Comments on: WTF is the ‘Release Keys’ button for, anyway? http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/ News and thoughts about my adventures in Second Life, Combat: Samurai Island, and Virtual Worlds Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:00:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Reproducing the Detach-and-lose-item bug at Daikon Forge http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1298 Reproducing the Detach-and-lose-item bug at Daikon Forge Tue, 20 May 2008 17:36:24 +0000 http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1298 [...] the "Inventory Item permanently disappears when detached" bug that I posted about before and which can be found in JIRA as issue [...] […] the "Inventory Item permanently disappears when detached" bug that I posted about before and which can be found in JIRA as issue […]

]]> By: Takuan http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1263 Takuan Sat, 03 May 2008 00:44:28 +0000 http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1263 Therese, the places that I linked to above, namely the JIRA issue and the SL Forums threads, have solutions that some people have tried and have reported success with. As I've not personally experienced the loss of content issue, I don't have any experience with any of the proposed fixes and wouldn't know what to recommend. But Keen gives a method that I've used (and that I also linked to above in the main post) to *prevent* it from happening again. Therese, the places that I linked to above, namely the JIRA issue and the SL Forums threads, have solutions that some people have tried and have reported success with.

As I’ve not personally experienced the loss of content issue, I don’t have any experience with any of the proposed fixes and wouldn’t know what to recommend.

But Keen gives a method that I’ve used (and that I also linked to above in the main post) to *prevent* it from happening again.

]]> By: Therese Carfagno http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1262 Therese Carfagno Sat, 03 May 2008 00:32:56 +0000 http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1262 I'm very happy this blog takes up a problem I encountered some 15 mins ago to my big despair. But, um – why doesn't this post say anything about how one can solve the problem when one's been unlucky? <em>Therese Carfagno's latest blog post is : <a href='http://theresecarfagno.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/heaven-and-hell/' rel="nofollow">Heaven and Hell</a></em> I’m very happy this blog takes up a problem I encountered some 15 mins ago to my big despair. But, um – why doesn’t this post say anything about how one can solve the problem when one’s been unlucky?

Therese Carfagno’s latest blog post is : Heaven and Hell

]]> By: Foxy Kyong http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1261 Foxy Kyong Fri, 02 May 2008 18:22:49 +0000 http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1261 LOL yeah Takuan I've selected the delete option like that a few times...grrr silly badly designed UI. LOL yeah Takuan I’ve selected the delete option like that a few times…grrr silly badly designed UI.

]]> By: Keen Nitely http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1259 Keen Nitely Fri, 02 May 2008 06:37:13 +0000 http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1259 part of my text disappeared .... >> search and delete: http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5760/capturebf3.jpg part of my text disappeared ….

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search and delete: http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5760/capturebf3.jpg

]]> By: Keen Nitely http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1258 Keen Nitely Fri, 02 May 2008 06:25:32 +0000 http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1258 Time ago this 'Release Keys' annoyed me so much that I looked for a way to solve this problem. Since then, here is what I do with every new release of the client: - in the secondlife folder, locate skins/xui/en-us/ - open "panel_overlaybar.xml" in a text editor - search and delete: <a target='_blank' href="http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5760/capturebf3.jpg" rel="nofollow">the stuff in this pic</a> - save the file HTH Time ago this ‘Release Keys’ annoyed me so much that I looked for a way to solve this problem. Since then, here is what I do with every new release of the client:

- in the secondlife folder, locate skins/xui/en-us/
- open “panel_overlaybar.xml” in a text editor
- search and delete: the stuff in this pic
- save the file

HTH

]]> By: Takuan http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1257 Takuan Fri, 02 May 2008 05:23:59 +0000 http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1257 Yeah, I've done that, though not in public. My favorite one, though, is this: My first week in SL, I was making my very first skybox at 500 meters in the air, and wanted to move a part of the wall so I right-clicked and selected.... "Wear" Yup, turned that big ol' skybox into a hat :) Some guy sent me an IM as I was falling, asking me if I was having fun playing "Ride the house", haha. And at least once a week I <b>STILL</b>, even after almost two years, right click a sword I'm working on and select "Delete" on accident because I miss "Wear" by a few pixels. Whose stoopid-ass idea was it to put those two next to each other on the pie menu? The SL(R) client's user interface is just very very poorly designed, and combined with the possibility of permanent inventory loss mentioned above it's a recipe for disaster :( Yeah, I’ve done that, though not in public.

My favorite one, though, is this: My first week in SL, I was making my very first skybox at 500 meters in the air, and wanted to move a part of the wall so I right-clicked and selected…. “Wear”

Yup, turned that big ol’ skybox into a hat :)

Some guy sent me an IM as I was falling, asking me if I was having fun playing “Ride the house”, haha.

And at least once a week I STILL, even after almost two years, right click a sword I’m working on and select “Delete” on accident because I miss “Wear” by a few pixels. Whose stoopid-ass idea was it to put those two next to each other on the pie menu?

The SL(R) client’s user interface is just very very poorly designed, and combined with the possibility of permanent inventory loss mentioned above it’s a recipe for disaster :(

]]> By: Solace Obviate http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1256 Solace Obviate Fri, 02 May 2008 05:10:51 +0000 http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/05/01/wtf-is-the-release-keys-button-for-anyway/#comment-1256 The next best thing to Release Keys is the Replace Outfit option in your inventory. Ever put on some boots...and then realize all you have on is boots? Fun times. The next best thing to Release Keys is the Replace Outfit option in your inventory. Ever put on some boots…and then realize all you have on is boots? Fun times.

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