v1.2-alpha43

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.

⚠️ NOTE: The location of configuration files has changed in this version. They are now in the LOCAL/ subdirectory. You can move your existing DESKTOP.CONFIG and SELECTOR.LIST file into that folder to preserve previous settings.

General

• New folder structure. App modules are in MODULES/, configuration files in LOCAL/, optional components now in EXTRAS/.
• IIgs: Enable monochrome composite display
• Menu bar clock is right-aligned.
• Text input fields:
  • Mouse cursor obscured when typing.
  • Appearance and movement of insertion point is improved.
  • Control+X (or Clear key on IIgs) clears text.
• File pickers:
  • Ignore non-pathname characters typed in pathname fields.
  • Ignore control characters typed in fields.
  • Performance of scrolling improved.
  • Correct issues with path updates when changing selection.

DeskTop

• Fix selection order with left/up arrow keys.
• Fix hang when desktop icons are removed by Check Drive / Format / Erase.
• Improved appearance of File > Get Info and Special > Get Size dialogs.
• Fix regression causing Special > Get Size to report 0K for files.
• Mark volume/folder icons as open when windows are restored or launched via path.
• Open-Apple+Solid-Apple+Down opens selection and closes current window. #660
• Open-Apple+Solid-Apple+Up opens parent window (or selects volume icon) and closes current window. #661
• Improved mouse responsiveness when no dialog is showing.
• Add icon for ShrinkIt and Binary II archives, based on file types and filename extensions.
• Support expanding ShrinkIt archives using AUTO UnShrinkIt by Andrew E. Nicholas.
• Fix shortcuts set to copy to RAMCard on first use.
• Add ` as an alias for Tab for selecting the next icon alphabetically, and ~ (Shift+`) for reverse. #671
• Fix clearing DHR screen to black before showing. Again.
• Fix erasing long pathnames during multi-file operations.

Selector

• Don't hide SELECTOR file; just don't run it by default.
• Improve progress dialog appearance when copying to RAMCard.
• Show startup volume first in the file picker. #663
• Fix clearing DHR screen to black before showing. Again.

Disk Copy

• Support up to 13 devices
• Improve alert dialog appearance.
• Disk Copy moved to a separate file that can be optionally removed. #216
• Support drives in Slot 3 Drive 1, if present.

Desk Accessories

• Date and Time: Respects 12/24-hour setting. #596
• Date and Time: Month length enforced appropriately.
• 12/24-hour clock setting moved from Control Panel to Date and Time.
• Sort Directory: Increase buffer size to 10k to handle any supported directory size. (Note that DeskTop is still limited to 127 icons total. #86)
• This Apple: Detect Uthernet II card in slot 3, and avoid resetting state if active.
• Matrix: Exit on mouse click. #618
• Electric Duet: Add alternate playback code, activated by holding Open-Apple or Solid-Apple when launching.
• New DA: Scientific Calculator. #211
• New DA: Sounds control panel, for setting the alert sound. #283