From fcd2d9543eedbaffdd3e885313c1b32d9589fac5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: RichardG867 Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:04:05 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] 5.0 menu bar updates --- usage/menubar.rst | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/usage/menubar.rst b/usage/menubar.rst index c8ed52c..7a6a67a 100644 --- a/usage/menubar.rst +++ b/usage/menubar.rst @@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ The menu bar located at the top of the 86Box window provides controls for the em Action ------ -* **Auto-pause on focus loss:** automatically pause emulation while the 86Box window is not focused. * **Keyboard requires capture:** require the mouse to be captured for keypresses to be forwarded to the emulated machine. Enabling this option allows the use of keyboard combinations (such as Alt+Tab) on the host system while the 86Box window is focused. * **Right CTRL is left ALT:** let the right Ctrl key act as a left Alt key, to simulate some special keyboards where the Alt key is located on the right side of the space bar. +* **Update mouse every CPU frame:** force the emulated mouse to send movements as fast as possible, ignoring any polling rate set by the emulated operating system. +* **Auto-pause on focus loss:** automatically pause emulation while the 86Box window is not focused. * **Pause:** pause emulation of the machine. Uncheck this option to resume emulation. You can alternatively press *Ctrl+Alt+F1* (:ref:`customizable `) to pause or resume emulation. * **Hard Reset:** force a reset of the emulated machine. Requires confirmation, which can be disabled by checking the *Don't show this message again* box. You can alternatively press *Ctrl+Alt+F12* (:ref:`customizable `) to hard reset. * **Ctrl+Alt+Del:** send a *Ctrl+Alt+Del* key combination to the emulated machine. You can alternatively press *Ctrl+F12* (:ref:`customizable `) to send that combination. @@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ View * **4:3 integer scale:** stretch the emulated display to a 4:3 aspect ratio, then scale it to the largest integer scale factor to fit the host display. * **Apply fullscreen stretch mode when maximized:** apply the picture mode selected above in windowed mode if *Resizeable window* is enabled and the window is maximized. +* **CGA composite settings:** adjust the picture's hue, saturation, brightness, contrast and sharpness. Only available when emulating a composite CGA monitor. * **EGA/(S)VGA settings:** contains display settings specific to EGA, VGA and Super VGA video hardware. * **Inverted VGA monitor:** emulate a VGA monitor with inverted colors. @@ -95,9 +97,11 @@ Tools * **Language:** select a language for the 86Box user interface. * **Mouse sensitivity:** adjust the emulated mouse's tracking sensitivity. * **Select media images from program working directory:** if checked, starts any file open/save prompts on the emulated machine's directory. This option is particularly useful for macOS users. - * **Inhibit multimedia keys:** if checked, multimedia keys such as **Volume Up/Down** will not be passed through to the emulated machine. This option is only available on Windows. + * **Inhibit multimedia keys:** if checked, multimedia keys such as **Volume Up/Down** will not be passed through to the emulated machine. * **Ask for confirmation before saving settings / quitting / hard resetting:** enable confirmation messages for certain actions. These options can reenable confirmations after they have been disabled through the *Don't show this message again* box. +.. note:: The *Preferences* window options are **saved system-wide** and apply to all machines on all copies of 86Box 5.0 and newer. Any changes made with previous versions (saved per-machine) have been reset. + * **MCA devices**: open the *MCA devices* window, which lists the IDs and required `Adapter Definition Files `_ of all Micro Channel devices installed on the emulated machine. This option will only be available when emulating a Micro Channel Architecture-based machine. * **Open printer tray**: open the host system's file browser on the directory where documents printed by :ref:`emulated printers ` are saved. * **Open screenshots folder**: open the host system's file browser on the directory where screenshots of this emulated machine are saved.