Difference between revisions of "MySayOwner"

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|func_desc=Like mySay but spoken to object owner only. Cleaner chat on a user's screen. Gives a less-cluttered, more professional looking output.  
|func_desc=Like mySay but spoken to object owner only. Cleaner chat on a user's screen. Gives a less-cluttered, more professional looking output.  
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<lsl>
<source lang="lsl2">
mySayOwner(string objectName, string msg) {
mySayOwner(string objectName, string msg)
     string name = llGetObjectName();
{
     string nameBeforeChange = llGetObjectName();
 
     llSetObjectName(objectName);
     llSetObjectName(objectName);
     llOwnerSay("/me " + msg);
     llOwnerSay("/me " + msg);
     llSetObjectName(name);
 
     llSetObjectName(nameBeforeChange);
}
}
</lsl>
</source>
See also: [[mySay]], [[:Category:LSL_Chat]]
See also: [[mySay]], [[:Category:LSL_Chat]]
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<lsl>
<source lang="lsl2">
mySayOwner("","Processing, please wait.");
mySayOwner("","Processing, please wait.");
</lsl>
</source>
//The owner sees just:  17:04 Processing, please wait.<br />
//The owner sees just:  17:04 Processing, please wait.<br />
//You don't need to specify anything in the first parameter. The second one is limited to the normal chat limitation of a maximum of 255 bytes for that string. You may if you wish in the function swap in llWhisper or llShout.
//You don't need to specify anything in the first parameter. The second one is limited to the normal chat limitation of a maximum of 255 bytes for that string. You may if you wish in the function swap in llWhisper or llShout.
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Latest revision as of 15:29, 22 January 2015

Summary

Function: string mySayOwner( string objectName, string msg );

Like mySay but spoken to object owner only. Cleaner chat on a user's screen. Gives a less-cluttered, more professional looking output.
Returns a string

• string objectName
• string msg

mySayOwner(string objectName, string msg)
{
    string nameBeforeChange = llGetObjectName();

    llSetObjectName(objectName);
    llOwnerSay("/me " + msg);

    llSetObjectName(nameBeforeChange);
}

See also: mySay, Category:LSL_Chat

Examples

mySayOwner("","Processing, please wait.");

//The owner sees just: 17:04 Processing, please wait.

//You don't need to specify anything in the first parameter. The second one is limited to the normal chat limitation of a maximum of 255 bytes for that string. You may if you wish in the function swap in llWhisper or llShout.

Notes

What this does:

Instead of users having their vision obscured by text like this covering half their screen:

[14:04] Animated Living Sofa Combo Couple & Solo 2.1e whispers: Lie F 1

They see just this:

[14:04] Lie F 1