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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion ZAPAROO_FORK.md
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Expand Up @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ non-blocking spawn) are intentionally omitted.
| 4 | **Forced cfg override** | `alt_launcher_cfg_apply()` forces only `cfg.fb_terminal = 1` after INI parse because the frontend requires direct framebuffer access. `RECENTS` and `LOG_FILE_ENTRY` remain user-controlled. Original `ALT_LAUNCHER` / `MENU_RBF` INI knobs were dropped in favor of file-existence detection | `cfg.cpp:628`, `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp` (`alt_launcher_cfg_apply`) |
| 5 | **Polling integration** | `alt_launcher_poll()` driven by main scheduler tick | `scheduler.cpp:36`, `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp:365` |
| 6 | **TTY / framebuffer hygiene** | Clear/reset tty2 around frontend lifecycle; toggle `video_fb_enable` and `video_chvt` only on respawn paths; don't touch them on plain shutdown | `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp` (`clear_launcher_tty`, `reset_launcher_tty`) |
| 7 | **Joypad routing into frontend** | `alt_launcher_fb_terminal_key()` translates `JOY_L2/R2/OSD` to `KEY_F1/BACKSPACE/MENU`; `joy_digital()` short-circuits to `uinp_send_key` when frontend active | `input.cpp:2475-2484`, `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp:45-62` |
| 7 | **Joypad routing into frontend** | `alt_launcher_fb_terminal_key()` translates `JOY_L2/R2/OSD` to `KEY_F1/BACKSPACE/MENU`; `joy_digital()` short-circuits to `uinp_send_key` when frontend active. `uinp_check_key()` keeps bridged keys held while the frontend is active even though `grabbed` is still set: frontend scanout ownership (row 44) skips the `input_switch(0)` in `video_fb_set()`, and the grabbed branch otherwise releases every bridged key on the next input pass, turning holds into taps | `input.cpp:2475-2484`, `input.cpp` (`uinp_check_key`, 1-line fork edit), `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp:45-62` |
| 8 | **Native CRT rendering path** | Frontend running in CRT mode: kernel framebuffer at 320×240 RGBA8888, FPGA scans separate region at `0x3A000000`; pre-spawn blank wipes the prior frame. (The v2 contract dropped the old `status[9]` gate: nothing in `support/zaparoo/` writes it) | `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp` (`enable_native_crt_path`, `disable_native_crt_path`, `blank_native_crt_fb`); paired with `Menu_MiSTer/rtl/native_video_*.sv` |
| 9 | **CRT mode persistence** | 2-byte `zaparoo_launcher_crt.bin` (byte 0 enabled, byte 1 video standard 0 NTSC / 1 480i / 2 PAL) via `FileSaveConfig` / `FileLoadConfig`; loaded at menu init, applied on spawn; the frontend writes the same file and exits 42 to be respawned | `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp` (`load_persisted_native_crt_state`, `alt_launcher_toggle_native_crt`, `alt_launcher_set_native_crt_mode`) |
| 10 | **Native-core auto-init** | `zaparoo_is_native_core()` matches core name `"Zaparoo Launcher"`; `zaparoo_alt_launcher_init_for_core()` auto-spawns when the FPGA loads that core | `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp:480-495`, `user_io.cpp:1543` |
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{
if (uinp_fd > 0)
{
if (!grabbed && !user_io_osd_is_visible())
if ((!grabbed || alt_launcher_active()) && !user_io_osd_is_visible())

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use alt_launcher_owns_screen() for the repeat exception. alt_launcher_active() returns only s_pid != 0, while alt_launcher_owns_screen() also covers queued startup and s_respawn_timer. After a child exits, uinp_check_key() can see uinp_ev.value still held while alt_launcher_active() is false, then send EV_KEY release and turn the bridged hold into a tap. Use alt_launcher_owns_screen() for the full launcher-owned interval.

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In `@input.cpp` at line 2115, Update the condition in uinp_check_key() to use
alt_launcher_owns_screen() instead of alt_launcher_active() for the repeat
exception, covering queued startup and respawn periods so held uinp_ev.value
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{
if (uinp_ev.value && CheckTimer(uinp_repeat))
{
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