Man, we have got to archive this answer somewhere until a new players guide or help file is developed.
Thanks a heap. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Bill W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 6:14 pm Subject: [CBML] Re: Tray Issues --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>>>>>> snip <<<<<<< > Guys, somehow my trays detached from the right side > (Where they have been since I have been using CB) > and won't go back. They are now floating... I can't > drag them back. > >>> snip <<<<< > > Also, I need help! Tray B is now buried in the upper > left corner of my monitor... I'm not this stupid. > Now, I can' move the tray due to not being able to > grab the blue window top... I'm losing my mind! > > I'll upload some screenshots. > Andy Andy and Others, This has happened to me too, when I first started using Cyberboard v3.x. I'm pretty sure what your problem is, based on your screen shot and comments. It's an issue of managing Cyberboard 3.x's mini- windows or "panes," and trays' "docking behavior." The solution is sizing and arranging the various Windows and trays correctly, mainly by click-dragging the title area of the trays down away from their wrong position to the middle, and then placing them where you want. Detailed step-by-step follows below. The screenshot Andy posted is here, btw: http://games.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/CyberBoardML/photos/view/28a5? b=1&m=f&o=0 1. To your 2nd problem first, the tray B "buried in the upper left corner": In Cyberboard 3.x, trays will now "dock" or "snap-lock" to the sides or upper or lower portions of the Cyberboard Window, _if_ you move them far enough. And per your screen shot, you must have moved Tray B high enough within the window so that it "docked" in that elongated horizontal position at the top of your window. Or it happened if you sized the whole Cyberboard Window down to be side-by-side with another application, i.e. ACTS :-] To un-dock the tray, - a. Click-and-hold on the far left "title bar" of tray B where you see the text "Tray B and a "dash" and an "x" (arranged vertically bottom-up). - b. Now click-drag that bar down and to the right, towards the middle of your board. You probably will see an "outline" of that tray in it's "normal" size/orientation appear as you click-drag it (if your Windows XP system settings are set to "show outlines"). - c. Once you click-drag the tray to the middle, release the mouse button. The tray should then resume it's normal size and vertical orientation. 2. Now, to your first issue, getting the trays both back over on the right side and keeping them there. At this point, both trays should be out somewhere in the Cyberboard Main Map Area. - a. Maximize your Cyberboard Window first --- your screenshot shows that it is sized down a bit, at least a little. (Click on the little "single-window" icon on the blue WinXP title bar --- the window should maximize, and you'll see a little double-window Icon there instead) - b. Change or verify your that your Cyberboard 3.x "Save Window Positions" setting is set to on (or "checked"): From the top Line Menu, select, VIEW, then select the drop-down menu item "Save Window Positions" (or do nothing, if already "checked"). - c. Now "size" the far right mini-map and "Piece Selection Pane" area so that it is wide enough for your trays to fit into (or to the size you want it to be, and then step d.). To make wider, you "hover" your mouse pointer over the vertical dividing bar separating these panes from the Cyberboard "Main Map Area." You should see your pointer become a tiny vertical double-line with 2 tiny arrows pointing right and left. Now click and drag the divider wider or narrower, per your needs. - d. Now "size" your trays similarly. The width as outlined above in "c", except you can hover the mouse over either edge. The height of the trays also, by hovering your mouse pointer over the top or bottom edge of a tray. Note that your pointer will become two tiny arrows as you hover the mouse on an edge. - e. Now "click-drag" your 2 trays over into that right-side area, which should be suitably sized from step "c". BE CAREFUL NOT TO DRAG TOO FAR RIGHT, OR UP, OR DOWN: this will cause the trays to dock in the wrong place, and you're back at step 1. <grin> - alternate step "e." It may be the case that you _want_ those trays docked over on the right side, so that they stay in place if you decide to down-size your whole Cyberboard Window? If so, click-drag them way over to the right, until you suddenly see them "lock" into place __to the right of__ the Mini-Map and Selection Area panes. The first one will instantly expand to the full length of the the docked area. No worries: now click-drag the other tray to the far right (again watch out: not too far up or down, or it will snap to the top or bottom). At some point you'll see the 2nd tray "snap" into position below the 1st tray, probably too low. To fix the height, hover the mouse over the boundary between them and click-drag the divider until their respective heights are right for you. - f. If all is to your liking, save your gamebox. Be sure you keep that "Top Line Menu ==> VIEW ==> Save Window Positions" setting "checked." Final Note: if your intent is to size your Cyberboard Window so that it will fit onscreen with, say, an ACTS window, and a window with a web page die roller, you'll probably want to "dock" those trays on the right. Or, if you want to play with Cyberboard maximized or nearly full- screen, and just want those trays to be free "over on the right" above the Piece Selection Pane (where you'd usually put them in Cyberboard 2.x and 1.x), just move and size the pane and the trays accordingly (in paragraph 2.a thru e) and be aware and wary of moving the trays too far up or down _or_ right, lest they snap-lock into the wrong position. Apologies if these details are excessive or overkill: I've provided them because I've talked a number of people through the shortcuts and tricks of both WindowsXP _and_ Cyberboard, and find that many folks are not aware of all these "features'" even if they've used a computer (or Cyberboard) for years. The fact that Cyberboard is so stable on almost any version of Windows, and has all these shortcuts and features built in are a tribute to the elegance of Dale's programming. The "docking" behavior is perhaps unexpected, but for folks who are playing card games, where a map or playing area is of minor importance, the ability to dock Player Playing Hand trays at the top and bottom of the screen is a great feature. Hope this helps, Bill ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
