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Moleculor Satyr

Fireflies!

Join date: 5 Jan 2004

Posts: 2,650

03-20-2004 00:00

Ok, quick...

When you shift-copy an object in the edit window, which object is the copy? The object you're moving, or the one that stays behind?

You'd think it's the one you're moving, right? After all, the shift-copy command would SEEM to make you think "Make a copy and move it here"...

But no! Shift-Copy moves the ORIGINAL, and leaves a copy behind!

I ran into this problem when trying to test a beta script I'm working on. I kept expecting the copy to be on the object I was moving. It wasn't till I spent about thirty minutes re-copying objects that I figured out this behaviour..

My question is... Is this considered a 'bug' by anyone else?

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Loki Pico

Registered User

Join date: 20 Jun 2003

Posts: 1,938

03-20-2004 01:44

Maybe so. I am used to dealing with this behavior, I guess. Also, be sure to double check the general details and permissions on both the original and copy when you make copies.

Edav Roark

Bounty Hunter

Join date: 4 Sep 2003

Posts: 569

03-20-2004 04:45

Its been that since I first started SL

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Kex Godel

Master Slacker

Join date: 14 Nov 2003

Posts: 869

03-20-2004 05:24

I was surprised by the behavior as well. I expected the copy I was moving to be, well... the copy =)

No big deal though, in the end it doesn't make too much difference.

Christopher Omega

Oxymoron

Join date: 28 Mar 2003

Posts: 1,828

03-20-2004 15:07

It never really mattered to me.
I always thought the object that stayed behind was the copy anyway.

You can kind of see the system copying the object if you do it fast, Click the arrow, hold shift, and like, yank that object a few meters on the axis, and you can see a new object fading in at the spot the old one was at.

Easier to see on laggy sims.

==Chris

Davo Greenstein

Dag from Oz

Join date: 22 Dec 2003

Posts: 150

03-20-2004 17:58

it takes a bit of getting used to

And is a pain when you select individual in a linked set and move

When will we get Array, Clone, Instance options

And SHift Rotate etc

Man that would be heaven !

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Moleculor Satyr Fireflies! Join date: 5 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,650	03-20-2004 00:00 Ok, quick... When you shift-copy an object in the edit window, which object is the copy? The object you're moving, or the one that stays behind? You'd think it's the one you're moving, right? After all, the shift-copy command would SEEM to make you think "Make a copy and move it here"... But no! Shift-Copy moves the ORIGINAL, and leaves a copy behind! I ran into this problem when trying to test a beta script I'm working on. I kept expecting the copy to be on the object I was moving. It wasn't till I spent about thirty minutes re-copying objects that I figured out this behaviour.. My question is... Is this considered a 'bug' by anyone else? _____________________ </sarcasm>
Loki Pico Registered User Join date: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,938	03-20-2004 01:44 Maybe so. I am used to dealing with this behavior, I guess. Also, be sure to double check the general details and permissions on both the original and copy when you make copies.
Edav Roark Bounty Hunter Join date: 4 Sep 2003 Posts: 569	03-20-2004 04:45 Its been that since I first started SL _____________________
Kex Godel Master Slacker Join date: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 869	03-20-2004 05:24 I was surprised by the behavior as well. I expected the copy I was moving to be, well... the copy =) No big deal though, in the end it doesn't make too much difference.
Christopher Omega Oxymoron Join date: 28 Mar 2003 Posts: 1,828	03-20-2004 15:07 It never really mattered to me. I always thought the object that stayed behind was the copy anyway. You can kind of see the system copying the object if you do it fast, Click the arrow, hold shift, and like, yank that object a few meters on the axis, and you can see a new object fading in at the spot the old one was at. Easier to see on laggy sims. ==Chris
Davo Greenstein Dag from Oz Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 150	03-20-2004 17:58 it takes a bit of getting used to And is a pain when you select individual in a linked set and move When will we get Array, Clone, Instance options And SHift Rotate etc Man that would be heaven !