On 11/7/2010 19:06, Scruffy wrote: > Can we not have the whining about Display Names on here please? It's > happening so get over it.
of course its happening, but yes its relevant to this list - because it impacts several areas that are VERY significant to the folks that read it and try to contribute. 1: it impacts the viewer-side appearance of any scripted content that relies on knowing nearby names, 2: it impacts any inworld experience where a residents name has become synonymous with a brand 3: it impacts display of friends lists and logging behavior I dont intend to argue against its implementation, that is LLs privilege and they are welcome to do it - I'd even welcome it for some of the RP scenarios I am a member of. However, its implementation has holes I could drive a Mack through without touching the sides. The vast majority of these problems would go away with one simple change to its implementation - disallow the use of an existing username as a display name unless the avatar in question is logged in on that username. if that were implemented it WOULD take display names out of any viewer-side context, but the word we have right now is that that isnt going to happen - even though it would only take a simple username lookup for the selected display name at any change, real trivial. So we have to discuss and deal with the viewer-side issues, given that as you remind us, it IS going to happen. _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
