Buoyant Nametags

[canny[bot]]

Nametags of underwater avis, as viewed above water, seem to be floating on top of the water, even if the avatars are deep below. Looking below water they snap back to normal.

https://secondlife.canny.io/admin/board/bug-reports/p/buoyant-nametags

[canny[bot]]

This issue has been linked to a Canny post: Buoyant Nametags :tada:

[AtlasLinden]

Here is a clip of the issue: https://gyazo.com/cbc9be39d09b5707f591488ef04b56c9 This change may have been related to https://github.com/secondlife/jira-archive-internal/issues/70244.

Also a request from a user comment to consider: SassyVanDiesel Resident I believe this is by design. When the camera is under water, the nametag shows above your head. When the camera is above water, the nametag shows floating on the water. It is hard in some cases to find people like this. Specificaly for some activities in SL, eg Rescue operations in the Blake Sea. It would be awesome if this can be put into the settings as an option or something?

[LLGuru]

Hi @Steeltoe-Linden

Could you please clarify whether this behavior is expected? And if Yes then there is another question: Does it make sense to introduce a new settings option to turn this behavior on and off?

Thanks

[kylelinden]

hi @LLGuru Nametags are not intended to float on the surface of the water, this is not ideal behavior as some people wish to hide underwater. We should return to the original behavior while fixing the original issue that caused the regression. Agent dots on the minimap are great indicators of agent locations for any search and rescue operations as well as sending or receiving teleport offers. New option not advised.

[AtlasLinden]

Reopening for testing

[Steeltoe-Linden]

Name tags floating above the water is a new behavior, and not a good one -- as Kyle said, a regression. This is a bug, therefore should not be a user preference.