Thus spake Rob Doane: > I hope someone out there is willing to help a real neophyte. I am > creating my first VASSAL module and I would like to add the LOS tool > found in VASL and VSQL that snaps to the grid. My problem: I know > absolutely nothing about programming or Java. I have found the > "LOS_Thread.java" file at www.codase.com > that Rodney Kinney wrote, and it seems this is the tool I need. I > downloaded Eclipse and tried to create a project and class, but it > didn't work. Unfortunately I just haven't been able to figure it out > from the tutorials and the help. Can somebody walk me through exactly > what I'm supposed to do with this code after I open Eclipse? If you > can, I will be forever grateful! > > Thanks, > Rob Doane
It's not clear to me that LOS_Thread.java is the file you want, as that's the one in standard VASSAL. In any case, if the LOS thread class that you're looking for already exists, then you don't need Eclipse at all---what you need to do is put the class file into your module as an extension. -- J.
