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When will EmEditor Javascript be updated from ES5.1?

EmEditor macro's are still based on JavaScript 5.1, which is (in 2022) ten years old and seven versions behind.

Many modern methods and functions are missing and it is hard to find good documentation (other than the official ECMA-262 5.1 edition, June 2011 archive).

I am wasting a lot of time trying to find out what works and what doesn't work in EmEditor macro's.

Will EmEditor JavaScript ever be updated?

Solution

  • EmEditor 22.0.905 or later supports modern JavaScript using the V8 JavaScript engine. Please select Customize on the Macros menu, select the Option page of Customize Macros dialog box, and set the Use V8 as JavaScript engine option.