I wanted to amend this that I also think 'Full Name' is what is shown in old viewers as well as for legacy LSL. But I need to triple verify that.
- Kelly On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Kelly Linden <ke...@lindenlab.com> wrote: > (lets move this to the scripters list?) > > I need to refresh myself on this. There should be 3 names: > user name: latif.khalifa > full name: Latif Khalifa > display name: The Awesome Latif > > Most (all?) the existing LSL functions will return the 'full name'. I also > find it confusing to use Kelly DifferentLastName as an example display name. > This isn't about picking a new last name. It is about being just 'Kelly' or > 'Teh Kellz'. Sorry, it was just part of what was confusing me about the > previous examples. > > A new user is: > user name: john1234 > full name: john1234 Resident > display name: john > > The full name is pretty much only relevant for LSL for legacy purposes. We > spent quite a bit of time trying to find the right way to handle LSL to > cause the least amount of breakage. Scripts that parse for a space to get a > first name should still work, scripts that require a unique name should > still work, scripts that require names to match those stored in a notecard > or otherwise stored should still work. These seemed the most common cases. > Scripts that ask the user to enter their name and then check that against a > sensor event may "break" because what people think of when you ask them for > their name will change, especially for new users. These scripts will need to > be updated. > > This is probably a good topic for my OH next week, at least the LSL > specific portion. > > - Kelly > > > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Latif Khalifa <lati...@streamgrid.net>wrote: > >> The big source of confusion regarding scripts is the following line >> from the FAQ: >> >> "Your username will automatically be formed from your existing avatar >> name in the form of your current Second Life firstname.lastname." >> >> Since existing functions will return username, does that mean they >> will return "latif.khalifa". Which is my username, "Latif Khalifa" or >> "latif.khalifa"? >> > >
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