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12 ** Incompatible changes
13 *** Properties drawers syntax changes
14 Properties drawers are now required to be located right after
15 a headline and its planning line, when applicable.
17 It will break some documents as TODO states changes were sometimes
18 logged before the property drawer. The following function will repair
21 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
22 (defun org-repair-property-drawers ()
23 "Fix properties drawers in current buffer.
24 Ignore non Org buffers."
25 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
27 (goto-char (point-min))
28 (let ((case-fold-search t)
29 (inline-re (and (featurep 'org-inlinetask)
30 (concat (org-inlinetask-outline-regexp)
34 (unless (and inline-re (org-looking-at-p inline-re))
36 (let ((end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point))))
38 (when (org-looking-at-p org-planning-line-re) (forward-line))
39 (when (and (< (point) end)
40 (not (org-looking-at-p org-property-drawer-re))
42 (and (re-search-forward org-property-drawer-re end t)
44 (save-match-data (org-element-at-point)))
46 (insert (delete-and-extract-region
48 (min (1+ (match-end 0)) end)))
49 (unless (bolp) (insert "\n"))))))))))))
51 *** =#+CATEGORY= keywords no longer apply partially to document
52 It was possible to use several such keywords and have them apply to
53 the text below until the next one, but strongly deprecated since Org
56 =#+CATEGORY= keywords are now global to the document. You can use
57 node properties to set category for a subtree, e.g.,
62 :CATEGORY: some category
65 *** New variable to control visibility when revealing a location
66 ~org-show-following-heading~, ~org-show-siblings~,
67 ~org-show-entry-below~ and ~org-show-hierarchy-above~ no longer exist.
68 Instead, visibility is controlled through a single variable:
69 ~org-show-context-detail~, which see.
70 *** Replace disputed keys again when reading a date
71 ~org-replace-disputed-keys~ has been ignored when reading date since
72 version 8.1, but the former behavior is restored again.
74 Keybinding for reading date can be customized with a new variable
75 ~org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map~.
76 *** No default title is provided when =TITLE= keyword is missing
77 Skipping =TITLE= keyword no longer provides the current file name, or
78 buffer name, as the title. Instead, simply ignore the title.
80 The following functions require an additional argument. See their
81 docstring for more information.
82 - ~org-export-collect-footnote-definitions~
83 - ~org-html-format-headline-function~
84 - ~org-html-format-inlinetask-function~
85 - ~org-latex-format-headline-function~
86 - ~org-latex-format-inlinetask-function~
87 *** Default bindings of =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= changed
88 The key sequences =C-c C-n= and =C-c C-p= are now bound to
89 ~org-next-visible-heading~ and ~org-next-visible-heading~
90 respectively, rather than the =outline-mode= versions of these
91 functions. The Org version of these functions skips over inline tasks
92 (and even-level headlines when ~org-odd-levels-only~ is set).
93 *** ~org-element-context~ no longer return objects in keywords
94 ~org-element-context~ used to return objects on some keywords, i.e.,
95 =TITLE=, =DATE= and =AUTHOR=. It now returns only the keyword.
97 *** Removed function ~org-translate-time~
98 Use ~org-timestamp-translate~ instead.
99 *** Removed function ~org-beamer-insert-options-template~
100 This function inserted a Beamer specific template at point or in
101 current subtree. Use ~org-export-insert-default-template~ instead, as
102 it provides more features and covers all export back-ends. It is also
103 accessible from the export dispatcher.
104 *** Removed function ~org-timer-cancel-timer~
105 ~org-timer-stop~ now stops both relative and countdown timers.
106 *** Removed function ~org-export-solidify-link-text~
107 This function, being non-bijective, introduced bug in internal
108 references. Use ~org-export-get-reference~ instead.
109 *** Removed function ~org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers~
110 The function is superseded by ~org-end-of-meta-data~, called with an
113 *** ~org-list-empty-line-terminates-plain-lists~ is deprecated
114 It will be kept in code base until next release, for backward
117 If you need to separate consecutive lists with blank lines, always use
118 two of them, as if this option was nil (default value).
119 *** ~org-export-with-creator~ is a boolean
120 Special ~comment~ value is no longer allowed. It is possible to use
121 a body filter to add comments about the creator at the end of the
123 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-command=
124 This undocumented option defaulted to the value of =shell-file-name=
125 at the time of loading =ob-shell=. The new behaviour is to use the
126 value of =shell-file-name= directly when the shell langage is =shell=.
127 To chose a different shell, either customize =shell-file-name= or bind
128 this variable locally.
129 *** Removed option =org-babel-sh-var-quote-fmt=
130 This undocumented option was supposed to provide different quoting
131 styles when changing the shell type. Changing the shell type can now
132 be done directly from the source block and the quoting style has to be
133 compatible across all shells, so a customization doesn't make sense
134 anymore. The chosen hard coded quoting style conforms to POSIX.
135 *** Removed option ~org-insert-labeled-timestamps-at-point~
136 Setting this option to anything else that the default value (nil)
137 would create invalid planning info. This dangerous option is now
139 *** Removed option ~org-koma-letter-use-title~
140 Use org-export-with-title instead. See also below.
141 *** Removed option ~org-entities-ascii-explanatory~
142 This variable had no effect since Org 8.0.
143 *** Removed MathML-related options from ~org-html-mathjax-options~
144 MathJax automatically chooses the best display technology based on the
145 end-users browser. You may force initial usage of MathML via
146 ~org-html-mathjax-template~ or by setting the ~path~ property of
147 ~org-html-mathjax-options~.
148 *** Removed comment-related filters
149 ~org-export-filter-comment-functions~ and
150 ~org-export-filter-comment-block-functions~ variables do not exist
153 *** Hierarchies of tags
154 The functionality of nesting tags in hierarchies is added to org-mode.
155 This is the generalization of what was previously called "Tag groups"
156 in the manual. That term is now changed to "Tag hierarchy".
158 The following in-buffer definition:
160 ,#+TAGS: [ Group : SubOne SubTwo ]
161 ,#+TAGS: [ SubOne : SubOne1 SubOne2 ]
162 ,#+TAGS: [ SubTwo : SubTwo1 SubTwo2 ]
165 Should be seen as the following tree of tags:
174 Searching for "Group" should return all tags defined above. Filtering
175 on SubOne filters also it's sub-tags. Etc.
177 There is no limit on the depth for the tag hierarchy.
179 *** Additional syntax for non-unique grouptags
180 Additional syntax is defined for grouptags if the tags in the group
181 don't have to be distinct on a heading.
183 Grouptags had to previously be defined with { }. This syntax is
184 already used for exclusive tags and Grouptags need their own,
185 non-exclusive syntax. This behaviour is achieved with [ ]. Note: {
186 } can still be used also for Grouptags but then only one of the
187 given tags can be used on the headline at the same time. Example:
189 [ group : sub1 sub2 ]
195 This is a more general case than the already existing syntax for
198 *** Define regular expression patterns as tags
199 Tags can be defined as grouptags with regular expressions as
202 The regular expressions in the group must be marked up within { }.
205 : #+TAGS: [ Project : {P@.+} ]
207 Searching for the tag Project will now list all tags also including
208 regular expression matches for P@.+. Good for example if tags for a
209 certain project is tagged with a common project-identifier,
212 *** Filtering in the agenda on grouptags (Tag hierarchies)
213 Filtering in the agenda on grouptags filter all of the related tags.
214 Exception if filter is applied with a (double) prefix-argument.
216 Filtering in the agenda on subcategories does not filter the "above"
219 If a grouptag contains a regular expression the regular expression
220 is also used as a filter.
222 *** Minor refactoring of ~org-agenda-filter-by-tag~
223 Now uses the argument arg and optional argument exclude instead of
224 strip and narrow. ARG because the argument has multiple purposes and
225 makes more sense than strip now. The term narrowing is changed to
228 The main purpose is for the function to make more logical sense when
229 filtering on tags now when tags can be structured in hierarchies.
231 *** New behaviour for `org-toggle-latex-fragment'.
232 The new behaviour is the following:
234 - With a double prefix argument or with a single prefix argument
235 when point is before the first headline, toggle overlays in the
238 - With a single prefix argument, toggle overlays in the current
241 - On latex code, toggle overlay at point;
243 - Otherwise, toggle overlays in the current section.
245 *** Additional markup with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
246 The content of the included file can now be optionally marked up, for
247 instance as HTML. See the documentation for details.
248 *** File links with =#+INCLUDE= keyword
249 Objects can be extracted via =#+INCLUDE= using file links. It is
250 possible to include only the contents of the object. See manual for
252 *** Additional =:hline= processing to ob-shell
253 If the argument =:hlines yes= is present in a babel call, an optional
254 argument =:hlines-string= can be used to define a string to use as a
255 representation for the lisp symbol ='hline= in the shell program. The
257 *** Drawers do not need anymore to be referenced in =#+DRAWERS=
258 One can use a drawer without listing it in the =#+DRAWERS= keyword,
259 which is now obsolete. As a consequence, this change also deprecates
260 ~org-drawers~ variable.
261 *** ~org-edit-special~ can edit export blocks
262 Using C-c ' on an export block now opens a sub-editing buffer. Major
263 mode in that buffer is determined by export backend name (e.g.,
264 "latex" \to "latex-mode"). You can define exceptions to this rule by
265 configuring ~org-src-lang-modes~, which see.
266 *** Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
267 For example, it is now possible to number lines using the =-n= switch
269 *** New option in ASCII export
270 Plain lists can have an extra margin by setting
271 ~org-ascii-list-margin~ variable to an appopriate integer.
272 *** New blocks in ASCII export
273 ASCII export now supports =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT= and
274 =#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT= blocks. See documentation for details.
275 *** More back-end specific publishing options
276 The number of publishing options specific to each back-end has been
277 increased. See manual for details.
278 *** Export inline source blocks
279 Inline source code was used to be removed upon exporting. They are
280 now handled as standard code blocks, i.e., the source code can appear
281 in the output, depending on the parameters.
282 *** Extend ~org-export-first-sibling-p~ and ~org-export-last-sibling-p~
283 These functions now support any element or object, not only headlines.
284 *** New function: ~org-export-table-row-in-header-p~
285 *** New function: ~org-export-get-reference~
286 *** New function: ~org-element-lineage~
287 This function deprecates ~org-export-get-genealogy~. It also provides
288 more features. See docstring for details.
289 *** New function: ~org-element-copy~
290 *** New filter: ~org-export-filter-body-functions~
291 Functions in this filter are applied on the body of the exported
292 document, befor wrapping it within the template.
293 *** Improve radio tables
294 Radio tables feature now relies on Org's export framework ("ox.el").
295 ~:no-escape~ parameter no longer exists, but additional global
296 parameters are now supported: ~:raw~, ~:backend~. Moreover, there are
297 new parameters specific to some pre-defined translators, e.g.,
298 ~:environment~ and ~:booktabs~ for ~orgtbl-to-latex~. See translators
299 docstrings (including ~orgtbl-to-generic~) for details.
300 *** Non-floating minted listings in Latex export
301 It is not possible to specify =#+attr_latex: :float nil= in conjunction with
302 source blocks exported by the minted package.
303 *** Field formulas can now create columns as needed
304 Previously, evaluating formulas that referenced out-of-bounds columns
305 would throw an error. A new variable
306 ~org-table-formula-create-columns~ was added to adjust this
307 behavior. It is now possible to silently add new columns, to do so
308 with a warning or to explicitly ask the user each time.
310 Ability to plot values in a column through ASCII-art bars. See manual
312 *** New hook: ~org-archive-hook~
313 This hook is called after successfully archiving a subtree, with point
314 on the original subtree, not yet deleted.
315 *** New option: ~org-attach-archive-delete~
316 When non-nil, attachments from archived subtrees are removed.
317 *** New option: ~org-latex-caption-above~
318 This variable generalizes ~org-latex-table-caption-above~, which is
319 now deprecated. In addition to tables, it applies to source blocks,
320 special blocks and images. See docstring for more information.
321 *** New option: ~org-latex-prefer-user-labels~
322 See docstring for more information.
323 *** Export unnumbered headlines
324 Headlines, for which the property ~UNNUMBERED~ is non-nil, are now
325 exported without section numbers irrespective of their levels. The
326 property is inherited by children.
327 *** Tables can be sorted with an arbitrary function
328 It is now possible to specify a function, both programatically,
329 through a new optional argument, and interactively with ~f~ or ~F~
330 keys, to sort a table.
331 *** Table of contents can be local to a section
332 The ~TOC~ keywords now accepts an optional ~local~ parameter. See
334 *** Countdown timers can now be paused.
335 ~org-timer-pause-time~ now pauses and restarts both relative and
337 *** New option ~only-window~ for ~org-agenda-window-setup~
338 When ~org-agenda-window-setup~ is set to ~only-window~, the agenda is
339 displayed as the sole window of the current frame.
340 *** ~{{{date}}}~ macro supports optional formatting argument
341 It is now possible to supply and optional formatting argument to
342 ~{{{date}}}~. See manual for details.
343 *** ~{{{property}}}~ macro supports optional search argument
344 It is now possible to supply an optional search option to
345 ~{{{property}}}~ in order to retrieve remote properties optional. See
347 *** New option ~org-export-with-title~
348 It is possible to suppress the title insertion with ~#+OPTIONS:
349 title:nil~ or globally using the variable ~org-export-with-title~.
350 *** New entities family: "\_ "
351 "\_ " are used to insert up to 20 contiguous spaces in various
352 back-ends. In particular, this family can be used to introduce
353 leading spaces within table cells.
354 *** New MathJax configuration options.
355 Org uses the MathJax CDN by default. See the manual and the docstring
356 of ~org-html-mathjax-options~ for details.
357 *** New behaviour in `org-export-options-alist'
358 When defining a back-end, it is now possible to specify to give
359 `parse' behaviour on a keyword. It is equivalent to call
360 `org-element-parse-secondary-string' on the value.
362 However, parsed =KEYWORD= is automatically associated to an
363 =:EXPORT_KEYWORD:= property, which can be used to override the keyword
364 value during a subtree export. Moreover, macros are expanded in such
365 keywords and properties.
366 *** Viewport support in html export
367 Viewport for mobile-optimized website is now automatically inserted
368 when exporting to html. See ~org-html-viewport~ for details.
369 *** New ~#+SUBTITLE~ export keyword
370 Org can typeset a subtitle in some export backends. See the manual
372 *** Edit remotely a footnote definition
373 Calling ~org-edit-footnote-reference~ (C-c ') on a footnote reference
374 allows to edit its definition, as long as it is not anonymous, in
375 a dedicated buffer. It works even if buffer is currently narrowed.
377 *** Strip all meta data from ITEM special property
378 ITEM special property does not contain TODO, priority or tags anymore.
379 *** File names in links accept are now compatible with URI syntax
380 Absolute file names can now start with =///= in addition to =/=. E.g.,
381 =[[file:///home/me/unicorn.jpg]]=.
382 *** Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
383 As a consequence, it is possible to include multiple Org files with
384 footnotes in a master document without being concerned about footnote
386 *** Mailto links now use regular URI syntax
387 This change deprecates old Org syntax for mailto links:
388 =mailto:user@domain::Subject=.
389 *** =QUOTE= keywords do not exist anymore
390 =QUOTE= keywords have been deprecated since Org 8.2.
391 *** Select tests to perform with the build system
392 The build system has been enhanced to allow test selection with a
393 regular expression by defining =BTEST_RE= during the test invocation.
394 This is especially useful during bisection to find just when a
395 particular test failure was introduced.
396 *** Exact heading search for external links ignore spaces and cookies
397 Exact heading search for links now ignore spaces and cookies. This is
398 the case for links of the form ~file:projects.org::*task title~, as
399 well as links of the form ~file:projects.org::some words~
400 when ~org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline~ is not nil.
401 *** ~org-latex-hyperref-template~, ~org-latex-title-command~ formatting
402 New formatting keys are supported. See the respective docstrings.
403 Note, ~org-latex-hyperref-template~ has a new default value.
406 ** Incompatible changes
407 *** =ob-sh.el= renamed to =ob-shell=
408 This may require two changes in user config.
410 1. In =org-babel-do-load-languages=, change =(sh . t)= to =(shell . t)=.
411 2. Edit =local.mk= files to change the value of =BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES=
412 to remove "sh" and include "shell".
414 *** Combine org-mac-message.el and org-mac-link-grabber into org-mac-link.el
416 Please remove calls to =(require 'org-mac-message)= and =(require
417 'org-mac-link-grabber)= in your =.emacs= initialization file. All you
418 need now is =(require 'org-mac-link)=.
420 Additionally, replace any calls to =ogml-grab-link= to
421 =org-mac-grab-link=. For example, replace this line:
423 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'omgl-grab-link)
427 : (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'org-mac-grab-link)
429 *** HTML export: Replace =HTML_HTML5_FANCY= by =:html-html5-fancy= (...)
431 Some of the HTML specific export options in Org <8.1 are either nil or
432 t, like =#+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=. We replaced these binary options with
433 option keywords like :html-include-style.
435 So you need to replace
437 : #+HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE: t
441 : #+OPTIONS: :html-include-style t
443 Options affected by this change: =HTML5_FANCY=, =HTML_INCLUDE_SCRIPTS=
444 and =HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE=.
446 *** Add an argument to ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-buffer~
448 ~org-export-to-file~ and ~org-export-to-file~ can run in a different
449 process when provided a non-nil =ASYNC= optional argument, without
450 relying on ~org-export-async-start~ macro.
452 Since =ASYNC= is the first of optional arguments, you have to shift
453 the other optional arguments accordingly.
455 *** Export back-ends are now structures
457 Export back-ends are now structures, and stored as such in the
458 communication channel during an export process. In other words, from
459 now on, ~(plist-get info :back-end)~ will return a structure instead
462 Arguments in hooks and in filters are still symbols, though.
464 ** Important bugfixes
466 *** [[doc:org-insert-heading][org-insert-heading]] has been rewritten and bugs are now fixed
467 *** The replacement of disputed keys is now turned of when reading a date
469 *** Match string for sparse trees can now contain a slash in a property value
471 You can now have searches like SOMEPROP="aaa/bbb". Until now,
472 this would break because the slash would be interpreted as the
473 separator starting a TOTO match string.
476 *** =C-c ^ x= will now sort checklist items by their checked status
478 See [[doc:org-sort-list][org-sort-list]]: hitting =C-c ^ x= will put checked items at the end
480 *** Various LaTeX export enhancements
483 - Support for .pgf files
484 - LaTeX Babel blocks can now be exported as =.tikz= files
485 - Allow =latexmk= as an option for [[doc:org-latex-pdf-process][org-latex-pdf-process]]
486 - When using =\usepackage[AUTO]{babel}=, AUTO will automatically be
487 replaced with a value compatible with ~org-export-default-language~
488 or ~LANGUAGE~ keyword.
489 - The dependency on the =latexsym= LaTeX package has been removed, we
490 now use =amssymb= symbols by default instead.
492 *** New functions for paragraph motion
494 The commands =C-down= and =C-up= now invoke special commands
495 that use knowledge from the org-elements parser to move the cursor
496 in a paragraph-like way.
498 *** New entities in =org-entities.el=
500 Add support for ell, imath, jmath, varphi, varpi, aleph, gimel, beth,
501 dalet, cdots, S (§), dag, ddag, colon, therefore, because, triangleq,
502 leq, geq, lessgtr, lesseqgtr, ll, lll, gg, ggg, prec, preceq,
503 preccurlyeq, succ, succeq, succurlyeq, setminus, nexist(s), mho,
504 check, frown, diamond. Changes loz, vert, checkmark, smile and tilde.
506 *** Anonymous export back-ends
508 ~org-export-create-backend~ can create anonymous export back-ends,
509 which can then be passed to export functions like
510 ~org-export-to-file~, ~org-export-to-buffer~ or ~org-export-as~.
512 It allows for quick translation of Org syntax without the overhead of
513 registering a new back-end.
515 *** New agenda fortnight view
517 The agenda has not, in addition to day, week, month, and year
518 views, also a fortnight view covering 14 days.
521 *** New option [[doc:org-bookmark-names-plist][org-bookmark-names-plist]]
523 This allows to specify the names of automatic bookmarks.
524 *** New option [[doc:org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties][org-agenda-ignore-drawer-properties]]
526 This allows more flexibility when optimizing the agenda generation.
527 See http://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html for details.
528 *** New option: [[doc:org-html-link-use-abs-url][org-html-link-use-abs-url]] to force using absolute URLs
530 This is an export/publishing option, and should be used either within
531 the =#+OPTIONS= line(s) or within a [[doc:org-publish-project-alist][org-publish-project-alist]].
533 Setting this option to =t= is needed when the HTML output does not
534 allow relative URLs. For example, the =contrib/lisp/ox-rss.el=
535 library produces a RSS feed, and RSS feeds need to use absolute URLs,
536 so a combination of =:html-link-home "..." and :html-link-use-abs-url
537 t= is required---see the configuration example in the comment section
540 *** New option [[doc:org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd][org-babel-ditaa-java-cmd]]
542 This makes java executable configurable for ditaa blocks.
544 *** New options [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex][org-babel-latex-htlatex]] and [[doc:org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages][org-babel-latex-htlatex-packages]]
546 This enables SVG generation from latex code blocks.
548 *** New option: [[doc:org-habit-show-done-always-green][org-habit-show-done-always-green]]
550 See [[http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-05/msg00214.html][this message]] from Max Mikhanosha.
552 *** New option: [[doc:org-babel-inline-result-wrap][org-babel-inline-result-wrap]]
554 If you set this to the following
556 : (setq org-babel-inline-result-wrap "$%s$")
558 then inline code snippets will be wrapped into the formatting string.
560 *** New option: [[doc:org-special-ctrl-o][org-special-ctrl-o]]
562 This variable can be used to turn off the special behavior of
564 ** New contributed packages
566 - =ox-bibtex.el= by Nicolas Goaziou :: an utility to handle BibTeX
567 export to both LaTeX and HTML exports. It uses the [[http://www.lri.fr/~filliatr/bibtex2html/][bibtex2html]]
570 - =org-screenshot.el= by Max Mikhanosha :: an utility to handle
571 screenshots easily from Org, using the external tool [[http://freecode.com/projects/scrot][scrot]].
575 *** "QUOTE" keywords in headlines are deprecated
577 "QUOTE" keywords are an undocumented feature in Org. When a headline
578 starts with the keyword "QUOTE", its contents are parsed as
579 a ~quote-section~ and treated as an example block. You can achieve
580 the same with example blocks.
582 This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the next Org
589 Installation instructions have been updated and simplified.
591 If you have troubles installing or updating Org, focus on these
594 - when updating via a =.zip/.tar.gz= file, you only need to set the
595 =load-path= in your =.emacs=. Set it before any other Org
596 customization that would call autoloaded Org functions.
598 - when updating by pulling Org's Git repository, make sure to create the
599 correct autoloads. You can do this by running =~$ make autoloads= (to
600 only create the autoloads) or by running =~$ make= (to also compile
601 the Emacs lisp files.) =~$ make help= and =~$ make helpall= gives you
602 detailed explanations.
604 - when updating through ELPA (either from GNU ELPA or from Org ELPA),
605 you have to install Org's ELPA package in a session where no Org
606 function has been called already.
608 When in doubt, run =M-x org-version RET= and see if you have a mixed-up
611 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation for details.
613 ** Incompatible changes
615 Org 8.0 is the most disruptive major version of Org.
617 If you configured export options, you will have to update some of them.
619 If you used =#+ATTR_*= keywords, the syntax of the attributes changed and
620 you will have to update them.
622 Below is a list of changes for which you need to take action.
624 See http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html for the most recent version of
625 this list and for detailed instructions on how to migrate.
627 **** New export engine
629 Org 8.0 comes with a new export engine written by Nicolas Goaziou. This
630 export engine relies on ~org-element.el~ (Org's syntax parser), which was
631 already in Org's core. This new export engine triggered the rewriting of
632 /all/ export back-ends.
634 The most visible change is the export dispatcher, accessible through the
635 keybinding =C-c C-e=. By default, this menu only shows some of the
636 built-in export formats, but you can add more formats by loading them
637 directly (e.g., =(require 'ox-texinfo)= or by configuring the option
638 [[doc:org-export-backends][org-export-backends]].
640 More contributed back-ends are available from the =contrib/= directory, the
641 corresponding files start with the =ox-= prefix.
643 If you customized an export back-end (like HTML or LaTeX), you will need to
644 rename some options so that your customization is not lost. Typically, an
645 option starting with =org-export-html-= is now named =org-html-=. See the
646 manual for details and check [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-8.0.html][this Worg page]] for directions.
648 **** New syntax for #+ATTR_HTML/LaTeX/... options
650 : #+ATTR_HTML width="200px"
652 should now be written
654 : #+ATTR_HTML :width 200px
656 Keywords like =#+ATTR_HTML= and =#+ATTR_LaTeX= are defined in their
657 respective back-ends, and the list of supported parameters depends on
658 each backend. See Org's manual for details.
660 **** ~org-remember.el~ has been removed
662 You cannot use =remember.el= anymore to capture notes.
664 Support for remember templates has been obsoleted since long, it is
667 Use =M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET= to import your
668 remember templates into capture templates.
670 **** ~org-jsinfo.el~ has been merged into ~ox-html.el~
672 If you were requiring ~ox-jsinfo.el~ in your ~.emacs.el~ file, you
673 will have to remove this requirement from your initialization file.
675 **** Note for third-party developers
677 The name of the files for export back-end have changed: we now use the
678 prefix =ox-= for those files (like we use the =ob-= prefix for Babel
679 files.) For example ~org-html.el~ is now ~ox-html.el~.
681 If your code relies on these files, please update the names in your
684 **** Packages moved from core to contrib
686 Since packages in Org's core are meant to be part of GNU Emacs, we try
687 to be minimalist when it comes to adding files into core. For 8.0, we
688 moved some contributions into the =contrib/= directory.
690 The rationale for deciding that these files should live in =contrib/=
691 is either because they rely on third-party software that is not
692 included in Emacs, or because they are not targeting a significant
695 - org-colview-xemacs.el
702 Note that ~ox-freedmind.el~ has been rewritten by Jambunathan,
703 ~org-mew.el~ has been enhanced by Tokuya Kameshima and
704 ~ox-taskjuggler.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and others.
706 Also, the Taskjuggler exporter now uses TJ3 by default. John Hendy
707 wrote [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler3.html][a tutorial on Worg]] for the TJ3 export.
709 ** New packages in core
711 *** ~ob-makefile.el~ by Eric Schulte and Thomas S. Dye
713 =ob-makefile.el= implements Org Babel support for Makefile tangling.
715 *** ~ox-man.el~ by Luis Anaya
717 =ox-man.el= allows you to export Org files to =man= pages.
719 *** ~ox-md.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou
721 =ox-md.el= allows you to export Org files to Markdown files, using the
722 vanilla [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/][Markdown syntax]].
724 *** ~ox-texinfo.el~ by Jonathan Leech-Pepin
726 =ox-texinfo.el= allows you to export Org files to [[http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/][Texinfo]] files.
728 ** New packages in contrib
730 *** ~ob-julia.el~ by G. Jay Kerns
732 [[http://julialang.org/][Julia]] is a new programming language.
734 =ob-julia.el= provides Org Babel support for evaluating Julia source
737 *** ~ob-mathomatic.el~ by Luis Anaya
739 [[http://www.mathomatic.org/][mathomatic]] a portable, command-line, educational CAS and calculator
740 software, written entirely in the C programming language.
742 ~ob-mathomatic.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating mathomatic
745 *** ~ob-tcl.el~ by Luis Anaya
747 ~ob-tcl.el~ provides Org Babel support for evaluating [[http://www.tcl.tk/][Tcl]] source code.
749 *** ~org-bullets.el~ by Evgeni Sabof
751 Display bullets instead of stars for headlines.
753 Also see [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#sec-8-12][this updated FAQ]] on how to display another character than "*"
754 for starting headlines.
756 *** ~org-favtable.el~ by Marc-Oliver Ihm
758 ~org-favtable.el~ helps you to create and update a table of favorite
759 locations in org, keeping the most frequently visited lines right at
760 the top. This table is called "favtable". See the documentation on
761 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-favtable.html][Worg]].
763 *** ~ox-confluence.el~ by Sébastien Delafond
765 ~ox-confluence.el~ lets you convert Org files to [[https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Confluence%2BWiki%2BMarkup][Confluence Wiki]] files.
767 *** ~ox-deck.el~ and ~ox-s5.el~ by Rick Frankel
769 [[http://imakewebthings.com/deck.js/][deck.js]] is a javascript library for displaying HTML ages as
770 presentations. ~ox-deck.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
773 [[http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/][s5]] is a set of scripts which also allows to display HTML pages as
774 presentations. ~ox-s5.el~ exports Org files to HTML presentations
777 *** ~ox-groff.el~ by Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou
779 The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/groff/][groff]] (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads
780 plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted
783 Luis Anaya and Nicolas Goaziou implemented ~ox-groff.el~ to allow
784 conversion from Org files to groff.
786 *** ~ox-koma-letter.el~ by Nicolas Goaziou and Alan Schmitt
788 This back-end allow to export Org pages to the =KOMA Scrlttr2= format.
790 *** ~ox-rss.el~ by Bastien
792 This back-end lets you export Org pages to RSS 2.0 feeds. Combined
793 with the HTML publishing feature, this allows you to build a blog
800 **** New export generic options
802 If you use Org exporter, we advise you to re-read [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Exporting][the manual section about
803 it]]. It has been updated and includes new options.
805 Among the new/updated export options, three are of particular importance:
807 - [[doc:org-export-allow-bind-keywords][org-export-allow-bind-keywords]] :: This option replaces the old option
808 =org-export-allow-BIND= and the default value is =nil=, not =confirm=.
809 You will need to explicitly set this to =t= in your initialization
810 file if you want to allow =#+BIND= keywords.
812 - [[doc:org-export-with-planning][org-export-with-planning]] :: This new option controls the export of
813 =SCHEDULED:, DEADLINE:, CLOSED:= lines, and planning information is
814 now skipped by default during export. This use to be the job of
815 [[doc:org-export-with-timestamps][org-export-with-timestamps]], but this latter option has been given a
816 new role: it controls the export of /standalone time-stamps/. When
817 set to =nil=, Org will not export active and inactive time-stamps
818 standing on a line by themselves or within a paragraph that only
819 contains time-stamps.
821 To check if an option has been introduced or its default value changed in
822 Org 8.0, do =C-h v [option] RET= and check if the documentation says that
823 the variable has been introduced (or changed) in version 24.4 of Emacs.
825 **** Enhanced default stylesheet for the HTML exporter
827 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-style-default][org-html-style-default]].
829 **** New tags, classes and ids for the HTML exporter
831 See the new default value of [[doc:org-html-divs][org-html-divs]].
833 **** Support for tikz pictures in LaTeX export
834 **** ~org-man.el~: New export function for "man" links
835 **** ~org-docview.el~: New export function for docview links
836 *** Structure editing
838 **** =C-u C-u M-RET= inserts a heading at the end of the parent subtree
839 **** Cycling to the =CONTENTS= view keeps inline tasks folded
841 [[doc:org-cycle-hook][org-cycle-hook]] as a new function [[doc:org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks][org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks]] which
842 prevents the display of inline tasks when showing the content of a subtree.
844 **** =C-c -= in a region makes a list item for each line
846 This is the opposite of the previous behavior, where =C-c -= on a region
847 would create one item for the whole region, and where =C-u C-c -= would
848 create an item for each line. Now =C-c -= on the selected region creates
849 an item per line, and =C-u C-c -= creates a single item for the whole
852 **** When transposing words, markup characters are now part of the words
854 In Emacs, you can transpose words with =M-t=. Transposing =*these*
855 _words__= will preserve markup.
857 **** New command [[doc:org-set-property-and-value][org-set-property-and-value]] bound to =C-c C-x P=
859 This command allows you to quickly add both the property and its value. It
860 is useful in buffers where there are many properties and where =C-c C-x p=
861 can slow down the flow of editing too much.
863 **** New commands [[doc:org-next-block][org-next-block]] and [[doc:org-previous-block][org-previous-block]]
865 These commands allow you to go to the previous block (=C-c M-b= or the
866 speedy key =B=) or to the next block (=C-c M-f= or the speedy key =F=.)
868 **** New commands [[doc:org-drag-line-forward][org-drag-line-forward]] and [[doc:org-drag-line-backward][org-drag-line-backward]]
870 These commands emulate the old behavior of =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= but are
871 now bound to =S-M-<down>= and =S-M-<up>= respectively, since =M-<down>= and
872 =M-<up>= now drag the whole element at point (a paragraph, a table, etc.)
873 forward and backward.
875 **** When a list item has a checkbox, inserting a new item uses a checkbox too
876 **** When sorting entries/items, only the description of links is considered
878 Now Org will sort this list
880 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
881 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
885 : - [[http://def.org][A]]
886 : - [[http://abc.org][B]]
888 by comparing the descriptions, not the links.
889 Same when sorting headlines instead of list items.
890 **** New option =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp=
892 For example, setting this option to "^;;; " in Emacs lisp files and using
893 =orgstruct-mode= in those files will allow you to cycle through visibility
894 states as if lines starting with ";;; *..." where headlines.
896 In general, you want to set =orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp= as a file
899 **** New behavior of [[doc:org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift][org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift]]
901 The default is now to ask for a time-shift only when there is a time-stamp.
902 When called with a universal prefix argument =C-u=, it will not ask for a
903 time-shift even if there is a time-stamp.
905 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree][org-agenda-restriction-lock-highlight-subtree]]
907 This defaults to =t= so that the whole subtree is highlighted when you
908 restrict the agenda view to it with =C-c C-x <= (or the speed command =<=).
909 The default setting helps ensuring that you are not adding tasks after the
910 restricted region. If you find this highlighting too intrusive, set this
912 **** New option [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]]
914 When switching back from a =DONE= keyword to a =TODO= keyword, Org now
915 removes the =CLOSED= planning information, if any. It also removes this
916 information when going back to a non-TODO state (e.g., with =C-c C-t SPC=).
917 If you want to keep the =CLOSED= planning information when removing the
918 TODO keyword, set [[doc:org-closed-keep-when-no-todo][org-closed-keep-when-no-todo]] to =t=.
920 **** New option [[doc:org-image-actual-width][org-image-actual-width]]
922 This option allows you to change the width of in-buffer displayed images.
923 The default is to use the actual width of the image, but you can use a
924 fixed value for all images, or fall back on an attribute like
926 : #+attr_html: :width 300px
927 *** Scheduled/deadline
929 **** Implement "delay" cookies for scheduled items
931 If you want to delay the display of a scheduled task in the agenda, you can
932 now use a delay cookie like this: =SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>=. The
933 task is still scheduled on the 25th but will appear in your agenda starting
934 from two days later (i.e. from March 27th.)
936 Imagine for example that your co-workers are not done in due time and tell
937 you "we need two more days". In that case, you may want to delay the
938 display of the task in your agenda by two days, but you still want the task
939 to appear as scheduled on March 25th.
941 In case the task contains a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all
942 occurrences; if you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled
943 occurrence of the task, use =--2d= instead. See [[doc:org-scheduled-delay-days][org-scheduled-delay-days]]
944 and [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline]] for details on how to
945 control this globally or per agenda.
947 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-s= will insert a delay cookie for scheduled tasks
949 See the previous section for why delay cookies may be useful.
951 **** Use =C-u C-u C-c C-d= will insert a warning delay for deadline tasks
953 =C-u C-u C-c C-d= now inserts a warning delay to deadlines.
954 *** Calendar, diary and appts
956 **** New variable [[doc:org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map][org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map]]
958 By default, this new local map uses "." to go to today's date, like in the
959 normal =M-x calendar RET=. If you want to deactivate this and to reassign
960 the "@" key to =calendar-goto-today=, use this:
962 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
963 ;; Unbind "." in Org's calendar:
964 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map (kbd ".") nil)
966 ;; Bind "@" to `calendar-goto-today':
967 (define-key org-read-date-minibuffer-local-map
969 (lambda () (interactive) (org-eval-in-calendar '(calendar-goto-today))))
972 **** In Org's calendar, =!= displays diary entries of the date at point
974 This is useful when you want to check if you don't already have an
975 appointment when setting new ones with =C-c .= or =C-c s=. =!= will
976 call =diary-view-entries= and display the diary in a separate buffer.
978 **** [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]]: only keep the descriptions of links
980 [[doc:org-diary][org-diary]] returns diary information from Org files, but it returns it
981 in a diary buffer, not in an Org mode buffer. When links are displayed,
982 only show their description, not the full links.
985 **** New agenda type =agenda*= and entry types =:scheduled* :deadline*=
987 When defining agenda custom commands, you can now use =agenda*=: this will
988 list entries that have both a date and a time. This is useful when you
989 want to build a list of appointments.
991 You can also set [[doc:org-agenda-entry-types][org-agenda-entry-types]] either globally or locally in
992 each agenda custom command and use =:timestamp*= and/or =:deadline*= there.
994 Another place where this is useful is your =.diary= file:
996 : %%(org-diary :scheduled*) ~/org/rdv.org
998 This will list only entries from =~/org/rdv.org= that are scheduled with a
999 time value (i.e. appointments).
1001 **** New agenda sorting strategies
1003 [[doc:org-agenda-sorting-strategy][org-agenda-sorting-strategy]] allows these new sorting strategies:
1005 | Strategy | Explanations |
1006 |----------------+------------------------------------------|
1007 | timestamp-up | Sort by any timestamp, early first |
1008 | timestamp-down | Sort by any timestamp, late first |
1009 | scheduled-up | Sort by scheduled timestamp, early first |
1010 | scheduled-down | Sort by scheduled timestamp, late first |
1011 | deadline-up | Sort by deadline timestamp, early first |
1012 | deadline-down | Sort by deadline timestamp, late first |
1013 | ts-up | Sort by active timestamp, early first |
1014 | ts-down | Sort by active timestamp, late first |
1015 | tsia-up | Sort by inactive timestamp, early first |
1016 | tsia-down | Sort by inactive timestamp, late first |
1018 **** New options to limit the number of agenda entries
1020 You can now limit the number of entries in an agenda view. This is
1021 different from filters: filters only /hide/ the entries in the agenda,
1022 while limits are set while generating the list of agenda entries.
1024 These new options are available:
1026 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-entries][org-agenda-max-entries]] :: limit by number of entries.
1027 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] :: limit by number of TODOs.
1028 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-tags][org-agenda-max-tags]] :: limit by number of tagged entries.
1029 - [[doc:org-agenda-max-effort][org-agenda-max-effort]] :: limit by effort (minutes).
1031 For example, if you locally set [[doc:org-agenda-max-todos][org-agenda-max-todos]] to 3 in an agenda
1032 view, the agenda will be limited to the first three todos. Other entries
1033 without a TODO keyword or beyond the third TODO headline will be ignored.
1035 When setting a limit (e.g. about an effort's sum), the default behavior is
1036 to exclude entries that cannot be checked against (e.g. entries that have
1037 no effort property.) To include other entries too, you can set the limit
1038 to a negative number. For example =(setq org-agenda-max-tags -3)= will not
1039 show the fourth tagged headline (and beyond), but it will also show
1040 non-tagged headlines.
1042 **** =~= in agenda view sets temporary limits
1044 You can hit =~= in the agenda to temporarily set limits: this will
1045 regenerate the agenda as if the limits were set. This is useful for
1046 example when you want to only see a list of =N= tasks, or a list of tasks
1047 that take only =N= minutes.
1049 **** "=" in agenda view filters by regular expressions
1051 You can now filter agenda entries by regular expressions using ~=~. =C-u
1052 == will filter entries out. Regexp filters are cumulative. You can set
1053 [[doc:org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset][org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset]] to suit your needs in each agenda view.
1055 **** =|= in agenda view resets all filters
1057 Since it's common to combine tag filters, category filters, and now regexp
1058 filters, there is a new command =|= to reset all filters at once.
1060 **** Allow writing an agenda to an =.org= file
1062 You can now write an agenda view to an =.org= file. It copies the
1063 headlines and their content (but not subheadings) into the new file.
1065 This is useful when you want to quickly share an agenda containing the full
1068 **** New commands to drag an agenda line forward (=M-<down>=) or backward (=M-<up>=)
1070 It sometimes handy to move agenda lines around, just to quickly reorganize
1071 your tasks, or maybe before saving the agenda to a file. Now you can use
1072 =M-<down>= and =M-<up>= to move the line forward or backward.
1074 This does not persist after a refresh of the agenda, and this does not
1075 change the =.org= files who contribute to the agenda.
1077 **** Use =%b= for displaying "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view
1079 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] now allows to use a =%b= formatter to tell Org
1080 to display "breadcrumbs" in the agenda view.
1082 This is useful when you want to display the task hierarchy in your agenda.
1084 **** Use =%l= for displaying the headline's level in the agenda view
1086 [[doc:org-agenda-prefix-format][org-agenda-prefix-format]] allows to use a =%l= formatter to tell Org to
1087 display entries with additional spaces corresponding to their level in the
1090 **** [[doc:org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] will ask before overwriting an existing file
1092 =M-x org-agenda-write RET= (or =C-c C-w= from an agenda buffer) used to
1093 overwrite preexisting file with the same name without confirmation. It now
1094 asks for a confirmation.
1096 **** New commands =M-m= and =M-*= to toggle (all) mark(s) for bulk action
1098 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle][org-agenda-bulk-toggle]] :: this command is bound to =M-m= and toggles
1099 the mark of the entry at point.
1101 - [[doc:org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all][org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all]] :: this command is bound to =M-*= and
1102 toggles all the marks in the current agenda.
1104 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level][org-agenda-search-view-max-outline-level]]
1106 This option sets the maximum outline level to display in search view.
1107 E.g. when this is set to 1, the search view will only show headlines of
1110 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds][org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds]]
1112 This allows to compare times using seconds instead of days when honoring
1113 options like =org-agenda-todo-ignore-*= in the agenda display.
1115 **** New option [[doc:org-agenda-entry-text-leaders][org-agenda-entry-text-leaders]]
1117 This allows you to get rid of the ">" character that gets added in front of
1118 entries excerpts when hitting =E= in the agenda view.
1120 **** New formatting string for past deadlines in [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]
1122 The default formatting for past deadlines is ="%2d d. ago: "=, which makes
1123 it explicit that the deadline is in the past. You can configure this via
1124 [[doc:org-agenda-deadline-leaders][org-agenda-deadline-leaders]]. Note that the width of the formatting
1125 string is important to keep the agenda alignment clean.
1127 **** New allowed value =repeated-after-deadline= for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1129 When [[doc:org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown]] is set to
1130 =repeated-after-deadline=, the agenda will skip scheduled items if they are
1131 repeated beyond the current deadline.
1133 **** New option for [[doc:org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled][org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled]]
1135 This variable may be set to nil, t, the symbol `pre-scheduled', or a number
1136 which will then give the number of days before the actual deadline when the
1137 prewarnings should resume. The symbol `pre-scheduled' eliminates the
1138 deadline prewarning only prior to the scheduled date.
1140 Read the full docstring for details.
1142 **** [[doc:org-class][org-class]] now supports holiday strings in the skip-weeks parameter
1144 For example, this task will now be skipped only on new year's day:
1147 : <%%(org-class 2012 1 1 2013 12 12 2 "New Year's Day")>
1150 **** Allow =C-1= as a prefix for [[doc:org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] and [[doc:org-capture][org-capture]]
1152 With a =C-1= prefix, the capture mechanism will use the =HH:MM= value at
1153 point (if any) or the current =HH:MM= time as the default time for the
1156 **** Expand keywords within %(sexp) placeholder in capture templates
1158 If you use a =%:keyword= construct within a =%(sexp)= construct, Org will
1159 expand the keywords before expanding the =%(sexp)=.
1161 **** Allow to contextualize capture (and agenda) commands by checking the name of the buffer
1163 [[doc:org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]] and [[doc:org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1164 allow you to define what capture templates and what agenda commands should
1165 be available in various contexts. It is now possible for the context to
1166 check against the name of the buffer.
1169 Using =#+TAGS: { Tag1 : Tag2 Tag3 }= will define =Tag1= as a /group tag/
1170 (note the colon after =Tag1=). If you search for =Tag1=, it will return
1171 headlines containing either =Tag1=, =Tag2= or =Tag3= (or any combination
1174 You can use group tags for sparse tree in an Org buffer, for creating
1175 agenda views, and for filtering.
1177 See http://orgmode.org/org.html#Tag-groups for details.
1181 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= will ignore non-core link functions
1183 Org knows how to store links from Org buffers, from info files and from
1184 other Emacs buffers. Org can be taught how to store links from any buffer
1185 through new link protocols (see [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Adding-hyperlink-types]["Adding hyperlink types"]] in the manual.)
1187 Sometimes you want Org to ignore added link protocols and store the link
1188 as if the protocol was not known.
1190 You can now do this with =C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET=.
1192 **** =C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link RET= on an active region will store links for each lines
1194 Imagine for example that you want to store a link for every message in a
1195 Gnus summary buffer. In that case =C-x h C-u C-u C-u M-x org-store-link
1196 RET= will store a link for every line (i.e. message) if the region is
1199 **** =C-c C-M-l= will add a default description for links which don't have one
1201 =C-c C-M-l= inserts all stored links. If a link does not have a
1202 description, this command now adds a default one, so that we are not mixing
1203 with-description and without-description links when inserting them.
1205 **** No curly braces to bracket links within internal links
1207 When storing a link to a headline like
1209 : * See [[http://orgmode.org][Org website]]
1211 [[doc:org-store-link][org-store-link]] used to convert the square brackets into curly brackets.
1212 It does not anymore, taking the link description or the link path, when
1213 there is no description.
1216 **** Switching between #+TBLFM lines
1218 If you have several =#+TBLFM= lines below a table, =C-c C-c= on a line will
1219 apply the formulas from this line, and =C-c C-c= on another line will apply
1220 those other formulas.
1222 **** You now use "nan" for empty fields in Calc formulas
1224 If empty fields are of interest, it is recommended to reread the section
1225 [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Formula-syntax-for-Calc][3.5.2 Formula syntax for Calc]] of the manual because the description for the
1226 mode strings has been clarified and new examples have been added towards
1229 **** Handle localized time-stamps in formulas evaluation
1231 If your =LOCALE= is set so that Org time-stamps use another language than
1232 english, and if you make time computations in Org's table, it now works by
1233 internally converting the time-stamps with a temporary =LOCALE=C= before
1236 **** New lookup functions
1238 There are now three lookup functions:
1240 - [[doc:org-loopup-first][org-loopup-first]]
1241 - [[doc:org-loopup-last][org-loopup-last]]
1242 - [[doc:org-loopup-all][org-loopup-all]]
1244 See [[http://orgmode.org/org.html#Lookup-functions][the manual]] for details.
1245 *** Startup keywords
1247 These new startup keywords are now available:
1249 | Startup keyword | Option |
1250 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1251 | =#+STARTUP: logdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer t)= |
1252 | =#+STARTUP: nologdrawer= | =(setq org-log-into-drawer nil)= |
1253 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1254 | =#+STARTUP: logstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed t)= |
1255 | =#+STARTUP: nologstatesreversed= | =(setq org-log-states-order-reversed nil)= |
1256 |----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
1257 | =#+STARTUP: latexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview t)= |
1258 | =#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview= | =(setq org-startup-with-latex-preview nil)= |
1262 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]]
1264 E.g. if [[doc:org-clock-rounding-minutes][org-clock-rounding-minutes]] is set to 5, time is 14:47 and you
1265 clock in: then the clock starts at 14:45. If you clock out within the next
1266 5 minutes, the clock line will be removed; if you clock out 8 minutes after
1267 your clocked in, the clock out time will be 14:50.
1269 **** New option [[doc:org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations][org-time-clocksum-use-effort-durations]]
1271 When non-nil, =C-c C-x C-d= uses effort durations. E.g., by default, one
1272 day is considered to be a 8 hours effort, so a task that has been clocked
1273 for 16 hours will be displayed as during 2 days in the clock display or in
1276 See [[doc:org-effort-durations][org-effort-durations]] on how to set effort durations and
1277 [[doc:org-time-clocksum-format][org-time-clocksum-format]] for more on time clock formats.
1279 **** New option [[doc:org-clock-x11idle-program-name][org-clock-x11idle-program-name]]
1281 This allows to set the name of the program which prints X11 idle time in
1282 milliseconds. The default is to use =x11idle=.
1284 **** New option [[doc:org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time][org-use-last-clock-out-time-as-effective-time]]
1286 When non-nil, use the last clock out time for [[doc:org-todo][org-todo]]. Note that this
1287 option has precedence over the combined use of [[doc:org-use-effective-time][org-use-effective-time]] and
1288 [[doc:org-extend-today-until][org-extend-today-until]].
1290 **** =S-<left/right>= on a clocksum column will update the sum by updating the last clock
1291 **** =C-u 3 C-S-<up/down>= will update clock timestamps synchronously by 3 units
1292 **** New parameter =:wstart= for clocktables to define the week start day
1293 **** New parameter =:mstart= to state the starting day of the month
1294 **** Allow relative times in clocktable tstart and tend options
1295 **** The clocktable summary is now a caption
1296 **** =:tstart= and =:tend= and friends allow relative times like "<-1w>" or "<now>"
1299 **** You can now use =C-c C-k= for [[doc:org-edit-src-abort][org-edit-src-abort]]
1301 This allows you to quickly cancel editing a source block.
1303 **** =C-u C-u M-x org-babel-tangle RET= tangles by the target file of the block at point
1305 This is handy if you want to tangle all source code blocks that have the
1306 same target than the block at point.
1308 **** New options for auto-saving the base buffer or the source block editing buffer
1310 When [[doc:org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save][org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save]] is set to =t=, editing a source block
1311 in a new window will turn on =auto-save-mode= and save the code in a new
1312 file under the same directory than the base Org file.
1314 When [[doc:org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay][org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay]] is set to a number of minutes =N=,
1315 the base Org buffer will be saved after this number of minutes of idle
1318 **** New =:post= header argument post-processes results
1320 This header argument may be used to pass the results of the current
1321 code block through another code block for post-processing. See the
1322 manual for a usage example.
1324 **** Commented out heading are ignored when collecting blocks for tangling
1326 If you comment out a heading (with =C-c ;= anywhere on the heading or in
1327 the subtree), code blocks from within this heading are now ignored when
1328 collecting blocks for tangling.
1330 **** New option [[doc:org-babel-hash-show-time][org-babel-hash-show-time]] to show a time-stamp in the result hash
1331 **** Do not ask for confirmation if cached value is current
1333 Do not run [[doc:org-babel-confirm-evaluate][org-babel-confirm-evaluate]] if source block has a cache and the
1334 cache value is current as there is no evaluation involved in this case.
1335 **** =ob-sql.el= and =ob-python.el= have been improved.
1336 **** New Babel files only need to =(require 'ob)=
1338 When writing a new Babel file, you now only need to use =(require 'ob)=
1339 instead of requiring each Babel library one by one.
1342 - Org now fontifies radio link targets by default
1343 - In the agenda, use [[doc:org-todo-keyword-faces][org-todo-keyword-faces]] to highlight selected TODO keywords
1344 - New face [[doc:org-priority][org-priority]], enhanced fontification of priority cookies in agenda
1345 - New face [[doc:org-tag-group][org-tag-group]] for group tags
1349 - New speedy key =s= pour [[doc:org-narrow-to-subtree][org-narrow-to-subtree]]
1350 - Handling of [[doc:org-html-table-row][org-html-table-row]] has been updated (incompatible change)
1351 - [[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]]
1352 - Support using =git-annex= with Org attachments
1353 - org-protocol: Pass optional value using query in url to capture from protocol
1354 - When the refile history is empty, use the current filename as default
1355 - When you cannot change the TODO state of a task, Org displays the blocking task
1356 - New option [[doc:org-mobile-allpriorities][org-mobile-allpriorities]]
1357 - org-bibtex.el now use =visual-line-mode= instead of the deprecated =longlines-mode=
1358 - [[doc:org-format-latex-options][org-format-latex-options]] allows to set the foreground/background colors automatically
1359 - New option [[doc:org-archive-file-header-format][org-archive-file-header-format]]
1360 - New "neg" entity in [[doc:org-entities][org-entities]]
1361 - New function [[doc:org-docview-export][org-docview-export]] to export docview links
1362 - New =:eps= header argument for ditaa code blocks
1363 - New option [[doc:org-gnus-no-server][org-gnus-no-server]] to start Gnus with =gnus-no-server=
1364 - Org is now distributed with =htmlize.el= version 1.43
1365 - ~org-drill.el~ has been updated to version 2.3.7
1366 - ~org-mac-iCal.el~ now supports MacOSX version up to 10.8
1367 - Various improvements to ~org-contacts.el~ and =orgpan.el=
1371 *** Spanish translation of the Org guide by David Arroyo Menéndez
1373 David (and others) translated the Org compact guide in spanish:
1375 You can read the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/orgguide/orgguide.es.pdf][PDF guide]].
1377 *** ~poporg.el~ and ~outorg.el~
1379 Two new libraries (~poporg.el~ by François Pinard and ~outorg.el~ by
1380 Thorsten Jolitz) now enable editing of comment-sections from source-code
1381 buffers in temporary Org-mode buffers, making the full editing power of
1382 Org-mode available. ~outorg.el~ comes together with ~outshine.el~ and
1383 ~navi-mode.el~, two more libraries by Thorsten Jolitz with the goal to give
1384 source-code buffers the /look & feel/ of Org-mode buffers while greatly
1385 improving navigation and structure editing. A detailed description can be
1386 found here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-outside-org.html
1388 Here are two screencasts demonstrating Thorsten's tools:
1390 - [[http://youtu.be/nqE6YxlY0rw]["Modern conventions for Emacs Lisp files"]]
1391 - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DII-xYw5VGFM][Exploring Bernt Hansen's Org-mode tutorial with 'navi-mode']]
1393 *** MobileOrg for iOS
1395 MobileOrg for iOS back in the App Store The 1.6.0 release was focused on
1396 the new Dropbox API and minor bug fixes but also includes a new ability to
1397 launch in Capture mode. Track development and contribute [[https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg/issues][on github]].
1401 ** New option [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]]
1403 [[doc::org-use-tag-inheritance][org-use-tag-inheritance]] controls whether tags are inherited when
1404 org-tags-view is called (either in =tags=, =tags-tree= or =tags-todo=
1407 When generating other agenda types such as =agenda=, =todo= and
1408 =todo-tree=, tags inheritance is not used when selecting the entries
1409 to display. Still, you might want to have all tag information correct
1410 in the agenda buffer, e.g. for tag filtering. In that case, add the
1411 agenda type to this variable.
1413 Setting this variable to nil should considerably speeds up the agenda
1416 Note that the default was to display inherited tags in the agenda
1417 lines even if `org-use-tag-inheritance' was nil. The default is now
1418 to *never* display inherited tags in agenda lines, but to /know/ about
1419 them when the agenda type is listed in [[doc::org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance][org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance]].
1421 ** New default value nil for [[doc::org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks][org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks]]
1423 Using `nil' as the default value speeds up the agenda generation. You
1424 can hit `#' (or `C-u #') in agenda buffers to temporarily dim (or turn
1425 invisible) blocked tasks.
1427 ** New speedy keys for [[doc::org-speed-commands-default][org-speed-commands-default]]
1429 You can now use `:' (instead of `;') for setting tags---this is
1430 consistent with using the `:' key in agenda view.
1432 You can now use `=' for [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]].
1434 ** =org-float= is now obsolete, use =diary-float= instead
1435 ** No GPL manual anymore
1437 There used to be a GPL version of the Org manual, but this is not the
1438 case anymore, the Free Software Foundation does not permit this.
1440 The GNU FDL license is now included in the manual directly.
1442 ** Enhanced compatibility with Emacs 22 and XEmacs
1444 Thanks to Achim for his work on enhancing Org's compatibility with
1445 various Emacsen. Things may not be perfect, but Org should work okay
1446 in most environments.
1450 ** New ELPA repository for Org packages
1452 You can now add the Org ELPA repository like this:
1454 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1455 (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
1458 It contains both the =org-*.tar= package (the core Org distribution, also
1459 available through http://elpa.gnu.org) and the =org-plus*.tar= package (the
1460 extended Org distribution, with non-GNU packages from the =contrib/=
1463 See http://orgmode.org/elpa/
1465 ** Overview of the new keybindings
1467 | Keybinding | Speedy | Command |
1468 |-----------------+--------+-----------------------------|
1469 | =C-c C-x C-z= | | [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]] |
1470 | =C-c C-x C-q= | | [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]] |
1471 | =C-c C-x C-x= | | [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] |
1472 | =M-h= | | [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] |
1473 | =*= | | [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] |
1474 | =C-c C-M-l= | | [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]] |
1475 | =C-c C-x C-M-v= | | [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]] |
1476 | =C-c C-x E= | =E= | [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]] |
1477 | | =#= | [[doc::org-toggle-comment][org-toggle-comment]] |
1478 | | =:= | [[doc::org-columns][org-columns]] |
1479 | | =W= | Set =APPT_WARNTIME= |
1480 | =k= | | [[doc::org-agenda-capture][org-agenda-capture]] |
1481 | C-c , | , | [[doc::org-priority][org-priority]] |
1483 ** New package and Babel language
1485 *** =org-eshell.el= by Konrad Hinsen is now in Org
1487 =org-eshell.el= allows you to create links from [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/eshell/index.html][Eshell]].
1489 *** Support for execution of Scala code blocks (see ob-scala.el)
1490 *** Support for execution of IO code blocks (see ob-io.el)
1492 ** Incompatible changes
1494 - If your code relies on =org-write-agenda=, please use
1495 [[doc::org-agenda-write][org-agenda-write]] from now on.
1497 - If your code relies on =org-make-link=, please use =concat=
1500 - =org-link-to-org-use-id= has been renamed to
1501 =org-id-link-to-org-use-id= and its default value is nil. The
1502 previous default was =create-if-interactive-and-no-custom-id=.
1504 ** New features and user-visible changes
1508 =org-element.el= is a toolbox for parsing and analyzing "elements"
1509 in an Org-mode buffer. This has been written by Nicolas Goaziou
1510 and has been tested for quite some time. It is now part of Org's
1511 core and many core functions rely on this package.
1513 Two functions might be particularly handy for users:
1514 =org-element-at-point= and =org-element-context=.
1516 See the docstrings for more details.
1518 Below is a list of editing and navigating commands that now rely
1519 on =org-element.el=.
1521 **** [[doc::org-fill-paragraph][org-fill-paragraph]] has been completely rewritten
1523 The filling mechanisms now rely on org-element, trying to do the
1524 right thing on each element in various contexts. E.g. filling in
1525 a list item will preserve indentation; filling in message-mode
1526 will fall back on the relevant filling functions; etc.
1528 **** [[doc::org-metaup][org-metaup]] and [[doc::org-metadown][org-metadown]] will drag the element backward/forward
1530 If you want to get the old behavior (i.e. moving a line up and
1531 down), you can first select the line as an active region, then
1532 =org-metaup= or =org-metadown= to move the region backward or
1533 forward. This also works with regions bigger than just one line.
1535 **** [[doc::org-up-element][org-up-element]] and [[doc::org-down-element][org-down-element]] (respectively =C-c C-^= and =C-c C-_=)
1537 This will move the point up/down in the hierarchy of elements.
1539 **** [[doc::org-backward-element][org-backward-element]] and [[doc::org-forward-element][org-forward-element]] (respectively =M-{= and =M-}=)
1541 This will move the point backward/forward in the hierarchy of
1544 **** [[doc::org-narrow-to-element][org-narrow-to-element]] will narrow to the element at point
1545 **** [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] will mark the element at point
1547 This command is bound to =M-h= and will mark the element at
1548 point. If the point is at a paragraph, it will mark the
1549 paragraph. If the point is at a list item, it will mark the list
1552 Note that if point is at the beginning of a list, it will mark
1555 To mark a subtree, you can either use =M-h= on the headline
1556 (since there is no ambiguity about the element you're at) or
1557 [[doc::org-mark-subtree][org-mark-subtree]] (=C-c @=) anywhere in the subtree.
1559 Invoking [[doc::org-mark-element][org-mark-element]] repeatedly will try to mark the next
1560 element on top of the previous one(s). E.g. hitting =M-h= twice
1561 on a headline will mark the current subtree and the next one on
1566 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]]
1568 There is a new option =org-agenda-sticky= which enables "sticky"
1569 agendas. Sticky agendas remain opened in the background so that
1570 you don't need to regenerate them each time you hit the
1571 corresponding keystroke. This is a big time saver.
1573 When [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is =non-nil=, the agenda buffer will be
1574 named using the agenda key and its description. In sticky
1575 agendas, the =q= key will just bury the agenda buffers and
1576 further agenda commands will show existing buffer instead of
1577 generating new ones.
1579 If [[doc::org-agenda-sticky][org-agenda-sticky]] is set to =nil=, =q= will kill the single
1582 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts][org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts]]
1584 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1585 agenda commands should be available from. For example, when set
1588 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1589 (setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts
1590 '(("p" (in-file . "\\.txt"))))
1593 then the =p= agenda command will only be available from buffers
1594 visiting *.txt files. See the docstring and the manual for more
1595 details on how to use this.
1597 **** Changes in bulk actions
1599 The set of commands starting with =k ...= as been deleted and the
1600 features have been merged into the "bulk action" feature.
1602 After you marked some entries in the agenda, if you call =B s=,
1603 the agenda entries will be rescheduled using the date at point if
1604 on a date header. If you are on an entry with a timestamp, you
1605 will be prompted for a date to reschedule your marked entries to,
1606 using the timestamp at point as the default prompt.
1608 You can now use =k= to capture the marked entry and use the date
1609 at point as an overriding date for the capture template.
1611 To bind this behavior to =M-x org-capture RET= (or its
1612 keybinding), set the new option [[doc::org-capture-use-agenda-date][org-capture-use-agenda-date]] to
1615 **** =N= and =P= in the agenda will move to the next/previous item
1617 **** New command [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-all][org-agenda-bulk-mark-all]] to mark all items
1619 This new command is bound to =*= in agenda mode.
1621 There is also a new option [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-mark-char][org-agenda-bulk-mark-char]] to set the
1622 character to use as a mark for bulk actions.
1624 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-persistent-marks][org-agenda-persistent-marks]]
1626 When set to =non-nil=, marks will remain visible after a bulk
1627 action. You can temporarily toggle this by pressing =p= when
1628 invoking [[doc::org-agenda-bulk-action][org-agenda-bulk-action]]. Marks are deleted if your
1629 rebuild the agenda buffer or move to another date/span (e.g. with
1632 **** New option [[doc::org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown][org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-deadline-is-shown]]
1634 =Non-nil= means skip timestamp line if same entry shows because
1637 In the agenda of today, an entry can show up multiple times
1638 because it has both a plain timestamp and has a nearby deadline.
1639 When this variable is t, then only the deadline is shown and the
1640 fact that the entry has a timestamp for or including today is not
1641 shown. When this variable is =nil=, the entry will be shown
1644 **** New =todo-unblocked= and =nottodo-unblocked= skip conditions
1646 See the [[http://orgmode.org/w/?p%3Dorg-mode.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Df426da][git commit]] for more explanations.
1648 **** Allow category filtering in the agenda
1650 You can now filter the agenda by category. Pressing "<" will
1651 filter by the category of the item on the current line, and
1652 pressing "<" again will remove the filter. You can combine tag
1653 filters and category filters.
1655 You can use =org-agenda-category-filter= in your custom agenda
1656 views and =org-agenda-category-filter-preset= in your main
1659 See also the new command [[doc::org-agenda-filter-by-top-category][org-agenda-filter-by-top-category]]:
1660 hitting =^= will filter by "Top" category: only show entries that
1661 are of the same category than the Top category of the entry at
1666 **** Inserting links
1668 When inserting links through [[doc::org-insert-link][org-insert-link]], the description is
1669 now displayed first, followed by the literal link, as the
1670 description is often more useful when you look for the link you
1673 Completion now complete both literal links and description. If
1674 you complete a description, the literal link and its description
1675 will be inserted directly, whereas when you complete the literal
1676 link, you will be prompted for a description (as with Org 7.8.)
1678 In the completion buffer, links to the current buffer are now
1681 **** New templates =%h= and =%(sexp)= for abbreviated links
1683 On top of =%s= template, which is replaced by the link tag in
1684 abbreviated links, you can now use =%h= (which does the same than =%s=
1685 but does not hexify the tag) and =%(sexp)= (which can run a function
1686 that takes the tag as its own argument.)
1688 **** New link type =help=
1690 You can now create links from =help= buffers.
1692 For example, if you request help for the command [[doc::org-agenda][org-agenda]] with
1693 =C-h f org-agenda RET=, creating a link from this buffer will let
1694 you go back to the same buffer.
1696 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-all-links][org-insert-all-links]]
1698 This will insert all links as list items. With a universal
1699 prefix argument, links will not be deleted from the variable
1702 This new command is bound to =C-c C-M-l=.
1704 **** New option [[doc::org-url-hexify-p][org-url-hexify-p]]
1706 When set to =nil=, the =URL= part of a link will not be hexified.
1708 **** Org can now open multiple shell links
1710 **** New option [[doc::org-doi-server-url][org-doi-server-url]] to specify an alternate DOI server
1712 **** RET now follows time stamps links
1716 **** [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] and =org-archive-*= can now loop in the active region
1718 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, using
1719 [[doc::org-todo][org-todo]] or =org-archive-*= commands in the active region will
1720 loop over headlines. This is handy if you want to set the TODO
1721 keyword for several items, or archive them quickly.
1723 **** You can now set tags for headlines in a region
1725 If [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is =non-nil=, then
1726 selecting the region and hitting =C-c C-q= will set the tags for
1727 all headlines in the region.
1729 **** New command [[doc::org-insert-drawer][org-insert-drawer]] to insert a drawer interactively
1731 **** Comments start with "^[ \t]*# " anywhere on a line
1733 Note that the space after the hashtag is mandatory. Comments
1734 with "^#+" are not supported anymore.
1736 **** New speed key =#= to toggle the COMMENT cookie on a headline
1738 **** =indent-region-function= is now set to [[doc::org-indent-region][org-indent-region]]
1740 =C-M-\= should now produce useful results.
1742 You can unindent the buffer with [[doc::org-unindent-buffer][org-unindent-buffer]].
1744 **** New option [[doc::org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree][org-allow-promoting-top-level-subtree]]
1746 When =non-nil=, =S-M-<left>= will promote level-1 subtrees
1747 containing other subtrees. The level-1 headline will be
1748 commented out. You can revert to the previous state with =M-x
1753 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-z= for [[doc::org-clock-resolve][org-clock-resolve]]
1755 **** New keybinding =C-c C-x C-q= for [[doc::org-clock-cancel][org-clock-cancel]]
1757 **** New command [[doc::org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] to clock in the last clocked item
1759 This command is bound to =C-c C-x C-x= and will clock in the last
1760 clocked entry, if any.
1762 **** =C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-out][org-clock-out]] =RET= now prompts for a state to switch to
1764 **** =S-M-<up/down>= on a clock timestamps adjusts the previous/next clock
1766 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-continuously][org-clock-continuously]]
1768 When set to =nil=, clocking in a task will first try to find the
1769 last clocked out task and restart from when that task was clocked
1772 You can temporarily activate continuous clocking with =C-u C-u
1773 C-u M-x= [[doc::org-clock-in][org-clock-in]] =RET= (three universal prefix arguments)
1774 and =C-u C-u M-x= [[org-clock-in-last][org-clock-in-last]] =RET= (two universal prefix
1778 **** New option [[doc::org-clock-frame-title-format][org-clock-frame-title-format]]
1780 This option sets the value of =frame-title-format= when clocking
1783 **** New options for controlling the clockreport display
1785 [[doc::org-clock-file-time-cell-format][org-clock-file-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the file time
1786 cells in clockreport.
1788 [[doc::org-clock-total-time-cell-format][org-clock-total-time-cell-format]]: Format string for the total
1789 time cells in clockreport.
1792 **** New options for controlling the clock/timer display
1794 [[doc::org-clock-clocked-in-display][org-clock-clocked-in-display]]: control whether the current clock
1795 is displayed in the mode line and/or frame title.
1797 [[doc::org-timer-display][org-timer-display]]: control whether the current timer is displayed
1798 in the mode line and/or frame title.
1800 This allows the clock and timer to be displayed in the frame
1801 title instead of, or as well as, the mode line. This is useful
1802 for people with limited space in the mode line but with ample
1803 space in the frame title.
1807 **** New option [[doc::org-custom-properties][org-custom-properties]]
1809 The visibility of properties listed in this options can be turn
1810 on/off with [[doc::org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility][org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility]]. This might
1811 be useful for properties used by third-part tools or that you
1812 don't want to see temporarily.
1814 **** New command [[doc::org-redisplay-inline-images][org-redisplay-inline-images]]
1816 This will redisplay all images. It is bound to =C-c C-x C-M-v=.
1818 **** New entities in =org-entities.el=
1820 There are these new entities:
1822 : ("tilde" "\\~{}" nil "˜" "~" "~" "~")
1823 : ("slash" "/" nil "/" "/" "/" "/")
1824 : ("plus" "+" nil "+" "+" "+" "+")
1825 : ("under" "\\_" nil "_" "_" "_" "_")
1826 : ("equal" "=" nil "=" "=" "=" "=")
1827 : ("asciicirc" "\\textasciicircum{}" nil "^" "^" "^" "^")
1829 **** New face =org-list-dt= for definition terms
1830 **** New face =org-date-selected= for the selected calendar day
1831 **** New face value for =org-document-title=
1833 The face is back to a normal height.
1837 **** New speed command =:= to activate the column view
1838 **** New special property =CLOCKSUM_T= to display today's clocked time
1840 You can use =CLOCKSUM_T= the same way you use =CLOCKSUM=. It
1841 will display the time spent on tasks for today only.
1843 **** Use the =:COLUMNS:= property in columnview dynamic blocks
1845 If the =:COLUMNS:= is set in a subtree, the columnview dynamic
1846 block will use its value as the column format.
1848 **** Consider inline tasks when computing a sum
1850 *** Org Dates and Time Stamps
1852 **** Enhanced [[doc::org-sparse-tree][org-sparse-tree]]
1854 =C-c /= can now check for time ranges.
1856 When checking for dates with =C-c /= it is useful to change the
1857 type of dates that you are interested in. You can now do this
1858 interactively with =c= after =C-c /= and/or by setting
1859 [[doc::org-sparse-tree-default-date-type][org-sparse-tree-default-date-type]] to the default value you want.
1861 **** Support for hourly repeat cookies
1865 : SCHEDULED: <2012-08-20 lun. 08:00 +1h>
1867 if you want to add an hourly repeater to an entry.
1869 **** =C-u C-u C-c .= inserts a time-stamp with no prompt
1871 **** When (setq [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] 'time), accept days in the prompt
1873 "8am Wed" and "Wed 8am" are now acceptable values when entering a
1874 date from the prompt. If [[doc::org-read-date-prefer-future][org-read-date-prefer-future]] is set to
1875 =time=, this will produce the expected prompt indication.
1877 **** New option [[doc::org-datetree-add-timestamp][org-datetree-add-timestamp]]
1879 When set to =non-nil=, datetree entries will also have a
1880 timestamp. This is useful if you want to see these entries in a
1881 sparse tree with =C-c /=.
1885 **** New command [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]]
1887 M-x [[doc::org-capture-string][org-capture-string]] RET will prompt for a string and a capture
1888 template. The string will be used as an annotation for the
1889 template. This is useful when capturing in batch mode as it lets
1890 you define the content of the template without being in Emacs.
1892 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-templates-contexts][org-capture-templates-contexts]]
1894 Setting this option allows you to define specific context where
1895 capture templates should be available from. For example, when
1898 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
1899 (setq org-capture-templates-contexts
1900 '(("c" (in-mode . "message-mode"))))
1903 then the =c= capture template will only be available from
1904 =message-mode= buffers. See the docstring and the manual for
1905 more details on how to use this.
1907 **** New =%l= template to insert the literal link
1908 **** New option [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]]
1910 Org used to automatically add a bookmark with capture a note.
1911 You can now turn this on by setting [[doc::org-capture-bookmark][org-capture-bookmark]] to
1914 **** Expand =%<num>= escape sequences into text entered for <num>'th =%^{PROMPT}= escape
1916 See the manual for more explanations.
1918 **** More control over empty lines
1920 You can use =:empty-lines-before= and =:empty-lines-after= to
1921 control the insertion of empty lines. Check the manual for more
1924 **** New hook [[doc::org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook][org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook]]
1926 This new hook runs before the finalization process starts.
1930 **** New functions =orgtbl-to-table.el= and =orgtbl-to-unicode=
1932 =orgtbl-to-table.el= convert the table to a =table.el= table, and
1933 =orgtbl-to-unicode= will use =ascii-art-to-unicode.el= (when
1934 available) to print beautiful tables.
1936 **** [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]] now a bit clever about the target format
1938 When you specify a file name like =table.csv=, [[doc::org-table-export][org-table-export]]
1939 will now suggest =orgtbl-to-csv= the default method for exporting
1942 **** New option [[doc::org-export-date-timestamp-format][org-export-date-timestamp-format]]
1944 The option allows to set a time string format for Org timestamps
1945 in the #+DATE option.
1947 **** LaTeX: New options for exporting table rules :tstart, :hline and :tend
1949 See [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-hline][org-export-latex-tables-hline]] and [[doc::org-export-latex-tables-tend][org-export-latex-tables-tend]].
1951 **** LaTeX: You can now set =:hfmt= from =#+ATTR_LaTeX=
1952 **** Beamer: Add support and keybinding for the =exampleblock= environment
1954 Add support for these languages in [[doc::org-export-language-setup][org-export-language-setup]].
1955 More languages are always welcome.
1957 **** Beamer: New option [[doc::org-beamer-inherited-properties][org-beamer-inherited-properties]]
1959 This option allows Beamer export to inherit some properties.
1960 Thanks to Carsten for implementing this.
1962 **** ODT: Add support for ODT export in org-bbdb.el
1963 **** ODT: Add support for indented tables (see [[http://orgmode.org/w/?p%3Dorg-mode.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3De9fd33][this commit]] for details)
1964 **** ODT: Improve the conversion from ODT to other formats
1965 **** ASCII: Swap the level-1/level-2 characters to underline the headlines
1966 **** Support for Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese
1967 **** HTML: New option [[doc::org-export-html-date-format-string][org-export-html-date-format-string]]
1969 Format string to format the date and time in HTML export. Thanks
1970 to Sébastien Vauban for this patch.
1974 **** New =:results drawer= parameter
1976 =:results drawer= replaces =:results wrap=, which is deprecated but still
1979 **** =:results org= now put results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block
1981 =:results org= used to put results in a =#+BEGIN_ORG= block but it now puts
1982 results in a =#+BEGIN_SRC org= block, with comma-escaped lines.
1984 =#+BEGIN_ORG= blocks are obsolete.
1986 **** Exporting =#+BEGIN_SRC org= blocks exports the code
1988 It used to exports the results of the code.
1992 **** New menu entry for [[doc::org-refile][org-refile]]
1993 **** Allow capturing to encrypted entries
1995 If you capture to an encrypted entry, it will be decrypted before
1996 inserting the template then re-encrypted after finalizing the capture.
1998 **** Inactive timestamps are now handled in tables
2000 Calc can do computation on active time-stamps like <2012-09-29 sat.>.
2001 Inactive time-stamps in a table's cell are now internally deactivated so
2002 that Calc formulas can operate on them.
2004 **** [[doc::org-table-number-regexp][org-table-number-regexp]] can now accept comma as decimal mark
2005 **** Org allows a new property =APPT_WARNTIME=
2007 You can set it with the =W= speedy key or set it manually. When
2008 set, exporting to iCalendar and [[doc::org-agenda-to-appt][org-agenda-to-appt]] will use the
2009 value of this property as the number of minutes for the warning
2012 **** New command [[doc::org-inc-effort][org-inc-effort]]
2014 This will increment the effort value.
2016 It is bound to =C-c C-x E= and to =E= as a speedy command.
2018 **** Attach: Add support for creating symbolic links
2020 =org-attach-method= now supports a new method =lns=, allowing to
2021 attach symbolic links.
2023 **** Archive: you can now archive to a datetree
2025 **** New option [[doc::org-inlinetask-show-first-star][org-inlinetask-show-first-star]]
2027 =Non-nil= means display the first star of an inline task as
2028 additional marker. When =nil=, the first star is not shown.
2030 **** New option [[doc::org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory][org-latex-preview-ltxpng-directory]]
2032 This lets you define the path for the =ltxpng/= directory.
2034 **** You can now use imagemagick instead of dvipng to preview LaTeX fragments
2035 **** You can now turn off [[doc::orgstruct++-mode][orgstruct++-mode]] safely
2036 **** =C-u C-c C-c= on list items to add check boxes
2038 =C-u C-c C-c= will add an empty check box on a list item.
2040 When hit from the top of the list, it will add check boxes for
2041 all top level list items.
2043 **** =org-list-ending-method= and =org-list-end-regexp= are now obsolete
2045 Fall back on using =org-list-end-re= only, which see.
2047 **** org-feed.el now expands =%(sexp)= templates
2048 **** New option [[doc::org-protocol-data-separator][org-protocol-data-separator]]
2050 **** New option [[doc::org-ditaa-jar-option][org-ditaa-jar-option]] to specify the ditaa jar file
2052 **** New possible value for [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]]
2054 When [[doc::org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region][org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region]] is set to
2055 =start-level=, the command will loop over the active region but
2056 will only act upon entries that are of the same level than the
2057 first headline in the region.
2059 **** New option [[doc::org-habit-show-all-today][org-habit-show-all-today]]
2061 When set to =t=, show all (even unscheduled) habits on today's
2064 ** Important bug fixes
2066 *** M-TAB on options keywords perform completion correctly again
2068 If you hit =M-TAB= on keywords like =#+TITLE=, Org will try to
2069 perform completion with meaningful values.
2071 *** Add licenses to javascript embedded and external code snippets
2073 Embedded javascript code produced when exporting an Org file to
2074 HTML is now licensed under GPLv3 (or later), and the copyright is
2075 owned by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2077 The javascript code for embedding MathJax in the browser mentions
2078 the MathJax copyright and the Apache 2.0 license.
2080 The javascript code for embedding =org-injo.js= in the browser
2081 mentions the copyright of Sebastian Rose and the GPLv3 (or later)
2084 =org-export-html-scripts= is now a variable, so that you can adapt
2085 the code and the license to your needs.
2087 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html for
2088 explanations on why these changes were necessary.
2092 ** Incompatible changes
2094 *** Emacs 21 support has been dropped
2096 Do not use Org mode 7.xx with Emacs 21, use [[http://orgmode.org/org-6.36c.zip][version 6.36c]] instead.
2098 *** XEmacs support requires the XEmacs development version
2100 To use Org mode 7.xx with XEmacs, you need to run the developer
2101 version of XEmacs. We were about to drop XEmacs support entirely,
2102 but Michael Sperber stepped in and made changes to XEmacs that
2103 made it easier to keep the support. Thanks to Michael for this
2106 *** New keys for TODO sparse trees
2108 The key =C-c C-v= is now reserved for Org Babel action. TODO
2109 sparse trees can still be made with =C-c / t= (all not-done
2110 states) and =C-c / T= (specific states).
2112 *** The Agenda =org-agenda-ndays= is now obsolete
2114 The variable =org-agenda-ndays= is obsolete - please use
2115 =org-agenda-span= instead.
2117 Thanks to Julien Danjou for this.
2119 *** Changes to the intended use of =org-export-latex-classes=
2121 So far this variable has been used to specify the complete header
2122 of the LaTeX document, including all the =\usepackage= calls
2123 necessary for the document. This setup makes it difficult to
2124 maintain the list of packages that Org itself would like to call,
2125 for example for the special symbol support it needs.
2127 First of all, you can *opt out of this change* in the following
2128 way: You can say: /I want to have full control over headers, and I
2129 will take responsibility to include the packages Org needs/. If
2130 that is what you want, add this to your configuration and skip the
2131 rest of this section (except maybe for the description of the
2132 =[EXTRA]= place holder):
2134 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
2135 (setq org-export-latex-default-packages-alist nil
2136 org-export-latex-packages-alist nil)
2139 /Continue to read here if you want to go along with the modified
2142 There are now two variables that should be used to list the LaTeX
2143 packages that need to be included in all classes. The header
2144 definition in =org-export-latex-classes= should then not contain
2145 the corresponding =\usepackage= calls (see below).
2147 The two new variables are:
2149 1. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist= :: This is the
2150 variable where Org-mode itself puts the packages it needs.
2151 Normally you should not change this variable. The only
2152 reason to change it anyway is when one of these packages
2153 causes a conflict with another package you want to use. Then
2154 you can remove that packages and hope that you are not using
2155 Org-mode functionality that needs it.
2157 2. =org-export-latex-packages-alist= :: This is the variable where
2158 you can put the packages that you'd like to use across all
2161 The sequence how these customizations will show up in the LaTeX
2164 1. Header from =org-export-latex-classes=
2165 2. =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=
2166 3. =org-export-latex-packages-alist=
2167 4. Buffer-specific things set with =#+LaTeX_HEADER:=
2169 If you want more control about which segment is placed where, or
2170 if you want, for a specific class, have full control over the
2171 header and exclude some of the automatic building blocks, you can
2172 put the following macro-like place holders into the header:
2175 [DEFAULT-PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for default packages
2176 [NO-DEFAULT-PACKAGES] do not include any of the default packages
2177 [PACKAGES] \usepackage statements for packages
2178 [NO-PACKAGES] do not include the packages
2179 [EXTRA] the stuff from #+LaTeX_HEADER
2180 [NO-EXTRA] do not include #+LaTeX_HEADER stuff
2183 If you have currently customized =org-export-latex-classes=, you
2184 should revise that customization and remove any package calls that
2185 are covered by =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. This
2186 applies to the following packages:
2204 If one of these packages creates a conflict with another package
2205 you are using, you can remove it from
2206 =org-export-latex-default-packages-alist=. But then you risk that
2207 some of the advertised export features of Org will not work
2210 You can also consider moving packages that you use in all classes
2211 to =org-export-latex-packages-alist=. If necessary, put the place
2212 holders so that the packages get loaded in the right sequence. As
2213 said above, for backward compatibility, if you omit the place
2214 holders, all the variables will dump their content at the end of
2217 *** The constant =org-html-entities= is obsolete
2219 Its content is now part of the new constant =org-entities=, which
2220 is defined in the file org-entities.el. =org-html-entities= was
2221 an internal variable, but it is possible that some users did write
2224 *** =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist= has changed
2226 Please check the docstring and update your settings accordingly.
2228 *** Deleted =org-mode-p=
2230 This function has been deleted: please update your code.
2232 ** Important new features
2234 *** New Org to ODT exporter
2236 Jambunathan's Org to ODT exporter is now part of Org.
2238 To use it, it `C-c C-e o' in an Org file. See the documentation
2239 for more information on how to customize it.
2241 *** org-capture.el is now the default capture system
2243 This replaces the earlier system org-remember. The manual only
2244 describes org-capture, but for people who prefer to continue to
2245 use org-remember, we keep a static copy of the former manual
2246 section [[http://orgmode.org/org-remember.pdf][chapter about remember]].
2248 The new system has a technically cleaner implementation and more
2249 possibilities for capturing different types of data. See
2250 [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26441/focus%3D26441][Carsten's announcement]] for more details.
2252 To switch over to the new system:
2256 : M-x org-capture-import-remember-templates RET
2258 to get a translated version of your remember templates into the
2259 new variable =org-capture-templates=. This will "mostly" work,
2260 but maybe not for all cases. At least it will give you a good
2261 place to modify your templates. After running this command,
2262 enter the customize buffer for this variable with
2264 : M-x customize-variable RET org-capture-templates RET
2266 and convince yourself that everything is OK. Then save the
2269 2. Bind the command =org-capture= to a key, similar to what you did
2272 : (define-key global-map "\C-cc" 'org-capture)
2274 If your fingers prefer =C-c r=, you can also use this key once
2275 you have decided to move over completely to the new
2276 implementation. During a test time, there is nothing wrong
2277 with using both system in parallel.
2281 *** New Org libraries
2282 **** org-eshell.el (Konrad Hinsen)
2284 Implement links to eshell buffers.
2286 **** org-special-blocks (Carsten Dominik)
2288 This package generalizes the #+begin_foo and #+end_foo tokens.
2290 To use, put the following in your init file:
2293 (require 'org-special-blocks)
2296 The tokens #+begin_center, #+begin_verse, etc. existed
2297 previously. This package generalizes them (at least for the
2298 LaTeX and html exporters). When a #+begin_foo token is
2299 encountered by the LaTeX exporter, it is expanded
2300 into \begin{foo}. The text inside the environment is not
2301 protected, as text inside environments generally is.
2302 When #+begin_foo is encountered by the html exporter, a div with
2303 class foo is inserted into the HTML file. It is up to the user
2304 to add this class to his or her stylesheet if this div is to mean
2307 **** org-taskjuggler.el (Christian Egli)
2309 Christian Egli's /org-taskjuggler.el/ module is now part of Org.
2310 He also wrote a [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-taskjuggler.php][tutorial]] for it.
2312 **** org-ctags.el (Paul Sexton)
2314 Targets like =<<my target>>= can now be found by Emacs' etag
2315 functionality, and Org-mode links can be used to to link to
2316 etags, also in non-Org-mode files. For details, see the file
2319 This feature uses a new hook =org-open-link-functions= which will
2320 call function to do something special with text links.
2322 Thanks to Paul Sexton for this contribution.
2324 **** org-docview.el (Jan Böcker)
2326 This new module allows links to various file types using docview, where
2327 Emacs displays images of document pages. Docview link types can point
2328 to a specific page in a document, for example to page 131 of the
2331 : [[docview:~/.elisp/org/doc/org.pdf::131][Org-Mode Manual]]
2333 Thanks to Jan Böcker for this contribution.
2335 *** New Babel libraries
2337 - ob-picolisp.el (Thorsten Jolitz)
2338 - ob-fortran.el (Sergey Litvinov)
2339 - ob-shen.el (Eric Schulte)
2340 - ob-maxima.el (Eric S Fraga)
2341 - ob-java.el (Eric Schulte)
2342 - ob-lilypond.el (Martyn Jago)
2343 - ob-awk.el (Eric Schulte)
2345 ** Other new features and various enhancements
2349 **** Org-Bibtex -- major improvements
2351 Provides support for managing bibtex bibliographical references
2352 data in headline properties. Each headline corresponds to a
2353 single reference and the relevant bibliographic meta-data is
2354 stored in headline properties, leaving the body of the headline
2355 free to hold notes and comments. Org-bibtex is aware of all
2356 standard bibtex reference types and fields.
2358 The key new functions are
2360 - org-bibtex-check :: queries the user to flesh out all required
2361 (and with prefix argument optional) bibtex fields available
2362 for the specific reference =type= of the current headline.
2364 - org-bibtex-create :: Create a new entry at the given level,
2365 using org-bibtex-check to flesh out the relevant fields.
2367 - org-bibtex-yank :: Yank a bibtex entry on the kill ring as a
2368 formatted Org-mode headline into the current buffer
2370 - org-bibtex-export-to-kill-ring :: Export the current headline
2371 to the kill ring as a formatted bibtex entry.
2373 **** org-gnus.el now allows link creation from messages
2375 You can now create links from messages. This is particularly
2376 useful when the user wants to stored messages that he sends, for
2377 later check. Thanks to Ulf Stegemann for the patch.
2379 **** Modified link escaping
2381 David Maus worked on `org-link-escape'. See [[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/37888][his message]]:
2383 : Percent escaping is used in Org mode to escape certain characters
2384 : in links that would either break the parser (e.g. square brackets
2385 : in link target oder description) or are not allowed to appear in
2386 : a particular link type (e.g. non-ascii characters in a http:
2389 : With this change in place Org will apply percent escaping and
2390 : unescaping more consistently especially for non-ascii characters.
2391 : Additionally some of the outstanding bugs or glitches concerning
2392 : percent escaped links are solved.
2394 Thanks a lot to David for this work.
2396 **** Make =org-store-link= point to directory in a dired buffer
2398 When, in a dired buffer, the cursor is not in a line listing a
2399 file, `org-store-link' will store a link to the directory.
2401 Patch by Stephen Eglen.
2403 **** Allow regexps in =org-file-apps= to capture link parameters
2405 The way extension regexps in =org-file-apps= are handled has
2406 changed. Instead of matching against the file name, the regexps
2407 are now matched against the whole link, and you can use grouping
2408 to extract link parameters which you can then use in a command
2409 string to be executed.
2411 For example, to allow linking to PDF files using the syntax
2412 =file:/doc.pdf::<page number>=, you can add the following entry
2416 Extension: \.pdf::\([0-9]+\)\'
2417 Command: evince "%s" -p %1
2420 Thanks to Jan Böcker for a patch to this effect.
2424 **** Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
2426 You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w"
2427 when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule
2428 (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
2429 today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
2431 You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")=
2432 will work on the current entry.
2434 You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
2435 (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
2437 Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
2439 **** American-style dates are now understood by =org-read-date=
2441 So when you are prompted for a date, you can now answer like this
2444 2/5/3 --> 2003-02-05
2445 2/5 --> <CURRENT-YEAR>-02-05
2450 **** =org-agenda-custom-commands= has a default value
2452 This option used to be `nil' by default. This now has a default
2453 value, displaying an agenda and all TODOs. See the docstring for
2454 details. Thanks to Carsten for this.
2456 **** Improved filtering through =org-agenda-to-appt=
2458 The new function allows the user to refine the scope of entries
2459 to pass to =org-agenda-get-day-entries= and allows to filter out
2460 entries using a function.
2462 Thanks to Peter Münster for raising a related issue and to
2463 Tassilo Horn for this idea. Also thanks to Peter Münster for
2464 [[git:68ffb7a7][fixing a small bug]] in the final implementation.
2466 **** Allow ap/pm times in agenda time grid
2468 Times in the agenda can now be displayed in am/pm format. See
2469 the new variable =org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm=. Thanks to
2470 C. A. Webber for a patch to this effect.
2472 **** Agenda: Added a bulk "scattering" command
2474 =B S= in the agenda buffer will cause tasks to be rescheduled a
2475 random number of days into the future, with 7 as the default.
2476 This is useful if you've got a ton of tasks scheduled for today,
2477 you realize you'll never deal with them all, and you just want
2478 them to be distributed across the next N days. When called with
2479 a prefix arg, rescheduling will avoid weekend days.
2481 Thanks to John Wiegley for this.
2485 **** Simplification of org-export-html-preamble/postamble
2487 When set to `t', export the preamble/postamble as usual, honoring
2488 the =org-export-email/author/creator-info= variables.
2490 When set to a formatting string, insert this string. See the
2491 docstring of these variable for details about available
2494 You can set =:html-preamble= in publishing project in the same
2495 way: `t' means to honor =:email/creator/author-info=, and a
2496 formatting string will insert a string.
2498 **** New exporters to Latin-1 and UTF-8
2500 While Ulf Stegemann was going through the entities list to
2501 improve the LaTeX export, he had the great idea to provide
2502 representations for many of the entities in Latin-1, and for all
2503 of them in UTF-8. This means that we can now export files rich
2504 in special symbols to Latin-1 and to UTF-8 files. These new
2505 exporters can be reached with the commands =C-c C-e n= and =C-c
2506 C-e u=, respectively.
2508 When there is no representation for a given symbol in the
2509 targeted coding system, you can choose to keep the TeX-macro-like
2510 representation, or to get an "explanatory" representation. For
2511 example, =\simeq= could be represented as "[approx. equal to]".
2512 Please use the variable =org-entities-ascii-explanatory= to state
2515 **** HTML export: Add class to outline containers using property
2517 The =HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS= property can now be used to add a
2518 class name to the outline container of a node in HTML export.
2520 **** Throw an error when creating an image from a LaTeX snippet fails
2522 This behavior can be configured with the new option variable
2523 =org-format-latex-signal-error=.
2525 **** Support for creating BEAMER presentations from Org-mode documents
2527 Org-mode documents or subtrees can now be converted directly in
2528 to BEAMER presentation. Turning a tree into a simple
2529 presentations is straight forward, and there is also quite some
2530 support to make richer presentations as well. See the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Beamer-class-export.html#Beamer-class-export][BEAMER
2531 section]] in the manual for more details.
2533 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the discussion about
2534 BEAMER support and how it should work. This was a great example
2535 for how this community can achieve a much better result than any
2540 **** Refile targets can now be cached
2542 You can turn on caching of refile targets by setting the variable
2543 =org-refile-use-cache=. This should speed up refiling if you
2544 have many eligible targets in many files. If you need to update
2545 the cache because Org misses a newly created entry or still
2546 offers a deleted one, press =C-0 C-c C-w=.
2548 **** New logging support for refiling
2550 Whenever you refile an item, a time stamp and even a note can be
2551 added to this entry. For details, see the new option
2554 Thanks to Charles Cave for this idea.
2558 **** In-buffer completion is now done using John Wiegley's pcomplete.el
2560 Thanks to John Wiegley for much of this code.
2564 **** New command =org-table-transpose-table-at-point=
2566 See the docstring. This hack from Juan Pechiar is now part of
2567 Org's core. Thanks to Juan!
2569 **** Display field's coordinates when editing it with =C-c `=
2571 When editing a field with =C-c `=, the field's coordinate will
2572 the displayed in the buffer.
2574 Thanks to Michael Brand for a patch to this effect.
2576 **** Spreadsheet computation of durations and time values
2578 If you want to compute time values use the =T= flag, either in
2579 Calc formulas or Elisp formulas:
2581 | Task 1 | Task 2 | Total |
2582 |--------+--------+---------|
2583 | 35:00 | 35:00 | 1:10:00 |
2584 #+TBLFM: @2$3=$1+$2;T
2586 Values must be of the form =[HH:]MM:SS=, where hours are
2589 Thanks to Martin Halder, Eric Schulte and Carsten for code and
2592 **** Implement formulas applying to field ranges
2594 Carsten implemented this field-ranges formulas.
2596 : A frequently requested feature for tables has been to be able to define
2597 : row formulas in a way similar to column formulas. The patch below allows
2604 : as the left hand side for table formulas in order to write a formula that
2605 : is valid for an entire column or for a rectangular section in a
2608 Thanks a lot to Carsten for this.
2610 **** Sending radio tables from org buffers is now allowed
2612 Org radio tables can no also be sent inside Org buffers. Also,
2613 there is a new hook which get called after a table has been sent.
2615 Thanks to Seweryn Kokot.
2619 **** Improved handling of lists
2621 Nicolas Goaziou extended and improved the way Org handles lists.
2623 1. Indentation of text determines again end of items in
2624 lists. So, some text less indented than the previous item
2625 doesn't close the whole list anymore, only all items more
2628 2. Alphabetical bullets are implemented, through the use of the
2629 variable `org-alphabetical-lists'. This also adds alphabetical
2630 counters like [@c] or [@W].
2632 3. Lists can now safely contain drawers, inline tasks, or various
2633 blocks, themselves containing lists. Two variables are
2634 controlling this: `org-list-forbidden-blocks', and
2635 `org-list-export-context'.
2637 4. Improve `newline-and-indent' (C-j): used in an item, it will
2638 keep text from moving at column 0. This allows to split text
2639 and make paragraphs and still not break the list.
2641 5. Improve `org-toggle-item' (C-c -): used on a region with
2642 standard text, it will change the region into one item. With a
2643 prefix argument, it will fallback to the previous behavior and
2644 make every line in region an item. It permits to easily
2645 integrate paragraphs inside a list.
2647 6. `fill-paragraph' (M-q) now understands lists. It can freely be
2648 used inside items, or on text just after a list, even with no
2649 blank line around, without breaking list structure.
2651 Thanks a lot to Nicolas for all this!
2653 *** Inline display of linked images
2655 Images can now be displayed inline. The key C-c C-x C-v does
2656 toggle the display of such images. Note that only image links
2657 that have no description part will be inlined.
2659 *** Implement offsets for ordered lists
2661 If you want to start an ordered plain list with a number different
2662 from 1, you can now do it like this:
2664 : 1. [@start:12] will star a lit a number 12
2666 *** Babel: code block body expansion for table and preview
2668 In org-babel, code is "expanded" prior to evaluation. I.e. the
2669 code that is actually evaluated comprises the code block contents,
2670 augmented with the extra code which assigns the referenced data to
2671 variables. It is now possible to preview expanded contents, and
2672 also to expand code during during tangling. This expansion takes
2673 into account all header arguments, and variables.
2675 A new keybinding `C-c M-b p' bound to `org-babel-expand-src-block'
2676 can be used from inside of a source code block to preview its
2677 expanded contents (which can be very useful for debugging).
2680 The expanded body can now be tangled, this includes variable
2681 values which may be the results of other source-code blocks, or
2682 stored in headline properties or tables. One possible use for this
2683 is to allow those using org-babel for their emacs initialization
2684 to store values (e.g. usernames, passwords, etc...) in headline
2685 properties or in tables.
2687 Org-babel now supports three new header arguments, and new default
2688 behavior for handling horizontal lines in tables (hlines), column
2689 names, and rownames across all languages.
2691 *** Editing Convenience and Appearance
2693 **** New command =org-copy-visible= (=C-c C-x v=)
2695 This command will copy the visible text in the region into the
2696 kill ring. Thanks to Florian Beck for this function and to
2697 Carsten for adding it to org.el and documenting it!
2699 **** Make it possible to protect hidden subtrees from being killed by =C-k=
2701 See the new variable =org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree=. This was a
2702 request by Scott Otterson.
2704 **** Implement pretty display of entities, sub-, and superscripts.
2706 The command =C-c C-x \= toggles the display of Org's special
2707 entities like =\alpha= as pretty unicode characters. Also, sub
2708 and superscripts are displayed in a pretty way (raised/lower
2709 display, in a smaller font). If you want to exclude sub- and
2710 superscripts, see the variable
2711 =org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts=.
2713 Thanks to Eric Schulte and Ulf Stegeman for making this possible.
2715 **** New faces for title, date, author and email address lines
2717 The keywords in these lines are now dimmed out, and the title is
2718 displayed in a larger font, and a special font is also used for
2719 author, date, and email information. This is implemented by the
2720 following new faces:
2722 =org-document-title=
2724 =org-document-info-keyword=
2726 In addition, the variable =org-hidden-keywords= can be used to
2727 make the corresponding keywords disappear.
2729 Thanks to Dan Davison for this feature.
2731 **** Simpler way to specify faces for tags and todo keywords
2733 The variables =org-todo-keyword-faces=, =org-tag-faces=, and
2734 =org-priority-faces= now accept simple color names as
2735 specifications. The colors will be used as either foreground or
2736 background color for the corresponding keyword. See also the
2737 variable =org-faces-easy-properties=, which governs which face
2738 property is affected by this setting.
2740 This is really a great simplification for setting keyword faces.
2741 The change is based on an idea and patch by Ryan Thompson.
2743 **** <N> in tables now means fixed width, not maximum width
2745 Requested by Michael Brand.
2747 **** Better level cycling function
2749 =TAB= in an empty headline cycles the level of that headline
2750 through likely states. Ryan Thompson implemented an improved
2751 version of this function, which does not depend upon when exactly
2752 this command is used. Thanks to Ryan for this improvement.
2754 **** Adaptive filling
2756 For paragraph text, =org-adaptive-fill-function= did not handle
2757 the base case of regular text which needed to be filled. This is
2758 now fixed. Among other things, it allows email-style ">"
2759 comments to be filled correctly.
2761 Thanks to Dan Hackney for this patch.
2763 **** `org-reveal' (=C-c C-r=) also decrypts encrypted entries (org-crypt.el)
2765 Thanks to Richard Riley for triggering this change.
2767 **** Better automatic letter selection for TODO keywords
2769 When all first letters of keywords have been used, Org now
2770 assigns more meaningful characters based on the keywords.
2772 Thanks to Mikael Fornius for this patch.
2776 **** Clock: Allow synchronous update of timestamps in CLOCK log
2778 Using =S-M-<up/down>= on CLOCK log timestamps will
2779 increase/decrease the two timestamps on this line so that
2780 duration will keep the same. Note that duration can still be
2781 slightly modified in case a timestamp needs some rounding.
2783 Thanks to Rainer Stengele for this idea.
2785 **** Localized clock tables
2787 Clock tables now support a new new =:lang= parameter, allowing
2788 the user to customize the localization of the table headers. See
2789 the variable =org-clock-clocktable-language-setup= which controls
2790 available translated strings.
2792 **** Show clock overruns in mode line
2794 When clocking an item with a planned effort, overrunning the
2795 planned time is now made visible in the mode line, for example
2796 using the new face =org-mode-line-clock-overrun=, or by adding an
2797 extra string given by =org-task-overrun-text=.
2799 Thanks to Richard Riley for a patch to this effect.
2801 **** Clock reports can now include the running, incomplete clock
2803 If you have a clock running, and the entry being clocked falls
2804 into the scope when creating a clock table, the time so far spent
2805 can be added to the total. This behavior depends on the setting
2806 of =org-clock-report-include-clocking-task=. The default is
2809 Thanks to Bernt Hansen for this useful addition.
2813 **** Improvements with inline tasks and indentation
2815 There is now a configurable way on how to export inline tasks.
2816 See the new variable =org-inlinetask-export-templates=.
2818 Thanks to Nicolas Goaziou for coding these changes.
2820 **** A property value of "nil" now means to unset a property
2822 This can be useful in particular with property inheritance, if
2823 some upper level has the property, and some grandchild of it
2824 would like to have the default settings (i.e. not overruled by a
2827 Thanks to Robert Goldman and Bernt Hansen for suggesting this
2830 **** New helper functions in org-table.el
2832 There are new functions to access and write to a specific table field.
2833 This is for hackers, and maybe for the org-babel people.
2838 org-table-current-line
2842 **** Archiving: Allow to reverse order in target node
2844 The new option =org-archive-reversed-order= allows to have
2845 archived entries inserted in a last-on-top fashion in the target
2848 This was requested by Tom.
2850 **** Org-reveal: Double prefix arg shows the entire subtree of the parent
2852 This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produced for
2853 example by viewing from the agenda.
2855 This was a request by Matt Lundin.
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