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2 @c %**start of header | |
3 @setfilename ../info/org | |
4 @settitle Org Mode Manual | |
5 | |
6 @set VERSION 3.03 | |
7 @set DATE December 2004 | |
8 | |
9 @dircategory Emacs | |
10 @direntry | |
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11 * Org Mode: (org). Outline-based notes management and organizer |
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13 | |
14 @c Version and Contact Info | |
15 @set MAINTAINERSITE @uref{http://www.astro.uva.nl/~dominik/Tools/org/,maintainers webpage} | |
16 @set MAINTAINER Carsten Dominik | |
17 @set MAINTAINEREMAIL @email{dominik@@science.uva.nl} | |
18 @set MAINTAINERCONTACT @uref{mailto:dominik@@science.uva.nl,contact the maintainer} | |
19 @c %**end of header | |
20 @finalout | |
21 | |
22 @c Macro definitions | |
23 | |
24 @c Subheadings inside a table. Need a difference between info and the rest. | |
25 @macro tsubheading{text} | |
26 @ifinfo | |
27 @subsubheading \text\ | |
28 @end ifinfo | |
29 @ifnotinfo | |
30 @item @b{\text\} | |
31 @end ifnotinfo | |
32 @end macro | |
33 | |
34 @copying | |
35 This manual is for Org-mode (version @value{VERSION}). | |
36 | |
37 Copyright @copyright{} 2004 Free Software Foundation | |
38 | |
39 @quotation | |
40 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document | |
41 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or | |
42 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no | |
43 Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU Manual,'' | |
44 and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the | |
45 license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation | |
46 License.'' | |
47 | |
48 (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have freedom to copy and modify | |
49 this GNU Manual, like GNU software. Copies published by the Free | |
50 Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.'' | |
51 @end quotation | |
52 @end copying | |
53 | |
54 @titlepage | |
55 @title Org Mode Manual | |
56 | |
57 @subtitle Release @value{VERSION} | |
58 @author by Carsten Dominik | |
59 | |
60 @c The following two commands start the copyright page. | |
61 @page | |
62 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll | |
63 @insertcopying | |
64 @end titlepage | |
65 | |
66 @c Output the table of contents at the beginning. | |
67 @contents | |
68 | |
69 @ifnottex | |
70 @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir) | |
71 @top Org Mode Manual | |
72 | |
73 @insertcopying | |
74 @end ifnottex | |
75 | |
76 @menu | |
77 * Introduction:: Getting started | |
78 * Document Structure:: A tree works like your brain | |
79 * TODO items:: Every tree branch can be a TODO item | |
80 * Tables:: Pure magic for quick formatting | |
81 * Hyperlinks:: Notes in context | |
82 * Timestamps:: Assign date and time to items | |
83 * Timeline and Agenda:: Use time-stamped items to produce an agenda | |
84 * Exporting:: Sharing and publishing of notes | |
85 * Miscellaneous:: All the rest which did not fit elsewhere | |
86 * Index:: The fast road to specific information | |
87 * Key Index:: Key bindings and where they are described | |
88 | |
89 @detailmenu | |
90 --- The Detailed Node Listing --- | |
91 | |
92 Introduction | |
93 | |
94 * Summary:: Brief summary of what Org-mode does | |
95 * Installation:: How to install Org-mode | |
96 | |
97 Document Structure | |
98 | |
99 * Outlines:: Org-mode is based on outline-mode | |
100 * Headlines:: How to typeset org-tree headlines | |
101 * Visibility cycling:: Show ad hide, much simplified | |
102 * Motion:: Jumping to other headlines | |
103 * Structure editing:: Changing sequence and level of headlines | |
104 * Sparse trees:: Matches embedded in context | |
105 | |
106 TODO items | |
107 | |
108 * TODO basics:: Marking and displaying TODO entries | |
109 * Priorities:: Some things are more important than others | |
110 * TODO extensions:: Workflow and assignments | |
111 | |
112 Extended use of TODO keywords | |
113 | |
114 * Workflow states:: From TODO to DONE in steps | |
115 * TODO types:: I do this, Fred the rest | |
116 * Per file keywords:: Different files, different requirements | |
117 | |
118 Tables | |
119 | |
120 * Built-in table editor:: Simple tables | |
121 * table.el:: Complex tables | |
122 | |
123 Hyperlinks | |
124 | |
125 * Links:: URL-like links to the world | |
126 * Remember:: Org-trees store quick notes | |
127 | |
128 Timestamps | |
129 | |
130 * Time stamps:: Assigning a time to a tree entry | |
131 * Creating timestamps:: Commands which insert timestamps | |
132 | |
133 Timeline and Agenda | |
134 | |
135 * Timeline (single file):: Time-sorted view for single file | |
136 * Agenda (multiple files):: Your weekly planner | |
137 * Agenda commands:: Remote editing of org trees | |
138 * Calendar/Diary integration:: Integrating Anniversaries and more | |
139 | |
140 Calendar/Diary integration | |
141 | |
142 * Diary to agenda:: Agenda incorporates the diary | |
143 * Agenda to diary:: Diary incorporates the agenda | |
144 | |
145 Exporting | |
146 | |
147 * Export commands:: Commands which export and display | |
148 * HTML formatting:: Interpretation of the buffer content | |
149 * Export options:: How to influence exports | |
150 * Comment lines:: Lines which will not be exported | |
151 | |
152 Miscellaneous | |
153 | |
154 * Completion:: M-TAB knows what you need | |
155 * Customization:: Adapting Org-mode to your taste | |
156 * Tips and Tricks:: An author-imposed FAQ, sort of | |
157 * Interaction:: Other Emacs packages | |
158 * Acknowledgments:: These people provided feedback and more | |
159 * Bugs:: Things which do not work perfectly | |
160 | |
161 @end detailmenu | |
162 @end menu | |
163 | |
164 @node Introduction, Document Structure, Top, Top | |
165 @chapter Introduction | |
166 @cindex introduction | |
167 | |
168 @menu | |
169 * Summary:: Brief summary of what Org-mode does | |
170 * Installation:: How to install Org-mode | |
171 @end menu | |
172 | |
173 @node Summary, Installation, Introduction, Introduction | |
174 @section Summary | |
175 @cindex summary | |
176 | |
177 Org-mode is a mode for keeping notes, maintaining ToDo lists, and doing | |
178 project planning with a fast and effective plain-text system. | |
179 | |
180 Org-mode develops organizational tasks around NOTES files that contain | |
181 information about projects as plain text. Org-mode is implemented on | |
182 top of outline-mode, which makes it possible to keep the content of | |
183 large files well structured. Visibility cycling and structure editing | |
184 help to work with the tree. Tables are easily created with a built-in | |
185 table editor. Org-mode supports ToDo items, deadlines, time stamps, | |
186 and scheduling. It dynamically compiles entries into an agenda. | |
187 Plain text URL-like links connect to websites, emails, usenet | |
188 messages, BBDB entries, and any files related to the projects. For | |
189 printing and sharing of notes, an Org-mode file can be exported as a | |
190 structured ASCII file, or as HTML. | |
191 | |
192 Org-mode keeps simple things simple. Not every outline branch needs | |
193 to be an action item, not every action item needs to have priority or | |
194 scheduling information associated with it. Org-mode can be used on | |
195 different levels and in different ways, for example | |
196 | |
197 @example | |
198 @r{@bullet{} as an outline extension with visibility cycling and structure editing} | |
199 @r{@bullet{} as an ASCII system and table editor to take structured notes} | |
200 @r{@bullet{} as a simple hypertext system, with HTML export} | |
201 @r{@bullet{} as a TODO list editor} | |
202 @r{@bullet{} as a full agenda and planner with deadlines and work scheduling} | |
203 @end example | |
204 | |
205 @node Installation, , Summary, Introduction | |
206 @section Installation | |
207 @cindex installation | |
208 @cindex autoload | |
209 @cindex global keybindings | |
210 @cindex keybindings, global | |
211 | |
212 The instructions below assume that you have downloaded Org-mode from | |
213 the web. If Org-mode is part of the Emacs distribution or an XEmacs | |
214 package, you only need to add to @file{.emacs} the last three Lisp | |
215 lines below - all the rest will be taken care of automatically. | |
216 | |
217 Byte-compile @file{org.el} and put it on your load path. If you'd | |
218 like to use the Info documentation, copy the file @file{org} into the | |
219 directory containing info files and run the command @code{install-info | |
220 org}. | |
221 | |
222 Then copy the following lines into @file{.emacs}. The last two lines | |
223 define @emph{global} keys for the commands @command{org-store-link} | |
224 and @command{org-agenda} - please choose suitable keys yourself. | |
225 | |
226 @c FIXME: autoloads not necessary when part of emacs | |
227 @lisp | |
228 (autoload 'org-mode "org" "Org mode" t) | |
229 (autoload 'org-diary "org" "Diary entries from Org mode") | |
230 (autoload 'org-agenda "org" "Multi-file agenda from Org mode" t) | |
231 (autoload 'org-store-link "org" "Store a link to the current location" t) | |
232 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.org$" . org-mode)) | |
233 (define-key global-map "\C-cl" 'org-store-link) | |
234 (define-key global-map "\C-ca" 'org-agenda) | |
235 @end lisp | |
236 | |
237 @cindex org-mode, turning on | |
238 @noindent | |
239 This will put all files with extension @samp{.org} into Org-mode. As | |
240 an alternative, make the first line of a file look like this: | |
241 | |
242 @example | |
243 MY PROJECTS -*- mode: org; -*- | |
244 @end example | |
245 | |
246 @noindent which will select Org-mode for this buffer no matter what | |
247 the file's name is. | |
248 | |
249 @node Document Structure, TODO items, Introduction, Top | |
250 @chapter Document Structure | |
251 @cindex document structure | |
252 @cindex structure of document | |
253 | |
254 Org-mode is based on outline mode and provides flexible commands to | |
255 edit the structure of the document. | |
256 | |
257 @menu | |
258 * Outlines:: Org-mode is based on outline-mode | |
259 * Headlines:: How to typeset org-tree headlines | |
260 * Visibility cycling:: Show ad hide, much simplified | |
261 * Motion:: Jumping to other headlines | |
262 * Structure editing:: Changing sequence and level of headlines | |
263 * Sparse trees:: Matches embedded in context | |
264 @end menu | |
265 | |
266 @node Outlines, Headlines, Document Structure, Document Structure | |
267 @section Outlines | |
268 @cindex outlines | |
269 @cindex outline-mode | |
270 | |
271 Org-mode is implemented on top of outline-mode. Outlines allow to | |
272 organize a document in a hierarchical structure, which (at least for | |
273 me) is the best representation of notes and thoughts. Overview over | |
274 this structure is achieved by folding (hiding) large parts of the | |
275 document to show only the general document structure and the parts | |
276 currently being worked on. Org-mode greatly simplifies the use of | |
277 outlines by compressing the entire show/hide functionality into a | |
278 single command @command{org-cycle}, which is bound to the @key{TAB} | |
279 key. | |
280 | |
281 @node Headlines, Visibility cycling, Outlines, Document Structure | |
282 @section Headlines | |
283 @cindex headlines | |
284 @cindex outline tree | |
285 | |
286 Headlines define the structure of an outline tree. The Headlines in | |
287 Org-mode start with one or more stars, for example | |
288 | |
289 @example | |
290 * Top level headline | |
291 ** Second level | |
292 *** 3rd level | |
293 some text | |
294 *** 3rd level | |
295 more text | |
296 * Another top level headline | |
297 @end example | |
298 | |
299 @node Visibility cycling, Motion, Headlines, Document Structure | |
300 @section Visibility cycling | |
301 @cindex visibility cycling | |
302 @cindex trees, visibility | |
303 | |
304 Outlines make it possible to hide parts of the text in the buffer. | |
305 Org-mode uses a single command bound to the @key{TAB} key to change | |
306 the visibility in the buffer. | |
307 | |
308 @cindex subtree visibility states | |
309 @cindex folded, subtree visibility state | |
310 @cindex children, subtree visibility state | |
311 @cindex subtree, subtree visibility state | |
312 @table @kbd | |
313 @kindex @key{TAB} | |
314 @item @key{TAB} | |
315 Rotate current subtree between the states | |
316 @example | |
317 ,-> FOLDED -> CHILDREN -> SUBTREE --. | |
318 '-----------------------------------' | |
319 @end example | |
320 At the beginning of the buffer (or when called with @kbd{C-u}), this does | |
321 the same as the command @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} below. | |
322 | |
323 @cindex global visibility states | |
324 @cindex overview, global visibility state | |
325 @cindex contents, global visibility state | |
326 @cindex show all, global visibility state | |
327 @kindex S-@key{TAB} | |
328 @item S-@key{TAB} | |
329 Rotate the entire buffer between the states | |
330 @example | |
331 ,-> OVERVIEW -> CONTENTS -> SHOW ALL --. | |
332 '--------------------------------------' | |
333 @end example | |
334 Note that inside tables, @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} jumps to the previous field. | |
335 | |
336 @cindex show all, command | |
337 @kindex C-c C-a | |
338 @item C-c C-a | |
339 Show all. | |
340 @end table | |
341 | |
342 @node Motion, Structure editing, Visibility cycling, Document Structure | |
343 @section Motion | |
344 @cindex motion, between headlines | |
345 @cindex jumping, to headlines | |
346 The following commands jump to other headlines in the buffer. | |
347 | |
348 @table @kbd | |
349 @kindex C-c C-n | |
350 @item C-c C-n | |
351 Next heading. | |
352 @kindex C-c C-p | |
353 @item C-c C-p | |
354 Previous heading. | |
355 @kindex C-c C-f | |
356 @item C-c C-f | |
357 Next heading same level. | |
358 @kindex C-c C-b | |
359 @item C-c C-b | |
360 Previous heading same level. | |
361 @kindex C-c C-u | |
362 @item C-c C-u | |
363 Backward to higher level heading. | |
364 @kindex C-c C-j | |
365 @item C-c C-j | |
366 Jump to a different place without changing the current outline | |
367 visibility. Shows the document structure in a temporary buffer, where | |
368 you can use visibility cycling (@key{TAB}) to find your destination. | |
369 After pressing @key{RET}, the cursor moves to the selected location in | |
370 the original buffer, and the headings hierarchy above it is made | |
371 visible. | |
372 @end table | |
373 | |
374 @node Structure editing, Sparse trees, Motion, Document Structure | |
375 @section Structure editing | |
376 @cindex structure editing | |
377 @cindex headline, promotion and demotion | |
378 @cindex promotion, of subtrees | |
379 @cindex demotion, of subtrees | |
380 @cindex subtree, cut and paste | |
381 @cindex pasting, subtrees | |
382 @cindex cutting, subtrees | |
383 @cindex copying, subtrees | |
384 | |
385 @table @kbd | |
386 @kindex M-@key{RET} | |
387 @item M-@key{RET} | |
388 Insert new heading with same level as current | |
389 @kindex M-@key{left} | |
390 @item M-@key{left} | |
391 Promote current heading by one level | |
392 @kindex M-@key{right} | |
393 @item M-@key{right} | |
394 Demote current heading by one level | |
395 @kindex M-S-@key{left} | |
396 @item M-S-@key{left} | |
397 Promote the current subtree by one level | |
398 @kindex M-S-@key{right} | |
399 @item M-S-@key{right} | |
400 Demote the current subtree by one level | |
401 @kindex M-S-@key{up} | |
402 @item M-S-@key{up} | |
403 Move subtree up (swap with previous subtree of same level) | |
404 @kindex M-S-@key{down} | |
405 @item M-S-@key{down} | |
406 Move subtree down (swap with next subtree of same level) | |
407 @kindex C-c C-h C-w | |
408 @item C-c C-h C-w | |
409 Kill subtree, i.e. remove it from buffer but save in kill ring. | |
410 @kindex C-c C-h M-w | |
411 @item C-c C-h M-w | |
412 Copy subtree to kill ring. | |
413 @kindex C-c C-h C-y | |
414 @item C-c C-h C-y | |
415 Yank subtree from kill ring. This does modify the level of subtree to | |
416 make sure the tree fits in nicely at the yank position. The yank | |
417 level can also be specified with a prefix arg, or by yanking after a | |
418 headline marker like @samp{****}. | |
419 @end table | |
420 | |
421 @cindex region, active | |
422 @cindex active region | |
423 @cindex transient-mark-mode | |
424 When there is an active region (transient-mark-mode), promotion and | |
425 demotion work on all headlines in the region. To select a region of | |
426 headlines, it is best to place both point and mark at the beginning of a | |
427 line, mark at the beginning of the first headline, and point at the line | |
428 just after the last headline to change. Note that when the cursor is | |
429 inside a table (@pxref{Tables}), the Meta-Cursor keys have different | |
430 functionality. | |
431 | |
432 @node Sparse trees, , Structure editing, Document Structure | |
433 @section Sparse trees | |
434 @cindex sparse trees | |
435 @cindex trees, sparse | |
436 @cindex folding, sparse trees | |
437 @cindex occur, command | |
438 | |
439 An important feature of Org-mode is the ability to construct | |
440 @emph{sparse trees} for selected information in an outline tree. A | |
441 sparse tree means that the entire document is folded as much as | |
442 possible, but the selected information is made visible along with the | |
443 headline structure above it. Just try it out and you will see | |
444 immediately how it works. | |
445 | |
446 Org-mode contains several commands creating such trees. The most | |
447 basic one is @command{org-occur}: | |
448 | |
449 @table @kbd | |
450 @kindex C-c / | |
451 @item C-c / | |
452 Occur. Prompts for a regexp and shows a sparse tree with all matches. | |
453 If the match is in a headline, the headline is made visible. If the | |
454 match is in the body of an entry, headline and body are made visible. | |
455 In order to provide minimal context, also the full hierarchy of | |
456 headlines above the match is shown, as well as the headline following | |
457 the match. | |
458 @end table | |
459 | |
460 Other commands are using this feature as well. For example @kbd{C-c | |
461 C-v} creates a sparse TODO tree (@pxref{TODO basics}). | |
462 | |
463 @node TODO items, Tables, Document Structure, Top | |
464 @chapter TODO items | |
465 @cindex TODO items | |
466 | |
467 Org-mode does not maintain TODO lists as a separate document. TODO | |
468 items are an integral part of the notes file, because TODO items | |
469 usually come up while taking notes! With Org-mode, you simply mark | |
470 any entry in a tree as being a TODO item. In this way, the | |
471 information is not duplicated, and the entire context from which the | |
472 item emerged is always present when you check. | |
473 | |
474 Of course, this technique causes TODO items to be scattered throughout | |
475 your file. Org-mode provides methods to give you an overview over all | |
476 things you have to do. | |
477 | |
478 @menu | |
479 * TODO basics:: Marking and displaying TODO entries | |
480 * Priorities:: Some things are more important than others | |
481 * TODO extensions:: Workflow and assignments | |
482 @end menu | |
483 | |
484 @node TODO basics, Priorities, TODO items, TODO items | |
485 @section Basic TODO functionality | |
486 | |
487 Any headline can become a TODO item by starting it with the word TODO, | |
488 for example | |
489 | |
490 @example | |
491 *** TODO Write letter to Sam Fortune | |
492 @end example | |
493 | |
494 @noindent | |
495 The most important commands to work with TODO entries are: | |
496 | |
497 @table @kbd | |
498 @kindex C-c C-t | |
499 @item C-c C-t | |
500 Rotate the TODO state of the current item between | |
501 @example | |
502 ,-> (unmarked) -> TODO -> DONE --. | |
503 '--------------------------------' | |
504 @end example | |
505 @kindex C-c C-v | |
506 @cindex sparse tree, for TODO | |
507 @item C-c C-v | |
508 View TODO items in a @emph{sparse tree} (@pxref{Sparse trees}). Folds | |
509 the entire buffer, but shows all TODO items and the headings hierarchy | |
510 above them. With prefix arg, show also the DONE entries. | |
511 @end table | |
512 | |
513 @node Priorities, TODO extensions, TODO basics, TODO items | |
514 @section Priorities | |
515 @cindex priorities | |
516 | |
517 If you use Org-mode extensively to organize your work, you may end up | |
518 with a number of TODO entries so large that you'd like to prioritize | |
519 them. You can do this by placing a @emph{priority cookie} into the | |
520 headline, like this | |
521 | |
522 @example | |
523 *** TODO [#A] Write letter to Sam Fortune | |
524 @end example | |
525 | |
526 @noindent | |
527 With its standard setup, Org-mode supports priorities @samp{A}, | |
528 @samp{B}, and @samp{C}. @samp{A} is the highest priority. An entry | |
529 without a cookie is treated as priority @samp{B}. Priorities make a | |
530 difference only in the multi-file agenda (@pxref{Agenda (multiple files)}). | |
531 | |
532 @table @kbd | |
533 @kindex @kbd{C-c ,} | |
534 @item @kbd{C-c ,} | |
535 Set the priority of the current item. The command prompts for a | |
536 priority character @samp{A}, @samp{B} or @samp{C}. When you press | |
537 @key{SPC} instead, the priority cookie is removed from the headline. | |
538 @kindex S-@key{up} | |
539 @kindex S-@key{down} | |
540 @item S-@key{up} | |
541 @itemx S-@key{down} | |
542 Increase/decrease priority of current item. Note that these keys are | |
543 also used to modify time stamps (@pxref{Creating timestamps}). | |
544 @end table | |
545 | |
546 | |
547 @node TODO extensions, , Priorities, TODO items | |
548 @section Extended use of TODO keywords | |
549 @cindex extended TODO keywords | |
550 | |
551 The default implementation of TODO entries is just two states: TODO | |
552 and DONE. You can, however, use the TODO feature for more | |
553 complicated things by configuring the variables | |
554 @code{org-todo-keywords} and @code{org-todo-interpretation}. Using | |
555 special setup, you can even use TODO keywords in different ways in | |
556 different org files. | |
557 | |
558 @menu | |
559 * Workflow states:: From TODO to DONE in steps | |
560 * TODO types:: I do this, Fred the rest | |
561 * Per file keywords:: Different files, different requirements | |
562 @end menu | |
563 | |
564 @node Workflow states, TODO types, TODO extensions, TODO extensions | |
565 @subsection TODO keywords as workflow states | |
566 @cindex TODO workflow | |
567 @cindex workflow states as TODO keywords | |
568 | |
569 You can use TODO keywords to indicate different states in the process | |
570 of working on an item, for example | |
571 | |
572 @lisp | |
573 (setq org-todo-keywords '("TODO" "FEEDBACK" "VERIFY" "DONE") | |
574 org-todo-interpretation 'sequence) | |
575 @end lisp | |
576 | |
577 With this setup, the command @kbd{C-c C-t} will cycle an entry from | |
578 TODO to FEEDBACK, then to VERIFY, and finally too DONE. You may also | |
579 use a prefix argument to quickly select a specific state. For example | |
580 @kbd{C-3 C-c C-t} will change the state immediately to VERIFY. | |
581 If you define many keywords, you can use in-buffer completion (see | |
582 @ref{Completion}) to insert these words into the buffer. | |
583 | |
584 @node TODO types, Per file keywords, Workflow states, TODO extensions | |
585 @subsection TODO keywords as types | |
586 @cindex TODO types | |
587 @cindex names as TODO keywords | |
588 @cindex types as TODO keywords | |
589 | |
590 The second possibility is to use TODO keywords to indicate different | |
591 types of action items. For example, when you work with several people | |
592 on a single project, you might want to assign action items to | |
593 persons. | |
594 | |
595 @lisp | |
596 (setq org-todo-keywords '("Fred" "Sara" "Lucy" "Mike" "DONE") | |
597 org-todo-interpretation 'type) | |
598 @end lisp | |
599 | |
600 In this case, different keywords do not indicate a sequence, but | |
601 rather different levels. This changes the behavior of the command | |
602 @kbd{C-c C-t} slightly. When used several times in succession, it | |
603 will still cycle through all names. But when when you return to the | |
604 item after some time and execute @kbd{C-c C-t} again, it will switch | |
605 from each name directly to DONE. Use prefix arguments or completion | |
606 to quickly select a specific name. | |
607 | |
608 @node Per file keywords, , TODO types, TODO extensions | |
609 @subsection Setting up TODO keywords for individual files | |
610 @cindex keyword options | |
611 @cindex per file keywords | |
612 | |
613 It can be very useful to use different aspects of the TODO mechanism | |
614 in different files. For this you need to add special lines to the | |
615 file which set the keywords and interpretation for that file only. | |
616 For example, to set one of the two examples discussed above, you | |
617 need one of the following lines, starting in column zero anywhere in | |
618 the file: | |
619 | |
620 @example | |
621 #+SEQ_TODO: TODO FEEDBACK VERIFY DONE | |
622 #+TYP_TODO: Fred Sara Lucy Mike DONE | |
623 @end example | |
624 | |
625 @cindex Completing option keywords | |
626 @kindex M-@key{TAB} | |
627 @noindent To make sure you are using the correct keyword, type | |
628 @samp{#+} into the buffer and then use @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} completion. | |
629 | |
630 @cindex DONE, final TODO keyword | |
631 Remember that the last keyword must always mean that the | |
632 item is DONE (you may use a different word, though). After changing | |
633 these lines, use @kbd{M-x normal-mode} to make the changes known to | |
634 Org-mode. Also note that in each file, only one of the two aspects | |
635 of TODO keywords can be used. | |
636 | |
637 If you want to use very many keywords, for example when working with a | |
638 large group of people, you may split the names over several lines: | |
639 | |
640 @example | |
641 #+TYP_TODO: Fred Sara Lucy Mike | |
642 #+TYP_TODO: Luis George Jules Jessica | |
643 #+TYP_TODO: Kim Arnold Peter | |
644 #+TYP_TODO: DONE | |
645 @end example | |
646 | |
647 @node Tables, Hyperlinks, TODO items, Top | |
648 @chapter Tables | |
649 @cindex tables | |
650 | |
651 For taking notes, tables are an essential tool because they allow | |
652 immediate and clear structuring of data. Org-mode has a very fast and | |
653 intuitive table editor built-in. More complex tables can be created | |
654 with the Emacs table.el package. | |
655 | |
656 @menu | |
657 * Built-in table editor:: Simple tables | |
658 * table.el:: Complex tables | |
659 @end menu | |
660 | |
661 @node Built-in table editor, table.el, Tables, Tables | |
662 @section The built-in table editor | |
663 @cindex table editor, builtin | |
664 | |
665 Org-mode makes it easy to format tables in plain ASCII. Any line with | |
666 @samp{|} as the first non-white character is considered part of a | |
667 table. @samp{|} is also the column separator. A table might look | |
668 like this: | |
669 | |
670 @example | |
671 | Name | Phone | Age | | |
672 |-------+-------+-----| | |
673 | Peter | 1234 | 17 | | |
674 | Anna | 4321 | 25 | | |
675 @end example | |
676 | |
677 A table is re-aligned automatically each time you press @key{TAB} or | |
678 @key{RET} inside the table. @key{TAB} also moves to the next field | |
679 (@key{RET} to the next row) and creates new table rows at the end of the | |
680 table or before horizontal lines. The indentation of the table is set | |
681 by the first line. Any line starting with @samp{|-} is considered as a | |
682 horizontal separator line and will be expanded on the next re-align to | |
683 span the whole table width. So, to create the above table, you would | |
684 only type | |
685 | |
686 @example | |
687 |Name|Phone|Age | |
688 |- | |
689 @end example | |
690 | |
691 @noindent and then press @key{TAB} to align the table and start filling in | |
692 fields. | |
693 | |
694 @table @kbd | |
695 @tsubheading{Creation and conversion} | |
696 @kindex C-c C-c | |
697 @item C-c C-c | |
698 Recognize @file{table.el} table. Works when the cursor is in a | |
699 table.el table | |
700 | |
701 @kindex C-c C-c | |
702 @item C-c C-c | |
703 Convert region to table. Works when the cursor is not in an existing | |
704 table, and when there is a region defined. If every line contains at | |
705 least one TAB character, the function assumes that the material is tab | |
706 separated. If not, lines are split at whitespace into fields. You | |
707 can use a prefix argument to indicate how many consecutive spaces are | |
708 at least required to indicate a field separator (default: just one). | |
709 | |
710 @item M-x org-table-create | |
711 Creates an empty Org-mode table. However, it is much easier to just | |
712 start typing, like @kbd{|Name|Phone|Age @key{RET} |- @key{TAB}} | |
713 | |
714 @tsubheading{Re-aligning and field motion} | |
715 @kindex C-c C-c | |
716 @item C-c C-c | |
717 Re-align the table without moving the cursor. | |
718 | |
719 @kindex @key{TAB} | |
720 @item @key{TAB} | |
721 Re-align the table, move to the next field. Creates a new row if | |
722 necessary. | |
723 | |
724 @kindex S-@key{TAB} | |
725 @item S-@key{TAB} | |
726 Move to previous field. | |
727 | |
728 @kindex @key{RET} | |
729 @item @key{RET} | |
730 Re-align the table and move down to next row. Creates a new row if | |
731 necessary. At the beginning or end of a line, @key{RET} still does | |
732 NEWLINE, so it can be used to split a table. | |
733 | |
734 @kindex S-@key{RET} | |
735 @item S-@key{RET} | |
736 Copy from first non-empty | |
737 field above current field. | |
738 | |
739 @tsubheading{Column and row editing} | |
740 @kindex M-@key{left} | |
741 @kindex M-@key{right} | |
742 @item M-@key{left} | |
743 @itemx M-@key{right} | |
744 Move the current column left/right | |
745 | |
746 @kindex M-S-@key{left} | |
747 @item M-S-@key{left} | |
748 Kill the current column. | |
749 | |
750 @kindex M-S-@key{right} | |
751 @item M-S-@key{right} | |
752 Insert a new column to the left of the cursor position. | |
753 | |
754 @kindex M-@key{up} | |
755 @kindex M-@key{down} | |
756 @item M-@key{up} | |
757 @itemx M-@key{down} | |
758 Move the current row up/down | |
759 | |
760 @kindex M-S-@key{up} | |
761 @item M-S-@key{up} | |
762 Kill the current row or horizontal line. | |
763 | |
764 @kindex M-S-@key{down} | |
765 @item M-S-@key{down} | |
766 Insert a new row above (with arg: below) the current row. | |
767 | |
768 @kindex C-c - | |
769 @item C-c - | |
770 Insert a horizontal line below current row. With prefix arg, line is | |
771 created above the current line. | |
772 | |
773 @tsubheading{Regions} | |
774 @kindex C-c C-h M-w | |
775 @item C-c C-h M-w | |
776 Copy an rectangular region from a table to a special clipboard. Point | |
777 and mark determine edge fields of the rectangle. The process ignores | |
778 horizontal separator lines. | |
779 @kindex C-c C-h C-w | |
780 @item C-c C-h C-w | |
781 Copy an rectangular region from a table to a special clipboard, and | |
782 blank all fields in the rectangle. | |
783 @kindex C-c C-h C-y | |
784 @item C-c C-h C-y | |
785 Paste a rectangluar region into a table. | |
786 The upper right corner ends up in the current field. All involved fields | |
787 will be overwritten. If the rectangle does not fit into the present table, | |
788 the table is enlarged as needed. The process ignores horizontal separator | |
789 lines. | |
790 @kindex C-c C-q | |
791 @item C-c C-q | |
792 Wrap several fields in a column like a paragraph. If there is an active | |
793 region, and both point and mark are in the same column, the text in the | |
794 column is wrapped to minimum width for the given number of lines. A | |
795 prefix ARG may be used to change the number of desired lines. If there | |
796 is no region, the current field is split at the cursor position and the | |
797 text fragment to the right of the cursor is prepended to the field one | |
798 line down. If there is no region, but you specify a prefix ARG, the | |
799 current field gets blank, and the content is appended to the field | |
800 above. | |
801 | |
802 @tsubheading{Calculations} | |
803 @kindex C-c ? | |
804 @item C-c ? | |
805 Which table column is the cursor in? Displays number >0 in echo | |
806 area. | |
807 | |
808 @cindex region, active | |
809 @cindex active region | |
810 @cindex transient-mark-mode | |
811 @kindex C-c + | |
812 @item C-c + | |
813 Sum the numbers in the current column, or in the rectangle defined by | |
814 the active region. The result is displayed in the echo area and can | |
815 be inserted with @kbd{C-y}. | |
816 | |
817 @cindex formula, in tables | |
818 @cindex calculations, in tables | |
819 @kindex C-c = | |
820 @item C-c = | |
821 Replace current field with the result of a formula. Requires the | |
822 Emacs calc package. The formula can access the current field with | |
823 @samp{$}, and the other fields in the current row | |
824 with @samp{$1}, @samp{$2},... For details see the documentation of the | |
825 command @command{org-table-eval-formula}. | |
826 | |
827 @tsubheading{Miscellaneous} | |
828 @kindex C-c | | |
829 @item C-c | | |
830 Toggle the visibility of vertical lines in tables. The lines are | |
831 still there, only made invisible with a text property. Any @samp{|} | |
832 added by hand will become invisible on the next align. | |
833 Typographically it is good style to have no vertical lines in tables. | |
834 | |
835 @item M-x org-table-import | |
836 Import a file as a table. The table should be TAB- or whitespace | |
837 separated. Useful for example to import an Excel table or data from a | |
838 database, because these programs generally can write TAB-separated text | |
839 files. This command works by inserting the file into the buffer and | |
840 then converting the region to a table. Any prefix argument is passed on | |
841 to the converter, which uses it to determine the separator. | |
842 | |
843 @item M-x org-table-export | |
844 Export the table as a TAB-separated file. Useful for data exchange with | |
845 for example Excel or database programs. | |
846 | |
847 @end table | |
848 | |
849 If you don't like the automatic table editor because it gets into your | |
850 way in lines which you would like to start with @samp{|}, you can turn | |
851 it off with | |
852 @lisp | |
853 (setq org-enable-table-editor nil) | |
854 @end lisp | |
855 @noindent The only table command which then still works is | |
856 @kbd{C-c C-c} to do a manual re-align. | |
857 | |
858 @node table.el, , Built-in table editor, Tables | |
859 @section The @file{table.el} package | |
860 @kindex C-c C-c | |
861 @cindex table editor, table.el | |
862 @cindex @file{table.el} | |
863 | |
864 More complex ASCII tables (with automatic line wrapping, column- and | |
865 row-spanning, and alignment) can be created using the Emacs table | |
866 package by Takaaki Ota (@uref{http://sourceforge.net/projects/table}). | |
867 When @key{TAB} or @kbd{C-c C-c} is pressed in such a table, Org-mode | |
868 will call @command{table-recognize-table} and move the cursor into the | |
869 table. Inside a table, the keymap of Org-mode is inactive. In order | |
870 to execute org-related commands, leave the table. | |
871 | |
872 @table @kbd | |
873 @kindex C-c # | |
874 @item C-c # | |
875 Insert a table.el table. If there is already a table at point, this | |
876 command converts it between the table.el format and the Org-mode | |
877 format. See the documentation string of the command | |
878 @code{org-convert-table} for the restrictions under which this is | |
879 possible. | |
880 @end table | |
881 | |
882 @node Hyperlinks, Timestamps, Tables, Top | |
883 @chapter Hyperlinks | |
884 @cindex hyperlinks | |
885 | |
886 Just like HMTL, Org-mode provides links to other files, usenet | |
887 articles, emails and much more. | |
888 | |
889 @menu | |
890 * Links:: URL-like links to the world | |
891 * Remember:: Org-trees store quick notes | |
892 @end menu | |
893 | |
894 @node Links, Remember, Hyperlinks, Hyperlinks | |
895 @section Links | |
896 @cindex links | |
897 @cindex GNUS links | |
898 @cindex BBDB links | |
899 @cindex VM links | |
900 @cindex RMAIL links | |
901 @cindex WANDERLUST links | |
902 @cindex USENET links | |
903 @cindex SHELL links | |
904 | |
905 Org-mode supports links to files, websites, usenet and email messages; | |
906 and BBDB database entries. Links are just plain-text URL-like locators. | |
907 The following list shows examples for each link type. | |
908 | |
909 @example | |
910 http://www.astro.uva.nl/~dominik @r{on the web} | |
911 file:/home/dominik/images/jupiter.jpg @r{file, absolute path} | |
912 file:papers/last.pdf @r{file, relative path} | |
913 file:~/code/main.c:255 @r{file, with line number} | |
914 news:comp.emacs @r{Usenet link} | |
915 mailto:adent@@galaxy.net @r{Mail link} | |
916 vm:folder @r{VM folder link} | |
917 vm:folder#id @r{VM message link} | |
918 vm://myself@@some.where.org/folder#id @r{VM on remote machine} | |
919 wl:folder @r{WANDERLUST folder link} | |
920 wl:folder#id @r{WANDERLUST message link} | |
921 rmail:folder @r{RMAIL folder link} | |
922 rmail:folder#id @r{RMAIL message link} | |
923 gnus:group @r{GNUS group link} | |
924 gnus:group#id @r{GNUS article link} | |
925 bbdb:Richard Stallman @r{BBDB link} | |
926 shell:ls *.org @r{A shell command} | |
927 @end example | |
928 | |
929 A link may contain space characters and is terminated by the end of | |
930 the line. Therefore, there can be only one link per line (but see the | |
931 variable @code{org-allow-space-in-links}). | |
932 | |
933 @cindex storing links | |
934 @table @kbd | |
935 @kindex C-c l | |
936 @item C-c l | |
937 Store a link to the current location. This is a @emph{global} command | |
938 which can be used in any buffer to create a link. The link will be | |
939 stored for later insertion into an Org-mode buffer (see below). For VM, | |
940 RMAIL, WANDERLUST, GNUS and BBDB buffers, the link will point to the | |
941 current article/entry. For W3 and W3M buffer, the link goes to the | |
942 current URL. For any other files, the link will just point to the file. | |
943 The key binding @kbd{C-c l} is only a suggestion - see | |
944 @ref{Installation}. | |
945 | |
946 @kindex C-c C-l | |
947 @item C-c C-l | |
948 Insert a link. This prompts for a link to be inserted into the | |
949 buffer. You can just type a link, using one of the link type prefixes | |
950 mentioned in the examples above. Through completion, all links stored | |
951 during the current session can be accessed. When called with prefix | |
952 arg, you can use file name completion to enter a file link. Note that | |
953 you don't have to use this command to insert a link. Links in | |
954 Org-mode are plain text, and you can type or paste them straight into | |
955 the buffer. | |
956 | |
957 @cindex inserting links | |
958 @kindex C-c C-o | |
959 @item C-c C-o | |
960 Open link at point. This will launch a web browser for URLs (using | |
961 @command{browse-url-at-point}), run vm/gnus/bbdb for the corresponding | |
962 links, execute the command in a shell link, visit text files with | |
963 Emacs and select a suitable application for non-text files. | |
964 Classification of files is based on file extension only. See option | |
965 @code{org-file-apps}. If there is no link at point, the current | |
966 subtree will be searched for one. If you want to override the default | |
967 application and visit the file with Emacs, use a @kbd{C-u} prefix. | |
968 If the cursor is on a time stamp, compiles the agenda for that date. | |
969 | |
970 @strong{IMPORTANT}: Be careful not to use any dangerous commands in a | |
971 shell link. | |
972 | |
973 @kindex mouse-2 | |
974 @item mouse-2 | |
975 On links, @kbd{mouse-2} will open the link just like @kbd{C-c C-o} would. | |
976 | |
977 @kindex mouse-3 | |
978 @item mouse-3 | |
979 Like @kbd{mouse-2}, but force file links to be opened with Emacs. | |
980 @end table | |
981 | |
982 @node Remember, , Links, Hyperlinks | |
983 @section Remember | |
984 @cindex @file{remember.el} | |
985 | |
986 Another way to create org entries with links to other files is through | |
987 the @emph{Remember} package by John Wiegley. @emph{Remember} lets you | |
988 store quick notes with little interruption of your work flow. See | |
989 @uref{http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/RememberMode} for more | |
990 information. The notes produced by @emph{Remember} can be stored in | |
991 different ways, and Org-mode files are a good target. | |
992 Org-mode allows to file away notes either to a default file, or | |
993 directly to the correct location in your Org-mode outline tree. The | |
994 following customization will tell @emph{Remember} to use org files as | |
995 target, and to create annotations compatible with Org-mode links. | |
996 | |
997 | |
998 @c FIXME: The autoload will not be necessary when Org-mode is part of Emacs | |
999 @example | |
1000 (autoload 'org-remember-annotation "org") | |
1001 (autoload 'org-remember-handler "org") | |
1002 (setq org-directory "~/path/to/my/orgfiles/") | |
1003 (setq org-default-notes-file "~/.notes") | |
1004 (setq remember-annotation-functions '(org-remember-annotation)) | |
1005 (setq remember-handler-functions '(org-remember-handler)) | |
1006 @end example | |
1007 | |
1008 When you compose a note with remember, you have to press @kbd{C-c C-c} | |
1009 to exit remember-mode and to file away the note. The handler first | |
1010 prompts for a target file - if you press @key{RET}, the value of | |
1011 @code{org-default-notes-file} is used. Then the command offers the | |
1012 headings tree of the selected file. You can either immediately press | |
1013 @key{RET} to get the note appended to the file. Or you can use | |
1014 vertical cursor motion (@key{up} and @key{down}) and visibility | |
1015 cycling (@key{TAB}) to find a better place. Pressing @key{RET} or | |
1016 @key{left} or @key{right} leads to the following result. | |
1017 | |
1018 @multitable @columnfractions 0.2 0.1 0.7 | |
1019 @item @b{Cursor position} @tab @b{Key} @tab @b{Note gets inserted} | |
1020 @item buffer-start @tab @key{RET} @tab as level 2 heading at end of file | |
1021 @item on headline @tab @key{RET} @tab as sublevel of the heading at cursor | |
1022 @item @tab @key{left} @tab as same level, before current heading | |
1023 @item @tab @key{right} @tab as same level, after current heading | |
1024 @item not on headline @tab @key{RET} | |
1025 @tab at cursor position, level taken from context. | |
1026 Or use prefix arg to specify level manually. | |
1027 @end multitable | |
1028 | |
1029 So the fastest way to store the note is to press @kbd{C-c C-c @key{RET} | |
1030 @key{RET}} to append it to the default file. But with little extra | |
1031 effort, you can push it directly to the correct location. | |
1032 | |
1033 Before inserting the text into a tree, the function ensures that the | |
1034 text has a headline, i.e. a first line that starts with a @samp{*}. | |
1035 If not, a headline is constructed from the current date and some | |
1036 additional data. If the variable @code{org-adapt-indentation} is | |
1037 non-nil, the entire text is also indented so that it starts in the | |
1038 same column as the headline (after the asterixes). | |
1039 | |
1040 @node Timestamps, Timeline and Agenda, Hyperlinks, Top | |
1041 @chapter Timestamps | |
1042 | |
1043 Items can be labeled with timestamps to make them useful for project | |
1044 planning. | |
1045 | |
1046 @menu | |
1047 * Time stamps:: Assigning a time to a tree entry | |
1048 * Creating timestamps:: Commands which insert timestamps | |
1049 @end menu | |
1050 | |
1051 | |
1052 @node Time stamps, Creating timestamps, Timestamps, Timestamps | |
1053 @section Time stamps, deadlines and scheduling | |
1054 @cindex time stamps | |
1055 @cindex deadlines | |
1056 @cindex scheduling | |
1057 | |
1058 A time stamp is a specification of a date (possibly with time) in a | |
1059 special format, either @samp{<2003-09-16 Tue>} or @samp{<2003-09-16 | |
1060 Tue 09:39>}. A time stamp can appear anywhere in the headline or body | |
1061 of an org-tree entry. Its presence allows to show entries on specific | |
1062 dates in the agenda (@pxref{Agenda (multiple files)}). We distinguish: | |
1063 | |
1064 @table @var | |
1065 @cindex timestamp | |
1066 @item TIMESTAMP | |
1067 A simple time stamp just assigns a date/time to an item. In the | |
1068 timeline and agenda displays, the headline of the entry will be shown | |
1069 exactly on that date. | |
1070 | |
1071 @item TIMERANGE | |
1072 @cindex timerange | |
1073 Two time stamps connected by @samp{--} denote a time range. The | |
1074 headline will be shown on the first and last day of the range, and on | |
1075 any dates that are displayed and fall in the range. Here is an | |
1076 example: | |
1077 | |
1078 @example | |
1079 ** Meeting in Amsterdam | |
1080 <2004-08-23 Mon>--<2004-08-26 Thu> | |
1081 @end example | |
1082 | |
1083 @item DEADLINE | |
1084 @cindex deadline | |
1085 If a time stamp is preceded by the word @samp{DEADLINE:}, the task | |
1086 (most likely a TODO item) is supposed to be finished on that date, and | |
1087 it will be listed then In addition, the compilation for the | |
1088 @emph{current day} will carry a warning about the approaching or | |
1089 missed deadline, starting @code{org-deadline-warning-days} before the | |
1090 due date, and continuing until the entry is marked DONE. An example: | |
1091 | |
1092 @example | |
1093 *** TODO write article about the Earth for the Guide | |
1094 The editor in charge is bbdb:Ford Prefect | |
1095 DEADLINE: <2004-02-29 Sun> | |
1096 @end example | |
1097 | |
1098 @item SCHEDULED | |
1099 @cindex scheduled | |
1100 If a time stamp is preceded by the word @samp{SCHEDULED:}, it means | |
1101 you are planning to start working on that task on the given date. The | |
1102 headline will be listed under the given date. In addition, a reminder | |
1103 that the scheduled date has passed will be present in the compilation | |
1104 for the @emph{current day}, until the entry is marked DONE. I.e., the | |
1105 task will automatically be forwarded. | |
1106 @end table | |
1107 | |
1108 @node Creating timestamps, , Time stamps, Timestamps | |
1109 @section Creating timestamps | |
1110 @cindex creating timestamps | |
1111 | |
1112 For Org-mode to recognize time stamps, they need to be in the specific | |
1113 format. All commands listed below produce time stamps in the correct | |
1114 format. | |
1115 | |
1116 @table @kbd | |
1117 @kindex C-c . | |
1118 @item C-c . | |
1119 Prompt for a date and insert a corresponding time stamp. When the | |
1120 cursor is at a previously used time stamp, it is updated to NOW. When | |
1121 this command is used twice in succession, a time range is inserted. | |
1122 | |
1123 @kindex C-u C-c . | |
1124 @item C-u C-c . | |
1125 Like @kbd{C-c .}, but use the alternative format which contains date | |
1126 and time. | |
1127 | |
1128 @kindex C-c < | |
1129 @item C-c < | |
1130 Insert a time stamp corresponding to the cursor date in the Calendar. | |
1131 | |
1132 @kindex C-c > | |
1133 @item C-c > | |
1134 Access the Emacs calendar for the current date. If there is a | |
1135 timestamp in the current line, goto the corresponding date | |
1136 instead. | |
1137 | |
1138 @kindex C-c C-o | |
1139 @item C-c C-o | |
1140 Access the agenda for the date given by the time stamp at point | |
1141 (@pxref{Agenda (multiple files)}). | |
1142 | |
1143 @kindex C-c C-d | |
1144 @item C-c C-d | |
1145 Insert @samp{DEADLINE} keyword along with a stamp. | |
1146 @kindex C-c C-w | |
1147 @cindex sparse tree, for deadlines | |
1148 @item C-c C-w | |
1149 Create a sparse tree with all deadlines that are either past-due, or | |
1150 which will become due within @code{org-deadline-warning-days}. | |
1151 With @kbd{C-u} prefix, show all deadlines in the file. With a numeric | |
1152 prefix, check that many days. For example, @kbd{C-1 C-c C-w} shows | |
1153 all deadlines due tomorrow. | |
1154 | |
1155 @kindex C-c C-s | |
1156 @item C-c C-s | |
1157 Insert @samp{SCHEDULED} keyword along with a stamp. | |
1158 | |
1159 @kindex S-@key{left} | |
1160 @kindex S-@key{right} | |
1161 @item S-@key{left} | |
1162 @itemx S-@key{right} | |
1163 Change date at cursor by one day. | |
1164 | |
1165 @kindex S-@key{up} | |
1166 @kindex S-@key{down} | |
1167 @item S-@key{up} | |
1168 @itemx S-@key{down} | |
1169 Change the item under the cursor in a timestamp. The cursor can be on | |
1170 a year, month, day, hour or minute. Note that if the cursor is not at | |
1171 a time stamp, these same keys modify the priority of an item | |
1172 (@pxref{Priorities}). | |
1173 | |
1174 @kindex C-c C-y | |
1175 @cindex evaluate time range | |
1176 @item C-c C-y | |
1177 Evaluate a time range by computing the difference between start and | |
1178 end. With prefix arg, insert result after the time range (in a table: | |
1179 into the following column). | |
1180 @end table | |
1181 | |
1182 @cindex date, reading in minibuffer | |
1183 @cindex time, reading in minibuffer | |
1184 @cindex calendar, for selecting date | |
1185 When org prompts for a date/time, the function reading your input will | |
1186 replace anything you choose not to specify with the current date and | |
1187 time. For details, see the documentation string of | |
1188 @command{org-read-date}. Also, a calender will pop up to allow | |
1189 selecting a date. The calendar can be fully controlled from the | |
1190 minibuffer, and a date can be selected with the following commands: | |
1191 | |
1192 @table @kbd | |
1193 @kindex < | |
1194 @item < | |
1195 Scroll calendar backwards by one month. | |
1196 @kindex > | |
1197 @item > | |
1198 Scroll calendar forwards by one month. | |
1199 @kindex mouse-1 | |
1200 @item mouse-1 | |
1201 Select date by clicking on it. | |
1202 @kindex S-@key{right} | |
1203 @item S-@key{right} | |
1204 One day forward. | |
1205 @kindex S-@key{left} | |
1206 @item S-@key{left} | |
1207 One day back. | |
1208 @kindex S-@key{down} | |
1209 @item S-@key{down} | |
1210 One week forward. | |
1211 @kindex S-@key{up} | |
1212 @item S-@key{up} | |
1213 One week back. | |
1214 @kindex M-S-@key{right} | |
1215 @item M-S-@key{right} | |
1216 One month forward. | |
1217 @kindex M-S-@key{left} | |
1218 @item M-S-@key{left} | |
1219 One month back. | |
1220 @kindex @key{RET} | |
1221 @item @key{RET} | |
1222 Choose date in calendar (only if nothing typed into minibuffer). | |
1223 @end table | |
1224 | |
1225 @node Timeline and Agenda, Exporting, Timestamps, Top | |
1226 @chapter Timeline and Agenda | |
1227 @cindex agenda | |
1228 | |
1229 We have already described three commands to filter important | |
1230 information in an org file into a sparse tree (@pxref{Sparse trees}): | |
1231 | |
1232 @cindex sparse trees | |
1233 @itemize @bullet | |
1234 @item | |
1235 The TODO tree, (@kbd{C-c C-v}), see @ref{TODO items}. | |
1236 @item | |
1237 The occur tree @kbd{C-c /}, see @ref{TODO items}. | |
1238 @item | |
1239 Checking upcoming deadlines with @kbd{C-c C-w}, see @ref{Creating | |
1240 timestamps}. | |
1241 @end itemize | |
1242 @noindent | |
1243 | |
1244 Instead of using the sparse trees, Org-mode can also collect and | |
1245 time-sort the important items into a separate buffer, which we call | |
1246 the @emph{timeline} of the org file. It can also collect information | |
1247 from a @emph{list of files} and in this way provide an @emph{agenda} | |
1248 which covers all of your current projects, action items and | |
1249 appointments. | |
1250 | |
1251 @menu | |
1252 * Timeline (single file):: Time-sorted view for single file | |
1253 * Agenda (multiple files):: Your weekly planner | |
1254 * Agenda commands:: Remote editing of org trees | |
1255 * Calendar/Diary integration:: Integrating Anniversaries and more | |
1256 @end menu | |
1257 | |
1258 @node Timeline (single file), Agenda (multiple files), Timeline and Agenda, Timeline and Agenda | |
1259 @section Timeline for a single file | |
1260 @cindex single file summary | |
1261 @cindex agenda, for single file | |
1262 @cindex timeline, single file | |
1263 @cindex time-sorted view | |
1264 | |
1265 The timeline shows all time-stamped items in a single Org-mode file, | |
1266 in @emph{time-sorted view}. The main purpose of this command is to | |
1267 give an overview over events in a project. | |
1268 | |
1269 @table @kbd | |
1270 @kindex C-c C-r | |
1271 @item C-c C-r | |
1272 Show a time-sorted view of the org file, with all time-stamped items | |
1273 of today or later. When called with a @kbd{C-u} prefix, past dates | |
1274 will be included as well. When called with two @kbd{C-u C-u} | |
1275 prefixes, all unfinished TODO entries (scheduled or not) are also | |
1276 listed under the current date. | |
1277 @end table | |
1278 @noindent | |
1279 | |
1280 The timeline is shown in a temporary buffer @file{*Org Agenda*}. The | |
1281 commands available in the Agenda buffer are listed in @ref{Agenda | |
1282 commands}. | |
1283 | |
1284 @node Agenda (multiple files), Agenda commands, Timeline (single file), Timeline and Agenda | |
1285 @section Agenda from multiple files | |
1286 @cindex agenda, from multiple files | |
1287 | |
1288 An agenda can be compiled from one or more org files. The main | |
1289 purpose of this command is to act like a planner, in order to show you | |
1290 what tasks are up for the current week, similar to a paper agenda. | |
1291 | |
1292 The Org-mode files to be processed in order to generate the agenda are | |
1293 listed in the variable @code{org-agenda-files}. You can customize | |
1294 this variable, but the easiest way to maintain it is through the | |
1295 following commands | |
1296 | |
1297 @cindex files, adding to agenda list | |
1298 @table @kbd | |
1299 @kindex C-c [ | |
1300 @item C-c [ | |
1301 Add current file to the list of agenda files | |
1302 @kindex C-c ] | |
1303 @item C-c ] | |
1304 Remove current file from the list of agenda files. | |
1305 @end table | |
1306 @noindent | |
1307 The Org menu contains the list of all files and can be used to quickly | |
1308 visit any of them. | |
1309 | |
1310 The global command @command{org-agenda} compiles the agenda from all | |
1311 listed files. | |
1312 | |
1313 @table @kbd | |
1314 @cindex org-agenda, command | |
1315 @kindex C-c a | |
1316 @item C-c a | |
1317 Compile an agenda for the current week from a list of org files. The | |
1318 agenda shows the entries for each day. With a @kbd{C-u} prefix (or | |
1319 when the variable @code{org-agenda-include-all-todo} is @code{t}), all | |
1320 unfinished TODO items (also those without a date) are also listed at | |
1321 the beginning of the buffer, before the first date.@* | |
1322 The key binding @kbd{C-c a} is only a suggestion - see | |
1323 @ref{Installation}. | |
1324 @end table | |
1325 | |
1326 The commands available in the Agenda buffer are listed in | |
1327 @ref{Agenda commands}. | |
1328 | |
1329 @subsection Categories | |
1330 | |
1331 @cindex category | |
1332 In the agenda buffer, each entry is preceded by a @emph{category}, | |
1333 which is derived from the file name. You can also set the category of | |
1334 a file through file variables, for example by making the first line of | |
1335 the file look like this: | |
1336 | |
1337 @cindex file variables | |
1338 @example | |
1339 Planet Finder -*- mode: org; org-category: Cheops -*- | |
1340 @end example | |
1341 @noindent | |
1342 Or, like with TODO keywords (@pxref{Per file keywords}), you can | |
1343 insert a special line anywhere in the file: | |
1344 | |
1345 @example | |
1346 #+CATEGORY: Cheops | |
1347 @end example | |
1348 @noindent | |
1349 The display looks best if the category is no longer than 10 characters. | |
1350 | |
1351 | |
1352 @subsection Sorting of agenda items | |
1353 @cindex sorting, of agenda items | |
1354 @cindex priorities, of agenda items | |
1355 The entries for each day are sorted. The default order is to first | |
1356 collect all items containing an explicit time-of-day specification. | |
1357 These entries will be shown at the beginning of the list, as a | |
1358 @emph{schedule} for the day. After that, items remain grouped in | |
1359 categories, in the sequence given by @code{org-agenda-files}. Within | |
1360 each category, items are sorted by priority (@pxref{Priorities}). | |
1361 | |
1362 A time-of-day specification looks like @samp{12:45} or @samp{3pm} and | |
1363 must appear in the headline. For example, a timestamp in a headline | |
1364 that contains not only a date but also a time will trigger this | |
1365 mechanism. Specifications of a time in diary entries are recognized | |
1366 as well, so the schedule will be mixed from diary entries and Org-mode | |
1367 files. | |
1368 | |
1369 The priority is a numerical quantity composed of the base priority | |
1370 (2000 for priority @samp{A}, 1000 for @samp{B}, and 0 for @samp{C}), | |
1371 plus additional increments for overdue scheduled or deadline items. | |
1372 | |
1373 Sorting can be customized using the variable | |
1374 @code{org-agenda-sorting-strategy}. | |
1375 | |
1376 @node Agenda commands, Calendar/Diary integration, Agenda (multiple files), Timeline and Agenda | |
1377 @section Commands in the agenda buffer | |
1378 | |
1379 Entries in the agenda buffer are linked back to the org file. You are | |
1380 not allowed to edit the agenda buffer itself, but commands are provided | |
1381 to edit the org-files ``remotely'' from the agenda buffer. In this | |
1382 way, all information is stored only once, and you don't risk that your | |
1383 agenda and note files diverge. | |
1384 | |
1385 Some commands can be executed with mouse clicks on agenda lines. For | |
1386 the other commands, the cursor needs to be in the desired line. Most | |
1387 commands are available for both timelines and the agenda. The | |
1388 exceptions are marked. | |
1389 | |
1390 @table @kbd | |
1391 @tsubheading{View/GoTo org file} | |
1392 @kindex mouse-3 | |
1393 @kindex @key{SPC} | |
1394 @item mouse-3 | |
1395 @itemx @key{SPC} | |
1396 Display the original location of the item in another window. | |
1397 | |
1398 @kindex l | |
1399 @item l | |
1400 Display original location and recenter that window. | |
1401 | |
1402 @kindex mouse-2 | |
1403 @kindex @key{TAB} | |
1404 @item mouse-2 | |
1405 @itemx @key{TAB} | |
1406 Go to the original location of the item in another window. | |
1407 | |
1408 @kindex @key{RET} | |
1409 @itemx @key{RET} | |
1410 Go to the original location of the item and delete other windows. | |
1411 | |
1412 @kindex f | |
1413 @item f | |
1414 Toggle follow mode. In follow mode, as you move the cursor through | |
1415 the agenda buffer, the other window always shows the corresponding | |
1416 location in the org file. | |
1417 | |
1418 | |
1419 @tsubheading{Change display} | |
1420 @kindex o | |
1421 @item o | |
1422 Delete other windows. | |
1423 | |
1424 @kindex w | |
1425 @item w | |
1426 Toggle between weekly and daily view. | |
1427 | |
1428 @kindex d | |
1429 @item d | |
1430 Toggle the inclusion of diary entries. See @ref{Calendar/Diary integration}. | |
1431 | |
1432 @kindex r | |
1433 @item r | |
1434 Recreate the agenda buffer, for example to reflect the changes | |
1435 after modification of the time stamps of items with S-@key{left} and | |
1436 S-@key{right}. | |
1437 | |
1438 @kindex @key{right} | |
1439 @item @key{right} | |
1440 Display the following @code{org-agenda-ndays} days. For example, if | |
1441 the display covers a week, switch to the following week. With prefix | |
1442 arg, go forward that many times @code{org-agenda-ndays} days. Not | |
1443 available in timlines. | |
1444 | |
1445 @kindex @key{left} | |
1446 @item @key{left} | |
1447 Display the previous dates. Not available in timelines. | |
1448 | |
1449 @kindex . | |
1450 @item . | |
1451 Goto today. | |
1452 | |
1453 @tsubheading{Remote editing} | |
1454 | |
1455 @item 0-9 | |
1456 Digit argument. | |
1457 | |
1458 @kindex t | |
1459 @item t | |
1460 Change the TODO state of the item, both in the agenda and in the | |
1461 original org file. | |
1462 | |
1463 @kindex p | |
1464 @item p | |
1465 Set the priority for the current item. Org-mode prompts for the | |
1466 priority character. If you reply with @key{SPC}, the priority cookie | |
1467 is removed from the entry. | |
1468 | |
1469 @kindex P | |
1470 @item p | |
1471 Display weighted priority of current item. | |
1472 | |
1473 @kindex + | |
1474 @item + | |
1475 Increase the priority of the current item. The priority is changed in | |
1476 the original buffer, but the agenda is not resorted. Use the @kbd{r} | |
1477 key for this. | |
1478 | |
1479 @kindex - | |
1480 @item - | |
1481 Decrease the priority of the current item. | |
1482 | |
1483 @kindex S-@key{right} | |
1484 @item S-@key{right} | |
1485 Change the time stamp associated with the current line by one day into | |
1486 the future. With prefix argument, change it by that many days. For | |
1487 example, @kbd{3 6 5 S-@key{right}} will change it by a year. The | |
1488 stamp is changed in the original org file, but the change is not | |
1489 directly reflected in the agenda buffer. Use the | |
1490 @kbd{r} key to update the buffer. | |
1491 | |
1492 @kindex S-@key{left} | |
1493 @item S-@key{left} | |
1494 Change the time stamp associated with the current line by one day | |
1495 into the past. | |
1496 | |
1497 @kindex > | |
1498 @item > | |
1499 Change the time stamp associated with the current line to today. | |
1500 The key @kbd{>} has been chosen, because it is the same as @kbd{S-.} | |
1501 on my keyboard. | |
1502 | |
1503 @cindex diary entries, creating from agenda | |
1504 @kindex i | |
1505 @item i | |
1506 Insert a new entry into the diary. Prompts for the type of entry | |
1507 (day, weekly, monthly, yearly, anniversary, cyclic) and creates a new | |
1508 entry in the diary, just like @kbd{i d} etc. would do in the calendar. | |
1509 The date is taken from the cursor position. | |
1510 | |
1511 @tsubheading{Quit and Exit} | |
1512 @kindex q | |
1513 @item q | |
1514 Quit Agenda, remove the agenda buffer. | |
1515 | |
1516 @kindex x | |
1517 @cindex agenda files, removing buffers | |
1518 @item x | |
1519 Exit agenda, remove the agenda buffer and all buffers loaded by Emacs | |
1520 for the compilation of the agenda. Buffers created by the user to | |
1521 visit org files will not be removed. | |
1522 | |
1523 @end table | |
1524 | |
1525 @node Calendar/Diary integration, , Agenda commands, Timeline and Agenda | |
1526 @section Calendar/Diary integration | |
1527 @cindex calendar integration | |
1528 @cindex diary integration | |
1529 | |
1530 Emacs contains the calendar and diary by Edward M. Reingold. The | |
1531 calendar displays a three-month calendar with holidays from different | |
1532 countries and cultures. The diary allows to keep track of | |
1533 anniversaries, lunar phases, sunrise/set, recurrent appointments | |
1534 (weekly, monthly) and more. In this way, it is quite complementary to | |
1535 Org-mode. It can be very useful to combine output from Org-mode with | |
1536 the diary. | |
1537 | |
1538 The interaction between Org-mode and diary works both ways: You can | |
1539 list entries from the diary in the Org-mode agenda, or you can display | |
1540 entries from the org agenda in the Emacs diary. | |
1541 | |
1542 @menu | |
1543 * Diary to agenda:: Agenda incorporates the diary | |
1544 * Agenda to diary:: Diary incorporates the agenda | |
1545 @end menu | |
1546 | |
1547 @node Diary to agenda, Agenda to diary, Calendar/Diary integration, Calendar/Diary integration | |
1548 @subsection Including the diary into the agenda | |
1549 @cindex diary to agenda | |
1550 | |
1551 In order to include entries from the Emacs diary into Org-mode's | |
1552 agenda, you only need to customize the variable | |
1553 | |
1554 @lisp | |
1555 (setq org-agenda-include-diary t) | |
1556 @end lisp | |
1557 @noindent | |
1558 | |
1559 @noindent After that, everything will happen automatically. | |
1560 | |
1561 @node Agenda to diary, , Diary to agenda, Calendar/Diary integration | |
1562 @subsection Including the agenda into the diary | |
1563 | |
1564 If you prefer to use the Emacs diary as your main instrument and if | |
1565 you wish to include the Org-mode agenda into it, the following steps | |
1566 are necessary: Autoload the function @command{org-diary} as shown | |
1567 above under @ref{Installation}. You also need to use @emph{fancy | |
1568 diary display} by setting in @file{.emacs}: | |
1569 | |
1570 @lisp | |
1571 (add-hook 'diary-display-hook 'fancy-diary-display) | |
1572 @end lisp | |
1573 | |
1574 Then include the following line into your @file{~/diary} file, in | |
1575 order to get the entries from all files listed in the variable | |
1576 @code{org-agenda-files}: | |
1577 | |
1578 @example | |
1579 &%%(org-diary) | |
1580 @end example | |
1581 @noindent | |
1582 You may also select specific files with | |
1583 | |
1584 @example | |
1585 &%%(org-diary) ~/path/to/some/org-file.org | |
1586 &%%(org-diary) ~/path/to/another/org-file.org | |
1587 @end example | |
1588 | |
1589 If you now launch the calendar and press @kbd{d} to display a diary, | |
1590 the headlines of entries containing a timestamp, date range, schedule, | |
1591 or deadline referring to the selected date will be listed. Just like | |
1592 in Org-mode's agenda view, the diary for @emph{today} contains | |
1593 additional entries for overdue deadlines and scheduled items. See | |
1594 also the documentation of the @command{org-diary} function. | |
1595 | |
1596 @node Exporting, Miscellaneous, Timeline and Agenda, Top | |
1597 @chapter Exporting | |
1598 @cindex exporting | |
1599 @cindex ASCII file | |
1600 @cindex HTML | |
1601 | |
1602 | |
1603 @cindex headline levels, for exporting | |
1604 For printing and sharing of notes, an Org-mode document can be | |
1605 exported as an ASCII file, or as HTML. In the exported version, the | |
1606 first 3 outline levels will become headlines, defining a general | |
1607 document structure. Additional levels will be exported as itemize | |
1608 lists. If you want that transition to occur at a different level, | |
1609 specify it with a prefix argument. For example, | |
1610 | |
1611 @example | |
1612 @kbd{M-1 M-x org-export-as-html} | |
1613 @end example | |
1614 @noindent | |
1615 creates only top level headlines and does the rest as items. | |
1616 | |
1617 @menu | |
1618 * Export commands:: Commands which export and display | |
1619 * HTML formatting:: Interpretation of the buffer content | |
1620 * Export options:: How to influence exports | |
1621 * Comment lines:: Lines which will not be exported | |
1622 @end menu | |
1623 | |
1624 @node Export commands, HTML formatting, Exporting, Exporting | |
1625 @section Export commands | |
1626 | |
1627 @cindex region, active | |
1628 @cindex active region | |
1629 @cindex transient-mark-mode | |
1630 @table @kbd | |
1631 @kindex C-c C-x a | |
1632 @item C-c C-x a | |
1633 Export as ASCII file. If there is an active region, only the region | |
1634 will be exported. For an org file @file{myfile.org}, the ASCII file | |
1635 will be @file{myfile.txt}. The file will be overwritten without | |
1636 warning. | |
1637 @kindex C-c C-x h | |
1638 @item C-c C-x h | |
1639 Export as HTML file @file{myfile.html}. | |
1640 @kindex C-c C-x C-h | |
1641 @item C-c C-x C-h | |
1642 Export as HTML file and open it with a browser. | |
1643 @kindex C-c C-x t | |
1644 @item C-c C-x t | |
1645 Insert template with export options, see below. | |
1646 @kindex C-c : | |
1647 @item C-c : | |
1648 Toggle fixed-width for line or region, see below. | |
1649 @end table | |
1650 | |
1651 @node HTML formatting, Export options, Export commands, Exporting | |
1652 @section HTML formatting | |
1653 | |
1654 Not all text is transferred literally to the exported HTML file. The | |
1655 exporter implements the following interpretation: | |
1656 | |
1657 @itemize @bullet | |
1658 @cindex underlined text | |
1659 @cindex bold text | |
1660 @cindex italic text | |
1661 @item | |
1662 You can make words @b{*bold*}, @i{/italic/}, and _underlined_ | |
1663 | |
1664 @cindex @TeX{} interpretation | |
1665 @item | |
1666 Simple @TeX{}-like math constructs are interpreted: | |
1667 | |
1668 @itemize @minus | |
1669 @item | |
1670 @samp{10^22} and @samp{J_n} are super- and subscripts. You can quote | |
1671 @samp{^} and @samp{_} with a backslash: @samp{\_} and @samp{\^} | |
1672 @item | |
1673 @samp{\alpha} indicates a Greek letter, @samp{\to} an arrow. You can | |
1674 use completion for these macros, just type @samp{\} and maybe a few | |
1675 letters, and press @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} to see possible completions. | |
1676 @end itemize | |
1677 | |
1678 @cindex tables, export to HTML | |
1679 @item | |
1680 Tables are transformed into HTML tables. | |
1681 | |
1682 @cindex fixed width | |
1683 @item | |
1684 Lines starting with @samp{:} are typeset in a fixed-width font, to | |
1685 allow quoting of computer code etc. | |
1686 | |
1687 @cindex HTML tags | |
1688 @item | |
1689 If you want to include HTML tags which should be interpreted as such, | |
1690 mark them with a @samp{@@} like in @samp{@@<b>bold text@@</b>}. | |
1691 Plain @samp{<} and @samp{>} are always transformed to @samp{<} and | |
1692 @samp{>} in HTML export. | |
1693 @end itemize | |
1694 | |
1695 If these conversions conflict with your habits of typing ASCII text, | |
1696 they can all be turned off with corresponding variables. | |
1697 | |
1698 @node Export options, Comment lines, HTML formatting, Exporting | |
1699 @section Export options | |
1700 @cindex options, for export | |
1701 | |
1702 The exporter recognizes special lines in the buffer which provide | |
1703 additional information. These lines may be put anywhere in the file. | |
1704 The whole set of lines can be inserted into the buffer with @kbd{C-c | |
1705 C-x t}. For individual lines, a good way to make sure the keyword is | |
1706 correct it to type @samp{#+} and then use @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} completion | |
1707 (@pxref{Completion}). | |
1708 | |
1709 @example | |
1710 #+TITLE: the title to be shown (default is the buffer name) | |
1711 #+AUTHOR: the author (default taken from @code{user-full-name}) | |
1712 #+EMAIL: his/her email address (default from @code{user-mail-address}) | |
1713 #+LANGUAGE: language for HTML, e.g. @samp{en} (@code{org-export-default-language}) | |
1714 #+TEXT: Some descriptive text to be inserted at the beginning. | |
1715 #+TEXT: Several lines may be given. | |
1716 #+OPTIONS: H:2 num:t toc:t \n:nil @:t ::t |:t ^:t *:nil TeX:t | |
1717 @end example | |
1718 @noindent | |
1719 The OPTIONS line is a compact form to specify export settings. Here | |
1720 you can | |
1721 @cindex headline levels | |
1722 @cindex section-numbers | |
1723 @cindex table of contents | |
1724 @cindex linebreak-preservation | |
1725 @cindex quoted html tags | |
1726 @cindex fixed-width sections | |
1727 @cindex tables | |
1728 @cindex @TeX{}-like syntax for sub- and superscripts | |
1729 @cindex emphasized text | |
1730 @cindex @TeX{} macros | |
1731 @example | |
1732 H: @r{set the number of headline levels for export} | |
1733 num: @r{turn on/off section-numbers} | |
1734 toc: @r{turn on/off table of contents} | |
1735 \n: @r{turn on/off linebreak-preservation} | |
1736 @@: @r{turn on/off quoted html tags} | |
1737 :: @r{turn on/off fixed-width sections} | |
1738 |: @r{turn on/off tables} | |
1739 ^: @r{turn on/off @TeX{}-like syntax for sub- and superscripts.} | |
1740 *: @r{turn on/off emphasized text (bold, italic, underlined)} | |
1741 TeX: @r{turn on/off @TeX{} macros} | |
1742 @end example | |
1743 | |
1744 @node Comment lines, , Export options, Exporting | |
1745 @section Comment lines | |
1746 @cindex comment lines | |
1747 @cindex exporting, not | |
1748 | |
1749 Lines starting with @samp{#} in column zero are treated as comments | |
1750 and will never be exported. Also entire subtrees starting with the | |
1751 word @samp{COMMENT} will never be exported. Finally, any text before | |
1752 the first headline will not be exported either. | |
1753 | |
1754 @table @kbd | |
1755 @kindex C-c ; | |
1756 @item C-c ; | |
1757 Toggle the COMMENT keyword at the beginning of an entry. | |
1758 @end table | |
1759 | |
1760 @node Miscellaneous, Index, Exporting, Top | |
1761 @chapter Miscellaneous | |
1762 | |
1763 @menu | |
1764 * Completion:: M-TAB knows what you need | |
1765 * Customization:: Adapting Org-mode to your taste | |
1766 * Tips and Tricks:: An author-imposed FAQ, sort of | |
1767 * Interaction:: Other Emacs packages | |
1768 * Acknowledgments:: These people provided feedback and more | |
1769 * Bugs:: Things which do not work perfectly | |
1770 @end menu | |
1771 | |
1772 @node Completion, Customization, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous | |
1773 @section Completion | |
1774 @cindex complete @TeX{} symbols | |
1775 @cindex complete TODO keywords | |
1776 @cindex complete dictionary words | |
1777 @cindex complete option keywords | |
1778 | |
1779 Org-mode supports in-buffer completion. This type of completion does | |
1780 not make use of the minibuffer. You simply type a few letters into | |
1781 the buffer and use the key to complete text right there. | |
1782 | |
1783 @table @kbd | |
1784 @kindex M-@key{TAB} | |
1785 @item M-@key{TAB} | |
1786 Complete word at point | |
1787 @itemize @bullet | |
1788 @item | |
1789 At the beginning of a headline, complete TODO keywords. | |
1790 @item | |
1791 After @samp{\}, complete @TeX{} symbols supported by the exporter. | |
1792 @item | |
1793 After @samp{#+}, complete the special keywords like @samp{TYP_TODO} or | |
1794 @samp{OPTIONS} which set file-specific options for Org-mode. When the | |
1795 option keyword is already complete, pressing @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} again | |
1796 will insert example settings for this keyword. | |
1797 @item | |
1798 Elsewhere, complete dictionary words using ispell. | |
1799 @end itemize | |
1800 @end table | |
1801 | |
1802 @node Customization, Tips and Tricks, Completion, Miscellaneous | |
1803 @section Customization | |
1804 @cindex customization | |
1805 @cindex options, for customization | |
1806 @cindex variables, for customization | |
1807 | |
1808 There is a large number of variables which can be used to customize | |
1809 Org-mode. For the sake of compactness of the manual, we are not | |
1810 describing the variables here. For an overview of customization | |
1811 variables, use @kbd{M-x org-customize}. Or select @code{Browse Org | |
1812 Group} from the @code{Org->Customization} menu. | |
1813 | |
1814 @node Tips and Tricks, Interaction, Customization, Miscellaneous | |
1815 @section Tips and Tricks | |
1816 | |
1817 @itemize @bullet | |
1818 @cindex README files | |
1819 @item | |
1820 I find Org-mode very useful for the many @file{README} files I have | |
1821 scattered through my directories. So I turn on @file{org-mode} for | |
1822 all @file{README} files with | |
1823 | |
1824 @example | |
1825 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("README$" . org-mode)) | |
1826 @end example | |
1827 | |
1828 @ignore | |
1829 @cindex files, adding automatically | |
1830 @item | |
1831 If you would like to add all org files you ever create to the list of | |
1832 agenda files@footnote{Think twice. Do you @emph{really} want this?}, | |
1833 you could do so with | |
1834 | |
1835 @lisp | |
1836 (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'org-add-file) | |
1837 @end lisp | |
1838 | |
1839 If you would like to add only a selection, for example everything | |
1840 except the @file{README} files, this could be achieved in the | |
1841 following way: | |
1842 | |
1843 @lisp | |
1844 (add-hook 'org-mode-hook | |
1845 (lambda () | |
1846 (or (string-match "README\\'" (buffer-file-name)) | |
1847 (org-add-file)))) | |
1848 @end lisp | |
1849 @end ignore | |
1850 | |
1851 @cindex @code{make-indirect-buffer} | |
1852 @cindex indirect buffers | |
1853 @item | |
1854 It can be useful to have two different windows showing the same | |
1855 Org-mode file. However, a problem here is that changes to the | |
1856 visibility in one window immediately affect the other window. On | |
1857 Emacs (not on XEmacs because it uses the old outline-mode) a way out | |
1858 is the use of @emph{indirect buffers}, which visit the same file, but | |
1859 have separate settings, also for outline visibility. See the | |
1860 documentation on the command @code{make-indirect-buffer}. | |
1861 | |
1862 @cindex URL, paste into buffer | |
1863 @item | |
1864 Paste URLs into Org-mode whenever this seems useful. For example, if | |
1865 you are writing notes about a paper which is available on the web, put | |
1866 the corresponding URL there and a direct look at the paper is only a | |
1867 mouse click away. If you have a local copy of the paper, use a | |
1868 file:path link. | |
1869 | |
1870 @cindex headline levels, for export | |
1871 @item | |
1872 If you plan to use ASCII or HTML export, make sure things you want to | |
1873 be exported as item lists are level 4 at least, even if that does mean | |
1874 there is a level jump. For example | |
1875 | |
1876 @example | |
1877 * Todays top priorities | |
1878 **** TODO write a letter to xyz | |
1879 **** TODO Finish the paper | |
1880 **** Pick up kids at the school | |
1881 @end example | |
1882 | |
1883 Alternatively, if you need a specific value for the heading/item | |
1884 transition in a particular file, use the @samp{+OPTIONS} line to | |
1885 configure the @samp{H} switch. | |
1886 | |
1887 @example | |
1888 +OPTIONS: H:2; ... | |
1889 @end example | |
1890 | |
1891 @cindex exporting a subtree | |
1892 @item | |
1893 If you want to export a subtree, mark the subtree as region and then | |
1894 export. Marking can be done with @kbd{C-c @@ C-x C-x}, for example. | |
1895 | |
1896 @cindex table, empty template | |
1897 @item | |
1898 To insert an empty table template, just type @samp{|-} and use | |
1899 @key{TAB}. | |
1900 | |
1901 @item | |
1902 In a table, to add a new column at the end, just type some text | |
1903 anywhere after the final @samp{|}. Upon the next re-align, a new | |
1904 column will be created. | |
1905 | |
1906 @item | |
1907 In tables, @key{TAB} creates new rows before horizontal separator lines. If | |
1908 the cursor is at @samp{Age} in the following table, | |
1909 | |
1910 @example | |
1911 | Name | Phone | Age | | |
1912 |-------+-------+-----| | |
1913 | | | | | |
1914 @end example | |
1915 | |
1916 the next @key{TAB} would create a second header line. If you want | |
1917 instead to go to the first empty field below the horizontal line, | |
1918 press @key{down} (to get on the separator line) and then @key{TAB}. | |
1919 | |
1920 @cindex indentation, of tables | |
1921 @item | |
1922 To change the indentation of a table, just change the first line and | |
1923 realign with @key{TAB}. | |
1924 | |
1925 @end itemize | |
1926 | |
1927 | |
1928 @node Interaction, Acknowledgments, Tips and Tricks, Miscellaneous | |
1929 @section Interaction with other packages | |
1930 @cindex packages, interaction with other | |
1931 @cindex @file{planner.el} | |
1932 @cindex @file{remember.el} | |
1933 @cindex @file{table.el} | |
1934 @file{Org.el} can cooperate with the following packages: | |
1935 | |
1936 @table @asis | |
1937 @cindex @file{remember.el} | |
1938 @item @file{remember.el} by John Wiegley | |
1939 Org mode cooperates with remember, see @ref{Remember}. | |
1940 @cindex @file{plannner.el} | |
1941 @item @file{planner.el} by John Wiegley | |
1942 Planner is another tool to plan work and keep track of tasks. Planner | |
1943 uses a multi-file approach with project pages and day pages. Is based | |
1944 on Emacs-Wiki. It can be useful to display the agenda entries | |
1945 resulting from org files in day-pages of the planner. This can be | |
1946 done through the diary of the calendar: Integrate org files into the | |
1947 diary as described above, and then turn on the diary support of | |
1948 planner. | |
1949 @cindex @file{table.el} | |
1950 @item @file{table.el} by Takaaki Ota | |
1951 Org mode cooperates with table.el, see @ref{table.el}. | |
1952 @end table | |
1953 | |
1954 @c EmacsWiki | |
1955 @c organizer-mode | |
1956 @c todo-mode | |
1957 @c records mode | |
1958 | |
1959 @page @c FIXME | |
1960 | |
1961 @node Acknowledgments, Bugs, Interaction, Miscellaneous | |
1962 @section Acknowledgments | |
1963 @cindex acknowledgments | |
1964 | |
1965 Org-mode was written by Carsten Dominik, who still maintains it at the | |
1966 Org-mode homepage | |
1967 @uref{http://www.astro.uva.nl/~dominik/Tools/org/}. The following | |
1968 people have helped the development along with ideas, suggestions and | |
1969 patches. | |
1970 | |
1971 @itemize @bullet | |
1972 @item | |
1973 Matthias Rempe (Oelde) provided ideas and suggestions, a patch | |
1974 introducing Windows NT/2000 support, and quality control. | |
1975 @item | |
1976 Kevin Rogers contributed code to access VM files on remote hosts. | |
1977 @item | |
1978 Juergen Vollmer contributed code generating the table of contents | |
1979 in HTML output, and other export improvements. | |
1980 @item | |
1981 Christian Egli converted the documentation into TeXInfo format. He | |
1982 also showed me his plans for a multifile summary for Org-mode. Some of | |
1983 his ideas have found their way into the agenda. | |
1984 @item | |
1985 Philip Rooke created the Org-mode reference card and did some | |
1986 beta-testing. | |
1987 @item | |
1988 Linking to VM/BBDB/GNUS was inspired by Tom Shannon's | |
1989 @file{organizer-mode.el}. | |
1990 @item | |
1991 Scheduling TODO items was inspired by John Wiegley's @file{planner.el}. | |
1992 @item | |
1993 Sacha Chua, the current maintainer of Planner suggested to take some | |
1994 linking code from Planner, which I did (for RMAIL and Wanderlust). | |
1995 @item | |
1996 Oliver Oppitz sent several useful suggestions. | |
1997 @item | |
1998 Carsten Wimmer suggested some changes and helped fix a bug in linking | |
1999 to GNUS. | |
2000 @end itemize | |
2001 | |
2002 @node Bugs, , Acknowledgments, Miscellaneous | |
2003 @section Bugs | |
2004 @cindex bugs | |
2005 | |
2006 Here is a list of things which should work differently, but which I | |
2007 have found too hard to fix. | |
2008 | |
2009 @itemize @bullet | |
2010 @item | |
2011 When the application called by @kbd{C-c C-o} to open a file link fails | |
2012 (for example because the application does not exits or refuses to open | |
2013 the file), it does so silently. No error message is displayed. | |
2014 @item | |
2015 Under XEmacs, if Org-mode entries are included into the diary, it is | |
2016 not possible to jump back from the diary to the org file. Apparently, | |
2017 the text properties are lost when the fancy-diary-display is used. | |
2018 However, from Org-mode's agenda (created with @kbd{C-c C-r} or | |
2019 @kbd{M-x org-agenda}), things do work correctly. | |
2020 @item | |
2021 Linux should also have a default viewer application, using mailcap. | |
2022 Maybe we can use GNUS or VM mime code? Or dired's guessing commands? | |
2023 Any hints (or even patches) are appreciated. | |
2024 @item | |
2025 When you write @samp{x = a /b/ c}, b will be exported in italics. | |
2026 @item | |
2027 The exporters work well, but could be made more efficient. | |
2028 @end itemize | |
2029 | |
2030 @node Index, Key Index, Miscellaneous, Top | |
2031 @chapter Index | |
2032 | |
2033 @printindex cp | |
2034 | |
2035 @node Key Index, , Index, Top | |
2036 @chapter Key Index | |
2037 | |
2038 @printindex ky | |
2039 | |
2040 @bye | |
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