Viewerhelp:2.3.0/Preferences - General

See also:

• Graphics - Hardware Settings
• Joystick Configuration

In the Knowledge Base:

• Setting your preferences

Make the desired changes, then click OK to set the preferences or Cancel to exit without changing your preferences.

General tab

Sets basic preferences to enhance your Second Life experience.

Language

Changes the language the Viewer text is displayed in. System default detects what your computer is globally using. To override this, click the dropdown and select another language, then restart your Viewer.

I want to access content rated

Controls the maturity rating of content you can see, whether you're teleporting inworld or doing a search. You can only change this when logged into Second Life. You must be age-verified to see Adult content.

Start location

Controls where you appear the next time you log in to Second Life: My Last Location - The last place you were inworld before logging out. My Home - Your home location; set by choosing World > Set Home to Here. Check Show on login to enable the Starting location field on your Viewer login screen. The next time you log in, you can specify either My Last Location, My Home, or choose Type region name to specify a region and optional coordinates like a SLurl.

Name tags

Controls display of floating name tags above avatars' heads. Affects only what you see, not what others see. On always displays them; Off hides them. To make them to appear momentarily then fade away, choose Show briefly. My name - Shows your name tag, including group title. Usernames - Shows your and other avatars' usernames in name tags and in the chat log. Group titles - Shows your and other avatars' group titles in name tags. Highlight friends - Highlights the names of avatars you've set as friends inworld.

My effects

Sets the color of the animated dots that appear when you select objects and when you teleport. Click the swatch to show the Color Picker and choose a color.

Away timeout

Select the time before your avatar goes into away mode, slumping over as a visual cue and displaying "(Away)" next to your name tag. Set Away mode manually by choosing Me > My Status > Away.

View Display Names

Select the View Display Names checkbox to see all Residents' display names, both above their avatars and in the chat log. If the checkbox is unselected, you will see each Resident's Second Life first name and last name or username.

Busy mode response

Type a brief message to be sent as an automatic reply when another Resident instant-messages you when you're in Busy mode. Set Busy mode by choosing Me > My Status > Busy.