I’m looking to add a very simple button up on the menu bar as I need a visual reminder that a + 1 modifier is in effect. It’s difficult to remember these things as files get sent back and forth over many days and a big old colorful icon on the menu bar would would be very helpful.
I tried adding a symbolic die roller between two images (one greyed out “OFF” state and another bright red “ON” state) but its kind of fiddly to keep clicking till the desired image pops up. since that’s random.
Any suggestions on adding a button that simply toggle back and forth between two icon images?
It’s not what it’s intended for, but you could use a ‘Show/Hide’ layers button. Just define an On icon and an Off icon; don’t worry about linking it up to any actual game piece layers or having it actually do anything. All it does is toggle 2 different icons.
Darn that almost worked (and placed the button in an appropriate space of the menu bar but unfortunately I don’t think it can be disassociated from the showing/hiding pieces. The feature is hardwired into the button.
Yeah, I realized got the functionality mixed up with the ‘Game Piece Layers control’ button, which toggles different layers on and off. But that doesn’t include 2 button images.
If it doesn’t have to be on the toolbar, you could just define an unmoveable game piece in an at-start stack, off to the side of the board someplace. Then use a Layer trait on the game piece to define a +0 level and a +1 level.
Yeah, I realized got the functionality mixed up with the ‘Game Piece Layers
control’ button, which toggles different layers on and off. But that doesn’t
include 2 button images.
If it doesn’t have to be on the toolbar, you could just define an unmoveable
game piece in an at-start stack, off to the side of the board someplace.
Then use a Layer trait on the game piece to define a +0 level and a +1
level.
I was hoping to keep it on the tool bar since I have have adequate space up there and there just never seems to be enough on the map. I rigged a work around by using the Symbolic Die Roller feature. It toggles between my two images but does not actually generate a number. A click or two to get by the randomness of the roller and and I have my visual Q. Not elegant but it works.
Thank you for the helpful suggestions.
Hi Tim. Just recognized you as the one who designed the excellent Combat Commander modules. Can’t thank you enough for that amazing work!
Alas, I tried the Global Properties function on both the module and the Main Map sub menu with no luck. I created Global property ON for the greyed out initial button with a Change Button property. Then added another Global property OFF with the red “look at me” button. Both came up on the menu bar.
Started over and added a single Global property with two “Change Button” sub properties and again two buttons with my toggling.
Methinks its a bit beyond my programming comprehension.
