main window sizing issue

Technical Support & Bugs
1

I have a laptop that I run with an extended second screen. Somewhere along the way the Vassal default window size of the main window got compromised and I don’t know how to restore it to my satisfaction.

Currently, when I start Vassal, the main window shows up on the laptop screen. It is not sized properly - it extends off the right side, away from the left side second screen extension. many buttons on the window resize and close buttons are off screen.

I have tried resetting preferences without success. How do I change the default main window size to open properly sized for my laptop?

2

Try Tools → Clear Tile Cache on the main Vassal window, if you haven’t already.

3

The tile cache is irrelevant for window sizing. Clearing it won’t have any effect on the problem.

4

  1. Close VASSAL.

  2. Find the global preferences file. (It’s prefs/V_Global. The prefs directory is in the same directory as the error log. Instructions for finding the error log are here: vassalengine.org/wiki/Error_Logs.)

  3. The global preferences file contains key-value pairs, one per line, formatted as “key=value”. Look for the key “BoundsOfModuleManager” and delete that line and save the file.

  4. Start VASSAL.

Does that solve your problem?