Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.9.10] - 2026-07-27

Added

• Default MODX Tab snippets (getr, pdoResources, chunk, [[*tv]], etc.) installed into ace.snippets on fresh install/upgrade when the setting is empty (#36).
• System setting ace.draft_restore to save editor drafts in browser localStorage and restore after accidental reload (#33).
• System setting ace.color_preview to tint CSS color literals (#hex, rgb/hsl) in CSS/HTML modes (#34).
• System setting ace.auto_close_tags to disable automatic closing of HTML tags, brackets, and MODX tag pairs (#29).
• Unit tests for plugin helpers and shared JS utils (composer test, npm test).

Fixed

• Ctrl+S / Cmd+S in fullscreen on chunk/template/element forms: save showed success but wrote stale content because the hidden field left the form when the editor moved to document.body. The named input now stays in the form; getValue() syncs from Ace before submit; MODx.onSaveEditor syncs the original Ext field (#25).
• Resource content form: Ace no longer replaces #ta when another RTE is configured (which_editor ≠ Ace). With use_editor=Yes and e.g. TinyMCE, non-richtext resources keep a plain textarea instead of Ace (#30).
• Resource content form: use_editor is read from the current context override when available, not only the global system setting (#35).
• onDestroy no longer throws when Ace was never initialized (destroy before onRender or partial Ext component) (#32).
• SCSS/CSS/static chunks: MODX tag mixed mode is enabled only for HTML-like mime types (text/html, Smarty, Twig), so // and /* */ comments highlight correctly instead of HTML `` (#31).
• Resource overview cache tab (resource/data): Ace initializes after cache buffer is loaded, so modx-rdata-buffer is not empty (#28).
• Empty-field Ace init no longer waits up to 5s: async wait applies only to modx-rdata-buffer on the resource overview cache tab.
• which_editor for resource forms also respects context overrides (aligned with use_editor).
• Color preview is per-editor (no shared singleton), capped at 2000 lines, and cleaned up on destroy.
• Draft restore: stable storage keys, non-empty draft banner only, clear on successful form save / MODx.onSaveEditor.
• Guard onResize / initEvents / autoSize / setSize when Ace was never rendered.
• Static Ace helpers (DraftManager, settings getters) attach after Ext.extend so they are not overwritten; ace-color-preview.js loads after modx.texteditor.js.

[1.9.9] - 2026-03-29

Fixed

• Fullscreen Ace over the whole manager (MODX 3): right-hand panels and other chrome no longer stay on top. The editor node is moved to document.body while maximized and uses a higher z-index, fixing stacking limits inside #modx-content that core PR modxcms/revolution#16778 does not address for extras (#18).
• Fullscreen .ace_maximized insets (top: 60px, left: 70px, right/bottom: 3px) so the manager top bar, left tree, and resource/form header stay visible on MODX 3.1+ (see community report and workaround note).
• In-editor PHP syntax check: false Syntax error, unexpected '?' (and similar) for valid PHP 7+ code such as null coalescing ??. Bundled worker-php.js updated to ace-builds 1.37.5 (T_COALESCE and related tokens).

[1.9.8] - 2026-03-05

Fixed

• Fix fatal error when the resource does not exist (#23)

[1.9.7] - 2026-02-21

Fixed

• Installation/upgrade failing with "The location specified does not exist" and "Invalid or uninitialized Zip object" when preserving existing files (e.g. on MODX 3, SiteDash): set PREEXISTING_MODE to REMOVE_PREEXISTING so .preserved.zip is not created (#22)

[1.9.6] - 2026-02-16

Added

• Build script for MODX 2 and MODX 3 (Transport, auto-install, ClearCache)
• Readable install log: [Ace] sections, ✓/✅ messages in resolver and build output
• MODX root detection via core/config/config.inc.php when building from Extras/
• Readme: building from MODX 2 for MODX 2 installs (optional; avoids post-pack patch)

Changed

• PHP 8.1–8.5: null-safe array_merge, array key and file_get_contents handling in completions processors
• Build config: 4-space indent, search order MODX_BASE_PATH → config.inc.php → modx.class.php
• Resolver: PSR-12, structured log, recursive rmdir via closure
• Package attributes and build output use [Ace] prefix and checkmarks

Fixed

• Unable to load processor "getResourceFields" in MODX 3 (issue #16): processors path and CamelCase file names
• Auto-install in MODX 3: full class name MODX\Revolution\Transport\modTransportPackage for xPDO
• E_DEPRECATED suppressed during CLI build (dynamic property in MODX core)
• Package built on MODX 3 failing to install on MODX 2 (xPDOObjectVehicle could not be loaded): manifest vehicle class names patched to MODX 2 format (xpdo.transport.*) after pack; double-backslash and serialized manifest supported, array keys patched

[1.9.5] - 2025-10-18

Added

• Format code by Ctrl-Shift-B

[1.9.4] - 2024-02-23

Added

• Links on GitHub [#13]
• Alt+z keyboard shortcut to toggle word wrap [#15]

Fixed

• focus() triggering for undefined [#14]

[1.9.3] - 2022-05-15

Changed

• Move settings into an own file [#12]

Fixed

• Ace TV input [#11]
• PHP warning: Undefined variable $field [#10]

[1.9.2] - 2022

Added

• TV input Ace field [#9]

Changed

• Corrected search form [#8]

[1.9.1]

Fixed

• Changed fonts

Changed

• emmet.js with the support flex css styles and many other combinations

[1.9.0]

Added

• Autodetecting file mode by modelist.js [#7]
• New modes from ace-builds for version 1.2.0

[1.8.0]

Added

• Autocompletion for php functions

[1.7.0]

Added

• System setting "ace.grow"
• System setting "ace.html_elements_mime"

[1.6.5]

Added

• "Twig" syntax for support of Twig in chunks

Changed

• Plugin is not static anymore

[1.6.4]

Fixed

• Support of emmet in smarty mode. Again.

[1.6.3]

Fixed

• Support of emmet in smarty mode

[1.6.2]

Added

• "Markdown" syntax for mime type "text/x-markdown"

Fixed

• Editor mode handling

[1.6.1]

Fixed

• Work with enabled system setting "compress_js"

[1.6.0]

Added

• "Smarty" syntax for support of Fenom in chunks

Changed

• Ace updated to version 1.2.0

[1.5.1]

Fixed

• Bug with narrowing of the textarea

[1.5.0]

Added

• Editor height setting

Changed

• Assets moved back to /assets/

Fixed

• MODx tag completions (was completely broken)

[1.4.3]

Added

• MODx tag completions (Ctrl+Space)

Fixed

• Issue caused AjaxManager (MODx Manager speed booster plugin) tree drag'n'drop bug

[1.4.2]

Added

• Undo coalescing
• Drag delay for Mac (allow to start new selection inside current one)

Changed

• Mac fullscreen command bound to Command+F12

Fixed

• Use file extension of static chunks to detect code syntax

[1.4.1]

Added

• Expandable snippets support (see ace.snippets setting)
• Emmet wrap_with_abbreviation command (Alt+W)

Fixed

• Tab handling
• Emmet shortcut listing by Ctrl+Alt+H

[1.4.0]

Added

• Emmet (Zen Coding) support
• Terminal dark theme
• Hotkey table (Ctrl+Alt+H)

Changed

• Assets moved to /manager/assets/components/

Fixed

• Resource overview fatal error

[1.3.3]

Added

• PHP live syntax check
• Chaos dark theme
• Setting show_invisibles

[1.3.2]

Added

• Tab settings (tab size, soft tab)
• Full compatibility with AjaxManager extra

Fixed

• Bug while installing Ace
• Broken word_wrap setting

[1.3.1]

Changed

• Plugin content now stored in static file

[1.3.0]

Added

• German translation
• MODx tags highlighting
• Ambiance and xcode themes
• less/scss syntax highlighting
• Fullwindow mode (Ctrl+F11)

Changed

• Editor now ignores wich_editor setting. Set use_editor to false to use ACE for Resources.

[1.2.1]

Added

• Font size setting
• "GitHub" theme
• Support of html5 drag'n'drop (accepting dropped text)
• XML/HTML tag autoclosing

Changed

• Assets moved to manager folder

Fixed

• Broken en lexicon and PHP 5.3 incompatibility

[1.2.0]

Added

• Add missing "OnFileEditFormPrerender" event to MODx
• Multiline editing
• Advanced find/replace window

Changed

• Editor options moved to system settings
• Removed some unnecessary options

Fixed

• Multiple little editor bugs

[1.1.0]

Added

• File edition support
• MODx tree elements drag'n'drop support
• Auto-assigning which_element_editor to Ace

Fixed

• Fatal error on document create event
• Changing of properties has no effect

[1.0.0]

Added

• Plugin properties to adjust how Ace behaves
• Initial release