Updated the documentation concerning selecting a ROM directory after

running Stella for the first time.


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<p>If this is your first time starting Stella, you will be asked to select the
default ROM directory to use. This is where you have all your ROMs,
collected as described in the previous section. A dialog will be shown, similar
collected as described in the previous section. Several dialogs will be shown, similar
to the following:</p>
<p><img src="graphics/rom_browser.png"></p>
<p><img src="graphics/select_romdir.png">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<img src="graphics/rom_browser.png"></p>
<p>The browser should be self-explanatory. The 'Go Up' button moves to the parent
folder (if it exists), and the 'Base Dir' button moves to the base directory where,
by default, all Stella-related files are stored. Double-clicking an item will
enter that directory. Click 'Choose' to select the location, or 'Cancel' to exit
the browser. Note that if you don't select a ROM directory now, you will be prompted
again in the future.</p>
again the next time Stella is started.</p>
<p>At this point, you may want to set the locations for snapshots and other
external paths. This is described in more detail in
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for more information. To exit a game and re-enter the ROM launcher, press the 'Escape'
key.</p>
<p>Using the 'Search' textbox in the upper-right of the ROM launcher, the
listing can be narrowed down, showing only the ROMs that match the pattern
you enter.</p>
<p>
<h3><b><u>Command Menu</u></b></h3>
<p>Normally, one would use the keyboard shortcuts for controlling the
<p>While playing a game, normally one would use the keyboard shortcuts for controlling the
'virtual' switches in Stella (ie, the commands associated with the
function keys as described in
<b>Getting Started - <a href="#Keyboard">Keyboard Layout</a></b>.
<b>Getting Started - <a href="#Keyboard">Keyboard Layout</a></b>).
However, another alternative is available. Pressing the '\' key toggles
a command menu dialog as follows:</p>
<p><img src="graphics/commandmenu.png"></p>