[x3d-public] X3D agenda 16 July 2020: X3D4 draft specification preparation

[GPU Group]

Layout > freewrl also implemented, and has no alternative
layout-mechanism design prepared.
-Doug

On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 3:32 AM Michalis Kamburelis
<michalis.kambi at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 1. About Layout component:We had a discussion on X3D public in 2019, "Removal of Layout component in X3D v4" , http://web3d.org/pipermail/x3d-public_web3d.org/2019-October/011328.html . Basically, X_ITE and Titania implement and actually use them -- which seems like a good argument for keeping it.
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> 2. https://www.web3d.org/x3dv4-highlights already has a PBR summary :) Based on my prose, and looks OK to me.
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> P.S. I'll look into Tidy warnings on shape.html today.
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> Michalis
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> Don Brutzman <brutzman at nps.edu> wrote:
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>> 1. We are preparing for public release of X3D4 specification.
>>
>> Last year's release:
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>> [1] X3Dv4 Draft Specification available to public now! 19 July 2019
>>      https://www.web3d.org/news-story/x3dv4-draft-specification-available-public-now
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>> Available:
>>         .zip in github
>>         .pdf review document is generatable via Adobe Acrobat XI.
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>> The pdf may be useful for some reviewers.  Pretty interesting: a total of (gulp!) 758 pages but only 6MB in size, all hyperlinks work and pretty easy to navigate.  We will consider whether this is a useful product for review.
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>> [2] Mantis Issues List
>>      https://www.web3d.org/member-only/mantis/view_all_bug_page.php
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>> We will perform triage on what is needed to publish, focusing on MUST HAVE to best enable broad review and implementation.
>>
>> a. glTF and PBR
>> b. Sound component (adding node descriptions from Efi's draft document)
>> c. Mantis 1255 Projective Texture Mapping (PTM)
>> d. Mantis 1281 TwoSidedMaterial
>> e. Mantis 1273 Inline https support
>> f. Mantis 1262 Inline refresh
>> g. Mantis 1258 Layout component deprecation, yes or no?
>> h. Mantis 1182 BooleanToggle
>> i. Mantis 1183 IntegerTrigger
>> j. node index
>> k. version content
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>> Anything else critical?
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>> Many many issues are compete.  Today Dick and I noted that there are still a number of "blue" issues that are likely complete but still pending final review of validations, examples and implementatons.  We will not be cutting any corners, specification editing and issue resolution will continue steadily until done.
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>> 2. X3D4 Pages will be a weekly review item from now on.
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>> [3] X3D Version 4 Overview
>>      https://www.web3d.org/x3d4
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>> [4] X3D4 Highlights, provides a quicklook of major features under development.
>>      http://www.web3d.org/x3dv4-highlights
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>> (needs PBR summary)
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>> [5] X3D4 Implementations Status, provides summary links tracking active efforts.
>>      http://www.web3d.org/x3dv4-implementations
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>> Thanks for all participation and review.  Have fun with X3D4! 8)
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>> all the best, Don
>> --
>> Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br       brutzman at nps.edu
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