JetSetIlly/Gopher2600 v0.54.0

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Changes since v0.53.1

• Supercharger

• improved handling of AR binary files
• full blog article with more details
• added ROM dump ability
  • this can be used to save an AR binary file of supercharger game loaded from tape

• Controllers

• fixed handling of digital joysticks
• tested with Hyperkin Trooper 2

• SARA

• SARA chip limitation when used for executable code is now emulated correctly
• option to enable this in the new Cartridge tab in the preferences window

• Headless mode

• emulator can now be invoked with the headless argument
  • eg. gopher2600 headless roms/Pitfall.bin
• the intention of this mode is to allow the piping of input and output to other programs
  • for example, coding agents can use this mode to retrieve real diagnostic information about generated code
• this is an ongoing area of research and will be expanded upon in future releases

• Debugger

• added 'sequential' disassembly view in disassembly window
• savekey EEPROM window
  • EEPROM data divided into pages
  • "Jump to Scratch" button
  • option to show only pages that have been touched by ROM
• BREAK command now has TOGGLE option and DROP option
  • BREAK DROP complements the DROP BREAK function but allows use of address rather than breakpoint number
• added VSYNC option to TV command
• added MAPPED halt target. similar to but distinct from BANK target

• Preferences Window

• cartridge related options in new Cartridge tab
• UI tab changed to Fonts
• changed colour of "set default" buttons
  • this is so that the set default buttons in the Cartridge tab are more clearly defined

• Macros

• WAIT command can use relative or absolute values
• added FRAMEINFO command

• Keyportari

• corrected escape key and left/right keys for keyportari ASCII (dchristianson)
• improved handling of plugging and unplugging daisy-chained peripherals

• Bug Fixes

• CRT 'black correction' calculation fixed
• reset of emulation now works correctly if emulation is mid-instruction
  • RESET command is now called RELOAD
• the RIOT ports are now correctly set on RELOAD
• captured mouse in debugger is released when emulation is halted by, for example, a breakpoint
• corrected spacing and clipping of the ROM selector preview animation
• inserted paddles now set INPT4 and INPT5 correctly
• ROMs added to the regression database can now contain commas

• Sundry Changes

• references to CPU instruction KIL changed to JAM
• undocumented CPU mnemonics changes so that match those used in the "No More Secrets" document
• --initscript command line argument changed to --script
• imrpoved EF fingerpriting
• implemented vcsNop3() for ELF

plus lots of other changes not visible to the end user :-)