I think it's a great idea, and comes in a basket labeled 'low hanging fruit'.
I'd say it's one of those things that just needs moar doin' and less talkin' ;) Cheers James On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 7:53 PM, Jor3l Boa <[email protected]> wrote: > If there is a welcome page, I think that text should go there not in the > welcome message :) > > > On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Marck <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Todd Adams wrote: >> >>> Except that no "normal" person outside of a small handful, even knows >>> what a UDP server is.... just saying. >>> >> >> That's why I avoided that term and suggested to use "UDP messages" >> instead. The acronym "UDP" is regularly used in firewall configurations and >> should at least give the "normal" user a hint to what needs to be done >> there. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Marck<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Teravus Ovares wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hey, >>>>> >>>>> Remember when we had that discussion about changing the default grid >>>>> login text that appears in the client during login from Welcome Avatar >>>>> to something else? >>>>> >>>>> While doing tests and helping someone out with UDP Server >>>>> configuration, this idea popped into my head. >>>>> >>>>> How about changing it to, "Welcome, if the client says 'Connecting To >>>>> Region..' and then disconnects, your UDP server isn't configured >>>>> properly, check your settings" >>>>> >>>>> See, we actually get a bunch of help requests on this very issue. >>>>> The client isn't very descriptive when this condition occurs. Some >>>>> of the time, people even think OpenSimulator is broken when they >>>>> simply need to fix their configuration. >>>>> >>>>> This could be a way to have a default message that makes sense, >>>>> reduces new user frustration, and doesn't mention OpenSimulator. >>>>> >>>>> Seems like a win win to me, what do you think? >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Teravus >>>>> >>>> >>>> I think this is a good idea. I would change the message to something >>>> that >>>> might be easier to understand by a normal user. For example: "Welcome. >>>> If >>>> the viewer says 'Connecting to Region...' and then disconnects, UDP >>>> messages >>>> are not coming through; check your firewall settings." >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Opensim-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Opensim-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev > > -- =================================== http://simhost.com http://osgrid.org http://twitter.com/jstallings2 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/770/a49
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