Version 1.43a released

A downloadable tool for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android

Posted November 29, 2025 by BBC BASIC

Environment

This version should be compatible with SDL3 by means of the SDL2-compat wrapper; some Linux distributions are now supporting SDL2 applications by this means.
BASIC Interpreter / Run Time Engine

Improved support for some compact keyboards which do not have a dedicated cursor-key cluster.

Removed the restriction that the destination array in a whole array assignment must be the same type as the source array(s).
IDEs and Utilities

Using Alt-Tab to switch between applications in Windows no longer spuriously activates the SDLIDE menu bar.

The profiler utility allows you to select (Ctrl+A) and copy (Ctrl+C) the report to the clipboard.
Libraries

Added listlib.bbc to partially emulate the functionality of Python lists.

Modified filedlg.bbc to add flag bits &100 (omit '..'), &200 (omit '@lib$') and &400 (omit '@usr$').
Example Programs

Added listdemo.bbc to demonstrate the functionality of the listlib library.

Modified about.bbc to report the version number of SDL3 if this is being used (via SDL2-compat).

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