Colorchange script problems

Hia all,

Someone gave me this script to use on my color/bracelets, but i cannot figure out how to make it work as i am no script wiz at all. Therefore i need some help, the prim in my objects that i want to use this script on are named mainpart. Hope someone can break it down for me what i must do and how i trigger the color change.

//Created By vanler Everett 0ct-15-04
vector black = <0,0,0>;
vector gray = <.5,.5,.5>;
vector white = <1,1,1>;
vector pink = <255,0,255>;
vector red = <1,0,0>;
vector orange = <1,.3,.3>;
vector yellow = <1,1,0>;
vector green = <0,1,0>;
vector blue = <0,0,1>;
vector teal = <0,1,1>;
vector purple = <.5, 0, .5>;
default
{
state_entry()
{
string sName = llKey2Name(llDetectedKey(0));
key owner = llGetOwner();
llListen(6,"",owner,"";
}
on_rez(integer param)
{
llResetScript();
}

listen( integer channel, string name, key id, string message )
{
// ========== COPY THE 4 lines below for another COLOR command, then remove the // marks to activate it.
// if(message=="colorname"
// {
// llSetColor(<R,G,B>, ALL_SIDES);
// }

if( message == "dark red"
{
llSetColor(<128,0,0>,ALL_SIDES);
}
if( message == "teal"
{
llSetColor(teal,ALL_SIDES);
}
if( message == "purple"
{
llSetColor(purple,ALL_SIDES);
}
if( message == "yellow"
{
llSetColor(yellow,ALL_SIDES);
}

if( message == "black"
{
llSetColor(black,ALL_SIDES);
}
if( message == "white"
{
llSetColor(<1,1,1>,ALL_SIDES);
}
if( message == "blue"
{
llSetColor(<0,0,1>,ALL_SIDES);
}
if( message == "green"
{
llSetColor(<0,1,0>,ALL_SIDES);
}
if( message == "red"
{
llSetColor(<1,0,0>,ALL_SIDES);
}
if( message == "gray"
{
llSetColor(gray,ALL_SIDES);
}
if( message == "pink"
{
llSetColor(pink,ALL_SIDES);
}
if( message == "orange"
{
llSetColor(orange,ALL_SIDES);
}
}
}

put this script in your object. then via chat command change the color

chat command:

/6 color

example:

/6 blue

/6 green lol... that is me when it comes to scripts

Thanks a lot Milcoi

Here's an alternate/abridged version:

I hate going the type /chan + command route. First there is a listen that has to stay open all of the time. Secondly there are only 11 choices which is perfect for a dialog menu. You could also dress this up even more and add in a llFrand channel:

integer chan = -2987359;
list menu_colors;
list colors = ["black", <0,0,0>, "gray", <.5,.5,.5>, "white", <1,1,1>, "pink", <255,0,255>, "red", <1,0,0>, "orange", <1,.3,.3>, "yellow", <1,1,0>, "green", <0,1,0>, "blue", <0,0,1>, "teal", <0,1,1>, "purple", <.5, 0, .5>];

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        menu_colors = llList2ListStrided(colors, 0, -1, 2);
    }
    
    touch_start(integer num_detected)
    {
        llListen(chan,"",llGetOwner(),"");
        llSetTimerEvent(20);
        llDialog(llDetectedKey(0), "Pick a color", menu_colors, chan);           
    }
     
    on_rez(integer param)
    {
        llResetScript(); 
    }
    
    listen( integer channel, string name, key id, string message )
    {
        message = llToLower(message);
        integer i = llListFindList(colors, [message]);
        if (i == -1) return;
        else llSetColor(llList2Vector(colors, i + 1), ALL_SIDES);
    }
    
    timer() 
    { 
        llSetTimerEvent( 0 );
        llListenRemove(chan);
        return;
    } 
}
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just fyi pink wont work since its still in RGB format and not float format

It's working, just tested in world. I couldn't live without pink!

Here this is better:

integer random_chan;
integer chan;
list menu_colors;
list colors = ["black", <0,0,0>, "gray", <.5,.5,.5>, "white", <1,1,1>, "pink", <255,0,255>, "red", <1,0,0>, "orange", <1,.3,.3>, "yellow", <1,1,0>, "green", <0,1,0>, "blue", <0,0,1>, "teal", <0,1,1>, "purple", <.5, 0, .5>];

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        menu_colors = llList2ListStrided(colors, 0, -1, 2);
        llListenRemove(chan);
        random_chan = 0;
        {
            do
            {
                random_chan = ((integer) llFrand(3) - 1) * ((integer) llFrand(2147483647)); 
            }
            while(random_chan == 0);
        }
    }
    
    touch_start(integer num_detected)
    {
        chan = llListen(random_chan,"",llGetOwner(),"");
        llSetTimerEvent(20);
        llDialog(llDetectedKey(0), "Pick a color", menu_colors, random_chan);           
    }
     
    on_rez(integer param)
    {
        llResetScript(); 
    }
    
    listen( integer channel, string name, key id, string message )
    {
        message = llToLower(message);
        integer i = llListFindList(colors, [message]);
        if (i == -1) return;
        else llSetColor(llList2Vector(colors, i + 1), ALL_SIDES);
    }
    
    timer() 
    { 
        llSetTimerEvent( 0 );
        llListenRemove(chan);
        return;
    } 
}
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Easier solution would be just to rotate the colors along a list on each touch. Then there's no listen and no dialog either.

my take