Merge pull request #1386 from tildearrow/doc-general

General docs updates.

doc/2-interface/settings.md

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
 - **Save unused patterns**
 - **Use new pattern format when saving**
 - **Don't apply compatibility flags when loading .dmf**
+- **Play after opening song:**
+  - No
+  - Only if already playing
+  - Yes
 - **Audio export loop/fade out time:**
   - **Set to these values on start-up:**
     - **Loops**: number of additional times to play through `0Bxx` song loop.
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
     - this will not choose a random system at each start.
   - **Reset to defaults**: sets default to "Sega Genesis/Mega Drive".
   - **Name**: name for the default system. may be set to any text.
-  - **Configure:**: same as in the [chip manager](../8-advanced/chip-manager.md) and [mixer](../8-advanced/mixer.md).
+  - **Configure**: same as in the [chip manager](../8-advanced/chip-manager.md) and [mixer](../8-advanced/mixer.md).
 - **When creating new song**:
   - **Display system preset selector**
   - **Start with initial system**
@@ -174,7 +178,10 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
   **FDS core**\
   **SID core**\
   **POKEY core**\
-  **OPN/OPNA/OPNB cores**: all of these are covered in the [guide to choosing emulation cores](../9-guides/emulation-cores.md).
+  **OPN/OPNA/OPNB cores**:
+  - **Playback Core(s)**: core(s) to use for realtime playback.
+  - **Render Core(s)**: core(s) to use for exporting audio.
+  - all of these are covered in the [guide to choosing emulation cores](../9-guides/emulation-cores.md).
 
 - **PC Speaker strategy**: this is covered in the [PC speaker system doc](../7-systems/pcspkr.md).
 
@@ -209,6 +216,7 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
 - **Allow docking editors**
 - **Remember window position**: remembers the window's last position on start-up.
 - **Only allow window movement when clicking on title bar**
+- **Center pop-up windows**
 - **Play/edit controls layout:**
   - **Classic**
   - **Compact**
@@ -324,6 +332,7 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
   - **File path**
   - **Cursor details or file path**
   - **Nothing**
+- **Capitalize menu bar**
 
 ### Orders
 
@@ -396,6 +405,7 @@ settings are saved when clicking the **OK** button at the bottom of the dialog.
 - **Horizontal instrument list**: when there are more instruments than there is room to display them...
   - if on, scroll horizontally through multiple columns.
   - if off, scroll vertically in one long column.
+  - only appears if "Unified instrument/wavetable/sample list" is off.
 - **Instrument list icon style:**
   - **None**
   - **Graphical icons**

doc/9-guides/emulation-cores.md

@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
 # choosing emulation cores
 
-Furnace achieves the authentic sound of videogame hardware by emulating sound chips accurately as possible, using **emulator cores**. in some cases there are multiple cores to choose from, each with different strengths and weaknesses. here are the major differences between them all.
+Furnace achieves the authentic sound of videogame hardware by emulating sound chips as accurately as possible, using **emulator cores**. in some cases there are multiple cores to choose from, each with different strengths and weaknesses. here are the major differences between them all.
 
 - **Arcade/YM2151 core**:
-  - **ymfm**: default. much less CPU usage than Nuked-OPM, but less accurate. recommended for users with last-gen or earlier hardware.
-  - **Nuked-OPM**: much more accurate than ymfm, due to the emulator being based on an image of the die map taken from a real YM2151. very CPU heavy, only recommended for users with recent hardware.
+  - **ymfm**: default playback core. much less CPU usage than Nuked-OPM, but less accurate. recommended for users with last-gen or earlier hardware.
+  - **Nuked-OPM**: default render core. much more accurate than ymfm, due to the emulator being based on an image of the die map taken from a real YM2151. very CPU heavy, only recommended for users with recent hardware.
 
 - **Genesis/YM2612 core**:
-  - **Nuked-OPN2**: default. a little lighter on the CPU than Nuked-OPM.
+  - **Nuked-OPN2**: default core. a little lighter on the CPU than Nuked-OPM.
   - **ymfm**: same as ymfm above.
 
 - **SN76489 core**:
-  - **MAME**: default. less accurate than Nuked, but with lower CPU usage. comes from the MAME emulator project.
+  - **MAME**: default core. less accurate than Nuked, but with lower CPU usage. comes from the MAME emulator project.
   - **Nuked-PSG Mod**: more accurate, but not by that much. this originally started as an emulator for the YM7101 PSG sound generator, but was modified to emulate the SN7 as the MAME core was deemed unsatisfactory by some.
 
 - **NES core**:
-  - **puNES**: default. it comes from a dedicated NES emulator.
+  - **puNES**: default core. it comes from a dedicated NES emulator.
   - **NSFplay**: higher CPU usage than puNES.
 
 - **FDS core**:
-  - **puNES**: default. lower CPU usage and far less accurate.
-  - **NSFplay**: higher CPU usage and much more accurate.
+  - **puNES**: default playback core. lower CPU usage and far less accurate.
+  - **NSFplay**: default render core. higher CPU usage and much more accurate.
 
 - **SID core**:
-  - **reSID**: default. a high quality emulation core. somewhat CPU heavy.
-  - **reSIDfp**: improved version of reSID. the most accurate choice. _extremely_ CPU heavy.
+  - **reSID**: default playback core. a high quality emulation core. somewhat CPU heavy.
+  - **reSIDfp**: default render core. improved version of reSID. the most accurate choice. _extremely_ CPU heavy.
   - **dSID**: a lightweight open-source core used in DefleMask. not so accurate but it's very CPU light.
 
 - **POKEY core**:
   - **Atari800 (mzpokeysnd)**: does not emulate two-tone mode.
-  - **ASAP (C++ port)**: default. the sound core used in the ASAP player. most accurate option.
+  - **ASAP (C++ port)**: default core. the sound core used in the ASAP player. most accurate option.
 
 - **OPN/OPNA/OPNB cores**:
   - **ymfm only**: lower CPU usage, less accurate FM.
-  - **Nuked-OPN2 (FM) + ymfm (SSG/ADPCM)**: default. more accurate FM at the cost of more CPU load.
+  - **Nuked-OPN2 (FM) + ymfm (SSG/ADPCM)**: default cores. more accurate FM at the cost of more CPU load.