Linden Script Tutorial

[10:45] AM Tran: Page 34 of Book 3: Once the object has been touched and illuminates, illumination it is to automatically switch off and back on every 5 seconds until the object is touched again, at which point the script is to be reset. [errors in sentence structure] [It is also quite long and hard to follow]

[10:50] AM Tran: Page 39: What is the purpose of the question about the Wiki page? Is it merely rhetorical? I'm not sure how useful this is. It seems to break up my train of thought.

Mr. Clive Pro;

I found your new beta 3 tutorials to be very informative and easy to understand. I did, however, find

something that confuses me. On pages 38 and 54, you show the "if and else" statement contained in

one set of "{}" brackets. Whereas, on the illustrations of the actual code( pg. 42 and 62,63) you show

the "if and else" to each have their own sets of brackets.

I am a novice, so excuse me if I'm wrong. Thanks for your good work.... wo7 Zarf

Hello. Here's some feedback for the Beta copy of Book 3.

Ideas:

* Perhaps the book object could contain a script that allows you to speak a page number and go directly to that page? This would be especially good since there are so many pages.

* A table of contents?

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Typos, comma additions, possible wording changes, and other suggestions:

Page 8: "it's" -> "its".

Page 9:
"With the Script editor window open onto a New Script change the text and deliberately introduce an error." ->
"With the Script editor window viewing a New Script, change the text and deliberately introduce an error."

"Without altering the syntax try changing the messages "Hello Avatar" and "Touched" for something else." ->
"Without altering the syntax, try changing the messages "Hello Avatar" and "Touched" to something else."

"an observe what happens" ->
"and observe what happens"

Page 12: "a lighted object" -> "a light object"

Page 20: "it's" -> "its".

'Use the editor window insert drop down box' ->
'Use the editor window's "Insert..." drop down box'

Page 23: I'm a bit confused about what inverted commas are - maybe an explanation here would be good.

Page 26: Could be because I'm American but the terminology "report for handover" confused me at first. "Bug report"?

Page 53: "say respond message" -> "say response message"

Page 55:
"Where <,.5,0,.5> is the position vector offset from the centre of the prim and the rotation is set to zero." ->
"Above, <.5,0,.5> is the position vector offset from the centre of the prim, and the rotation is set to zero."

Page 57: "the camera is 6m to the right and 1m above the object"... is the object referred to here the carpet? Could change "object" to "carpet" in that case.

Page 60:
'Use the editor window insert drop down box' ->
'Use the editor window's "Insert..." drop down box'

Page 67:
"If some of your tests have failed go back over" ->
"If some of your tests have failed, go back over"

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Well, that's all the feedback I thought of.

Thanks for writing all these books and tutorials, I find them very helpful.

Best wishes,
Apollia Pirandello

Need to find a way to make the book full bright!

Page 55 mentions how to detect when the avatar stands up but doesn't follow this up with a later page in the book!

Object-Name: Feedback Poster
Region: Daydream SE Islands (232960, 246272)
Local-Position: (223, 18, 24)

I have corrected the camera view on the moving chairs in the exhibition so it now works properly :-)

Clive Pro

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Hi im wondering if there could be a better explanation of keying the object i can't figure it out

CyberFox Hax

Reply posted by Clive: Hi, you can find the answer to your question at http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/LlGetKey

Object-Name: Feedback Poster
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I have just published a new in-world book on using Program Design Language with Linden Script. The book is available to buy from the LSL exhibition for L$50 and can be found on the wall next to the fog machine. I hope you find it useful. Feedback very much appreciated. When I get the time, the next book will be staged examples to help students to learn LSL.

Clive Pro

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I've just installed a fog machine at the end of the LSL tutorial exhibition. It's a commercial product that I bought from slboutique, but it is also an excellent example of what can be achieved using the particle system in-world :-)

Clive Pro

I have just updated the LSL exhibition booklet to v1.2 in-world, on slboutique and also slexchange.

This revision just contains corrections for typos on posters 20 and 33

If you bought the original poster book and would like a free copy of version 1.2 please IM me.

Object-Name: Feedback Poster
Region: Daydream SE Islands (232960, 246272)
Local-Position: (223, 18, 24)

Typo on poster 33 corrected. Needs to be corrected in LSL book too.

Clive Pro

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Local-Position: (223, 18, 24)

There is a useful scripting resource in the ICT Library on Info Island. I have added a poster in the exhibition.

Clive Pro

I have removed the Metalab Whiteboard from the level 1 platform as Angry Beth has discontinued it, so it is no longer available for you to "buy" in-world.

I did find a version of it still available in the ICT Library on Info Island, but it was an early version and did not work reliably for me.

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nice tutorial in second life

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