[Opensim-users] Opensim-users Digest, Vol 45, Issue 32 (Vitaly Chashin)

[BlueWall]

On 05/15/2011 11:27 AM, Виталий Фицнер wrote:
> Hello Jack,
> 
> Actually, there is one way to create something like a plugin.
> 
> As you may know, V2 uses HTML for some parts of interface, like Home Page. And, V2 interface is skin-based, so, for example, you could add your tab to the sidebar.
> Than you could create some RIA interface (Flash/Silverlight), and connect it with OpenSim region module, which should provide some kind of web service endpoint.
> I've tried this in my project, and it works. I've created a simple presentation screen, controlled from a tab in viewer sidebar.
> You could even send some information about user (like username), than, just for example, track avatar position in world and change the RIA interfaces dynamically - but in that case you have to use something like WCF double binding.
> The trouble is that the users have to install your customized skin for viewer. It's not a problem in a local enterprise network (my case), but with HG and public grids.... yes, it's a problem.
> 
> If you are interested, I could publish VS2010 template for region module with WCF interface (very simple), and three parts of such "plugin" - modified XML's for viewer skin, Silverlight application and OpenSim region module.
> 
> But, as it seems to me, it's really easy to create something like this without my bugs in code :)
>                                                  Vitaly
> 

That would be great to see.

BlueWall