NEWS: AdvanceMAME v0.72.0

AdvanceMAME v0.72.0 has been released at :

	http://advancemame.sourceforge.net

AdvanceMAME is an unofficial MAME version with an advanced video
support for helping the use with TVs, Arcade Monitors, Fixed Frequencies
Monitors and also for PC Monitors.

It runs in Linux, Mac OS X, DOS, Windows and in all the other
platforms supported by the SDL library.

This is the list of changes:

* Added a new option `sound_normalize' which automatically increase
  the volume of games with a too lower one. It's enabled by default.
* Added a new `include' option to include additionally
  configuration files.
* The `display_magnify' option has now a new `auto' setting
  which automatically scale the game if it's
  too small.
* Added a new set of Linux `event' input driver for keyboards, mice
  and joysticks based on the Linux input-event interfaces.
  These drivers remove any limitations on the number of
  keyboards, mice and joysticks.
* The `input_map' option now accepts the `auto' setting which
  is able to map the correct input device on the correct
  game control.
* The `input_map' option now can remap also all the digital
  inputs like keys, buttons and digital joystick.
* Improved the advk, advj and advm utilities. They now
  report more information on the hardware found.
* Revised the `safequit' system. The database file is now
  called `event.dat' and it has a strong error check.
  The options are now named `misc_eventdebug' and
  `misc_eventfile'. A new set of scripts `safequit' and
  `event1,2,3,4,5,6' are now started when triggered by the
  event system.
* Renamed the script names removing the [] in the names.
* The Linux keyboard `raw' driver has now a basic support to switch
  virtual terminal pressing ALT+Fx.
* Added a new Linux `raw' joystick driver.
* Substituted the Linux input driver `slang' with a new `tty' driver
  which always works correctly with the advv and advcfg utility.
  Specifically it works when using the `fb' video driver.
* In Linux the host configuration files are now read in /etc,
  the files in */share/advance have now less priority
  of the user specified options. They can be used
  to set default options.
* The `-version' option now lists the low level drivers compiled
  in the executable.
* The Linux version can now access hardware ports in scripts using
  the /dev/port interface.
* Reduced the CPU cache usage in the palette conversion.



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