Introducing here an idea about a multipurpose touchable MENU for diferent LUA interactions with other Elements
It could be created with different sizes, from ipad size to giant screens, and have a specific graphic interface proper to DU
Have a body seperate into 3 parts:
- Top: Title of the screen menu / sub menu
- Middle: Configurable buttons
- Bottom: Description of the curent menu / or descirption of the highlighted button
Each part could be scriptable and splited into lists of strings in the LUA
First menu could give direct informations or actions, or lead to a submenu
Each button pression would send a string that will be filtered and sent to whatever element it is linked to
For a concrete example, from the very last published video with the flying plateforms:
The tactile screen could replace a cockpit and have a buttons action menu look like so:
PLATEFORM MOVEMENT CONTROL
| FOWARD | | UP | | ROTATE RIGHT |
| LEFT | | STOP / START | | RIGHT |
| BACKWARD | | DOWN | | ROTATE LEFT |
DESC: blablabla this is the control panel for your moving plateform
It could replace and make interactive the chat commands
And allow creations and configuration of very simple Operating Systems
Below is an example from SL UI floating scriptable menu:
So this one could be made as a physical touchable screen menu in DU
Uses of a configurable menu will be extremly wide
From home personal automation menu (switch lights on/off, lock doors on/off etc...), passing by the touchable password screen menu, to a whole ship operating system
I hope i was clear and i gave some ideas