Switchres has sorely inadequate documentation about docs HOT 9 OPEN

So I've actually got it all figured out now, and I suppose this is stuff for advanced users anyway, but it did take me a couple of weeks to get it working. I would say that the documentation basically needs a straightforward tutorial, which at this point I could probably contribute to.

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Unfortunately there are so many software quirks to just about every step that writing a simple tutorial is impossible. The main documentation mentions how core override files are set up /cfg/corename/corename.switchres.ini

Here is the thread where I discovered the base INI file is being ignored:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,168702.0.html

And here are my posts with the monitor presets I worked out for my SVGA monitor and my CRT TV:

https://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,116023.msg1772807.html#msg1772807

https://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,116023.msg1773029.html#msg1773029

If there's a particular point that you're getting hung up on you can send me a DM there and I can probably get you through it.

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It is indeed a bit tricky, as I also found out while testing a related change in RA.
Would it be better, if some info is added?

• an intro section (with similar content to https://github.com/antonioginer/switchres?tab=readme-ov-file#what-is-switchres )
• update that it works for Windows+AMD (with CRTEmuDriver, or it seems even without it), or X11 or KMS setups
• an explanation that this works with the normal video output which is usually HDMI in modern equipment, digital-to-analog conversion for actually connecting to a CRT is typically done by an external device
• an explanation that RetroArch will try to set up a mode where vertical resolution equals to the core resolution

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@alphanu1 The documentation needs some update ? Thank you.

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That'd be awesome, actually! I think a lot of people would find that useful.

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How did you get it to work?

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How did you get it to work?

Core override files.

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Can you please share or point me to some references? I have been trying to get thus working for weeks without any luck.

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yeah, i think there's a lot of confusion about what it actually does and doesn't do, so that info would likely help.

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