Add LookAt and Selection Hint Privacy Controls

[bennettgoble]

Currently, the official Second Life viewer lacks granular controls over LookAt target visibility. This means that a user's LookAt targets (where their avatar is looking) are often visible to other users, particularly those using third-party viewers (TPVs) that have added "view LookAt" debug modes. This disparity creates an uncomfortable and sometimes ostracizing experience for new users of the upstream viewer, as their movements and points of interest can be inadvertently exposed to others without their consent or awareness.

To address this, let's add LookAt privacy to the official viewer, allowing users to control their client's LookAt behavior. This aligns the upstream viewer with users privacy expectations.

Solution

• Add new LookAt privacy options to the Privacy tab of the Preferences floater:
  • [ ] Enable LookAt (default = on)
  • [ ] Limit LookAt distance to 0.25m (default = off, Nested checkbox, allows users to enable LookAt but clamp its distance. Checkbox should disable if Enable LookAt is turned off)
  • [ ] Enable Selection Hints (default = on)

Wireframes

New options added to the viewer's Privacy settings

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[FelixWolf]

Should Enable Selection Hints disable the beam effect too? I'm thinking yes, but want to confirm.

[bennettgoble]

@FelixWolf yeah, both the beam and the IK target. Thanks for confirming!

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