New in Version 20.8

June 8, 2021

Improved the Find/Replace behavior in the Binary (Hexadecimal View) mode, and allowed you to search visually multiple lines for an array of bytes without considering newlines.
Added the Ruler for the Binary (Hexadecimal View) mode.
Improved UTF-8 detection in very large files (If EmEditor detects an invalid character while opening a file as UTF-8, it will be opened as the originally selected encoding).
Enabled the Find Matching Parenthesis/Bracket (Ctrl+]) and Matching Parenthesis/Bracket Extend (Ctrl+Shift+]) commands even if the cursor is not exactly at the parenthesis/bracket position.

Added the Validate XML documents (XML) and Resolve external definitions (XML) check boxes to the Syntax Check page of the Customize dialog box.
Added the Create log files to debug in the Downloads folder check box to the Update page of the Customize dialog box.
Added the Even Lines to the Display page of configuration properties to allow you to set a different color for alternate lines
The new version allows the First Line text box in the Insert Numbering dialog box to include a prefix and/or a suffix unless the Character radio button is selected.

Added the #async directive to allow an option for a macro to run synchronously (not as a separate thread) as the same way as v20.6 or earlier.
Disabled keyboard input to the editor while running macros even asynchronously (as a separate thread).