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(CPU-intensive) timing or less accurate (CPU-friendly) timing to X11 and SDL
versions. This is the final version of what was considered experimental timing code
in Stella 1.2</li>
<li>Added "<i>-sound</i>" command line option to choose which sound backend to use;
X11 and SDL versions supported for now</li>
<li>Added "<i>-sound</i>" command line option to choose which sound backend to use
(alsa, oss, sdl) with the X11 and SDL versions</li>
<li>Added "<i>-help</i>" command line option to describe the options available.
Previously, help was always shown. X11 and SDL versions supported for now</li>
<li>Added the following <b>developer</b> command line options to the X11 and SDL
versions, which are only activated in <b>developer</b> builds:
<ul>
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<pre> mkdir ~/.stella<br> cp stella.pro ~/.stella</pre></li>
</ol>
<p>Currently, sound is supported using the Open Sound System, using OSS
emulation under ALSA, or using SDL. Sound has been tested and is known to work under
Linux and BSDI. For additional information on OSS or ALSA see the following
web sites:</p>
<p>Currently, sound is supported using the ALSA v0.9 API (-sound alsa), the Open Sound
System or OSS emulation under ALSA (-sound oss), or SDL (-sound sdl). As of this time,
the X11 version cannot use SDL sound. Sound has been tested and is known to work under
Linux and BSDI. For additional information on OSS or ALSA see the following web sites:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.4front-tech.com">4Front Technologies (OSS)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.alsa-project.org">Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)</a>
</p>
<p>Support for the external sound server has been deprecated as of Stella 1.3. The sound
code has been integrated into the core. Native ALSA support will be coming soon.</p>
code has been integrated into the core.</p>
<br><br>
<p><h1>
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<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><pre>-help</pre></td>
<td>Show this table on the commandline</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><pre>-display &lt;display&gt;</pre></td>
<td>Connect to the designated X display (<i>X11 version only</i>)</td>
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<tr>
<td><pre>-showinfo &lt;0|1&gt;</pre></td>
<td>Shows some game info on exit</td>
<td>Shows some game info while the emulator is running</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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less CPU).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><pre>-sound &lt;0|oss|sdl&gt;</pre></td>
<td>Disable sound entirely, or use the OSS or SDL backend (<i>depending on
<td><pre>-sound &lt;0|alsa|oss|sdl&gt;</pre></td>
<td>Disable sound entirely, or use the given backend (<i>depending on
support included</i>).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<tr>
<td>Alt + s</td>
<td>Save the current properties</td>
<td>Save (or merge) the current properties</td>
</tr>
</table>