kat5200 can be run from the command line or from a windowed environment. It will start with the last rom ran or with the GUI if no rom or BIOS found.
Basic Usage (Command Line):
kat5200 [ -c filename | -d | -vmst value] rom_file_name
The setup and control of the program is performed via the kat5200.xml configuration file. The settings may be edited directly or through the GUI menus. On a Windows system, this file is located in the program directory. On *nix systems it will be searched for in the user's home directory first (as .kat5200/kat5200.xml), then in /etc/kat5200. To override settings in the config file command line options can be used (see the options below).
The following options are allowed. They can be in any order but must come before the rom_file_name.
-c filename
-d
-v value
-f value
-h value
-m value
-s value
-t value
User Keys:
The GUI will show when the emulator is started without being able to load the current rom file or BIOS or when the <ESC> key is pressed while in the emulation.
The main menu has buttons for loading rom files, changing configuration settings, going back to the emulation, and for quitting the program. Configuration menus are described in more detail later.
For several configuration items, a file browser window will pop up for choosing a file or directory. In the directory list, double-clicking on a file will select the file and close the browser, double-clicking on a directory will change to that directory, double-clicking on the ".." entry will move up the directory tree. There are 3 buttons at the bottom: