What's new in AmpShell 1.3.8.0
Jul 1, 2021
- Revert regression from 1.3.7 where the location of a game's DOSBox configuration file wasn't used as the working directory, which meant relative paths used in the configuration file would not work (such as the path for screen captures, or relative paths used in the AUTOEXEC section)
- If we detect that DOSBox-X is used, we set the working directory to the one were DOSBox-X.exe is located. This should hopefully fix files not being found, as DOSBox-X puts its default config file in its installation dir as opposed to the %APPDATA% directory.
- The advanced users can set DOSBox's working directory for each game on the 'Advanced Configuration' tab. If it is set, we use that, even if DOSBox-X is used. So if the fix above doesn't work, use that.
- Removed tips from Additionnal Commands field. Put it in a label below instead.
- Note (this is unrelated to AmpShell) : The latest DOSBox-X release fixes the fullscreen mode set by AmpShell via the command line. It works now.
New in AmpShell 1.3.7.0 (Jun 6, 2021)
- Fixed DOSBox-X not loading correctly
- GameForm: Allow empty values in Additionnal Commands field.
New in AmpShell 1.3.6.0 (Jun 2, 2021)
- Minor Bugfix (GameForm): Keep REMarks in Additionnal Commands
- Bugfix: "Open Game Folder" works even when the game's executable wasn't selected
- Bugfix: Saving Prefs after having re-ordered Categories was causing an error.
New in AmpShell 1.3.5.0 (Apr 23, 2021)
- BugFix: Games with only an AUTOEXEC section would not start unless an
- executable was specified.
- Enhancement: Executables' icons are displayed inside AmpShell now (if no other icon was set first).
- Enhancement: Data import is done in the background. This ensures that AmpShell does not freeze, even if it typically did not.
- Minor bugfix: When launching notepad, the notepad icon is displayed in Windows' taskbar. It wasn't displayed before.
- Minor GameForm improvements.
New in AmpShell 1.3.3.0 (Apr 8, 2021)
- Tools menu -> "Import Games and Categories" does what it says from an existing AmpShell.xml file.
New in AmpShell 1.3.1.0 (Mar 14, 2021)
- Removed previous workaround for -c commands, as it broke mounting paths with spaces or 'special' characters characters...
New in AmpShell 1.3.0.0 (Mar 8, 2021)
- 'Back to the roots'
- Jumped to v1.3.0 because this release reintroduces Windows 98SE compatibility.
- Detect if DOSBox executable doesn't exist anymore (at startup) and ask for it if needed.
- Use config file for -c commands (this fixes some DOSBox forks that don't handle it correctly)
- Folder mount labels can have spaces in them now
- Better detection if AUTOEXEC section is used
- Open Game Folder button
- Games: Multi-line additionnal commands textbox. This makes them easier to read and write for the user.
- Don't force a C mount nor executable when we add/modify a game, since it might be specified with -c command or in the config file's AUTOEXEC section
- Bugfix: Saved window location was never used
- Bugfix: Restore XP (and 32-bit Windows) compatibility
- Bugfix: Fixed Portable Mode
- Bugfix: Fixed AutoConfig on 64-bit Windows
New in AmpShell 1.2.6.0 (Mar 2, 2020)
- Incompatible (read: 10 years old) or malformed user data won't crash AmpShell anymore (BUT it will STILL be ignored, be warned !)
- Removed small non-crashing error when user data was redrawn but there was no focused item to restore focus on.
- On the very first start, we don't erase the window position chosen by Windows, because we have none saved.
- To improve usability on the very first run, we do select the first category (tab) created if there is one automatically
- We use Costura.Fody to embed all the dependencies in a single executable (the old Microsoft.Bcl Nuget package is the cause of this)
- A trip to the Preferences when no game at all exists won't produce a crash anymore
- The changes of v1.2.5 were too small so they are released together with this version.
New in AmpShell 1.2.4.1 (Oct 29, 2019)
- Fixed unability to delete games and related crashes
New in AmpShell 1.2.4 (Oct 28, 2019)
- Release Date information can now be added to games
- Games can be sorted by Name, Release Date, etc. ...
New in AmpShell 1.2.4 (Oct 28, 2019)
- Release Date information can now be added to games
- Games can be sorted by Name, Release Date, etc. ...
New in AmpShell 1.1.3.7 (Jun 14, 2019)
- Fixed Portable Mode availability detection (it worked, but the UI wasn't updated properly when it wasn't available)
- Avoid creating a lot of temporary file to test it's availability
- Avoid a crash when creating the very first category
New in AmpShell 1.1.3.1 (Feb 19, 2019)
- Bugfix : overwriting a configuration file no longer failsBugfix : a detail view no longer crashes AmpShell on startupKnown issues : the very first game created has no icon until AmpShell is restarted (*won't be fixed*).