E-Bookset

Make your own library of real books: text, audio, video - the choice is yours. Your project will have maximum economy for LI & texture import: each E-bookset has a single prim. Either a 3D object or a 2D graphic bookshelf can be used. In the latter case, books are inserted into the graphic surface, so that only the spines of the books are visible.

** This item is a complement to E-books, and allows multiple titles to be offered in the one set, thus ecomomizing on prims in a library. It is supplied in 2 versions - (a) a stand-alone set of books to be added to your own shelves, (b) a set of books linked to a shelf, which can be placed on a table or a wall.**

When your E-bookset is touched, the script will pull your bookset out of the shelf by 90% of its width. The direction in which to move the bookset is calculated from its normal orientation, so your bookshelf can be positioned at any convenient angle (as long as the shelves are horizontal). The brightness of the bookset is set to full when out of the shelf, and back to environmental when the bookset is returned. A dialogue box is offered with a list of titles. On choosing a title, a link to the online text, audio or video is given, either in public chat or to the owner, in which case, if 'Go to page' is selected, the text will open in your default browser.

Modifying your bookset
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By default the E-Bookset will return to the shelf after 10s, but if you prefer to have manual control, delete 'auto' from the Description field in Edit mode. The size and shape of the bookset can be modified to suit the shelf.

Any number of titles can be included on a notecard. If the number exceeds 9, the menu will expand accordingly.

Making new booksets
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To make a new bookset all you have to do is:

1. Take a copy of an existing bookset and change the Name & Description as required.
2. Make, import & apply textures which shows the appropriate surfaces. Adjust texture scales & offsets if necessary.
3. Find the titles & URLs of the online versions of the books to which you want to link, and replace the data in the notecard in the book's Contents.

Permissions: Object, Copy & Mod; Script, Copy

The bookset is supplied with a simple African Sapele wood bookshelf, as illustrated.