[sldev] Concept of "loaded avatar" was changed?

[Brandon Lockaby]

Will the process of setting appearance, baking, uploading, then setting
appearance again, still be the norm?  Expecting an avatar to appear as a
cloud until all of that uploading is done, seems like it could look bad if
it takes a while.

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Nyx Linden <Nyx at lindenlab.com> wrote:

> Skirt textres are baked and have been, but they are optional. If the
> TEX_SKIRT_BAKED is undefined, it means that the skirt should not be
> rendered, but it need not be defined for the rest of the avatar to be
> rendered.
>
> Avatars wearing a "bald base" still have a hair texture (and baked hair
> texture) defined. The baldness comes from shrinking the hair down into
> the head. The textures still have to be defined for the avatar to be
> rendered, however.
>
>  -Nyx
>
> Dahlia Trimble wrote:
> > How about the skirt texture? Also, is the baked hair texture necessary
> > for display in 1.23? what about avatars wearing a "bald base" and prim
> > hair?
> >
> > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Nyx Linden <Nyx at lindenlab.com
> > <mailto:Nyx at lindenlab.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Yes, we are moving to a system where an avatar is "loaded" if it
> >     has baked textures. Local textures (individual layers) are still
> >     present for the time being for support for legacy viewers, but
> >     starting with 1.23, clients no longer "bake" textures for other
> >     avatars (only for yourself). An avatar is considered to be defined
> >     if it has the following textures set:
> >
> >     TEX_HEAD_BAKED
> >     TEX_UPPER_BAKED
> >     TEX_LOWER_BAKED
> >     TEX_EYES_BAKED
> >     TEX_HAIR_BAKED*
> >
> >     (*Note that hair was not actually baked pre-1.23. The existence of
> >     baked hair indicates a 1.23+ client. 1.23 will still "bake" hair
> >     for other avatars that do not provide baked hair, but this will
> >     not be true in future versions of the viewer)
> >
> >     I'll be investigating possibilities for bot owners to consider,
> >     but feel free to stop by my office hours at noon on Wednesdays in
> >     Borrowdale (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Borrowdale/74/217/33) for
> >     the latest discussion of avatar issues and improvements (or post
> >     further here, I'm happy to answer any questions).
> >
> >     -Nyx
> >
> >
> >
> >     Dahlia Trimble wrote:
> >
> >         Many bots don't use "baked", or composite textures, rather
> >         they rely on viewers to download all the clothing layers and
> >         display them. I've heard that new viewers would no longer
> >         download all texture layers for other avatars. Perhaps this
> >         feature has made it into the new RC viewer?
> >
> >         On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Brandon Lockaby
> >         <gbrandon at gmail.com <mailto:gbrandon at gmail.com>
> >         <mailto:gbrandon at gmail.com <mailto:gbrandon at gmail.com>>> wrote:
> >
> >            Was browsing the SL JIRA and noticed a few people mentioning
> >            issues like this "Version 1.23.1 (May 4th) viewer will not rez
> >            bots"  http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-13386
> >
> >            No surprise if there was no notice or documentation but does
> >            anyone know if it is true that the requirements of what
> >         makes an
> >            avatar appear "loaded" are being changed?
> >
> >            Thanks,
> >            Brandon
> >
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