v1.2-alpha34

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

• Tweak spacing for Cancel/Try Again labels in FR/DE/IT/ES

DeskTop

• Only require holding an Apple key to run BIN files when double-clicking. #530, #531
• Update Selector menu from file content; fixes menu corruption if file changed out of band. #526, #518
• Handle edge cases around max icons (127). #527, #528, #529
• Tweak right padding of window headers. #523
• Tweak highlight offsets in Selector picker dialog. #520
• Use case insensitive compare for volume name when test for drag vs. move. #517
• Fix menu highlighting after non-menu DA invocation. #516
• Make initial window widths consistent. #514

Disk Copy

• Fix regression in copying over non-ProDOS disks. (Would show success message but not do anything.)

Selector

• Allow launching unknown file types via BASIS.SYSTEM (same as DeskTop; for both entries and File > Run)
• Flash DeskTop button when activated with keyboard. #519
• Align file dialog metrics with DeskTop. #513

Desk Accessories

• System Speed: Tweak button label spacing. #525
• Find FIles/Run Basic Here/Sort Directory: Show 'No windows open' alert if there aren't any. #521

MGTK

• Fix for text rendering when clipped on both left and right sides (affected DeskTop). #505
• Fix GetWinFrameRect to leave window_id parameter unmodified

v1.2-alpha33

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

General

• Strings: Improve button labels to right align shortcuts. #512
• Launcher: Fix error with copy-to-RAMCard logic. #509
• Improve UI consistency with alert dialogs across apps. #510, #411
• Avoid poking Uthernet II when twiddling Le Chat Mauve Eve registers. #280
• File Dialogs: Don't truncate names in list view. #126

DeskTop

• Repaint desktop icons when Selector dialogs close. #511
• Disk Format: Update boot loader blocks to ProDOS 1.7 Universal Boot Loader
• Restore window positions on startup. #213
• Fix file dialog scroll position after Cancel. #501
• Prevent moving/copying a folder into itself. #495
• Create SELECTOR.LIST on startup disk if missing. #497

Desk Accessories

• Control Panel: Create DESKTOP.CONFIG on startup disk if missing. #498

v1.2-alpha32

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

General

• File Dialogs
  • Ensure names that are prefixes of other names collate earlier. #489
  • Reset clip rect when deactivating scrollbar to prevent files from not appearing. #487
• Localization: Use more common translation for "Try Again" in ES, fix shortcuts

DeskTop

• Truncate long path in New Folder dialog
• Filter non-launchable types from Apple menu. #491
• Fix alert backgrounds not consistently painting. #486

Disk Copy

• Fix alert buttons. #492

Selector

• Don't crash/hang if SELECTOR.LIST is absent. #485

Desk Accessories

• System Speed
  • Skip card-based accelerators on IIc to fix graphic mode switch. #488
  • Hide/Show cursor around animation to prevent glitches. #481
• This Apple
  • Fix Franklin ACE icon widths
  • Fix /RAM5 being wiped on Laser 128. #483

v1.2-alpha31

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

General

• Various string updates. #473, #480

DeskTop

• Don't use "shift key mod" on Laser 128 (since mouse button is detected as BUTN2 as well)
• Clip long paths in dialogs. Fixes #465
• Adjust fixed list view line width to handle wide dates. #479

Desk Accessories

• This Apple DA: Fix smartport device name display
• Added Startup Control Panel DA. #476
  • Can uncheck 'Copy to RAMCard'
  • Can uncheck 'Run Selector'

v1.2-alpha30

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

Desk Accessories

• This Apple DA:
  • Improve slot scan for Pascal firmware devices (e.g. Grappler+)
  • Fix hang when detecting Z-80
  • Fix non-firmware (Mockingboard, Z-80, Uthernet II) detection
  • Tentative Uthernet II detection fix

v1.2-alpha29

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.

DeskTop.system

• Case-adjust RAM path used in later apps. #463
• Case-adjust filenames when copying to ramcard. #464

DeskTop

• Prevent memory corruption dragging onto short folder names. #471
• Include actual icon height in scroll/bbox calculations to prevent unnecessary scrollbars. #414
• Fix remaining count in copy/move dialog for folders. #470
• Avoid off-by-one in "Copy to RAMCard..." dialog. #462
• Fix grammar in label. #461
• Fix prompting to save when deleting selector entry. #459
• Fix drag rect appearance when desktop pattern was changed.
• Accomodate ProDOS remapping non-RAM drives to S3D1. #455
• Extend dialog clearing rect to fully cover third col of volumes. #458
• Place newly mounted volume icons sensibly. #441

Disk Copy

• Load settings file. #452

Selector

• Re-enable fix for restoring color when exiting IIgs CP. #440
• Prevent crash if IIgs control panel invoked during alert. #443

Desk Accessories

• This Apple: Add Franklin ACE 2000 detection/icon
• System Speed: Add an animation to show speed

v1.2-alpha28

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

• The DA file auxtype has changed; you'll need to update to all new copies of the Desk Accessory files.
• Ignore case when sorting in file dialogs. #391
• Fix date logic for non-MacOS builders. #425

DeskTop

• Don't text when switching between text fields in file dialogs, and set IP position based on click. #446
• Update clock while dialogs/alerts are showing. #440
• Use SmartPort STATUS calls to determine drive types - show IIgs RAMdisk with correct icon, etc. #437, #438, #439
• Use icon heuristic for generic block devices (3.5" drives in AppleWin). #436
• Close Delete an Entry dialog after deleting. #190
• Save window state before launching Disk Copy. #434
• Fix click handler for Erase Disk dialog. #432

Disk Copy

• Use ProDOS alert tone
• IIgs: Reset color mode after exiting system CP. #440
• Capitalize splash string. #433
• Clear keyboard strobe on Esc during copy so dialog is not dismissed

Selector

• Use ProDOS alert tone
• Respect RGB Color setting. #447
• IIgs: Reset color mode after exiting system CP. #440

Desk Accessories

• All windowed DAs:
  • IIgs: Reset color mode after exiting system CP. #440
  • Update clock while running
• Date: Rounded button rects. #448
• Find Files
  • Allow clicking to place IP. #255
  • Allow vertical scrolling via arrow keys. #255
• This Apple
  • Speculative Uthernet II detection. #281
  • Include Slinky RAM expansion in memory total. #402

v1.2-alpha27

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

General

• German (de) localization added.
• More string and dialog layout tweaks throughout. #327, #397, #409, #407, #405
• Improved ß glyph in German font, Ññ~ glyphs in Spanish font and ~ glyph in English font.
• Esc key dismisses alerts with only OK button. #406

DeskTop

• Selector > Run an Entry... dialog now hidden before invoking target (useful if target is a DA). #419
• Ensure Selector > Edit an Entry...'s "Change Drive" button advances correctly. #410
• Allow Open Apple-Left/Right for Home/End in name entry dialogs. #412
• Fix file/item singular/plurals across localizations. #327
• Ensure correct icon count for restored windows. #393

Desk Accessories

• Sort Directory: Prevent hang if run from Selector > Run an Entry... #413
• Show Text File: Space bar toggles fixed/proportional mode. #403
• Date: Set default date to build date. #404
• Find Files: Fix cursor glitch with Apple-Left shortcut. #424
• Run Basic Here: Use correct alert macro. #420
• This Apple DA: Correct Z-80 detection routine, per @mgcaret

v1.2-alpha26

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

• Now localized in English (en), French (fr), Italian (it), and Spanish (es).
• Various string tweaks throughout. #397, #401

DeskTop

• Fix bad rendering when unknown file types are present.
• Allow Esc to close OK-only dialogs. #396
• Fix scrollbar calcs when repopulating window. #394
• Erase before redrawing header when opening via path. #392
• When dragging, clip highlighting to window window. #381

Disk Copy

• Fix memory corruption. #398
• Rename "Facilities" to "Options"

Desk Accessories

• This Apple: Support lowercase keyboard shortcuts
• This Apple: Account for up to 8 SP devices, just in case
• This Apple: Add Z-80 SoftCard detection (maybe?), c/o Frank M.
• This Apple: Handle wDrive SmartPort query responses. #388
• System Speed: Support lowercase keyboard shortcuts
• Key Caps: Hacky Platinum IIe detection using "shift key mod"

v1.2-alpha25

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.

DeskTop

• Fix display of 32MB volume sizes in File > Get Info. #387
• Fix sorting of files to accommodate GS/OS names. #384
• Show and preview IIgs Teach Document files as text files. #382
• When dragging, only hit-test in content area of window. #381
• Allow modifier-click to deselect file/volume icon. #359

Selector

• Support mixed case names in File > Run dialog. #385
• Fix sorting of files to accommodate GS/OS names. #384

Disk Copy

• Fix copying of disks larger than 8MB, avoid trashing DHR screen. #386
• Use thousands separators in numbers. #377

Desk Accessories

• Date DA: Allow Esc to close even w/o Cancel button. #379
• Key Caps DA: Enable lowercase Apple-q to quit. #380