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Andy On 9/6/07 6:14 PM, "Bill W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:CyberBoardML%40yahoogroups.com> , > [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 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
