New in Version 20.3
November 17, 2020
New General Features
- Improved the behavior when a new version of EmEditor is detected, and improved the overall update experience. When a new version is detected, a tooltip appears in the right bottom corner of the EmEditor window, shows you a new version number, and allows you to install now, or select whether to install the new version on exit. Also added options related to theUpdate Checker to theStart Window, which allows you to enable/disable the automatic update, install now, or allows you to select whether to install the new version on exit.
- Removedemedshl.dll andemedshl64.dll files from installers, and added Registry keys and values related to the Windows Explorer context menu. This will prevent theFiles in use message box from appearing during future uninstall/updates.
- The desktop shortcut will not be created anymore by the default installation. You can still create the desktop shortcut by selecting theCustom install.
- Added theConvert All andDisable All commands to a tooltip displayed when hovering over HTML/XML character references, universal character names, or percent-encoding active strings.
- Improved the speed of various operations includingFind with theCount Matches option,Filter,Replace All, andCompare in very large files.
Test results:
| v20.2.0 | v20.3.0 | Comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Find “abc” withCount Matches option | 8.20 seconds | 2.32 seconds | 3.53 times faster |
| Replace “abc” with “@@@” | 8.38 seconds | 2.87 seconds | 2.92 times faster |
| Filter “abc” | 9.41 seconds | 3.31 seconds | 2.84 times faster |
| Find “[a-c]” withRegular Expressions (Onigmo) andCount Matches options | 162 seconds | 50.7 seconds | 3.20 times faster |
| Replace “[a-c]” with “@” withRegular Expressions (Onigmo) option | 220 seconds | 64.2 seconds | 3.43 times faster |
10 GB, 300 million lines, random ASCII data, discard undo information, Windows 10 (64-bit), Core i9-9900K, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD.
New Options
- Added theWrap Around check box to theReplace dialog box.
- Added theShow Update Checker andOnly when new versions available check boxes to the Customize Start Window dialog box.
- Added theClear the Number Range option check box to theAn incorrect format of a number/IP address range was detected message box.
- Removed theHighlight HTML/XML Character Reference and UCN check box from theHighlight (2) page of configuration properties. The similar option had been included in theActive String list box of theLink page.
Macro New Features
- Added an optional parameter to theprompt method to allow a multiline text box.
- AddedeeFindAround flag to theReplace method of theSelection object.