Firestorm Viewer Modes
At the Firestorm log in screen, next to the log In button, is a drop down menu, which allows you to select the default viewer mode. These can be one of:
- Phoenix
- Firestorm
- Hybrid
- Viewer 6
- Latency
- Text
This allows you to select the overall “look and feel” of the viewer. Text mode disables almost all rendering; it exists for those who need to get inworld on very low end computers.
NOTE: This will affect many settings but none that you have set yourself. In other words, if you log in with (for example) Phoenix mode, but then change one of the default settings to what would be Viewer 6 mode, that will remain set next time.
The table below lists settings and how they are set in the various modes.
| Setting | Firestorm | Phoenix | Hybrid | Viewer 6 | Latency | Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show Home button | no | no | no | yes | ||
| Show location in top menu | yes | yes | yes | no | ||
| Show navigation bar | no | no | no | yes | ||
| Display how to leave mouselook | no | no | no | yes | ||
| Default skin | Firestorm Grey | Vintage Classic | Metaharper Modern | Starlight Original | ||
| WASD affects movement | no | no | yes | yes | ||
| Allow camera to move thru prims | no | no | yes | no | ||
| Script dialogs always opaque | yes | yes | no | no | ||
| Script dialogs always top right | yes | yes | yes | no | ||
| Minimap shown in Radar panel | no | no | yes | yes | ||
| Use chat console for nearby chat | yes | yes | yes | no | ||
| Show pop-ups for group chat | no | no | no | yes | ||
| Show pop-ups for IM chat | yes | no | no | yes | ||
| Use chat headers | no | no | yes | yes | ||
| Use mini-icons in chat headers | no | no | yes | yes | ||
| Multiple chat windows | no | no | yes | yes | ||
| Use V1-style cursors | yes | yes | no | no | ||
| Color tags by viewer (OpenSim only) | User defined | User defined | User defined | Not based on viewer |
See this page for documentation on Firestorm 5.1.7 (55786) and earlier.