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v1.3-alpha1
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📖 See https://a2desktop.com/docs for comprehensive documentation for v1.2. 🚧 Some 1.3 changes are called out. 🚧
Changes since v1.2:
General
- File picker dialogs no longer show paths. (#699)
- File picker dialogs show drives list. (#599)
- Language-specific time separators added.
- IIgs and Laser 128: Fix alert sound playback speed.
- A generic ProDOS clock driver is included in disk images.
- The default double-click speed is now the middle setting.
DeskTop
Enhanced Features
- Support selection in list views. (#28)
- Simplify list views by omitting directory file sizes.
- View > as Small Icons added.
- File > Copy a File... is now File > Copy To... and operates on current selection.
- File > Delete a File... is now File > Delete and operates on current selection.
- Shortcut > Add a Shortcut... defaults to currently selected file.
- Format/Erase: Default device to selected volume.
- Format/Erase: Show volume's previous name with adjusted case. (#426, #427)
- Show keyboard shortcut for File > Delete in menu.
- View style for windows is saved/restored across restarts.
- Scroll position for windows is saved/restored across restarts.
Disks & Files
- Supports up to 14 devices. (#712)
- CD-ROM drives now shown with a CD icon.
- Treat files with .A2LC, .A2HR, and .A2FM extensions as images.
- Icon for audio files (.BTC and .ZC, $D8/SND), video files ($5B/ANM)
Performance & Fixes
- Fix corruption/crash after closing a window.
- Unhighlight more correctly when dragging icons over folders.
- Improve scrolling in directory windows. (#711)
- Don't clamp drag highlight to screen bounds.
- Dimmed icons in inactive windows now render correctly. (#613)
- Enable dropping files onto folders in inactive windows. (#418)
- Pressing the Esc key cancels an in-progress drag. (#719)
- Don't move icons when dragged over source window's non-content area.
- Make sure scrollbars activate/deactivate if needed when an icon is renamed.
- Don't poll drives multiple times on startup when restoring windows.
- File > Rename... is now disabled if multiple icons are selected.
- Improve label spacing in several dialogs.
Selector
- Fix clearing the text screen when launching programs.
Disk Copy
- Supports up to 14 devices. (#712)
- Show Pascal volume names more consistently.
- Ensure a confirmation prompt is shown before overwriting, unless destination is not formatted.
Desk Accessories
New Accessories
- International: A new control panel for setting international options - date/time/number separators, date format and clock style.
- Digital Clock: A new screen saver that shows the current time. (#590)
- Analog Clock: A new screen saver that shows the current time. (#590)
- Rod's Color Pattern: A new screen saver based on the classic demo. c/o @frankmilliron
- Neko: Provides a playful cat desk toy. (In Extras)
Updates
- The
DESK.ACCfolder has been renamed toAPPLE.MENU. - Date & Time
- Show shortcut key for OK button.
- Support Tab key for changing fields.
- Better translations for 12/24-hour buttons.
- Sounds
- New sounds from Gorgon, Apple Panic, and more, c/o @frankmilliron
- Play current selection if clicked again. (#715)
- Calc/Sci.Calc: Show leading zero before decimal in results.
- Find Files
- Joystick: Visualize second joystick (paddles 2/3) if active.
- Flying Toasters: Improve animation speed and reduce flicker.
- Text Preview: Handle rendering long text files more intelligently.
- Image Preview: Show .A2HR and .A2FM files in B&W.
- Electric Duet Preview: Add alternate players: during playback, press 3 for Mockingboard, 4 for Cricket!
- Puzzle: Added keyboard support - arrow keys move a tile into the hole.
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Contributors
Assets 11
v1.2
This is (hopefully) the final release of Apple II Desktop version 1.2.
This is an unofficial release by the community, dated December 28, 2022.
A full list of changes since version 1.1 (the last official release) can be found in the Release Notes.
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v1.2-beta3
Beta release. Please test and report issues.
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A full list of changes since 1.1 (the last official release) can be found in the Release Notes.
Changes relative to v1.2-beta2:
DeskTop
- Fix disk formatting which could fail for certain slots combinations.
Desk Accessories
- Ensure Electric Duet preview DA and System Speed DA don't cause bad side effects on IIgs.
- This Apple: Fix memory calculation on ROM0 IIgs, c/o @frankmilliron.
Contributors
Assets 11
v1.2-beta2
Beta release. Please test and report issues.
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A full list of changes since 1.1 (the last official release) can be found in the Release Notes.
Changes relative to v1.2-beta1:
DeskTop
- Fix bug with sort order for View > by Name
Desk Accessories
- This Apple: Fix bad memory access when enumerating slots.
v1.2-beta1
Beta release. Please test and report issues.
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📖 See https://a2desktop.com/docs for comprehensive documentation.
A full list of changes since 1.1 (the last official release) can be found in the Release Notes.
Changes relative to v1.2-alpha48:
DeskTop
- Fix potential corruption/crash after closing the only window.
v1.2-alpha48
Alpha. Use with caution.
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A full list of changes since 1.1 (the last official release) can be found in the Release Notes.
General
- Added Sample.Media folder with some samples of various file types.
- Improved appearance of keyboard shortcuts in buttons.
- Improve appearance of ()^ glyphs in system font.
DeskTop
- Improve error message for full volume directories.
- Show prompt when double-clicking a binary file, instead of just ignoring.
Disk Copy
- Show disks as "DOS 3.3" rather than "Dos 3.3" in the device list.
- Simplify overwrite confirmation dialog.
Desk Accessories
- New DA: CD Remote - controls audio playback on an AppleCD SC.
- Moved Screen Dump out of menu to Extras directory.
- Calculator: Use regional decimal separator (based on language).
- System Speed: Fix keyboard shortcuts in French localization.
- Matrix: Prevent lockup at exit on some hardware configurations.
v1.2-alpha47
Alpha. Use with caution.
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A full list of changes since 1.1 (the last official release) can be found in the Release Notes.
General
- Add Swedish localization.
- Add Danish localization.
- Handle mirrored SmartPort drives in ProDOS 2.0.1-3 (as well as ProDOS 2.4). #685
- Improved pointer cursor appearance on dark backgrounds.
- Clicking on blank lines will clear list selection in file pickers.
- Improved performance drawing list boxes.
- Text entry fields: Fix placing IP when clicking to left of string.
- Improved appearance of backslash character in EN system font.
- File Picker: show I-beam cursor when over either text field
DeskTop
- Fix initial size of windows without icons.
- Clicking and dragging works in inactive windows, without having to activate the window first.
- Select a volume window's icon if the window is clicked and there is no other selection.
- Prevent mispainting of windows dragged behind menu bar. #707
- Fix list view displays for windows with only one entry.
- Fix memory corruption when list views selected for empty window.
- Format/Erase: Fix message display if format/erase fails.
- Shortcuts > Edit a Shortcut...: Fix showing first "list only" entry's options.
- Shortcuts > Edit a Shortcut...: Fix changing first "list only" entry to "menu and list".
- Fix handling of renamed boot volume when saving changes.
Selector
- Format /RAM after reconnecting it on exit.
Disk Copy
- Format /RAM after reconnecting it on exit.
- Double-clicking on drive selection now respects double-click speed settings.
- Prevent label being cut off during copy.
Desk Accessories
- Date and Time: Fix up/down button painting when clicking.
- Map: A new DA showing a small world map with a searchable database of city locations.
- Find Files: Don't crash searching excessively nested directories.
- Find Files: Scrollbar arrows now auto-repeat.
- Calendar: Default to the DeskTop build date if no ProDOS date is set.
- Calculator: Don't ignore keyboard input if window is obscured.
- Date & Time: Fix setting DeskTop's date/time when a real-time clock is not present.
v1.2-alpha46
Alpha. Use with caution.
💾 Click the Assets link below to download a ZIP file containing disk images.
Each ZIP file contains 800k .2MG, 800k .HDV, and 140k .PO disk images for use with a real Apple II or emulators.
Select the package for your preferred language:
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A full list of changes since 1.1 (the last official release) can be found in the Release Notes.
General
- Improve handling of Le Chat Mauve Eve RGB card.
- Fix a glyph error in the FR font (0x23 should be £ not #)
DeskTop
- Improve performance of open-then-close-current-window. #351
- Fix radio button clicks in Add/Edit a Shortcut dialog.
- Fix Special > Check All Drives behavior when a window is open.
Selector
- Prevent crash launching DeskTop if shortcut list is empty.
Disk Copy
- Increase copy buffer size by 1k.
Desk Accessories
- Matrix: Fix several memory corruption bugs.
- Show Text File: Correct fixed-width font for non-English versions. #704
- Print Screen: Improve name translation for FR.
- Show Duet File: Prevent crash on close after playing certain files.
- Find Files: Fix vertical scrollbar activation/thumb updating.
- Find Files: Show results incrementally during the search. #255
v1.2-alpha45
Alpha. Use with caution.
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Each ZIP file contains 800k .2MG, 800k .HDV, and 140k .PO disk images for use with a real Apple II or emulators.
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de = Deutsch, en = English, es = Español, fr = Français, it = Italiano, pt = Português.
📖 See https://a2desktop.com/docs for comprehensive documentation.
A full list of changes since 1.1 (the last official release) can be found in the Release Notes.
General
- Fix Le Chat Mauve Eve detection.
DeskTop
- Fix name prompt in Format/Erase dialog.
- Fix hit testing in the shortcut picker dialog.
- Improve appearance of dimmed menu items.
- Improve appearance of selection in shortcut picker dialog.
- Improve translations for shortcuts for IT/DE.
- Tweak RAMDisk icon appearance.
- Fix drag rectangle wandering when moving cursor outside window.
- Fix horizontal scroll hit testing when thumb is offscreen.
- Prevent icon mis-painting when selecting after clicking on a window header.
- Adjust filename case adjustment rules so "A2ROBOTS" shows as "A2Robots"
Selector
- Improve appearance of selection in dialog.
Desk Accessories
- Improve overall performance when DAs are running.
- Show Text File: Handle scrolling through files longer than 256 lines. #700
- This Apple: Detect Le Chat Mauve Eve card.
v1.2-alpha44
Alpha. Use with caution.
💾 Click the Assets link below to download a ZIP file containing disk images.
Each ZIP file contains 800k .2MG, 800k .HDV, and 140k .PO disk images for use with a real Apple II or emulators.
Select the package for your preferred language:
de = Deutsch, en = English, es = Español, fr = Français, it = Italiano, pt = Português.
📖 See https://a2desktop.com/docs for comprehensive documentation.
A full list of changes since 1.1 (the last official release) can be found in the Release Notes.
General
- Handle mirrored SmartPort drives (ProDOS 2.4 only). #685
- Alerts: Use different bitmaps when there are (?) or are not (!) multiple buttons.
- File Pickers:
- Fix path shown when folder is opened. #682
- Don't prefix disk name with '/'.
- Don't flash border when refreshing text edit box.
- Various layout improvements
- Prevent text overflowing text edit controls with long paths.
- Change Drive, Open and Close buttons are now dimmed when disabled.
- List Box Controls
- Standardize keyboard controls. #691, etc.
- Up/Down - if selectable, move selection up/down; otherwise scroll by one line.
- Apple+Up/Down - page up/down.
- OA+SA+Up/Down - if selectable, select first/last; otherwise, scroll to top/bottom.
- Standardize item height across implementations.
- Standardize keyboard controls. #691, etc.
- Text Edit Controls:
- Control+F deletes the character to the right of insertion point.
- Clicking to place insertion point is more accurate.
DeskTop
- Update icon shown for system and archive files when renamed. #574
- AppleWorks filename case is updated when renaming and duplicating. #352
- Don't treat SmartPort 5.25 drives as removable.
- Don't animate window opening with bogus source.
- Fix handling a rename of the system prefix.
- Don't try to send Eject command to Floppy Emu. #686
- Fix repainting of overlapping icons after dragging. #687
- Fix File > Select All for volume icons.
- Prevent File > Copy a File from producing bogus dst path if src invalid.
- Prevent deleting shortcuts from corrupting file.
- Prevent graphical artifacts at the bottom of the screen during startup.
- Improve appearance of Format/Erase volume selection dialog.
- Treat files with ".A2FC" suffix as images.
Selector
- Reduce size of File > Run a Program... dialog.
- Fix double-clicking of items in File > Run a Program... dialog.
Disk Copy
- Don't clip disk names in list box control. #698