v1.2-prealpha17

Pre-Alpha. Not really ready for public use; you are warned.

⚠️ Copy to RAMCard will fail due to a bug introduced in prealpha17 ⚠️

A list of changes since 1.1 (the last official release) can be found in the
Release Notes

See https://a2desktop.com/docs for help.

Notable changes since the previous pre-alpha release:

DeskTop

• Show time in date strings. #221
  • Was: "January 1 2000"
  • Now: "January 1, 2000 at 12:34 AM"
• Clock in menu bar supports 24-hour mode. #220
• Allow directories in Apple menu. #209
• Re-enable IIgs mono mode when updating clock. #193
• Fix trashed list views after File > Get Info. #223
• Fix drag/drop onto window. #219
• Fix used/available space in restored windows. #218

Desk Accessories

• "Control Panels" and "Screen Savers" are now folders.
  • Control Panels contains: Control Panel, Date, System Speed
  • Screen Savers contains: Flying Toasters, Melt
• New Desk Accessory: Find Files. #21
  1. Open a window
  2. Type a filename, using ? and * wildcards.
  3. Hit Search
• Control Panel
  • Add 12/24-hour clock control. #220
  • Improve FatBits performance. #225
  • Ensure pattern represents desktop appearance. #224
  • Fix IP blink bitmap
• This Apple: Show SmartPort device names. #205
• Rename NormFast to System Speed

Selector

• Populate Startup menu using slot enumeration. #222