Apple II Desktop V.1.2 Alpha 44 Released

The latest version of the Apple II Desktop project has been released. Apple II Desktop is a graphical interface for the Apple II series computers.

Joshua Bell has pushed out Apple II Desktop Version 1.2 Alpha 44 and included in this release are the following changes:

General

• Handle mirrored SmartPort drives (ProDOS 2.4 only). #685
• Alerts: Use different bitmaps when there are (?) or are not (!) multiple buttons.
• File Pickers:
  • Fix path shown when folder is opened. #682
  • Don’t prefix disk name with ‘/’.
  • Don’t flash border when refreshing text edit box.
  • Various layout improvements
  • Prevent text overflowing text edit controls with long paths.
  • Change Drive, Open and Close buttons are now dimmed when disabled.
• List Box Controls
  • Standardize keyboard controls. #691, etc.
    • Up/Down – if selectable, move selection up/down; otherwise scroll by one line.
    • Apple+Up/Down – page up/down.
    • OA+SA+Up/Down – if selectable, select first/last; otherwise, scroll to top/bottom.
  • Standardize item height across implementations.
• Text Edit Controls:
  • Control+F deletes the character to the right of insertion point.
  • Clicking to place insertion point is more accurate.

DeskTop

• Update icon shown for system and archive files when renamed. #574
• AppleWorks filename case is updated when renaming and duplicating. #352
• Don’t treat SmartPort 5.25 drives as removable.
• Don’t animate window opening with bogus source.
• Fix handling a rename of the system prefix.
• Don’t try to send Eject command to Floppy Emu. #686
• Fix repainting of overlapping icons after dragging. #687
• Fix File > Select All for volume icons.
• Prevent File > Copy a File from producing bogus dst path if src invalid.
• Prevent deleting shortcuts from corrupting file.
• Prevent graphical artifacts at the bottom of the screen during startup.
• Improve appearance of Format/Erase volume selection dialog.
• Treat files with “.A2FC” suffix as images.

Selector

• Reduce size of File > Run a Program… dialog.
• Fix double-clicking of items in File > Run a Program… dialog.

Disk Copy

• Don’t clip disk names in list box control. #698

Desk Accessories

• Find Files: Don’t flash border when refreshing text edit box.
• Show Text File: Improve keyboard controls and scrollbar display. #422
• Calc & SciCalc: Support Clear key on IIgs, Return as Equals. #701

Downloads

You can download the latest release of the Apple II Desktop from the Github page at:
https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d/

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