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Sylvester Dragonash

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Join date: 26 Jan 2008

Posts: 103

06-11-2008 12:24

Okay...figured out how to do gesters and such. But noticed it will only allow a certain amount of text in one single text gester? Is there a way to allow for more rather then adding additional individual text gesters? It breaks up the info and makes it hard to read.

Dinalya Dawes

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Join date: 23 Sep 2007

Posts: 424

06-11-2008 12:26

I've seen gestures with a ton of text. It only allows a certain amount of text per text line in the gesture, you just have to add more if I am not mistaken. Wow, been a long time since I made one lol

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Sylvester Dragonash

Just call me Sly =p

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06-11-2008 12:30

From: Dinalya Dawes

I've seen gestures with a ton of text. It only allows a certain amount of text per text line in the gesture, you just have to add more if I am not mistaken. Wow, been a long time since I made one lol

that's weird, because I can copy paste a whole paragraph in the open public chat field and it all comes out great. But I can't copy/paste that same paragraph into one single chat gester? It cuts it off after a certain amount? (didnt bother counting the text limit)

Marianne McCann

Feted Inner Child

Join date: 23 Feb 2006

Posts: 7,145

06-11-2008 12:38

I'm not inworld, but I believe you'll be able to put more text in the lower portions of the gesture interface than in the "replace with" field. I believe that's limited to only 31 characters or something.

Mari

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Sylvester Dragonash

Just call me Sly =p

Join date: 26 Jan 2008

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06-11-2008 12:40

From: Marianne McCann

I'm not inworld, but I believe you'll be able to put more text in the lower portions of the gesture interface than in the "replace with" field. I believe that's limited to only 31 characters or something.

Mari

Ya thats the field im talking about (the lower portion). it only allows for a certain number then cuts us off.

Viktoria Dovgal

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Join date: 29 Jul 2007

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06-11-2008 13:14

Under the hood, a gesture is sort of like a mini script, and the whole thing (all the steps) has to fit into 1000 bytes or it won't save.

You can go into floater_preview_gesture.xml, find the <line_editor ....> tag, and boost max_length up from 127 to, say, 1000 or whatever. But, you'll still get less than the 1000, the actual limit depending on how many steps your gesture has and what they do. Preview will work if the text is too long, but save would fail if you go over the limit.

(also, even if it saves, you may find it still truncates somewhere around 512)

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Ann Launay

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06-11-2008 13:25

People will stab you for those sorts of gestures.

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Amaranthim Talon

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06-11-2008 13:29

From: Ann Launay

People will stab you for those sorts of gestures.

I was just thinking- Oh Joy.. another one to cloud the air. Last night I was at Bacchus - there was this repetitive car horn thing- over and over and over- argh!!!!!!

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Ann Launay

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06-11-2008 13:32

Lots of text +/- Long/loud sounds +/- Frequent repetition = BAD

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Congratulations and shame on you! You are a bit of a slut.

Strontium Decosta

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Join date: 18 May 2007

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06-11-2008 13:39

There's a gesture that quotes the entire 'Ezekial' speech, from Pulp Fiction, in both text and sound. It's quite cool, when you're new, but it takes at least 2 attempts to load into cache and play unbroken, and you soon tire of such things.

Long gestures are annoying, as are hoots, party horns, howls etc. played endlessly at a tacky club near you.

Marianne McCann

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Join date: 23 Feb 2006

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06-11-2008 13:44

From: Strontium Decosta

Long gestures are annoying, as are hoots, party horns, howls etc. played endlessly at a tacky club near you.

Hoooooo!

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Sylvester Dragonash

Just call me Sly =p

Join date: 26 Jan 2008

Posts: 103

06-11-2008 14:07

From: Viktoria Dovgal

Under the hood, a gesture is sort of like a mini script, and the whole thing (all the steps) has to fit into 1000 bytes or it won't save.

You can go into floater_preview_gesture.xml, find the <line_editor ....> tag, and boost max_length up from 127 to, say, 1000 or whatever. But, you'll still get less than the 1000, the actual limit depending on how many steps your gesture has and what they do. Preview will work if the text is too long, but save would fail if you go over the limit.

(also, even if it saves, you may find it still truncates somewhere around 512)

Worked great..exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! BTW, its purpose is not to flood the room with text...the message I wanted to use was just slightly over the limit by a couple letters....was driving me crazy!

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Sylvester Dragonash Just call me Sly =p Join date: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 103	06-11-2008 12:24 Okay...figured out how to do gesters and such. But noticed it will only allow a certain amount of text in one single text gester? Is there a way to allow for more rather then adding additional individual text gesters? It breaks up the info and makes it hard to read.
Dinalya Dawes =^.^= Join date: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 424	06-11-2008 12:26 I've seen gestures with a ton of text. It only allows a certain amount of text per text line in the gesture, you just have to add more if I am not mistaken. Wow, been a long time since I made one lol _____________________ http://slgrandillusion.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinalyadawes/
Sylvester Dragonash Just call me Sly =p Join date: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 103	06-11-2008 12:30 From: Dinalya Dawes I've seen gestures with a ton of text. It only allows a certain amount of text per text line in the gesture, you just have to add more if I am not mistaken. Wow, been a long time since I made one lol that's weird, because I can copy paste a whole paragraph in the open public chat field and it all comes out great. But I can't copy/paste that same paragraph into one single chat gester? It cuts it off after a certain amount? (didnt bother counting the text limit)
Marianne McCann Feted Inner Child Join date: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 7,145	06-11-2008 12:38 I'm not inworld, but I believe you'll be able to put more text in the lower portions of the gesture interface than in the "replace with" field. I believe that's limited to only 31 characters or something. Mari _____________________ "There's nothing objectionable nor illegal in having a child-like avatar in itself and we must assume innocence until proof of the contrary." - Lewis PR Linden "If you find children offensive, you're gonna have trouble in this world " - Prospero Linden
Sylvester Dragonash Just call me Sly =p Join date: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 103	06-11-2008 12:40 From: Marianne McCann I'm not inworld, but I believe you'll be able to put more text in the lower portions of the gesture interface than in the "replace with" field. I believe that's limited to only 31 characters or something. Mari Ya thats the field im talking about (the lower portion). it only allows for a certain number then cuts us off.
Viktoria Dovgal … Join date: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 3,593	06-11-2008 13:14 Under the hood, a gesture is sort of like a mini script, and the whole thing (all the steps) has to fit into 1000 bytes or it won't save. You can go into floater_preview_gesture.xml, find the <line_editor ....> tag, and boost max_length up from 127 to, say, 1000 or whatever. But, you'll still get less than the 1000, the actual limit depending on how many steps your gesture has and what they do. Preview will work if the text is too long, but save would fail if you go over the limit. (also, even if it saves, you may find it still truncates somewhere around 512) _____________________
Ann Launay Neko-licious™ Join date: 8 Aug 2006 Posts: 7,893	06-11-2008 13:25 People will stab you for those sorts of gestures. _____________________ ~Now Trout Re-Re-Re-Certified!~ From: someone I am bumping you to an 8.5 on the Official Trout Measuring Instrument of Sluttiness. You are an enigma - on the one hand a sweet, gentle, intelligent woman who we would like to wrap up in our arms and protect, and on the other, a temptress to whom we would like to do all sorts of unmentionable things. Congratulations and shame on you! You are a bit of a slut.
Amaranthim Talon Voyager, Seeker, Curious Join date: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 12,032	06-11-2008 13:29 From: Ann Launay People will stab you for those sorts of gestures. I was just thinking- Oh Joy.. another one to cloud the air. Last night I was at Bacchus - there was this repetitive car horn thing- over and over and over- argh!!!!!! _____________________ "Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again. " Robert A. Heinlein http://talonfaire.blogspot.com/ Visit Talon Faire Main: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Misto%20Presto/216/21/155- Main Store XStreets: http://tinyurl.com/6r7ayn
Ann Launay Neko-licious™ Join date: 8 Aug 2006 Posts: 7,893	06-11-2008 13:32 Lots of text +/- Long/loud sounds +/- Frequent repetition = BAD _____________________ ~Now Trout Re-Re-Re-Certified!~ From: someone I am bumping you to an 8.5 on the Official Trout Measuring Instrument of Sluttiness. You are an enigma - on the one hand a sweet, gentle, intelligent woman who we would like to wrap up in our arms and protect, and on the other, a temptress to whom we would like to do all sorts of unmentionable things. Congratulations and shame on you! You are a bit of a slut.
Strontium Decosta Registered User Join date: 18 May 2007 Posts: 47	06-11-2008 13:39 There's a gesture that quotes the entire 'Ezekial' speech, from Pulp Fiction, in both text and sound. It's quite cool, when you're new, but it takes at least 2 attempts to load into cache and play unbroken, and you soon tire of such things. Long gestures are annoying, as are hoots, party horns, howls etc. played endlessly at a tacky club near you.
Marianne McCann Feted Inner Child Join date: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 7,145	06-11-2008 13:44 From: Strontium Decosta Long gestures are annoying, as are hoots, party horns, howls etc. played endlessly at a tacky club near you. Hoooooo! _____________________ "There's nothing objectionable nor illegal in having a child-like avatar in itself and we must assume innocence until proof of the contrary." - Lewis PR Linden "If you find children offensive, you're gonna have trouble in this world " - Prospero Linden
Sylvester Dragonash Just call me Sly =p Join date: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 103	06-11-2008 14:07 From: Viktoria Dovgal Under the hood, a gesture is sort of like a mini script, and the whole thing (all the steps) has to fit into 1000 bytes or it won't save. You can go into floater_preview_gesture.xml, find the <line_editor ....> tag, and boost max_length up from 127 to, say, 1000 or whatever. But, you'll still get less than the 1000, the actual limit depending on how many steps your gesture has and what they do. Preview will work if the text is too long, but save would fail if you go over the limit. (also, even if it saves, you may find it still truncates somewhere around 512) Worked great..exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! BTW, its purpose is not to flood the room with text...the message I wanted to use was just slightly over the limit by a couple letters....was driving me crazy!