Chapter 11. Plugins
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Predefined Keymap
Select one of the predefined keymaps. For example
2w90z
means: map ZXBox’s
Up
to
2
,
Down
to
w
,
Left
to
9
,
Right
to
0
and
Jump/Fire
to
z
. This example keymap is used in the “Chuckie Egg” game.
Custom Keymap
This menu allows you to map one of the Spectrum keys acces-
sible through the plugin’s virtual keyboard to each one of the buttons.
Quit.
Quits the emulator..
Hacking graphics
Due to ZXBox’s simple (but fast) scaling to the screen by dropping lines and columns
some games can become unplayable. It is possible to hack graphics to make them better
visible with the help of an utility such as the “Spectrum Graphics Editor”. Useful tools
can be found at the “World of Spectrum” site (
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/utilities.
11.4. Applications
11.4.1. Alarm Clock
This plugin is an alarm clock, which resumes a paused song at a given time.
Key configuration
Key
Remote Key
Action
Left
/
Right
Rewind
/
Forward
Switch between hours/minutes selection
Up
/
Down
Play
/
Display
Increase/Decrease hours/minutes
Select
Set the alarm
Power
Exit
Setting an alarm
First select a track and play it, then launch the “alarmclock” plugin. The plugin pauses
the playback. Enter a 24h-time (e.g. 13:58) and set the alarm. Music playback will
resume when the set time is reached.
11.4.2. Battery Benchmark
The
Battery Benchmark
plugin enables you to test your battery’s performance whilst
using your player normally. Results can be submitted to the
wiki
page.
The Rockbox manual
(version 3.14)
Olympus m:robe 100
