A question about V3 windows

[Phil Deakins]

By "V3 windows", I mean such things as the Profile pop-up window - specifically the script/notecard view/edit window.

I've just been forced into using LL's V3 and I don't suppose there's a way to move the pop-up windows outside the viewer itself, is there?

I hate the way that every LL viewer since the V1 unnecessarily wastes so much space. It's really bad design - not designed suitable for purpose.

[ROB34466IIIa]

If you get fed up with interface items blocking your view I suggest using CTRL+SHFT+U .

Very handy to get rid of too much windowcluttering in your viewer by keycombo. Other keycombo' s ( CTRL+H for general chat , CTRL+T for IMs ,CTRL+I for inventory , yaddihyaddah ... ) will still work .

(ETA : Only applies to LL V3 viewer afaik.)

[Luc Starsider]

Could you actually move those windows outside of the main window in V1.23?

I also seem to remember that it should be possible to use an external script editor in the later versions of the viewer, but I could be wrong...

- Luc -

[Phil Deakins]

No. I never really needed to do it with V1s, or rather, it didn't occur to me. It's just that going from V1 windows to V3 windows highlights how space-wasting the V3 ones are.

An external LSL editor is an option that I just went into - I downloaded 'LSL Editor'. I don't know how useful it will be for the thing I'm working on but I'm going to suck it and see.

[Phil Deakins]

That ctrl-shift-u is rather cool, and new to me. It doesn't help with this particular problem because I want the script editor window open but using as little space as possible. Moving it outside the confines of the viewer, and onto the next monitor, would be ideal, but I don't think it can be done.

[Phil Deakins]

I've got a solution (someone in another thread provided it).

We can set an external editor for editing scripts and notecards (a programme on our own computers). Doing it that way allows me to have the editor on one screen and SL on the other. Saving a scipt/notecard in the external editor, updates the SL version. It's not perfect but, by comparison to nothing, it's brilliant.

[Paul Hexem]

The other option, if you're interested, is Firestorm. Their newest version has UI options to emulate V1 interface, and options to customize the V3 interface.

[Phil Deakins]

Thank you for that, Gadget. If I hadn't come across the method of using an external editor, it would have been good to try, but the external editor solution is much better than having the script editing floater open in any viewer. I'm using it right now.