Contact Lists
I created a Firestorm Contact list for Debauche family. It contains the Debauche family.
I set Firestorm to only show Online and Offline toaster for Debauche family.
- In the menu bar, click Communication.
- Click Contact Sets.
- Click the plus symbol (+) button.
- Enter a name.
- Click Create.
- In the drop-down name list, select the new contact list.
- Click Add.
- Select names (PRO TIP: Use the Near Me tab when in Rehearsal to get most of us.)
- Click OK.
- Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the dialog box.
- Click the Set Color box.
- Select a color (yes, even pink).
- Click OK.
Now, when I see an Offline toaster during a show, I know it’s important.
If it’s someone in the current routine and I’m the backup, time to get my ass on the mover when they vanish.
Color text
You can set a color for the group. This will tint their text as well as their hovering name tag.
That way they stand out in the chat as well as in-world.
Debauche Mummy list
(Credit: Brissy)
If you create another contact list called Debauche Mummy, you can differentiate Sev and Laura from the rest of the dancers.
Then you can color-code their text so that they stand out in the chat a little more.
The Bad list
There are people in Second Life Dance that I’d rather not deal with. Defriendings, drama, arguments, and so on. It’s all a part of life, second or first or otherwise.
But they sometimes appear in group acts that I’m photographing, so I can’t mute or derender them without ruining the shot.
So, I created another list called The Bad.
I set it to the color red, so their names and text appear in red.
It adds a bit of melodrama to the chat and scenery, sure, but it reminds me not to engage or deal with them.
(I still mute and derender a handful of the truly irredeemable, and those people who include them in acts just won’t get photographed. Oh well.)
Online Notifications toggle
I like to focus online notifications on just Debauche people so I can quickly see when one of us crashes.
But when I’m not at the show, I like to see when friends log in and off.
The answer is to add a Quick Preference for ChatOnlineNotifications.
This allows you to toggle which logins and logouts appear in notifications.