[X3D-Public] Bad link to X3D 3.2 base specification

Don Brutzman brutzman at nps.edu
Thu Oct 17 17:51:40 PDT 2013


thanks for your note Michalis

On 10/17/2013 12:20 PM, Michalis Kamburelis wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just noticed that the link to X3D 3.2 specification in HTML is 
> incorrect on page 
> http://www.web3d.org/realtime-3d/specification/version/V3.2 . The link 
> "HTML" for row "X3D Architecture and base components Edition 2" leads to 
> http://www.web3d.org/files/specifications/19775-2/V3.2/index.html which 
> is actually the SAI specification. The correct link should be 
> http://www.web3d.org/files/specifications/19775-1/V3.2/index.html .

agreed.

Len, the first entry in left column should also be changed from 19775-2 to read 19775-1.

> On a related note, can we improve this page such that you can click on 
> "X3D Architecture and base components Edition 2" text to get to the HTML 
> specification? Currently clicking on "X3D Architecture and base 
> components Edition 2" (the largest and most obvious link) leads to page 
> http://www.web3d.org/realtime-3d/specification/19775-2/v32/x3d-architecture-and-base-components-edition-2 
> which is not really useful IMHO (it just repeats the title and ISO 
> status of the specification, that is already visible in the previous 
> table and in the spec itself). Making the text "X3D Architecture and 
> base components Edition 2" just lead to the HTML specification seems 
> more natural?

makes sense to me too.  this would apply to several entries and pages.

Len, maybe that summary link could be moved over?  maybe applied to the "IS" entries in the Status/Date column?

all the best, Don
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