v1.5-alpha5

Alpha. Use with caution.

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📖 See https://a2desktop.com/docs for comprehensive documentation for v1.4. 🚧 Some v1.5 changes are called out. 🚧

A full list of changes since v1.4 (the last release) can be found in the v1.5 Release Notes.

Changes relative to previous v1.5 alpha:

General

• ProDOS "sparse" files are now copied correctly. (#878)
• Issue ON_LINE call after disconnecting /RAM.

Launcher

• Fix ESC keypress to cancel overwriting /RAM.

DeskTop

• Ignore suffix when determining icon type for directories.
• Fix system task (e.g. drive polling) execution.
• Improve mouse responsiveness while list views are drawn.
• Prevent crash after clicking Cancel if LOCAL/SELECTOR.LIST is unavailable.
• Show error when unable to move shortcut to "list only".
• Draw volume icons during load/check for better feedback.
• Improve startup time by creating LOCAL/SELECTOR.LIST lazily.
• Fix restoring a volume window named "Trash".
• Fix behavior after Special > Check Drive with non-ProDOS disks.
• Fix locking/unlocking directories.
• Fix capacity check when copying a volume.
• Fix copying of files when disk swapping is required.
• Fix memory corruption following multi-select.
• Improve type-down selection and sorted view performance.
• Fix some edge cases around modified selection.

Selector

• Fix running entries copied to RAMCard at first use. (#887)
• Disable OK in File > Run a Program.... if folder selected. (#888)
• Support launching Integer BASIC programs. (#879)
• Support launching AppleWorks files. (#879)

Disk Copy

• Simplify/improve naming/prompts for DOS 3.3 disks.

Desk Accessories

• New DA (in Toys): "Bounce".
• Map
  • Fix searching by name.
  • Fix indicator updated after window is moved.
  • Support Apple-Arrow keys in edit box.
  • Prevent mispaint when deleting if obscured.
• New DA (in Screen Savers): "Random" - runs a random screen saver.
• Text Preview: Fix scrollbar behavior when toggling fixed/proportional.
• Print Catalog: Show modification date.
• Image Preview: Support lo-res and double lo-res graphics files.
• Change Type: Prevent modifying directories.
• Find Files: Prevent crash on overly long paths.

Misc

• Fix launching PT3 (Vortex Tracker) files using PT3PLR.SYSTEM.
• Fix directories within file dialogs in BG build.

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