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v1.5

An unofficial release with bug fixes and enhancements. November 13, 2025.

General

  • Correctly exit 80-column firmware when quitting.
  • Option "Copy to RAMCard" now defaults to off.
  • Option "Preserve uppercase and lowercase in names" now defaults to on.
  • Hide "invisible" files in file dialogs by default.
  • New localization: Bulgarian
  • ProDOS "sparse" files are now copied correctly. (#878)
  • Issue ON_LINE call after disconnecting /RAM.
  • Fix flakiness entering/exiting MouseKeys mode.

Launcher

  • Don't trust a partial copy of DeskTop on RAMCard; use DESKTOP.SYSTEM itself as a sentinel.
  • If running from a RAMCard, don't try to copy DeskTop to it.
  • Consume Esc keypress when canceling shortcut copy to RAMCard. (#868)

DeskTop

  • Don't always select window's icon after refresh (just usually)
  • When closing window, select volume icon if folder icon absent.
  • Ignore non-alpha character typed at start when naming file/volume.
  • Hold either Apple key when selecting File > Close to Close All.
  • Fix Apple+O to not "Open and Close" when menu already showing. (#796)
  • Show tip about copying PRODOS during Format/Erase process.
  • Arrow keys now move icon selection in appropriate direction. (#300)
  • More consistently refresh (or don't refresh) window contents after canceled or failed operations.
  • Special > Make Alias now creates link file in same directory as original.
  • Add Edit menu with Cut/Copy/Paste/Clear, relocate Select All.
  • Ensure the modification date for copied folders matches the original.
  • Prompt to re-insert system disk when launching Apple Menu items.
  • Add Text-to-Speech file type ($D9) and icon.
  • Ensure DHIRES mode is exited when exiting to BASIC.
  • Fix clipping bug when icon is underneath aligned right edges of two windows.
  • Fix clipping bug when icon's middle is obscured by overlapping windows.
  • Improve adding/editing shortcuts for volumes. (#831)
  • Enable File > Copy To... for volume icons. (#830)
  • Enable OK button in File > Copy To... when a volume is selected as the target. (#851)
  • Dragging and dropping a file within the same window while holding either Apple key now duplicates it. (#837)
  • Dragging and dropping a file with both Apple keys down now creates alias. (#838)
  • Fix memory corruption causing operations on 8th window to fail.
  • Added Special > Show Original command for inspecting aliases. (#811)
  • Create containing folder when copying volume to another disk. (#846)
  • Show "Yesterday" and "Tomorrow" when appropriate in file dates. (#836)
  • Prevent initiating rename of Trash icon. (#871)
  • Disallow creating a shortcut for an alias copied to RAMCard.
  • Support dragging from inactive windows. (#353)
  • Improve rendering of overlapping icons. (#875)
  • Improve the appearance of the Trash icon.
  • Ignore suffix when determining icon type for directories.
  • 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.
  • Performance improvements for scrolling and selection.

Selector

  • Prevent crash after alert is shown from File > Run a Program... (#832)
  • Ellipsify long paths in "Copying to RAMCard..." dialog. (#867)
  • Support launching aliases. (#880)
  • Disable OK in File > Run a Program.... if folder selected. (#888)
  • Support launching Integer BASIC programs. (#879)
  • Support launching AppleWorks files. (#879)

Disk Copy

  • Preselect volume if one was selected in DeskTop. (#849)
  • Simplify/improve naming/prompts for DOS 3.3 disks.

Desk Accessories

  • About This Apple II
    • Detect Microdigital TK-3000 //e.
    • Detect Pravetz 8A/C.
    • Detect Passport MIDI card.
    • Detect Xdrive card. (#841)
    • Show duplicate SmartPort device names with counts.
  • Print Screen
    • Renamed from "Screen Dump"
    • Improve use of SSC and IW2.
    • Show alert on startup if no SSC found.
    • Don't corrupt "File" on menu bar. (#810)
  • Print Catalog
    • Improve use of SSC and IW2.
    • Show alert on startup if no printer card found.
    • Show modification date.
  • Options: Add option to show invisible files.
  • Calendar:
    • Allow modifiers when clicking, double-modifiers for decade. (#693)
    • Follow "first day of week" setting in Control Panel > International.
  • Show Image File: Allow 'S' to toggle slideshow off. (#825)
  • Find Files
    • Make mouse cursor responsive during iteration.
    • Prevent crash on overly long paths.
  • Date and Time
    • Refresh windows if 12/24-hour setting changes. (#835)
    • Refresh windows if date changes. (#843)
  • International: Add "first day of week" setting.
  • Benchmark: Don't overflow meter if over 16MHz.
  • Map
    • Fix indicator updated after window is moved.
    • Support Apple-Arrow keys in edit box.
    • Prevent mispaint when deleting if obscured.
  • Text Preview: Fix scrollbar behavior when toggling fixed/proportional.
  • Image Preview: Support lo-res and double lo-res graphics files.
  • Change Type: Prevent modifying directories.
  • New DA (in Extras): "Screenshot" - saves screenshot file to application directory.
  • New DA (in Extras): "DOS33.Import" - allows importing files from DOS 3.3 disks.
  • New DA (in Control Panels): "Views" - allows setting the default view style.
  • New DA (in Toys): "Lights Out" game.
  • New DA (in Toys): "Bounce".
  • New DA (in Screen Savers): "Random" - runs a random screen saver.

Misc

  • Add TTS.system (and SAM) for playing "speech" files.

1.4

An unofficial release with bug fixes and enhancements. July 28, 2024.

See the release notes at:
https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d/blob/release-1.4/RELEASE-NOTES.md

1.3

An unofficial release with bug fixes and enhancements. July 1, 2023.

See the release notes at:
https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d/blob/release-1.3/RELEASE-NOTES.md

1.2

An unofficial release with bug fixes and enhancements. December 28, 2022.

See the release notes at:
https://github.com/a2stuff/a2d/blob/release-1.2/RELEASE-NOTES.md

1.1

Final release by Version Soft/Apple Computer dated November 26, 1986.

See also:

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