Alt / click camera control function does not work.

[Click Belgar]

For over three weeks this function has not worked in my viewer.

The alt / left mouse click function to lock onto objects and cam around them does not work. It won't grab an object, and when clicking on an object while holding the alt key, a white (sometimes black) line bisects the screen horizontally.

These are the steps I have taken to try to fix this problem.

Uninstalled and reinstalled the viewer several times. Manually removed all sl files and registry keys. (Same problem in any viewer)

Updated graphics card, and motherboard drivers.

Downloaded all current Microsoft updates.

Changed both mouse and keyboard.

Computer works perfectly with the exception of this one function.

Any help appreciated.

Thank you.

[Cinnamon Lohner]

Two questions:

When you hold down the Alt key, does the cursor change to the Focus tool (square with a + sign in the middle and a handle)?

Can you do Ctrl-1 and get the Focus tool and left mouse to move around the camera?

--Cinn

[Click Belgar]

Yes, the focus tool does appear. When I click the mouse the white line appears, but it will not lock.

 

Yes! Ctrl - 1 works!

So . .  . wth?

 

[Click Belgar]

P.S. - T.Y. Cinn

[Cinnamon Lohner]

Ok so it seems like a key mapping problem of some kind.  Unfortunately, I don't know where  The white line should be a clue but it doesn't ring a bell.   Either an Advanced menu setting, a Debug Setting or something screwed up the keys.ini file.

Are you sure that you set the viewer back to full default?  Removed all the user settings to a temp directory and reinstalled so that the viewer created new default settings files?

--Cinn

[Click Belgar]

"Are you sure you set the viewer back to full default?"

No, I am not sure.

 

I don't know how to do this:

"Removed all the settings to a temp directory and reinstalled so that the viewer created new default settings file?"

However, I can follow instructions if you type real slowly and make it real simple. As in step by step "Temp Directory for Dummies"

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[Cinnamon Lohner]

LOL  Now typing slowly

Your user settings location depends on the OS.  Here is where to find them:

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User_settings

Create a temporary directory somewhere and move all of the files there.  Then reinstall the viewer.   That way the viewer will not pick up any previous settings and will be in default mode.

--Cinn

[Click Belgar]

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

 

Outstanding!

Thank you Cinn for your great help!

 

Best,

 

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