Priority clarification

I have a handful of floor-sitting poses which I would like to remake because I think either the priority levels are wrong, or various things are keyframed which they shouldn't be (e.g. the head) - so I just want to check I've identified the right problems. I'll describe a couple I'm unsure of...

Case one - Avatar in sitting position, hands resting in lap. When they type, the upper body moves backwards as their hands move typing - when they stop, they sit back forwards and put their hands in their lap.

I think - All limbs must have keyframes otherwise the hands would be sticking out sideways, but the priority was set below (or equal to? I don't know how that works) that of typing (2, yes?).

Case two - this one confuses the heck out of me. The avatar is leaning back supported by the right arm. The left arm however is free - it moves when typing and editing.

I think - haven't a clue. I think this might come back to having the *same* priority level as they typing animation, but then why does the right arm not move? I suppose it's possible that the left doesn't have a keyframe, but it's hard to tell what angle its held at 'naturally'.

If anyone could confirm/deny/explain these, I'd be very pleased. And aside from that, I think finally I've come to three questions -

Ideally, what upload priority/settings in Poser would be required to position the hands differently from the default, but still allow them to move to type etc. Am I right to think they'd have a keyframed position in Poser, but the priority on upload would be set to below 2?

What happens when an animation is uploaded with the *same* priority level as something else (e.g. typing) - which one wins?

And is there any way to recreate the 'one hand fixed, one free' situation in the second case I mentioned, or is it likely the case that the 'free' hand had no keyframe but the animation was uploaded as higher priority than the typing anim?

Thanks for your help. Sorry that was a bit rambling, I suppose I'm trying to work things out as I go.

Ok, sorry; as usual my impatience meant I figured it out (I think) before waiting for a reply. You think I'd learn not to ask in the first place - but sometimes hearing things explains makes them a little easier to understand

The answers were 'yes', 'the most recently played' and 'probably the second one'. On close inspection, though the body was twisted in that odd 'one hand moving one static' pose so it was hard to tell, it did look like the free hand might have been held in the 'T' position and thus not keyed at all, allowing it to move.

Right, I'm done. Just thought I'd post what I'd found in case anyone was interested.

Thanks for posting a reply to your own thread Erin.

I've been in SL a year, but still feel like a Newbie in many ways. I read these creation forums and glean a lot of information from the questions and answers. So, eventhough I'm often not in a position to answer questions, I'm probably one of the silent majority who read the posts and answers and benefit from the shared knowledge.


Thanks Again