v1.4-alpha1

Alpha. Use with caution.

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💾 Click the Assets link below to download a ZIP file containing disk images.
Each ZIP file contains 800k .2MG, 32MB .HDV, and 140k .PO disk images for use with a real Apple II or emulators.

📖 See https://a2desktop.com/docs for comprehensive documentation for v1.2. 🚧 Some v1.4 changes are called out. 🚧

A full list of changes since v1.3 (the last release) can be found in the v1.4 Release Notes.

Changes relative to v1.3:

General

• Improve mouse responsiveness and event ordering.
• Prevent spurrious clicks following double-click.
• File Picker Dialog: Show watch cursor when polling all drives.
• Eliminate top level PREVIEW/ directory.
• IIgs: Reset video banking state on launch to prevent garbled screen. (#764)
• Improve wording and fix spelling/grammar mistakes in various strings.
• Added Dutch (nl) localization. (#767)

DeskTop

• Add file type string "LBR" for $E0 ("archival library")
• Show drag outlines even for icons outside visible area.
• Prevent crash launching program after previewing images. (#765)
• Filetype and support for Vortex Tracker PT3 files.
• Added an easter egg. Can you find it?
• Improve layout of Add/Edit a Shortcut dialog.

Selector

• Selector is now named "Shortcuts" in UI strings.
• Errors encountered when copying to RAMCard now show standard alerts.

Disk Copy

• Ensure /RAM is correctly restored after exiting. (#766)

Desk Accessories

• Sort Directory: Correctly order SYS files with ".SYSTEM" suffix. (#762)
• This Apple:
  • Detect Grappler, ThunderClock, Apple-CAT, and Workstation card.
  • Detect NVRAM and BOOTI block devices.
• Image Preview: Add slideshow mode - press 'S' to auto-advance images.

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