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authorCarsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl>2005-12-20 08:08:48 +0000
committerCarsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl>2005-12-20 08:08:48 +0000
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(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.
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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