From ed5fb516f488a31c42ded2f68cb47422a79b3dea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: laz Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:34:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] wiki --- .../desktop-launch/desktop-launch.md | 3 ++ .../external-emulator/external-emulator.md | 30 +++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_experiments/external-emulator/external-emulator.md diff --git a/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_experiments/desktop-launch/desktop-launch.md b/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_experiments/desktop-launch/desktop-launch.md index 2f93aa3..807cd35 100644 --- a/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_experiments/desktop-launch/desktop-launch.md +++ b/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_experiments/desktop-launch/desktop-launch.md @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ This experiment was initiated by the user **murkl** and later expanded upon by t ![type:video](vcmi-retrodeck.mp4) +### Disclaimer on Experiments + +These experiments are created by the RetroDECK Team and/or Community. The guides are intended for people with technical knowledge and a passion for tinkering. Using these guides *might* put RetroDECK and your data at risk. The RetroDECK Team can't provide any support for these experiments or fix any issues they might cause on your system or RetroDECK installation. ## Prerequisites diff --git a/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_experiments/external-emulator/external-emulator.md b/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_experiments/external-emulator/external-emulator.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..11e0bfe --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_experiments/external-emulator/external-emulator.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Launching External Emulators + +This experiment was initiated by the user **TopHatCat:** and later expanded upon by the RetroDECK Team. The goal was to explore the possibility of launching desktop games and apps within RetroDECK. + +### Disclaimer on Experiments + +These experiments are created by the RetroDECK Team and/or Community. The guides are intended for people with technical knowledge and a passion for tinkering. Using these guides *might* put RetroDECK and your data at risk. The RetroDECK Team can't provide any support for these experiments or fix any issues they might cause on your system or RetroDECK installation. + + +## Prerequisites + +### Flatpak Spawn Permission + +**Information:** + +This experiment requires the `flatpak-spawn` permission, which breaks the sandbox environment that RetroDECK operates in. Therefore, we do not recommend attempting this unless you are confident in your understanding of the process and its implications. + +You can enable it by running this command in the terminal. + +``` +flatpak override --user --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak net.retrodeck.retrodeck +``` + +### Add RetroDECK to Steam + +We also recommend that you add RetroDECK to Steam to utilize Steam Input as there is a higher chance of inputs working from the external source. + +Also some RetroDECK built-in hotkeys in the radials like `Alt+F4` might help you close windows. + +##