[Upstage-list] quirks & flash backdrops

[Helen V. J. <he...@cr...>]

we were using upstage for a rehearsal today & had a number of 
problems that seemed to come & go. sometimes but not all the time:
- avatars stuck, ie can't move but can still speak (solved by hitting 
clear then coming back onstage, but often this would cause someone 
else's av to stick)
- karla couldn't change her nickname
- backdrops didn't always appear or change for everyone, sometimes 
you have to select it yourself in order to have it show up (it should 
be that whatever backdrop is selected shows up for everyone from when 
the stage has loaded - also that backdrops can be left on the stage 
for random visitors to see)

are these things actual bugs, or indicative of the general 
instability of the environment? or is it that our server is not 
grunty enough? or something else?

we have concluded that flash backdrops are really not a good idea at 
the moment as they slow things down & cover the text input box.

karla doesn't have a white background for the text chat window (has 
never had it).

can everyone remember to send me updates for the List of Things to 
Fix so that i can add to it & email to douglas. (douglas - it's not 
easy for me to surf at the moment so i won't try to put them into the 
sourceforge bug tracker at this stage, can you put them in once i 
send you the updated list?)

douglas - we are rehearsing every wednesday at 9pm nz time for a 
couple of hours, so if you're uploading fixes it would be good to do 
it before then. the machinista gig is 8am monday 10 may nz time.

h : )
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