[Opensim-dev] Get grid information from user server?

[Mana Janus]

Olish,

Your osurl.org is a great idea. And a launcher with an up-to-date list 
of grids seems the perfect solution for jumping grids now. I think, my 
suggestion that the viewer gets grid information directly from the user 
server will add a lot more flexibility, but still requires an up-to-date 
list of grids and user servers. :-)
And it will be a little further down the road, as switching to 1.20 and 
people asking for a Linux version will keep me busy for now.

Please feel free to add my viewer to your list, though the current 
location is temporary and it will probably move soon.

Regards,

Mana


Olish Newman wrote:
> Hi All !
>
> I sent a mail some minutes ago but it does not seem to have been sent 
> properly :s So I apologize for the noise if it comes later...
>
> I'm excited by your opensim viewer Mana :) Will try it now.
> I created a launcher for opensim grids and it is quite finished. It 
> retrieves a grid list from our website so we can keep it updated for all 
> users. I will complete it very soon.
> This also updates a viewer list and I would be happy to include this 
> OpenSim Viewer if you're OK.
> The new version can handle opensim:// links as well and we created a 
> website at http://osurl.org so we can present the opensim:// location 
> with images for example and a Teleport now button as SLURL have, 
> especially with some wikis, skype or other cases where opensim:// links 
> are not clickable... :s Would it be useful if we implement a map as the 
> one there is in OpenSimWIRedux. This map could retrieve the world map 
> from the grid website given which user server url corresponds to like 
> SLURL shows the Second Life world map but for all grids...
>
> If I can be of any help, I would be glad to help.
>
> Kind regards,
> Olish Newman.
> The New World Grid.
> http://www.newworldgrid.com
>
>
>
> Mana Janus a écrit :
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> Not too long ago, I started working on a new viewer targeted at OpenSim
>> users. I like the idea of using links like "opensim://user.server:port/"
>> to easily connect to another grid. They can be handled by the viewer
>> directly, but the viewer needs more information on the grid, like login
>> page and helper URI.
>>
>> I suggest to add a new function "get_grid_info" to the user server, that
>> returns an LLSD map containing information on the grid required by the
>> viewer. The LLSD map allows to add more information any time, without
>> breaking older viewers.
>>
>> Below is an ad-hoc list of information that would be useful to the
>> viewer. I am sure there is more... :-)
>>
>> * Grid name for display, allowing space and other special characters.
>> * Short grid ID or "unixname", alphanumeric, preferably lower-case.
>> It can be used as a part of file names for storing grid-specific
>> information and settings.
>> * Link to the login page.
>> * The helper URI.
>> * Link to the grid's web site.
>> * Link for "create account".
>> * Link for "forgotten password".
>> * Link for "help" and F1.
>>
>> I guess this is not a huge effort to implement. Apart from making
>> opensim:// links work smoothly, it would save the user from typing all
>> those options on the command line.
>>
>> Ohh, and if someone is interested in trying my viewer, more details and
>> download are at
>> http://mjm.game-host.org/opensim:viewer:contents
>>
>> My plans are to move it over to SourceForge, creating a platform for
>> experimenting with OpenSim specific features, as they have been
>> discussed here.
>> The viewer should nevertheless still be able to connect to Second 
>> Life. :-)
>>
>> And, hmm, as it connects by default to OSGrid, and I really love the
>> hippo, I would like to try replacing all the SL icons with the OSGrid
>> hippo. Would it be OK, to use the OSGrid hippo in that way? I think
>> "Hippo OpenSim Viewer" would also be a nice name...
>>
>> Any comments welcome... :-)
>>
>> Mana
>>
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