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2. When that is created, you should see “Script running” (OpenSim) or “Hello, Avatar!” (Second Life)
appear in your local chat panel or on the lower left of the screen. Congratulations—you just created
your irst script, and it made the object talk to you.
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Before we dive into the actual script writing, let's look at the parts of this window called the Script Editor
(Figure 14.4). Double click on the new script in the context window to open the Script Editor. Although it
FIGURE 14.4
Screen shot of Script Editor menu showing (1) text entry window, (2) status box and error message
window, (3) location indicator for cursor in text window showing line and column numbers, (4) drop down menu for
inserting new functions, constants, and other script elements, (5) toggle for Mono, an open source scripting engine that
can speed up the performance of a script and (6) opens up WordPad for editing and saving script as a document.
