From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Org-mode version 4.62 released Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:37:46 +0100 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HA1QT-0000wH-AW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:01:49 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HA1QS-0000w5-73 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:01:48 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HA1QR-0000w2-Uc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:01:48 -0500 Received: from korteweg.uva.nl ([146.50.98.70]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1HA1QR-0002ZL-BI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:01:47 -0500 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: orgmode-maillist Hi, I have released version 4.62 of org-mode. Get it at http://www.astro.uva.nl/~dominik/Tools/org/ This release contains incompatible changes to the table editor spreadsheet. If you are currently using the spreadsheet, make sure to read the notes below carefully. Enjoy - Carsten Changes in version 4.62 ======================= - Many changes to the spreadsheet functions in the table editor. This includes some incompatible changes. For deatils, please see the notes near the end of this message, and re-read section 3.4 in the manual. Triggered in part by requests from Eddward, Michael, Xiao-Yong. - Selected text becomes the default description for C-c C-l links This excellent (and obviouos?) proposal comes from Scott Otterson - The date format in the agenda/timeline views is now customizable. See the new option `org-agenda-date-format'. requested by Victor - Link abbreviations no longer need a double colon, single colon is fine. - The menu entry for org-archive advertizes the correct key, while the old key is still in place. thanks to Kai Grossjohann for pointing out how to do this. - More bug fixes. Details about the changes to the spreadsheet ============================================ - It is now much easier to assign formulas to individual fields. In particular, the field does not have to be a named field anymore. Just type an equation preceeded by "=:" and it will be defined for the current field only. - A formula can reference any field or rectangular range in the table. A field reference looks like @2$3 for the field in line 2 column 3 of the table. Ranges look like @2$3..@6$4 and return vectors. - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: The vector returned by a range no longer contains the empty fields in the range, so that vmean($2..$7) returns the true average of the numbers in the region, and not something smaller because empty fields are assumed to be 0. You may use the "E" mode switch to get the old behavior, but the default has changed. - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: The "&..." format for referencing fields and ranges in the current column is no longer supported. You need to modify formulas that use this to the new "@..." ranges. I decided to provide no backward compatibility for this, because the "&..." stuff was logically a mess. - Ranges can also be used in Lisp formulas. - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: Insertion of fields into Lisp formulas has changed, values are inserted as strings by default. If you use Lisp formulas to do computations, add the ;N mode flag to the formula, like $4 = '(+ $1 $2 $3);N - Field coordinates can also be defined relative to the current row/column, for example @+2$-1. - Rows can be specified relative to horizontal separator lines, for example @II..@III are the fields between the second and third such lines in the table. - Absolut references are automatically modified if you use Org-mode commands to insert/delete/swap columns *and* rows. This is cool, new, and needs testing! So check before you blindly believe, and report any bugs. - Org-mode shows referenced fields by highlighting them in different colors. While editing a formula inside a table field you need to press `C-c ?' to get the reference at point highlighted. From the formula editor (accessible with C-c ') this even happens automatically. -- Carsten Dominik Sterrenkundig Instituut "Anton Pannekoek" Universiteit van Amsterdam Kruislaan 403 NL-1098SJ Amsterdam phone: +31 20 525 7477