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| Time-Release Padlock                                 |
====== Supported TouchBound functions ======
   * [[touchbound_system:locking_unlocking|Locking/unlocking.]]
   * [[touchbound_system:lock_api|Lock API]]
====== Overview ======
Time-Release padlocks are as their name indicate can be configured to automatically unlock after a set amount of time. Once applied to an object, the only way to remove them is to wait for the timer to tick down.

====== Adjusting the time ======
Each Time-Release padlock features buttons to adjust the amount of time they will remain locked when applied to a compatible piece of hardware.
   - Attach or rez the time-release padlock.
   - Click the + or - buttons to adjust the time by 5 minute increments.
   - You can also hold down the mouse button to change the time more quickly.
   - You can now use your padlock.

   * If you rez your padlock in a public place, other players can use it like any other touchbound padlock for locking things.
   * If you wear the padlock on your avatar, the padlock will only be useable by yourself.

====== Checking how much time is left ======
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The time-release padlock replaces the normal "elapsed time" entry on the [[touchbound_system:contextmenu|Touchbound context menu]] by the estimated remaining time.

====== Unlocking ======
Once the configured time runs out, anyone clicking the padlock (on the locked item) can remove it, no other accessory needed.

//This obviously will not work if the avatar clicking is wearing locked TouchBound mittens.//

====== Personalisation ======
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Each padlock add a little message to the object they are locking, like a label, or if something was engraved on it. This message can be easily customized. By default, time-release padlocks automatically add "Time release padlock".

   * Attach the time-release padlock to your avatar, HUD, or simply rez it on the ground.
   * Use the right mouse button on it to open the context menu.
   * Choose the option "edit", the object edition window should open.
   * Click on the "General" tab.
   * There should be an editable text field called "description" with the "Time release padlock" text in it.
   * Replace the description text with anything you like, be creative!
   * Hit the enter key and close the edit window.

From this point any objects locked with this padlock will bear your custom description in their [[touchbound_system:contextmenu|Touchbound context menu]].

=====Public use=====
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By default, when padlocks are used as a HUD object, or worn on the avatar as an accessory, only the wearer can use them. But there is a special configuration notecard inside the padlocks/key objects that can be renamed to change this behavior:

  * PUBLIC=NO : Standard behavior, when worn on the avatar, only the owner can use it.
  * PUBLIC=YES: Anyone in close range can use it, and when rezzed, anyone can adjust the time setting.

In all cases if the padlock/key is rezzed on the ground (not worn) anyone in close range can use it regardless of the public setting.
=====Maximum time=====
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  * MAX_HOURS=6: The maximum time that the padlock can be set to.

//You can use any whole number from 0 to 6 to limit it from 5 minutes (the minimum possible time) to six hours.//

======Click modes======
  * Clicking the padlock once will switch to "activated mode", indicating that it is waiting for the target object to be clicked.
  * Clicking it again and it will leave "wait mode" and display a basic information popup.
  * Click and hold the padlock for more than 3 seconds to "lock" the activated mode for 30 minutes.

Activated mode is represented by a glow, and an "activated" hover text when the object is used as a hud element (HUD elements cannot glow)

======Locked activation======
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When a padlock/key is locked in activated mode, you can click multiple objects in sequence without having to click the padlock/key again between each use.
This mode can be disabled by clicking the padlock/key a second time. It will also deactivate itself if attached/rezzed or after 30 minutes.