I've fixed b) and c) in VASSAL 2.5. Not sure if there's going to be an easy fix for a)
rk On 11/27/05, countermancx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Working on 'Night' background map shading for VASL: > > a) The color-effect will only apply to the initial map-layout, when > the board-picker is subsequently re-opened an add'l map is added > w/ 'Row' or 'Column', the shading won't apply to the added boards > until the game is saved, closed & re-opened. I'm using: > <VASSAL.build.module.map.MapShader alwaysOn="false" boardList="" > boards="Yes" border="false" borderColor="0,0,0" borderOpacity="100" > borderWidth="1" buttonText="" color="102,102,102" drawOver="true" > icon="night.gif" name="Night" opacity="100" pattern="50%" > startsOn="false" type="Background"/> > > b) The Area of Effect properties settings are volatile, subsequent > edits cause the 'use Map Shading' checkbox and 'Map Shading' > selection to disapparate, & the Trait returns to 'Fill Color' mode. > > c) multiple AoE entries to the same piece won't work, only the last- > listed instance in the Traits column has an effect if both are set > to 'use Map Shading'. An edit to one of the AoE traits seems to mung > all the piece's AoE traits as in b) above. One wishes to give a piece > an always-visible 0-radius AoE, and a 2nd 2-radius AoE that is > conditionally visible when a ctrl-F Flip changes the piece's > appearance: > <VASSAL.build.widget.PieceSlot entryName="Flame / Blaze" height="48" > width="48">+/null/emb2;;2;;Flip;2;F;;2;;;;0;false;0;0;MS\/Flame,MS\/Bl > aze;Flame,Blaze;true;;; > AreaOfEffect;128,128,128;30;2;false;Flip;70,130;Night\ > AreaOfEffect;128,128,128;30;0;true;;;Night\\ > mark;Hindrance\\\ mark;Location\\\\ > piece;K;D;MS\/_red12;Flame \/ Blaze/1; false\ \\ > true\\\ \\\\ null;117;159</VASSAL.build.widget.PieceSlot> > > Any advice? > Jeffrey > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/IMSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vassalengine/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
