llAttachToHUD()?

It would be nice if LL implements a function like this:
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llAttachToHUD(integer hud_position, string object_name)

Only works if the scripted object it's attached to HUD. Attaches an object with name "object name" that it's in the scripted object's inventory to the "hud_position". No attachment permission required because you've granted to the scripted object. "hud_position" must be diferent of scripted object's hud position because only one object can be attached in on position.
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That function could make to create and destroy (llDie()) dinamically objects at HUD without rez in world (instead llRezObject() &s llAttachToAvatar()). It will be a nice function to develop good HUD-interfaces that dinamically can open and close "windows".

What do you think about this?

Why prevent it from attaching an object to the location the script is in?

What would be the harm in allowing a HUD object to replace itself?

I though it was a bit dangerous, but maybe it's a good idea to allow it

How about allowing an attachment to any location?
We do have llAttach() but it only works for rezed objects. I can't wear a HUD and when I click it have it attach my flight booster (which I don't like wearing all the time due to its remarkable ability to make me constantly float UP instead of hovering) because the attachment is in the HUD's inventory.

Draco, the Flying Tako sailboat attaches huds with a voice command. It's an open source script.

You sit on the boat, and after that it'll respond to a voice command to attach its HUDs. The only downside is that each time you do this you get another copy of the HUD in your inventory, but frankly it's so convenient it's great.

Let me know if you need help finding it. Sounds like it accomplishes what you want to do.

You can find the source for the Flying Tako HERE. Unfortunately, this version of the code doesn't seem to auto-attach the HUD.

Um, I'm sorry, but in the entire contents of those scripts not one place does it attach a HUD. In fact, as far as I can tell the HUD is actually prims on the boat itself placed such that they look like a HUD when the camera position is moved when the avatar sits on the boat.

Read my revised post above, Draco. Evidently the published version doesn't include the HUD, and doesn't include the code to automatically place the HUD.

However, it is a real HUD, not what you were guessing.

I suspect it simply rezzes the HUD from inventory, and the hud attaches itself using llAttachToAvatar().

Then my point still stands:



And I don't even want to try and figure out how I'd rez an object from a HUD inventory to an arbitrary location.