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Updated the manual with the latest code changes. 

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<li>Added some <b>developer</b> options to the core, and the ability to change
game width, height, xstart, ystart, etc. while the emulation is running. Added
ability to switch between NTSC and PAL at runtime, and the ability to save the
current properties to a file; X11 and SDL versions supported for now</li>
current properties to a file or to merge the changes into the stella.pro file;
X11 and SDL versions supported for now</li>
<li>Added save/load state ability to the core; X11 and SDL versions supported for now</li>
<li>External sound server for the X11 and SDL versions no longer required, as all
sound code is now integrated into the core</li>
<li>Changed the locations of the INI file for the X11 and SDL versions; the users'
stellarc file is now located in "<i>$HOME/.stella/stellarc</i>", and the state files
are located in "<i>$HOME/.stella/state/</i>". The users' stella.pro file is now
located in "<i>$HOME/.stella/stella.pro</i>"
<li>Changed the locations of the users' config files for the X11 and SDL versions; the users'
stellarc file is now located in "<i>$HOME/.stella/stellarc</i>", state files
are located in "<i>$HOME/.stella/state/</i>" and the stella.pro file is located
in "<i>$HOME/.stella/stella.pro</i>"
<li>Changed the way options are supplied on the commandline. Now all commandline
options take <b>exactly</b> the same arguments as in the INI file</li>
<li>Made the TIA message boxes look a little nicer</li>
<li>Added "<i>-accurate</i>" command line option to choose between accurate
(CPU-intensive) timing or less accurate (CPU-friendly) timing to X11 and SDL
versions. This is final version of what was considered experimental timing code
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 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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<li><i>-Dheight</i></li>
<li><i>-Dxstart</i></li>
<li><i>-Dystart</i></li>
<li><i>-Dmerge</i></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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you can play games using joysticks. For additional information about the Linux
joystick driver see the following web site:
<a href="http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~vojtech/input">
http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~vojtech/input</a>.</p>
Linux Input Drivers</a>.</p>
<p>
<h2><b>Unix</b></h2>
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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 or using OSS
emulation under ALSA. Sound has been tested and is known to work under
<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>
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<td>Use accurate game timing (and more CPU), or less accurate timing (and
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
support included</i>).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><pre>-Dwidth &lt;number&gt;</pre></td>
<td>Sets the "Display.Width" property. Its value must be in the range specified
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<td>Sets the "Display.Format" property (<i>If DEVELOPER support is
included</i>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><pre>-Dmerge &lt;0|1&gt;</pre></td>
<td>Save the current properties to a separate file in the users' home directory,
or merge them into the users' stella.pro file
(<i>If DEVELOPER support is included</i>)</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td>Alt + s</td>
<td>Save the current properties to a file</td>
<td>Save the current properties</td>
</tr>
</table>