touch_end event not reliable?

I have an object consisting of 9 linked cubes (say) with a script in the parent object that just whispers the result of llDetectedLinkNumber(0)

When I put the code in touch_start, everything works as I would expect.

When I put it in touch_end, some touches are not detected, some are reported twice, and touches are often with the wrong link number.

Is this a bug or some flaw in my understanding of touch_end?

On my first using of llDetectedLinkNumber(0) I was getting the results you mentioned in a touch_start event handler. :-/ I recently switched to linked message passing because it seems more reliable.

Yes, you are right Ama. At first I thought I was getting more accurate results with touch_start, but I tried it last night, and was not.

This seems like a fairly serious problem.

I also ran into this problem, i thought it was just lag at first cause i was suffering some sever packet loss, but it happened even when I was running fine. Take two or three touches to get it to respond, on average.

it's a problem for me too. i've discovered that if you click and HOLD on an object for about 1/2 to 1 second, it'll register the touch just fine. not an elegant fix, but it will work for the time being...