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
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