Problem with "Teleport Now" of SLurl using Viewer 1.23

[Irene Muni]

Well, I'm not sure know how to explain the issue:

• If I have CLOSED my viewer and I use the "Teleport Now" button of a SLurl there is no problem: the system open my Viewer 2.
• If I have OPENED my Viewer 2 there is no problem use that button: the Viewer 2 open the "Place profile" and I cant teleport to the location.
• BUT If I have OPENED my VIEWER 1.23 and and click the "Teleport Now" button of a SLurl I have a problem. The system try (and cannot) to open my Viewer 2 (?? I can see briefly the icon on my screen) but nothing happens. The Viewer 1.23 does not open the window of the location for teleport. Is that a normal behavior? Or is there something I have misconfigured?

Thanks in advance

[Sole Demina]

It's exactly the same for me. Although till a little while ago Slurls operated perfectly on my V1.23, now they open only with V2. I have been trying uninstalling and reinstalling 1.23 to no avail. Let's hear if someone can shed some light on this little mystery.

[Azah Tabor]

I am no wizz at what is happening, but it is sounding like LL has changed the opening locations for your application to V2.x.... think of it like a brouser.. when you click on something to open it up, it sometimes opens another tab.. or will automatically open Internet Explorer even thou your default brouser is say Firefox..

 

Thats just my thoughts on it.. I hope what I have said is understandable as I am still half asleep. lol

[Dekka Raymaker]

I use v.1.23 and I just tested this. I can use SLurls and they open my viewer for me and transport me there, I do use a Mac though.

I should learn to read, I guess my observation isn't very helpful.

[Peewee Musytari]

I have Windows 7 and if I click a SLURL from outside of SL it opens a small popup window listing all Viewers installed on my puter and asks me to select which one to use, there is always one highlighted already (usually Phoenix) though I never had to set one as my default viewer. I am not sure how it picked that one, maybe it is because its the most recent update (the only LL viewer I have installed is 1.23)

Even if you are not getting the same popup  that I get, the systsem must be doing the same, it will know all the viewers you have installed and it has some method of selecting which one is default. Unfortunately in your case it is not offering you the option to select a different one instead & it sounds like it is choosing the most recent update as your default.

[Irene Muni]

Hopefully

[Irene Muni]

Perfect explianed Maybe what you say, a change from LL.

[Irene Muni]

All comments are appreciated Dekka

Do you have installed and do you use sometimes the Viewer 2?

[Irene Muni]

Interesting idea. Usually I use Fire Fox. But reading your post I have tried using Explorer 8... and I have the same problem. Yes, as you I also use Windows 7, but no popups windoes for me. Thanks Peewee

[Peewee Musytari]

I also use FF, I haven`t tried it on IE, I never used to get the popups on XP, so I assumed they were a Windows 7 thing...I wonder where they come from? lol

Here is a pic of the pop-up if it helps, maybe you can find a way to enable it on yours:

 

[Peewee Musytari]

It is a very small box, maybe you have a strong pop-up blocker and it thinks that it is an ad...Just a thought

[Irene Muni]

No, I have not that popoup.

BTW congratulauons for your interest in the Art, Peace and Diversity Maraton

[Peewee Musytari]

I think I found it

Go to:  Firefox>>Tools>>Options>>Applications>>Secondlife

Mine is set to "Always Ask"

[Irene Muni]

I had "Use Second Life (default)" or something similar (I use Fire Fox in Spanish . I have changed to "Always ask" and the problem persist: Windows ask me wich program I want use, I mark SL and then, if I have open Viewer 1.23, the system trry to open the Viewer 2 LOL. But thaknks for all your interest and ideas .

[Ellla McMahon]

Hello Irene, when you click a SLurl, it tries to open the last Viewer installed

From SL Wiki Using Second Life URLs

 

On Windows, a SLurl opens the most recently installed Viewer.

There isn't an immediate way to change which Viewer launches SLurls, so if you have the current released Viewer and a Release Candidate, whichever was installed most recently will start. You can change this by reinstalling the Viewer.

Re Firefox, see this article Firefox: Options window - Applications panel

The Applications panel lets you choose how  Firefox handles different types of files, such as PDF documents  or MP3 audio clips.

To change how Firefox handles a file type in the list, click on its    name to select it. The drop-down menu that appears will allow you to    choose actions for that type of file:

• Choose an application: To choose a local or web application to handle a type, select the application from the  drop-down menu. If you want a local application that is not in the  menu to handle the type, select Use other... from the drop-down menu and point Firefox to its location.

As Peewee suggests, use Always Ask and then choose the Viewer you want to open the SLurl.

The location of Viewer 1.23 will be something like C:\Program Files (x86)\SecondLife. One of the easiest ways to check which Viewer you are selecting is to look at the icons, Viewer 2 has a black background.

If you will have more than one Viewer open at once, please check that Viewer 1.23 has --multiple as a login parameter and Viewer 2 has Allow Multiple Viewers in Preferences > Advanced.

Hope this helps, Irene

[Aziel Sigall]

You can always just copy and paste a slurl into chat and use it that way.

[Irene Muni]

That is always a useful way, thanks!

[Irene Muni]

Ellla McMahon wrote:

Hello Irene, when you click a SLurl, it tries to open the last Viewer installed

From SL Wiki Using Second Life URLs

Oh, so it was ! I think, some time ago, the system opened the display you were using at the moment, but I'm not sure.

Anyway, the issue is clarified (this time I forgot to look at the KB LOL).

Thank you very much, Ellla .

[Dekka Raymaker]

I only have it installed on my laptop, so only used V.2 a couple of times. Being a creator, at the moment, V.1 is a better option.

[Irene Muni]

Dekka Raymaker wrote:

....Being a creator, at the moment, V.1 is a better option.

Totally agree. But you are assuming SL is for creation. SL is for facebook lovers

(sorry, only a -sad- joke )