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# Apple II DeskTop
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Project page: https://github.com/inexorabletash/a2d/
Numbers like (#123) refer to items in the issue tracker.
https://github.com/inexorabletash/a2d/issues
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## 1.2 - alpha
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### DeskTop Enhancements
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* Current day/time shown on right side of menu bar, if system has a clock. (#7, #142)
* Up to 13 volumes are shown on the desktop (was 10). (#20)
* Drag "unlimited" number of icons (was 20). (#18)
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* Dragging files to same volume moves instead of copies; use Open-Apple to force copy. (#8)
* Menu bar menus are now drop-down in addition to pull-down. (#104)
* Add Special > Check Drive command to refresh a single drive. (#97)
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* Reorganized/renamed several menu items. (#13)
* New file type icons: graphics, AppleWorks, relocatable, command, IIgs-specific, and DAs. (#105)
* Desktop icon shown for AppleTalk file shares. (#88)
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* Improvements to several existing icon bitmaps. (#74)
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* Icons for volumes positioned more predictably and sensibly. (#94)
* GS/OS filenames (supported by ProDOS 2.5) are shown with correct case. (#64)
* Tip about skipping copy to RAMCard is shown during startup. (#140)
* Apple-` or Apple-Tab keypress cycles through open windows. (#143)
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### Desk Accessory Enhancements
* Up to 12 Desk Accessories are shown in the menu (was 8). (#90)
* Desk accessory files can be executed directly. (#101)
* Desk accessory files with high bit in aux-type set are hidden in Apple menu. (#102)
* Show Text File DA: Keyboard support. Escape quits, arrows scroll. (#4)
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### Additional Desk Accessories
* This Apple
* Gives details about the computer, expanded memory, and what's in each slot. (#29)
* Run Basic Here
* Launch BASIC.SYSTEM with PREFIX set to the current window's pathname. (#42)
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* Key Caps
* Shows an on-screen keyboard map and indicates which key is pressed.
* Screen Dump
* Dumps a screenshot to an ImageWriter II attached to a Super Serial Card in Slot 1. (#46)
* Eyes
* Eyes that follow the mouse. (#53)
* Screen Saver
* Homage to Jack Eastman's classic. More to come. (#27)
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Note that several of the new Desk Accessories will not work with older versions
of Apple II DeskTop/MouseDesk, due to dependence on new APIs.
The former "Show Text File" DA is now part of automatic preview
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functionality (see below).
### Automatic Preview
Text and Graphics files with the correct file types can be previewed
without leaving DeskTop; select the file icon then select File > Open,
or double-click the file icon. Text files must be type TXT ($04).
Graphics files must be type FOT ($08), or BIN ($06) with an aux type
of $2000 (hi-res/double hi-res) or $5800 (Minipix a.k.a. Print Shop).
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To preview files of other types, you can copy the preview handlers
named `SHOW.TEXT.FILE` and `SHOW.IMAGE.FILE` from the `PREVIEW` folder
to the `DESK.ACC` folder, and restart DeskTop. To use them, select the
file, then select the appropriate command from the Apple menu.
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### Notable Fixes
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* Dates 00-39 are treated as 2000-2039; dates 100-127 are treated as 2000-2027. (#15)
* File > Quit returns to ProDOS 8 selector, and /RAM is reattached. (#3)
* SELECTOR.LIST created if missing. (#92)
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* Prevent crash after renaming volume. (#99)
* Prevent crash with more than two volumes on a SmartPort interface. (#45)
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* Startup menu will include Slot 2. (#106)
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* Correct odd behavior for file type $08. (#103)
* New Folder/Rename file dialog no longer truncated after IP. (#118)
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* Correct rendering issues with desktop volume icons. (#117)
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* Prevent occasional rectangle drawn on desktop after window close. (#120)
* Empty directories can be copied/moved. (#121)
* Ctrl+Reset quits cleanly back to ProDOS (except buggy emulators). (#141)
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* Desk Accessories:
* Date: Read-only on systems with a clock. On systems without a clock, date is saved for next session. (#30, #39)
* Calculator: don't mis-paint when moved offscreen and other fixes. (#33, #34)
* Sort Directory: don't need to click before sorting. (#17)
* Hardware/Emulator Specific:
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* IIc Plus: don't spin slot 5 drives constantly. (Use Special > Check Drive) (#25)
* Laser 128: avoid hangs checking SmartPort status. (Use Special > Check Drive) (#138)
* IIgs: color DHR is re-enabled on exit. (#43)
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* Macintosh LC IIe Option Card: don't crash on startup. (#93)
* Macintosh LC IIe Option Card: correct problems with interrupts affecting AppleTalk. (#129)
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* KEGS-based IIgs emulators no longer crash on startup. (#85)
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### Known Issues
* Selector app is unmodified.
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* Special > Disk Copy app is not substantially modified, and may suffer bugs fixed in DeskTop (e.g. SmartPort behavior)
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# 1.1
Final release by Apple Computer. November 26, 1986.
See Jay Edwards' [MouseDesk/DeskTop History](https://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/MiscInfo/Misc/mousedesk.info)
for more version information.