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v1.6-alpha3

09 Jun 18:19

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📖 See https://a2desktop.com/docs for comprehensive documentation for v1.5. 🚧 Some v1.6 changes are called out. 🚧

A full list of changes since v1.5 (the last release) can be found in the v1.6 Release Notes.

Changes relative to previous v1.6 alpha:

DeskTop

  • Horizontally center icon labels more accurately.
  • Add "Startup.Items" folder support.

Disk Copy

Desk Accessories

  • About This Apple II
    • Detect Oxen Super Expander E memory expansion.
    • Detect Phasor sound card.
  • Image Preview: Support AXE PACKER image files
  • Map: Reduce cursor flickering when blinking position indicator.
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v1.6-alpha2

04 Apr 15:41

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v1.6-alpha2 Pre-release
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Each ZIP file contains 800k .2MG, 32MB .HDV, and 140k .PO disk images for use with a real Apple II or emulators.

📖 See https://a2desktop.com/docs for comprehensive documentation for v1.5. 🚧 Some v1.6 changes are called out. 🚧

A full list of changes since v1.5 (the last release) can be found in the v1.6 Release Notes.

Changes relative to previous v1.6 alpha:

General

  • Fix checkbox label padding.
  • Fix file picker behavior with more than 127 files.

DeskTop

  • Adjust order of startup operations to make icons appear faster.
  • Fix creation of volume shortcuts.
  • Fix crash after canceling prompt when moving files on ejected disk.
  • Make retries on "volume not found" errors more consistent.
  • Fix buttons shown in alerts for errors after actions like New Folder, Duplicate, and Make Alias.
  • Reduce disk activity needed after showing file dialog.
  • Handle write protected disk when modifying shortcuts.
  • Fix label/border overlaps in Get Info and Format/Erase dialogs in some locales.
  • Reduce cursor flickering when animating windows open/closed.
  • File > Get Info: Reduce cursor flickering when computing volume/folder size.
  • Automatically select newly inserted disks.
  • Select disk (if present) after Special > Check Drive.

Disk Copy

  • Fix truncation of a comma when copy is complete.
  • Center title of copy progress dialog.
  • Fix overlapping labels during copy in some locales.

Desk Accessories

  • Text Preview: Show first 64K of larger files correctly.
  • Calculator & Sci.Calc
    • Support repeating last operation.
    • Fix button labels in BG builds.
  • Sci.Calc: Fix ASIN/ACOS for 1/-1.
  • Control Panels: Handle write protected disk when modifying settings.
  • Control Panel: Fix overlapping button labels in some locales.
  • About This Apple II
    • Don't case-adjust SmartPort device names that are already mixed-case (for real this time).
    • Identify Nuova Elettronica DELTA.
  • Map: Fix overlapping labels in some locales.
  • Image Preview: Improve single hires file preview quality.
  • Lights Out: Add keyboard support: A..Y toggle lights.
  • Eyes: Reduce cursor flickering.

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v1.6-alpha1

04 Feb 21:47

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v1.6-alpha1 Pre-release
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Each ZIP file contains 800k .2MG, 32MB .HDV, and 140k .PO disk images for use with a real Apple II or emulators.

📖 See https://a2desktop.com/docs for comprehensive documentation for v1.5. 🚧 Some v1.6 changes are called out. 🚧

Changes relative to v1.5:

General

  • Eliminate cursor flickering when mouse is moved.
  • Improve visibility of button flashing using VBL.
  • Adjust movement scaling in MouseKeys mode.
  • Change MouseKeys mode to make dragging easier and support modifiers:
    • Space clicks the mouse button
    • , (comma) presses and holds the mouse button
    • . (period) releases the mouse button
    • Solid Apple is now just a modifier as normal
  • Improve appearance of watch cursor.
  • Ensure text caret is visible after key/click.
  • Reduce cursor flickering while menus are drawn.
  • Reduce cursor flickering while list view rows are drawn.
  • Improve appearance of menu items with check marks.

Launcher

  • Fix crash after 40 restarts.

DeskTop

  • Show correct icon state after failed operation that closes window.
  • Fix display of window header when partially offscreen.
  • Fix spatial navigation when all icons are selected.
  • Horizontally center file icons with respect to their grid position.
  • Show disk name when prompting for source/destination disks.
  • Allow keyboard navigation after clicking on volume icon, even with window open.
  • Improve performance changing views with large numbers of icons selected.
  • Remove support for keyboard scrolling via Apple+S.
  • On window close, repaint overlapping windows before the animation.
  • Reduce cursor flickering while icons are drawn.
  • Eliminate cursor flickering when clicking on the desktop or windows.
  • Time window open/close animations using VBL.
  • Add Apple+Esc as shortcut to clear selection and focus window.
  • Add Open Apple+Solid Apple+Esc as shortcut to clear selection and focus desktop.
  • Prevent volume icon flicker on startup with empty Disk II drives.
  • Don't show About dialog when Control+Shift+2 is pressed.
  • Fix hang after 60 restarts.
  • Fix error shown after non-empty directory fails to delete.
  • Fix hang after non-menu shortcut if window fails to open.
  • Fix behavior after File > Duplicate failed due to space or storage type.
  • Set empty window maprect so that when restored with new file scrollbars are inactive.
  • Fix volume icon flicker after Special > Check All Drives for removable disks.
  • Select volume icon after successful Special > Format DIsk.../Special > Erase Disk....
  • Fix display of long device names in Special > Format Disk.../Special > Erase Disk... volume picker.
  • Animate Apple > About Apple II DeskTop window open/closed.
  • Animate Apple > About This Apple II window open/closed.
  • Animate Date & Time DA window open/closed when menu clock is clicked.
  • Reduce cursor flickering when copying / deleting files.
  • Don't repaint scrollbars before window when resizing.
  • Eliminate scrollbar repaint after window opens.
  • Fix "Unexpected error" seen when copying certain directories.
  • Allow Shift+Arrow keys to extend icon selection (IIgs/Platinum IIe)
  • Don't case-adjust SmartPort device names that are already mixed-case.
  • Eliminate unnecessary window refreshes after canceled move/delete.
  • Add option to skip checking 5.25" drives on startup.
  • Support launching CHIP-8 files.

Selector

  • Fix potential hang after 30 restarts.
  • Reduce cursor flickering when copying programs to RAMCard.

Disk Copy

  • Don't erroneously show "DOS 3.3 disk copy" when source format is unknown.
  • Flash OK button when a disk is selected via double-click.
  • Fix copying all blocks on 32MB volumes.
  • Erase tip once copy is complete.
  • Reduce cursor flickering during copy.
  • Fix copying all blocks on volumes with unusual sizes.

Desk Accessories

  • About This Apple II
    • Add accessories to IIgs bitmap.
    • Show Aux slot separately from Slot 3; include aux-specific memory count
    • Don't case-adjust SmartPort device names that are already mixed-case.
  • DOS 3.3 Import: Fix keyboard shortcut handling.
  • Sounds: Time "Silent" menu bar flash using VBL.
  • Screen Savers: improve animation for Flying Toasters, Hexix, Message and Melt.
  • Calculator & Sci.Calc: fix clicking button edges and button spacing.
  • New Screen Saver: Maze

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v1.5

13 Nov 17:37

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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.

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v1.5-beta1

28 Oct 16:13

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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

  • Fix flakiness entering/exiting MouseKeys mode.

DeskTop

  • Performance improvements for scrolling and selection.

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v1.5-alpha5

19 Oct 17:58

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Each ZIP file contains 800k .2MG, 32MB .HDV, and 140k .PO disk images for use with a real Apple II or emulators.

📖 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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v1.5-alpha4

31 Jul 15:51

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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:

Launcher

  • Consume Esc keypress when canceling shortcut copy to RAMCard. (#868)

DeskTop

  • Enable OK button in File > Copy To... when a volume is selected as the target. (#851)
  • Ensure File > Copy To... copies even when target is on the same volume. (#853)
  • 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.

Selector

  • Fix rendering of entries after the "Copying to RAMCard..." dialog is shown. (#866)
  • Ellipsify long paths in "Copying to RAMCard..." dialog. (#867)
  • Support launching aliases. (#880)

Disk Copy

  • Enable OK button if source volume was pre-selected. (#850)

Desk Accessories

  • Date and Time: Refresh windows if needed even if date/time isn't changed. (#852)
  • Print Screen & Print Catalog: Apply documented workaround for SSC bugs, c/o @code-bythepound.
  • Benchmark: Don't overflow meter if over 16MHz.
  • New DA (in Toys): "Lights Out" game.
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v1.5-alpha3

05 Apr 15:21

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Each ZIP file contains 800k .2MG, 32MB .HDV, and 140k .PO disk images for use with a real Apple II or emulators.

📖 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

  • New localization: Bulgarian

DeskTop

  • Improve adding/editing shortcuts for volumes. (#831)
  • Enable File > Copy To... for volume icons. (#830)
  • 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)

Selector

  • Prevent crash after alert is shown from File > Run a Program... (#832)

Disk Copy

  • Preselect volume if one is selected in DeskTop. (#849)

Desk Accessories

  • Show Image File: Allow 'S' to toggle slideshow off. (#825)
  • Find Files: Make mouse cursor responsive during iteration.
  • Date and Time:
    • Refresh windows if 12/24-hour setting changes. (#835)
    • Refresh windows if date changes. (#843)
  • About This Apple II: Detect Xdrive card. (#841)
  • Calendar: Follow "first day of week" setting in Control Panel > International.
  • International: Add "first day of week" setting.
  • New DA (in Control Panels): "Views" - allows setting the default view style.

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v1.5-alpha2

09 Feb 23:50

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Each ZIP file contains 800k .2MG, 32MB .HDV, and 140k .PO disk images for use with a real Apple II or emulators.

📖 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

  • Hide "invisible" files in file dialogs by default.

DeskTop

  • Add Text-to-Speech file type ($D9) and icon.
  • Ensure DHIRES mode is exited when exiting to BASIC.
  • Fix error shown after dragging volume onto another volume
  • 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.

Desk Accessories

  • Print Screen
    • Renamed from "Screen Dump"
    • Show alert on startup if no SSC found.
    • Don't corrupt "File" on menu bar. (#810)
  • Print Catalog: Show alert on startup if no printer card found.
  • About This Apple II: Detect Passport MIDI card
  • 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.

Misc

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

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v1.5-alpha1

16 Nov 23:20

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Each ZIP file contains 800k .2MG, 32MB .HDV, and 140k .PO disk images for use with a real Apple II or emulators.

📖 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 v1.4:

General

  • Correctly exit 80-column firmware when exiting.
  • Option "Copy to RAMCard" now defaults to off.
  • Option "Preserve uppercase and lowercase in names" no defaults to on.

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.

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.

Desk Accessories

  • About This Apple II
    • Detect Microdigital TK-3000 //e
    • Detect Pravetz 8A/C
    • Show duplicate SmartPort device names with counts.
  • Screen Dump: Improve use of SSC and IW2.
  • Print Catalog: Improve use of SSC and IW2.
  • Options: Add option to show invisible files.
  • Calendar: Allow modifiers when clicking, double-modifiers for decade. (#693)

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