RE: [Rails-devel] Map status

[Erik V. <eri...@hc...>]

Thanks for the new tile images. 18AL is now OK.

> There are a few different ways, the easiest being just to 
> comment out the g2.drawImage() call in the 
> orientation-specific GUIHex.Paint() method.
> 
> One idea I have been batting around is to change HexMap from 
> extending JPanel to extending JLayeredPane so that when we 
> draw the hexes, we can choose which is drawn on top.

I tried a different approach: enabling ToolTips,
to display Hex and current Tile properties when the cursor
hovers above a tile (or if the tile is clicked once).

First I tried these on the GUIHex classes (tiles),
but that doesn't work - mouse events never reach the tiles.
I suppose you have found that out before.

Then I tried to do it in HexMap, in two ways:

- by having HexMap implement MouseMotionListener,
and setting a tooltip in mouseMoved().
This does not work, and mouseClicked() also ceases to respond.

- by setting the tooltip in mouseClicked().
That does the job, but only once: additional mouse clicks
do nothing anymore (and the tooltip will display everywhere).

The latter situation is currently committed, so that you
can have a look if you want. Restore the old situation
by removing line 555 from HexMap.

I don't know if you find this idea worth further pursueing,
but if so, I must say that there seems to be much more to 
mouse handling than meets the eye.....

Erik.