update README to mention new Windows Terminal app and UTF-8 support

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<p>The executable uxplay.exe can also be run without the MSYS2
environment, in the Windows Terminal, with
<code>C:\msys64\ucrt64\bin\uxplay</code>.</p>
<p>There is a new modernized Windows Terminal application available from
Microsoft that provides various terminals, and can be customized to also
provide the MSYS2 terminals. See https://www.msys2.org/docs/terminals/
(to make those instructions clearer: in the dropdown “Settings” menu,
there is a second “settings” icon in the lower left corner: click on
that to edit the settings.json file as described).</p>
<p>The server name (-n <name> option) can be given in internationalized
UTF-8 encoding: To enter UTF-8 characters in the MSYS2 or other Windows
terminals, use the numerical keypad with “Num Lock” on: while holding
down the “Alt” key, type “+” on the keypad, followed by the UTF-8 hex
code for the character (using the keypad for numbers), then release the
“Alt” key. (The UTF-8 hex codes have 4 hex digits: for example, the
“copyright” symbol has hex code 00a9.) This method must be activated in
the Windows Registry: using regedit, find the Registry section
HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method”, and add a new Key
“EnableHexNumpad” with value “1”, then reboot the computer.</p>
<h1 id="usage">Usage</h1>
<p>Options:</p>
<ul>
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screensaver while UxPlay is running (Linux/*BSD only). Add support for
Service Discovery using a Bluetooth LE beacon. Add -vrtp option for
forwarding decrypted h264/5 video to an external renderer (e.g., OBS
Studio)</p>
Studio). Check that option input strings have valid UTF-8 encoding.</p>
<p>1.72.2 2025-07-07 Fix bug (typo) in DNS_SD advertisement introduced
with -pw option. Update llhttp to v 9.3.0</p>
<p>1.72.1 2025-06-06 minor update: fix regression in -reg option; add

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The executable uxplay.exe can also be run without the MSYS2 environment,
in the Windows Terminal, with `C:\msys64\ucrt64\bin\uxplay`.
There is a new modernized Windows Terminal application available from Microsoft that
provides various terminals, and can be customized to also provide the MSYS2 terminals.
See https://www.msys2.org/docs/terminals/ (to make those instructions clearer:
in the dropdown "Settings" menu, there is a second "settings" icon in the lower left corner:
click on that to edit the settings.json file as described).
The server name (-n <name> option) can be given in internationalized UTF-8 encoding:
To enter UTF-8 characters in the MSYS2 or other Windows terminals, use the numerical keypad
with "Num Lock" on: while holding down the "Alt" key, type "+" on the keypad, followed
by the UTF-8 hex code for the character (using the keypad for numbers), then release the "Alt" key.
(The UTF-8 hex codes have 4 hex digits: for example, the "copyright" symbol has hex code 00a9.)
This method must be activated in the Windows Registry: using
regedit, find the Registry section 'HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method",
and add a new Key "EnableHexNumpad" with value "1", then reboot the computer.
# Usage
Options:
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specified). (D-Bus based) option -scrsv <n> to inhibit screensaver while UxPlay
is running (Linux/*BSD only). Add support for Service Discovery using a
Bluetooth LE beacon. Add -vrtp option for forwarding decrypted h264/5 video
to an external renderer (e.g., OBS Studio)
to an external renderer (e.g., OBS Studio). Check that option input strings
have valid UTF-8 encoding.
1.72.2 2025-07-07 Fix bug (typo) in DNS_SD advertisement introduced with -pw
option. Update llhttp to v 9.3.0

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The executable uxplay.exe can also be run without the MSYS2 environment,
in the Windows Terminal, with `C:\msys64\ucrt64\bin\uxplay`.
There is a new modernized Windows Terminal application available from
Microsoft that provides various terminals, and can be customized to also
provide the MSYS2 terminals. See https://www.msys2.org/docs/terminals/
(to make those instructions clearer: in the dropdown "Settings" menu,
there is a second "settings" icon in the lower left corner: click on
that to edit the settings.json file as described).
The server name (-n `<name>`{=html} option) can be given in
internationalized UTF-8 encoding: To enter UTF-8 characters in the MSYS2
or other Windows terminals, use the numerical keypad with "Num Lock" on:
while holding down the "Alt" key, type "+" on the keypad, followed by
the UTF-8 hex code for the character (using the keypad for numbers),
then release the "Alt" key. (The UTF-8 hex codes have 4 hex digits: for
example, the "copyright" symbol has hex code 00a9.) This method must be
activated in the Windows Registry: using regedit, find the Registry
section 'HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method", and add a new
Key "EnableHexNumpad" with value "1", then reboot the computer.
# Usage
Options:
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screensaver while UxPlay is running (Linux/\*BSD only). Add support for
Service Discovery using a Bluetooth LE beacon. Add -vrtp option for
forwarding decrypted h264/5 video to an external renderer (e.g., OBS
Studio)
Studio). Check that option input strings have valid UTF-8 encoding.
1.72.2 2025-07-07 Fix bug (typo) in DNS_SD advertisement introduced with
-pw option. Update llhttp to v 9.3.0