[sldev] Google Summer of Code 2008 update

Lawson English lenglish5 at cox.net
Wed May 7 23:31:41 PDT 2008


M[...]atthew Underwood wrote:
>
> What I really want (as an LSL scripter) is to have the ability to make
> localized HUDs (like Vendetta Online and WoW, which use LUA) as it
> doesn't really make sense to do all of the processing on the server
> (as it is incredibly slow to update, particularly during teleports and
> general asset loading on the client).  The downside would be allowing
> people/customers to have the source or bytecode on their machine,
> which could be problematic if people don't want their UI and/or
> communications protocols exposed.   The transferring the data between
> the two entities would be problematic, but something like an IM or
> XML-RPC communications channel wouldn't be too bad.
>
>   

Well, please not XML-RPC, and while the current HUD browser (tutorial 
menu item in the RC) still probably isn't what you need, an interactive 
HUD browser that can handle flash or even SVG  (especially as found in 
the HUD inventory) would go a long way towards making your dreams come true.

Lawson


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