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Key: VWR-8049
Type: New Feature New Feature
Status: In Progress In Progress
Priority: Normal Normal
Assignee: Andrew Linden
Reporter: seshat czeret
Votes: 159
Watchers: 37
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User-settable default permissions on creation of objects, clothing, scripts, notecards, etc.

Created: 04/Jul/08 01:53 PM   Updated: 11/Oct/09 02:55 AM
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Component/s: Building (in-world), Inventory, Permissions, Scripting
Affects Version/s: Other (please specify in issue description)
Fix Version/s: None

File Attachments: 1. Text File inventory.patch (3 kB)
2. Text File inworld.patch (14 kB)
3. Text File permissions-edit-menu.patch (43 kB)
4. Text File permissions-tools-menu.patch (43 kB)
5. Text File safety-questions.txt (3 kB)

Image Attachments:

1. permissions-edit-menu.png
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2. permissions-edit-menu2.png
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3. permissions-tools-menu.png
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4. permissions-tools-menu2.png
(28 kB)

5. safety-question.png
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6. safety-question2.png
(18 kB)
Environment: Not relevent, but Windows XP Pro 2002 service pack 2. 2.4 Ghz Celeron. 1 Gig RAM. NVidia GeForce 7600 GS.
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Last Triaged: 08/Oct/09 01:07 PM
Source Version: 1.23.1 (svn release 2220)
Linden Lab Issue ID: DEV-20532
Patch attached: Patch attached

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It would be wonderful for content creators, builders, etc; if we could set our own default permissions. At present, objects of different types are set with Linden-determined default permissions. Notecards are set Mod/Copy/Trans, most other things are set No Mod/No Copy/Trans.

Many creators always sell things Copy/No Trans or No Copy/Trans; with Mod or No Mod depending on personal choice. (There are issues there which are beside the point for this feature request.)

It would make a huge difference to the practical side of selling things if we had an Edit->Preferences->Permissions option, where we could set default permissions by category. An ASCII-Art example of what the screen might look like is included at the end of this request.

As things stand, it's very easy to slip up and let something go out effectively as a freebie. With this option, we could ensure that everything we made started out with a permissions set we, personally, find acceptable to sell things at.

We could spend more time making SL a great place, and less time trying to make sure people get what they pay for (IE that we set the permissions we promise), and preventing accidental freebie generation (making sure we don't slip up and set something copy/trans).

Please give this suggestion serious consideration.

Thank you for your time.

Seshat Czeret.

Example: Potential UI for Edit->Preferences->Permissions:

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Set default permissions for

Animations: [ ] MODIFY [ ] COPY [ ] TRANSFER
Body Parts: [ ] MODIFY [ ] COPY [ ] TRANSFER
Clothing: [ ] MODIFY [ ] COPY [ ] TRANSFER
Gestures: [ ] MODIFY [ ] COPY [ ] TRANSFER
Notecards: [ ] MODIFY [ ] COPY [ ] TRANSFER
Photos: [ ] MODIFY [ ] COPY [ ] TRANSFER
Prims/Objects: [ ] MODIFY [ ] COPY [ ] TRANSFER
Scripts: [ ] MODIFY [ ] COPY [ ] TRANSFER
Textures: [ ] MODIFY [ ] COPY [ ] TRANSFER

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Gellan Glenelg made changes - 27/Jul/08 01:54 PM
Field Original Value New Value
Link This issue is duplicated by MISC-1424 [ MISC-1424 ]
McCabe Maxsted made changes - 13/Aug/08 07:14 PM
Link This issue Relates to VWR-363 [ VWR-363 ]
McCabe Maxsted made changes - 13/Aug/08 07:15 PM
Priority Nice to have [ 6 ] Low [ 5 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 10/Sep/08 12:38 PM
Link This issue is related to by SVC-3046 [ SVC-3046 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 14/Sep/08 11:47 AM
Attachment permissions.patch [ 18772 ]
seshat czeret made changes - 14/Sep/08 12:39 PM
Patch attached [Patch attached]
seshat czeret made changes - 14/Sep/08 12:41 PM
Source Version 1.21.2
catherine pfeffer made changes - 15/Sep/08 12:35 AM
Attachment permissions.patch [ 18772 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 15/Sep/08 12:43 AM
Attachment permissions.patch [ 18784 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 15/Sep/08 02:25 AM
Attachment permissions.patch [ 18784 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 15/Sep/08 02:25 AM
Attachment permissions.patch [ 18786 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 15/Sep/08 02:49 AM
Attachment permissions.patch [ 18786 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 15/Sep/08 02:49 AM
Attachment permissions.patch [ 18787 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 15/Sep/08 02:55 AM
Attachment permissions.png [ 18788 ]
Alexa Linden made changes - 15/Sep/08 01:52 PM
Assignee WorkingOnIt Linden [ WorkingOnIt Linden ]
lindenrobot made changes - 15/Sep/08 01:52 PM
Linden Lab Issue ID DEV-20532
Rob Linden made changes - 18/Sep/08 08:46 AM
Last Triaged 18/Sep/08 08:46 AM
Erica Linden made changes - 18/Sep/08 05:54 PM
Link This issue is related to by VWR-5082 [ VWR-5082 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 19/Sep/08 12:57 AM
Link This issue is related to by SVC-3046 [ SVC-3046 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 19/Sep/08 01:00 AM
Link This issue is related to by SVC-3046 [ SVC-3046 ]
Coco Linden made changes - 24/Sep/08 04:31 PM
Link This issue Relates to VWR-8624 [ VWR-8624 ]
Coco Linden made changes - 24/Sep/08 04:35 PM
Priority Low [ 5 ] Normal [ 4 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 27/Sep/08 09:18 PM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.patch [ 19124 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 27/Sep/08 09:18 PM
Attachment permissions.patch [ 18787 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 27/Sep/08 09:18 PM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.patch [ 19125 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 27/Sep/08 09:18 PM
Attachment permissions.png [ 18788 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 27/Sep/08 09:19 PM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.png [ 19126 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 27/Sep/08 09:19 PM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.png [ 19127 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 27/Sep/08 09:29 PM
Source Version 1.21.2 1.21.3
catherine pfeffer made changes - 28/Sep/08 04:02 AM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.png [ 19126 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 28/Sep/08 04:03 AM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.png [ 19129 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 01/Oct/08 04:37 AM
Attachment upload.patch [ 19202 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 01/Oct/08 10:35 AM
Attachment upload.patch [ 19202 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 01/Oct/08 10:35 AM
Attachment upload.patch [ 19211 ]
Lex Neva made changes - 01/Oct/08 10:44 AM
Comment [ > After all, the default permissions for most things are no copy/no mod/no trans,

Actually, the default perms are no copy/no mod/transfer, because it's not possible to make a single object or other item with no perms at all. This is to make things fair for the consumer; either they're not allowed to copy the item but they can resell it (like a book), or they can copy it but the maker can choose not to let them transfer it. So when you're writing this code, make sure you enforce this in the same way that the normal permission settings dialogs work: disabling copy should forcibly enable transfer. ]
Gellan Glenelg made changes - 22/Oct/08 09:41 AM
Link This issue is related to by VWR-10034 [ VWR-10034 ]
Rob Linden made changes - 06/Nov/08 01:42 PM
Last Triaged 18/Sep/08 08:46 AM 06/Nov/08 01:07 PM
Assignee WorkingOnIt Linden [ WorkingOnIt Linden ] Coco Linden [ Coco Linden ]
Sue Linden made changes - 13/Nov/08 11:05 AM
Workflow jira-2007-12-22a [ 57172 ] jira-2008-11-14 [ 63825 ]
Sue Linden made changes - 13/Nov/08 11:25 AM
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Sue Linden made changes - 13/Nov/08 04:48 PM
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Sue Linden made changes - 13/Nov/08 05:06 PM
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Sue Linden made changes - 13/Nov/08 05:14 PM
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Sue Linden made changes - 13/Nov/08 05:26 PM
Workflow jira-2008-11-14 [ 102422 ] jira-2008-11-14a [ 107042 ]
Sue Linden made changes - 13/Nov/08 05:53 PM
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Sue Linden made changes - 13/Nov/08 06:16 PM
Workflow jira-2008-11-14 [ 116114 ] jira-2008-11-14a [ 124750 ]
Sue Linden made changes - 13/Nov/08 06:34 PM
Workflow jira-2008-11-14 [ 124750 ] jira-2008-11-14a [ 131637 ]
Sue Linden made changes - 13/Nov/08 06:57 PM
Workflow jira-2008-11-14 [ 131637 ] jira-2008-11-14a [ 140742 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 26/Nov/08 03:03 PM
Source Version 1.21.3 1.21.6
catherine pfeffer made changes - 26/Nov/08 03:03 PM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.patch [ 19124 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 26/Nov/08 03:03 PM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.patch [ 19125 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 26/Nov/08 03:04 PM
Attachment upload.patch [ 19211 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 26/Nov/08 03:05 PM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.patch [ 20576 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 26/Nov/08 03:06 PM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.patch [ 20577 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 26/Nov/08 03:06 PM
Attachment upload.patch [ 20578 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 29/Nov/08 05:06 AM
Attachment upload.patch [ 20578 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 29/Nov/08 05:06 AM
Attachment upload.patch [ 20612 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 29/Nov/08 10:34 AM
Attachment inventory.patch [ 20614 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 30/Nov/08 02:49 PM
Attachment inworld.patch [ 20638 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 30/Nov/08 02:49 PM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.patch [ 20576 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 30/Nov/08 02:50 PM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.patch [ 20577 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 30/Nov/08 02:50 PM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.patch [ 20639 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 30/Nov/08 02:53 PM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.patch [ 20640 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 02/Dec/08 10:39 AM
Attachment upload.patch [ 20612 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 02/Dec/08 10:39 AM
Attachment upload.patch [ 20692 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 02/Dec/08 01:38 PM
Attachment upload.patch [ 20692 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 02/Dec/08 02:53 PM
Link This issue is related to by VWR-10854 [ VWR-10854 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 30/Dec/08 02:03 PM
Attachment inworld.patch [ 20638 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 30/Dec/08 02:04 PM
Attachment inworld.patch [ 21210 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 30/Dec/08 04:26 PM
Attachment inworld.patch [ 21210 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 30/Dec/08 04:29 PM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 31/Dec/08 04:27 AM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 31/Dec/08 04:28 AM
Attachment inworld.patch [ 21215 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 01/Jan/09 05:04 PM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.png [ 19127 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 01/Jan/09 05:04 PM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.png [ 21228 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 01/Jan/09 05:22 PM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.patch [ 20639 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 01/Jan/09 05:22 PM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.patch [ 20640 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 01/Jan/09 05:23 PM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.patch [ 21229 ]
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 01/Jan/09 05:41 PM
Source Version 1.21.6 1.22.4
catherine pfeffer made changes - 01/Jan/09 05:55 PM
Link This issue is related to by VWR-10034 [ VWR-10034 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 01/Jan/09 05:57 PM
Link This issue is related to by VWR-8624 [ VWR-8624 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 02/Jan/09 03:51 AM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.patch [ 21229 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 02/Jan/09 03:52 AM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.patch [ 21230 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 02/Jan/09 03:53 AM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 02/Jan/09 05:28 AM
Attachment inventory.patch [ 20614 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 02/Jan/09 05:28 AM
Attachment inworld.patch [ 21215 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 02/Jan/09 05:29 AM
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Rob Linden made changes - 29/Jan/09 01:23 PM
Last Triaged 06/Nov/08 01:07 PM 29/Jan/09 01:07 PM
catherine pfeffer made changes - 05/Feb/09 03:01 AM
Attachment inworld.patch [ 21236 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 05/Feb/09 03:01 AM
Attachment inworld.patch [ 21822 ]
CG Linden made changes - 05/Feb/09 11:49 AM
Link This issue is related to by SVC-3551 [ SVC-3551 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 05:58 AM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.patch [ 21233 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 05:59 AM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 06:09 AM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 01:06 PM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.patch [ 21234 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 01:07 PM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.patch [ 21925 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 02:47 PM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.patch [ 21919 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 02:47 PM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.patch [ 21927 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 02:51 PM
Source Version 1.22.4 1.23.0 (svn release 1776)
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 02:56 PM
Attachment inworld.patch [ 21822 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 02:56 PM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 03:04 PM
Attachment inventory.patch [ 21235 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 03:04 PM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 03:14 PM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.png [ 19129 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 03:14 PM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.png [ 21934 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/Feb/09 03:32 PM
Attachment safety-questions.txt [ 21935 ]
Coco Linden made changes - 22/Mar/09 12:25 PM
Assignee Coco Linden [ Coco Linden ]
Harleen Gretzky made changes - 24/Mar/09 07:06 AM
Link This issue is original of duplicate VWR-12560 [ VWR-12560 ]
Soft Linden made changes - 30/Apr/09 01:21 PM
Last Triaged 29/Jan/09 01:07 PM 30/Apr/09 01:07 PM
nekololi woodget made changes - 02/May/09 03:43 PM
Link This issue is related to by VWR-13181 [ VWR-13181 ]
Andrew Linden made changes - 04/May/09 08:38 PM
Assignee Andrew Linden [ Andrew Linden ]
Andrew Linden made changes - 04/May/09 08:38 PM
Status Open [ 1 ] In Progress [ 3 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 05/May/09 09:02 AM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.patch [ 21925 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 05/May/09 09:03 AM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.patch [ 23648 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 05/May/09 09:06 AM
Source Version 1.23.0 (svn release 1776) 1.23.1 (svn release 2220)
catherine pfeffer made changes - 05/May/09 10:06 AM
Comment [ Refreshed for 1.23 RC (SVN release 2220) ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 05/May/09 10:07 AM
Attachment permissions-edit-menu.patch [ 21927 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 05/May/09 10:10 AM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 05/May/09 10:26 AM
Attachment inworld.patch [ 21928 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 05/May/09 10:26 AM
Attachment inworld.patch [ 23654 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 05/May/09 12:32 PM
Attachment inventory.patch [ 21932 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 05/May/09 12:33 PM
Attachment inventory.patch [ 23658 ]
TigroSpottystripes Katsu made changes - 06/May/09 06:00 PM
Comment [ but in Word, if you start writing in italics, you continue to write in italics till you turn it off, and if for some reason you're always writing in italics, I forgot what it is called in the program, but you can define the standard to be always italics until changed, and all new documents will by default have italics turned on

it would probably help you more if you use an analogy that isn't about somthing I know... ]
seshat czeret made changes - 06/May/09 10:36 PM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/May/09 04:48 AM
Attachment safety-questions.txt [ 21935 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/May/09 04:48 AM
Attachment safety-questions.txt [ 23710 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/May/09 05:18 AM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/May/09 05:18 AM
Attachment permissions-tools-menu.patch [ 23648 ]
catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/May/09 05:19 AM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/May/09 05:28 AM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 07/May/09 05:28 AM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 08/May/09 10:47 AM
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catherine pfeffer made changes - 08/May/09 10:47 AM
Attachment safety-question.png [ 23780 ]
Ann Otoole made changes - 20/Jul/09 12:22 AM
Link This issue is related to by SVC-4444 [ SVC-4444 ]
Rob Linden made changes - 13/Aug/09 10:31 AM
Last Triaged 30/Apr/09 01:07 PM 13/Aug/09 01:07 PM
Soft Linden made changes - 08/Oct/09 10:50 AM
Last Triaged 13/Aug/09 01:07 PM 08/Oct/09 01:07 PM