New in Version 23.1

January 24, 2024

New General Features

  • The new version significantly enhanced the speed of numerous commands when editing very large files, including CSV, while also reducing crashes caused by low memory. [PF]
  • The new KeepRunning property of the Shell object allows you to use async functions such as fetch in a macro. The fetch can be used to call APIs offered by many services such as generative AIs. [P]
  • Added the Completion List feature. [P]
  • Update LSP servers of CSS and JSON to 1.85.1 and update typescript-language-server to v4.2.0. [P]
  • The Store app version now accepts a registration key for the Desktop versions purchased outside of the Microsoft Store. [P]

Test results:

v23.0v23.1Comparison
Open a file [*A]0.276 seconds0.107 seconds2.58 times faster
Replace All [*B]0.351 seconds0.125 seconds2.81 times faster
Cut and Paste [*C]287 seconds127 seconds2.26 times faster
Change Case [*D]524 seconds177 seconds2.96 times faster
Convert CSV format [*E]1310 seconds533 seconds2.46 times faster
AutoFill [*F]1290 seconds31.3 seconds41.2 times faster
Combine Lines [*G]566 seconds256 seconds2.21 times faster
Insert Column [*H]152 seconds97.4 seconds1.56 times faster
Set Column [*I]137 seconds90.6 seconds1.51 times faster
Sort CSV [*J]373 seconds239 seconds1.56 times faster
Split Column [*K]536 seconds326 seconds1.64 times faster

*A: 148 MB, 3 million lines, random ASCII text file.
editor.OpenFile(sFileName, 0, eeOpenAllowNewWindow|eeDontUseTempFile);

*B: 1.03 GB , 30 million lines, random ASCII text file.
document.selection.Replace('a', '', eeReplaceAll);

*C: 35.2 MB, 1 million lines, random ASCII text file.
document.selection.SelectAll();
document.selection.Cut();
document.selection.Paste(eeCopyUnicode);

*D: 1.03 GB , 30 million lines, random ASCII text file.
document.selection.SelectAll();
document.selection.ChangeCase(eeCaseUpperCase);

*E: 1.03 GB , 30 million lines, random ASCII text file.
document.ConvertCsv(2, eeCsvDiscardUndo);

*F: 113 MB , 10 million lines, ASCII CSV file.
document.AutoFill(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 10000000, eeFillSeries, 2);

*G: 113 MB , 10 million lines, ASCII CSV file.
document.CombineLines('1', '2,3', ';', '', eeRemoveDuplicates, 'en-US');

*H: 113 MB , 10 million lines, ASCII CSV file.
document.InsertColumn(4, 'c', '', eeDontQuote, 1, 0);

*I: 113 MB , 10 million lines, ASCII CSV file.
document.SetColumn(1, 'c', '', eeDontQuote, 1, 0);

*J: 113 MB , 10 million lines, ASCII CSV file.
document.Sort('1>N-', eeSortBinaryComparison, '');

*K: 56.1 MB , 5 million lines, ASCII CSV file.
document.SplitColumn('1', '0', eeSplitIntoColumns, '', 0, 0, 'en-US');

All: Default options, Windows 11, Ryzen 9 7950X, 96 GB RAM.

New Options

  • Renamed Web Help to Online Help. [PF]
  • Added the Help page to the Customize dialog box. [P]
  • Added the Show completion list check box to the Language Server page of configuration properties. [P]

New Commands

  • Customize Help [P]

Macro New Features [P]

  • Added the ShowCompletionList property to the LanguageServerProp object.
  • Added the KeepRunning property to the Shell object.

Notes

  • [P] EmEditor Professional only
  • [PF] EmEditor Professional and EmEditor Free