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Cashmere Falcone

Prim Manipulator

Join date: 21 Apr 2004

Posts: 185

10-31-2004 17:14

llSetLinkNum(#), so in a large multi-prim object, we can set the link number of child prims to what we want!

pweeze?

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Strife Onizuka

Moonchild

Join date: 3 Mar 2004

Posts: 5,887

10-31-2004 18:03

what happens to the prim that already accupies that link number?

does it...
insert it self in the list pushing all the others up the list?
swap out the prim in that position with it's self?

both are valid solutions.

setting the prim number to be negative should have it count down from the last link.

so -1 would set it as the last prim.

(i think it should insert it into the list)

maybe the function should be...

llSetLinkNum(integer linktomove, integer locationtomoveto)

if linktomove=0 then it works on the active prim.
if linktomove<0 then it counts down from the end of the list of prims.
if linktomove>0 then it counts up the list.
if locationtomoveto<0 then it counts down the list and moves linktomove to that location
if locationtomoveto>0 then it counts up the list and moves linktomove to that location
if locationtomoveto=0 then it moves the linktomove to the location of the prim the script is in.
if locationtomoveto=1 sets that prim as root.

yeah it's complicated but it should work great.

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Zuzi Martinez

goth dachshund

Join date: 4 Sep 2004

Posts: 1,860

10-31-2004 18:08

that would be nice. i'd love to have that too.

Cashmere Falcone

Prim Manipulator

Join date: 21 Apr 2004

Posts: 185

10-31-2004 18:35

llSetLinkNum would allow you to set the link number on the prims that you need to set for cummunication purposes, the rest are just "There" their link # is not germaine to your purposes. so yes, they could be pushed higher up the prim chain.

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Strife Onizuka

Moonchild

Join date: 3 Mar 2004

Posts: 5,887

10-31-2004 19:22

This would make LINK_ALL_CHILDREN useful for messaging.

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Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river.
- Cyril Connolly

Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence.
- James Nachtwey

Cashmere Falcone

Prim Manipulator

Join date: 21 Apr 2004

Posts: 185

10-31-2004 20:35

Exactly Strife, I think you were the one that gave me the get link number script, and that does come in handy, thanks! But for the purposes of llLinkMessage, being able to set the link number would be great, instead of mapping out, or carefully linking your objects in a certain order.
I want prim A to talk to B,C,D, and E I can TELL them what LinkNum they are, and organize my communications much more efficiently. especially in an object with upwards of 40 prims and several scripts.

llLinkedMessage(200, LinkNum #, string(message)); { then to send same to next prim
LINK_NUM = (LinkNum + 1);
return;
}
or something like that. Would help with script memory control as well.

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Strife Onizuka

Moonchild

Join date: 3 Mar 2004

Posts: 5,887

10-31-2004 22:46

I've had a number of projects where i've needed to hardcode linknumbers (because the script is too **** slow otherwise) and changing link numbers would have saved my sanity. A while back i was making a graphing script. Where it would handle a number of equations & variables to then rez many prims at any location, with a given rotation. Anyway to save the effort of having every prim in the thing scripted i only had scripts in the text prims (because there is no llSetLinkTexture). The problem was i was constantly having to update the link numbers in the touch handler. All reasonable solutions just couldn't scale with the problem.

Consequently the project has been put on the back burner; because the interface was to slow and the equation parsing took to long.

I'll revisit the project when i have learned perl or python (the plan is to export the equations from SL via email, bulk parse them, and send back the results)

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Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river.
- Cyril Connolly

Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence.
- James Nachtwey

jester Knox

Sculpter of Water

Join date: 22 Apr 2004

Posts: 204

11-01-2004 06:56

this would make my life easier too, it would be great to have

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Cashmere Falcone

Prim Manipulator

Join date: 21 Apr 2004

Posts: 185

11-01-2004 12:31

From: jester Knox

this would make my life easier too, it would be great to have

I am so ready for this, it's not funny. Just relinked a 39 prim object, so the prims with scripts in them will be #'s 1 thru 29 and then tediously drew a map of what prim has what #

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Moleculor Satyr

Fireflies!

Join date: 5 Jan 2004

Posts: 2,650

11-01-2004 13:42

From: Strife Onizuka

This would make LINK_ALL_CHILDREN useful for messaging.

It already is.

LSL llSetLinkNum
Cashmere Falcone Prim Manipulator Join date: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 185	10-31-2004 17:14 llSetLinkNum(#), so in a large multi-prim object, we can set the link number of child prims to what we want! pweeze? _____________________ Jebus Linden for President!
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	10-31-2004 18:03 what happens to the prim that already accupies that link number? does it... insert it self in the list pushing all the others up the list? swap out the prim in that position with it's self? both are valid solutions. setting the prim number to be negative should have it count down from the last link. so -1 would set it as the last prim. (i think it should insert it into the list) maybe the function should be... llSetLinkNum(integer linktomove, integer locationtomoveto) if linktomove=0 then it works on the active prim. if linktomove<0 then it counts down from the end of the list of prims. if linktomove>0 then it counts up the list. if locationtomoveto<0 then it counts down the list and moves linktomove to that location if locationtomoveto>0 then it counts up the list and moves linktomove to that location if locationtomoveto=0 then it moves the linktomove to the location of the prim the script is in. if locationtomoveto=1 sets that prim as root. yeah it's complicated but it should work great. _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
Zuzi Martinez goth dachshund Join date: 4 Sep 2004 Posts: 1,860	10-31-2004 18:08 that would be nice. i'd love to have that too.
Cashmere Falcone Prim Manipulator Join date: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 185	10-31-2004 18:35 llSetLinkNum would allow you to set the link number on the prims that you need to set for cummunication purposes, the rest are just "There" their link # is not germaine to your purposes. so yes, they could be pushed higher up the prim chain. _____________________ Jebus Linden for President!
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	10-31-2004 19:22 This would make LINK_ALL_CHILDREN useful for messaging. _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
Cashmere Falcone Prim Manipulator Join date: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 185	10-31-2004 20:35 Exactly Strife, I think you were the one that gave me the get link number script, and that does come in handy, thanks! But for the purposes of llLinkMessage, being able to set the link number would be great, instead of mapping out, or carefully linking your objects in a certain order. I want prim A to talk to B,C,D, and E I can TELL them what LinkNum they are, and organize my communications much more efficiently. especially in an object with upwards of 40 prims and several scripts. llLinkedMessage(200, LinkNum #, string(message)); { then to send same to next prim LINK_NUM = (LinkNum + 1); return; } or something like that. Would help with script memory control as well. _____________________ Jebus Linden for President!
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	10-31-2004 22:46 I've had a number of projects where i've needed to hardcode linknumbers (because the script is too **** slow otherwise) and changing link numbers would have saved my sanity. A while back i was making a graphing script. Where it would handle a number of equations & variables to then rez many prims at any location, with a given rotation. Anyway to save the effort of having every prim in the thing scripted i only had scripts in the text prims (because there is no llSetLinkTexture). The problem was i was constantly having to update the link numbers in the touch handler. All reasonable solutions just couldn't scale with the problem. Consequently the project has been put on the back burner; because the interface was to slow and the equation parsing took to long. I'll revisit the project when i have learned perl or python (the plan is to export the equations from SL via email, bulk parse them, and send back the results) _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
jester Knox Sculpter of Water Join date: 22 Apr 2004 Posts: 204	11-01-2004 06:56 this would make my life easier too, it would be great to have _____________________ people tell me my fountains are cool, come check them out at JesAma Fountains, Alviso (190,45) or if you arent in SL try Gigas (secondserver.net) or SLBoutique to shop for my products.
Cashmere Falcone Prim Manipulator Join date: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 185	11-01-2004 12:31 From: jester Knox this would make my life easier too, it would be great to have I am so ready for this, it's not funny. Just relinked a 39 prim object, so the prims with scripts in them will be #'s 1 thru 29 and then tediously drew a map of what prim has what # _____________________ Jebus Linden for President!
Moleculor Satyr Fireflies! Join date: 5 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,650	11-01-2004 13:42 From: Strife Onizuka This would make LINK_ALL_CHILDREN useful for messaging. It already is.

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