panel entity, readme

examples/light_modifier/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-This PR demonstrates one way in-world editing of objects might work.  We start with a spotlight.  When you distant grab the sliders, you can move them along their axis to change their values.  You may also rotate / move the block to which the spotlight is attached.
+This PR demonstrates one way in-world editing of objects might work. 
 
-Enter edit mode by running your distance beam through a light overlay.  Exit using the red X.
+Running this script will show light overlay icons in-world.  Enter edit mode by running your distance beam through a light overlay.  Exit using the red X.
+
+When you distant grab the sliders, you can move them along their axis to change their values.  You may also rotate / move the block to which the spotlight is attached.  
 
 To test: https://rawgit.com/imgntn/hifi/light_mod/examples/lights/lightLoader.js
 To reset, I recommend stopping all scripts then re-loading lightLoader.js
@@ -8,14 +10,12 @@ To reset, I recommend stopping all scripts then re-loading lightLoader.js
 When you run the lightLoader.js script, several scripts will be loaded:
 - handControllerGrab.js (custom)
 - lightModifier.js (listens for message to create sliders for a given light)
-- lightModifierTestScene.js (creates a light and parents it to a block, then sends a message ^^)
+- lightModifierTestScene.js (creates a light)
 - slider.js (attached to each slider entity)
-- lightParent.js (attached to the entity to which a light is parented, so you can move it around)
+- lightParent.js (attached to a 3d model of a light, to which a light is parented, so you can move it around.  or keep the current parent if a light already has a parent)
 - closeButton.js (for closing the ui)
-- ../libraries/lightOverlayManager.js (custom)
-- ../libraries/entitySelectionTool.js
-
-
+- ../libraries/lightOverlayManager.js (shows 2d overlays for lights in the world)
+- ../libraries/entitySelectionTool.js (visualizes volume of the lights)
 
 Current sliders are (top to bottom):
 red

examples/light_modifier/lightModifier.js

@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ var SLIDERS_SHOULD_STAY_WITH_AVATAR = false;
 var VERTICAL_SLIDERS = false;
 var SHOW_OVERLAYS = true;
 var SHOW_LIGHT_VOLUME = true;
+var USE_PARENTED_PANEL = false;
 
 //variables for managing overlays
 var selectionDisplay;
 var selectionManager;
 var lightOverlayManager;
 
-//for when we make a block parent for the light
+//for when we make a 3d model of a light a parent for the light
 var PARENT_SCRIPT_URL = Script.resolvePath('lightParent.js?' + Math.random(0 - 100));
 
 if (SHOW_OVERLAYS === true) {
@@ -362,9 +363,9 @@ var slidersRef = {
 var light = null;
 
 function makeSliders(light) {
-
+    var panel;
     if (USE_PARENTED_PANEL === true) {
-        createPanelEntity(MyAvatar.position);
+        panel = createPanelEntity(MyAvatar.position);
     }
 
     if (light.type === 'spotlight') {
@@ -409,10 +410,21 @@ function makeSliders(light) {
     subscribeToSliderMessages();
 
     if (USE_PARENTED_PANEL === true) {
-        parentEntitiesToPanel();
+        parentEntitiesToPanel(panel);
+    }
+
+    if () {
+        parentPanelToAvatar(panel)
     }
 };
 
+function parentPanelToAvatar(panel) {
+    Entities.editEntity(panel, {
+        parentID: MyAvatar.sessionUUID,
+        //actually figure out which one to parent it to -- probably a spine or something.
+        parentJointIndex: 1,
+    })
+}
 
 function parentEntitiesToPanel(panel) {
     slidersRef.forEach(function(slider) {
@@ -493,11 +505,10 @@ function createCloseButton(endOfAxis) {
         ignoreForCollisions: true,
         script: CLOSE_BUTTON_SCRIPT_URL,
         userData: JSON.stringify({
-                grabbableKey: {
-                    wantsTrigger: true
-                }
-            })
-            //need to add wantsTrigger stuff so we can interact with it with our beamz
+            grabbableKey: {
+                wantsTrigger: true
+            }
+        })
     }
 
     var button = Entities.addEntity(buttonProperties);