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Starfire Desade

Can I play with YOUR mind

Join date: 10 Jul 2006

Posts: 404

08-05-2008 18:40

In previous versions (I don't know when it stopped) when you were in busy mode you were not bothered with local chat (unless you opened your history window). Has this changed, and if so, when? Now when I am in busy mode, I still see chatter's text.

Macphisto Angelus

JAFO

Join date: 21 Oct 2004

Posts: 5,831

08-05-2008 18:45

Hmm I haven't noticed.

I am kinda glad if it is this way on purpose though. I always used busy mode for blocking IMs, group spam, etc. Often I wished I could do that but still hear those I am working with or around.

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Smoke Gordonstone

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Join date: 13 Jan 2008

Posts: 371

08-05-2008 18:46

I usually work in an area where I have no local chat while in busy so I'm not sure if its a new issue or what. One thing I do to not show local chat popping up is open the communication window, detach the local chat then move it all the way over out of the viewer window so just the side border is showing....and I can grab it later to close it or move it back. That way any local chat or excessive chat spam doesn't scroll up on my screen. I'm sure there is an easier way....just haven't figured it out yet.

Starfire Desade

Can I play with YOUR mind

Join date: 10 Jul 2006

Posts: 404

08-05-2008 19:03

Our product (and some of our services) require no interruptions, so we request the customer go into busy (that statement is built into our info notecards). Now I can't seem to busy out the local chat.

Hana Timtam

::Piratess Princess::

Join date: 11 Apr 2006

Posts: 225

08-05-2008 19:06

From: Starfire Desade

Our product (and some of our services) require no interruptions, so we request the customer go into busy (that statement is built into our info notecards). Now I can't seem to busy out the local chat.

doesn't IM provide 'no interruptions' when talking to a 'customer'? .. eh.. but maybe i am just confused about your services >_<

though responding to the original post... i too have had flukes where going into Busy mode doesn't seem to filter out local chat... sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't.

Rihanna Laasonen

Registered User

Join date: 22 Nov 2006

Posts: 287

08-08-2008 19:17

I haven't seen this happen in-world yet, but if the behavior has changed, I for one will be thrilled. A lot of people have requested exactly this change -- so we can go to classes or other public events or even have a quiet discussion at home and pay attention to what's actually happening in the room without being constantly interrupted by all the group chats and other IMs. With the old behavior, it was impossible to go to a class and turn off the interruptions without also turning off the teacher.

Nimue Jewell

Unabashedly Leggy

Join date: 20 Mar 2007

Posts: 1,745

08-08-2008 21:45

I just tested this out in Version 1.20.15, and busy mode still blocked local chat by others, if I didn't open the chat history window. If I typed something in the local chat, that appeared on my screen, but not the person typing next to me. (By chat history I mean local chat window. If that is closed, nothing but my own chat scrolls up my screen.)

I'm running Vista on a PC, if that helps at all.

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Busy Mode/Local Chat
Starfire Desade Can I play with YOUR mind Join date: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 404	08-05-2008 18:40 In previous versions (I don't know when it stopped) when you were in busy mode you were not bothered with local chat (unless you opened your history window). Has this changed, and if so, when? Now when I am in busy mode, I still see chatter's text.
Macphisto Angelus JAFO Join date: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 5,831	08-05-2008 18:45 Hmm I haven't noticed. I am kinda glad if it is this way on purpose though. I always used busy mode for blocking IMs, group spam, etc. Often I wished I could do that but still hear those I am working with or around. _____________________ From: Natalie P from SLU Second Life: Where being the super important, extra special person you've always been sure you are (at least when you're drunk) can be a reality! From: Ann Launay I put on my robe and wizard ha... Oh. Nevermind then.
Smoke Gordonstone ------------------------- Join date: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 371	08-05-2008 18:46 I usually work in an area where I have no local chat while in busy so I'm not sure if its a new issue or what. One thing I do to not show local chat popping up is open the communication window, detach the local chat then move it all the way over out of the viewer window so just the side border is showing....and I can grab it later to close it or move it back. That way any local chat or excessive chat spam doesn't scroll up on my screen. I'm sure there is an easier way....just haven't figured it out yet.
Starfire Desade Can I play with YOUR mind Join date: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 404	08-05-2008 19:03 Our product (and some of our services) require no interruptions, so we request the customer go into busy (that statement is built into our info notecards). Now I can't seem to busy out the local chat.
Hana Timtam ::Piratess Princess:: Join date: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 225	08-05-2008 19:06 From: Starfire Desade Our product (and some of our services) require no interruptions, so we request the customer go into busy (that statement is built into our info notecards). Now I can't seem to busy out the local chat. doesn't IM provide 'no interruptions' when talking to a 'customer'? .. eh.. but maybe i am just confused about your services >_< though responding to the original post... i too have had flukes where going into Busy mode doesn't seem to filter out local chat... sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't.
Rihanna Laasonen Registered User Join date: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 287	08-08-2008 19:17 I haven't seen this happen in-world yet, but if the behavior has changed, I for one will be thrilled. A lot of people have requested exactly this change -- so we can go to classes or other public events or even have a quiet discussion at home and pay attention to what's actually happening in the room without being constantly interrupted by all the group chats and other IMs. With the old behavior, it was impossible to go to a class and turn off the interruptions without also turning off the teacher.
Nimue Jewell Unabashedly Leggy Join date: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 1,745	08-08-2008 21:45 I just tested this out in Version 1.20.15, and busy mode still blocked local chat by others, if I didn't open the chat history window. If I typed something in the local chat, that appeared on my screen, but not the person typing next to me. (By chat history I mean local chat window. If that is closed, nothing but my own chat scrolls up my screen.) I'm running Vista on a PC, if that helps at all. _____________________ Prim Pincher: Low Prim Furniture for Home, Garden, & Skybox http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nimue%20Isle/173/155/27

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