User:Zai Lynch/Buddy Panel

Manual For Users

Example Panel

It might be best to explain the functions of the panel with an example. So what can you see at the picture on the right?

The Buddy...

• ...seems to be the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man - so we got a profile picture.
• ...is ONLINE (bold green writing on the bottom). In case he would be offline, it would say OFFLINE.
• ...speaks English as native language (American flag) and Japanese as 1st additional language (flag of Japan).
• ...doesn't speak a 2nd or 3rd additional language (no flags on the two fields below the Japanese flag).
• ...is an Apprentice Buddy as well, so he can do Buddy Shadowing (shown by the icon above the profile picture).
• ...got time for a shadowing session right now - woot! -. This is shown by the icon in the upper right corner. In case it is not there, it does not neccessarily mean that the Buddy got no time for shadowing. Just write an IM and ask.

So in case you would like to get in contact with the Marshmallow Buddy, you can simply click his panel and take a look at your Chat History. There will be two clickable links displayed. One working in Windlight and one in the regular viewers. Just try which one works for you. It will open up the Buddys profile and you can send an IM with your request. Please provide all necessary informations (if possible) and don't just write "Hi" or something similar. This way, you won't confuse the Buddy and will speed up the process of getting an answer to your question.

There might be also some panels with huge questionmarks instead of profile pictures and a hovering text saying who's panel it is and that the Buddy got no profile picture added to it by now. These panels are nevertheless fully functional for you so you can contact these buddies as well (if they are online).

Credits

Since this is my first real script, I'd like to thank the ones who were available to me for help and suggestions:

• Kuraiko Yoshikawa for testing, patience, lsl advice and texturing help.
• Trinity Coulter for Name2Key help and testing.
• Shiva Aabye for an introduction to lsl and the llListen() function.
• Lum Pfohl for scripting advice and encouragement.
• lsl wiki for helpful resources =)