Robin Jones 9113d1c949
[main] Next release changes (#162)
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## Description
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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
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Merge the changes:
#110 
#106 
#101 
#89 
#74
and other improvements.

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Locally on an SC64.

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- [x] Improvement (non-breaking change that adds a new feature)
- [x] Bug fix (fixes an issue)
- [x] Breaking change (breaking change)
- [x] Documentation Improvement
- [ ] Config and build (change in the configuration and build system,
has no impact on code or features)

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- [ ] All new and existing tests passed.

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

## Summary by CodeRabbit

- **New Features**
- Enhanced documentation for N64 Flashcart Menu, including new emulator
support and features like menu sound effects and N64 ROM autoload.
- Added support for additional flashcart features and firmware version
retrieval in the flashcart subsystem.
- Introduced new settings for sound effects and ROM autoloading in the
menu system.

- **Bug Fixes**
- Improved error handling in various menu functions to prevent memory
leaks and ensure proper resource management.

- **Refactor**
- Updated naming conventions for UI component functions to improve
clarity and organization.
- Restructured the sound management functionality to enhance user
interaction feedback.

- **Documentation**
- Expanded sections in README and other documentation files for clarity
on emulator support and usage instructions.

- **Chores**
- Updated dependencies and version references in Dockerfile and other
configuration files.
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Co-authored-by: Suprapote <111246491+Suprapote@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Christopher Bonhage <me@christopherbonhage.com>
Co-authored-by: Mateusz Faderewski <sc@mateuszfaderewski.pl>
Co-authored-by: Fazana <52551480+FazanaJ@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Guillermo Horacio Romero Villa <65469983+E1ite007@users.noreply.github.com>
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