In our continuing effort to improve Second Life, we have released Second Life 1.7.4(5). Release notes for this version are as follows:
Second Life 1.7.4(5) Nov 21, 2005
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New Features:
* New Hover Tip default behavior:
- View menu > select "Show Hover Tips" option (the default setting) now shows Hover Tips only for objects with which one can interact.
- View menu > deselect "Show Hover Tips" option works as before; no Hover Tips will be shown
- To view Hover Tips for all objects (the old default behavior), add the line "ShowAllObjectHoverTip TRUE" to the settings.ini file, found in the following locations:
- Windows: Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\SecondLife\user_settings
- Mac OS X: Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/SecondLife/user_settings
- To view Hover Tips only for Land, add the line "ShowLandHoverTip TRUE" to the settings.ini file instead.
***IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure to use a TAB character between the option name and the "TRUE" setting. Then, after editing the file, restart SecondLife to see the Hover Tips as desired.***
* Improved default texture for objects that have not yet loaded
- The default texture for objects that appear without their texture loaded has been changed. A hard edge was added so that residents may interact with them more easily even though the texture has not yet loaded.
* Clicking on L$ balance in the menu bar now sends users to the Buy Currency web page
* The text of the "Fly" button now reads "Stop Fyling" while flying to avoid confusion
* Clicking a IM tab now selects the text field
* Clicking Land Status icon now shows Hover Tip even when tool is not available for use (when Hover Tips are on)
* "Release Land" button relabelled to "Abandon Land" to make permanent loss of land more clear
* "Show Inv" label in gesture window now says "Inventory" to make it consistent with other windows
Bug fixes:
* Resolved some issues with crashes when streaming Quick Time movies
* Updated some of the in-viewer help files
* General improvements to texture decoding and priortization
* Curved objects now request the correct image size, allowing the applied texture to download completely
* Textures selected for base ground texture are now saved when using Region/Estate Tool
* Region/Estate Tool pop-up window now warns users that they must select a texture for the ground that is square (i.e. 128 x 128 or 512 x 512)
* Textures now are displayed after selecting ground textures for Detail Textures in the Region/Estate Tool
* An issue where pending land reverts to Governor Linden ownership during an update has been resolved
* Child objects that move now have the correct collision box
* Build button no longer highlights when click on scripted objects
* Mouse clicks on IM tabs register even if your framerate is slow
* Control + Alt + Shift + up/down now works while the chat bar is open
* llSetStatus tool tip once again displays STATUS_PHANTOM
* Unchecking Remember Password box in SecondLife login screen no longer fails
* Improved message when trying to create a Classified ad without sufficient funds to pay
* Fixed tool tip for Account history buttons
* First letter of Classified listing now limited to A-Z
* Typos were fixed in various interface menus
* Mute Audio setting now persistent across multiple logins