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Bradley Bracken

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Join date: 2 Apr 2007

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05-06-2009 20:07

This may not be news, but not news to me - Today I had my hands on the keyboard and hit something and suddenly my av starts walking away. I thought I was about to crash, but he kept walking and it didn't quite feel the same way.

In my attempt to stop him I tried the usual buttons and then resorted to anything, which means I was slapping buttons here and there. Eventually I hit the right one and he stopped, but of course I have no idea which one.

The only things I do know is that my av was on autopilot for a bit and this is what showed up in my window: [19:57] Autopilot canceled

Autopilot? Damn! If I knew what I had found, I would have let him keep walking to see how well he maneuvers without me. It really was more like playing the Sims than SL.

Has this always been around? Is there a way to get back to it?

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Govindira Galatea

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Join date: 6 Mar 2004

Posts: 416

05-06-2009 20:22

I don't know about the keyboard shortcut you may have found, but if you right-click the ground, the pie will show a choice that says something like "Go Here" and if you select that, you're on "autopilot" until you get there, timeout due to an obstruction, or cancel it. I think ESC cancels it.

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Viktoria Dovgal

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Join date: 29 Jul 2007

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05-06-2009 20:36

Yeah, it's been in there, you can use the pie menu to go to a spot on the ground, or to another avatar. If you want to try it out inside buildings etc., you can play with Advanced->UI->Double-Click Auto-Pilot. It's in the debug menu because it's a little flaky, you can end up walking to stuff you meant to touch etc.

SuezanneC Baskerville

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Join date: 22 Dec 2003

Posts: 14,229

05-06-2009 20:40

Advanced, UI, Double Click Auto Pilot

Toggles whether Double Clicking engages the Auto Pilot.

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Lee Ponzu

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Join date: 28 Jun 2006

Posts: 1,770

05-07-2009 10:32

For a long time, this only worked on real ground. There is now an option to turn it on even on prim floors.

You double click, your avatar tries to get there.

1.22 viewer, maybe in Advanced somewhere.

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Argent Stonecutter

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Join date: 20 Sep 2005

Posts: 20,263

05-07-2009 10:38

You can also trigger autopilot by attempting to sit.

The problem with double-click autopilot is that the SL double-click detection does not work correctly. There is not test to see if the two clicks were on the same UI element or had the same modifiers (you can trigger double-click autopilot by jiggling the mouse button when you're closing a dialog!) and it will happily allow you to try and walk to prims in your own HUD!

This is because they perform the double-click detection by faking out the right-click-menu code.

It's really complicated and nasty code.

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Viktoria Dovgal

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Join date: 29 Jul 2007

Posts: 3,593

05-07-2009 10:47

The autopilot on object sit was cute but it's basically gone now. The avatar leasps now, even with no sit target. There is still a vestige there for ground sits. I guess the latest behavior does have a small advantage in that it actually works, but the old way was more interesting.

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Bradley Bracken Goodbye, Farewell, Amen Join date: 2 Apr 2007 Posts: 3,856	05-06-2009 20:07 This may not be news, but not news to me - Today I had my hands on the keyboard and hit something and suddenly my av starts walking away. I thought I was about to crash, but he kept walking and it didn't quite feel the same way. In my attempt to stop him I tried the usual buttons and then resorted to anything, which means I was slapping buttons here and there. Eventually I hit the right one and he stopped, but of course I have no idea which one. The only things I do know is that my av was on autopilot for a bit and this is what showed up in my window: [19:57] Autopilot canceled Autopilot? Damn! If I knew what I had found, I would have let him keep walking to see how well he maneuvers without me. It really was more like playing the Sims than SL. Has this always been around? Is there a way to get back to it? _____________________ My interest in SL has simply died. Thanks for all the laughs
Govindira Galatea Just ghosting... Join date: 6 Mar 2004 Posts: 416	05-06-2009 20:22 I don't know about the keyboard shortcut you may have found, but if you right-click the ground, the pie will show a choice that says something like "Go Here" and if you select that, you're on "autopilot" until you get there, timeout due to an obstruction, or cancel it. I think ESC cancels it. _____________________ From: Caron Warner Lieber, woolgatherer "A person who talks fast often says things she hasn't thought of yet." From: Amosis Leontopolis Thomas "The Creator has a Master Plan: Peace and Happiness through all the Land."
Viktoria Dovgal … Join date: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 3,593	05-06-2009 20:36 Yeah, it's been in there, you can use the pie menu to go to a spot on the ground, or to another avatar. If you want to try it out inside buildings etc., you can play with Advanced->UI->Double-Click Auto-Pilot. It's in the debug menu because it's a little flaky, you can end up walking to stuff you meant to touch etc.
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	05-06-2009 20:40 Advanced, UI, Double Click Auto Pilot Toggles whether Double Clicking engages the Auto Pilot. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Lee Ponzu What Would Steve Do? Join date: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 1,770	05-07-2009 10:32 For a long time, this only worked on real ground. There is now an option to turn it on even on prim floors. You double click, your avatar tries to get there. 1.22 viewer, maybe in Advanced somewhere. _____________________ So many monkeys, so little Shakespeare.
Argent Stonecutter Emergency Mustelid Join date: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 20,263	05-07-2009 10:38 You can also trigger autopilot by attempting to sit. The problem with double-click autopilot is that the SL double-click detection does not work correctly. There is not test to see if the two clicks were on the same UI element or had the same modifiers (you can trigger double-click autopilot by jiggling the mouse button when you're closing a dialog!) and it will happily allow you to try and walk to prims in your own HUD! This is because they perform the double-click detection by faking out the right-click-menu code. It's really complicated and nasty code. _____________________ Argent Stonecutter - http://globalcausalityviolation.blogspot.com/ "And now I'm going to show you something really cool." Skyhook Station - http://xrl.us/skyhook23 Coonspiracy Store - http://xrl.us/coonstore
Viktoria Dovgal … Join date: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 3,593	05-07-2009 10:47 The autopilot on object sit was cute but it's basically gone now. The avatar leasps now, even with no sit target. There is still a vestige there for ground sits. I guess the latest behavior does have a small advantage in that it actually works, but the old way was more interesting.

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