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DOSBox-X 0.83.14 2021-06-01 02:25

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0.83.14

  • Release notes for this version:
    https://dosbox-x.com/release-0.83.14.html
  • Added support for directories on the Z drive, so
    there is no need to put all files/programs on the
    root directory of Z drive any more. Only one-level
    directories are currently supported. There are now
    six directories on the Z drive by default, namely
    4DOS, BIN, DEBUG, DOS, SYSTEM, TEXTUTIL. Most files
    that previously appeared on the root directory of
    Z drive are now categorized into directories, with
    addition of some files/programs, such as additional
    4DOS files, text utilities in TEXTUTIL directory
    and TITLE command to change window title. Default
    value of the %PATH% envonment variable has been
    expanded to include these subdirectories, but if
    you use a custom path then you may want to include
    these directories in your %PATH%. (Wengier)
  • You can now specify a command shell located on a
    mounted local drive via SHELL= command in [config]
    section of config file after the drive is properly
    mounted via INSTALL= command. (Wengier)
  • Extended START command to Linux and macOS systems.
    It's disabled by default just like on Windows host
    systems, but can be enabled by setting "startcmd"
    to "true" or with the -hostrun command-line option
    (replacing -winrun command-line option). (Wengier)
  • CHCP command in the TrueType font (TTF) output now
    allows code page 932, 936, 949, and 950 to display
    Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters and file
    names with DBCS support enabled in non-PC98 mode.
    By default DOSBox-X will enable DBCS characters and
    auto-detection for box-drawing characters in these
    code pages, and these can be disabled by setting
    new options "ttf.autodbcs" and "ttf.autoboxdraw" to
    "false". There is also option "ttf.halfwidthkana"
    to enable half-width Katakana in Japanese non-PC98
    machines. KEYB command (and "keyboardlayout" config
    option) also accept "jp", "ko", "cn", "tw", "hk",
    "zh" as key layout names for code pages. (Wengier)
  • Added support for printing Chinese/Japanese/Korean
    DBCS (double-byte) characters when these code pages
    are active, which by default ("auto") is enabled for
    the TTF output, but can be enable or disabled for
    all outputs by setting option "printdbcs" to "true"
    or "false" in [printer] section. (Wengier)
  • Added ability to toggle between Shift-JIS (or Kanji)
    and graphical modes using Ctrl+F4 key (or ESC )3 and
    ESC )0 escape sequences) in the PC-98 mode. There
    is now also an indication of graphical mode in the
    function row. (nmlgc)
  • Added the "usesystemcursor" config option (in [sdl]
    section) which when set to true will use host system
    mouse cursor instead of drawing a DOS mouse cursor
    when the mouse is not locked. (Wengier)
  • When opening "Save..." or "Save Language File..."
    dialogs in the Configuration Tool, the new dialogs
    will now automatically be in focus. For the language
    file, the name of the current language file will be
    filled and modifiable. Pressing ENTER key saves the
    config or language file, and pressing ESC key will
    close these dialog boxes. (Wengier)
  • Command "CONFIG -wl" will show the name of language
    file being written to (if there is a language file
    loaded then "CONFIG -wl" alone will write to it),
    and command "CONFIG -ln" will show current language
    name (if any), or you can use command "CONFIG -ln
    <lang_name> -wl <lang_file>" to specify a language
    name when writting to a language file. (Wengier)
  • Added special properties to CONFIG command such as
    "hostos", "programdir", "workdir", "configdir", and
    "userconfigdir" so that commands like "CONFIG -GET
    hostos" and "CONFIG -GET workdir" will get the host
    system OS and DOSBox-X working directory. (Wengier)
  • If a config option can only be changed at run-time,
    "CONFIG -set" will now show such a message. You can
    use "CONFIG -setf" to bypass, but the setting won't
    take effect in the current session. (Wengier)
  • SETCOLOR command can now change the text-mode color
    schemes in outputs rather than the TrueType font
    output too (VGA mode only). (Wengier)
  • Added support for new TTF word processor type "FE"
    for FastEdit, a new DOS text editor with functions
    to view and change text styles. (Wengier)
  • Added "ttf.wpfg" config option in [render] section
    which can optionally specify a foreground color
    (0-7) for the TTF output, similar to "ttf.wpbg" for
    the background color in the TTF output. (Wengier)
  • Added "ttf.printfont" config option in [render]
    section which when set to true (default) will force
    to use the current TrueType font (set via ttf.font)
    for printing too when using TTF output. (Wengier)
  • Added additional options to the "mouse_wheel_key"
    config option to allow conversion of mouse wheel
    movements into Ctrl+up/down arrow (option 4), Ctrl+
    left/right arrows (option 5), Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn keys
    (option 6), and Ctrl+W/Z as used by WordStar & EDIT
    (option 7) . More menu options are added to "Mouse
    wheel movements" menu group as well. (Wengier)
  • Added menu option "Print text screen" (under "DOS")
    to print current DOS text screen, if the printer
    feature has been enabled. (Wengier)
  • Added menu options "Display TTF blinking cursor",
    "CJK: Switch DBCS/SBCS mode", "CJK: Auto-detect
    box-drawing characters" and "CJK: Allow half-width
    Japanese Katahana" under "Video" => "TTF options"
    menu group to toggle the TTF options ttf.blinkc,
    ttf.autodbcs, ttf.autoboxdraw and ttf.halfwidthkana
    in [render] section of the config file. (Wengier)
  • Support for UTF-8 encoded language files. Specify
    a DOS code page with "country" option in [config]
    section of the config file. Windows SDL1 menu and
    macOS menu are now also compatible with Unicode
    language files and characters. Also improved code
    page compatibility for text in the SDL drawn menu
    and the Configuration Tool. (Wengier)
  • Cleaned up the welcome banner messages and other
    messages involving boxdrawing characters for easier
    translations into certain languages. (Wengier)
  • Command-line option -silent now implies -nomenu,
    SDL_AUDIODRIVER=dummy and will disable all sound-
    related config option as well. (Wengier)
  • Command-line option -fastlaunch will now suppress
    messages by "automountall=true" option. Also added
    value "quiet" to "automountall" config option to
    auto-mount all Windows drives quietly. (Wengier)
  • Added default value "auto" to "backend" option in
    [ne2000] section of the configuration which will
    automatically select slirp backend if available,
    then pcap backend if available. (Wengier)
  • Improved handling of Ctrl+C/Ctrl+Break for shell-
    based DOS programs. (Wengier)
  • Setting "irq" to "0" in [sblaster] section of the
    config file will use the default IRQ number for the
    sound card type. Also fixed "irq=-1", "dma=-1" and
    "hdma=-1" not working as desired. (Wengier)
  • Option "dpi aware=auto" now defaults to "true" when
    full-screen mode is requested when DOSBox-X starts
    in Windows SDL1 builds. (Wengier)
  • The return value of AL in Int21/AX=0Eh is no longer
    fixed. The game Jurassic Park may run after moving
    Z drive to a different letter (e.g. E:). (Wengier)
  • Added "Change current floppy image..." and "Change
    current CD image..." menu options to change the
    currently active floppy disk image(s) on drive A: &
    B: and ISO/CUE image(s) on CD drives respectively.
    This makes it possible to change the active floppy
    disk and/or CD images while a guest system (e.g.
    Windows 9x) is currently running. (Wengier)
  • Added "Restart DOSBox-X with config file..." menu
    option to start DOSBox-X with the specified config
    file automatically from the menu. (Wengier)
  • Added "Refresh rate..." menu option (under "Video")
    to set the video refresh rate. (Wengier)
  • Added "Enable A20 gate" menu option (under "DOS")
    to enable or disable the A20 gate. (Wengier)
  • Added "maximize" config option in [sdl] section to
    automatically maximize the DOSBox-X window at start
    (SDL2 and Windows SDL1 builds only). (Wengier)
  • Added "allow lmsw to exit protected mode" config
    option in [cpu] section to control whether the LMSW
    instruction allows the guest to clear the PE bit
    (leave protected mode).
  • Added "debuggerrun" config option in [log] section
    to set the run mode when DOSBox-X Debugger starts.
    You can now also switch them from the menu ("Debug"
    => "Debugger option: ..."), including "debugger",
    "normal" and "watch", the later two corresponding
    to debugger commands "RUN" and "RUNWATCH". Also,
    the built-in DEBUGBOX command without a parameter
    will start the DOSBox-X debugger. (Wengier)
  • Debugger interface now accepts the '0' key as a
    command to single-step in case F11 isn't an option.
    If you are using XFCE's Terminal emulator, this is
    helpful because Terminal app takes F11 for itself.
  • "Debug" menu is now a top-level menu for debugging
    builds (for non-debugging builds there is "Logging
    console" menu group under "Help"). Also added more
    debug options including "Generate NMI interrupt"
    and "Hook INT 2Fh calls" under this menu. (Wengier)
  • Fixed /S and /F option (date/time-synchronization
    ON/OFF) of DATE command not working. (Wengier)
  • Fixed aspect=true not working properly for some
    screen modes such as machine=ega. (Wengier)
  • Fixed the mouse not automatically captured when
    DOSBox-X starts with the settings fullscreen=true
    and autolock=true. (Wengier)
  • Fixed inputs in the Configuration Tool when the
    Configuration Tool is scaled. (Wengier)
  • Fixed keys may not work after loading a saved state
    for the game Buck Rogers. (Wengier)
  • Fixed Windows detection for the game "Tex Murphy:
    Under a Killing Moon". (Wengier)
  • Fixed serial ports 5-9 may not be usable with real
    serial ports (directserial). (vkbaf & Wengier)
  • Fixed issues related to screen dimensions in TTF
    output in CGA/EGA modes since 0.83.12. (Wengier)
  • Added alternative Windows installer for administrative
    install mode on Windows Vista or later. (Wengier)
  • Integrated SVN commits (Allofich)
    • r4443: Improve detection of Paradise SVGA in some
      installers with additional signature.
    • r4453: Improve bittest instructions to wrap more
      correctly.
    • r4454: Enable A20 routines in BIOS.
    • r4456: The numeric keypad can now be used to
      navigate the debugger when Num Lock is off.

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