[x3d-public] add/deleteRoute in inlines

[Andreas Plesch]

Thanks.

On Oct 15, 2016 6:04 PM, "Joe D Williams" <joedwil at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Maybe there a few hints back here.
>
> http://www.hypermultimedia.com/ajax3d/index.htm#Start

These are good examples.
Is there one on how to add a node within an inline ?

Andreas

> Thanks and Best,
> Joe
> http://www.hypermultimedia.com/ajax3d/AJAX3Dlogo2.x3d
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Plesch" <
andreasplesch at gmail.com>
> To: "Joe D Williams" <joedwil at earthlink.net>
> Cc: "X3D Graphics public mailing list" <x3d-public at web3d.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 5:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [x3d-public] add/deleteRoute in inlines
>
>
>
>> On Oct 15, 2016 7:45 AM, "Joe D Williams" <joedwil at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> However, the standard SAI does not seem to have a function to get the
>>>> execution context of an Inline scene, even for external SAI use ? Is
this
>>>> the case ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> SAIExecutionContext.SAINode.SAIField.SAIFieldValue;
>>>
>>> This is the form I have seen where when you have a parent context then
>>
>> you can get into child context by the DEF name.
>>
>> This may be a little too concise for me to get.
>>
>> Here is the situation:
>>
>> Main.x3d:
>>
>> ...
>> <Inline DEF='animatedHat' url="'hat.x3d'" />
>> ...
>>
>> hat.x3d:
>>
>> ...
>>
>> <ROUTE fromNode='ts' ... />
>>
>> ...
>>
>> Pseudo code using SAI external to Main.x3d:
>>
>> mainScene = getBrowser().currentScene
>>
>> //mainScene.addRoute(someRoute) is available
>>
>> inlineNode = mainScene.getNamedNode('animatedHat')
>>
>> inlineScene = inlineNode.getInternalScene() // is something like this in
>> the SAI ??
>>
>> tempRoute = inlineScene.addRoute(fromNode...)
>>
>> ....
>>
>> inlineScene.removeRoute(tempRoute)
>>
>>
>> Is something like getInternalScene() in the SAI standard ? I think maybe
>> not.
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> For external, then:
>>>
>>> SAIBrowserRef.SAIExecutionContext.SAINode.SAIField.SAIFieldValue;
>>> http://www.hypermultimedia.com/x3d/Quick/SAIABSDEFS.htm
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Plesch" <
>>
>> andreasplesch at gmail.com>
>>>
>>> To: "X3D Graphics public mailing list" <x3d-public at web3d.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 1:58 PM
>>> Subject: [x3d-public] add/deleteRoute in inlines
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am working on deleting and adding Routes via deleting and adding
Route
>>>> DOM elements, with cobweb:
>>>>
>>>> https://andreasplesch.github.io/cobweb_dom/tests/fanOutRoute.xhtml
>>>>
>>>> It seems to work fine for Routes in the main scene/execution context.
>>>>
>>>> Now, there may be an expectation to also be able to add/delete routes
>>>> within inlines and their execution contexts, from outside the inline
>>
>> since
>>>>
>>>> DOM javascript code is by definition external.
>>>>
>>>> For example, a common scenario may be to have a scene with a single
>>
>> Inline
>>>>
>>>> dom node as a way to include the x3d content while still keeping the
html
>>>> concise. A web page author then may still want to manipulate all
aspects
>>
>> of
>>>>
>>>> the x3d.
>>>>
>>>> There is probably a way in cobweb to get the correct execution context
of
>>>> the Route node that user code wants to remove, or add, by looking for
the
>>>> closest ancestor scene element (since inline scenes are appended to
their
>>>> inline element). Using this execution context it would then be possible
>>
>> to
>>>>
>>>> use the SAI addRoute and deleteRoute functions.
>>>>
>>>> However, the standard SAI does not seem to have a function to get the
>>>> execution context of an Inline scene, even for external SAI use ? Is
this
>>>> the case ?
>>>>
>>>> If this is the case, is the main reason that the expectation is that
any
>>>> access to a scene contained in an Inline would have take to place from
>>>> scripts (I believe these would be the containing node of
>>>> http://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/
>>
>> 19775-2/V3.3/Part02/concepts.html#ContainingNode)
>>>>
>>>> within the inline ?
>>>>
>>>> Just trying to understand all what is involved. Any hints or comments
>>>> welcome,
>>>>
>>>> Andreas
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Andreas Plesch
>>>> 39 Barbara Rd.
>>>> Waltham, MA 02453
>>>>
>>>
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