To copy toolbar positions from one account to another in Viewer 3.2:
Shut down the viewer. Copy the toolbars.xml file from one acct to the other's folder. Restart.
09 November 2011
Public Service Scripting Message
Only the most recent sensor event is queued.
Previous sensor events are replaced.
So, what does this mean to you? If you're using sensors, and you're sending sensor messages fairly quickly one after another, and the sim starts to lag... Your script appears to stop.
Every script has an event queue that holds up to 64 events. Normally these are given to your script in more or less a first come, first served order. If you do something that adds a sensor event ( a llSensor() or llSensorRepeat() call ) then the queue adds it to the end and removes any other sensor events in the queue.
I repeat: If you make a sensor call while you're still waiting for the results of previous calls, you will never see the results of the first call.
Scriptors often talk about problems or look over each others' code when it isn't working as expected. Sometimes another set of eyes can spot whatever it is that's driving you nuts. I've spotted this one in several "broken" bits of code this month, so I figure it's time to write it up somewhere. LSL has its quirks, and at least in a SL environment this is one of them.
Previous sensor events are replaced.
So, what does this mean to you? If you're using sensors, and you're sending sensor messages fairly quickly one after another, and the sim starts to lag... Your script appears to stop.
Every script has an event queue that holds up to 64 events. Normally these are given to your script in more or less a first come, first served order. If you do something that adds a sensor event ( a llSensor() or llSensorRepeat() call ) then the queue adds it to the end and removes any other sensor events in the queue.
I repeat: If you make a sensor call while you're still waiting for the results of previous calls, you will never see the results of the first call.
Scriptors often talk about problems or look over each others' code when it isn't working as expected. Sometimes another set of eyes can spot whatever it is that's driving you nuts. I've spotted this one in several "broken" bits of code this month, so I figure it's time to write it up somewhere. LSL has its quirks, and at least in a SL environment this is one of them.
08 November 2011
New viewer with customizable buttons, and a Humble interview
Spotted Rod Humble interviewed in an article about game innovation.
Trying out the new release viewer. I like being able to pick and position buttons. I'm still pissed that you can't move things around on the Inventory Recent tab (I really hope that's a bug and not a deliberate change!)
Trying out the new release viewer. I like being able to pick and position buttons. I'm still pissed that you can't move things around on the Inventory Recent tab (I really hope that's a bug and not a deliberate change!)
27 October 2011
Mesh clothes
Remember the mesh clothing deformer project? They're fully funded. I'm buttering that popcorn.
23 October 2011
So True! hahaha
If you've worked in the software industry or dealt with trying to keep a project on track, read this.
21 October 2011
Buying a sim? Buy now and pay no setup fees.
Want to buy a sim without paying setup fees? I can't remember the Lab doing this before. I guess it will help answer the question about how much a barrier the setup fees are vs the monthly fees.
18 October 2011
Updates
I just finished a bunch of small Avatar Toolbox updates related to avatar masks or mesh along with pruning or replacing dead links.
I'm still thinking about how I want to write up deformer AOs and rigged mesh. Well, I'm trying to, but between the soothing movements of those butterflies in the picture last entry and the fact that I'm getting drowsy... zzz
I'm still thinking about how I want to write up deformer AOs and rigged mesh. Well, I'm trying to, but between the soothing movements of those butterflies in the picture last entry and the fact that I'm getting drowsy... zzz
17 October 2011
10 October 2011
J is for Jira: Alphabet Game
So, what do you do if you find something wrong with the SL viewer or sim code? This isn't WoW where you hit a button and leave a message for a GM.
You enter a bug report into the SL Jira. It's used for bug reports and feature requests, not technical support problems.
I personally find using bug tracking software this way to be offensive. It's not designed for customers. Many people have no idea what to pick from all drop down boxes or put in the text boxes, much less how to describe a software problem in a way useful for a software engineer. Customers often find the interface confusing. In my snarkier moments, I assume the goal was to cut down the number of bug reports by convincing people not to bother making them.
You have to be logged into the SL website to see jira listings, which means you're stuck using the built-in search engine. I'd rather use Google myself. (That's how I find things on the SLMarketplace. I love being able to shop on the web but hate the half-assed search function.)
For those of you who code, the LSL Portal links directly to jira bug reports relating to specific functions.
Once you're logged in, you can vote or comment on bug reports in the system. Voting is a way to express interest. You can also follow a report so you receive notification of updates or changes in status.
You enter a bug report into the SL Jira. It's used for bug reports and feature requests, not technical support problems.
I personally find using bug tracking software this way to be offensive. It's not designed for customers. Many people have no idea what to pick from all drop down boxes or put in the text boxes, much less how to describe a software problem in a way useful for a software engineer. Customers often find the interface confusing. In my snarkier moments, I assume the goal was to cut down the number of bug reports by convincing people not to bother making them.
You have to be logged into the SL website to see jira listings, which means you're stuck using the built-in search engine. I'd rather use Google myself. (That's how I find things on the SLMarketplace. I love being able to shop on the web but hate the half-assed search function.)
For those of you who code, the LSL Portal links directly to jira bug reports relating to specific functions.
Once you're logged in, you can vote or comment on bug reports in the system. Voting is a way to express interest. You can also follow a report so you receive notification of updates or changes in status.
06 October 2011
Would you like mesh clothes to just fit?
I'm making popcorn. There's an independent project trying to get funds to pay the former Qarl Linden (of sculpt map fame) to make mesh clothes fit by modding viewer code. Prim Perfect has the best wrap-up of the mesh clothing situation I've seen.
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