The Cattery

[Tad Carlucci]

One nice thing is, at least, the Dock "fails safe". You should never lose the cat/box when it fails to appear in-world. Simply wait a couple seconds and refresh the page. The cat/box will re-appear. If it does not, close the window/tab and get a fresh link from the Dock.

There are a number of possible causes for problems like this.

The most common is leaving the Cat->SL web page up for long periods. While this often work, it can also fail. The problem is there is no feedback other than the cat/box just not appearing. The cause in this case is usually that the URL needed for the Dock has changed but, since you're using an older copy, you're still trying to use the old URL.

So the first thing you should do is close down all windows/tabs with the Cat->SL web page, go back to the Dock and get a fresh page. And try to learn to close the window/tab on your web browser as soon as you're done with the Cat->SL function. The advice to rez a fresh copy of the Dock is good. But, implicit in that advice is that you close down all Cat->SL windows and tabs on your web browser. Usually, thought, it's the age of the windows and tabs, and not the Dock, which are the root cause of the issue.

Finally, things to bear in mind using the Dock:

1) It must be in the correct land group, so that it has permission to create new objects.

2) There must be sufficient free prims. For a box, there must be at least two prims available; for a live cat, at least 14. More may be required.