[Opensim-users] Bulk Import Textures for Global Use

Sun Feb 14 08:41:22 UTC 2010

Yes it is true that few people read the directions :-)

I once published a paper manual with that on the cover:

"When all else fails read this!"

It didn't help get people to read it, but it generated some good laughs as users "fessed up" :-)

You are correct, this is ONLY in the Diva distro so far not the mainstream opensim Trunk or any of the regular releases. 

I am sure it will be included once the bugs are thoroughly worked out though.

As I recall I saved the entire folder somehting like /Karens/Clothing rather than just the contents. Otherwise it did get inserted at the top level of the hierarchy.

The actual system file name of the .iar does not control where it fits in your inventory, it must be the folder name INSIDE the file!

Obviously the system file name of the .iar must be unique within the system folder, your OS should enforce that though!

I seem to recall editing the XML file of the .iar manually to add the folder name, but I don't remember just how I did it and can't easily reproduce that right now.

I have never had a name conflict within the viewer inventory though and have not observed different characteristics in different viewers. 

I usually use Meerkat and Hippo for my opensim work, but I do have a version of OpenMetaverse viewer (the standard LL viewer packaged in a .deb repository) which I also use occasionally. None of them have exhibited that problem.

This sounds like it needs a JIRA bug report with all the information that you can give so Diva can dig into the causes.

I hope that has pointed you in the right direction at least!

Karen

--- On Sun, 2/14/10, Roger BUCK <rbuck at atomicit.com.au> wrote:

> From: Roger BUCK <rbuck at atomicit.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Bulk Import Textures for Global Use
> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 1:14 AM
> Karen Palen wrote:
>  > Yes, Diva actually has a README that details this.
>  > Look in RELEASENOTES.txt
>  >  To summarize Diva's instructions:
>  >  You must enable the Library module.
> 
> Thanks for pointing to the RELEASENOTES.txt - too often
> overlooked :)
> 
> Unfortunately the problem seems a bit more complicated:
> 
> In my tests, new 'top' level library items do not appear in
> viewer 
> inventory when loaded via the diva module - the debug
> messages say that 
> they are loaded into 'top' but they do not appear in viewer
> - here is 
> debug of load:
> [--snip--]
> 18:22:53 - [LIBRARY MODULE]: Loading library archive
> Library/MyTexture 
> Library (desat).iar (MyTexture Library (desat))...
> 18:22:53 - [LIBRARY MODULE]: Got content for folder OpenSim
> Library 
> (diva distro)
> 18:22:53 - [INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Inventory path 
> MyTexture Library does 
> not exist
> 18:22:53 - [LIBRARY MODULE]: Didn't find  MyTexture
> Library in library. 
> Placing archive on the top level
> 18:22:54 - [INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Loaded 50 assets...
> 18:22:55 - [INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Loaded 100 assets...
> 18:22:55 - [INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Successfully loaded 102
> assets with 0 
> failures
> 18:22:55 - [INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Successfully loaded 102
> items
> [--snip--]
> 
> Also, if the library file is re-named to match a valid
> existing 
> inventory folder, then some library items appear in _some_
> viewers but 
> not others. For example all may appear in SL viewer
> but  do not appear 
> in Meerkat for example even when the debug messages appear
> to be correct:
> [-- snip --]
> 18:22:53 - [LIBRARY MODULE]: Loading library archive
> Library/MyTexture 
> Library (desat).iar (MyTexture Library (desat))...
> 18:22:53 - [LIBRARY MODULE]: Got content for folder OpenSim
> Library 
> (diva distro)
> 18:22:53 - [INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Inventory path 
> MyTexture Library does 
> not exist
> 18:22:53 - [LIBRARY MODULE]: Didn't find  MyTexture
> Library in library. 
> Placing archive on the top level
> 18:22:54 - [INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Loaded 50 assets...
> 18:22:55 - [INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Loaded 100 assets...
> 18:22:55 - [INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Successfully loaded 102
> assets with 0 
> failures
> 18:22:55 - [INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Successfully loaded 102
> items
> [--snip--]
> 
> The library items do seem to apper in _all_ viewers when
> loaded manually 
> for individual users
> 
> Here is partial listin of contents of Library folder:
> rb at server:~/opensim/diva-r11766/bin/Library$ ls -l
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rb rb  1458140 Dec 25 03:52 Clothing
> Library (small).iar
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rb rb  7823300 Feb  9 13:22
> MyTexture Library (desat).iar
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rb rb 35795952 Jan 19 17:30 Objects Library
> (large).iar
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rb rb  7823300 Feb  9 13:22 Texture
> Library (desat).iar
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rb rb  1967632 Feb  9 13:25 Texture
> Library (dreams).iar
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rb rb  3893518 Feb  9 13:27 Texture
> Library (i).iar
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rb rb  4926587 Feb  9 13:27 Texture
> Library (ii).iar
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rb rb  2464933 Feb  9 13:27 Texture
> Library (iii).iar
> [--snip--]
> 
> All the 'Texture Library *.iar' files were generated
> locally from Torley 
> Textures.
> 
> It also appears that the auto-load works only in diva
> distro (not in 
> OpenSim distro yet?)
> 
> So, in my tests, I am still not able to to reliably load
> additional 
> library items/collections so that they are globally
> available to all users.
> 
> I am probably missing something simle - and happy to do
> some additional 
> debugging in case anyone has suggestions?
> 
> R.
> 
> Karen Palen wrote:
> > Then the .iar files are simply added to the
> /bin/Library folder, in my case:
> > 
> > /home/howe/opensim/diva-r11766/bin/Library
> > 
> > and it looks like this:
> > 
> > howe at howe:~/opensim/diva-r11766/bin/Library$ ls -l
> > total 61676
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 howe howe 23640479 2010-01-17 16:37
> Clothing Library (Karen).iar
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 howe howe  1458140 2009-12-24 09:52
> Clothing Library (small).iar
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 howe howe 35795952 2009-12-23 21:55
> Objects Library (large).iar
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 howe howe  2178791 2009-12-24 09:52
> Objects Library (small).iar
> > howe at howe:~/opensim/diva-r11766/bin/Library$ 
> > 
> > The (Karen) library is my creation, the other three
> are supplied by Diva.
> > 
> > Karen
> > --- On Fri, 2/12/10, Roger BUCK <rbuck at atomicit.com.au>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Roger BUCK <rbuck at atomicit.com.au>
> >> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Bulk Import Textures
> for Global Use
> >> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> >> Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 8:55 PM
> >> Karen Palen wrote:
> >>> Diva has set up her distro to accept a simple
> IAR file
> >> in the bin directory.
> >>  > It automatically loads every time the
> sim is booted.
> >>
> >> When creating additional .iar files copied
> to./bin/Library,
> >> then they only seem to appear when loaded manually
> from 
> >> the region console using something like
> >>
> >> load iar <user name> <path>
> <password>
> >> <filename.iar>
> >>
> >> Any hints on how additional *.iar archives can be
> loaded
> >> automatically?
> >>
> >> R.
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