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Tarak Voss

Meanderer

Join date: 14 Oct 2006

Posts: 330

10-10-2007 15:40

A neighbour has installed a greeter on their land that overlaps my land dramatically - and means my visitor keep walking in and out of its scan range and get innundated with notecards - is there anyway I can stop this? This isn't a dispute between neighbours - we are both wondering how to fix the situation?

Ordinal Malaprop

really very ordinary

Join date: 9 Sep 2005

Posts: 4,607

10-10-2007 15:48

Your neighbour could incorporate the llOverMyLand function into the sending bit, so that it checks whether the person is over their land or not. (Assuming it isn't rented, or is rented via a covenant.) Or, they could just reduce the range so that their greeter only sends things to people who are actually entering their shop. If the greeter is placed near the entrance it only needs a range of 10m or so.

The exact details would depend on the script used, but it is certainly possible.

By the way, as a consumer I find automatic givers very irritating and I know a lot of other people do too. Touch givers are _far_ better as they give people the option whether to have a big fat notecard appear on their screen. Perhaps you might wish to point that out.

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Kenn Nilsson

AeonVox

Join date: 24 May 2005

Posts: 897

10-10-2007 17:55

I'd like to agree with the last part of Ordinal's post. Automatic-givers are VERY annoying. Touch-givers are a much better option.

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Stephen Zenith

Registered User

Join date: 15 May 2006

Posts: 1,029

10-11-2007 02:58

You neighbour could use something along the lines of the one-time giver we talked about a few days ago to make sure it doesn't give stuff to people over and over - the list of avs would probably have to be trimmed regularly, but it should cut down on the vast majority of it. And llOverMyLand would help too.

And yes, touch givers are so much classier.

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nand Nerd

Flexi Fanatic

Join date: 4 Oct 2005

Posts: 427

10-11-2007 03:08

At the very least a dialog could be presented (only once by sensor, repeat only by touch) which asks if they wish to receive the notecard(s). Some may ignore or fail to notice a touch sign for the notecards (then again, some may ignore or fail to notice a dialog). In some places it is quite important that visitors receive the notecard (note on etiquette at the Sistine chapel for example) but I'd rather have a polite dialog as opposed to a notecard thrust in my face (snowcrash scroll anyone?).

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Void Singer

Int vSelf = Sing(void);

Join date: 24 Sep 2005

Posts: 6,973

10-11-2007 10:09

I actually made a giver that works like nand and stephen describe...(dialog, one time give, responds to touch after the first time) and it self trims it's list.... llOverMyLand? ooo haven't used that before... nice addition

have your neighbor IM me... =) get 'em fixed up, no time

EDIT: going to add a "no don't ask again" button so they KNOW it's one shot =)

(I hate the auto gives with ugly son-n-so gave you a notecard, that fill up my trash)

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Tarak Voss Meanderer Join date: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 330	10-10-2007 15:40 A neighbour has installed a greeter on their land that overlaps my land dramatically - and means my visitor keep walking in and out of its scan range and get innundated with notecards - is there anyway I can stop this? This isn't a dispute between neighbours - we are both wondering how to fix the situation?
Ordinal Malaprop really very ordinary Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 4,607	10-10-2007 15:48 Your neighbour could incorporate the llOverMyLand function into the sending bit, so that it checks whether the person is over their land or not. (Assuming it isn't rented, or is rented via a covenant.) Or, they could just reduce the range so that their greeter only sends things to people who are actually entering their shop. If the greeter is placed near the entrance it only needs a range of 10m or so. The exact details would depend on the script used, but it is certainly possible. By the way, as a consumer I find automatic givers very irritating and I know a lot of other people do too. Touch givers are _far_ better as they give people the option whether to have a big fat notecard appear on their screen. Perhaps you might wish to point that out. _____________________ http://ordinalmalaprop.com/forum/ - visit Ordinal's Scripting Colloquium for scripting discussion with actual working BBCode! http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/ - An Engine Fit For My Proceeding, my Aethernet Journal http://www.flickr.com/groups/slgriefbuild/ - Second Life Griefbuild Digest, pictures of horrible ad griefing and land spam, and the naming of names
Kenn Nilsson AeonVox Join date: 24 May 2005 Posts: 897	10-10-2007 17:55 I'd like to agree with the last part of Ordinal's post. Automatic-givers are VERY annoying. Touch-givers are a much better option. _____________________ --AeonVox-- Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms chasing ghosts, eating magic pills, and listening to repetitive, addictive, electronic music.
Stephen Zenith Registered User Join date: 15 May 2006 Posts: 1,029	10-11-2007 02:58 You neighbour could use something along the lines of the one-time giver we talked about a few days ago to make sure it doesn't give stuff to people over and over - the list of avs would probably have to be trimmed regularly, but it should cut down on the vast majority of it. And llOverMyLand would help too. And yes, touch givers are so much classier. _____________________
nand Nerd Flexi Fanatic Join date: 4 Oct 2005 Posts: 427	10-11-2007 03:08 At the very least a dialog could be presented (only once by sensor, repeat only by touch) which asks if they wish to receive the notecard(s). Some may ignore or fail to notice a touch sign for the notecards (then again, some may ignore or fail to notice a dialog). In some places it is quite important that visitors receive the notecard (note on etiquette at the Sistine chapel for example) but I'd rather have a polite dialog as opposed to a notecard thrust in my face (snowcrash scroll anyone?). _____________________ www.nandnerd.info http://ordinalmalaprop.com/forum - Ordinal Malaprop's Scripting Forum
Void Singer Int vSelf = Sing(void); Join date: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 6,973	10-11-2007 10:09 I actually made a giver that works like nand and stephen describe...(dialog, one time give, responds to touch after the first time) and it self trims it's list.... llOverMyLand? ooo haven't used that before... nice addition have your neighbor IM me... =) get 'em fixed up, no time EDIT: going to add a "no don't ask again" button so they KNOW it's one shot =) (I hate the auto gives with ugly son-n-so gave you a notecard, that fill up my trash)

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