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author | Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl> | 2005-12-20 08:08:48 +0000 |
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committer | Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl> | 2005-12-20 08:08:48 +0000 |
commit | d924f2e5dc72ef24a5d55974381ed1476d058b6d (patch) | |
tree | fb993680af39206fda340127851e5b37655a4ed8 /man | |
parent | 54e42ad99ad88224ddfbda54603499d18500c92a (diff) | |
download | emacs-d924f2e5dc72ef24a5d55974381ed1476d058b6d.tar.gz |
(org-agenda-custom-commands): New option.
(org-agenda): Offer custom commands on splash screen.
(org-make-tags-matcher): Parser for Boolean logic added.
(org-agenda-set-tags): New command.
(org-agenda-menu, org-agenda-mode-map): Add `org-agenda-set-tags'.
(org-set-tags): Efficiency improvements.
(org-auto-align-tags): New option.
(org-todo, org-demote, org-promote): Realign tags.
(org-tags-completion-function): Use also "&" and "|" as
separators.
(org-org-menu): Agenda commands simplified.
Diffstat (limited to 'man')
-rw-r--r-- | man/ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | man/org.texi | 196 |
2 files changed, 112 insertions, 89 deletions
diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog index debad982ffc..e724f24167c 100644 --- a/man/ChangeLog +++ b/man/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2005-12-20 Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl> + + * org.texi: (Tags): Boolean logic documented. + (Agenda Views): Document custom commands. + 2005-12-20 David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> * faq.texi (AUCTeX): Update version and mailing list info. diff --git a/man/org.texi b/man/org.texi index 0477077d91f..5056119b3b2 100644 --- a/man/org.texi +++ b/man/org.texi @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ @setfilename ../info/org @settitle Org Mode Manual -@set VERSION 4.00 +@set VERSION 4.01 @set DATE December 2005 @dircategory Emacs @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ ways, for example @example @r{@bullet{} as an outline extension with visibility cycling and structure editing} -@r{@bullet{} as an ASCII system and table editor to take structured notes} +@r{@bullet{} as an ASCII system and table editor for taking structured notes} @r{@bullet{} as an ASCII table editor with spreadsheet-like capabilities} @r{@bullet{} as a simple hypertext system, with HTML export} @r{@bullet{} as a TODO list editor} @@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ functionality. @node Archiving, Sparse trees, Structure editing, Document Structure @section Archiving @cindex archiving -@cindex filing subtries +@cindex filing subtrees When a project represented by a (sub)tree is finished, you may want to move the tree to an archive place, either in the same file under a @@ -618,12 +618,24 @@ well. For example, in the list @example * Meeting with the French group :WORK: -** Summary by Frank :BOSS: +** Summary by Frank :BOSS:NOTES: *** TODO Prepare slides for him :ACTION: @end example @noindent -the final heading will have the tags @samp{:WORK:}, @samp{:BOSS:}, and -@samp{:ACTION:}. +the final heading will have the tags @samp{:WORK:}, @samp{:BOSS:}, +@samp{:NOTES:}, and @samp{:ACTION:}. When executing tag searches and +Org-mode finds that a certain headline matches the search criterion, +it will not check any sublevel headline, assuming that these likely +also match, and that the list of matches can become very long. You +can influence inheritance and searching using the variables +@code{org-use-tag-inheritance} and +@code{org-tags-match-list-sublevels}. + +@kindex M-@key{TAB} +Tags can simply be typed into the buffer. After a colon, +@kbd{M-@key{TAB}} offers completion on all tags being used in the +current buffer. There are also special commands for inserting tags, +and for executing searches based on tags. @table @kbd @kindex C-c C-c @@ -631,29 +643,33 @@ the final heading will have the tags @samp{:WORK:}, @samp{:BOSS:}, and @cindex completion, of tags Enter new tags for the current headline. The minibuffer will prompt for a list of tags and offer completion with respect to all other tags -used in the current buffer. After pressing @key{RET}, the tags will +used in the current buffer. Several tags, separated by colons, may be +specified at the prompt. After pressing @key{RET}, the tags will be inserted and aligned to @code{org-tags-column}. When called with a @kbd{C-u} prefix, align all tags in the current buffer to that column, -just to make things look nice. Tags can also be just typed into the -buffer, with @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} support. -@cindex M-@key{TAB} -@item M-@key{TAB} -Tags can also be typed directly into the buffer, using -@kbd{M-@key{TAB}} completion. +just to make things look nice. TAGS are automatically realigned after +promotion, demotion, and TODO state changes (@pxref{TODO basics}). @kindex C-c \ @item C-c \ -Create a sparse tree with all headlines matching a given set of tags. -The command prompts for the tags to match. The criterion is just a -list of tags separated by @samp{+} or @samp{-} for positive and -negative selection. For example, @samp{+WORK-BOSS} would select all -headlines that are tagged @samp{:WORK:}, but discard those also tagged -@samp{:BOSS:}. +Create a sparse tree with all headlines matching a tags search. @kindex C-c a m @item C-c a m Create a global list of tag matches from all agenda files. @xref{Matching headline tags}. @end table +A tags search string can use Boolean operators @samp{&} for AND and +@samp{|} for OR. @samp{&} binds more strongly than +@samp{|}. Parenthesis are currently no implemented. A tag may also be +preceded by @samp{-}, to select against it, and @samp{+} is syntactic +sugar for positive selection. The AND operator @samp{&} is optional +when @samp{+} or @samp{-} is present. For example, @samp{+WORK-BOSS} +would select all headlines that are tagged @samp{:WORK:}, but discard +those also tagged @samp{:BOSS:}. The search string @samp{WORK|LAPTOP} +selects all lines tagged @samp{:WORK:} or @samp{:LAPTOP:}. The string +@samp{WORK|LAPTOP&NIGHT} requires that the @samp{:LAPTOP:} lines are +also tagged @samp{NIGHT}. + @node Plain Lists, , Tags, Document Structure @section Plain Lists @cindex plain lists @@ -692,7 +708,7 @@ My favorite scenes are (in this order) @end example Org-mode supports these lists by tuning filling and wrapping commands -to correctly deal with them. Futhermore, the following commands act +to correctly deal with them. Furthermore, the following commands act on items when the cursor is in the first line of an item (the line with the bullet or number). @@ -1322,11 +1338,11 @@ links to other files, Usenet articles, emails and much more. Similar to Wiki implementations, Org-mode interprets words spelled in CamelCase (i.e. mixed case with at least one capital letter following -on a small letter inside the word) as links. While in Wiki -implementations these links usually point to another file, in Org-mode -they point to a target in the current file. Targets are CamelCased -words in double angular brackets, and may be located anywhere, also in -a comment line. For example +on a small letter inside the word) as links. While in Wiki these +links usually point to another file, in Org-mode they point to a +target in the current file. Targets are CamelCased words in double +angular brackets, and may be located anywhere, also in a comment line. +For example @example # <<MyTarget>> @end example @@ -2020,32 +2036,16 @@ Choose date in calendar (only if nothing typed into minibuffer). @chapter Agenda Views @cindex agenda views -@ignore -We have already described three commands to filter important -information in an org file into a sparse tree (@pxref{Sparse trees}): - -@cindex sparse trees -@itemize @bullet -@item -The TODO tree, (@kbd{C-c C-v}), see @ref{TODO items}. -@item -The occur tree @kbd{C-c /}, see @ref{TODO items}. -@item -Checking upcoming deadlines with @kbd{C-c C-w}, see @ref{Creating -timestamps}. -@end itemize -@noindent -@end ignore - -Org-mode can collect and sort selected items into a separate buffer. -The information to be listed is collected from all @emph{agenda -files}, the files listed in the variable @code{org-agenda-files}. -Thus even if you only work with a single Org-mode file, this file must -be put into that list@footnote{When using the dispatcher pressing -@kbd{1} before selecting a command will actually limit the command to -the current file, and ignore @code{org-agenda-files} until the next -dispatcher command.}. You can customize this variable, but the easiest -way to maintain it is through the following commands +Org-mode can select items based of various criteria, and display them +in a separate buffer. The information to be shown is collected from +all @emph{agenda files}, the files listed in the variable +@code{org-agenda-files}. Thus even if you only work with a single +Org-mode file, this file must be put into that list@footnote{When +using the dispatcher pressing @kbd{1} before selecting a command will +actually limit the command to the current file, and ignore +@code{org-agenda-files} until the next dispatcher command.}. You can +customize @code{org-agenda-files}, but the easiest way to maintain it +is through the following commands @cindex files, adding to agenda list @table @kbd @@ -2084,11 +2084,21 @@ buffer}. This buffer is read-only, but provides commands to visit the corresponding locations in the original Org-mode files, and even to edit these files remotely. +@cindex custom agenda commands +@cindex agenda commands, custom The views are created through a dispatcher that should be bound to a global key, for example @kbd{C-c a} (@pxref{Installation and Activation}). In the following we will assume that @kbd{C-c a} is indeed how the dispatcher is accessed and list keyboard access to -commands accordingly. +commands accordingly. The dispatcher offers a number of default +commands, for example to create a TODO list or a the calendar-like +agenda. You can also define a number of custom searches for tags and +specific TODO keywords through the variable +@code{org-agenda-custom-commands}. +@kindex C-c a C +These commands will be offered by the dispatcher just like the default +commands. If you press @kbd{C-c a C}, you will get a customization +buffer for this variable. @menu * Agenda:: Your weekly planner @@ -2230,7 +2240,7 @@ a prefix argument to this command to change the selected TODO keyword, for example @kbd{3 r}. @end table -Remote editing of TDOD items means that you can change the state of a +Remote editing of TODO items means that you can change the state of a TODO entry with a single key press. The commands available in the TODO list are described in @ref{Agenda commands}. @@ -2241,15 +2251,15 @@ TODO list are described in @ref{Agenda commands}. If headlines in the agenda files are marked with @emph{tags} (@pxref{Tags}), you can select headlines based on the tags that apply -to them and collect them into an ageenda buffer. +to them and collect them into an agenda buffer. @table @kbd @kindex C-c a m @item C-c a m Produce a list of all headlines that match a given set of tags. The -command prompts for a selection criterion, which is a simple list of -TAGS with positive and negative selection, like -@samp{+WORK+URGENT-WITHBOSS}. +command prompts for a selection criterion, which is a boolean logic +expression with tags, like @samp{+WORK+URGENT-WITHBOSS} or +@samp{WORK|HOME} (@pxref{Tags}). @kindex C-c a M @item C-c a M Like @kbd{C-c a m}, but only select headlines that are also TODO @@ -2396,6 +2406,10 @@ Digit argument. Change the TODO state of the item, both in the agenda and in the original org file. +@kindex : +@item : +Set tags for the current headline. + @kindex , @item , Set the priority for the current item. Org-mode prompts for the @@ -2900,7 +2914,7 @@ After @samp{\}, complete @TeX{} symbols supported by the exporter. After @samp{*}, complete CamelCase versions of all headlines in the buffer. @item -After @samp{:}, complete tags used elswhere in the buffer. +After @samp{:}, complete tags used elsewhere in the buffer. @item After @samp{#+}, complete the special keywords like @samp{TYP_TODO} or @samp{OPTIONS} which set file-specific options for Org-mode. When the @@ -2917,11 +2931,11 @@ Elsewhere, complete dictionary words using ispell. @cindex options, for customization @cindex variables, for customization -There is a large number of variables which can be used to customize +There are more than 100 variables that can be used to customize Org-mode. For the sake of compactness of the manual, we are not -describing the variables here. For an overview of customization -variables, use @kbd{M-x org-customize}. Or select @code{Browse Org -Group} from the @code{Org->Customization} menu. +describing the variables here. A structured overview of customization +variables is available with @kbd{M-x org-customize}. Or select +@code{Browse Org Group} from the @code{Org->Customization} menu. @node FAQ, Interaction, Customization, Miscellaneous @section Frequently asked questions @@ -3167,59 +3181,63 @@ The exporters work well, but could be made more efficient. Org-mode was written by Carsten Dominik, who still maintains it at the Org-mode homepage @uref{http://www.astro.uva.nl/~dominik/Tools/org/}. -The following people have helped the development along with ideas, -suggestions and patches. +The following people (in alphabetic order) have helped the development +along with ideas, suggestions and patches. Many thanks to all of you, +Org-mode would not be what it is without your input. @itemize @bullet @item -Matthias Rempe (Oelde) provided ideas, a patch introducing Windows -NT/2000 support, and quality control. -@item -Kevin Rogers contributed code to access VM files on remote hosts. +Pavel Chalmoviansky reported bugs and suggested improvements +related to the agenda treatment of items with specified time. @item -Juergen Vollmer contributed code generating the table of contents -in HTML output, and other export improvements. +Sacha Chua, the current maintainer of Planner, suggested to copy +linking code from Planner (I took code for RMAIL and Wanderlust). @item Christian Egli converted the documentation into TeXInfo format and patched basic CSS formatting support into the HTML exporter. He also inspired the agenda by showing me his plans for a multifile summary. @item +Kai Grossjohann pointed out that a number of key bindings in Org-mode +conflict with other packages. +@item +Stefan Monnier provided a patch with lots of little fixes to keep the +Emacs-Lisp compiler happy. +@item +Tim O'Callaghan suggested in-file links, search options for +general file links, and TAGS. +@item +Oliver Oppitz made useful suggestions. +@item +Pete Phillips helped the development of the TAGS feature with beta +testing and suggestions. +@item +Matthias Rempe (Oelde) provided ideas, a patch introducing Windows +NT/2000 support, and quality control. +@item +Kevin Rogers contributed code to access VM files on remote hosts. +@item Philip Rooke created the Org-mode reference card. He also helped with beta testing and contributed a number of very useful ideas. @item Christian Schlauer proposed angular brackets around links, among other things. @item -David Wainberg suggested to implement an archiving mechanism and helped -testing. -@item Linking to VM/BBDB/GNUS was inspired by Tom Shannon's @file{organizer-mode.el}. @item -Scheduling TODO items was inspired by John Wiegley's @file{planner.el}. +Juergen Vollmer contributed code generating the table of contents +in HTML output, and other export improvements. @item -Sacha Chua, the current maintainer of Planner, suggested to copy -linking code from Planner (I took code for RMAIL and Wanderlust). +David Wainberg suggested to implement an archiving mechanism and helped +testing. @item -Oliver Oppitz made useful suggestions. +Scheduling TODO items was inspired by John Wiegley's @file{planner.el}. @item Carsten Wimmer suggested some changes and helped fix a bug in linking to GNUS. -@item -Pavel Chalmoviansky reported bugs and suggested improvements related -to the agenda treatment of items with specified time. -@item -Stefan Monnier provided a patch with lots of little fixes to keep the -Emacs-Lisp compiler happy. -@item -Kai Grossjohann pointed out that a number of key bindings in Org-mode -conflict with other packages. @item Roland Winkler pointed out that additional keybindings are needed to use Org-mode on a tty. -@item -Tim O'Callaghan suggested in-file links, search options for -general file links, and TAGS. @c @item @c Nic Ferrier and Christian Egli implemented XML export. @end itemize |