Replacing llSetText with llWhisper

[Astringofcharacters]

I don't like cluttering the screen with hovering text, so I crudely modified this script by commenting out the llSetText bits. I would like to replace those with llWhisper, though. How do I do it?

Here's the part of the script (from Teddy Wishbringer's multipose script) that I think I have to change:

 
 
       new_animation_name = llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_ANIMATION,inventory_number);
       // Update the floating text to display new animation, and the number out of total available
       float_text = base_float_text + new_animation_name + "\n(" + (string)(animation_current + 1) + " of " + (string)animation_qty + ")";
       //llSetText(float_text, color_float_text,alpha_float_text);

 

[Darkie Minotaur]

you don't have to do much - you just have to add the following line in your example:

 

llWhisper(0, float_text);

 

 

[Astringofcharacters]

Brilliant, Darkie! Thanks

[Innula Zenovka]

Depending on who's using the item, you might also consider using not llWhisper but either llOwnerSay(float_text) or llInstantMessage(id, float_text).

 

[Haravikk Mistral]

What Innula says, but bearing in mind that llInstantMessage() is very slow (roll on llTargetSay()!), however it's by far the least spammy method as it only sends messages to a particular avatar.

llOwnerSay() meanwhile has no delay, but only sends messages to the object's owner, but in cases where that's exactly what you want to do then it's a huge improvement.

[PeterCanessa Oh]

llOwnerSay() also has the drawback that it's in-sim only so if you want to send a message to someone anywhere in SL llInstantMessage() is the only option.

In this particular case, of course, that doesn't apply since the intended target has to be in the same sim to be using the object :-)

[Astringofcharacters]

Thanks Innula - nods to you other guys
I've got that animation stand on another grid with a 70 meter chat range; don't know what the whisper range is ...
But since the sim is generally sparsely populated, maybe a little spammy whispering wouldn't hurt

[Void Singer]

pss Target Say really isn't going to be useful to replace Instant Message... it's region limited, and there's no guarantee that avatars will be allowed in the target list without a delay.

[Renegade Gray]

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