New in Version 21.1
August 31, 2021
New General Features
- By default, the new version does not change the default macro when you select one of My Macros or press the shortcut key assigned to a macro. This behavior is customizable by the Running one of My Macros will set it as the default macro check box in the Options page of the Customize Macros dialog box.
- Added the Set Default command to the right-click menu on one of My Macros on the Macros menu.
- The new version sets the Use DirectWrite option by default (Please disable this option if the speed is most important).
- The new version shows many OS-supported Emoji Sequences and Emoji ZWJ Sequences correctly when you move the cursor or select the Character Code Value command.
- Changed the Unicode Name format for combined characters (used a semicolon instead of AND).
- Disable the radio buttons to select per-user or per-computer install in the installer by default. Please see FAQ to select the per-computer install.
- Improved the speed of various operations.
Test results:
| v21.0 | v21.1 | Comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run a macro (repeatedly switch documents and insert characters) | 28.8 seconds | 14.0 seconds | 2.06 times faster |
* Use the test macro below. Default settings except Direct Write off, 16 threads, Windows 10 (64-bit), Core i9-9900K, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD.
Test macro:
document.selection.Text=”a”;
editor.NewFile();
doc1 = editor.Documents.Item(1);
doc2 = editor.Documents.Item(2);
for( i = 0; i < 1000; ++i ) {
doc1.Activate();
doc1.selection.Text="a";
doc2.Activate();
doc2.selection.Text="a";
}
New Options
- Added the Set this as the default macro and Suppress redraw check boxes to the Macro Temporary Options dialog box.
- Added the (Clipboard) option to the menu displayed when the …▼ button is clicked in Macro Temporary Options dialog box.
- Added the Set this as the default macro check box to the Advanced Open dialog box.
- Added the Running one of My Macros will set it as the default macro check box and Default language option to the Options page of the Customize Macros dialog box.
New Commands
- Run Clipboard Macro
Plug-in New Features
- Improved the speed of opening the candidate list or the WordComplete plug-in when the dictionary is very large.
Macro New Features
- Added the nType parameter to the WriteProfileString method of the Editor object.