[opensource-dev] Review viewer -- draw distance slider

[Hitomi Tiponi]

> Guys, the whole thing with the easily accessible slider for draw distance
> is really great!  Inspiring, actually.  It's almost enough to make me
> wanna try out the v2 viewer again.  i hope the feature gets back-ported to
> Snowglobe v1 by someone better at that stuff than me.

There is a simplified version of this in some V1 TPVs - the code from that is 
simple enough to copy across, but I'm not doing anything with V1 :).

>Maybe somebody wants to look at a
>collection on the web of what camera mfrs put on their focus buttons? 
>(Maybe just the word "ZOOM" instead of an image?)

But it doesn't actually 'zoom' - it just increases visibility which is why the 
binoculars or eye icon would be best.

>And, being able to pull it down as far as possible is a good thing. 
>Sometimes in tight spaces with lots of avis anything else is just a waste.
>Or distraction.  Or both.  And however far out it can go, even for short
>periods or whatever would be awesome!  There's the maps and then there's
>actually being able to *see* what's up.  But one thing i don't think i've
>seen in the discussion, wouldn't it be a good idea to have an auto-reset
>take place on every tp?  Have it go to some standard value that works
>pretty good most places, and it'll save forgetful or excited people
>problems.  i mean, if the control is right there and easy to adjust, why
>not make it more useful than just improved eyesight?

I've been running a version of this on Viewer 2 for over a year, and have 
received several comments back on it that have influenced the decision to set it 
at 32 to 992 on my Viewer skin.  Below 32 the Viewer messes up sometimes and 
when you set it to 992 even in the Blake Sea with a decent PC it takes a while 
to rez, though the views are awesome - for most 512 would be the max they'd ever 
use.  'Reset after each TP' would be a real pain - I have found that I alter the 
setting a lot depending on where I am tping around between - with 128 being 
usual on scenic sims, 32 in clubs and 64 when shopping. 


>Thx again!  You guys are great!

Are you a Linden in disguise? :)




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From: "aklo at skyhighway.com" <aklo at skyhighway.com>
To: opensource-dev at lists.secondlife.com
Cc: jhwelch at gmail.com; trilobyte550m at gmail.com; hitomi.tiponi at yahoo.co.uk; 
opensourceobscure at gmail.com; latifer at streamgrid.net; oz at lindenlab.com
Sent: Sat, 11 June, 2011 4:59:38
Subject: [opensource-dev] Review viewer -- draw distance slider

Guys, the whole thing with the easily accessible slider for draw distance
is really great!  Inspiring, actually.  It's almost enough to make me
wanna try out the v2 viewer again.  i hope the feature gets back-ported to
Snowglobe v1 by someone better at that stuff than me.

The binocs idea for the icon is the best!  It's totally like the average
person is going to think about it.  And it's the way our eyes work.  Maybe
spend time coming up with the best binocs icon or icon loc so it doesn't
get confused with what everybody sees for "search" everywhere, but i can't
think of anything better unless it was a magnifying glass (also
over-used), eyeglasses, or a telescope.  Maybe somebody wants to look at a
collection on the web of what camera mfrs put on their focus buttons? 
(Maybe just the word "ZOOM" instead of an image?)

And, being able to pull it down as far as possible is a good thing. 
Sometimes in tight spaces with lots of avis anything else is just a waste.
Or distraction.  Or both.  And however far out it can go, even for short
periods or whatever would be awesome!  There's the maps and then there's
actually being able to *see* what's up.  But one thing i don't think i've
seen in the discussion, wouldn't it be a good idea to have an auto-reset
take place on every tp?  Have it go to some standard value that works
pretty good most places, and it'll save forgetful or excited people
problems.  i mean, if the control is right there and easy to adjust, why
not make it more useful than just improved eyesight?

Thx again!  You guys are great!

- AK


In case you missed the message from Oz in a different thread here is the
review viewer for the proposed draw distance slider:
http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repooz_project-3/rev/232119/index.html


There is a temporary binocular graphic next to volume slider where you
access the control from.

There is discussion within LL if this will be taken in.  The concerns are
for new residents 1) having too many options on the screen and 2)
performance or experience issues if the slider is moved too far in
either direction.

Please write back with your feedback,

-Jonathan
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