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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Andreas,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Great observation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Would you be kind enough, please, to submit this as a formal specification comment?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Roy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> x3d-public [mailto:x3d-public-bounces@web3d.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andreas Plesch<br><b>Sent:</b> 27 July 2017 21:29<br><b>To:</b> X3D Graphics public mailing list <x3d-public@web3d.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [x3d-public] Proto semantics in abstract spec.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19775-1/V3.3/Part01/concepts.html#PROTOinterfacedeclsemantics">http://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19775-1/V3.3/Part01/concepts.html#PROTOinterfacedeclsemantics</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>has this language in section <a href="http://4.4.4.2">4.4.4.2</a>:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Each prototype instance can be considered to be a complete copy of the prototype, with its own field values and copy of the prototype definition. A prototyped node type is instantiated using standard node syntax. For example, the following ...<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>"<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>followed by an example in VRML encoding.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"standard node syntax" is only really applicable if the VRML encoding is used. The XML and JSON encoding use special ProtoInstance syntax instead and "standard syntax" becomes misleading.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A proposal would be <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"A prototyped node type is instantiated using keywords or standard node syntax. Adopting VRML encoding, the following ...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>There may be a more concise way of clarifying as well.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Andreas Plesch<br>39 Barbara Rd.<br>Waltham, MA 02453<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>