[HOW TO] OpenCore 0.8.5 > 0.8.6 differences

[miliuco]

OpenCore 0.8.6 is out. You can download the new version from Acidanthera.

 

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Main changes

• MacHyperVSupport improvements.
• Fixed maximum click duration and double click speed for non-standard mouse polling rates.
• Added support for pointer dwell-clicking by Marvin Häuser (mhaeuser). Read this in the bug tracker.
• Updated builtin firmware versions for SMBIOS.
• Improved emulated NVRAM:
  •     updated save script feature to be installed automatically as launch daemon (Yosemite and newer) or logout hook (Mavericks and older)
  •     resolved wake-from-sleep failure on EFI 1.1 systems (including earlier Macs) with emulated NVRAM driver
  •     OpenVariableRuntimeDxe: avoid setting UEFI 2.x interface member on EFI 1.x (older and Apple firmware).
• Updated SSDT-BRG0 with Darwin specific checking to avoid compatibility issues on Windows.
• Updated macrecovery commands with macOS 12 and 13.

config.plist

• UEFI >> AppleInput: added 3 new keys to implement dwell-clicking:
  • PointerDwellClickTimeout (Number): sets pointer dwell-clicking single left click timeout in milliseconds; 0 indicates the timeout is disabled.
  • PointerDwellDoubleClickTimeout (Number): sets pointer dwell-clicking single left double click timeout in milliseconds; 0 indicates the timeout is disabled.
  • PointerDwellRadius (Number): sets pointer dwell-clicking tolerance radius in pixels; the radius is scaled by UIScale. 0 indicates the radius is disabled.

Kexts

• AppleALC 1.7.6
• CryptexFixup 1.0.1
• FeatureUnlock 1.1.0
• RestrictEvents 1.0.9

Note about Dwell

 

Mouse Dwell is a solution that allows a person with a physical difficulty to use pointing devices without the need to click a button. It has traditionally been useful for head pointers users but can also be useful for people with hand/finger movement difficulties and even outside of this realm when using non-click devices (joysticks, rollerballs).

 

The user does not have to press a button. Simply hold the mouse within a predefined area for a predetermined amount of time to emit a virtual click that has the same effect as clicking the mouse.

• The time the pointer has to stay held in the area to issue a single click is defined in PointerDwellClickTimeout.
• The time that the pointer has to stay held in the area to issue a double click is defined in PointerDwellDoubleClickTimeout.
• The size of the circular area within which the pointer is to remain is defined in PointerDwellRadius.

Edited November 8, 2022 by miliuco