Vassal Linux Won't Release Stacked Cards/Units at Setup...

[mcbeth]

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:15:09AM -0800, Casp wrote:

Hi, Everyone…

Vassal’s Linux version, generally, looks and plays better than that
of Windows. I am using the latest Linux version.

However, when selecting a setup position in Blitzkrieg and Combat
Commander, Europe (for ex.), the units in Blitzkrieg and the cards
necessary for CCE will not separate by double clicking them, as they
do in Windows. It seems that the Linux version of Vassal will either
not permit this or the setup positions do not load the units/cards in
such a way that they are recognized as separate objects.

It is Java’s fault. The default double-click time for Java on Linux
is stupidly short (like, 200ms short). Either Gnome or KDE could fix
it themselves by updating the X resource database, but they don’t.

My two suggestions are to either use OpenJDK (which fixes it) or
follow the instructions at:
bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=5076635

and put a reasonable double click interval into your X resource database

For example (taken from the file):
Add the line
*.multiClickTime: 500
to the file ~/.Xdefaults and run
xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults

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[uckelman]

Thus spake Jeffrey Brent McBeth:

It is Java’s fault. The default double-click time for Java on Linux
is stupidly short (like, 200ms short). Either Gnome or KDE could fix
it themselves by updating the X resource database, but they don’t.

My two suggestions are to either use OpenJDK (which fixes it) or
follow the instructions at:
bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=5076635

and put a reasonable double click interval into your X resource database

For example (taken from the file):
Add the line
*.multiClickTime: 500
to the file ~/.Xdefaults and run
xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults

Huh. I was not aware of that, I guess because I’ve always used OpenJDK
on Linux. Thanks for the useful answer!

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J.

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[Casp]

Gents…

Thanks so much for your learned reply.

I found that it all was my fault–it is a bit embarrassing for me…

When opening the modules I simply clicked teh “observer” option, which, of course, would not release cards, stacks, you name it.

Upon finding this out I went back to delete my post before anyone had commented, and I received the delete confirmation. Obviously, I was late, somehow.

That is also why I am late reading any replies–I didn’t think that my post was still extant.

Anyway, I hope your insight has helped someone else,

C.