I see. This is a little different since it's a direct Avatar Shape Slider (unless I misunderstand), and isn't just a new type of Wearable, but I see the parallels.
Thanks for the clarifications, they are much appreciated. - Dari On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Nyx Linden <n...@lindenlab.com> wrote: > SSB does all appearance generation as a centralized service - meaning > your avatar's visual parameters, height, and baked textures are served > without needing the viewer to have downloaded and decoded the wearables. > That's why I'm starting to refer to it as server side appearance, not > server side baking. Height is determined when you calculate your agent's > appearance message which is now generated on the back end. > > Adding new wearable parameters is not without precedent - we've done > it before when we added alpha masks, tattoos, avatar physics, etc. The only > change should be a new parameter (id=11001) in the shape's parameter block. > This does not represent a major revision to the wearable or avatar format. > > -Nyx > > > On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Darien Caldwell <darien.caldw...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> Well, This is an interesting development. I only understood SSB to be >> handling the baking of textures. But it's centralizing the avatar's shape >> too? Or why does a change in height need to be routed through the back-end? >> >> Adding a new slider to the Avatar appearance is kind of unprecedented. >> Will LL be revving the Shape XML export format? >> >> https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mesh/Avatar_Shape_XML_Format >> >> - Dari >> >> On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Nyx Linden <n...@lindenlab.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> https://bitbucket.org/lindenlab/sunshine-external/commits/108ae1ed56ea38426df239ef3247f57fb63d0806 >>> >>> Added a new parameter to shapes to replace the viewer-side height >>> offset. Since it is stored in a wearable, the new back end can read and use >>> the value. Will send an email to third party devs later today to let them >>> know to pick up the patch. >>> >>> Marking SUN-38 as resolved. >>> >>> -Nyx >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 11:46 PM, Ricky <kf6...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I know this thread has gotten completely OT, but I feel I should >>>> respond to the feeling of dissatisfaction. >>>> >>>> I contribute to help me. I know that not everything I contribute will >>>> be accepted: see https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-25739 for one >>>> I created that I suspect that LL will never swallow, but that is already in >>>> Firestorm's LGPL codebase. What I've come to understand, and I accept as I >>>> can see the logic behind it, is that open source is not the same as >>>> open decision making, nor is it the same as allowing others to make the >>>> decisions. It simply means the code is available under a permissive >>>> license for others - including us - to review, comment on, modify, and >>>> compile for ourselves. Let me re-iterate: open source is NOT community >>>> maintenance. LL has never implied or pretended that they've set up >>>> a community maintenance program - and I think they'd have major problems if >>>> they tried. >>>> >>>> My L$2, and I will not continue in this topic on this thread. If you >>>> wish to respond to me, please take it off-list. >>>> >>>> Ricky >>>> Cron Stardust >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 7:27 PM, Carlo Wood <ca...@alinoe.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:09:19 +0100 >>>>> Henri Beauchamp <sl...@free.fr> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > > I'm unable to comment on SUN issues (or even make them) >>>>> > >>>>> > Gotta love the new closed JIRA !... Way to go, LL... >>>>> >>>>> I was about to type "fuck you Linden Lab" in my previous post, >>>>> but assumed they might be assholes enough to then kick me >>>>> of this list... The phrase "way to go" is inventive. It would >>>>> never have occurred to me to use that in this context. >>>>> >>>>> This whole "open source" HAHAHA project is a pathetic, lame, >>>>> grrrrrrr - I want to SPIT on it. LL should be sued for fucking >>>>> CALLING this "open" in ANY way. I hate you. >>>>> >>>>> A REAL Open Source coder, >>>>> Carlo Wood <ca...@alinoe.com> >>>>> >>>>> PS I'd add a comment HERE regarding SUN-38, but I learned years >>>>> ago already that LL doesn't listen to anyone. They are just >>>>> going to give you the finger Henri (and everyone else in SL) >>>>> but not going to fix this. I'm not even going to TRY add >>>>> a (technical) comment. Seriously, why is ANYONE still HELPING >>>>> them? Why doesn't everyone just leave this list, stop >>>>> going to their meetings, and stop giving them patches? 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