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SuezanneC Baskerville

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07-05-2006 13:28

Post 22

From: SuezanneC Baskerville

if you go to your UserCP, and then go the Edit Options, way down at the very bottom there should be an option to let you use a full WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get editor.

Post 24

From: Burke Prefect

HOW TO ADD FULL WYSIWYG EDITING!!!!
Click on USER CP link at top of page, click Edit Options on the lefthand menu, scroll ALL THE WAY DOWN, then hit up the Message Editor Interface and select 'Enhanced Interface

Who's next?

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Lost Newcomb

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07-05-2006 13:45

Help! I have Guidelines permanently projected on my retina. I can't look at the tv without seeing Guidelines hovering just over the top of it. I can't drive without scaring myself, thinking something red and called Guidelines is about to hit me!

Chronic Skronski

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Join date: 23 Jun 2006

Posts: 997

07-05-2006 15:48

From: Lo Jacobs

How to open stuff in boxes

After right-clicking on the object and detaching it from your head...

hahahaha!! Oh, shaddap. I thought the Nike box looked just fine on my head.

Chronic Skronski

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07-05-2006 16:15

From: SuezanneC Baskerville

Lots of people might really like this. Sadly it doesn't work on the Opera browser and LL doesn't care.

LL did not write vBulletin.

Someday I will understand the constant pessimism here.

SuezanneC Baskerville

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07-05-2006 17:43

From: Chronic Skronski

LL did not write vBulletin.

But they do choose to use it, and an outdated version of it at that.

I have mentioned problems with the website not working properly with Opera and been told by LL employees they support Internet Explorer and Firefox and don't support Opera.

That is a decision they made, not a reflection of my attitude. Opera is kind of funky about some things; it took Google the longest time to get Gmail to sort of work properly with Opera. Opera is used by a small percentage of browsers, not enough to make it worth the company's while to support.

I didn't say they ought to care.

The vBullletin WYSIWYG editor works fine in Opera with the current version of vBulletin.

By the way, LL didn't have the WYSIWIG option made available until a user told them they ought to. Gee, I wonder what user it was that did that?

You read my suggestion to people that there is a WYSIWYG editor they could use here and didn't comment on the suggestion at all; instead you chose to point out an alleged flaw in my outlook on things.

Perhaps you make your judgements about other's attitude based on introspection.

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Rakkasa Lewellen

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Join date: 21 Jun 2006

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07-05-2006 17:52

From: SuezanneC Baskerville

There is an undo function for building.

To make it work, you have to have the chat bar closed.

Then you can undo something like a move or a size change with control Z, and redo it with control Y.

From: someone

OMG I love you!

Thank you!!!

SuezanneC Baskerville

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07-05-2006 18:17

From: someone

Thank you!!!

Your welcome.

It is a sad comment on the documentation or the interface design or people's willingness to read the instructions or something when that is not known by so many people. I haven't read the current documention in F1 yet to see how much detail it goes into.

If I understand correcty there is an undo buffer stored separately for each object, and the undo works on the object selected. It's not quite the same as an undo for a text editor; it might be less straighforward in use but more powerful.

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Remember - there are two preview grids, one with interface changes and one with the group tool overhaul. The have been mostly empty during the many hours I have spent there. People really ought to try them out!

The group one should be interesting: get a group of friends, pick out something you want to pretend to start, like a club or an hotel, and make up roles and duties. Buy some of the land the've made for sale, pop up a quick and dirty hotel or club. I recommend finding the group of friends before you get there ready to try it out. Probably best if someone in the group has done things like run a business with workers or such in SL before.

So - this is a way to do something in Second Life - what yoo're doing is helping to make the program work better, and the how to do it part is going to the preview grids and looking for bugs to file bug reports about and post in the preview forums about both bugs and ideas for improvements.

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Rakkasa Lewellen

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Join date: 21 Jun 2006

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07-05-2006 18:29

I've found the documentation somewhat lacking - primarily in the more advanced areas of the game - which I'm starting to experience now as it relates to building.

I'm figuring it out rapidly - mainly through trial and error.

The reason I was so pleased with the CTRL Z and CTRL Y information is that I tried to change the texture in a framed picture in my new house last night and ended up covering every textured surface in the entire structure with the same texture (wasn't pretty) - I was forced to derez the entire structure.

There's actually a lot of information available - finding it and digesting it is the difficult part.

Thank you again for the tip.

Chronic Skronski

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07-05-2006 18:30

SuezanneC: Sorry for that - I didn't intend to single you out. I am just surprised and extremely disenchanted by the pessimistic anti-LL attitude of what seems like the general public here on the forums (could be just a few screamers). The forums are not a friendly place for me at all. I see moaning all day. I see depressed wet blankets. Complaining in almost every thread subject. Loads of drama, be it understandable or not. To me, it seems to outweigh the friendliness and the people who are actually enjoying SL. Maybe I'll find an unofficial forum where the tone is a little less morose.

SuezanneC Baskerville

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07-05-2006 19:59

From: Chronic Skronski

SuezanneC: Sorry for that - I didn't intend to single you out. I am just surprised and extremely disenchanted by the pessimistic anti-LL attitude of what seems like the general public here on the forums (could be just a few screamers). The forums are not a friendly place for me at all. I see moaning all day. I see depressed wet blankets. Complaining in almost every thread subject. Loads of drama, be it understandable or not. To me, it seems to outweigh the friendliness and the people who are actually enjoying SL. Maybe I'll find an unofficial forum where the tone is a little less morose.

Good luck with that task.

These forums here are much more congenial than Second Citizen's most popular forum

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How to do things in Second Life and the forums!
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	07-05-2006 13:28 Post 22 From: SuezanneC Baskerville if you go to your UserCP, and then go the Edit Options, way down at the very bottom there should be an option to let you use a full WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get editor. Post 24 From: Burke Prefect HOW TO ADD FULL WYSIWYG EDITING!!!! Click on USER CP link at top of page, click Edit Options on the lefthand menu, scroll ALL THE WAY DOWN, then hit up the Message Editor Interface and select 'Enhanced Interface Who's next? _____________________ - 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 -
Lost Newcomb Registered User Join date: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 666	07-05-2006 13:45 Help! I have Guidelines permanently projected on my retina. I can't look at the tv without seeing Guidelines hovering just over the top of it. I can't drive without scaring myself, thinking something red and called Guidelines is about to hit me!
Chronic Skronski SL Live Musician Join date: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 997	07-05-2006 15:48 From: Lo Jacobs How to open stuff in boxes After right-clicking on the object and detaching it from your head... hahahaha!! Oh, shaddap. I thought the Nike box looked just fine on my head.
Chronic Skronski SL Live Musician Join date: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 997	07-05-2006 16:15 From: SuezanneC Baskerville Lots of people might really like this. Sadly it doesn't work on the Opera browser and LL doesn't care. LL did not write vBulletin. Someday I will understand the constant pessimism here.
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	07-05-2006 17:43 From: Chronic Skronski LL did not write vBulletin. But they do choose to use it, and an outdated version of it at that. I have mentioned problems with the website not working properly with Opera and been told by LL employees they support Internet Explorer and Firefox and don't support Opera. That is a decision they made, not a reflection of my attitude. Opera is kind of funky about some things; it took Google the longest time to get Gmail to sort of work properly with Opera. Opera is used by a small percentage of browsers, not enough to make it worth the company's while to support. I didn't say they ought to care. The vBullletin WYSIWYG editor works fine in Opera with the current version of vBulletin. By the way, LL didn't have the WYSIWIG option made available until a user told them they ought to. Gee, I wonder what user it was that did that? You read my suggestion to people that there is a WYSIWYG editor they could use here and didn't comment on the suggestion at all; instead you chose to point out an alleged flaw in my outlook on things. Perhaps you make your judgements about other's attitude based on introspection. _____________________ - 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 -
Rakkasa Lewellen Registered User Join date: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 43	07-05-2006 17:52 From: SuezanneC Baskerville There is an undo function for building. To make it work, you have to have the chat bar closed. Then you can undo something like a move or a size change with control Z, and redo it with control Y. From: someone OMG I love you! Thank you!!!
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	07-05-2006 18:17 From: someone Thank you!!! Your welcome. It is a sad comment on the documentation or the interface design or people's willingness to read the instructions or something when that is not known by so many people. I haven't read the current documention in F1 yet to see how much detail it goes into. If I understand correcty there is an undo buffer stored separately for each object, and the undo works on the object selected. It's not quite the same as an undo for a text editor; it might be less straighforward in use but more powerful. --------------------------------------- Remember - there are two preview grids, one with interface changes and one with the group tool overhaul. The have been mostly empty during the many hours I have spent there. People really ought to try them out! The group one should be interesting: get a group of friends, pick out something you want to pretend to start, like a club or an hotel, and make up roles and duties. Buy some of the land the've made for sale, pop up a quick and dirty hotel or club. I recommend finding the group of friends before you get there ready to try it out. Probably best if someone in the group has done things like run a business with workers or such in SL before. So - this is a way to do something in Second Life - what yoo're doing is helping to make the program work better, and the how to do it part is going to the preview grids and looking for bugs to file bug reports about and post in the preview forums about both bugs and ideas for improvements. _____________________ - 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 -
Rakkasa Lewellen Registered User Join date: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 43	07-05-2006 18:29 I've found the documentation somewhat lacking - primarily in the more advanced areas of the game - which I'm starting to experience now as it relates to building. I'm figuring it out rapidly - mainly through trial and error. The reason I was so pleased with the CTRL Z and CTRL Y information is that I tried to change the texture in a framed picture in my new house last night and ended up covering every textured surface in the entire structure with the same texture (wasn't pretty) - I was forced to derez the entire structure. There's actually a lot of information available - finding it and digesting it is the difficult part. Thank you again for the tip.
Chronic Skronski SL Live Musician Join date: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 997	07-05-2006 18:30 SuezanneC: Sorry for that - I didn't intend to single you out. I am just surprised and extremely disenchanted by the pessimistic anti-LL attitude of what seems like the general public here on the forums (could be just a few screamers). The forums are not a friendly place for me at all. I see moaning all day. I see depressed wet blankets. Complaining in almost every thread subject. Loads of drama, be it understandable or not. To me, it seems to outweigh the friendliness and the people who are actually enjoying SL. Maybe I'll find an unofficial forum where the tone is a little less morose.
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	07-05-2006 19:59 From: Chronic Skronski SuezanneC: Sorry for that - I didn't intend to single you out. I am just surprised and extremely disenchanted by the pessimistic anti-LL attitude of what seems like the general public here on the forums (could be just a few screamers). The forums are not a friendly place for me at all. I see moaning all day. I see depressed wet blankets. Complaining in almost every thread subject. Loads of drama, be it understandable or not. To me, it seems to outweigh the friendliness and the people who are actually enjoying SL. Maybe I'll find an unofficial forum where the tone is a little less morose. Good luck with that task. These forums here are much more congenial than Second Citizen's most popular forum _____________________ - 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 -

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