diff --git a/settings/display.rst b/settings/display.rst index 63baa7e..9a00ba2 100644 --- a/settings/display.rst +++ b/settings/display.rst @@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ The *Configure* button provides the following settings: * **SLI:** add a second Voodoo 2 card to the system, connected to the first one through Scan Line Interleave (SLI). * **Recompiler:** enable the Voodoo recompiler for faster emulation. -.. note:: A host CPU with SSE2 support is required for the Voodoo recompiler. SSE2 is present in most CPUs made since 2005. +.. note:: The Voodoo recompiler requires a host CPU with SSE2 support. SSE2 is present in most CPUs made since 2005. diff --git a/settings/peripherals.rst b/settings/peripherals.rst index 29f6c09..31f51e0 100644 --- a/settings/peripherals.rst +++ b/settings/peripherals.rst @@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ Selecting a controller is not usually necessary. The DTK controllers are useful The BIOS option ROM address used by the selected controller can be configured through the *Settings* button. -.. _ideterqua: - Tertiary / Quaternary IDE Controller ------------------------------------ diff --git a/usage/ideterqua.rst b/usage/ideterqua.rst index 4e9b46c..0afb6ea 100644 --- a/usage/ideterqua.rst +++ b/usage/ideterqua.rst @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ The Windows NT 6 family does not support non-Plug-and-Play IDE controllers, and Linux ----- - + On kernels 2.6.19 and newer (after the switch to ``libata``), run the ``modprobe pata_legacy probe_all=1`` command as root to enable both additional channels. Consult your distribution's documentation on how to load that module on startup. On kernels older than 2.6.19 (before the switch to ``libata``), add the following parameters to the kernel command line to enable their respective channels: diff --git a/usage/menubar.rst b/usage/menubar.rst index efed1bd..0a7c0a7 100644 --- a/usage/menubar.rst +++ b/usage/menubar.rst @@ -17,17 +17,17 @@ View ---- * **Resizeable window:** allow the 86Box window to be freely resized. Unchecking this option will return the window to its normal size. -* **Remember size & position:** automatically save the size and position of the 86Box window to the configuration file. +* **Remember size & position:** automatically save the size and position of the 86Box window to the virtual machine configuration file. * **Renderer:** select a graphical renderer for the emulated display. *SDL (Hardware)* is recommended, but it may not work on some host systems, where *SDL (Software)* is the best option. * **Force 4:3 display ratio:** stretch the emulated display to a 4:3 aspect ratio, independently of the emulated machine's screen resolution. * **Window scale factor:** scale the emulated display to half (0.5x), normal (1x), 50% larger (1.5x) or double (2x) sizes. * **Fullscreen:** enter full screen mode. Press *Ctrl+Alt+Page Down* to go back to windowed mode. You can also enter full screen mode by pressing *Ctrl+Alt+Page Up*. * **Fullscreen stretch mode:** select the picture mode to use when in full screen mode. - * **Full screen stretch:** stretch the emulated display to completely fit the host display. + * **Full screen stretch:** stretch the emulated display to completely fill the host display. * **4:3:** stretch the emulated display to a 4:3 aspect ratio, then scale it to fit the host display. - * **Square pixels (keep ratio):** scale the emulated display to fit the host display. - * **Integer scale:** scale the emulated display to the largest integer scale amount to fit the host display. This provides the highest possible picture quality, at the cost of black bars. + * **Square pixels (keep ratio):** scale the emulated display to fit the host display, without changing the aspect ratio. + * **Integer scale:** scale the emulated display to the largest integer scale amount to fit the host display. This provides the highest possible picture quality, at the cost of black bars if the host display's resolution is not divisible by the emulated display's resolution. * **EGA/(S)VGA settings:** contains display settings specific to EGA, VGA and Super VGA video hardware. @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ View * **VGA screen type:** select the VGA monitor type to emulate. Color, grayscale, amber phosphor, green phosphor and white phosphor monitors can be selected. * **Grayscale conversion type:** select the color-to-grayscale conversion profile to use when a grayscale monitor is selected. -* **CGA/PCjr/Tandy/EGA/(S)VGA overscan:** enable an overscan border around the display for the specified video hardware types. +* **CGA/PCjr/Tandy/EGA/(S)VGA overscan:** add an overscan border around the display. This border is only added when emulating the specified video hardware types. * **Change contrast for monochrome display:** optimize the contrast of monochrome CGA monitors for 4-color operation. Media diff --git a/usage/statusbar.rst b/usage/statusbar.rst index 7ebb329..d480973 100644 --- a/usage/statusbar.rst +++ b/usage/statusbar.rst @@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ This icon will appear if :doc:`networking <../settings/network>` is enabled. No |sound| |nbsp| Sound -------------------- -This icon is always present. Double-clicking it opens a sound gain control, which allows you to increase the loudness of all audio produced by the emulated machine, including the PC speaker and any sound cards. +This icon is always present. Double-clicking it opens a sound gain control, which allows you to increase the loudness of all audio produced by the emulated machine, including the PC speaker and any :doc:`sound cards <../settings/sound>`. .. note:: The gain control does not apply to MIDI music sent to a software synthesizer through the :ref:`System MIDI ` device, as these synthesizers are external to 86Box. \ No newline at end of file