8 replies to this topic

[Hawk777]

It would be neat if there were a way to get the (Minecraft) username of the person interacting with a console (since multiple people can presumably right-click on a console at the same time, perhaps this could be hung off something like "key" and "char" events, indicating who typed the key.

[Sebra]

What happens now when multiple people right-click on a console at the same time?

[Advert]

This is hard to do; multiple people can access the same computer at the same time.

When multiple people use a computer, their input is combined, e.g if person A typed "hello ", and person B typed "world!", the computer's screen might look like this:

CraftOS 1.3
> hello world!

[Sebra]

so both persons will see "hello world!" ?

[Hawk777]

That's why I suggested doing this at the event level. Sure, one person might type "hello" and one might type "world", but each individual "key" or "char" event will come from only one person.

[Advert]

That sounds like magic, though :/

I don't think Dan would approve.

[Jan]

Maybe a fingerprint/iris-scan device?
commands in the peripheral api:
"on" - The device starts flashing, so the user sees it is ready, and he can put his finger on it.
"off" - Put the device off
"get" - Returns the latest fingerprint taken (fingerprint is the name of player, or the checksum of the name)

[passinglurker]

if this is going to be like the crafting table problem then i'm going to keep my computers out of reach in a locked room

[coolblockj]

I agree with this idea and Jan, i would love to have like a scanner for my code doors and such on multiplayer!