[x3d-public] X3D working group meeting 14 AUG 2020: status conference, webinars, X3DCSAIL, ISO, X3D4

[Don Brutzman]

Congrats on excellent progress!

On 8/14/2020 10:51 AM, John Carlson wrote:
> Approach of X3DScript tag being developed for X3DOM:
> 
> 1.  Field support
> 2. Event support between routes and scripts
> 3. URL and CDATA section supported with “new Function”
> 4. Call initialize function

there is also an overridable shutdown() function which is very similar.

* Extensible 3D (X3D) language bindings, Part 1: ECMAScript, ISO/IEC CD 19777-1:201x
   https://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19777-1/V3.3/index.html

p.s. Dick, it looks like we have a stray "x" in that specification's title.

> Current outstanding tasks:
> 
> 1.   Deal with non specified field values...what are the defaults?

All fields have default values defined in spec.  Tooltips also list them as a convenience.

* X3D Architecture Specification: 5 Field type reference defines default values for each field type.
   https://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19775-1/V3.3/Part01/fieldsDef.html

> 2.  Insure events are flowing

"If it ain't moving, it ain't 3D." - Andy van Dam

all the best, Don
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