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12 ** Incompatible changes
13 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
14 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after
15 a headline and its planning line, when applicable.
17 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
18 logged before the property drawer. The following function will repair
21 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
22 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
23 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
24 Ignore non Org buffers."
25 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
27 (goto-char (point-min))
28 (let ((case-fold-search t)
29 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
30 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
34 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
36 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
38 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
39 (when (and (< (point) end)
40 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
42 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
44 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
46 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
48 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
49 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
51 *** New variable to control visibility when revealing a location
52 ~org-show-following-heading~, ~org-show-siblings~,
53 ~org-show-entry-below~ and ~org-show-hierarchy-above~ no longer exist.
54 Instead, visibility is controlled through a single variable:
55 ~org-show-context-detail~, which see.
56 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
57 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
58 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
60 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
61 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
62 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
63 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
64 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
66 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
67 docstring for more information.
68 - ~org-export-collect-footnote-definitions~
69 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
70 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
71 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
72 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
73 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
74 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
75 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-next-visible-heading~
76 respectively, rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these
77 functions. The Org version of these functions skips over inline tasks
78 (and even-level headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
80 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
81 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
82 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
83 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
84 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
85 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
86 accessible from the export dispatcher.
87 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
88 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
89 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
90 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
93 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
94 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
97 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
98 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
99 *** ~org-export-with-creator~ is a boolean
100 Special ~comment~ value is no longer allowed. It is possible to use
101 a body filter to add comments about the creator at the end of the
103 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
104 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name=
105 at the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behaviour is to use the
106 value of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=.
107 To chose a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind
108 this variable locally.
109 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
110 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
111 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
112 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
113 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
114 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
115 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
116 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
117 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
119 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
120 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
121 *** Removed MathML-related options from ~org-html-mathjax-options~
122 MathJax automatically chooses the best display technology based on the
123 end-users browser. You may force initial usage of MathML via
124 ~org-html-mathjax-template~ or by setting the ~path~ property of
125 ~org-html-mathjax-options~.
127 *** Hierarchies of tags
128 The functionality of nesting tags in hierarchies is added to org-mode.
129 This is the generalization of what was previously called "Tag groups"
130 in the manual. That term is now changed to "Tag hierarchy".
132 The following in-buffer definition:
134 ,#+TAGS: [ Group : SubOne SubTwo ]
135 ,#+TAGS: [ SubOne : SubOne1 SubOne2 ]
136 ,#+TAGS: [ SubTwo : SubTwo1 SubTwo2 ]
139 Should be seen as the following tree of tags:
148 Searching for "Group" should return all tags defined above. Filtering
149 on SubOne filters also it's sub-tags. Etc.
151 There is no limit on the depth for the tag hierarchy.
153 *** Additional syntax for non-unique grouptags
154 Additional syntax is defined for grouptags if the tags in the group
155 don't have to be distinct on a heading.
157 Grouptags had to previously be defined with { }. This syntax is
158 already used for exclusive tags and Grouptags need their own,
159 non-exclusive syntax. This behaviour is achieved with [ ]. Note: {
160 } can still be used also for Grouptags but then only one of the
161 given tags can be used on the headline at the same time. Example:
163 [ group : sub1 sub2 ]
169 This is a more general case than the already existing syntax for
172 *** Define regular expression patterns as tags
173 Tags can be defined as grouptags with regular expressions as
176 The regular expressions in the group must be marked up within { }.
179 : #+TAGS: [ Project : {P@.+} ]
181 Searching for the tag Project will now list all tags also including
182 regular expression matches for P@.+. Good for example if tags for a
183 certain project is tagged with a common project-identifier,
186 *** Filtering in the agenda on grouptags (Tag hierarchies)
187 Filtering in the agenda on grouptags filter all of the related tags.
188 Exception if filter is applied with a (double) prefix-argument.
190 Filtering in the agenda on subcategories does not filter the "above"
193 If a grouptag contains a regular expression the regular expression
194 is also used as a filter.
196 *** Minor refactoring of ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~
197 Now uses the argument arg and optional argument exclude instead of
198 strip and narrow. ARG because the argument has multiple purposes and
199 makes more sense than strip now. The term narrowing is changed to
202 The main purpose is for the function to make more logical sense when
203 filtering on tags now when tags can be structured in hierarchies.
205 *** New behaviour for `org-toggle-latex-fragment'.
206 The new behaviour is the following:
208 - With a double prefix argument or with a single prefix argument
209 when point is before the first headline, toggle overlays in the
212 - With a single prefix argument, toggle overlays in the current
215 - On latex code, toggle overlay at point;
217 - Otherwise, toggle overlays in the current section.
219 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
220 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
221 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
222 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
223 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
224 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
226 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
227 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
228 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
229 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
231 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
232 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
233 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
234 ~org-drawers~ variable.
235 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
236 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
237 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
238 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
239 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
240 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
241 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch
243 *** New option in ASCII export
244 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting
245 ~org-ascii-list-margin~ variable to an appopriate integer.
246 *** New blocks in ASCII export
247 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and
248 =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT= blocks. See documentation for details.
249 *** More back-end specific publishing options
250 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
251 increased. See manual for details.
252 *** Export inline source blocks
253 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
254 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
255 in the output, depending on the parameters.
256 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
257 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
258 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
259 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
260 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
261 more features. See docstring for details.
262 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
263 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
264 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
265 document, befor wrapping it within the template.
266 *** Improve radio tables
267 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
268 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
269 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are
270 new parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
271 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
272 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
273 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
274 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction with
275 source blocks exported by the minted package.
276 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
277 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
278 would throw an error. A new variable
279 ~org-table-formula-create-columns~ was added to adjust this
280 behavior. It is now possible to silently add new columns, to do so
281 with a warning or to explicitly ask the user each time.
283 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
285 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
286 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
287 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
288 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
289 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
290 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
291 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is
292 now deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
293 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
294 *** Export unnumbered headlines
295 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
296 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
297 property is inherited by children.
298 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
299 It is now possible to specify a function, both programatically,
300 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~
301 keys, to sort a table.
302 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
303 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See
305 *** Countdown timers can now be paused.
306 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
308 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
309 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
310 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
311 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
312 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
313 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
314 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
315 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
316 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
317 *** New MathJax configuration options.
318 Org uses the MathJax CDN by default. See the manual and the docstring
319 of ~org-html-mathjax-options~ for details.
321 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
322 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
323 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
324 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
325 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
326 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
327 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
328 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
330 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
331 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
332 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
333 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
334 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
335 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
336 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
337 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
338 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
339 particular test failure was introduced.
340 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
341 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
342 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as
343 well as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~
344 when ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
345 *** ~org-latex-hyperref-template~, ~org-latex-title-command~ formatting
346 New formatting keys are supported. See the respective docstrings.
347 Note, ~org-latex-hyperref-template~ has a new default value.
350 ** Incompatible changes
351 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
352 This may require two changes in user config.
354 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
355 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
356 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
358 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
360 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
361 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
362 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
364 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
365 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
367 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
371 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
373 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
375 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
376 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
377 option keywords like :html-include-style.
379 So you need to replace
381 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
385 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
387 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
388 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
390 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
392 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
393 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
394 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
396 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
397 the other optional arguments accordingly.
399 *** Export back-ends are now structures
401 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
402 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
403 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
406 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
408 ** Important bugfixes
410 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
411 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
413 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
415 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
416 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
417 separator starting a TOTO match string.
420 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
422 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
424 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
427 - Support for .pgf files
428 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
429 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
430 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
431 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
432 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
433 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
434 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
436 *** New functions for paragraph motion
438 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
439 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
440 in a paragraph-like way.
442 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
444 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
445 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
446 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
447 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
448 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
450 *** Anonymous export back-ends
452 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
453 which can then be passed to export functions like
454 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
456 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
457 registering a new back-end.
459 *** New agenda fortnight view
461 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
462 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
465 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
467 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
468 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
470 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
471 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
472 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
474 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
475 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
477 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
478 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
479 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
480 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
481 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
484 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
486 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
488 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
490 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
492 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
494 See [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
496 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
498 If you set this to the following
500 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
502 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
504 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
506 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
508 ** New contributed packages
510 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
511 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
514 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
515 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
519 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
521 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
522 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
523 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
524 the same with example blocks.
526 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
533 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
535 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
538 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
539 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
540 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
542 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
543 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
544 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
545 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
546 detailed explanations.
548 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
549 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
550 function has been called already.
552 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
555 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
557 ** Incompatible changes
559 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
561 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
563 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
564 you will have to update them.
566 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
568 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
569 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
571 **** New export engine
573 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
574 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
575 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
576 /all/ export back-ends.
578 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
579 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
580 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
581 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
582 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
584 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
585 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
587 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
588 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
589 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
590 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
592 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
594 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
596 should now be written
598 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
600 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
601 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
602 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
604 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
606 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
608 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
611 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
612 remember templates into capture templates.
614 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
616 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
617 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
619 **** Note for third-party developers
621 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
622 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
623 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
625 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
628 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
630 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
631 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
632 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
634 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
635 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
636 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
639 - org-colview-xemacs.el
646 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
647 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
648 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
650 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
651 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
653 ** New packages in core
655 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
657 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
659 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
661 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
663 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
665 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
666 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
668 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
670 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
672 ** New packages in contrib
674 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
676 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
678 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
681 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
683 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
684 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
686 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
689 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
691 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
693 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
695 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
697 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
698 for starting headlines.
700 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
702 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
703 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
704 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
705 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
707 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
709 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
711 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
713 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
714 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
717 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
718 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
721 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
723 The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
724 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
727 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
728 conversion from Org files to groff.
730 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
732 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
734 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
736 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
737 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
744 **** New export generic options
746 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
747 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
749 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
751 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
752 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
753 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
754 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
756 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
757 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
758 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
759 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
760 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
761 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
762 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
763 contains time-stamps.
765 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
766 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
767 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
769 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
771 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
773 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
775 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
777 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
778 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
779 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
780 *** Structure editing
782 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
783 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
785 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
786 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
788 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
790 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
791 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
792 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
793 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
796 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
798 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
799 _words__= will preserve markup.
801 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
803 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
804 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
805 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
807 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
809 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
810 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
812 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
814 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
815 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
816 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
817 forward and backward.
819 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
820 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
822 Now Org will sort this list
824 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
825 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
829 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
830 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
832 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
833 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
834 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
836 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
837 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
838 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
840 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
843 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
845 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
846 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
847 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
849 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
851 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
852 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
853 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
854 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
856 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
858 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
859 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
860 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
861 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
862 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
864 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
866 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
867 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
868 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
870 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
871 *** Scheduled/deadline
873 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
875 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
876 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
877 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
878 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
880 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
881 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
882 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
883 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
885 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
886 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
887 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
888 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
889 control this globally or per agenda.
891 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
893 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
895 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
897 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
898 *** Calendar, diary and appts
900 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
902 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
903 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
904 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
906 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
907 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
908 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
910 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
911 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
913 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
916 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
918 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
919 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
920 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
922 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
924 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
925 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
926 only show their description, not the full links.
929 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
931 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
932 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
933 want to build a list of appointments.
935 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
936 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
938 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
940 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
942 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
943 time value (i.e. appointments).
945 **** New agenda sorting strategies
947 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
949 | Strategy | Explanations |
950 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
951 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
952 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
953 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
954 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
955 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
956 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
957 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
958 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
959 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
960 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
962 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
964 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
965 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
966 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
968 These new options are available:
970 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
971 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
972 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
973 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
975 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
976 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
977 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
979 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
980 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
981 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
982 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
983 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
984 non-tagged headlines.
986 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
988 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
989 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
990 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
991 that take only =N= minutes.
993 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
995 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
996 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
997 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
999 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
1001 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
1002 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
1004 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
1006 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
1007 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
1009 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
1012 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
1014 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
1015 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
1016 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
1018 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
1019 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
1021 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
1023 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
1024 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
1026 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
1028 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
1030 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
1031 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
1034 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
1036 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
1037 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
1038 asks for a confirmation.
1040 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
1042 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
1043 the mark of the entry at point.
1045 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
1046 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
1048 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
1050 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
1051 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
1054 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
1056 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
1057 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
1059 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
1061 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
1062 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
1064 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
1066 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
1067 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
1068 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
1069 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
1071 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1073 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
1074 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
1075 repeated beyond the current deadline.
1077 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
1079 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
1080 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
1081 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
1082 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
1084 Read the full docstring for details.
1086 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
1088 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
1091 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
1094 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
1096 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
1097 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
1100 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
1102 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
1103 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
1105 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
1107 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1108 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
1109 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
1110 check against the name of the buffer.
1113 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
1114 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
1115 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
1118 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
1119 agenda views, and for filtering.
1121 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
1125 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
1127 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
1128 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
1129 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
1131 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
1132 as if the protocol was not known.
1134 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
1136 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
1138 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
1139 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
1140 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
1143 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
1145 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
1146 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
1147 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
1149 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
1151 When storing a link to a headline like
1153 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
1155 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
1156 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
1157 there is no description.
1160 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
1162 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
1163 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
1164 those other formulas.
1166 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
1168 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
1169 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
1170 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
1173 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
1175 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
1176 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
1177 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
1180 **** New lookup functions
1182 There are now three lookup functions:
1184 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
1185 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
1186 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
1188 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
1189 *** Startup keywords
1191 These new startup keywords are now available:
1193 | Startup keyword | Option |
1194 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1195 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
1196 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
1197 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1198 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
1199 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
1200 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1201 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
1202 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
1206 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
1208 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
1209 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
1210 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
1211 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
1213 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
1215 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
1216 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
1217 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
1220 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
1221 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
1223 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
1225 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
1226 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
1228 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
1230 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
1231 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
1232 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
1234 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
1235 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
1236 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
1237 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
1238 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
1239 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
1240 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
1243 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
1245 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
1247 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
1249 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
1250 same target than the block at point.
1252 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
1254 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
1255 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
1256 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
1258 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
1259 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
1262 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
1264 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
1265 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
1266 manual for a usage example.
1268 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
1270 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
1271 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
1272 collecting blocks for tangling.
1274 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
1275 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
1277 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
1278 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
1279 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
1280 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
1282 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
1283 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
1286 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
1287 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
1288 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
1289 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
1293 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
1294 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
1295 - [[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]]
1296 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
1297 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
1298 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
1299 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
1300 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
1301 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
1302 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
1303 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
1304 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
1305 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
1306 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
1307 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
1308 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
1309 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
1310 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports MacOSX version up to 10.8
1311 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
1315 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
1317 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
1319 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
1321 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
1323 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
1324 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
1325 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
1326 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
1327 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
1328 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
1329 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
1330 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
1332 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
1334 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
1335 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
1337 *** MobileOrg for iOS
1339 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
1340 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
1341 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
1345 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
1347 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
1348 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
1351 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
1352 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
1353 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
1354 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
1355 agenda type to this variable.
1357 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
1360 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
1361 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
1362 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
1363 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
1365 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
1367 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
1368 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
1369 invisible) blocked tasks.
1371 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
1373 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
1374 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
1376 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
1378 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
1379 ** No GPL manual anymore
1381 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
1382 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
1384 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
1386 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
1388 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
1389 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
1390 in most environments.
1394 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
1396 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
1398 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1399 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
1402 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
1403 available through http://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
1404 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
1407 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
1409 ** Overview of the new keybindings
1411 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
1412 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
1413 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
1414 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
1415 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
1416 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
1417 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
1418 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
1419 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
1420 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
1421 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
1422 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
1423 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
1424 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
1425 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
1427 ** New package and Babel language
1429 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
1431 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
1433 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
1434 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
1436 ** Incompatible changes
1438 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
1439 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
1441 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
1444 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
1445 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
1446 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
1448 ** New features and user-visible changes
1452 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
1453 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
1454 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
1455 core and many core functions rely on this package.
1457 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
1458 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
1460 See the docstrings for more details.
1462 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
1463 on =org-element.el=.
1465 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
1467 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
1468 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
1469 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
1470 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
1472 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
1474 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
1475 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
1476 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
1477 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
1479 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
1481 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
1483 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
1485 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
1488 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
1489 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
1491 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
1492 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
1493 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
1496 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
1499 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
1500 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
1501 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
1503 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
1504 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
1505 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
1510 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
1512 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
1513 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
1514 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
1515 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
1517 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
1518 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
1519 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
1520 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
1521 generating new ones.
1523 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
1526 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1528 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1529 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
1532 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1533 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
1534 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
1537 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
1538 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
1539 details on how to use this.
1541 **** Changes in bulk actions
1543 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
1544 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
1546 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
1547 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
1548 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
1549 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
1550 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
1552 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
1553 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
1555 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
1556 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
1559 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
1561 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
1563 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
1565 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
1566 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
1568 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
1570 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
1571 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
1572 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
1573 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
1576 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1578 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
1581 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
1582 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
1583 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
1584 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
1585 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
1588 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
1590 See the [[http://orgmode.org/w/?p%3Dorg-mode.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Df426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
1592 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
1594 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
1595 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
1596 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
1597 filters and category filters.
1599 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
1600 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
1603 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
1604 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
1605 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
1610 **** Inserting links
1612 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
1613 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
1614 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
1617 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
1618 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
1619 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
1620 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
1622 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
1625 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
1627 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
1628 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
1629 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
1630 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
1632 **** New link type =help=
1634 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
1636 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
1637 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
1638 you go back to the same buffer.
1640 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
1642 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
1643 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
1646 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
1648 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
1650 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
1652 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
1654 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
1656 **** RET now follows time stamps links
1660 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
1662 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
1663 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
1664 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
1665 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
1667 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
1669 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
1670 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
1671 all headlines in the region.
1673 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
1675 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
1677 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
1678 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
1680 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
1682 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
1684 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
1686 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
1688 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
1690 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
1691 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
1692 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
1697 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
1699 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
1701 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
1703 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
1704 clocked entry, if any.
1706 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
1708 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
1710 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
1712 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
1713 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
1716 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
1717 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
1718 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
1722 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
1724 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
1727 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
1729 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
1730 cells in clockreport.
1732 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
1733 time cells in clockreport.
1736 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
1738 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
1739 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
1741 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
1742 in the mode line and/or frame title.
1744 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
1745 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
1746 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
1747 space in the frame title.
1751 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
1753 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
1754 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
1755 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
1756 don't want to see temporarily.
1758 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
1760 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
1762 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
1764 There are these new entities:
1766 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
1767 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
1768 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
1769 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
1770 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
1771 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
1773 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
1774 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
1775 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
1777 The face is back to a normal height.
1781 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
1782 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
1784 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
1785 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
1787 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
1789 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
1790 block will use its value as the column format.
1792 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
1794 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
1796 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
1798 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
1800 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
1801 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
1802 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
1803 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
1805 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
1809 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
1811 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
1813 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
1815 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
1817 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
1818 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
1819 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
1821 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
1823 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
1824 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
1825 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
1829 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
1831 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
1832 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
1833 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
1834 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
1836 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
1838 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1839 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
1842 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1843 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
1844 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
1847 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
1848 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
1849 more details on how to use this.
1851 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
1852 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
1854 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
1855 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
1858 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
1860 See the manual for more explanations.
1862 **** More control over empty lines
1864 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
1865 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
1868 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
1870 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
1874 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
1876 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
1877 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
1878 available) to print beautiful tables.
1880 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
1882 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
1883 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
1886 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
1888 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
1889 in the #+DATE option.
1891 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
1893 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
1895 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
1896 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
1898 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
1899 More languages are always welcome.
1901 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
1903 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
1904 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
1906 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
1907 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/w/?p%3Dorg-mode.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3De9fd33][this commit]] for details)
1908 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
1909 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
1910 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
1911 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
1913 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
1914 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
1918 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
1920 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
1923 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
1925 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
1926 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
1928 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
1930 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
1932 It used to exports the results of the code.
1936 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
1937 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
1939 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
1940 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
1942 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
1944 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
1945 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
1946 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
1948 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
1949 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
1951 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
1952 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
1953 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
1956 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
1958 This will increment the effort value.
1960 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
1962 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
1964 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
1965 attach symbolic links.
1967 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
1969 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
1971 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
1972 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
1974 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
1976 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
1978 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
1979 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
1980 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
1982 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
1984 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
1985 all top level list items.
1987 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
1989 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
1991 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
1992 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
1994 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
1996 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
1998 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
1999 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
2000 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
2001 first headline in the region.
2003 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
2005 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
2008 ** Important bug fixes
2010 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
2012 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
2013 perform completion with meaningful values.
2015 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
2017 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
2018 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
2019 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2021 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
2022 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
2024 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
2025 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
2028 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
2029 the code and the license to your needs.
2031 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
2032 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
2036 ** Incompatible changes
2038 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
2040 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
2042 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
2044 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
2045 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
2046 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
2047 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
2050 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
2052 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
2053 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
2054 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
2056 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
2058 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
2059 =org-agenda-span= instead.
2061 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
2063 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
2065 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
2066 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
2067 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
2068 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
2069 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
2071 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
2072 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
2073 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
2074 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
2075 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
2076 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
2078 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
2079 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
2080 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
2083 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
2086 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
2087 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
2088 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
2089 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
2091 The two new variables are:
2093 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
2094 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
2095 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
2096 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
2097 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
2098 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
2099 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
2101 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
2102 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
2105 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
2108 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
2109 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
2110 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
2111 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
2113 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
2114 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
2115 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
2116 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
2119 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
2120 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
2121 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
2122 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
2123 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
2124 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
2127 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
2128 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
2129 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
2130 applies to the following packages:
2148 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
2149 you are using, you can remove it from
2150 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
2151 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
2154 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
2155 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
2156 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
2157 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
2158 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
2161 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
2163 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
2164 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
2165 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
2168 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
2170 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
2172 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
2174 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
2176 ** Important new features
2178 *** New Org to ODT exporter
2180 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
2182 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
2183 for more information on how to customize it.
2185 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
2187 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
2188 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
2189 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
2190 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
2192 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
2193 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
2194 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
2196 To switch over to the new system:
2200 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
2202 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
2203 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
2204 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
2205 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
2206 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
2208 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
2210 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
2213 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
2216 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
2218 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
2219 you have decided to move over completely to the new
2220 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
2221 with using both system in parallel.
2225 *** New Org libraries
2226 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
2228 Implement links to eshell buffers.
2230 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
2232 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
2234 To use, put the following in your init file:
2237 (require 'org-special-blocks)
2240 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
2241 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
2242 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
2243 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
2244 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
2245 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
2246 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
2247 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
2248 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
2251 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
2253 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
2254 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
2256 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
2258 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
2259 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
2260 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
2263 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
2264 call function to do something special with text links.
2266 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
2268 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
2270 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
2271 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
2272 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
2275 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
2277 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
2279 *** New Babel libraries
2281 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
2282 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
2283 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
2284 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
2285 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
2286 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
2287 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
2289 ** Other new features and various enhancements
2293 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
2295 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
2296 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
2297 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
2298 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
2299 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
2300 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
2302 The key new functions are
2304 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
2305 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
2306 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
2308 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
2309 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
2311 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
2312 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
2314 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
2315 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
2317 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
2319 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
2320 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
2321 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
2323 **** Modified link escaping
2325 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
2327 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
2328 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
2329 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
2330 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
2333 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
2334 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
2335 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
2336 : percent escaped links are solved.
2338 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
2340 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
2342 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
2343 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
2345 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
2347 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
2349 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
2350 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
2351 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
2352 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
2353 string to be executed.
2355 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
2356 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
2360 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
2361 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
2364 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
2368 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
2370 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
2371 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
2372 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
2373 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
2375 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
2376 will work on the current entry.
2378 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
2379 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
2381 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
2383 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
2385 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
2388 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
2389 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
2394 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
2396 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
2397 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
2398 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
2400 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
2402 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
2403 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
2404 entries using a function.
2406 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
2407 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
2408 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
2410 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
2412 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
2413 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
2414 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
2416 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
2418 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
2419 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
2420 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
2421 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
2422 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
2423 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
2425 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
2429 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
2431 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
2432 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
2434 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
2435 docstring of these variable for details about available
2438 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
2439 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
2440 formatting string will insert a string.
2442 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
2444 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
2445 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
2446 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
2447 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
2448 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
2449 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
2450 C-e u=, respectively.
2452 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
2453 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
2454 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
2455 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
2456 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
2459 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
2461 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
2462 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
2464 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
2466 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
2467 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
2469 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
2471 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
2472 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
2473 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
2474 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
2475 section]] in the manual for more details.
2477 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
2478 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
2479 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
2484 **** Refile targets can now be cached
2486 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
2487 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
2488 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
2489 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
2490 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
2492 **** New logging support for refiling
2494 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
2495 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
2498 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
2502 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
2504 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
2508 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
2510 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
2511 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
2513 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
2515 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
2516 the displayed in the buffer.
2518 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
2520 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
2522 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
2523 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
2525 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
2526 |--------+--------+---------|
2527 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
2528 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
2530 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
2533 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
2536 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
2538 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
2540 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
2541 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
2548 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
2549 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
2552 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
2554 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
2556 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
2557 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
2559 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
2563 **** Improved handling of lists
2565 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
2567 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
2568 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
2569 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
2572 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
2573 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
2574 counters like [@c] or [@W].
2576 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
2577 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
2578 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
2579 `org-list-export-context'.
2581 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
2582 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
2583 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
2585 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
2586 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
2587 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
2588 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
2589 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
2591 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
2592 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
2593 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
2595 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
2597 *** Inline display of linked images
2599 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
2600 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
2601 that have no description part will be inlined.
2603 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
2605 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
2606 from 1, you can now do it like this:
2608 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
2610 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
2612 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
2613 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
2614 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
2615 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
2616 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
2617 into account all header arguments, and variables.
2619 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
2620 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
2621 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
2624 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
2625 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
2626 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
2627 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
2628 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
2629 properties or in tables.
2631 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
2632 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
2633 names, and rownames across all languages.
2635 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
2637 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
2639 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
2640 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
2641 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
2643 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
2645 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
2646 request by Scott Otterson.
2648 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
2650 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
2651 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
2652 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
2653 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
2654 superscripts, see the variable
2655 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
2657 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
2659 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
2661 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
2662 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
2663 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
2664 following new faces:
2666 =org-document-title=
2668 =org-document-info-keyword=
2670 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
2671 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
2673 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
2675 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
2677 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
2678 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
2679 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
2680 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
2681 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
2682 property is affected by this setting.
2684 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
2685 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
2687 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
2689 Requested by Michael Brand.
2691 **** Better level cycling function
2693 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
2694 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
2695 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
2696 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
2698 **** Adaptive filling
2700 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
2701 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
2702 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
2703 comments to be filled correctly.
2705 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
2707 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
2709 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
2711 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
2713 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
2714 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
2716 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
2720 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
2722 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
2723 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
2724 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
2725 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
2727 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
2729 **** Localized clock tables
2731 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
2732 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
2733 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
2734 available translated strings.
2736 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
2738 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
2739 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
2740 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
2741 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
2743 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
2745 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
2747 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
2748 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
2749 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
2750 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
2753 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
2757 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
2759 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
2760 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
2762 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
2764 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
2766 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
2767 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
2768 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
2771 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
2774 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
2776 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
2777 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
2782 org-table-current-line
2786 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
2788 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
2789 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
2792 This was requested by Tom.
2794 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
2796 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
2797 example by viewing from the agenda.
2799 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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