Firestorm settings for beginners.
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Suggested changes in Firestorm settings for use with students in educational places. This article is explicitly licensed Public Domain (CC0).
How to search FS Prefs
How to search Firestorm preferences
- Top line of Firestorm, Avatar (full left), click Avatar
- On drop-down menu click Preferences.
- To search preferences panel: Use the white bar at the top of the panel.
- Type part of the setting and the panel will show settings that match.
- See graphic above.
- Details on Preferences: Viewer 3.3+ Preferences window, Summary
- Using viewer: Firestorm for OpenSimulator set to Viewer 5 (drop-down menus)
Key terms
- Name tags
- Enable voice
- Media
- Movement
- View
- World Map
- Notifications
- Buttons
- Search this page: Ctrl+f opens search bar near top of page.
Preference settings to change for students
- Be sure to click the OK button when you finish a panel.
- Otherwise, your settings may not be recorded.
General tab
- Name tags-- show briefly
Sound & Media--Voice tab
- Enable voice (checked)
Sound & Media--Media tab
- Allow media to autoplay
- Allow inworld scripts to play media
Move & View--ViewTab
- Check these:
- Disable camera constraints
- Disable minimum camera zoom distance
Move & View--Movement Tab
- Single click on land - move to clicked point
- Double click on land - teleport to clicked point
Move & View--Map&Minimap Tab
- Enable double-click teleports on the World Map
Notifications--People tab
- Notify me when my friends log in or out. (uncheck all)
Firestorm onscreen buttons to keep
- A button will display its name when you hover your cursor over it.
- Inventory
- People
- Snapshot
- Speak
- Places
- Quick prefs
- Other buttons can be hidden and recovered if needed.
- Reference viewer: Firestorm for OpenSimulator set to Viewer 5 (drop-down menus)
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