how to make an object llsay on your behalf

I have made a bracelet that when worn will watch for people coming into a 15meter radius and will add their name to a list. If it is a new name on the list then the script performs an llsay (0, "Hello " + name_of_avatar + " - Welcome to..."

The problem is the message comes up as if it came from the bracelet and not the wearer of the bracelet.

Any ideas how I might get the bracelet script to send a message as if it came from the wearer of the bracelet?

Thanks

The bracelet needs to be renamed to the wearer's name.

It can't be done.

Well, I suppose it could be done with a custom client. You could code a client to listen for IM's from your bracelet, and then echo that in the public chat channel.

But standard SL won't do that for you. Only the AV can have SAY's come from them.

- Ace

and then it will "say" it in a green chat text.

Here's a function that would do as you asked:

greet(string avatarname)
{
string savedname = llGetName ();
llSetIObjectName (llKey2Name (llGetOwner ());
llSay (0, "Hello, " + avatarname + " welcome to this place.";
llSetObjectName (savedname);
}

Yes it would be apparent from the coloring that it was coming from an object but I don't get the impression that it would be a problem.

If you're color-aware, and really want it look like it came out of your mouth, and don't mind giving your script a click when it needs it, you could use llDialog:

llDialog(llGetOwner(), "Click to greet the new guy.", ["Hiya"], 0);

hmm...

there used to be spoofing scripts that could output stuff in white text. those are kept secret, though.

considering the evil uses they were put to, that's probably best. actually, an update might have made that trick obsolete; i dont even know.

I don't know how they have done it but Huddles Headquaters (animation Island)
has a free macro recorder (HUD) that can record a chat message and say it for you
(in the correct color) and as you.

Looks like it can be done but don't understand it how they have done it.

It uses the above mentioned use of llDialog to store text up to 24 characters and replay it using the dialog

hmm...

but, void... when you 'speak' button text, doesn't it come out with your name on it as the speaker? mine did when i had a little programming logic in one of my scripts and the dialog thought it should use channel 0 for buttons.

the spoof things would make it appear as if someone else were speaking.

i always wanted to do that for my rp tool, which is why it interests me. ::shrug::

that's correct, it'll show as the user that pressed the dialog button, several different "collar" makers user a similar system, which allows the 'master' to pass a message on an off channel, which the collar then inserts into a dialog which is then popped up of the colar wearer.... but they still have to press a button, so are completely complicit in what's being said (assuming they know what's past those first few characters, otherwise it's trust)

there just isn't a way to fake someone elses chat in the proper color, and I'll happily give 2k $L to the first person that can show otherwise by getting chat to my window with my name on it, in the proper color, without me having to do anything. (for you smart-asses this does NOT mean saying my name, it must look exactly like I had sent it).