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Zeke Lyle

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Join date: 2 Sep 2007

Posts: 2

03-21-2008 21:41

I did some searches and did not find an answer. I apologize if this is a repeat question.

There is one little quirk/feature that really irritates me: the floating chains of colored trapezoids. Are these supposed to indicate when an object is rezzing? Are they merely decorative?

I find that they obscure my views.

Besides asking what they are for I would also like to know how to get rid of them.

Now, I have already found that I can eliminate them by turning off "particles".

The down sides however is that there are functional particle streams I would like to see (without seeing the trapezoids pulsing around me).

Is there a way to trap the trapezoids and lock them away without missing out on some of the beautiful fountains, fireworks, and other particle effects that enrich the SL experience.

Thanks.
Zeke

Rosie Castro

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Join date: 12 Oct 2006

Posts: 71

03-21-2008 22:18

Hi Zeke,

May be the same mistake I made some time back...

Check out this thread and see if the answer here solves your problem.

/327/7d/237350/1.html

Best to you, Rosie

Ann Launay

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Join date: 8 Aug 2006

Posts: 7,893

03-21-2008 22:42

Ctrl-Alt-Shift-U

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~Now Trout Re-Re-Re-Certified!~

From: someone

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

Rosie Castro

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Join date: 12 Oct 2006

Posts: 71

03-21-2008 22:56

What Ann says.

Thanks Ann!!! I will try to remember that key combination myself! Although I have not made the same mistake again. You rock!

Zeke Lyle

Registered User

Join date: 2 Sep 2007

Posts: 2

Of course it worked

03-22-2008 09:20

Thanks much for the quick, simple response.
That was exactly what the problem was.

Now I can enjoy all the particles with none of the trapezoids.

Zeke

Chosen Few

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Join date: 16 Jan 2004

Posts: 7,496

03-22-2008 09:34

One more tip. You might want to turn off the selection beam if you haven't already. That thing has practically given me seizures in the past. If you're zoomed in close on a tiny object, the particles are so large and so bright, that the entire screen strobes. It's nauseating.

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Trapping trapezoids
Zeke Lyle Registered User Join date: 2 Sep 2007 Posts: 2	03-21-2008 21:41 I did some searches and did not find an answer. I apologize if this is a repeat question. There is one little quirk/feature that really irritates me: the floating chains of colored trapezoids. Are these supposed to indicate when an object is rezzing? Are they merely decorative? I find that they obscure my views. Besides asking what they are for I would also like to know how to get rid of them. Now, I have already found that I can eliminate them by turning off "particles". The down sides however is that there are functional particle streams I would like to see (without seeing the trapezoids pulsing around me). Is there a way to trap the trapezoids and lock them away without missing out on some of the beautiful fountains, fireworks, and other particle effects that enrich the SL experience. Thanks. Zeke
Rosie Castro ... Join date: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 71	03-21-2008 22:18 Hi Zeke, May be the same mistake I made some time back... Check out this thread and see if the answer here solves your problem. /327/7d/237350/1.html Best to you, Rosie
Ann Launay Neko-licious™ Join date: 8 Aug 2006 Posts: 7,893	03-21-2008 22:42 Ctrl-Alt-Shift-U _____________________ ~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.
Rosie Castro ... Join date: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 71	03-21-2008 22:56 What Ann says. Thanks Ann!!! I will try to remember that key combination myself! Although I have not made the same mistake again. You rock!
Zeke Lyle Registered User Join date: 2 Sep 2007 Posts: 2	Of course it worked 03-22-2008 09:20 Thanks much for the quick, simple response. That was exactly what the problem was. Now I can enjoy all the particles with none of the trapezoids. Zeke
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	03-22-2008 09:34 One more tip. You might want to turn off the selection beam if you haven't already. That thing has practically given me seizures in the past. If you're zoomed in close on a tiny object, the particles are so large and so bright, that the entire screen strobes. It's nauseating. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.

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