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Getting user input
Mereille Despres
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Join date: 5 Sep 2007
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09-25-2007 05:35
I've been searching the API looking for ways to ask for user input.

I've found:

Monitor chat
llDialog for button presses.

Is that it?

Are other input types possible (Dropdown lists, text boxes, etc.)?
edit: I'd like to make a form-input type of thing.
nand Nerd
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Join date: 4 Oct 2005
Posts: 427
09-25-2007 06:00
From: Mereille Despres
I've been searching the API looking for ways to ask for user input.

I've found:

Monitor chat
llDialog for button presses.

Is that it?

In a nutshell, yes. More info here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Category:LSL_Communications

From: someone

Are other input types possible (Dropdown lists, text boxes, etc.)?
edit: I'd like to make a form-input type of thing.

You could take your data entry outside of SL for these input methods, though it might put some people off, overcomplicate your design or add complexity (and thus failure points). However, this really comes into it own when you are dealing with a LOT of inputs, so many that an SL chat or dialog based system would be unable to handle (my example: www.nandnerd.info/particlesystem.php)
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Rock Vacirca
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Join date: 18 Oct 2006
Posts: 1,093
09-26-2007 06:04
From: nand Nerd
In a nutshell, yes. More info here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Category:LSL_Communications


You could take your data entry outside of SL for these input methods, though it might put some people off, overcomplicate your design or add complexity (and thus failure points). However, this really comes into it own when you are dealing with a LOT of inputs, so many that an SL chat or dialog based system would be unable to handle (my example: www.nandnerd.info/particlesystem.php)


You can always design your own custom menus and display them on-screen as HUDs, and get your inputs directly from the touch event.

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Vittorio Bing
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Join date: 2 Jun 2007
Posts: 1
touch_startXYZ(integer side, float x, float y, float z, integer total_number)
09-26-2007 06:34
sorry for my english
this usefull event can reduce the prims for menus, whay don't implement it?
Lyn Mimistrobell
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Join date: 11 Jan 2007
Posts: 179
09-26-2007 10:49
You could create a HUD for dropdown boxes, checkboxes, radiobuttons and normal buttons. Unfortunately, the great missing option is a textbox for a user to enter text into. I'm afraid it's down to using chat (if you're staying in SL/LSL).