display name question

I have just began messing around in second life and I was wondering if it is possible to change what everyone else sees as my display name. For instance when I change my outfit and body shape by dragging a folder onto myself could I add a script in there to change my display name as well? So instead of Santa clause I put on Easter bunny outfit and everyone now sees my name as Easter Bunnie. The main reason I'm trying to accomplish this is because we are holding in world power point presentations and instead of making tons of people all make there own avatars I can make a bunch of likenesses of everyone and just change my avatar to look like who ever is speaking. With a quick drag and drop of a folder I can become someone else and my display name will reflect who I'm supposed to be. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

You can't change your name. You *can* add a title over the name, by joining a group, but the name is permanent.

Though it won't hide your avatar name (In this avvy's case, 'SirFency Blackheart', the aforementioned joining of groups can help, or you can create a simple object, and attach it to a normally unused point (Such as an eye), and script it to show any name you want it to in floating text.

The following simple script will enable you to have a single prim attached to your eye (Or elsewhere) that can change the text via chat commands on channel 13, so '/13 Roy McBigguns' in open chat would change the text to 'Roy McBigguns'.

A command of '/13 blank' (Or any capitilized variation of blank, as well) will cause the title to disappear.

The text-changing is only allowed to be caused by the object owner, so that nobody can mess with it.

It also causes the object to become fully transparent as soon as the script activates, so if you need to see it, use CTRL+ALT+T to see transparent objects.

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llSetAlpha(0, ALL_SIDES);     //Causes the object to become invisible as soon as the script become active
        llListen(13, "", llGetOwner(), "");      //Listens for text on channel 13, from the object owner only.
    }
    listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
    {
        if(llToLower(message) == "blank")
        {
            llSetText(" ", <1,1,1>, 0);   //If the message is 'Blank', cause the floating text to disappear.
        }
        else
        {
            llSetText(message, <1,1,1>, 1);    //If the message is NOT 'Blank', use the text as title.
        }
    }
}

For this particular script, it sets the title in white text. If you want to change that, change the RGB values within the <> brackets above, currently <1,1,1>. Format is <Red,Green,Blue> on a scale of 0-1, one being fully present.

You can also display a hover text over your head as a supplement to (not a replacement for) your official SL name box. All you have to do is create a small prim, drop this script into it, and wear it as an attachment on your chin or nose.

 
default
{
state_entry ()
{
llSetAlpha(0.0,ALL_SIDES);
llListen(12,"",llGetOwner(),"");
}
listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
{
llSetText(message,<1,1,1>,1);
}
}

To make a line of hover text appear, you type it in chat with "/12" in front of it. (For example, "/12 I am a dork with words over my head." To remove the words, you type an empty line ( "/12 ", or just detach the object. That's one nice, free way to write "Santa Claus" or Easter Bunny" over your head.

EDIT: LOL...... What Keira said.. She's a faster typist than I am.

Haha, we think alike =P

awesome thanks for all the help guys! I appreciate it.