idun v1.1.8

Contents of this Release

• New sample app: koala.app is a simple slideshow viewer for VIC-II Koala Paint format color bitmap images. Sample images have been added in the directory idun-base/pics/koa. If you cd to this directory, then run koala.app, it will show all the images. Press any key to advance and press the STOP key to quit.
• New demo program (uses Lua): plasma is a demo that draws fast plasma-like patterns on the VIC-II display. It is run from the idun-shell and will return cleanly to the shell. If you start it from 80-column mode, it will also return to that mode.
• New VIC-II graphics support: Both the above programs provide example usage of the VIC-II display for programs that start from the idun-shell and can use bitmap modes. There is "proto-cupport" for VIC-II graphics that work similarly to the VDC routines. See source in cbm/toolx/vic/core.asm. These routines are currently incomplete- not all modes and drawing functions have been implemented.
• Update Hotkeys in shell Com+4, Com+8, and Com+J to select 40-column mode, 80-column mode, or toggle the mode (respectively).
• Update Minor changes in IEC device emulation were made in support of the ROM Kernal patch, which has been promoted to "Beta v2" with this release. Thanks to Matt Desmond for the outstanding assistance in moving this forward!
• Fix The configured search path is correctly used when launching a *.app program from the idun-shell.

How to update: If you are already on v1.1.7, then you can update from the Linux prompt with sudo pacman -Suy. Note you will need the full system upgrade because this release relies on latest Linux libraries. Alternatively, you can just download the new SD card image to replace the one you are using.

Full Changelog: v1.1.7...v1.1.8