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Voice Chat - Hot Key Poll

What do you activate you mic with?

The Mouse
15 (31.3%)

The Z Key
0 (0.0%)

The X Key
0 (0.0%)

The Spacebar
0 (0.0%)

The Alt Key
1 (2.1%)

The Ctrl Key
0 (0.0%)

Tab? (Can't recall if that works) lol
0 (0.0%)

A number? 1,2,3 etc?
1 (2.1%)

Wtf are you talking about?
6 (12.5%)

My god I love pie!
25 (52.1%)

Total votes: 48
Robot Foxley
Input Collector
Join date: 9 May 2007
Posts: 113
09-05-2007 10:37
*Which button do you use (if any) to press the talk button in Second Life?*

Do you use the mouse and click on the button provided? I'm searching for the perfect hotkey to use. If you go into edit > preferences > voice chat and press "set key" and then press a key on your keyboard, that key can be used as a toggle switch to activate your microphone. I currently use the alt key. The problem with that is when I press it to talk, it stops my avatar from walking. I have tried using the Z key, but that is a problem in voice conferences. I have tried using the spacebar, that seems to make my avatar walk in slow motion. I have tried using Ctrl. That seems as effective as alt, but does not let me talk and walk at the same time. I cannot use the windows key. So please tell me what you use, and give me some ideas for a new hotkey i haven't tried yet.

~Thanks~ :)
Cristalle Karami
Lady of the House
Join date: 4 Dec 2006
Posts: 6,222
09-05-2007 10:52
I use something I almost never use: ~

That way, voice will be deliberately, not mistakenly activated.
Alazarin Mondrian
Teh Trippy Hippie Dragon
Join date: 4 Apr 2005
Posts: 1,549
09-05-2007 11:05
I leave voice toggled ON all the time but seeing how it's broken most of the time I end up using text :(
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Ann Launay
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Join date: 8 Aug 2006
Posts: 7,893
09-05-2007 11:10
Voice bad
Pie good


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Bradley Bracken
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Join date: 2 Apr 2007
Posts: 3,856
09-05-2007 11:10
In my preferences I have my middle mouse listed in there. Doesn't really matter, though, I never use voice. I wasn't one of the anti-voice crowd - I kind of looked forward to it actually. Found though I hate the damned thing.
Matthew Dowd
Registered User
Join date: 30 Jan 2007
Posts: 1,046
09-05-2007 11:15
From: Ann Launay
Voice bad
Pie good




Oh, I thought we were talking about meat pies!

Matthew
Vordoko Lycia
Registered User
Join date: 24 Jan 2006
Posts: 7
09-05-2007 11:49
~

Anything else is madness!
Warda Kawabata
Amityville Horror
Join date: 4 Nov 2005
Posts: 1,300
09-05-2007 11:58
I have it set to the F12 key, when I use it at all.
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poopmaster Oh
The Best Person On Earth
Join date: 9 Mar 2007
Posts: 917
09-05-2007 14:50
middle mouse button *the roller* is the easiest for me, also its a default so, eh why not
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