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Making a llDialog for chosing a person's name
Hanumi Takakura
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Join date: 24 May 2006
Posts: 57
09-12-2007 01:25
Hello. Just wondering how do I make use of llDialog to chose a person's name and do an action based on it. I can do up to the dialog and show names on it using a sensor. But, since all you say in the dialog is the chosen person's name, how do I add a function like, say, move toward that person, or whatever? Do I need to shoot yet another sensor in a different script to also sense the person with that name? Or, should I use things like detectedname(number given to person here)?
Haruki Watanabe
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Join date: 28 Mar 2007
Posts: 434
09-12-2007 02:14
Two Ideas:

After you've chosen the name with llDialog, store the requested AV in a Variable and make another Dialog pop up, where you choose the action that should be taken.
Depending on how fast you wanna make the operations, it could be a little slow though, since llDialog has a built in delay (afaik :)

Or...

You could build a HUD with the possible actions as buttons. Once one clicks on a button, the llDialog pops up where you can choose the AV you want to apply the action to.
Hanumi Takakura
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Join date: 24 May 2006
Posts: 57
09-12-2007 03:12
It's only one action, so it should trigger upon saying the name. Now, how do I actually store the said name as a variable upon saying it?

<edit> I have to go work, so I'll check this later. Thanks for any replies.
Haruki Watanabe
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Join date: 28 Mar 2007
Posts: 434
09-12-2007 03:57
The Wiki might help... :)

http://www.lslwiki.net/lslwiki/wakka.php?wakka=llDialog
Boss Spectre
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Join date: 5 Sep 2005
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09-12-2007 04:19
well if you store the locations from the sensor along with the name, you can simply llMoveToTarget() toward their coords. You could also send yourself a linked message, either to the same script, or to another in the same attachment.

You can find a script to do a dialog based on the sensor data here:

/54/d9/205801/1.html
Hanumi Takakura
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Join date: 24 May 2006
Posts: 57
09-12-2007 16:22
Thanks. Reading now. Though this morning, before going to work, I could manage a rather interesting way of doing it, and since the detected av and the user must both have the same script on, (its a health bar and spell casting stuff) it is safe for everyone not using it. Basically I just made both scripts to communicate to each other and upon saying the av name on the script's channel, the script does the rest. I will lean this way too, as I know I will need it in the future.
Jen Creeley
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Join date: 21 Oct 2006
Posts: 5
Example
09-13-2007 07:54
Im not on SL right now so this may need a little debugging im not sure, but this might help get you started:
From: someone


integer listener_handle = -1;
integer dialog_channel = 100;
list av_names = [];
list av_positions = [];
list av_keys = [];
integer dialog_start = 0;
//id is the avatar to send the dialog box to
show_avatars(key id)
{
list buttons = [];
if(llGetListLength(av_names) > 10)
{
integer i;
for(i=10 * dialog_start;i<10 * dialog_start;i++)
{
if(i != 2)
buttons += llList2String(av_names,i);
else
{
buttons += "Next 10";
buttons += llList2String(av_names,i);
}
}
}
else
buttons = av_names;
//Dont listen to other commands sent over dialog_channel
llListenRemove(listener_handle);
listener_handle = llListen(dialog_channel, "", id, "");
llDialog(dialog_channel, "Chose an avatar", buttons, id);
}
scan_area(float range)
{
dialog_start = 0;
llSensor("", NULL_KEY, AGENT, range, PI);
}
default
{
on_rez(integer i)
{
//Update owner key
llResetScript();
}
listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string data)
{
if(data == "Next 10")
{
dialog_start++;
show_avatars(llGetOwner());
}
else
{
integer index = llListFindList(av_names,[data]);
if(index != -1)
{
//This will give you the availablity to use the position and name
vector av_pos = llList2Vector(av_positions,index);
string av_name = llList2String(av_names,index);
key av_key = llList2Key(av_keys,index);
llOwnerSay(av_name + " is located at " + (string)av_pos + " and has the key " + av_key + ".");
}
llListenRemove(listener_handle);
}
}
sensor(integer total_detected)
{
key owner_key = llGetOwner();
av_names = [];
av_positions = [];
av_keys = [];
integer i;
for(i=0;i<total_detected;i++)
{
//Dont wana put yourself in the list
if(llDetectedKey(i) != owner_key)
{
av_names += llDetectedName(i);
av_positions += llDetectedPos(i);
av_keys += llDetectedKey(i);
}
}
//Send a dialog to yourself (llGetOwner) or someone else (replace with key)
show_avatars(llGetOwner());
}
no_sensor()
{
av_names = [];
av_positions = [];
av_keys = [];
llOwnerSay("No avatars within range.");
}
}

Like i said it might have script errors but it should not be too hard to fix any. Hope this helps ^^