Direct Delivery Fix

I came across Darrius Gothly explaining to someone how to get stuck items out of the Unassociated Items List. I think that info is handy to know, so I’m publishing it here.

The problem is seen when you move a Market Place item from your Magic Box to Direct Delivery using the Merchant’s Outbox. The previous item from the Magic Box is moved to the Unassociated Items List. If you just delete it, it will come back… again ad again. If you delete from the Magic Box and the list, it will still come back again and again. They seem impossible to remove. Darrius has a fix:

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Direct Delivery Poll

Princess Verwood has posted in the SL Forum that she is running a poll on whether merchants are changing from boxes to folders. Of course in the forum few people will see the poll. So, I’m reposting here.

I’m not sure enough people are able to use the Merchant’s Outbox to have decided.

I think I have 4 products out via Merchant’s Outbox. I’ve done those with folders. Previously they were boxed items in the Market Place.

Darrius Gothy points out that with the new ‘View Contents’ feature in the Market Place, using folders is more important. I know I prefer buying things in-world using BUY so I can open the package and see what all is in the box/purchase. Many items lack good information on the ‘box’ or product description. So, it is hard to know exactly what one is getting.

If one wants to sell to me, tell me lots about the product.

UPDATE: Oh DUH! Add the article link: Poll – Second Life Direct Delivery: Folders or Boxed?

Direct to poll link: POLL

 

Dolphin Viewer 3 – 3.3.1.23706

Dolphin has another release out. Lance says this one come quickly after the 27000 version because 27000 was a rush release to get a working Merchant Outbox out. This release includes features and fixes from the planned 27000 release that were skipped to get out Merchant Outbox.

Mesh Upload

This version has the Kokua Mesh Uploader. I have yet to try Kokua’s and Dolphin’s uploaders. I don’t know if they have the ability to create the convex hull when asked to create the physics layer. In Linden Viewers the task is handled by a feature in the Havok physics engine, a proprietary package. On my next trip to ADITI I may try out Dolphin’s and see.

I tend to make my own physics layers to minimize Land Impact. So, whether it does or doesn’t have the ability to do convex hulls isn’t an issue for me.

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Direct Delivery Issues Stats

We all hear about problems with Direct Delivery. We also hear the Lindens aren’t fixing things… whatever you think, there are some objective numbers in the JIRA.

The Market Place seems to fall in the Realm of the Web Project. That project also includes the JIRA, Wiki, and other Second Life web sites. It would be easy to say the Lindens are doing all they can to hide everything the Commerce Team does. I personally think it would have been better to break out DD as a separate project. But, the combination is what we have.

JIRA Stats for WEB

Second Life Direct Delivery Info

Yesterday the Commerce team was going to take the Market Place down for changes about 5 AM. Then that was going to be put off until Monday. Then they rescheduled it to 10 AM yesterday. They did take the Market Place from about 10 to 11:30 AM Thursday, yesterday.

We still don’t know what was changed or fixed. Just that the site was down.

Seen too often...

We do know there is a small problem with Direct Delivery Bears over populating the world. That problem has been solved with a small nuke.

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I think it was SassyRomano’s finger on the button.

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