# Editor problems with repositioning decks and stacks

**URL:** https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/editor-problems-with-repositioning-decks-and-stacks/90387
**Category:** Technical Support & Bugs
**Created:** [August 5, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/editor-problems-with-repositioning-decks-and-stacks/90387 "2026-08-05T12:20:46Z")
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### Author: ![cholmcc](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/cholmcc/32/8319_2.png) [@cholmcc](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/cholmcc)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/editor-problems-with-repositioning-decks-and-stacks/90387/9 "2026-08-07T22:15:21Z")

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> [@shilinski](#):
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> Getting movement linked to a property would save me a ton of work.

I’ve just submitted a [Pull Request](https://github.com/vassalengine/vassal/pull/14978). It will likely not be available until Vassal 3.8.0. However, it _could_ go into 3.7.x as it will not break anything, but of course older Vassal older than 3.7.x will not behave the same way wrt. limiting movement.

In the mean time, you can take a look at a custom class [here](https://gitlab.com/wargames_tex/vassal_my_contrib/-/tree/master/piecemover?ref_type=heads). Compile the code in `cholmcc` and include it in your module. On maps where you want to be able to restrict movement, replace the `VASSAL.build.module.map.PieceMover` element with a `cholmcc.PieceMover` element.

> [@shilinski](#):
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> If you have any hand in it becoming real, please also look into “property-izing” the selectable trait too, which is just above moveable in does-not-stack.

Just to understand - do you want to use f.ex. a `Dynamic Property` trait to set whether a piece is _selected_, or do you want to be able to say if a piece can be selected - at all - via f.ex. a `Dynamic Property` trait?

The former can be achieve via similar changes to those made in the above PR. However, a bit of care need to be taken because the `SELECTED` property is treated a little different than other properties.

Yours,  
_Christian_

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