Preliminaries:
- Starting in Second Life 1: Creating an Account
- Starting in Second Life 2: Installing the Firestorm Viewer
- Starting in Second Life 3: Firestorm First-Run and Player Welcome
- Starting in Second Life 4: Movement -- Jump Down, Turnaround, Fly Away Home
- Starting in Second Life 5: THROWN OFF THE ISLAND? Getting Back Anywhere. Mostly.
The next waypoint after the starting point on movement is about nearby chatting. This is about chatting in public - messages among all the avatars in the nearby vicinity.
This involves more toggled tools in Firestorm.
At the lower left corner of the Firestorm screen, there is a box where you can type text and, when you press Enter, that text is presented to all nearby avatars. You will also see what you said (as shown) in that area of the Firestorm window. Replies and further texts will scroll there. The messages disappear after a short time.
That "Nearby Chat" button is a toggle. You can click it (or use the Ctrl+H in the tooltip shown). The Conversations Tool will appear, identifying that Nearby Chat is selected, showing a log of the chat, and also providing another text-entry field. There is a subtle difference.
The Conversations Tool can carry additional conversations with other "Contacts." We'll look into that in the next post. For now, just keep in mind that the text entry field adjacent to the "Nearby Chat" button will always apply to Nearby Chat. The text entry field in the Conversations tool has more flexibility.
The Conversations Tool will initially appear higher in the Firestorm window. It can be repositioned where it does not disrupt so much of the display. I move mine down to the corner as shown. It will stick there. And I can still toggle it away completely.
There is one more button related to chatting.
The button that looks like a cartoon voice bubble, a kind of universal symbol for computer chatting, will also toggle the Conversations Tool. The tooltip for Ctrl+T is different than the Ctrl+H on the Nearby Chat button. I think of the difference being between "Talk" (or "Text") and "Here." There is a difference in behavior that isn't revealed until there are additional conversations different from Nearby Chat. That's a puzzle for you to work out later.
I did find someone who responded to my nearby broadcasting.
So, for what it's worth, that's how Nearby Chat goes among beginners. Don't be bashful. The Adventure Island tutorial region is a safe place.
Move to the next waypoint and we'll find valuable ways to coordinate with other players.
Continuation:
Last updated: 2022-12-09
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