N64FlashcartMenu/docs/07_menu_customization.md

## Menu Customization

### Adding a background image
Add a PNG image to the SD card. When browsing the menu, select and load the image and then respond to the dialogue message.
[main] Improve documentation (#179) ## Description Documentaion has been rewritten/improved/expanded in certain areas including typo and formatting fixes. ## Motivation and Context Tidier documentation, to make things a bit more dumb-proof for end users. ## How Has This Been Tested? Not applicable. ## Types of changes - [ ] Improvement (non-breaking change that adds a new feature) - [ ] Bug fix (fixes an issue) - [ ] Breaking change (breaking change) - [x] Documentation Improvement - [ ] Config and build (change in the configuration and build system, has no impact on code or features) ## Checklist: - [ ] My code follows the code style of this project. - [ ] My change requires a change to the documentation. - [x] I have updated the documentation accordingly. - [ ] I have added tests to cover my changes. - [ ] All new and existing tests passed. Signed-off-by: IlDucci <!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> ## Summary by CodeRabbit ## Summary by CodeRabbit - Documentation - Updated documentation for initial SD card setup, menu controls, and menu customization. - Improved clarity and readability of instructions. - Refined section headings and formatting across multiple documentation files. - Added new sections explaining menu settings, ROM information, and control details. - Emphasized warnings regarding filename compatibility and save file issues. <!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> 2024-12-31 21:33:30 +00:00			`## Menu Customization`
[main] Next release changes (#162) <!--- Provide a general summary of your changes in the Title above --> ## Description <!--- Describe your changes in detail --> This PR merges `develop` and `main` for a tagged release so it can be used by most users (utilising debug flags where required). ## Release Notes - New Features - Introduced menu sound effects for enhanced user experience (the default is off). - Added N64 ROM autoload functionality, allowing users to set a specific ROM to load automatically. - Added menu boot hotkey (hold `start` to return to menu when autoload is enabled). - Added context menu and settings management options GUI for managing various settings in `config.ini`. - Added functionality for editing the real-time clock (RTC) within the RTC menu view. - Improved flashcart info view for showing supported flashcart features and version. - Enhanced UI components with new drawing functions and improved organization. - Added emulator support for `SMS`, `GG`, and `CHF` ROMs. - Enhanced joypad input handling for menu actions, improving responsiveness. - Optimized boxart image loading from filesystem. - Improved various text to make the functionality more clear. - Bug Fixes - Improved error handling in multiple areas, particularly in save loading and ROM management. - Enhanced memory management to prevent potential leaks during error conditions. - Fixed text flickering in certain circumstances. - Documentation - Updated README and various documentation files to reflect new features and usage instructions. - Added detailed setup instructions for SD cards and menu customization. - Enhanced clarity in documentation for RTC settings and menu customization. - Improved organization and clarity of SD card setup instructions for various flashcarts. - Refactor - Standardized naming conventions across UI components for better organization. - Restructured sound management and input handling for improved responsiveness. - Streamlined the loading state management for ROMs and disks within the menu system. - Improved clarity and usability of the developer guide and other documentation files. ### Current known Issues * The RTC UI requires improvement (awaiting UI developer). * BETA_SETTING: PAL60 when using HDMI mods has regressed (awaiting libdragon fix). * ALPHA_FEATURE: ED64 X Series detection does not occur properly (however this is not a problem as not tag released asset). * ALPHA_FEATURE: ED64 V Series only supports loading ROMs (however this is not a problem as not tag released asset). * Menu sound FX may not work properly when a 64 Disk Drive is also attached (work around: turn sound FX off). ### Breaking changes * Disk drive expansion ROMs are now loaded with `Z\|L` instead of `R` to align with ROM info context menu (and future functionality). ## Motivation and Context <!--- What does this sample do? 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[main] Readme improvements 2025-01-10 23:53:21 +00:00			`### Adding a background image`
Minor readme improvements Co-Authored-By: Robin Jones <networkfusion@users.noreply.github.com> 2025-01-25 00:06:48 +00:00			`Add a PNG image to the SD card. When browsing the menu, select and load the image and then respond to the dialogue message.`