ON/OFF HUD TO CHANGE TRANSPARENCY OF WORN OBJECTS

[Pixels Sideways]

Hello:

 

Looking for some script help.

 

So here's what I would like to do.

 

I have a HUD with three buttons that will control the transparency of three different worn objects each comprised of a linked set of prime.

HUD Button ONE:  Makes OBJECT-1 opaque/visible and OBJECT-2 and OBJECT-3 TRANSPARENT

HUD Button TWO:  Makes OBJECT-2 opaque/visible and OBJECT-1 and OBJECT-3 TRANSPARENT

HUD Button THREE:  Makes OBJECT-3 opaque/visible and OBJECT-1 and OBJECT-2 TRANSPARENT

 

So the HUD script in each button is a simple channel chat script that activates the the script in the three worn linked set objects.

 

That part I'm pretty sure I can figure out.

 

Where I am challenged is the script to put in each worn linked set object.

 

I could make three scripts for each worn linked set object but thought it could also just be one script if I can get the listen channel for the HUD button chat to distinguish between the three sets.  I haven't been doing much scripting lately so I'n totes rusty on how to do this.

 

Can I have just one channel and have three different chat messages or do I need three separate channels - one for each chat message?

 

Do I replace string name with the name of the object?

 

I'm confused and probably making this far more complicated than it need be.

 

Not sure how to lay out the hierarchy.

 

//HUD BUTTON ONE

integer channel=12345

 

//HUD BUTTON TWO

integer channel=12346

 

//HUD BUTTON THREE

integer channel=12347

 

default

{

//HUD BUTTON ONE - OBJECT-1

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message){    if (message == "ONE“)

{llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_SET, 1.0, ALL_SIDES);}

//HUD BUTTON ONE - OBJECT-2

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message){    if (message == "ONE“)

{llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_SET, 0.0, ALL_SIDES);}

  //HUD BUTTON ONE - OBJECT-3

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message){    if (message == "ONE“)

{llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_SET, 0.0, ALL_SIDES);}

}

else

//HUD BUTTON TWO - OBJECT-1

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message){    if (message == "TWO“)

{llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_SET, 0.0, ALL_SIDES);}

//HUD BUTTON ONE - OBJECT-2

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message){    if (message == "TWO“)

{llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_SET, 1.0, ALL_SIDES);}

  //HUD BUTTON ONE - OBJECT-3

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message){    if (message == "TWO“)

{llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_SET, 0.0, ALL_SIDES);}

}

else

//HUD BUTTON THREE - OBJECT-1

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message){    if (message == "THREE“)

{llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_SET, 0.0, ALL_SIDES);}

//HUD BUTTON THREE - OBJECT-2

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message){    if (message == "THREE“)

{llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_SET, 0.0, ALL_SIDES);}

  //HUD BUTTON THREE - OBJECT-3

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message){    if (message == "THREE“)

{llSetLinkAlpha(LINK_SET, 1.0, ALL_SIDES);}

}

 

 

Thank you!

[Rolig Loon]

There are many ways to approach this challenge.  I often simply append (or prepend) a flag to each message, identifying who it's intended for.  So, for example, if I am sending a message that is meant to turn on Object A, I might send a message that says

llRegionSayTo(llGetOwner(), my_secret_channel, "A~ON");

Then, because Objects A, B, and C are all attached to me, my message will be sent to all of them.  Each object will then receive 

"A~ON"

and then ask:

list temp = llParseString2List( message, ["~"],[] );
if (  llList2String(temp,0) == llGetObjectName() )
{
    string command = llList2String(temp,1);
    if ( command == "ON")
    {
        //turn on
    }
    else
    {
        // turn off
    }
}

Assuming that Object A is named "A", it's the only attachment that will accept the message and act on it. 

Edited October 25, 2019 by Rolig Loon
typos. as always.

[Mollymews]

adding on here.  Probably i would go with a 3 switches array as the message

press button1 > string switches = "1~0~0"
press button2 > string switches = "0~1~0"
press button3 > string switches = "0~0~1"

"1" meaning show the linkset prim. "0" meaning hide the linkset prim. "~" is separator

then use Rolig's method to address the linkset object, substituting 'secret' in place of objectname for objects distributed with Modify permissions. Example:

// in HUD

string secret = "MyThing#16";

string message = secret + "~" + switches;
sendmessage(..., message);


//in Object

string secret = "MyThing#16";

listen(..., message)
{
   list params = llParseString2List(message, ["~"], []);
   if (llList2String(params, 0) == secret)
   {
      // here the switches are in params elements [1, 2, 3]
      for (i = 1; i <= 3; i++)
      {
          llSetLinkAlpha(i, llList2Float(params, i), ALL_SIDES);
      }
   }
}

 

[Pixels Sideways]

Wanted to update:

 

I figured this out via modifying an old script I had,  

 

Thank you for your help and suggestions.