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Taco Rubio

also quite creepy

Join date: 15 Feb 2004

Posts: 3,349

03-08-2004 10:55

Although SL is blessed with many, many gestures (which I use often), I sometimes wish to express a physical action for which a gesture does not exist.

I'm very surprised that SL does not have an emote key. In the old text-based MUDs, MOOs, etc, the key was nearly always the colon key, and worked like this...

if I were to type

: pouts and storms out of the room.

the text line would come across as:

Taco Rubio pouts and storms out of the room.

This would be very useful as I quite regularly pout and storm out of rooms, and I don't thnk it would be a radical shift in the text subprograms.

Thanks!

Michael Small

Addicted To Counseling

Join date: 22 Sep 2003

Posts: 123

03-08-2004 10:58

Agree.

Have a look at this thread.

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Kex Godel

Master Slacker

Join date: 14 Nov 2003

Posts: 869

03-08-2004 11:38

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Pat Murphy

The Wandering Wizard

Join date: 2 Dec 2002

Posts: 142

03-08-2004 11:41

/me agrees heartily

ah, I've always missed that from my IRC

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Chromal Brodsky

ExperimentalMetaphysicist

Join date: 24 Feb 2004

Posts: 243

03-08-2004 13:07

:nods, completely agreeing. He was raised on MUSH. He goes on to say, "Sure, there are gestures, and they do capture some aspects of the descriptive language I could use some of the time... if folks are looking, anyway."

;'s opinion on the matter probably doesn't count for much, but for what it's worth, he thinks some sort of pose would be userful.

:conceeds, "Perhaps it breaks the whole visual metaphor if users are allowed to 'degenerate' into text." YMMV.

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Taco Rubio also quite creepy Join date: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 3,349	03-08-2004 10:55 Although SL is blessed with many, many gestures (which I use often), I sometimes wish to express a physical action for which a gesture does not exist. I'm very surprised that SL does not have an emote key. In the old text-based MUDs, MOOs, etc, the key was nearly always the colon key, and worked like this... if I were to type : pouts and storms out of the room. the text line would come across as: Taco Rubio pouts and storms out of the room. This would be very useful as I quite regularly pout and storm out of rooms, and I don't thnk it would be a radical shift in the text subprograms. Thanks!
Michael Small Addicted To Counseling Join date: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 123	03-08-2004 10:58 Agree. Have a look at this thread. _____________________ I don't play, but I still read the forums. The new layout sucks.
Kex Godel Master Slacker Join date: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 869	03-08-2004 11:38 upports this product and/or service.
Pat Murphy The Wandering Wizard Join date: 2 Dec 2002 Posts: 142	03-08-2004 11:41 /me agrees heartily ah, I've always missed that from my IRC _____________________ That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy That's how they showed their honour and their pride; They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died. -Great Big Sea
Chromal Brodsky ExperimentalMetaphysicist Join date: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 243	03-08-2004 13:07 :nods, completely agreeing. He was raised on MUSH. He goes on to say, "Sure, there are gestures, and they do capture some aspects of the descriptive language I could use some of the time... if folks are looking, anyway." ;'s opinion on the matter probably doesn't count for much, but for what it's worth, he thinks some sort of pose would be userful. :conceeds, "Perhaps it breaks the whole visual metaphor if users are allowed to 'degenerate' into text." YMMV.