v1.4-alpha9

Alpha. Use with caution.

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

Changes relative to previous v1.4 alpha:

General

• Reduce vertical spacing between menu items. (#794)

DeskTop

• Fix screen corruption showing menus in non-English builds.
• Fix initial window size calculation for list views so scrollbar is not shown. (#792)
• Increase number of items that can be added to the Apple Menu to 13.

Desk Accessories

• New DA: Round Corners - temporarily makes the corners of the screen rounded.

Misc

• Include all code page fonts for System and Monaco in packages.
• Fix width of 'ö' and 'ü' in German System font, 'ö' in Swedish System font.
• Fix '9' glyph in System and Monaco fonts.
• Add Quark Catalyst font, c/o @eric-ja.

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v1.4-alpha8

Alpha. Use with caution.

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📖 See https://a2desktop.com/docs for comprehensive documentation for v1.3. 🚧 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 previous v1.4 alpha:

DeskTop

• Fix corruption when exiting Shortcuts dialogs with a list view window. (#790)
• Reorder columns in list views.
• Clear GS/OS "case bits" when renaming files/volumes. (#352)
• Preserve GS/OS "case bits" when copying files. (#352)
• Fix corruption issues when replacing files with folders and folders with anything during copy.
• Don't close File > Rename... and File > Duplicate... dialogs if path is too long.
• File > Rename is now modeless, and can be invoked by clicking a selected icon's name. (#203)
• File > New Folder now creates a directory called "New.Folder", then prompts to rename it.
• File > Duplicate now copies the selected file, then prompts to rename it.

Disk Copy

• Show ProDOS volume names with GS/OS "case bits", if present. (#428)

Desk Accessories

• New Screen Saver: Message
• Options: Add setting to preserve upper/lowercase when naming files and volumes. (#352)

Misc

• Improve compatibility with older AppleWorks files.

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v1.4-alpha7

Alpha. Use with caution.

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

Changes relative to previous v1.4 alpha:

DeskTop

• Refresh correct window after renaming an icon, if view is by name.
• Show icon for locked files in list views.

Desk Accessories

• Electric Duet Preview: Detect The Cricket! and use for playback if found.
• Image Preview: Improve LZ4FH load experience.
• New DA: Benchmark - measures CPU speed using VBL.

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v1.4-alpha6

Alpha. Use with caution.

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

Changes relative to previous v1.4 alpha:

General

• Improve appearance of buttons when clicked. c/o @buserror

DeskTop

• Click on menu bar clock now shows Date & Time DA.

Selector

• Prevent crash on IIc+ under ProDOS 2.4.3. (#789)

Desk Accessories

• Matrix: Show green-on-black text on IIgs.
• Options: Fix crash after running the DA. (#784)
• Sounds: Fix "Obnoxious" sounds to prevent crash. (#785)
• Image Preview: Packed Super Hi-Res PNT files ($C0/$0001) can be previewed on Apple IIgs.
• New Screen Saver: Helix.
• Text Preview: Align Proportional/Fixed text with window title. (#787)
• Electric Duet Preview: Detect Mockingboard and use for playback if found.

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v1.4-alpha5

The alpha5 build introduced a critical bug and has been withdrawn. The bug caused "Copying to RAMCard..." on startup to crash.

Please use alpha5 instead.

v1.4-alpha4

Alpha. Use with caution.

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

Changes relative to previous v1.4 alpha:

General

• Improve sound played when entering/exiting Mouse Keys mode.
• Improve window title bar apperance.
• Prevent scrollbar thumb jumping when not moved. (#778)
• Fix hang on startup in Crossrunner IIgs emulator. (#780)
• Package now includes ProDOS 2.4.3 and BASIC.system 1.7.

Launcher

• If starting from a folder, brand it as a "system folder".
• Prevent crash or hang when quitting back to launcher on unsupported system.

DeskTop

• Improve menu item names for Format, Erase and Copy Disk.
• Fix refreshing volume icon after Format/Erase.
• Fix formatting newly inserted SmartPort disk.
• Fix selection after View change.
• Show "system folder" icon for folders with AuxType $8000.
• Show progress bar during copy and delete operations.
• Fix Cancel button in prompt dialogs.

Selector

• Show progress bar while copying shortcut to RAMCard.

Disk Copy

• Show correct block counts during Quick Copy.
• Show progress bar during copy.

Desk Accessories

• Map: Larger map image is shown.
• This Apple: Display larger memory sizes in MB.
• Image Preview: Add support for LZ4FH-compressed files. (https://github.com/fadden/fhpack)
• Sounds: Add several new sounds c/o @frankmilliron.

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v1.4-alpha3

Alpha. Use with caution.

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📖 See https://a2desktop.com/docs for comprehensive documentation for v1.3. 🚧 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 previous v1.4 alpha:

DeskTop

• Fix dimming effect when opening folder icons.
• Add checkbox to lock/unlock file in Get Info dialog. (#149)
• Remove Special > Lock and Special > Unlock commands.
• Allow selection to remain in inactive windows.
• Fix off-by-one in used/free values in window headers.
• Fix updating of window headers following File > New Folder.
• Select new file after File > Duplicate...

Disk Copy

• Hide "Select Quit..." once menu is not accessible.

Desk Accessories

• This Apple: Detect ZIP CHIP accelerator.
• New DA: Change Type - allows changing the type and auxtype of files. ((#149)
• Sounds: Show shortcut key for Cancel button (if that option is enabled).
• Map: Show shortcut key for Find button (if that option is enabled).
• Control Panel: Show shortcut keys for buttons (if that option is enabled).
• Date & Time: Show shortcut keys for buttons (if that option is enabled).

Misc

• Add additional MGTK fonts Fairfax, Magdalena, McMillen, Mischke, and Monterey, c/o RebeccaRGB.

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v1.4-alpha2

Alpha. Use with caution.

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📖 See https://a2desktop.com/docs for comprehensive documentation for v1.3.

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

Changes relative to previous v1.4 alpha:

DeskTop

• Remove 12 volume limit from Format/Erase picker.
• Update label in Add/Edit a Shortcut dialog.
• Reduce drive poll frequency to ~0.33Hz for 1MHz systems.
• Fix tracking of Yes/No/All buttons in alerts.

Selector

• Fully clear and reset text screen when quick-booting from a slot.

Disk Copy

• Re-verify block counts when Read Drives is clicked, so correct desination drives are shown.

Desk Accessories

• Text Preview: Fix memory corruption causing incorrect line display. (#770)
• This Apple: Prevent hang on IIc and IIc+ in MAME.
• System Speed: Add support for Titan Accelerator IIe c/o @buserror.
• Sounds: Add Cancel button c/o @buserror.

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v1.4-alpha1

Alpha. Use with caution.

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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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v1.3

This is the final release of Apple II Desktop version 1.3.

This is an unofficial release by the community, dated July 1, 2023.

A full list of changes since version 1.2 (the previous release) can be found in the Release Notes.

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