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Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> writes:

> Eraldo Helal <office@eraldo.at> writes:
>
>> I just found out that there is a newline before each headline in the recent version of org-mode (6.24).
>>
>> Is there a post explaining why this change was made?
>>
>> I have troubles with that, for example:
>>
>> when adding a new headline while looking at the overview...
>> the newline does not get made...
>> and therefore all the following will not have it until one changes the behavior by making one before creating a new one
>> again.
>
> (as explained on IRC) you need to customize the
> org-blank-before-new-entry variable to change this behaviour.

See also the FAQ that addresses this:

http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#blank-line-after-headlines-and-list-items

- Matt