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PicoGopher v1.1

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@tedwardd tedwardd released this 11 Feb 16:01
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PicoGopher v1.1

What's New

Error Recovery

  • Connection and request failures now show an interactive error screen
  • Options: Retry, Back, ^ Home, Go to address
  • No more raw error codes or frozen 3-second pauses

Search History

  • Recent search queries are remembered (up to 5)
  • When using Gopher search (type 7), previous queries are shown
  • Type a number to reuse a past query, or enter a new one

Recently Visited Pages

  • Press R to view a list of recently visited pages (up to 10)
  • Navigate the list and press Enter to revisit any page

Help Menu

  • Press ? for a full-screen key binding reference
  • Status bar simplified to essentials: ^=Home B=Back G=Go Q=Quit ?=Help

Text & Display Improvements (from v1.0 post-release)

  • Word wrapping for text files (no more truncated lines)
  • Horizontal scrolling for gophermap menus via Left/Right arrows
  • Menu display strings stored at 80 chars (up from 40)

Memory

~52 KB heap usage (of ~100-160 KB available on Pico 2W).

Full Key Bindings

Key Action
Up/Down Navigate menu items
Left/Right Horizontal scroll
Enter Select item
B Go back
^ Go to home server
G Go to address
A Add bookmark
ESC View bookmarks
R Recently visited
? Help
Q Quit