Thanks Mark, I'll give that a try. I presume it only works for pieces already in a stack on the board? I was also trying to get it to work on pieces in the counter trays. From Ken G's answer, I believe it does but I haven't had time to go back and test his method yet.
Regards Chris --- In [email protected], Mark McGilchrist <mark_mcg2...@...> wrote: > > select the units you want in the stack preview pane, and press Insert to > select just them for movement. > > alternatively, select the units you don't want and press Delete to de-select > these units from the stack. > > You can then move the residual pieces normally. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: the_chink_between <chris.h...@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, 30 June, 2009 11:16:00 PM > Subject: [CBML] Moving multiple pieces from / between trays > > > > > > Hi all. Can anybody help with this question? > > I'm trying CB for the first time and using it to develop a framework to > support a miniatures based wargames campaign. > > The game incorporates the following functionality, vis: > > Participants will occasionally need to select a piece or pieces at random > from one of their stacks on the board. To enable that, I create an owned > tray with the properties that only the back (blank) sides of pieces are > visible, even to the owner, and with the randomised drag function switched > on. The player then drops the whole stack into the tray and then discards > the required number of randomly selected pieces to a discards tray. The > remaining pieces are then restored to their original position on the > gameboard. > > Clearly, where the number discarded or returned to the board is large, that > leads to a large number of "draws" if single counters are drawn each time. > The ideal solution would be to be able to select many counters simultaneously > and draw them all from the tray in one drag. Is it possible to do that and > if so how? (I can't seem to make it work. The multiple selection works but > as soon as I try to "grab" the group, the selection comes off.) > > Any help or steer greatly appreciated. > > Regards > > Chris aka The Chink Between > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Access Yahoo!7 Mail on your mobile. Anytime. Anywhere. > Show me how: http://au.mobile.yahoo.com/mail > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
