VASSAL Engine 3.7.0

What's new in this version:

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

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

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