[Opensim-users] Announcing the Parallel Selves Message Bridge

[Justin Clark-Casey]

Robert Klein wrote:
> Justin I updated my simulator just now and did the three steps in your
> README.txt file and when I run my simulator up I get the following error:
> 14:10:07 - [PS MESSAGE BRIDGE]: The IM module must be set to be the
> PSInstantMessageModule for the parallel selves message bridge to work.  You
> can do this by setting InstantMessageModule = PSInstantMessageModule in the
> [Messaging] section of OpenSim.ini.  Disabling message bridge module.
> 
> I put the line in the Messaging section so don't know why it throws that
> error. Also when I try to login to my sim the viewer crashes.

Could you open a bug for this in

http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/psimb/tracker/

and post your OpenSim.ini file (with any sensitive bits redacted?).  I think this is better handled over there.

Regards,

Justin

> 
> -Robert
> 
> 
> Justin Clark-Casey wrote:
>> StefanL wrote:
>>> This sounds great :) so i dont need second inventory anymore to chat with 
>>> friends there ( or is SL not a compatible system ) ?
>> SL is a compatible system (the target system only needs to be a Second
>> Life environment, not necessarily an OpenSim one.
>>
>> One major disadvantage is that this only works if you're within an OpenSim
>> standalone instance (you can't be in a region 
>> on a grid).  I think this could be overcome to some extent but it's always
>> going to be imperfect (you couldn't travel to 
>> another region server and maintain your connection to the target system). 
>> The overcoming part also involves a fair bit 
>> of extra work :).
>>
>> A better solution would be some kind of IM gateway to swap messages
>> between systems directly but I don't know when this 
>> would actually come along (I vaguely recall there may have been some
>> Architecture Working Group discussion on that).
>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Wordfromthe Wise
>>>
>>> ------- Original message -------
>>> From: Justin Clark-Casey <jjustincc at googlemail.com>
>>> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>>> Sent: 3.2.'09,  15:24
>>>
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> I've just stuck up a new module called the Parallel Selves Message
>>>> Bridge 
>>> on the OpenSimulator forge at
>>>> http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/psimb/
>>>>
>>>> Direct download link is
>>>>
>>>>
>>> http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/download/frsrelease/161/377/PSMessageBridg
>>> e-0.1.0.zip
>>>> This region module allows you to exchange IMs with people on your
>>>> friends 
>>> list in another Second Life compatible system 
>>>> from within your own OpenSim standalone system (NOTE: this does not work 
>>> on grid systems).  This exchange is done using 
>>>> the standard IM user interface within the viewer.
>>>>
>>>> As such, it's something of a hack, since it uses libsecondlife/libomv 
>>> under the covers to log in your parallel avatar to 
>>>> the target system so that it can use that to relay messages.  However,
>>>> it 
>>> could be quite useful in certain situations, 
>>>> such as when you're working in immersive full screen on building 
>>> something in an OpenSim standalone but you still want 
>>>> to be able to talk to people on another grid without having to swap 
>>> windows.
>>>> Although I've had this working for a while now, please be aware that I 
>>> consider it alpha code.  Using the bridge should 
>>>> be no more risky than any other application that uses 
>>> libsecondlife/libomv but I disclaim any loss/damage that occurs 
>>>> through using it :).  A base OpenSim build of r8214 or higher is
>>>> required 
>>> to use it (which unfortunately rules out 0.6.2).
>>>> I'll probably put a post on my blog with a few more details about this 
>>> soon.
>>>> The code is BSD licensed and contributions/feedback are most welcome 
>>> (there are forums and a tracker on the forge psmb 
>>>> page).
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> justincc
>>>> Justin Clark-Casey
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