tool, and replaces it with ~mssql~
1161 engine which uses the ~sqlcmd~ command line tool. Use with properties
1168 :dbpassword <secret>
1169 :database <database>
1172 If you want to use the *trusted connection* feature, omit *both* the
1173 =dbuser= and =dbpassword= properties and add =cmdline -E= to the properties.
1175 If your Emacs is running in a Cygwin environment, the =ob-sql= library
1176 can pass the converted path to the =sqlcmd= tool.
1178 **** Improved support of header arguments for postgresql
1180 The postgresql engine in a sql code block supports now ~:dbport~ nd
1181 ~:dbpassword~ as header arguments.
1183 **** Support for additional plantuml output formats
1185 The support for output formats of [[http://plantuml.com/][plantuml]] has been extended to now
1195 - utxt :: ASCII art using unicode characters
1204 The output formats are determined by the file extension specified
1205 using the :file property, e.g.:
1207 #+begin_src plantuml :file diagram.png
1209 Alice -> Bob: Authentication Request
1210 Bob --> Alice: Authentication Response
1212 Alice -> Bob: Another authentication Request
1213 Alice <-- Bob: another authentication Response
1217 Please note that *pdf* *does not work out of the box* and needs additional
1218 setup in addition to plantuml. See [[http://plantuml.com/pdf.html]] for
1219 details and setup information.
1221 *** Rewrite of radio lists
1223 Radio lists, i.e, Org plain lists in foreign buffers, have been
1224 rewritten to be on par with Radio tables. You can use a large set of
1225 parameters to control how a given list should be rendered. See manual
1228 *** org-bbdb-anniversaries-future
1230 Used like ~org-bbdb-anniversaries~, it provides a few days warning for
1231 upcoming anniversaries (default: 7 days).
1233 *** Clear non-repeated SCHEDULED upon repeating a task
1235 If the task is repeated, and therefore done at least one, scheduling
1236 information is no longer relevant. It is therefore removed.
1238 See [[git:481719fbd5751aaa9c672b762cb43aea8ee986b0][commit message]] for more information.
1240 *** Support for ISO week trees
1242 ISO week trees are an alternative date tree format that orders entries
1243 by ISO week and not by month.
1250 : *** 2015-08-31 Monday
1252 They are supported in org-capture via ~file+weektree~ and
1253 ~file+weektree+prompt~ target specifications.
1255 *** Accept ~:indent~ parameter when capturing column view
1257 When defining a "columnview" dynamic block, it is now possible to add
1258 an :indent parameter, much like the one in the clock table.
1260 On the other hand, stars no longer appear in an ITEM field.
1264 **** ~org-columns~ accepts a prefix argument
1266 When called with a prefix argument, ~org-columns~ apply to the whole
1267 buffer unconditionally.
1269 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-view-columns-initially~
1271 The variable used to be a ~defvar~, it is now a ~defcustom~.
1273 **** Allow custom summaries
1275 It is now possible to add new summary types, or override those
1276 provided by Org by customizing ~org-columns-summary-types~, which see.
1278 **** Allow multiple summaries for any property
1280 Columns can now summarize the same property using different summary
1283 *** Preview LaTeX snippets in buffers not visiting files
1284 *** New option ~org-attach-commit~
1286 When non-nil, commit attachments with git, assuming the document is in
1289 *** Allow conditional case-fold searches in ~org-occur~
1291 When set to ~smart~, the new variable ~org-occur-case-fold-search~ allows
1292 to mimic =isearch.el=: if the regexp searched contains any upper case
1293 character (or character class), the search is case sensitive.
1294 Otherwise, it is case insensitive.
1296 *** More robust repeated =ox-latex= footnote handling
1298 Repeated footnotes are now numbered by referring to a label in the
1301 *** The ~org-block~ face is inherited by ~src-blocks~
1303 This works also when =org-src-fontify-natively= is non-nil. It is also
1304 possible to specify per-languages faces. See =org-src-block-faces= and
1305 the manual for details.
1307 *** Links are now customizable
1309 Links can now have custom colors, tooltips, keymaps, display behavior,
1310 etc. Links are now centralized in ~org-link-parameters~.
1314 *** ~org-next-line-empty-p~
1316 It replaces the deprecated ~next~ argument to ~org-previous-line-empty-p~.
1318 *** ~org-show-children~
1320 It is a faster implementation of ~outline-show-children~.
1322 ** Removed functions
1324 *** ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag-refine~ has been removed.
1326 Use ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~ instead.
1328 *** ~org-agenda-todayp~ is deprecated.
1330 Use ~org-agenda-today-p~ instead.
1332 *** ~org-babel-get-header~ is removed.
1334 Use ~org-babel--get-vars~ or ~assq~ instead, as applicable.
1336 *** ~org-babel-trim~ is deprecated.
1338 Use ~org-trim~ instead.
1340 *** ~org-element-remove-indentation~ is deprecated.
1342 Use ~org-remove-indentation~ instead.
1344 *** ~org-image-file-name-regexp~ is deprecated
1346 Use ~image-file-name-regexp~ instead.
1347 The never-used-in-core ~extensions~ argument has been dropped.
1349 *** ~org-list-parse-list~ is deprecated
1351 Use ~org-list-to-lisp~ instead.
1353 *** ~org-on-heading-p~ is deprecated
1355 A comment to this effect was in the source code since 7.8.03, but
1356 now a byte-compiler warning will be generated as well.
1358 *** ~org-table-p~ is deprecated
1360 Use ~org-at-table-p~ instead.
1362 *** ~org-table-recognize-table.el~ is deprecated
1364 It was not called by any org code since 2010.
1366 *** Various reimplementations of cl-lib functions are deprecated
1368 The affected functions are:
1371 - ~org-remove-if-not~
1376 Additionally, ~org-sublist~ is deprecated in favor of ~cl-subseq~. Note
1377 the differences in indexing conventions: ~org-sublist~ is 1-based and
1378 end-inclusive; ~cl-subseq~ is 0-based and end-exclusive.
1382 *** Remove all options related to ~ido~ or ~iswitchb~
1384 This includes ~org-completion-use-iswitchb~ and ~org-completion-use-ido~.
1385 Instead Org uses regular functions, e.g., ~completion-read~ so as to
1386 let those libraries operate.
1388 *** Remove ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~
1390 Two consecutive blank lines always terminate all levels of current
1393 *** ~fixltx2e~ is removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
1395 fixltx2e is obsolete, see LaTeX News 22.
1398 *** Add Icelandic smart quotes
1399 *** Allow multiple receiver locations in radio tables and lists
1400 *** Allow angular links within link descriptions
1402 It is now allowed to write, e.g.,
1403 ~[[http:orgmode.org][<file:unicorn.png>]]~ as an equivalent to
1404 ~[[http:orgmode.org][file:unicorn.png]]~. The advantage of the former
1405 is that spaces are allowed within the path.
1407 *** Beamer export back-ends uses ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
1408 *** ~:preparation-function~ called earlier during publishing
1410 Functions in this list are called before any file is associated to the
1411 current project. Thus, they can be used to generate to be published
1414 *** Function ~org-remove-indentation~ changes.
1416 The new algorithm doesn't remove TAB characters not used for
1419 *** Secure placeholders in capture templates
1421 Placeholders in capture templates are no longer expanded recursively.
1422 However, ~%(...)~ constructs are expanded very late, so you can fill
1423 the contents of the S-exp with the replacement text of non-interactive
1424 placeholders. As before, interactive ones are still expanded as the
1425 very last step, so the previous statement doesn't apply to them.
1427 Note that only ~%(...)~ placeholders initially present in the
1428 template, or introduced using a file placeholder, i.e., ~%[...]~ are
1429 expanded. This prevents evaluating potentially malicious code when
1430 another placeholder, e.g., ~%i~ expands to a S-exp.
1432 *** Links stored by ~org-gnus-store-link~ in nnir groups
1434 Since gnus nnir groups are temporary, ~org-gnus-store-link~ now refers
1435 to the article's original group.
1437 *** ~org-babel-check-confirm-evaluate~ is now a function instead of a macro
1439 The calling convention has changed.
1441 *** HTML export table row customization changes
1443 Variable ~org-html-table-row-tags~ has been split into
1444 ~org-html-table-row-open-tag~ and ~org-html-table-row-close-tag~.
1445 Both new variables can be either a string or a function which will be
1446 called with 6 parameters.
1448 *** =ITEM= special property returns headline without stars
1449 *** Rename ~org-insert-columns-dblock~ into ~org-columns-insert-dblock~
1451 The previous name is, for the time being, kept as an obsolete alias.
1453 *** ~org-trim~ can preserve leading indentation.
1455 When setting a new optional argument to a non-nil value, ~org-trim~
1456 preserves leading indentation while removing blank lines at the
1457 beginning of the string. The behavior is identical for white space at
1458 the end of the string.
1460 *** Function ~org-info-export~ changes.
1462 HTML links created from certain info links now point to =gnu.org= URL's rather
1463 than just to local files. For example info links such as =info:emacs#List
1464 Buffers= used to be converted to HTML links like this:
1466 : <a href="emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
1468 where local file =emacs.html= is referenced.
1469 For most folks this file does not exist.
1470 Thus the new behavior is to generate this HTML link instead:
1472 : <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
1474 All emacs related info links are similarly translated plus few other
1477 *** Repeaters with a ~++~ interval and a time can be shifted to later today
1479 Previously, if a recurring task had a timestamp of
1480 ~<2016-01-01 Fri 20:00 ++1d>~ and was completed on =2016-01-02= at
1481 =08:00=, the task would skip =2016-01-02= and would be rescheduled for
1482 =2016-01-03=. Timestamps with ~++~ cookies and a specific time will
1483 now shift to the first possible future occurrence, even if the
1484 occurrence is later the same day the task is completed. (Timestamps
1485 already in the future are still shifted one time further into the
1488 *** ~org-mobile-action-alist~ is now a defconst
1490 It used to be a defcustom, with a warning that it shouldn't be
1493 *** ~file+emacs~ and ~file+sys~ link types are deprecated
1495 They are still supported in Org 9.0 but will eventually be removed in
1496 a later release. Use ~file~ link type along with universal arguments
1497 to force opening it in either Emacs or with system application.
1499 *** New defcustom ~org-babel-J-command~ stores the j command
1500 *** New defalias ~org-babel-execute:j~
1502 Allows J source blocks be indicated by letter j. Previously the
1503 indication letter was solely J.
1505 *** ~org-open-line~ ignores tables at the very beginning of the buffer
1507 When ~org-special-ctrl-o~ is non-nil, it is impractical to create
1508 a blank line above a table at the beginning of the document. Now, as
1509 a special case, ~org-open-line~ behaves normally in this situation.
1511 *** ~org-babel-hash-show-time~ is now customizable
1513 The experimental variable used to be more or less confidential, as
1516 *** New ~:format~ property to parsed links
1518 It defines the format of the original link. Possible values are:
1519 ~plain~, ~bracket~ and ~angle~.
1523 ** Incompatible changes
1525 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
1527 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after a
1528 headline and its planning line, when applicable.
1530 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
1531 logged before the property drawer.
1533 The following function will repair them:
1535 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1536 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
1537 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
1538 Ignore non Org buffers."
1539 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
1540 (org-with-wide-buffer
1541 (goto-char (point-min))
1542 (let ((case-fold-search t)
1543 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
1544 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
1548 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
1550 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
1552 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
1553 (when (and (< (point) end)
1554 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
1556 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
1557 (eq (org-element-type
1558 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
1560 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
1562 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
1563 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
1566 *** Using "COMMENT" is now equivalent to commenting with "#"
1568 If you used "COMMENT" in headlines to prevent a subtree from being
1569 exported, you can still do it but all information within the subtree
1570 is now commented out, i.e. no #+OPTIONS line will be parsed or taken
1571 into account when exporting.
1573 If you want to exclude a headline from export while using its contents
1574 for setting options, use =:noexport:= (see =org-export-exclude-tags=.)
1576 *** =#+CATEGORY= keywords no longer apply partially to document
1578 It was possible to use several such keywords and have them apply to
1579 the text below until the next one, but strongly deprecated since Org
1582 =#+CATEGORY= keywords are now global to the document. You can use node
1583 properties to set category for a subtree, e.g.,
1588 :CATEGORY: some category
1592 *** New variable to control visibility when revealing a location
1594 ~org-show-following-heading~, ~org-show-siblings~, ~org-show-entry-below~
1595 and ~org-show-hierarchy-above~ no longer exist. Instead, visibility is
1596 controlled through a single variable: ~org-show-context-detail~, which
1599 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
1601 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
1602 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
1604 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
1605 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
1607 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
1609 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
1610 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
1612 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
1614 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
1615 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-previous-visible-heading~
1616 respectively, rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these
1617 functions. The Org version of these functions skips over inline tasks
1618 (and even-level headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
1620 *** ~org-element-context~ no longer return objects in keywords
1622 ~org-element-context~ used to return objects on some keywords, i.e.,
1623 =TITLE=, =DATE= and =AUTHOR=. It now returns only the keyword.
1625 *** ~org-timer-default-timer~ type changed from number to string
1627 If you have, in your configuration, something like =(setq
1628 org-timer-default-timer 10)= replace it with =(setq
1629 org-timer-default-timer "10")=.
1631 *** Functions signature changes
1633 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
1634 docstring for more information.
1636 - ~org-export-collect-footnote-definitions~
1637 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
1638 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
1639 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
1640 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
1645 *** Default lexical evaluation of emacs-lisp src blocks
1647 Emacs-lisp src blocks in babel are now evaluated using lexical
1648 scoping. There is a new header to control this behavior.
1650 The default results in an eval with lexical scoping.
1653 This turns lexical scoping off in the eval (the former behavior).
1656 This uses the lexical environment with x=42 in the eval.
1657 :lexical '((x . 42))
1659 *** Behavior of ~org-return~ changed
1661 If point is before or after the headline title, insert a new line
1662 without changing the headline.
1664 *** Hierarchies of tags
1666 The functionality of nesting tags in hierarchies is added to org-mode.
1667 This is the generalization of what was previously called "Tag groups"
1668 in the manual. That term is now changed to "Tag hierarchy".
1670 The following in-buffer definition:
1673 ,#+TAGS: [ Group : SubOne SubTwo ]
1674 ,#+TAGS: [ SubOne : SubOne1 SubOne2 ]
1675 ,#+TAGS: [ SubTwo : SubTwo1 SubTwo2 ]
1678 Should be seen as the following tree of tags:
1688 Searching for "Group" should return all tags defined above. Filtering
1689 on SubOne filters also it's sub-tags. Etc.
1691 There is no limit on the depth for the tag hierarchy.
1693 *** Additional syntax for non-unique grouptags
1695 Additional syntax is defined for grouptags if the tags in the group
1696 don't have to be distinct on a heading.
1698 Grouptags had to previously be defined with { }. This syntax is
1699 already used for exclusive tags and Grouptags need their own,
1700 non-exclusive syntax. This behavior is achieved with [ ]. Note: { }
1701 can still be used also for Grouptags but then only one of the given
1702 tags can be used on the headline at the same time. Example:
1704 [ group : sub1 sub2 ]
1710 This is a more general case than the already existing syntax for
1713 *** Define regular expression patterns as tags
1715 Tags can be defined as grouptags with regular expressions as
1718 The regular expressions in the group must be marked up within { }.
1721 : #+TAGS: [ Project : {P@.+} ]
1723 Searching for the tag Project will now list all tags also including
1724 regular expression matches for P@.+. This is good for example for
1725 projects tagged with a common identifier, i.e. P@2014_OrgTags.
1727 *** Filtering in the agenda on grouptags (Tag hierarchies)
1729 Filtering in the agenda on grouptags filters all of the related tags.
1730 Except if a filter is applied with a (double) prefix-argument.
1732 Filtering in the agenda on subcategories does not filter the "above"
1735 If a grouptag contains a regular expression the regular expression
1736 is also used as a filter.
1738 *** Minor refactoring of ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~
1740 Now uses the argument ARG and optional argument exclude instead of
1741 strip and narrow. ARG because the argument has multiple purposes and
1742 makes more sense than strip now. The term "narrowing" is changed to
1745 The main purpose is for the function to make more logical sense when
1746 filtering on tags now when tags can be structured in hierarchies.
1748 *** Babel: support for sed scripts
1750 Thanks to Bjarte Johansen for this feature.
1752 *** Babel: support for Processing language
1754 New ob-processing.el library.
1756 This library implements necessary functions for implementing editing
1757 of Processing code blocks, viewing the resulting sketches in an
1758 external viewer, and HTML export of the sketches.
1760 Check the documentation for more details.
1762 Thanks to Jarmo Hurri for this feature.
1764 *** New behavior for ~org-toggle-latex-fragment~
1766 The new behavior is the following:
1768 - With a double prefix argument or with a single prefix argument when
1769 point is before the first headline, toggle overlays in the whole
1772 - With a single prefix argument, toggle overlays in the current
1775 - On latex code, toggle overlay at point;
1777 - Otherwise, toggle overlays in the current section.
1779 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
1781 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
1782 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
1784 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
1786 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
1787 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
1790 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
1792 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
1793 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
1794 ~org-drawers~ variable.
1796 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
1798 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
1799 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
1800 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
1801 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
1803 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
1805 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
1806 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
1807 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
1810 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
1812 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch in
1815 *** New option in ASCII export
1817 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting ~org-ascii-list-margin~
1818 variable to an appropriate integer.
1820 *** New blocks in ASCII export
1822 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT=
1823 blocks. See documentation for details.
1825 *** More back-end specific publishing options
1827 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
1828 increased. See manual for details.
1830 *** Export inline source blocks
1832 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
1833 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
1834 in the output, depending on the parameters.
1836 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
1838 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
1840 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
1842 *** New function: ~org-export-get-reference~
1844 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
1846 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
1847 more features. See docstring for details.
1849 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
1851 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
1853 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
1854 document, before wrapping it within the template.
1856 *** New :environment parameter when exporting example blocks to LaTeX
1858 : #+ATTR_LATEX: :environment myverbatim
1860 : This sentence is false.
1863 will be exported using =@samp(myverbatim)= instead of =@samp(verbatim)=.
1865 *** Various improvements on radio tables
1867 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
1868 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
1869 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are new
1870 parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
1871 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
1872 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
1874 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
1876 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction
1877 with source blocks exported by the minted package.
1879 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
1881 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
1882 would throw an error. A new variable ~org-table-formula-create-columns~
1883 was added to adjust this behavior. It is now possible to silently add
1884 new columns, to do so with a warning or to explicitly ask the user
1889 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
1892 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
1894 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
1895 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
1897 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
1899 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
1901 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
1903 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is now
1904 deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
1905 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
1907 *** New option: ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
1909 See the docstring for more information.
1911 *** Export unnumbered headlines
1913 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
1914 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
1915 property is inherited by children.
1917 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
1919 It is now possible to specify a function, both programmatically,
1920 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~ keys,
1923 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
1925 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See manual
1928 *** Countdown timers can now be paused
1930 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
1933 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
1935 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
1936 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
1938 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
1940 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
1941 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
1943 *** ~{{{property}}}~ macro supports optional search argument
1945 It is now possible to supply an optional search option to
1946 ~{{{property}}}~ in order to retrieve remote properties optional. See
1949 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
1951 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
1952 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
1954 *** New entities family: "\_ "
1956 "\_ " are used to insert up to 20 contiguous spaces in various
1957 back-ends. In particular, this family can be used to introduce
1958 leading spaces within table cells.
1960 *** New MathJax configuration options
1962 Org uses the MathJax CDN by default. See the manual and the docstring
1963 of ~org-html-mathjax-options~ for details.
1965 *** New behavior in `org-export-options-alist'
1967 When defining a back-end, it is now possible to specify to give
1968 `parse' behavior on a keyword. It is equivalent to call
1969 `org-element-parse-secondary-string' on the value.
1971 However, parsed =KEYWORD= is automatically associated to an
1972 =:EXPORT_KEYWORD:= property, which can be used to override the keyword
1973 value during a subtree export. Moreover, macros are expanded in such
1974 keywords and properties.
1976 *** Viewport support in html export
1978 Viewport for mobile-optimized website is now automatically inserted
1979 when exporting to html. See ~org-html-viewport~ for details.
1981 *** New ~#+SUBTITLE~ export keyword
1983 Org can typeset a subtitle in some export backends. See the manual
1986 *** Remotely edit a footnote definition
1988 Calling ~org-edit-footnote-reference~ (C-c ') on a footnote reference
1989 allows to edit its definition, as long as it is not anonymous, in a
1990 dedicated buffer. It works even if buffer is currently narrowed.
1992 *** New function ~org-delete-indentation~ bound to ~M-^~
1994 Work as ~delete-indentation~ unless at heading, in which case text is
1995 added to headline text.
1997 *** Support for images in Texinfo export
1999 ~Texinfo~ back-end now handles images. See the manual for details.
2001 *** Support for captions in Texinfo export
2003 Tables and source blocks can now have captions. Additionally, lists
2004 of tables and lists of listings can be inserted in the document with
2007 *** Countdown timer support hh:mm:ss format
2009 In addition to setting countdown timers in minutes, they can also be
2010 set using the hh:mm:ss format.
2012 *** Extend ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~
2014 ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~ now accepts 0 as an argument for the
2015 number of clones, which removes the repeater from the original subtree
2016 and creates one shifted, repeating clone.
2018 *** New time block for clock tables: ~untilnow~
2020 It encompasses all past closed clocks.
2022 *** Support for the ~polyglossia~ LaTeX package
2024 See the docstring of ~org-latex-classes~ and
2025 ~org-latex-guess-polyglossia-language~ for details.
2027 *** None-floating tables, graphics and blocks can have captions
2029 *** `org-insert-heading' can be forced to insert top-level headline
2031 ** Removed functions
2033 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
2035 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
2037 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
2039 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
2040 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
2041 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
2042 accessible from the export dispatcher.
2044 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
2046 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
2048 *** Removed function ~org-export-solidify-link-text~
2050 This function, being non-bijective, introduced bug in internal
2051 references. Use ~org-export-get-reference~ instead.
2053 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
2055 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
2058 *** Removed functions ~org-table-colgroup-line-p~, ~org-table-cookie-line-p~
2060 These functions were left-over from pre 8.0 era. They are not correct
2061 anymore. Since they are not needed, they have no replacement.
2065 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
2067 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
2070 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
2071 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
2073 *** ~org-export-with-creator~ is a boolean
2075 Special ~comment~ value is no longer allowed. It is possible to use a
2076 body filter to add comments about the creator at the end of the
2079 *** Removed option =org-html-use-unicode-chars=
2081 Setting this to non-nil was problematic as it converted characters
2082 everywhere in the buffer, possibly corrupting URLs.
2084 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
2086 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name= at
2087 the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behavior is to use the value
2088 of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=. To chose
2089 a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind this
2092 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
2094 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
2095 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
2096 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
2097 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
2098 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
2100 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
2102 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
2103 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
2106 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
2108 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
2110 *** Removed option ~org-entities-ascii-explanatory~
2112 This variable has no effect since Org 8.0.
2114 *** Removed option ~org-table-error-on-row-ref-crossing-hline~
2116 This variable has no effect since August 2009.
2118 *** Removed MathML-related options from ~org-html-mathjax-options~
2120 MathJax automatically chooses the best display technology based on the
2121 end-users browser. You may force initial usage of MathML via
2122 ~org-html-mathjax-template~ or by setting the ~path~ property of
2123 ~org-html-mathjax-options~.
2125 *** Removed comment-related filters
2127 ~org-export-filter-comment-functions~ and
2128 ~org-export-filter-comment-block-functions~ variables do not exist
2133 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
2135 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
2137 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
2139 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
2140 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
2142 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
2144 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
2145 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
2148 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
2150 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
2151 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
2153 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
2155 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
2157 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
2159 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
2160 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
2161 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
2162 particular test failure was introduced.
2164 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
2166 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
2167 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as well
2168 as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~ when
2169 ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
2171 *** ~org-latex-hyperref-template~, ~org-latex-title-command~ formatting
2173 New formatting keys are supported. See the respective docstrings.
2174 Note, ~org-latex-hyperref-template~ has a new default value.
2176 *** ~float, wasysym, marvosym~ are removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
2178 If you require any of these package add them to your preamble via
2179 ~org-latex-packages-alist~. Org also uses default LaTeX ~\tolerance~ now.
2181 *** When exporting, throw an error on unresolved id/fuzzy links and code refs
2183 This helps spotting wrong links.
2187 ** Incompatible changes
2188 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
2189 This may require two changes in user config.
2191 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
2192 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
2193 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
2195 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
2197 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
2198 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
2199 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
2201 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
2202 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
2204 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
2208 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
2210 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
2212 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
2213 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
2214 option keywords like :html-include-style.
2216 So you need to replace
2218 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
2222 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
2224 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
2225 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
2227 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
2229 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
2230 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
2231 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
2233 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
2234 the other optional arguments accordingly.
2236 *** Export back-ends are now structures
2238 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
2239 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
2240 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
2243 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
2245 ** Important bugfixes
2247 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
2248 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
2250 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
2252 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
2253 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
2254 separator starting a TOTO match string.
2257 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
2259 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
2261 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
2263 - Support SVG images
2264 - Support for .pgf files
2265 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
2266 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
2267 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
2268 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
2269 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
2270 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
2271 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
2273 *** New functions for paragraph motion
2275 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
2276 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
2277 in a paragraph-like way.
2279 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
2281 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
2282 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
2283 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
2284 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
2285 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
2287 *** Anonymous export back-ends
2289 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
2290 which can then be passed to export functions like
2291 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
2293 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
2294 registering a new back-end.
2296 *** New agenda fortnight view
2298 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
2299 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
2302 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
2304 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
2305 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
2307 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
2308 See https://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
2309 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
2311 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
2312 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
2314 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
2315 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
2316 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
2317 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
2318 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
2321 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
2323 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
2325 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
2327 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
2329 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
2331 See [[https://lists.gnu.org/r/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
2333 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
2335 If you set this to the following
2337 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
2339 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
2341 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
2343 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
2345 ** New contributed packages
2347 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
2348 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
2351 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
2352 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
2356 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
2358 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
2359 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
2360 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
2361 the same with example blocks.
2363 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
2370 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
2372 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
2375 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
2376 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
2377 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
2379 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
2380 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
2381 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
2382 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
2383 detailed explanations.
2385 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
2386 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
2387 function has been called already.
2389 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
2392 See https://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
2394 ** Incompatible changes
2396 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
2398 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
2400 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
2401 you will have to update them.
2403 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
2405 See https://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
2406 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
2408 **** New export engine
2410 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
2411 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
2412 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
2413 /all/ export back-ends.
2415 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
2416 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
2417 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
2418 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
2419 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
2421 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
2422 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
2424 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
2425 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
2426 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
2427 manual for details and check [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
2429 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
2431 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
2433 should now be written
2435 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
2437 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
2438 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
2439 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
2441 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
2443 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
2445 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
2448 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
2449 remember templates into capture templates.
2451 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
2453 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
2454 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
2456 **** Note for third-party developers
2458 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
2459 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
2460 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
2462 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
2465 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
2467 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
2468 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
2469 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
2471 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
2472 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
2473 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
2476 - org-colview-xemacs.el
2477 - org-mac-message.el
2483 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
2484 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
2485 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
2487 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
2488 wrote [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
2490 ** New packages in core
2492 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
2494 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
2496 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
2498 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
2500 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
2502 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
2503 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
2505 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
2507 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
2509 ** New packages in contrib
2511 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
2513 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
2515 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
2518 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
2520 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
2521 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
2523 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
2526 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
2528 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
2530 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
2532 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
2534 Also see [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
2535 for starting headlines.
2537 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
2539 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
2540 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
2541 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
2542 [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
2544 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
2546 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
2548 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
2550 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
2551 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
2554 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
2555 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
2558 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
2560 The [[https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
2561 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
2564 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
2565 conversion from Org files to groff.
2567 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
2569 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
2571 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
2573 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
2574 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
2581 **** New export generic options
2583 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
2584 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
2586 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
2588 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
2589 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
2590 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
2591 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
2593 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
2594 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
2595 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
2596 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
2597 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
2598 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
2599 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
2600 contains time-stamps.
2602 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
2603 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
2604 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
2606 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
2608 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
2610 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
2612 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
2614 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
2615 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
2616 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
2617 *** Structure editing
2619 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
2620 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
2622 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
2623 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
2625 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
2627 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
2628 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
2629 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
2630 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
2633 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
2635 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
2636 _words__= will preserve markup.
2638 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
2640 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
2641 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
2642 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
2644 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
2646 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
2647 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
2649 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
2651 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
2652 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
2653 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
2654 forward and backward.
2656 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
2657 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
2659 Now Org will sort this list
2661 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
2662 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
2666 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
2667 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
2669 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
2670 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
2671 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
2673 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
2674 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
2675 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
2677 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
2680 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
2682 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
2683 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
2684 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
2686 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
2688 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
2689 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
2690 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
2691 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
2693 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
2695 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
2696 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
2697 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
2698 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
2699 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
2701 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
2703 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
2704 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
2705 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
2707 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
2708 *** Scheduled/deadline
2710 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
2712 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
2713 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
2714 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
2715 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
2717 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
2718 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
2719 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
2720 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
2722 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
2723 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
2724 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
2725 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
2726 control this globally or per agenda.
2728 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
2730 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
2732 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
2734 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
2735 *** Calendar, diary and appts
2737 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
2739 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
2740 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
2741 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
2743 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2744 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
2745 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
2747 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
2748 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
2750 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
2753 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
2755 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
2756 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
2757 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
2759 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
2761 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
2762 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
2763 only show their description, not the full links.
2766 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
2768 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
2769 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
2770 want to build a list of appointments.
2772 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
2773 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
2775 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
2777 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
2779 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
2780 time value (i.e. appointments).
2782 **** New agenda sorting strategies
2784 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
2786 | Strategy | Explanations |
2787 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
2788 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
2789 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
2790 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
2791 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
2792 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
2793 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
2794 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
2795 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
2796 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
2797 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
2799 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
2801 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
2802 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
2803 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
2805 These new options are available:
2807 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
2808 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
2809 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
2810 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
2812 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
2813 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
2814 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
2816 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
2817 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
2818 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
2819 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
2820 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
2821 non-tagged headlines.
2823 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
2825 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
2826 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
2827 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
2828 that take only =N= minutes.
2830 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
2832 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
2833 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
2834 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
2836 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
2838 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
2839 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
2841 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
2843 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
2844 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
2846 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
2849 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
2851 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
2852 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
2853 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
2855 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
2856 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
2858 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
2860 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
2861 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
2863 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
2865 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
2867 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
2868 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
2871 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
2873 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
2874 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
2875 asks for a confirmation.
2877 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
2879 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
2880 the mark of the entry at point.
2882 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
2883 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
2885 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
2887 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
2888 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
2891 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
2893 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
2894 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
2896 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
2898 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
2899 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
2901 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
2903 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
2904 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
2905 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
2906 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
2908 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
2910 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
2911 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
2912 repeated beyond the current deadline.
2914 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
2916 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
2917 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
2918 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
2919 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
2921 Read the full docstring for details.
2923 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
2925 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
2928 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
2931 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
2933 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
2934 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
2937 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
2939 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
2940 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
2942 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
2944 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
2945 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
2946 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
2947 check against the name of the buffer.
2950 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
2951 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
2952 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
2955 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
2956 agenda views, and for filtering.
2958 See https://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
2962 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
2964 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
2965 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
2966 through new link protocols (see [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
2968 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
2969 as if the protocol was not known.
2971 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
2973 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
2975 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
2976 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
2977 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
2980 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
2982 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
2983 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
2984 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
2986 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
2988 When storing a link to a headline like
2990 : * See [[https://orgmode.org][Org website]]
2992 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
2993 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
2994 there is no description.
2997 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
2999 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
3000 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
3001 those other formulas.
3003 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
3005 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
3006 [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
3007 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
3010 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
3012 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
3013 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
3014 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
3017 **** New lookup functions
3019 There are now three lookup functions:
3021 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
3022 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
3023 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
3025 See [[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
3026 *** Startup keywords
3028 These new startup keywords are now available:
3030 | Startup keyword | Option |
3031 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
3032 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
3033 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
3034 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
3035 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
3036 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
3037 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
3038 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
3039 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
3043 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
3045 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
3046 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
3047 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
3048 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
3050 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
3052 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
3053 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
3054 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
3057 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
3058 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
3060 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
3062 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
3063 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
3065 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
3067 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
3068 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
3069 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
3071 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
3072 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
3073 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
3074 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
3075 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
3076 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
3077 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
3080 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
3082 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
3084 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
3086 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
3087 same target than the block at point.
3089 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
3091 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
3092 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
3093 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
3095 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
3096 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
3099 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
3101 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
3102 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
3103 manual for a usage example.
3105 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
3107 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
3108 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
3109 collecting blocks for tangling.
3111 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
3112 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
3114 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
3115 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
3116 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
3117 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
3119 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
3120 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
3123 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
3124 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
3125 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
3126 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
3130 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
3131 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
3132 - [[doc:org-export-html-table-tag][org-export-html-table-tag]] is replaced by [[doc:org-html-table-default-attributes][org-html-table-default-attributes]]
3133 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
3134 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
3135 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
3136 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
3137 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
3138 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
3139 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
3140 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
3141 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
3142 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
3143 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
3144 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
3145 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
3146 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
3147 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports OS X versions up to 10.8
3148 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
3152 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
3154 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
3156 You can read the [[https://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
3158 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
3160 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
3161 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
3162 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
3163 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
3164 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
3165 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
3166 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
3167 found here: https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
3169 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
3171 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
3172 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
3174 *** MobileOrg for iOS
3176 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
3177 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
3178 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
3182 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
3184 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
3185 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
3188 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
3189 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
3190 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
3191 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
3192 agenda type to this variable.
3194 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
3197 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
3198 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
3199 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
3200 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
3202 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
3204 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
3205 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
3206 invisible) blocked tasks.
3208 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
3210 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
3211 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
3213 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
3215 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
3216 ** No GPL manual anymore
3218 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
3219 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
3221 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
3223 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
3225 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
3226 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
3227 in most environments.
3231 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
3233 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
3235 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3236 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "https://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
3239 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
3240 available through https://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
3241 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
3244 See https://orgmode.org/elpa/
3246 ** Overview of the new keybindings
3248 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
3249 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
3250 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
3251 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
3252 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
3253 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
3254 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
3255 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
3256 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
3257 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
3258 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
3259 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
3260 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
3261 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
3262 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
3264 ** New package and Babel language
3266 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
3268 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
3270 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
3271 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
3273 ** Incompatible changes
3275 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
3276 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
3278 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
3281 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
3282 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
3283 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
3285 ** New features and user-visible changes
3289 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
3290 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
3291 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
3292 core and many core functions rely on this package.
3294 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
3295 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
3297 See the docstrings for more details.
3299 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
3300 on =org-element.el=.
3302 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
3304 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
3305 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
3306 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
3307 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
3309 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
3311 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
3312 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
3313 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
3314 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
3316 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
3318 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
3320 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
3322 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
3325 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
3326 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
3328 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
3329 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
3330 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
3333 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
3336 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
3337 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
3338 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
3340 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
3341 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
3342 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
3347 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
3349 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
3350 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
3351 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
3352 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
3354 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
3355 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
3356 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
3357 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
3358 generating new ones.
3360 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
3363 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
3365 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
3366 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
3369 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3370 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
3371 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
3374 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
3375 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
3376 details on how to use this.
3378 **** Changes in bulk actions
3380 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
3381 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
3383 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
3384 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
3385 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
3386 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
3387 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
3389 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
3390 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
3392 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
3393 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
3396 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
3398 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
3400 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
3402 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
3403 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
3405 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
3407 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
3408 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
3409 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
3410 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
3413 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
3415 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
3418 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
3419 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
3420 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
3421 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
3422 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
3425 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
3427 See the [[https://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
3429 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
3431 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
3432 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
3433 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
3434 filters and category filters.
3436 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
3437 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
3440 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
3441 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
3442 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
3447 **** Inserting links
3449 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
3450 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
3451 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
3454 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
3455 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
3456 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
3457 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
3459 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
3462 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
3464 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
3465 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
3466 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
3467 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
3469 **** New link type =help=
3471 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
3473 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
3474 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
3475 you go back to the same buffer.
3477 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
3479 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
3480 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
3483 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
3485 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
3487 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
3489 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
3491 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
3493 **** RET now follows time stamps links
3497 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
3499 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
3500 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
3501 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
3502 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
3504 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
3506 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
3507 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
3508 all headlines in the region.
3510 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
3512 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
3514 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
3515 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
3517 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
3519 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
3521 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
3523 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
3525 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
3527 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
3528 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
3529 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
3534 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
3536 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
3538 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
3540 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
3541 clocked entry, if any.
3543 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
3545 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
3547 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
3549 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
3550 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
3553 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
3554 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
3555 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
3559 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
3561 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
3564 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
3566 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
3567 cells in clockreport.
3569 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
3570 time cells in clockreport.
3573 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
3575 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
3576 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
3578 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
3579 in the mode line and/or frame title.
3581 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
3582 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
3583 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
3584 space in the frame title.
3588 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
3590 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
3591 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
3592 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
3593 don't want to see temporarily.
3595 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
3597 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
3599 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
3601 There are these new entities:
3603 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
3604 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
3605 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
3606 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
3607 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
3608 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
3610 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
3611 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
3612 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
3614 The face is back to a normal height.
3618 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
3619 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
3621 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
3622 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
3624 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
3626 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
3627 block will use its value as the column format.
3629 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
3631 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
3633 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
3635 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
3637 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
3638 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
3639 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
3640 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
3642 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
3646 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
3648 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
3650 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
3652 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
3654 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
3655 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
3656 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
3658 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
3660 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
3661 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
3662 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
3666 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
3668 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
3669 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
3670 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
3671 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
3673 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
3675 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
3676 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
3679 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
3680 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
3681 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
3684 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
3685 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
3686 more details on how to use this.
3688 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
3689 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
3691 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
3692 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
3695 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
3697 See the manual for more explanations.
3699 **** More control over empty lines
3701 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
3702 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
3705 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
3707 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
3711 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
3713 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
3714 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
3715 available) to print beautiful tables.
3717 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
3719 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
3720 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
3723 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
3725 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
3726 in the #+DATE option.
3728 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
3730 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
3732 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
3733 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
3735 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
3736 More languages are always welcome.
3738 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
3740 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
3741 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
3743 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
3744 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[https://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=e9fd33][this commit]] for details)
3745 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
3746 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
3747 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
3748 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
3750 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
3751 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
3755 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
3757 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
3760 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
3762 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
3763 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
3765 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
3767 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
3769 It used to exports the results of the code.
3773 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
3774 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
3776 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
3777 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
3779 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
3781 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
3782 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
3783 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
3785 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
3786 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
3788 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
3789 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
3790 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
3793 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
3795 This will increment the effort value.
3797 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
3799 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
3801 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
3802 attach symbolic links.
3804 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
3806 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
3808 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
3809 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
3811 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
3813 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
3815 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
3816 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
3817 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
3819 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
3821 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
3822 all top level list items.
3824 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
3826 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
3828 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
3829 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
3831 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
3833 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
3835 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
3836 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
3837 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
3838 first headline in the region.
3840 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
3842 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
3845 ** Important bug fixes
3847 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
3849 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
3850 perform completion with meaningful values.
3852 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
3854 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
3855 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
3856 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3858 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
3859 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
3861 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
3862 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
3865 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
3866 the code and the license to your needs.
3868 See https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
3869 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
3873 ** Incompatible changes
3875 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
3877 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[https://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
3879 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
3881 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
3882 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
3883 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
3884 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
3887 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
3889 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
3890 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
3891 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
3893 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
3895 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
3896 =org-agenda-span= instead.
3898 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
3900 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
3902 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
3903 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
3904 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
3905 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
3906 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
3908 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
3909 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
3910 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
3911 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
3912 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
3913 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
3915 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
3916 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
3917 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
3920 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
3923 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
3924 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
3925 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
3926 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
3928 The two new variables are:
3930 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
3931 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
3932 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
3933 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
3934 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
3935 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
3936 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
3938 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
3939 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
3942 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
3945 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
3946 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
3947 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
3948 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
3950 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
3951 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
3952 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
3953 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
3956 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
3957 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
3958 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
3959 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
3960 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
3961 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
3964 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
3965 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
3966 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
3967 applies to the following packages:
3985 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
3986 you are using, you can remove it from
3987 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
3988 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
3991 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
3992 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
3993 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
3994 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
3995 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
3998 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
4000 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
4001 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
4002 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
4005 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
4007 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
4009 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
4011 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
4013 ** Important new features
4015 *** New Org to ODT exporter
4017 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
4019 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
4020 for more information on how to customize it.
4022 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
4024 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
4025 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
4026 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
4027 section [[https://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
4029 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
4030 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
4031 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
4033 To switch over to the new system:
4037 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
4039 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
4040 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
4041 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
4042 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
4043 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
4045 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
4047 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
4050 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
4053 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
4055 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
4056 you have decided to move over completely to the new
4057 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
4058 with using both system in parallel.
4062 *** New Org libraries
4063 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
4065 Implement links to eshell buffers.
4067 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
4069 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
4071 To use, put the following in your init file:
4074 (require 'org-special-blocks)
4077 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
4078 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
4079 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
4080 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
4081 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
4082 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
4083 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
4084 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
4085 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
4088 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
4090 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
4091 He also wrote a [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
4093 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
4095 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
4096 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
4097 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
4100 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
4101 call function to do something special with text links.
4103 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
4105 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
4107 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
4108 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
4109 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
4112 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
4114 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
4116 *** New Babel libraries
4118 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
4119 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
4120 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
4121 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
4122 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
4123 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
4124 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
4126 ** Other new features and various enhancements
4130 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
4132 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
4133 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
4134 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
4135 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
4136 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
4137 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
4139 The key new functions are
4141 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
4142 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
4143 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
4145 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
4146 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
4148 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
4149 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
4151 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
4152 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
4154 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
4156 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
4157 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
4158 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
4160 **** Modified link escaping
4162 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
4164 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
4165 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
4166 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
4167 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
4170 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
4171 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
4172 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
4173 : percent escaped links are solved.
4175 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
4177 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
4179 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
4180 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
4182 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
4184 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
4186 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
4187 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
4188 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
4189 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
4190 string to be executed.
4192 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
4193 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
4197 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
4198 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
4201 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
4205 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
4207 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
4208 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
4209 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
4210 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
4212 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
4213 will work on the current entry.
4215 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
4216 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
4218 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
4220 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
4222 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
4225 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
4226 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
4231 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
4233 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
4234 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
4235 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
4237 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
4239 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
4240 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
4241 entries using a function.
4243 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
4244 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
4245 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
4247 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
4249 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
4250 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
4251 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
4253 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
4255 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
4256 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
4257 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
4258 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
4259 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
4260 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
4262 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
4266 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
4268 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
4269 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
4271 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
4272 docstring of these variable for details about available
4275 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
4276 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
4277 formatting string will insert a string.
4279 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
4281 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
4282 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
4283 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
4284 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
4285 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
4286 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
4287 C-e u=, respectively.
4289 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
4290 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
4291 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
4292 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
4293 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
4296 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
4298 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
4299 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
4301 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
4303 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
4304 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
4306 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
4308 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
4309 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
4310 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
4311 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[https://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
4312 section]] in the manual for more details.
4314 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
4315 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
4316 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
4321 **** Refile targets can now be cached
4323 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
4324 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
4325 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
4326 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
4327 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
4329 **** New logging support for refiling
4331 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
4332 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
4335 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
4339 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
4341 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
4345 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
4347 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
4348 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
4350 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
4352 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
4353 the displayed in the buffer.
4355 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
4357 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
4359 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
4360 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
4362 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
4363 |--------+--------+---------|
4364 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
4365 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
4367 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
4370 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
4373 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
4375 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
4377 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
4378 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
4385 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
4386 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
4389 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
4391 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
4393 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
4394 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
4396 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
4400 **** Improved handling of lists
4402 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
4404 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
4405 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
4406 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
4409 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
4410 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
4411 counters like [@c] or [@W].
4413 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
4414 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
4415 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
4416 `org-list-export-context'.
4418 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
4419 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
4420 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
4422 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
4423 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
4424 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
4425 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
4426 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
4428 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
4429 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
4430 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
4432 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
4434 *** Inline display of linked images
4436 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
4437 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
4438 that have no description part will be inlined.
4440 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
4442 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
4443 from 1, you can now do it like this:
4445 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
4447 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
4449 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
4450 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
4451 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
4452 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
4453 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
4454 into account all header arguments, and variables.
4456 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
4457 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
4458 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
4461 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
4462 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
4463 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
4464 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
4465 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
4466 properties or in tables.
4468 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
4469 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
4470 names, and rownames across all languages.
4472 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
4474 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
4476 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
4477 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
4478 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
4480 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
4482 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
4483 request by Scott Otterson.
4485 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
4487 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
4488 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
4489 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
4490 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
4491 superscripts, see the variable
4492 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
4494 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
4496 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
4498 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
4499 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
4500 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
4501 following new faces:
4503 =org-document-title=
4505 =org-document-info-keyword=
4507 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
4508 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
4510 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
4512 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
4514 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
4515 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
4516 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
4517 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
4518 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
4519 property is affected by this setting.
4521 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
4522 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
4524 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
4526 Requested by Michael Brand.
4528 **** Better level cycling function
4530 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
4531 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
4532 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
4533 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
4535 **** Adaptive filling
4537 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
4538 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
4539 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
4540 comments to be filled correctly.
4542 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
4544 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
4546 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
4548 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
4550 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
4551 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
4553 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
4557 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
4559 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
4560 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
4561 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
4562 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
4564 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
4566 **** Localized clock tables
4568 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
4569 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
4570 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
4571 available translated strings.
4573 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
4575 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
4576 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
4577 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
4578 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
4580 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
4582 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
4584 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
4585 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
4586 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
4587 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
4590 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
4594 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
4596 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
4597 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
4599 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
4601 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
4603 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
4604 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
4605 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
4608 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
4611 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
4613 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
4614 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
4619 org-table-current-line
4623 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
4625 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
4626 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
4629 This was requested by Tom.
4631 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
4633 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
4634 example by viewing from the agenda.
4636 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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