> Hmmm... what is theta (excuse my ignorance). Is it like in the rotation
> node in VRML where xOrient, yOrient, and zOrient give an line of axis, and
> theta is the rotation around that axis?
yeah
sorry
> Avatar:
> I don't really see a need for a command to explicitly store the default
> avatar. It seems to me it would be best for the server to simply remember
I think what I am going to try out
is small mods in the client code
to add a 2nd button labeled something like "Create"...
if you already have a logon and hit the "Login" button
a blank "avatar URL" will be allowed
and will result in loading the default avatar
else you can over-ride the default by filling in the field...
I wanted to give folks a chance to try out other faces
but have that *not* become the default
until the @avatar command is issued
> Position:
> How about the server storing the position info after a timeout
I think I'll leave that to the user to decide to do
at least initially...
I want to let folks have a favorite entrypoint
and not have to *end* there as well
> (It's getting more complex isn't it :) Maybe @SAVE HERE to [...]
heh
that why I'm starting with just a few core commands
> Bet you wish you hadn't asked now Jeff :)
no
this is *very* useful
(like reminding me I forgot orientation)
> If you crash and try to log in again, you often find that your avatar is
> still stuck there, brain-dead (a drooler, as Jeff likes to call 'em :) and
yeah
the browsers are sometimes pretty bad at cleaning up connections
sometimes I have had to disconnect from my dialup connection
and then dial back in and reconnect
to get the %^&* socket to go away
(I have a perm IP address) ;^{
thank heavens for netstat, ps, and kill ports
thank you very much for your help
jeffs
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there are no bugs
there are just undocumented features
