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12 ** Incompatible changes
13 *** New syntax for export blocks
14 Export blocks are explicitly marked as such at the syntax level to
15 disambiguate their parsing from special blocks. The new syntax is
18 ,#+BEGIN_EXPORT backend
31 As a consequence, =INCLUDE= keywords syntax is modified, e.g.,
34 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" HTML
40 ,#+INCLUDE: "file.org" export html
43 The following function repairs export blocks and =INCLUDE= keywords
44 using previous syntax:
46 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
47 (defun org-repair-export-blocks ()
48 "Repair export blocks and INCLUDE keywords in current buffer."
49 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
50 (let ((case-fold-search t)
51 (back-end-re (regexp-opt
52 '("HTML" "ASCII" "LATEX" "ODT" "MARKDOWN" "MD" "ORG"
53 "MAN" "BEAMER" "TEXINFO" "GROFF" "KOMA-LETTER")
56 (goto-char (point-min))
57 (let ((block-re (concat "^[ \t]*#\\+BEGIN_" back-end-re)))
59 (while (re-search-forward block-re nil t)
60 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
61 (when (eq (org-element-type element) 'special-block)
63 (goto-char (org-element-property :end element))
64 (save-match-data (search-backward "_"))
67 (delete-region (point) (line-end-position)))
68 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1))))))
70 (format "^[ \t]*#\\+INCLUDE: .*?%s[ \t]*$" back-end-re)))
71 (while (re-search-forward include-re nil t)
72 (let ((element (save-match-data (org-element-at-point))))
73 (when (and (eq (org-element-type element) 'keyword)
74 (string= (org-element-property :key element) "INCLUDE"))
75 (replace-match "EXPORT \\1" nil nil nil 1)))))))))
78 Moreover, ~:export-block~ keyword used in ~org-export-define-backend~
79 and ~org-export-define-derived-backend~ is no longer used and needs to
83 **** [1]-like constructs are not valid footnotes
84 Using =[1]= as a footnote was already discouraged in the manual, since
85 it introduced too many false-positives in many Org documents. These
86 constructs are now unsupported.
88 If you used =[N]= in some of your documents, consider turning them
90 **** /Org Footnote/ library doesn't handle non-Org buffers
91 Commands for footnotes in an Org document no longer try to do
92 something in non-Org ones. If you need to have footnotes there,
93 consider using =footnote.el= library, shipped with Emacs.
95 In particular, ~org-footnote-tag-for-non-org-mode-files~ no longer
97 *** ~org-file-apps~ no longer accepts S-expressions as commands
98 The variable now accepts functions of two arguments instead of plain
99 S-expressions. Replacing a S-expresion with an appropriate function
100 is straightforward. For example
106 : ("pdf" . (lambda (file link) (foo)))
107 *** The ~{{{modification-time}}}~ macro can obtain time via =vc=
108 The modification time will be determined via =vc.el= if the second
109 argument is non-nil. See the manual for details.
110 *** Preparation and completion functions in publishing projects change signature
111 Preparation and completion functions are now called with an argument,
112 which is the project property list. It used to be dynamically scoped
113 through the ~project-plist~ variable.
114 *** Old Babel header properties are no longer supported
115 Using header arguments as property names is no longer possible. As
127 should be written instead
132 :header-args: :exports code
133 :header-args: :var a=1 b=2
134 :header-args+: :var c=3
138 Please note that, however, old properties were defined at the source
139 block definition. Current ones are defined where the block is called.
141 *** ~org-eww~ is moved into core
142 *** New org-protocol key=value syntax
144 Org-protocol can now handle query-style parameters such as:
147 org-protocol://store-link?url=http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html&title=The%20title
148 org-protocol://capture?template=x&title=Hello&body=World&url=http:%2F%2Fexample.com
151 Old-style links such as
152 : org-protocol://store-link:/http:%2F%2Flocalhost%2Findex.html/The%20title
153 continue to be supported.
155 If you have defined your own handler functions for
156 ~org-protocol-protocol-alist~, change them to accept either a property
157 list (for new-style links) or a string (for old-style links). Use
158 ~org-protocol-parse-parameters~ to convert old-style links into
162 ~org-lint~ can check syntax and report common issues in Org documents.
163 *** New option ~date-tree-last~ for ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~
164 When ~org-agenda-insert-diary-strategy~ is set to ~date-tree-last~, diary
165 entries are added to last in the date tree.
166 *** New ~vbar~ entity
167 ~\vbar~ or ~\vbar{}~ will be exported unconditionnally as a =|=,
168 unlike to existing ~\vert~, which is expanded as ~|~ when using
169 a HTML derived export back-end.
171 **** New =#+latex_compiler= keyword to set LaTeX compiler.
172 PDFLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and LuaLaTeX are supported. See the manual for
174 **** New option ~org-export-with-broken-links~
175 This option tells the export process how to behave when encountering
176 a broken internal link. See its docstring for more information.
178 **** Attributes support in custom language environments for LaTeX export
179 Custom language environments for LaTeX export can now define the
180 string to be inserted during export, using attributes to indicate the
181 position of the elements. See variable ~org-latex-custom-lang-environments~
184 **** New Texinfo ~options~ attribute on special blocks
185 Using ~:options~ as a Texinfo attribute, it is possible to add
186 information to custom environments. See manual for details.
187 **** New HTML ~id~ attributes on special, example and quote blocks
188 If the block has a =#+NAME:= attribute assigned, then the HTML element
189 will have an ~id~ attribute with that name in the HTML export. This
190 enables one to create links to these elements in other places, e.g.,
191 ~<a href="#name">text</a>~.
192 **** Listings with captions are now numbered in HTML export
193 The class associated to the numbering is "listing-number". If you
194 don't want these blocks to be numbered, as it was the case until now,
195 You may want to add ~.listing-number { display: none; }~ to the CSS
197 **** Line Numbering in SRC/EXAMPLE blocks support arbitrary start number
198 The ~-n~ option to ~SRC~ and ~EXAMPLE~ blocks can now take a numeric
199 argument to specify the staring line number for the source or example
200 block. The ~+n~ option can now take a numeric argument that will be
201 added to the last line number from the previous block as the starting
202 point for the SRC/EXAMPLE block.
204 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp -n 20
205 ;; this will export with line number 20
206 (message "This is line 21")
208 ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp +n 10
209 ;; This will be listed as line 31
210 (message "This is line 32")
213 **** Allow toggling center for images in LaTeX export
214 With the global variable ~org-latex-images-centered~ or the local
215 attribute ~:center~ it is now possible to center an image in LaTeX
217 **** Default CSS class ~org-svg~ for SVG images in HTML export
218 SVG images exported in HTML are now by default assigned a CSS class
219 ~org-svg~ if no CSS class is specified with the ~:class~ attribute. By
220 default, the CSS styling of class ~org-svg~ specifies an image width
221 of 90\thinsp{}% of the container the image.
222 **** Markdown footnote export customization
223 Variables ~org-md-footnotes-section~ and ~org-md-footnote-format~
224 introduced for =ox-md.el=. Both new variables define template strings
225 which can be used to customize the format of the exported footnotes
226 section and individual footnotes, respectively.
228 **** Blocks with coderefs labels can now be evaluated
229 The labels are removed prior to evaluating the block.
230 **** Support for Lua language
231 **** Support for SLY in Lisp blocks
232 See ~org-babel-lisp-eval-fn~ to activate it.
233 **** Support for Stan language
234 New ob-stan.el library.
236 Evaluating a Stan block can produce two different results.
238 1. Dump the source code contents to a file.
240 This file can then be used as a variable in other blocks, which
241 allows interfaces like RStan to use the model.
243 2. Compile the contents to a model file.
245 This provides access to the CmdStan interface. To use this, set
246 ~org-babel-stan-cmdstan-directory~ and provide a ~:file~ argument
247 that does not end in ".stan".
249 For more information and usage examples, visit
250 http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-stan.html
251 **** Support for Oracle databases via ~sqlplus~
252 =ob-sql= library supports running SQL blocks against an Oracle
253 database using ~sqlplus~. Use with properties like this (all
264 **** Improved support to Microsoft SQL Server via ~sqlcmd~
265 =ob-sql= library removes support to the ~msosql~ engine which uses the
266 deprecated ~osql~ command line tool, and replaces it with ~mssql~
267 engine which uses the ~sqlcmd~ command line tool. Use with properties
278 If you want to use the *trusted connection* feature, omit *both* the
279 =dbuser= and =dbpassword= properties and add =cmdline -E= to the
282 If your Emacs is running in a Cygwin environment, the =ob-sql= library
283 can pass the converted path to the =sqlcmd= tool.
284 **** Support for additional plantuml output formats
285 The support for output formats of [[http://plantuml.com/][plantuml]] has been extended to now
295 - utxt :: ASCII art using unicode characters
304 The output formats are determined by the file extension specified
305 using the :file property, e.g.:
307 #+begin_src plantuml :file diagram.png
309 Alice -> Bob: Authentication Request
310 Bob --> Alice: Authentication Response
312 Alice -> Bob: Another authentication Request
313 Alice <-- Bob: another authentication Response
317 Please note that *pdf* *does not work out of the box* and needss
318 additional setup in addition to plantuml. See
319 [[http://plantuml.com/pdf.html]] for details and setup information.
320 *** Rewrite of radio lists
321 Radio lists, i.e, Org plain lists in foreign buffers, have been
322 rewritten to be on par with Radio tables. You can use a large set of
323 parameters to control how a given list should be rendered. See manual
325 *** org-bbdb-anniversaries-future
326 Used like org-bbdb-anniversaries, it provides a few days warning
327 for upcoming anniversaries (default: 7 days).
328 *** Clear non-repeated SCHEDULED upon repeating a task
329 If the task is repeated, and therefore done at least one, scheduling
330 information is no longer relevant. It is therefore removed.
332 See [[git:481719fbd5751aaa9c672b762cb43aea8ee986b0][commit message]] for more information.
333 *** Support for ISO week trees
334 ISO week trees are an alternative date tree format that orders entries
335 by ISO week and not by month.
342 : *** 2015-08-31 Monday
344 They are supported in org-capture via ~file+weektree~ and
345 ~file+weektree+prompt~ target specifications.
346 *** Accept ~:indent~ parameter when capturing column view
347 When defining a "columnview" dynamic block, it is now possible to add
348 an :indent parameter, much like the one in the clock table.
350 On the other hand, stars no longer appear in an ITEM field.
352 **** ~org-columns~ accepts a prefix argument
353 pWhen called with a prefix argument, ~org-columns~ apply to the whole
354 buffer unconditionally.
355 **** New variable : ~org-agenda-view-columns-initially~
356 The variable used to be a ~defvar~, it is now a ~defcustom~.
357 **** Allow custom summaries
358 It is now possible to add new summary types, or override those
359 provided by Org by customizing ~org-columns-summary-types~, which see.
360 **** Allow multiple summaries for any property
361 Columns can now summarize the same property using different summary
363 *** Preview LaTeX snippets in buffers not visiting files
364 *** New option ~org-attach-commit~
365 When non-nil, commit attachments with git, assuming the document is in
367 *** Allow conditional case-fold searches in ~org-occur~
368 When set to ~smart~, the new variable ~org-occur-case-fold-search~
369 allows to mimic =isearch.el=: if the regexp searched contains any
370 upper case character (or character class), the search is case
371 sensitive. Otherwise, it is case insensitive.
372 *** More robust repeated =ox-latex= footnote handling
373 Repeated footnotes are now numbered by referring to a label in the
375 *** The ~org-block~ face is inherited by ~src-blocks~
376 This works also when =org-src-fontify-natively= is non-nil. It is also
377 possible to specify per-languages faces. See the manual for details.
378 *** Links are now customizable
379 Links can now have custom colors, tooltips, keymaps, display behavior,
380 etc... Links are now centralized in ~org-link-parameters~.
382 *** ~org-next-line-empty-p~
383 It replaces the deprecated ~next~ argument to ~org-previous-line-empty-p~.
384 *** ~org-show-children~
385 It is a faster implementation of ~outline-show-children~.
388 *** ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag-refine~ has been removed.
389 Use ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~ instead.
390 *** ~org-agenda-todayp~ is deprecated.
391 Use ~org-agenda-today-p~ instead.
392 *** ~org-babel-get-header~ is removed.
393 Use ~org-babel--get-vars~ or ~assq~ instead, as applicable.
394 *** ~org-babel-trim~ is deprecated.
395 Use ~org-trim~ instead.
396 *** ~org-element-remove-indentation~ is deprecated.
397 Use ~org-remove-indentation~ instead.
398 *** ~org-image-file-name-regexp~ is deprecated
399 Use ~image-file-name-regexp~ instead.
400 The never-used-in-core ~extensions~ argument has been dropped.
402 *** ~org-list-parse-list~ is deprecated
403 Use ~org-list-to-lisp~ instead.
404 *** ~org-on-heading-p~ is deprecated
405 A comment to this effect was in the source code since 7.8.03, but
406 now a byte-compiler warning will be generated as well.
408 *** ~org-table-p~ is deprecated
409 Use ~org-at-table-p~ instead.
411 *** ~org-table-recognize-table.el~ is deprecated
412 It was not called by any org code since 2010.
414 *** Various reimplementations of cl-lib functions are deprecated
415 The affected functions are:
418 - ~org-remove-if-not~
423 Additionally, ~org-sublist~ is deprecated in favor of ~cl-subseq~. Note
424 the differences in indexing conventions: ~org-sublist~ is 1-based and
425 end-inclusive; ~cl-subseq~ is 0-based and end-exclusive.
428 *** Remove all options related to ~ido~ or ~iswitchb~
429 This includes ~org-completion-use-iswitchb~ and ~org-completion-use-ido~.
430 Instead Org uses regular functions, e.g., ~completion-read~ so as to
431 let those libraries operate.
432 *** Remove ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~
433 Two consecutive blank lines always terminate all levels of current
435 *** ~fixltx2e~ is removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
436 fixltx2e is obsolete, see LaTeX News 22.
438 *** Allow multiple receiver locations in radio tables and lists
439 *** Allow angular links within link descriptions
440 It is now allowed to write, e.g.,
441 ~[[http:orgmode.org][<file:unicorn.png>]]~ as an equivalent to
442 ~[[http:orgmode.org][file:unicorn.png]]~. The advantage of the former
443 is that spaces are allowed within the path.
445 *** Beamer export back-ends uses ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
447 *** ~:preparation-function~ called earlier during publishing
448 Functions in this list are called before any file is associated to the
449 current projet. Thus, they can be used to generate to be published
452 *** Function ~org-remove-indentation~ changes.
453 The new algorithm doesn't remove TAB characters not used for
456 *** Secure placeholders in capture templates
457 Placeholders in capture templates are no longer expanded recursively.
458 However, ~%(...)~ constructs are expanded very late, so you can fill
459 the contents of the S-exp with the replacement text of non-interactive
460 placeholders. As before, interactive ones are still expanded as the
461 very last step, so the previous statement doesn't apply to them.
463 Note that only ~%(...)~ placeholders initially present in the
464 template, or introduced using a file placeholder, i.e., ~%[...]~ are
465 expanded. This prevents evaluating potentially malicious code when
466 another placeholder, e.g., ~%i~ expands to a S-exp.
468 *** Links stored by ~org-gnus-store-link~ in nnir groups
469 Since gnus nnir groups are temporary, ~org-gnus-store-link~ now refers
470 to the article's original group.
472 *** ~org-babel-check-confirm-evaluate~ is now a function instead of a macro
473 The calling convention has changed.
474 *** HTML export table row customization changes
475 Variable ~org-html-table-row-tags~ has been split into
476 ~org-html-table-row-open-tag~ and ~org-html-table-row-close-tag~.
477 Both new variables can be either a string or a function which will be
478 called with 6 parameters.
479 *** =ITEM= special property returns headline without stars
480 *** Rename ~org-insert-columns-dblock~ into ~org-columns-insert-dblock~
481 The previous name is, for the time being, kept as an obsolete alias.
482 *** ~org-trim~ can preserve leading indentation.
483 When setting a new optional argument to a non-nil value, ~org-trim~
484 preserves leading indentation while removing blank lines at the
485 beginning of the string. The behavior is identical for white space at
486 the end of the string.
487 *** Function ~org-info-export~ changes.
488 HTML links created from certain info links now point to =gnu.org= URL's rather
489 than just to local files. For example info links such as =info:emacs#List
490 Buffers= used to be converted to HTML links like this:
492 : <a href="emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
494 where local file =emacs.html= is referenced.
495 For most folks this file does not exist.
496 Thus the new behavior is to generate this HTML link instead:
498 : <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/emacs.html#List-Buffers">emacs#List Buffers</a>
500 All emacs related info links are similarly translated plus few other =gnu.org= manuals.
501 *** Repeaters with a ~++~ interval and a time can be shifted to later today
502 Previously, if a recurring task had a timestamp of
503 ~<2016-01-01 Fri 20:00 ++1d>~ and was completed on =2016-01-02= at
504 =08:00=, the task would skip =2016-01-02= and would be rescheduled for
505 =2016-01-03=. Timestamps with ~++~ cookies and a specific time will
506 now shift to the first possible future occurrence, even if the
507 occurrence is later the same day the task is completed. (Timestamps
508 already in the future are still shifted one time further into the
510 *** ~org-mobile-action-alist~ is now a defconst
511 It used to be a defcustom, with a warning that it shouldn't be
513 *** ~file+emacs~ and ~file+sys~ link types are deprecated
514 They are still supported in Org 9.0 but will eventually be removed in
515 a later release. Use ~file~ link type along with universal arguments
516 to force opening it in either Emacs or with system application.
519 ** Incompatible changes
521 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
523 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after a
524 headline and its planning line, when applicable.
526 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
527 logged before the property drawer.
529 The following function will repair them:
531 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
532 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
533 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
534 Ignore non Org buffers."
535 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
536 (org-with-wide-buffer
537 (goto-char (point-min))
538 (let ((case-fold-search t)
539 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
540 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
544 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
546 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
548 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
549 (when (and (< (point) end)
550 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
552 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
553 (eq (org-element-type
554 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
556 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
558 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
559 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
562 *** Using "COMMENT" is now equivalent to commenting with "#"
564 If you used "COMMENT" in headlines to prevent a subtree from being
565 exported, you can still do it but all information within the subtree
566 is now commented out, i.e. no #+OPTIONS line will be parsed or taken
567 into account when exporting.
569 If you want to exclude a headline from export while using its contents
570 for setting options, use =:noexport:= (see =org-export-exclude-tags=.)
572 *** =#+CATEGORY= keywords no longer apply partially to document
574 It was possible to use several such keywords and have them apply to
575 the text below until the next one, but strongly deprecated since Org
578 =#+CATEGORY= keywords are now global to the document. You can use node
579 properties to set category for a subtree, e.g.,
584 :CATEGORY: some category
588 *** New variable to control visibility when revealing a location
590 ~org-show-following-heading~, ~org-show-siblings~, ~org-show-entry-below~
591 and ~org-show-hierarchy-above~ no longer exist. Instead, visibility is
592 controlled through a single variable: ~org-show-context-detail~, which
595 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
597 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
598 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
600 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
601 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
603 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
605 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
606 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
608 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
610 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
611 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-previous-visible-heading~ respectively,
612 rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these functions. The Org
613 version of these functions skips over inline tasks (and even-level
614 headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
616 *** ~org-element-context~ no longer return objects in keywords
618 ~org-element-context~ used to return objects on some keywords, i.e.,
619 =TITLE=, =DATE= and =AUTHOR=. It now returns only the keyword.
621 *** ~org-timer-default-timer~ type changed from number to string
623 If you have, in your configuration, something like =(setq
624 org-timer-default-timer 10)= replace it with =(setq
625 org-timer-default-timer "10")=.
627 *** Functions signature changes
629 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
630 docstring for more information.
632 - ~org-export-collect-footnote-definitions~
633 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
634 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
635 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
636 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
639 *** Default lexical evaluation of emacs-lisp src blocks
640 Emacs-lisp src blocks in babel are now evaluated using lexical scoping. There is a new header to control this behavior.
642 The default results in an eval with lexical scoping.
645 This turns lexical scoping off in the eval (the former behavior).
648 This uses the lexical environment with x=42 in the eval.
651 *** Behavior of ~org-return~ changed
653 If point is before or after the headline title, insert a new line
654 without changing the headline.
656 *** Hierarchies of tags
657 The functionality of nesting tags in hierarchies is added to org-mode.
658 This is the generalization of what was previously called "Tag groups"
659 in the manual. That term is now changed to "Tag hierarchy".
661 The following in-buffer definition:
663 ,#+TAGS: [ Group : SubOne SubTwo ]
664 ,#+TAGS: [ SubOne : SubOne1 SubOne2 ]
665 ,#+TAGS: [ SubTwo : SubTwo1 SubTwo2 ]
668 Should be seen as the following tree of tags:
677 Searching for "Group" should return all tags defined above. Filtering
678 on SubOne filters also it's sub-tags. Etc.
680 There is no limit on the depth for the tag hierarchy.
682 *** Additional syntax for non-unique grouptags
683 Additional syntax is defined for grouptags if the tags in the group
684 don't have to be distinct on a heading.
686 Grouptags had to previously be defined with { }. This syntax is
687 already used for exclusive tags and Grouptags need their own,
688 non-exclusive syntax. This behaviour is achieved with [ ]. Note: {
689 } can still be used also for Grouptags but then only one of the
690 given tags can be used on the headline at the same time. Example:
692 [ group : sub1 sub2 ]
698 This is a more general case than the already existing syntax for
701 *** Define regular expression patterns as tags
702 Tags can be defined as grouptags with regular expressions as
705 The regular expressions in the group must be marked up within { }.
708 : #+TAGS: [ Project : {P@.+} ]
710 Searching for the tag Project will now list all tags also including
711 regular expression matches for P@.+. Good for example if tags for a
712 certain project is tagged with a common project-identifier,
715 *** Filtering in the agenda on grouptags (Tag hierarchies)
716 Filtering in the agenda on grouptags filter all of the related tags.
717 Exception if filter is applied with a (double) prefix-argument.
719 Filtering in the agenda on subcategories does not filter the "above"
722 If a grouptag contains a regular expression the regular expression
723 is also used as a filter.
725 *** Minor refactoring of ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~
726 Now uses the argument arg and optional argument exclude instead of
727 strip and narrow. ARG because the argument has multiple purposes and
728 makes more sense than strip now. The term narrowing is changed to
731 The main purpose is for the function to make more logical sense when
732 filtering on tags now when tags can be structured in hierarchies.
734 *** Babel: support for sed scripts
736 Thanks to Bjarte Johansen for this feature.
738 *** Babel: support for Processing language
740 New ob-processing.el library.
742 This library implements necessary functions for implementing editing
743 of Processing code blocks, viewing the resulting sketches in an
744 external viewer, and HTML export of the sketches.
746 Check the documentation for more.
748 Thanks to Jarmo Hurri for this feature.
750 *** New behaviour for `org-toggle-latex-fragment'
751 The new behaviour is the following:
753 - With a double prefix argument or with a single prefix argument
754 when point is before the first headline, toggle overlays in the
757 - With a single prefix argument, toggle overlays in the current
760 - On latex code, toggle overlay at point;
762 - Otherwise, toggle overlays in the current section.
764 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
766 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
767 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
769 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
771 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
772 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
775 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
777 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
778 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
779 ~org-drawers~ variable.
781 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
783 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
784 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
785 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
786 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
788 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
790 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
791 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
792 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
795 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
797 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch
800 *** New option in ASCII export
802 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting
803 ~org-ascii-list-margin~ variable to an appopriate integer.
805 *** New blocks in ASCII export
807 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and
808 =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT= blocks. See documentation for details.
810 *** More back-end specific publishing options
812 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
813 increased. See manual for details.
815 *** Export inline source blocks
817 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
818 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
819 in the output, depending on the parameters.
821 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
823 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
825 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
827 *** New function: ~org-export-get-reference~
829 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
831 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
832 more features. See docstring for details.
834 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
836 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
838 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
839 document, befor wrapping it within the template.
841 *** New :environment parameter when exporting example blocks to LaTeX
843 : #+ATTR_LATEX: :environment myverbatim
845 : This sentence is false.
848 will be exported using =@samp(myverbatim)= instead of =@samp(verbatim)=.
850 *** Various improvements on radio tables
852 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
853 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
854 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are
855 new parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
856 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
857 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
859 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
861 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction with
862 source blocks exported by the minted package.
864 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
866 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
867 would throw an error. A new variable
868 ~org-table-formula-create-columns~ was added to adjust this
869 behavior. It is now possible to silently add new columns, to do so
870 with a warning or to explicitly ask the user each time.
874 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
877 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
879 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
880 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
882 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
884 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
886 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
888 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is
889 now deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
890 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
892 *** New option: ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
894 See docstring for more information.
896 *** Export unnumbered headlines
898 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
899 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
900 property is inherited by children.
902 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
904 It is now possible to specify a function, both programatically,
905 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~
906 keys, to sort a table.
908 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
910 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See
913 *** Countdown timers can now be paused
915 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
918 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
920 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
921 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
923 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
925 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
926 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
928 *** ~{{{property}}}~ macro supports optional search argument
930 It is now possible to supply an optional search option to
931 ~{{{property}}}~ in order to retrieve remote properties optional. See
934 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
936 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
937 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
939 *** New entities family: "\_ "
941 "\_ " are used to insert up to 20 contiguous spaces in various
942 back-ends. In particular, this family can be used to introduce
943 leading spaces within table cells.
945 *** New MathJax configuration options
947 Org uses the MathJax CDN by default. See the manual and the docstring
948 of ~org-html-mathjax-options~ for details.
950 *** New behaviour in `org-export-options-alist'
952 When defining a back-end, it is now possible to specify to give
953 `parse' behaviour on a keyword. It is equivalent to call
954 `org-element-parse-secondary-string' on the value.
956 However, parsed =KEYWORD= is automatically associated to an
957 =:EXPORT_KEYWORD:= property, which can be used to override the keyword
958 value during a subtree export. Moreover, macros are expanded in such
959 keywords and properties.
961 *** Viewport support in html export
963 Viewport for mobile-optimized website is now automatically inserted
964 when exporting to html. See ~org-html-viewport~ for details.
966 *** New ~#+SUBTITLE~ export keyword
968 Org can typeset a subtitle in some export backends. See the manual
971 *** Remotely edit a footnote definition
973 Calling ~org-edit-footnote-reference~ (C-c ') on a footnote reference
974 allows to edit its definition, as long as it is not anonymous, in
975 a dedicated buffer. It works even if buffer is currently narrowed.
977 *** New function ~org-delete-indentation~ bound to ~M-^~
979 Work as ~delete-indentation~ unless at heading, in which case text is
980 added to headline text.
982 *** Support for images in Texinfo export
984 ~Texinfo~ back-end now handles images. See manual for details.
986 *** Support for captions in Texinfo export
988 Tables and source blocks can now have captions. Additionally, lists
989 of tables and lists of listings can be inserted in the document with
992 *** Countdown timer support hh:mm:ss format
994 In addition to setting countdown timers in minutes, they can also be
995 set using the hh:mm:ss format.
997 *** Extend ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~
999 ~org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift~ now accepts 0 as an argument for
1000 the number of clones, which removes the repeater from the original
1001 subtree and creates one shifted, repeating clone.
1003 *** New time block for clock tables: ~untilnow~
1005 It encompasses all past closed clocks.
1007 *** Support for the ~polyglossia~ LaTeX package
1009 See the docstring of ~org-latex-classes~ and
1010 ~org-latex-guess-polyglossia-language~ for details.
1012 *** None-floating tables, graphics and blocks can have captions
1014 *** `org-insert-heading' can be forced to insert top-level headline
1016 ** Removed functions
1018 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
1020 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
1022 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
1024 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
1025 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
1026 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
1027 accessible from the export dispatcher.
1029 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
1031 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
1033 *** Removed function ~org-export-solidify-link-text~
1035 This function, being non-bijective, introduced bug in internal
1036 references. Use ~org-export-get-reference~ instead.
1038 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
1040 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
1043 *** Removed functions ~org-table-colgroup-line-p~, ~org-table-cookie-line-p~
1045 These functions were left-over from pre 8.0 era. They are not correct
1046 anymore. Since they are not needed, they have no replacement.
1049 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
1051 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
1054 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
1055 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
1057 *** ~org-export-with-creator~ is a boolean
1059 Special ~comment~ value is no longer allowed. It is possible to use a
1060 body filter to add comments about the creator at the end of the
1063 *** Removed option =org-html-use-unicode-chars=
1065 Setting this to non-nil was problematic as it converted characters
1066 everywhere in the buffer, possibly corrupting URLs.
1068 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
1070 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name=
1071 at the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behaviour is to use the
1072 value of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=.
1073 To chose a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind
1074 this variable locally.
1076 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
1078 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
1079 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
1080 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
1081 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
1082 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
1084 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
1086 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
1087 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
1090 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
1092 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
1094 *** Removed option ~org-entities-ascii-explanatory~
1096 This variable has no effect since Org 8.0.
1098 *** Removed option ~org-table-error-on-row-ref-crossing-hline~
1100 This variable has no effect since August 2009.
1102 *** Removed MathML-related options from ~org-html-mathjax-options~
1104 MathJax automatically chooses the best display technology based on the
1105 end-users browser. You may force initial usage of MathML via
1106 ~org-html-mathjax-template~ or by setting the ~path~ property of
1107 ~org-html-mathjax-options~.
1109 *** Removed comment-related filters
1111 ~org-export-filter-comment-functions~ and
1112 ~org-export-filter-comment-block-functions~ variables do not exist
1116 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
1118 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
1120 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
1122 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
1123 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
1125 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
1127 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
1128 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
1131 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
1133 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
1134 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
1136 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
1138 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
1140 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
1142 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
1143 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
1144 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
1145 particular test failure was introduced.
1147 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
1149 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
1150 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as
1151 well as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~
1152 when ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
1154 *** ~org-latex-hyperref-template~, ~org-latex-title-command~ formatting
1156 New formatting keys are supported. See the respective docstrings.
1157 Note, ~org-latex-hyperref-template~ has a new default value.
1159 *** ~float, wasysym, marvosym~ are removed from ~org-latex-default-packages-alist~
1161 If you require any of these package add them to your preamble via
1162 ~org-latex-packages-alist~. Org also uses default LaTeX ~\tolerance~
1165 *** When exporting, throw an error on unresolved id/fuzzy links and code refs
1167 This helps spotting wrong links.
1170 ** Incompatible changes
1171 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
1172 This may require two changes in user config.
1174 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
1175 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
1176 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
1178 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
1180 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
1181 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
1182 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
1184 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
1185 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
1187 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
1191 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
1193 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
1195 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
1196 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
1197 option keywords like :html-include-style.
1199 So you need to replace
1201 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
1205 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
1207 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
1208 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
1210 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
1212 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
1213 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
1214 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
1216 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
1217 the other optional arguments accordingly.
1219 *** Export back-ends are now structures
1221 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
1222 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
1223 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
1226 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
1228 ** Important bugfixes
1230 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
1231 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
1233 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
1235 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
1236 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
1237 separator starting a TOTO match string.
1240 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
1242 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
1244 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
1246 - Support SVG images
1247 - Support for .pgf files
1248 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
1249 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
1250 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
1251 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
1252 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
1253 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
1254 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
1256 *** New functions for paragraph motion
1258 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
1259 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
1260 in a paragraph-like way.
1262 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
1264 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
1265 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
1266 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
1267 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
1268 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
1270 *** Anonymous export back-ends
1272 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
1273 which can then be passed to export functions like
1274 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
1276 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
1277 registering a new back-end.
1279 *** New agenda fortnight view
1281 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
1282 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
1285 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
1287 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
1288 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
1290 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
1291 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
1292 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
1294 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
1295 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
1297 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
1298 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
1299 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
1300 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
1301 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
1304 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
1306 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
1308 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
1310 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
1312 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
1314 See [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
1316 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
1318 If you set this to the following
1320 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
1322 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
1324 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
1326 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
1328 ** New contributed packages
1330 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
1331 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
1334 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
1335 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
1339 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
1341 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
1342 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
1343 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
1344 the same with example blocks.
1346 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
1353 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
1355 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
1358 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
1359 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
1360 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
1362 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
1363 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
1364 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
1365 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
1366 detailed explanations.
1368 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
1369 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
1370 function has been called already.
1372 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
1375 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
1377 ** Incompatible changes
1379 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
1381 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
1383 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
1384 you will have to update them.
1386 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
1388 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
1389 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
1391 **** New export engine
1393 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
1394 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
1395 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
1396 /all/ export back-ends.
1398 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
1399 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
1400 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
1401 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
1402 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
1404 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
1405 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
1407 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
1408 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
1409 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
1410 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
1412 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
1414 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
1416 should now be written
1418 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
1420 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
1421 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
1422 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
1424 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
1426 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
1428 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
1431 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
1432 remember templates into capture templates.
1434 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
1436 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
1437 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
1439 **** Note for third-party developers
1441 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
1442 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
1443 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
1445 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
1448 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
1450 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
1451 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
1452 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
1454 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
1455 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
1456 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
1459 - org-colview-xemacs.el
1460 - org-mac-message.el
1466 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
1467 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
1468 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
1470 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
1471 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
1473 ** New packages in core
1475 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
1477 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
1479 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
1481 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
1483 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
1485 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
1486 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
1488 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
1490 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
1492 ** New packages in contrib
1494 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
1496 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
1498 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
1501 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
1503 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
1504 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
1506 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
1509 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
1511 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
1513 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
1515 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
1517 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
1518 for starting headlines.
1520 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
1522 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
1523 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
1524 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
1525 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
1527 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
1529 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
1531 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
1533 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
1534 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
1537 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
1538 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
1541 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
1543 The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
1544 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
1547 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
1548 conversion from Org files to groff.
1550 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
1552 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
1554 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
1556 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
1557 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
1564 **** New export generic options
1566 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
1567 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
1569 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
1571 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
1572 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
1573 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
1574 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
1576 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
1577 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
1578 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
1579 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
1580 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
1581 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
1582 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
1583 contains time-stamps.
1585 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
1586 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
1587 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
1589 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
1591 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
1593 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
1595 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
1597 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
1598 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
1599 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
1600 *** Structure editing
1602 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
1603 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
1605 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
1606 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
1608 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
1610 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
1611 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
1612 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
1613 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
1616 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
1618 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
1619 _words__= will preserve markup.
1621 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
1623 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
1624 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
1625 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
1627 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
1629 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
1630 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
1632 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
1634 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
1635 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
1636 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
1637 forward and backward.
1639 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
1640 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
1642 Now Org will sort this list
1644 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
1645 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
1649 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
1650 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
1652 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
1653 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
1654 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
1656 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
1657 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
1658 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
1660 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
1663 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
1665 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
1666 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
1667 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
1669 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
1671 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
1672 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
1673 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
1674 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
1676 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
1678 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
1679 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
1680 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
1681 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
1682 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
1684 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
1686 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
1687 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
1688 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
1690 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
1691 *** Scheduled/deadline
1693 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
1695 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
1696 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
1697 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
1698 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
1700 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
1701 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
1702 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
1703 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
1705 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
1706 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
1707 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
1708 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
1709 control this globally or per agenda.
1711 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
1713 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
1715 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
1717 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
1718 *** Calendar, diary and appts
1720 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
1722 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
1723 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
1724 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
1726 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1727 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
1728 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
1730 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
1731 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
1733 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
1736 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
1738 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
1739 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
1740 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
1742 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
1744 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
1745 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
1746 only show their description, not the full links.
1749 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
1751 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
1752 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
1753 want to build a list of appointments.
1755 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
1756 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
1758 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
1760 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
1762 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
1763 time value (i.e. appointments).
1765 **** New agenda sorting strategies
1767 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
1769 | Strategy | Explanations |
1770 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
1771 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
1772 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
1773 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
1774 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
1775 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
1776 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
1777 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
1778 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
1779 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
1780 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
1782 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
1784 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
1785 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
1786 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
1788 These new options are available:
1790 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
1791 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
1792 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
1793 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
1795 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
1796 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
1797 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
1799 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
1800 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
1801 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
1802 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
1803 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
1804 non-tagged headlines.
1806 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
1808 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
1809 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
1810 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
1811 that take only =N= minutes.
1813 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
1815 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
1816 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
1817 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
1819 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
1821 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
1822 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
1824 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
1826 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
1827 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
1829 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
1832 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
1834 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
1835 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
1836 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
1838 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
1839 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
1841 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
1843 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
1844 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
1846 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
1848 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
1850 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
1851 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
1854 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
1856 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
1857 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
1858 asks for a confirmation.
1860 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
1862 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
1863 the mark of the entry at point.
1865 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
1866 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
1868 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
1870 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
1871 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
1874 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
1876 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
1877 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
1879 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
1881 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
1882 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
1884 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
1886 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
1887 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
1888 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
1889 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
1891 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1893 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
1894 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
1895 repeated beyond the current deadline.
1897 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
1899 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
1900 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
1901 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
1902 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
1904 Read the full docstring for details.
1906 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
1908 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
1911 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
1914 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
1916 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
1917 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
1920 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
1922 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
1923 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
1925 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
1927 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1928 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
1929 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
1930 check against the name of the buffer.
1933 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
1934 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
1935 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
1938 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
1939 agenda views, and for filtering.
1941 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
1945 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
1947 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
1948 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
1949 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
1951 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
1952 as if the protocol was not known.
1954 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
1956 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
1958 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
1959 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
1960 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
1963 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
1965 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
1966 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
1967 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
1969 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
1971 When storing a link to a headline like
1973 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
1975 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
1976 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
1977 there is no description.
1980 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
1982 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
1983 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
1984 those other formulas.
1986 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
1988 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
1989 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
1990 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
1993 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
1995 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
1996 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
1997 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
2000 **** New lookup functions
2002 There are now three lookup functions:
2004 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
2005 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
2006 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
2008 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
2009 *** Startup keywords
2011 These new startup keywords are now available:
2013 | Startup keyword | Option |
2014 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
2015 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
2016 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
2017 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
2018 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
2019 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
2020 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
2021 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
2022 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
2026 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
2028 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
2029 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
2030 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
2031 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
2033 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
2035 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
2036 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
2037 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
2040 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
2041 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
2043 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
2045 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
2046 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
2048 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
2050 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
2051 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
2052 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
2054 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
2055 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
2056 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
2057 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
2058 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
2059 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
2060 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
2063 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
2065 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
2067 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
2069 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
2070 same target than the block at point.
2072 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
2074 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
2075 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
2076 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
2078 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
2079 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
2082 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
2084 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
2085 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
2086 manual for a usage example.
2088 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
2090 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
2091 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
2092 collecting blocks for tangling.
2094 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
2095 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
2097 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
2098 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
2099 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
2100 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
2102 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
2103 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
2106 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
2107 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
2108 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
2109 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
2113 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
2114 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
2115 - [[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]]
2116 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
2117 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
2118 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
2119 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
2120 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
2121 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
2122 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
2123 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
2124 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
2125 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
2126 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
2127 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
2128 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
2129 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
2130 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports MacOSX version up to 10.8
2131 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
2135 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
2137 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
2139 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
2141 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
2143 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
2144 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
2145 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
2146 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
2147 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
2148 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
2149 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
2150 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
2152 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
2154 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
2155 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
2157 *** MobileOrg for iOS
2159 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
2160 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
2161 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
2165 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
2167 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
2168 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
2171 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
2172 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
2173 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
2174 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
2175 agenda type to this variable.
2177 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
2180 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
2181 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
2182 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
2183 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
2185 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
2187 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
2188 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
2189 invisible) blocked tasks.
2191 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
2193 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
2194 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
2196 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
2198 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
2199 ** No GPL manual anymore
2201 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
2202 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
2204 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
2206 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
2208 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
2209 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
2210 in most environments.
2214 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
2216 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
2218 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2219 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
2222 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
2223 available through http://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
2224 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
2227 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
2229 ** Overview of the new keybindings
2231 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
2232 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
2233 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
2234 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
2235 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
2236 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
2237 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
2238 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
2239 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
2240 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
2241 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
2242 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
2243 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
2244 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
2245 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
2247 ** New package and Babel language
2249 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
2251 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
2253 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
2254 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
2256 ** Incompatible changes
2258 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
2259 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
2261 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
2264 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
2265 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
2266 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
2268 ** New features and user-visible changes
2272 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
2273 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
2274 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
2275 core and many core functions rely on this package.
2277 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
2278 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
2280 See the docstrings for more details.
2282 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
2283 on =org-element.el=.
2285 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
2287 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
2288 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
2289 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
2290 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
2292 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
2294 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
2295 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
2296 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
2297 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
2299 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
2301 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
2303 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
2305 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
2308 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
2309 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
2311 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
2312 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
2313 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
2316 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
2319 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
2320 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
2321 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
2323 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
2324 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
2325 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
2330 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
2332 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
2333 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
2334 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
2335 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
2337 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
2338 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
2339 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
2340 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
2341 generating new ones.
2343 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
2346 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
2348 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
2349 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
2352 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2353 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
2354 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
2357 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
2358 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
2359 details on how to use this.
2361 **** Changes in bulk actions
2363 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
2364 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
2366 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
2367 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
2368 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
2369 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
2370 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
2372 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
2373 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
2375 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
2376 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
2379 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
2381 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
2383 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
2385 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
2386 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
2388 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
2390 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
2391 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
2392 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
2393 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
2396 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
2398 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
2401 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
2402 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
2403 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
2404 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
2405 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
2408 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
2410 See the [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
2412 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
2414 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
2415 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
2416 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
2417 filters and category filters.
2419 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
2420 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
2423 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
2424 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
2425 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
2430 **** Inserting links
2432 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
2433 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
2434 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
2437 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
2438 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
2439 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
2440 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
2442 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
2445 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
2447 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
2448 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
2449 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
2450 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
2452 **** New link type =help=
2454 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
2456 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
2457 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
2458 you go back to the same buffer.
2460 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
2462 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
2463 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
2466 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
2468 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
2470 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
2472 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
2474 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
2476 **** RET now follows time stamps links
2480 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
2482 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
2483 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
2484 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
2485 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
2487 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
2489 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
2490 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
2491 all headlines in the region.
2493 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
2495 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
2497 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
2498 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
2500 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
2502 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
2504 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
2506 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
2508 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
2510 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
2511 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
2512 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
2517 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
2519 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
2521 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
2523 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
2524 clocked entry, if any.
2526 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
2528 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
2530 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
2532 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
2533 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
2536 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
2537 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
2538 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
2542 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
2544 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
2547 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
2549 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
2550 cells in clockreport.
2552 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
2553 time cells in clockreport.
2556 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
2558 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
2559 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
2561 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
2562 in the mode line and/or frame title.
2564 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
2565 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
2566 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
2567 space in the frame title.
2571 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
2573 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
2574 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
2575 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
2576 don't want to see temporarily.
2578 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
2580 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
2582 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
2584 There are these new entities:
2586 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
2587 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
2588 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
2589 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
2590 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
2591 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
2593 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
2594 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
2595 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
2597 The face is back to a normal height.
2601 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
2602 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
2604 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
2605 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
2607 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
2609 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
2610 block will use its value as the column format.
2612 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
2614 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
2616 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
2618 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
2620 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
2621 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
2622 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
2623 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
2625 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
2629 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
2631 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
2633 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
2635 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
2637 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
2638 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
2639 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
2641 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
2643 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
2644 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
2645 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
2649 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
2651 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
2652 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
2653 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
2654 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
2656 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
2658 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
2659 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
2662 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
2663 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
2664 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
2667 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
2668 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
2669 more details on how to use this.
2671 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
2672 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
2674 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
2675 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
2678 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
2680 See the manual for more explanations.
2682 **** More control over empty lines
2684 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
2685 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
2688 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
2690 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
2694 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
2696 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
2697 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
2698 available) to print beautiful tables.
2700 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
2702 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
2703 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
2706 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
2708 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
2709 in the #+DATE option.
2711 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
2713 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
2715 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
2716 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
2718 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
2719 More languages are always welcome.
2721 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
2723 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
2724 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
2726 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
2727 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/cgit.cgi/org-mode.git/commit/?id=e9fd33][this commit]] for details)
2728 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
2729 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
2730 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
2731 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
2733 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
2734 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
2738 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
2740 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
2743 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
2745 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
2746 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
2748 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
2750 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
2752 It used to exports the results of the code.
2756 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
2757 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
2759 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
2760 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
2762 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
2764 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
2765 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
2766 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
2768 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
2769 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
2771 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
2772 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
2773 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
2776 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
2778 This will increment the effort value.
2780 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
2782 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
2784 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
2785 attach symbolic links.
2787 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
2789 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
2791 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
2792 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
2794 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
2796 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
2798 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
2799 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
2800 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
2802 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
2804 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
2805 all top level list items.
2807 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
2809 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
2811 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
2812 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
2814 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
2816 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
2818 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
2819 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
2820 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
2821 first headline in the region.
2823 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
2825 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
2828 ** Important bug fixes
2830 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
2832 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
2833 perform completion with meaningful values.
2835 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
2837 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
2838 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
2839 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2841 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
2842 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
2844 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
2845 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
2848 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
2849 the code and the license to your needs.
2851 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
2852 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
2856 ** Incompatible changes
2858 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
2860 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
2862 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
2864 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
2865 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
2866 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
2867 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
2870 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
2872 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
2873 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
2874 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
2876 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
2878 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
2879 =org-agenda-span= instead.
2881 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
2883 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
2885 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
2886 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
2887 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
2888 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
2889 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
2891 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
2892 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
2893 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
2894 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
2895 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
2896 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
2898 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
2899 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
2900 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
2903 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
2906 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
2907 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
2908 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
2909 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
2911 The two new variables are:
2913 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
2914 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
2915 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
2916 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
2917 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
2918 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
2919 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
2921 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
2922 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
2925 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
2928 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
2929 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
2930 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
2931 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
2933 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
2934 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
2935 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
2936 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
2939 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
2940 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
2941 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
2942 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
2943 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
2944 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
2947 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
2948 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
2949 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
2950 applies to the following packages:
2968 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
2969 you are using, you can remove it from
2970 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
2971 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
2974 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
2975 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
2976 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
2977 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
2978 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
2981 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
2983 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
2984 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
2985 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
2988 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
2990 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
2992 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
2994 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
2996 ** Important new features
2998 *** New Org to ODT exporter
3000 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
3002 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
3003 for more information on how to customize it.
3005 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
3007 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
3008 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
3009 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
3010 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
3012 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
3013 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
3014 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
3016 To switch over to the new system:
3020 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
3022 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
3023 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
3024 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
3025 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
3026 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
3028 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
3030 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
3033 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
3036 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
3038 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
3039 you have decided to move over completely to the new
3040 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
3041 with using both system in parallel.
3045 *** New Org libraries
3046 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
3048 Implement links to eshell buffers.
3050 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
3052 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
3054 To use, put the following in your init file:
3057 (require 'org-special-blocks)
3060 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
3061 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
3062 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
3063 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
3064 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
3065 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
3066 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
3067 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
3068 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
3071 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
3073 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
3074 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
3076 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
3078 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
3079 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
3080 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
3083 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
3084 call function to do something special with text links.
3086 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
3088 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
3090 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
3091 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
3092 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
3095 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
3097 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
3099 *** New Babel libraries
3101 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
3102 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
3103 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
3104 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
3105 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
3106 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
3107 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
3109 ** Other new features and various enhancements
3113 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
3115 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
3116 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
3117 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
3118 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
3119 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
3120 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
3122 The key new functions are
3124 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
3125 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
3126 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
3128 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
3129 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
3131 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
3132 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
3134 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
3135 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
3137 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
3139 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
3140 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
3141 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
3143 **** Modified link escaping
3145 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
3147 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
3148 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
3149 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
3150 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
3153 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
3154 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
3155 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
3156 : percent escaped links are solved.
3158 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
3160 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
3162 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
3163 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
3165 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
3167 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
3169 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
3170 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
3171 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
3172 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
3173 string to be executed.
3175 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
3176 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
3180 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
3181 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
3184 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
3188 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
3190 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
3191 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
3192 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
3193 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
3195 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
3196 will work on the current entry.
3198 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
3199 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
3201 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
3203 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
3205 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
3208 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
3209 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
3214 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
3216 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
3217 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
3218 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
3220 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
3222 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
3223 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
3224 entries using a function.
3226 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
3227 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
3228 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
3230 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
3232 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
3233 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
3234 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
3236 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
3238 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
3239 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
3240 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
3241 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
3242 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
3243 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
3245 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
3249 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
3251 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
3252 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
3254 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
3255 docstring of these variable for details about available
3258 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
3259 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
3260 formatting string will insert a string.
3262 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
3264 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
3265 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
3266 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
3267 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
3268 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
3269 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
3270 C-e u=, respectively.
3272 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
3273 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
3274 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
3275 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
3276 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
3279 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
3281 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
3282 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
3284 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
3286 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
3287 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
3289 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
3291 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
3292 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
3293 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
3294 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
3295 section]] in the manual for more details.
3297 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
3298 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
3299 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
3304 **** Refile targets can now be cached
3306 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
3307 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
3308 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
3309 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
3310 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
3312 **** New logging support for refiling
3314 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
3315 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
3318 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
3322 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
3324 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
3328 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
3330 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
3331 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
3333 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
3335 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
3336 the displayed in the buffer.
3338 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
3340 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
3342 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
3343 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
3345 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
3346 |--------+--------+---------|
3347 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
3348 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
3350 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
3353 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
3356 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
3358 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
3360 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
3361 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
3368 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
3369 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
3372 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
3374 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
3376 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
3377 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
3379 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
3383 **** Improved handling of lists
3385 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
3387 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
3388 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
3389 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
3392 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
3393 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
3394 counters like [@c] or [@W].
3396 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
3397 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
3398 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
3399 `org-list-export-context'.
3401 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
3402 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
3403 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
3405 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
3406 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
3407 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
3408 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
3409 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
3411 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
3412 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
3413 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
3415 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
3417 *** Inline display of linked images
3419 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
3420 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
3421 that have no description part will be inlined.
3423 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
3425 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
3426 from 1, you can now do it like this:
3428 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
3430 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
3432 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
3433 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
3434 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
3435 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
3436 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
3437 into account all header arguments, and variables.
3439 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
3440 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
3441 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
3444 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
3445 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
3446 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
3447 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
3448 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
3449 properties or in tables.
3451 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
3452 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
3453 names, and rownames across all languages.
3455 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
3457 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
3459 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
3460 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
3461 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
3463 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
3465 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
3466 request by Scott Otterson.
3468 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
3470 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
3471 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
3472 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
3473 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
3474 superscripts, see the variable
3475 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
3477 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
3479 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
3481 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
3482 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
3483 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
3484 following new faces:
3486 =org-document-title=
3488 =org-document-info-keyword=
3490 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
3491 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
3493 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
3495 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
3497 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
3498 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
3499 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
3500 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
3501 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
3502 property is affected by this setting.
3504 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
3505 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
3507 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
3509 Requested by Michael Brand.
3511 **** Better level cycling function
3513 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
3514 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
3515 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
3516 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
3518 **** Adaptive filling
3520 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
3521 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
3522 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
3523 comments to be filled correctly.
3525 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
3527 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
3529 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
3531 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
3533 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
3534 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
3536 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
3540 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
3542 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
3543 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
3544 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
3545 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
3547 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
3549 **** Localized clock tables
3551 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
3552 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
3553 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
3554 available translated strings.
3556 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
3558 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
3559 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
3560 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
3561 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
3563 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
3565 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
3567 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
3568 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
3569 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
3570 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
3573 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
3577 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
3579 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
3580 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
3582 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
3584 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
3586 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
3587 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
3588 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
3591 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
3594 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
3596 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
3597 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
3602 org-table-current-line
3606 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
3608 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
3609 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
3612 This was requested by Tom.
3614 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
3616 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
3617 example by viewing from the agenda.
3619 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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