New in Version 20.7

May 11, 2021

New General Features

  • The new version allows theCombine Files Wizard to use existing files as the source without opening in the editor.
  • Improved theClipboard History feature. By selectingUp orDown in the menu displayed when right-clicking on theClipboard History, you can reorder the history, or select multiple-items to paste multiple items combined.
  • The new version uses a separate thread for running macros. This allows you to stop a macro while running it by selecting the newStop Macro command, or by pressingESC twice orCTRL+BREAK.
  • Added a new way of pasting cells in the cell selection mode after selecting multiple cells as the target.
  • Added$(Path),$(Dir),$(Filename),$(FilenameEx), and$(Ext) to the Replacement Expression Syntax.
  • Updated theOnigmo regular expression engine to Version 6.2.0.
  • Updated theHunspell spelling engine to Version 1.7.0.

New Options

  • The first page of theCombine Files Wizard was split to theWelcome to File Combiner page, which includes the Existing Files option, and theDestination file and options page.
  • Added theClipboard page to theCustomize dialog box.
  • Added 4 more bracket pairs (“/”, ‘/’, 《/》, and 〖/〗) to theBracket Pairs list box in theHighlight (2) page ofconfiguration properties.
  • Added theUse editor font option to the menu displayed when you click on the> button or right-click in the text/list box in theFind,Replace,Find in Files,Replace in Files,Advanced Filter, andClipboard History dialog boxes.

New Commands

  • Customize Clipboard
  • Stop Macro
  • Hide Quotes Temporarily

Plug-in API New Features

  • AddedEI_GET_VIEW_FONT,EI_GET_HIDE_QUOTES,EI_SET_HIDE_QUOTES commands to theEE_INFO message.

Macro New Features

  • Improved theSendKeys method so that the method could work against the EmEditor view.
  • Added {CONVERT}, {NONCONVERT}, and {VKnnn} keys to thestr parameter of theSendKeys method.
  • Added theHideQuotes property to theDocument object.