v1.2-alpha41

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A full list of changes since 1.1 (the last official release) can be found in the Release Notes.

General

• Consistently clear text screen when exiting apps. #621
• File Pickers:
  • Enable Apple+letter selection for lowercase filenames. #615
  • Allow type-down selection when holding Apple key. #610
  • Don't require exact match for Apple+letter selection. #609
  • Allow Shift to reverse device order, when detectable. #605
  • Make scrollbar position correctly proportional. #607
• MouseKeys mode activation/deactivation changed. #185
  • Enter mode by holding down OA and SA, then press Space. A sound will play.
  • Use arrow keys to move, and SA as the mouse button.
  • Exit mode by pressing Escape. A sound will play.
• Y-clamping fixed while in MouseKeys mode.

DeskTop

• Show correct path when editing a volume shortcut. #614
• Make check for moving/copying a folder into itself case sensitive. #619
• Fix truncating new volume name at IP when formatting/erasing a disk. #616
• Don't dismiss File > Duplicate dialog on unchanged name. #617
• Fix clearing DHR screen to black on launch.
• Show better error when copying a file onto itself. #630
• Show better error when failing to copy or delete a non-ProDOS 8 file (e.g. GS/OS forked). #631
• Add OA+SA+O as shortcut for open-then-close-parent. #625
• Add OA+SA+W as shortcut for close all. #626
• Show error when trying to replace an item with itself or an item it contains. #634, #635, #636.
• Show error during enumeration if an invalid target is found. #629

Selector

• Clear DHR screen to black before showing to avoid garbage.

Desk Accessories

• Control Panel: Fix cursor flash when changing tracking speed. #612
• Control Panel: Allow clicking on text labels for radio/checkboxes. #620