[opensource-dev] Backport of Tattoo and Alpha support to v1.23 ?

[Andromeda Quonset]

At 10:42 PM 3/10/2010, you wrote:
>Andromeda Quonset wrote:
> > I'd like to see the entire alpha wearables support and feature
> > removed in it's entirety.  Ever since it was introduced, AV's are
> > generally invisible unless I am within 5 meters of them.  I'm more
> > than a little tired of attending meetings that are nothing more than
> > me, and a bunch of floating nametags that never rez.
> >
>That's a problem with your system, I'd imagine. I haven't heard that
>complaint from anyone, and it's highly unlikely that all those people
>were using 2.0 (and thus able to wear alpha masks) anyway. Though it IS
>possible, if they were indeed using 2.0, that they were intentionally
>wearing total alpha masks, which would make them invisible. But I'm
>betting on graphics card issues on your end. Open a JIRA with your exact
>specs, and hopefully someone can track it down. :)
>
>And if you don't like the idea of alpha masks, you've probably never
>worn a non-human avatar, or shoes. ;)
>
>Maya

Thanks for responding, Maya!

I don't think that the AV's I wasn't seeing were running 2.0, or were 
necessarily using an alpha mask.  I started seeing this with sim 
1.34.  I have tried several viewers, and it seems to be present in 
the viewer I prefer using:  The Windows Cool Viewer from Boy Lane 
that is based on the 1.22 viewer code.  I haven't seen the issue when 
I use Emerald, or viewers which are based on 1.23, 1.21, or 1.19 
code.  So, I am looking forward to the backporting of the 2.0 code to 
see if resolves the problem.

Otherwise, I don't really care one way or the other about alpha masks 
/ didn't care  until it started effecting me.  I have been known to 
wear shoes, and I have never been known to wear a non-human avatar, 
but it seems to me that alpha textures would be more of a hindrance 
than a help with non-human avatars.

Andro