[Opensim-dev] A Random Idea about the default login welcome text.

[Jor3l Boa]

If there is a welcome page, I think that text should go there not in the
welcome message :)

On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Marck <marck00 at nexgo.de> wrote:

> Todd Adams wrote:
>
>> Except that no "normal" person outside of a small handful, even knows
>> what a UDP server is.... just saying.
>>
>
> That's why I avoided that term and suggested to use "UDP messages" instead.
> The acronym "UDP" is regularly used in firewall configurations and should at
> least give the "normal" user a hint to what needs to be done there.
>
>
>
>  On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Marck<marck00 at nexgo.de>  wrote:
>>
>>> Teravus Ovares wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hey,
>>>>
>>>> Remember when we had that discussion about changing the default grid
>>>> login text that appears in the client during login from Welcome Avatar
>>>> to something else?
>>>>
>>>> While doing tests and helping someone out with UDP Server
>>>> configuration, this idea popped into my head.
>>>>
>>>> How about changing it to, "Welcome, if the client says 'Connecting To
>>>> Region..' and then disconnects, your UDP server isn't configured
>>>> properly, check your settings"
>>>>
>>>> See, we actually get a bunch of help requests on this very issue.
>>>> The client isn't very descriptive when this condition occurs.   Some
>>>> of the time, people even think OpenSimulator is broken when they
>>>> simply need to fix their configuration.
>>>>
>>>> This could be a way to have a default message that makes sense,
>>>> reduces new user frustration, and doesn't mention OpenSimulator.
>>>>
>>>> Seems like a win win to me, what do you think?
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Teravus
>>>>
>>>
>>> I think this is a good idea. I would change the message to something that
>>> might be easier to understand by a normal user. For example: "Welcome. If
>>> the viewer says 'Connecting to Region...' and then disconnects, UDP
>>> messages
>>> are not coming through; check your firewall settings."
>>>
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