Vassal 3.7.0

Release Notes

Changes since 3.6.19

New features

• 12566: Add Beanshell function to add Sleep/Delay processing
• 12536: GKC and Place/Replace parameters
• 12492: Add Comment trait
• 12454: BeanShell Editor improvements: larger, multi-line, more properties
• 12445: Add Ranged Sum/Count Functions; updated Function Builder and documentation; updated Property documentation
• 12444: Implement real Unique Piece Id property UniqueID that does not change during refresh
• 12323: Add Beanshell Range functions
• 12284: Add Danish localization
• 12251: New Set Piece Property trait
• 12243: Startup Global Key Commands can also send a Global Hotkey
• 12222: Multi-Location Commands: One trait may create actions corresponding to several map locations
• 12192: New Attachment trait
• 12184: Pivot can have two key commands/angles
• 12153: Layer traits allow a show-only-if-this-property-true filter
• 12149: BorderOutline trait now accepts two fields
• 12129: PlaceMarker and ReplaceWithOther can use expression for X/Y offset
• 12100: Text Labels support tags
• 12067: Import/export of groups of items from Editor as XML files (e.g., to transfer between modules)
• 12060: Editor allows Deck files to be imported into a deck to become permanent part of module
• 12035: Mouse-over Stack Viewers allow configuring thickness of outer border, and more padding/stretching options
• 12032: Mark-When-Moved trait can be configured to only flag when piece changes LocationName or Mat. Similarly Map auto-report can be configured to ignore same-location movements.
• 12003: OldDeckName now supported as a piece property
• 12001: count_ supported for counting properties in Inventory windows
• 11969: New Border Outline trait
• 11964: Mouse-over Stack Viewers can display an image of underlying terrain
• 11937: SumMat and CountMat functions for Beanshell expression
• 11932: Support for setting Scenario Options
• 11918: Startup GKC that fires when player joins or changes sides
• 11917: Create Non-Rectangular mask directly from SVG outline
• 11530: Add new StackPos and StackSize properties to Basic Piece
• 11523: Area of Effect improvements: Active property, local/global visibility, separate on/off Key Commands
• 11178: Global Option added to omit empty lines in property setting prompts
• 11100: Allow begin-logfile and end-logfile to have configurable hotkeys in Global Options
• 10822: Sounds can be suppressed during GKC processing
• 10821: Symbolic Dice buttons how have full Action Button capabilities (sounds, hotkeys, etc.)
• 10820: Make Action Button available on all windows where other similar buttons (e.g., GKC, Multi-Action, etc) are available
• 4454: Save chat text to file
• 4446: Dynamic button labels (can use expressions and $...$ in certain toolbar buttons)

Bug fixes

• 12644: Prevent NPE when Editing Deck count expressions
• 12627: Fix chat non-scrolling caused by setting preferred size for the Chatter contents pane
• 12620: Ensure that HTML attribute values are quoted
• 12595: Fix Search UnsupportedOperationException
• 12578: Process Set Piece Property expressions correctly
• 12568: Center of map view during zoom used incorrect coordinate space
• 12561: Handle Beanshell functions correctly in expressions
• 12547: CountLocation function with 3 parameters does not work
• 12529: Allow Piece UIDs to be compared properly in expressions
• 12528: Close InputStreams opened for reading SVG
• 12482: Map Shader now able to add button to Map Toolbar
• 12470: Place Marker X Offset should default to 0, not null
• 12439: Uniformly handle addition of standard and imported Configurables
• 12434: FastMatch by Location now respects Deck limits
• 12433: Attachment Fastmatch: match each piece at most once, limit checking by name
• 12420: Set Piece Property does not work
• 12403: Extension Editing fixes: Cut & Paste now deletes cut element, Drag & Drop between folders in Extension are saved, stopped UnsupportedOperationException during search
• 12401: Allow Ctrl-V to be entered as a Key Command
• 12396: Add missing Global Option message
• 12393: Fix Auto-attach breaking on Undo
• 12392: Replace With Other incorrectly retains existing Marker values when Match Current State is checked
• 12382: Prevent NPE in Beanshell execution during module initialisation
• 12363: Initialise Global Option preferences that have no Tab name
• 12347: Refresh Dynamic Properties correctly when they have no value
• 12342: Fixed bad link in Reference Manual
• 12340: Fix inaccurate Hex Grid location reports
• 12322: Scale summed board locations instead of summing scaled board locations to reduce rounding error
• 12315: Prevent NPE in MouseOverStackViewer trying to show top piece of empty stack
• 12303: Dynamic button text was resolved too soon
• 12302: Description field now properly appears with Startup GKC set to send Global Hotkey
• 12261: Report error if more than one grid added to a Zone
• 12220: Add BorderOutline's property names to the searchable target list
• 12215: New MarkMoved commands shouldn't default to being displayed if no key commands entered
• 12205: Area of Effect trait was eating other traits' visibility info in some cases
• 12203: Properly extract outlines from SVG for NonRectangular
• 12175: Fix stretchy images in chat
• 12159: Correctly handle install paths containing spaces in VASSAL.sh
• 12158: List Key Commands tool can be re-opened after closing with X button
• 12152: Work around Java bug which prevents displaying Windows file dialog
• 11913: Numeric global properties with increments other than 1 and -1 now wrap around correctly

Other improvements

• 12626: Hide caret in chat pane
• 12573: Updated bundled Java to 20.0.2
• 12556: Map Shaders on different maps can now have same name
• 12549: Simplify Trait edit window title
• 12538: Scenario Options - Allow Observers to Lock option tabs if no Sides taken
• 12509: Allow and empty Deck or At-start Stack to be repositioned
• 12504: Updated documentation for 3.7
• 12501: Merge Set Attachment property into Set Piece Property
• 12495: Mouse-over Stack Viewer 'Show move limited pieces' option no longer dependent on 'Show non-stacking' option
• 12443: Clarified MouseOverViewer documentation
• 12432: Add missing Sum & Count expressions
• 12427: Fixed bad links in Reference Manual
• 12362: Rollover component help button goes to MouseOver.html instead of Map.html
• 12341: Expression documentation improvements
• 12287: Enable text field DnD
• 12279: Default heap raised to 1024MB
• 12270: Scenario Options tweaks
• 12267: Optimize Ranged GKC's and remaining Location based fastmatch option
• 12235: HTML Help file starting page can now be an expression
• 12187: Improved Rectangular Grid range metric names and made them translatable
• 12177: Change-property buttons don't generate completely empty chat lines
• 12176: Add preference to not display Mark Moved status of pieces
• 12172: Metadata now contains the 'extra' fields, and Module Manager displays them if numeric
• 12138: Better editor descriptions of Global Hotkey traits
• 12137: Editor shows better descriptions for Dynamic Property and Set Global Property traits
• 12136: Change Property Buttons now have a description field, which is displayed in the editor if filled in
• 12133: Rollovers automatically shrink scale if the pieces are too wide to fit the screen width
• 12084: Help menu shows module-specific help items before generic Vassal ones
• 12080: Zooming in and out no longer loses track of player's preferred center point for map
• 11919: Allow DEL/BACKSPACE to be mapped as a hotkey
• 11506: Predefined Setup "menus" with blank names will not be shown
• 11104: Refresh Can Rotate trait by Rotator Name match option for Game Refreshers