![]() ![]() ![]() Note hat local chat can be displayed on this upper row as well by clicking on the chat balloon button at the far left end of the toolbar (local chat is also displayed within the Communicate floater as per v6.x style UI viewers Genesis Viewer showing the default set of toolbar options and the expanded Settings (aka “quick preferences” in other viewers) panel, accessed via the ∧ at the extreme right of upper row of toolbar options. The most notable differences when comparing the v1.x UI style found within Cool VL Viewer and Genesis (as the two currently-maintained v1.x UI style viewers with a release cycle) can be found within the menus (titles and options) and the toolbar and its button / options.Īs the menu systems found on v6.x UI style viewers also tend to vary in naming and options from one viewer to the next, and the use of the toolbar buttons is perhaps the most visual difference in UI presentation between the two flavours of viewer, I will only expend time on the latter. While these issues were largely addressed over time, there was also a certain amount of subjective resistance to change among some users that was sufficient to warrant some TPV developers to produce viewers which largely retained the front-end look and feel of the old “viewer 1” those users preferred. The reason for this is that when first released, what is now the “v6.x” UI (and which started life as “Viewer 2.0”) had some significant design flaws that made it less-than-popular during the early days of its use (circa 2010-11). Self-certified for listing on the Third-Party Viewer directory and in accordance with the Third Party Viewer Policy.įor those unfamiliar with it, the “1.x UI style” is a reference to Genesis being among a small group of viewer that utilise a general UI layout that reflects the original official viewer for Second Life, generally referred to as the 1.x (or sometimes the 1.2x) viewer.Supported by a combination of release notes and change log notes on the Genesis website (click the tabs at the top of the page to switch between the two).However, it should run on Linux Ubuntu/Mint, and a video guide is available for those wishing to try – see below for more.A low-spec computer manufactured in the past ten years, should be able to run Genesis and enjoy improved performance. ![]() We inherited some very old code and settings, better suited to computers over a decade ago and have brought the code and settings up to date. Based on a fork of the Singularity viewer, with a lot of under-the-hood reworking, together with a host of capabilities adopted from other TPVs as well. To quote from the Genesis website, it is:Ī fast, responsive, low memory footprint viewer designed with laptop users in mind.Genesis Viewer splash screen What is the Genesis Viewer? The following is not intended to to be a full review of the Genesis viewer 1.1.522 release, but rather to provide a general overview of the viewer (particularly from the perspective of those more familiar with the v6.x UI style of viewers, which include the likes of the official viewer, firestorm, Kokua, etc.) and the supporting material although some important exclusions from the current release are also noted. It is primarily by MelanieCosti and Torric Rodas, supported by a group of QA and nightly build testers.Īt the time of writing, the release version is 1.1.522, and accompanying the release is a set of video resources available via the Genesis Viewer You Tube Channel (see below) to help people gain some insight into the viewer and also to learn how to use some of the features incorporated into it – notably those obtained using code provided by other TPVs. Genesis is the name for a new v1.x UI styled viewer, officially released on November 5th, 2022 (although nightly builds have been available for some time via the Genesis website). ![]()
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