Auto close for curtain script - need help

Hi.

I found this simple and great curtain script on sl wiki. However, I want my curtains to automatically close after a while and this feature is not in the script.

Could anyone help me with this ? Thanks so much!

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vector offset = <1,0,0>; //Prim moves/changes size along this local coordinate
float hi_end_fixed = FALSE; //Which end of the prim should remain in place when size changes?
//The one with the higher (local) coordinate?
float min = 0.2; //The minimum size of the prim relative to its maximum size
integer ns = 10; //Number of distinct steps for move/size change


default {
state_entry() {
offset *= ((1.0 - min) / ns) * (offset * llGetScale());
hi_end_fixed -= 0.5;
}

touch_start(integer detected) {
integer i;
do llSetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_SIZE, llGetScale() - offset,
PRIM_POSITION, llGetLocalPos() + ((hi_end_fixed * offset) * llGetLocalRot())]);
while ((++i) < ns);
offset = - offset;
}
}
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What have you tried so far, and what problems did you have?

I have no experience with LSL, this is all brand new for me. There are a few script examples in the library (for doors) I looked at. They have those automatic closing features after a few seconds. This is what I would like to have in my curtains.

So I copied and pasted some of the code to the curtain script (hahaha, I know....) and it did not work (syntax error). So here I am and stuck

I didnt test it yet (downloading new viewer ) But this can give you a way to how _add a timer to your script.

the only thing it seems to be missing is a toggle to know whether or not it's currently open/closed. if it's touched to close it, when the timer goes off, it will open it.

edit, here's what i got, it can probably be cleaned up some more, but it's too early for me

vector offset = <1,0,0>; //Prim moves/changes size along this local coordinate
float hi_end_fixed = FALSE; //Which end of the prim should remain in place when size changes?
//The one with the higher (local) coordinate?
float min = 0.1; //The minimum size of the prim relative to its maximum size
integer ns = 15; //Number of distinc-t steps for move/size change
integer open = FALSE;

closed()
{    
integer i;
do llSetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_SIZE, llGetScale() - offset,
PRIM_POSITION, llGetLocalPos() + ((hi_end_fixed * offset) * llGetLocalRot())]);
while ((++i) < ns);
offset = - offset;
open = FALSE;
llSetTimerEvent(0.0);
}


default
{
state_entry()
{
offset *= ((1.0 - min) / ns) * (offset * llGetScale());
hi_end_fixed -= 0.5;
}

touch_start(integer detected) {
if(!open)
{
integer i;
do llSetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_SIZE, llGetScale() - offset,
PRIM_POSITION, llGetLocalPos() + ((hi_end_fixed * offset) * llGetLocalRot())]);
while ((++i) < ns);
offset = - offset;
llSetTimerEvent(10.0);
open = TRUE;
}
else
{
closed();
}

}
timer()
{
closed();
}
}

Thanks so much for the postings and your help. I will try both and post the results later today.

Leila...

One of the tricky things about scripting is to specify exactly what you want. For example, "close after awhile" seems clear, but it could lead to many different interpretations. For example, it could mean close after the last person leaves the house, or it could mean close when the people in the house go to bed...

lee

Ruthven and Papalopulus, thanks so much. Both your scripts work excellent and I already put them in my curtains. I am very happy that this works so nice and exactly as I wanted.

Papalopulus script does not check if the curtain is open or not, so I used Ruthven's for my curtains. However, Papalopulus script could work great in a blanket...

Lee, yes, I agree. I meant to have them closed after a pre-set time and both scripts have that. I simply changed the seconds in the script.

Thanks, Leila