Script to 'Mirror' Right-hand object into Left-hand object

And then I had a great idea; I could make the scripts closed source, allowing me to put in safeguards so that it can only be used on full-permission items. I'll need to talk to Jeffery about this, since I'm using his code to calculate the new prim's parameters so it wouldn't be nice to release a closed-source version without asking, even if the licence allows it.

I build complex attachments, etc., but I'm not at all an accomplished scripter, so you have my moral support.

I also accept mirror-script contributions -- already have the one-at-a-time mirror, which becomes mind-numbingly laborious as linkset prim count rises above, oh, 20 or so.

Ah ya big baby, I've rearranged 46 prims like this. Some of them I had to do over because the script didn't move the prim the first time (or two, or three).

Feel free. Just include a handy notecard citing the original author/link to code and I have no problems.




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As for one at a time... hm. The original could do multiple, but since the new one relies on unlinked... .... .....

Well. For linked objects on the earlier code, just use llGiveInventory to each child prim, then "Recompile scripts in this object." Learned that from a little bird back when the first mirror was released.

I had a look at my code, it needs a big cleanup... restrictions like one mirror per sim are fine when I'm the only person with one, but has obvious problems if I sell copies. I also need to make a few performance improvements to avoid the entire thing crawling along. (I normally only need to mirror a few prims, but I'm certain peopel would get upset if I sold thema mirror script that takes fifteen minutes to copy their object.)

Plus I need to add the security features, since the current system of Nep-doesn't-steal-stuff won't scale very well. *grins*

I've actualy done that before using Jeffrey's mirror. I promised Jeffrey an age ago i'd clean up the script but I never got around to it. Now I have no time to do so.

I think I have an idea on how to limit the permissions leak and still allow a limited amount of cloning.

You would put the script in two prims (or one prim and drag copy) then you could click the first prim and then the second, the prims would chat back and forth about thier current MASK_BASE permissions and creator, if they match it will then mirror prim one onto prim two, and adjust the second prims position so it's opposite prim one. A required permissions would be Copy & Mod. The scripts would have to be closed source of course, as to keep the comms secure.