== 1.23 (r4724) to 1.24 (r4977) - Status: 2022-04-02 ==
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=== Mode ===

- Added mode ''ASSEMBLER''. (Since v1.22 mode settings are in
  myepm\bin\NEPMD.INI, imported from bin\defaults.cfg, and highlighting
  settings are in hilite\assembler.)

- Added ''Shebangs'' and ''Signatures'' setting keys.

- Added ''BIN'' as fallback mode beneath ''TEXT''. Added recognition of
  binary files.

- Added Shebangs for ''files without extension''.

- Added signatures for the extensions ''inf'', ''hlp'' and ''ini''.

- Added mode recognition for ''temp. epmkwds files'' and for installed
  ''.hil files''.
  

=== Search ===

- ''Completely reworked''.

- Added ''synchronization'' between menu, dialog, Preferences menu and saved
  last search arg.

- Added option l for ''Loaded files''. That additional option is configurable
  in the menu for temporary changes and in the Preferences menu for permanent
  changes.

- Allow for exclusion of ''literals'' (option ") and ''comments'' (option ;).
  These additional options are configurable in the menu for temporary changes
  and in the Preferences menu for permanent changes.

- Added ''history''. The dialog can be opened via ''Search -> List history''.
  It allows for restore previous search args and for exchange the search and
  replace entries of the Search dialog.


=== Shell files ===

- ''Completely reworked''.

- The command history can be found either by typing the Newline key at an
  empty prompt or in the ''Bookmark'' dialog.

- Hints: To navigate through previous shell commands, use Ctrl+Up and
  Ctrl+Down. To enter a command to the shell, type it at any prompt and
  press the Newline key. For a previous prompt, the old one is restored.
  
- Hint: To change a directory alternatively to cd (or cdd), support for
  folder drag and drop was added.

- Allow for ''quiet'' shell start per option: ''Run -> Configure command
  shells''.

- ''Fixed save'' and ''ask on close'' of modified shell files.

- Improved ''restore'' of shell files and fixed line deletion.

- Added extracting of the shell ''environment''. An .env file is now saved
  with the shell file. A shell file is now completely restored to continue
  where it ended before. That applies also for shell files on Restart, if
  configured.

- ''Discard changes'' and ''Auto-save changes on Restart'' can now be
  configured via ''Preferences -> Save and Restore -> Read-only and modified''.

- The ''prompt'' can now be ''configured'' via setting key. (Use export and
  import for that.) After shell start, the PROMPT environment variable can
  be used for that.
  
- The ''Shell'' toolbar button opens now a shell in a new window if the
  ''Ctrl'' key was pressed.


=== Save ===

- ''Completely reworked''.

- Fixed ''longname'', ''FAT'' and ''non-FAT'' handling.

- Fixed ''mode redetermination'' for !SaveAs.


=== Discard changes and .modify ===

- Reworked. Configurable via ''Preferences -> Save and Restore -> Read-only
  and modified''.


=== Menu ===

- ''Eased operation'' by avoiding many submenus of menu items, mainly in the
  ''Preferences'' popup menu.
  
- Update ''encoding'' menu item texts immediately.


=== Code ===

- Added ''!NepmdReadFilePart''.

- Added ''!NepmdSaveOld'' from the samples.

- Reduced ''string area size'' of EPM.EX and NEWMENU.EX. The limit of 64 KB
  was almost reached.


=== Make ===

- Added ''lib'' and ''runlib'' pseudo targets.

- Fixed ''make doc''.


=== File lists ===

- ''Fixed conversion'' of old (up to 1.22) ''history lists'' to the new format
  and activated this on installation. (This won't process if keys with the
  newer format already exist.)

- ''Fixed unwanted closing'' of epm /m windows if ''Auto-save last rings'' is
  active.

- Improved recognition of ''*.epm text files'' to distinguish them from
  file lists.


=== Find definition ===

- ''Fixed'' parsing of Grep output for ''mode E''.

- Fixed an ''endless loop''.

- If ''Find in filemasks with grep.exe'' is selected (maybe per default) and
  grep.exe wasn't found, switch to ''Find in filemasks''.


=== Alt_1 ===

- Fixed processing for ''modes without !SearchPath'' set.


=== Settings ===

- Reenabled settings ''import''. It was erroneously disabled in 1.23.

- Added workarounds for font size changes via Ctrl++ and Ctrl+- to avoid an
  EPM bug.


=== Startup and Edit ===

- Improved ''stability on Restart''.

- On ''crash during Restart'', a message box pops up to allow for ''loading
  the last rings'' again.

- Improved ''stability on Restore'' by better handling of the automatically
  loaded file.

- The workaround for ''wrong arg parsing'' of the EPM executable needed
  another change. Due to timing issues, previously processed args were passed
  instead in rare cases.
  
- Removed debug ''speaker beeps'' on args mismatch.

- On trying to load the ''file on top'' again, the loaded file is now
  ''refreshed''.
  
- Retrieve EPM ''windows outside of the current desktop''.


=== Miscellaneous ===

- More workarounds for ''unwanted focus change''.

- More workarounds for ''unwanted scrolling''.

- More fixes for ''Undo''.

- Fixed an endless loop in ''C syntax expansion''.

- Extended workaround for ''empty !RingMore dialog''.

- Fixed ''directories'' configuration.

- Fixed previously ''exchanged encoding menu items''.


== Older versions ==

- [./Changes-1.23]
- [./Changes-1.22]
- [./Changes-1.21]
- [./Changes-1.20]
- [./Changes-1.19]