[Opensim-users] Opensim and accessibility by non-technical end users

bertrand lebert bartleby94 at hotmail.fr
Fri Mar 22 16:17:35 UTC 2013


Hello
We have the project in few weeks to work on it. So I see we have the same problem for meeting everyone.  Salutation Bertrand
Le 22 mars 2013 à 12:33, "Ovi Chris Rouly" <maelzel at ieee.org> a écrit :

> Justin,
> 
> I've tried to get support for this for (at least 3) years now ...  I even
> offered to pay a bounty to get one written.  I contacted people on 3
> continents.  And, I've given up hope.
> 
> Good luck mon ami!
> 
> <smile>
> 
> Chris
> GMU
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Justin Clark-Casey" <jjustincc at googlemail.com>
> To: <opensim-users at lists.berlios.de>
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 8:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Opensim and accessibility by non-technical end
> users
> 
> 
>> Yeah, I would love to see a useable viewer which just did the basics and
> was ideally web-based (maybe with modular
>> options for extra complexity).  Ideally webgl - I know it's nowhere near
> the performance of a native client atm but like
>> it or not, the convenience of the web eats many things eventually
> (including this, imo).
>> 
>> But that could still be some way off.
>> 
>> On 21/03/13 17:58, John Sheridan wrote:
>>> If I may chime in - ultimate super awesome idealistic (and likely
> pipe-dream) view of the future from my end.  Light
>>> weight web based viewers that allow for just the basics such as
> rendering / movement, basic inventory (changing of
>>> attachments, clothing, organization of folders), joining / leaving of
> groups, and chat.  Heck, maybe even the extras
>>> outside of rendering / movement could be left out of the viewer
> component and added in as external pieces to the
>>> containing web page which should in theory make a web viewer even more
> simplistic and light weight.  For "power" users
>>> that need the full on facilities like building / editing, groups
> management, land settings, estate settings, and so on -
>>> use a regular installed viewer.
>>> 
>>> On 03/21/2013 01:25 PM, drwhiet at spacefriends.de wrote:
>>>> Why not use a modern viewer like Singularity with a old V1 interface ..
> This is why people still love up2date viewers
>>>> with a simple GUI ..
>>>> 
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Worfromthe Wise
>>>> 
>>>> On 21.03.2013, at 11:41, Michel DENIS <michel.m.denis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello Justin,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you for your feedback !
>>>>> 
>>>>> In the case these Viewers would still not be enough user-friendly or
> non-mature enough, I was thinking "simplifying"
>>>>> one of these viewers, ie taking code away from their source. Of course
> that creates a maintenance issue, but we'd get
>>>>> a Viewer for Dummies or so !?
>>>>> A couple of people seems having done that already.
>>>>> 
>>>>> What do you think ?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks again,
>>>>> -michel
>>>>> 
>>>>> Justin Clark-Casey wrote:
>>>>>> Unfortunately, I think that currently power equates to viewer
> complexity, though maybe people will disagree with me
>>>>>> on that.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The web-based viewer efforts are very interesting but I don't know
> how long it will be until they're ready for
>>>>>> primetime - could be quite a while.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm not sure I could express a preference since all the viewers seem
> complicated to me :), but one list for
>>>>>> assessment is at [1] if you've not already seen that.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> [1] http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Compatible_Viewers
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