Re: Possible Menu Sharing

[Roselyn83 Resident]

I saw this suggestion in another section in a thread posted by Penelope Jewell, and I really think it would be such an awesome thing.

http://kittycats.biz/forum/showthread.php?tid=17532

She was suggesting that it be possible to share the menu for cuddling/playing/interacting with the kitties. I have 7 daughters 1 son and many grandchildren, that are constantly wanting to play with the kitties I am breeding. It would be so nice to be able to share this with them and my husband.
Is that possible? Or would there be a negitive issue due to it?

[Tad Carlucci]

In general, there are three levels of security which can be applied relatively easily when handling events such as Sit and Touch: Owner (who owns the object), Group (which group is the object assigned to, generally the Land Group), and Anyone. So it's possible for a Touch event to test these for, say, playing with the Ball or Petting, and the Sit to allow others to Ride a MegaPuss.

Functions such as Pose on the Touch menu present a bit of a problem because that would allow others to change Shop displays. So, while possible, it's probably not wise to allow others access to these functions without a change of ownership.

It is possible to design more complex access checks for some of the functions, such as allow/deny lists. This requires both a programming effort, and specialized processes to allow the owner to control the access lists. So, while possible, the effort is large, usability problematic, and the probability of problems rises considerably.

Unfortunately, functions such like Cuddle, which requires an attachment, will not be possible to share. Attachment requires placement in the avatar's inventory; which means a transfer of ownership. For some cats, that simply is impossible.

So, on a function-by-function basis, it may be possible, or impossible. And, yes, there can be significant negative issues.

In the case of the greats and grands, I suggest it may be best to use an ALT, passing a specific cat to the ALT (making it easy to find the UUID in case of problems, since it will be the only cat owned), and allow the kids to fiddle with "their" cat. That way they can also play dress-up and go-shopping.

[Kayleigh McMillan]

(08-19-2014 06:05 AM)Tad Carlucci Wrote:  ... and allow the kids to fiddle with "their" cat. That way they can also play dress-up and go-shopping.

Awww's I just knew you have a soft side too

[Roselyn83 Resident]

Smiles, Thank you for the response, that makes alot of sence, You explained it well .

[Winter Phoenix]

You can drive my speedboat around the bay.

Just make sure you park it back on the dock so I dont have to look for it.

You could ride my megapusses around the island as well.

If KittyCatS would LET YOU!

Come on guys, give us a permissions menu for RIDE anyway.