I've been thinking about this for a while. My favorite way to move in SL is to left-click on my avatar and use aswd for movement (Half-Life/Doom style). First off - is there a name for this method of movement? It's slightly different than mouselook because you keep all of the interface onscreen and don't have to hit 'esc' to stop using it.
I like to use this method but I get frustrated having to remember to turn off the chat or IM window so that I can use the keys!
Maybe this is done some other way, but I would really like it if when I click on my Avatar it would hide the chat/IM window and let me use the keys for movement, but then when I released the mouse, the chat/IM window would return and I could type again.
Also related, it would be even better if the left-click on the avatar could be a toggle rather than a momentary switch. ie.:
- left-click once on the av and it's mouselook with Chat/IM hidden and aswd keys enabled.
- left-click again and it's back to mouse interface with chat/IM restored.
thanks for reading!
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Lloud