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How can I get to stop dead by llMessageLinked?
Seagel Neville
Far East User
Join date: 2 Jan 2005
Posts: 1,476
08-23-2005 08:04
Hello there,

I want an object to count numbers by using control.
CODE
integer n;

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
    llRequestPermissions(llGetOwner(), PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS);
    n = 0;
    }
    run_time_permissions(integer perm)
    {
        if (perm &  PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS)
        {
            llTakeControls(CONTROL_FWD TRUE, FALSE);
        }
    }
    control(key id, integer level, integer edge)
    {
        if(level & CONTROL_FWD)
        {
            n = n + 1;
            llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, n, "", "");
            if(n > 3) n = 0;
        }
    }
}
I want this to stop counting just when I release the FWD key. But it didn't stop dead. Counting message left a bit and was executed. How can I let it come to a complete stop?

Thank you.
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Upshaw Underhill
Techno-Hobbit
Join date: 13 Mar 2003
Posts: 293
08-23-2005 08:11
I'd bet your linkmessages queued a bit. Yes, LSL can occasionally be to fast (hard to believe I know.) :p
Put a bit of an llSleep or if you want to get fancy, a check since last message sent time.

L8r,
UU
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Strife Onizuka
Moonchild
Join date: 3 Mar 2004
Posts: 5,887
08-23-2005 13:17
Control events happen at twice the rate of the llMinEventDelay

I have a prototype vehical i'm constructing that uses duel control by passing the messages over linked messages. In the secondary script i've increased the event delay as to reduce the chances of link message buildup.
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Seagel Neville
Far East User
Join date: 2 Jan 2005
Posts: 1,476
08-23-2005 15:34
Thank you, guys.

I tried to replace llMessageLink by llOwnerSay and see. It looked good. So this is the problem that messages are queued a bit as Upshaw said. It was, however, little difference if I put llSleep(1) after llMessageLinked. Or should I have put down it in the receiver script?

Strife, I've not tried llMinEventDelay you said yet, but should I use it like llSleep? I guess what I want to do is to kill a couple of last messages queued at the receiver script, isn't it?

EDIT
Sorry, I was wrong! Hey Upshaw, I made a mistake where I should put llSleep. It worked fine. Thank you very much.
And Stiife, llMinEventDelay was also worked. hmm... just a bit odd though. I didn't think I put it proper place. ok, I'll try to teak. Anyway, I learnd. :)
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