[sldev] Google Summer of Code 2008 update

[Lawson English]

Matthew Underwood wrote:
> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 2:31 AM, Lawson English <lenglish5 at cox.net> wrote:
>   
>> 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
>>
>>     
>
> While that would solve some issues, in the end that will be using
> Email and/or XML-RPC so nothing is really solved.  In most cases that
> would be actually slower then using an LSL object in world due to the
> delay and increases the complexity immensely (some form of
> authentication, user registration, tracking object/communication keys,
> variables, etc).  While for simple items without dealing with the
> actual object interaction that would be a major boon.
>   

Well, no. The llMiniBrowserCreate  call will allow HUDs to display a 
webpage specified via the LSL call in the client's HUDbrowser window and 
receive feedback via a  chat channel. The current  tutorial is a 
non-interactive example of the interface in the client.

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/LSL_Browser_HUD

Lawson