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|Use the dropdowns to assign a keystroke that starts an '''Active''' gesture.}}
|Use the dropdowns to assign a keystroke that starts an '''Active''' gesture.}}


===Library===
==Library==


Use the Library functions to customize your gesture.
Customize your gesture. Choose '''Animation''', '''Sound''', '''Chat''', or '''Wait''' and click '''Add >>''' to make it appear in '''Steps''' below. Only fully-permissive animations and sounds can be used.


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|Animation
|Animation
|Add an animation to the gesture. Select '''Animation''' from the '''Library:''' options then click '''Add>>'''. Select the new animation from the '''Steps''' list. Select an '''Animation to play''' from the dropdown. Select '''Start''' or '''Stop''' value for the animation.}}
|Choose an '''Animation to play'''. In some cases, especially animations that loop endlessly, you can make  the animation '''Start''' or '''Stop'''.}}


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|Sound
|Sound
|Add a sound to the gesture. Select '''Sound''' from the '''Library''' options then click '''Add>>'''. Select a '''Sound to play''' from the dropdown.}}
|Choose a '''Sound to play'''.}}


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|Chat
|Chat
|Add chat to the gesture. Select '''Chat''' from the Library options then click '''Add>>'''. Enter text in the '''Chat to say:''' box.}}
|Type text in the '''Chat to say''' field.}}


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|Wait
|Wait
|Add a pause between gesture '''Steps'''. Select '''Wait''' from the '''Library:''' options then click '''Add>>'''. Check the '''until animations are done''' or the '''time in seconds''' box. Enter seconds using 0.0 format in the '''time in seconds''' box.}}
|Adds a pause between gesture '''Steps'''. Optionally, check '''until animations are done''' and/or enter '''time in seconds''' .}}


===Steps===
==Steps==
List of actions that will be performed when the gesture is initiated.
List of actions that are performed when the gesture is started.


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|Use the '''Remove''' button to remove actions from the '''Steps:''' list.}}
|Use the '''Remove''' button to remove actions from the '''Steps:''' list.}}


===Activate, Preview and Save===
==Activate, Preview and Save==
Use these options to finalize your gesture edits.
Use these options to finalize your gesture edits.



Revision as of 10:51, 3 March 2010

BEING REVIEWED BY TORLEY... as Kool-Aid Man would say, "OH YEAHHHH."

Create new gestures or edit existing gestures when you have modify permissions. Gesture triggers can be edited with any permission setting.


Name

  The gesture's required name.
Description

  Optional description explaining what the gesture does.

Gestures can be triggered either by text, a shortcut key, or both. (Or neither, but this makes it harder to start a gesture.)

Trigger

  Text shortcut to start the gesture. Triggers usually include / followed a few characters. A gesture must be active to be triggered: right-click the gesture in your inventory and choose Activate.
Replace with

  Optional text output the trigger is replaced with. Useful for expanding abbreviations into phrases. For example, if your Trigger is /hi and your Replace with is Friendly greetings!, entering the trigger results in Friendly greetings! appearing in local chat.
Shortcut Key

  Use the dropdowns to assign a keystroke that starts an Active gesture.

Library

Customize your gesture. Choose Animation, Sound, Chat, or Wait and click Add >> to make it appear in Steps below. Only fully-permissive animations and sounds can be used.

Animation

  Choose an Animation to play. In some cases, especially animations that loop endlessly, you can make the animation Start or Stop.
Sound

  Choose a Sound to play.
Chat

  Type text in the Chat to say field.
Wait

  Adds a pause between gesture Steps. Optionally, check until animations are done and/or enter time in seconds .

Steps

List of actions that are performed when the gesture is started.

Up

  Use the Up button to move actions up in the Steps: list.
Down

  Use the Down button to move actions down in the Steps: list.
Remove

  Use the Remove button to remove actions from the Steps: list.

Activate, Preview and Save

Use these options to finalize your gesture edits.

Activate

  Check the Activate box to activate your gesture.
Preview

  Click the Preview button. Your avatar will perform a preview of the gesture.
Save

  Click the Save button to save changes to your gesture.