Álvaro Ramírez
Plain Org v1.1 released 🎄☃️
Plain Org v1.1 is now available on the App Store. The update receives new features and bugfixes.
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What is Plain Org?
Ok, now on to what's included in the v1.1 release…
Compact mode
By default, Plain Org layout uses generous padding. The new option Menu -> View -> Compact mode packs more content into your screen.
Regroup active and inactive tasks
Regrouping tasks now bubbles active ones up. Similarly, inactive tasks drop to the bottom of their node. Changes are persisted to the org file.
Native table rendering
Tables are now rendered natively but also support displaying links and other formatting within cells.
Open local ID links
If your file provider supports granting access to folders, local ID links (ie. id:eb155a82-92b2-4f25-a3c6-0304591af2f9) can now be resolved and opened from Plain Org. Note that for ID links to resolve, other org files must live in either the same directory or a subdirectory.
Fill paragraphs
If your org paragraphs contain newlines optimizing for bigger screens, you can toggle Menu -> View -> Fill paragraph to optimize rendering for your iPhone. This rendering option makes no file modifications.
By the way, the previous screenshot text comes from Org Mode - Organize Your Life In Plain Text, a magnificent org resource.
Show/hide basic scheduling
Use the new Menu -> View -> Scheduling to toggle showing SCHEDULED or DEADLINE dates.
Show/hide tags
Similarly, the new Menu -> View -> Tags option toggles displaying tags.
Native list rendering
Lists are now rendered natively. With the exception of numbered cases, list items now share a common bullet icon. Description lists are also recognized and receive additional formatting when rendered.
- First list item * Second list item + Third list item 1. Numbered list item + Term :: Description for term
Numbered checkboxes are now recognized and receive the same formatting and interaction as their non-numbered counterparts.
1. [ ] First checkbox 2. [X] Second checkbox 3. [X] Third checkbox
Reload current file
Plain Org may not be able to automatically reload files for some syncing providers. In those instances, use Menu -> Reload to explicitly request a reload.
Open .txt files
Although .org files are plain text files, they aren't always recognized by other text-editing apps. This release enables opening .txt files, so you can choose to render them in Plain Org, while giving you the option to edit elsewhere.
Bugfixes
- Improve vertical whitespace handling.
- Fixes rendering edge cases.
- Fail gracefully when creating new files on unsupported cloud providers.
- Prevent creating new files with redundant extensions.
- File access improvements.
- Replicates property spacing behaviour using Emacs's
org-property-formatdefault value. - Fixes keyword picker border rendering.
- Improves rendering performance for large nodes.
