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Step 8A final word on words
Objects speaking is a great way to know what a script is doing, but everyone can hear it for 30m all around you. As you get into more complex scripts this can get pretty noisy! Three alternative ways to see what is going on exist.
SHHHH WHISPER
llWhisper( ) is just like llSay( ) but only broadcasts at half the distance. You still l must state what channel. So....
llWhisper(0,"turnign on!");
...might work a bit to save the sanity of your neighbors.
Using llShout( ) doubles the distance heard, but can cut the amount of friends you have in half. :-D
llOwnerSay( ) uses no channel and is heard only by you. Very usefull and can triple the amount of friends you have!
llOwnerSay("turnign on!");
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
You can make a totally silent message via llSetText( ) like this.
llSetText("I am on", <1,1,1>,1.0);
What do the numbers mean? the <1,1,1> we've seen before. It represents the values for red, green, and blue. For now just know that <1,1,1>, means "white" and <0,0,0> means "black". Replace the llSay(0,"turnign off!"); with...
llSetText("I am of", <0,0,0>,1.0);
The 1.0 is the alpha setting. 1.0 means fully opaque, and 0.0 would be completely transparent (invisible).
TRY THIS
Where would you put a command to say something just before the script leaves the default state?
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Right above the "state off;" command in the "touch_start" event inside of the default state.
Don't confuse it with the "state off" that defines the start of the new state!
SHHHH WHISPER
llWhisper( ) is just like llSay( ) but only broadcasts at half the distance. You still l must state what channel. So....
llWhisper(0,"turnign on!");
...might work a bit to save the sanity of your neighbors.
Using llShout( ) doubles the distance heard, but can cut the amount of friends you have in half. :-D
llOwnerSay( ) uses no channel and is heard only by you. Very usefull and can triple the amount of friends you have!
llOwnerSay("turnign on!");
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
You can make a totally silent message via llSetText( ) like this.
llSetText("I am on", <1,1,1>,1.0);
What do the numbers mean? the <1,1,1> we've seen before. It represents the values for red, green, and blue. For now just know that <1,1,1>, means "white" and <0,0,0> means "black". Replace the llSay(0,"turnign off!"); with...
llSetText("I am of", <0,0,0>,1.0);
The 1.0 is the alpha setting. 1.0 means fully opaque, and 0.0 would be completely transparent (invisible).
TRY THIS
Where would you put a command to say something just before the script leaves the default state?
answer:
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Right above the "state off;" command in the "touch_start" event inside of the default state.
Don't confuse it with the "state off" that defines the start of the new state!
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