I've been watching the conversation for a while and have a few thoughts on the whole thing from a non-pro view. We make .. er.. specialized furniture and because of it's 'special', they may have more scripts than some would. We've spend the last 3 month tweaking, slashing, compacting, re-writing and trying to combine/enhance/streamline our script base. Most of the comments seem to be directed toward avatar attachments, but if you limit things based on the avatar, what about, let's say a store where you have a LOT of things out on display, all scripted.. will it be necessary to have a dozen alts to 'own' the displays? How about vendors? Some have done some great work in getting their script count down, some not.
Another thought, the new functions Babbage has talked about are a good start to eliminate excess scripts, but from what's been mentioned, some more REALLY would make things a bit easier. #1 llLinkParticleSystem() - this really should be a priority to add, there are lots and lots of things our there with multiple setups for particle effects. We do custom basr that hav some particle lighting effects, 1 script per prim for where they come from. Could drop 6-10 scripts right there. And for our furniture, guaranteed elimination of 4-15 scripts per piece (see: Lockmeister system). #2 llEndScript() - oh yes, please.Now let's add in the option maybe to llEndScript(string script_name) and llStartScript(string script_name) so that you can 'turn them on/off' with a single controlling script and not have to turn EVERYTHING on with a 'Reset Scripts' from the client menu (sometimes yes, you need a sledgehammer, some times you need a small gentle tap. #3 Speaking of sledgehammers vs the gentle tap, llGetLinkPrimitiveParamters() absolutely yes, but how about some 'precision functions'.. llGetLinkAlpha() for example.. let's say you're doing a window control system, you use llGetLinkPrimitiveParamters() to get the current alpha of the outside face of a window... which returns a list (not cheap in memory), then you send it back a new list (more memory) to change the alpha. or... llSetLinkAlpha(front_window, outsideface, llGetLinkAlpha(front_window,outsideface)*.20); and the outside transparency is changed to 20% of what it was. q.e.d? #4 want to get rid of a major script attachment? Integrated AO into the client.. it can be done. Just a few thoughts.
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