Third party viewers achieve the custom message by using the transaction type
for object sale (5000)
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 1:15 AM, Jacek Antonelli
<jacek.antone...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I've been working on SNOW-436 ("Optional text for payments to show up
> in transaction history"), and at the moment I'm trying to figure out
> if it's possible to display the custom message when you receive a payment.
>
> In other words, in the blue notification box where it currently says
> "So-and-so paid you L$100", I'd like to make it also display the
> message, like how teleport requests and friend requests do. But, I'm
> starting to think that the notification text is generated server side,
> which would put a damper on those plans.
>
> The notification text seems to be constructed in
> llinventory/lltransactionflags.cpp, in the function
> "build_transfer_message_to_destination". But, that function is never
> called by the viewer, so I'm guessing it is used by the server instead.
>
> Could a Linden confirm that the notification text is indeed generated
> server side?
>
> If so, would it be feasible to shift that to client side? That is,
> have the server send the payer name/UUID, money amount, and the custom
> message ("description") to the viewer, and let the viewer format the
> notification text?
>
> It seems like that would be a good idea anyway, because then "paid
> you" could be localized, too. :)
>
> - Jacek
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