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<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts22">What's New? </span><span class="rvts26">2.5.0</span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Released -- 31 October 2021</span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">The 2.5.0 release features significant enhancements and improvements to the Qt/SDL port. Specifically the debug tools and AVI recording capabilities.</span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts27">Common</span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts28">Emulation Core</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 24px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc;">
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Fixed SYA and SXA opcodes in CPU. Blargg's NES CPU TEST #5 now passes.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts27">Qt/SDL</span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts28">New Tools</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 24px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc;">
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added built-in AVI RIFF Tree Viewer.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts28">Debugger</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 24px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc;">
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Redesigned debugger layout to optimize space usage.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Window layout uses relocatable tabbed viewports to allow for layout customization.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added a tool bar for commonly used debugger buttons.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Moved many configuration options to debugger window menu to save space.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added syntax coloring options to assembly code viewer.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added opcode description popups to assembly code viewer.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added assembly code custom font selection option.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added symbol tool tips and address look ahead popups for assembly code viewer.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added navigate backwards/forwards line history to assembly code viewer.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added breakpoint on unlogged code/data feature.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added breakpoint on execution of a specified PRG-ROM address.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added step back one instruction feature (experimental)</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts28">Hex Editor</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 24px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc;">
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Fixed draw logic to ensure that highlighted text coloring takes precidence over activity coloring.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Fixed crash in hex editor when searching with Ctrl+A</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts28">Input Control</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 24px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc;">
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">User can now save up to 3 alternate sets of gamepad button bindings in addition to the primary set.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Advanced gamepad bindings (to hot key functions) are now stored for each individual gamepad by GUID.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts28">Lua</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 24px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc;">
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Build fix for static linking of lua. Ensure proper compiler flags are set for linux and mac OS to enable lua plugin functionality.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts28">Movies</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 24px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc;">
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added optional linking of ffmpeg (libav) libraries for AVI recording. Provides full use of available encoders and options.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Implemented AVI 2.0 Indexing Specification. This new indexing scheme eliminates 2GB AVI file recording limitation.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Fixed video messages and HUD presentation AVI display options.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts28">GUI Improvements and Bug Fixes</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 24px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc;">
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Went through all debug tool windows and made sure that all configuration options are saved (persist on application restart).</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">The position and size of all debug/tool windows is now saved at window close and restored at window open.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">For debug windows, if attempting to open a window that is already open, that window is raised to top and focused.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Bug fixes for scroll bar presentation on custom viewport widgets in debug tools windows (debugger, hex editor, trace logger).</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added main window context menu to Qt GUI.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Various color customization options for debugger and hex editor.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Changed hot key config window tree layout to sort keys into logical groups.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added offline help documentation viewer feature. (chm viewer for windows and Qt help engine for unix)</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts28">Video Improvements and Bug Fixes</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 24px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc;">
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Fixed video message positioning so that it is not clipped when 8 pixel side clipping is active.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added integer frame rate option to better sync video with monitor refresh.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Changed update rate of video frames per second display so that it is more readable.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts28">Sound Improvements and Bug Fixes</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 24px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc;">
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added option to mute sound when main window is not in focus.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Improved sound sample underflow/overflow algorithm to allow for better scaling with running the emulation at faster/slower speeds.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Sound sample processing efficiency updates.</span></li>
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">Added an audio buffer percent usage indication and</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">an audio sink starve counter to sound config window for debug purposes.</span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6"><br/></span></p>
<p class="rvps2"><span class="rvts28">Build Improvements</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 24px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc;">
<li class="rvps2"><span class="rvts6">OpenBSD OS build fixes.</span><span class="rvts6"></span></li>
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