Hi Guys,
Ok, This is the old scaled image cache memory leak issue. (i.e. what used to
happen
if you keep starting/closing games without quitting vassal).
Yes, you are running out of Java Heap Space.
The Define Zone shape loads a scaled map image into the cache. Each time
you click, a new one gets added. The 'Edit Grid' button on the Hex Grid
component has the same problem.
You can see this happening by using the Processes window of the the Windows
Task Manager
and show the Mem Usage or VM size columns. Once the VM size hits your -Xmx max
heap
space limit, boom, everything dies.
Alternate Workaround is to start a new game, or load a saved game -
This clears the image cache.
I will look at what we need to do to fix properly.
Cheers,
Brent.
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>On 29/08/2006 at 11:11 PM Gary Krockover wrote:
>I get this all the time. Simply save your module and then close VASSAL and
>relaunch and go back to edit and you can then add more zones. A PITA but
>that's the only work-around that I know of. I'm guessing that it may be
>some type of memory issue.
>
>In fact, rule of thumb - if VASSAL isn't doing what you know it should be
>doing during an edit, save-shutdown-restart-edit. If I mess around with
>tabs and menus, I wont see the changes a lot of times unless I shutdown
>and restart. It's a minor annoyance but I can live with it.
>
>GJK
>
>At 09:41 PM 8/29/2006, you wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm busy building a module. I have a point-to-point map I'm making
>>into a MultiZone grid (seemed like the thing to do.)
>>
>>I tell VASSAL, to Add Zone, then hit Define Shape. The box pops up
>>with the map in it and i can drag my square where I want it. But only
>>four times. After I add four zones, I get a blank box when I hit
>>Define Shape. I have to restart VASSAL to do the next four.
>>
>>This has happened on three different computers. (All WinXP boxes)
>>
>>Not a big problem, just kinda odd.
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>Steve
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>
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