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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’m not even sure why Shape and IndexedFaceSets are required over HTML div and span + some form of CSS. Something to think about.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:Leonard.Daly@realism.com">Leonard Daly</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, August 14, 2017 11:21 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org">X3D Public</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[x3d-public] Appearance of Geometry in HTML</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>If HTML/CSS world, the appearance of an element is (ideally) set in the appropriate style definitions for the element using a combinations of classes, ids, tags, and hierarchy. This includes it's edge effects (border style, corner rounding, padding) and internal appearance (color, background color, gradients, fonts, etc.). </p><p>Using the same environment (HTML/CSS) and adding the 3D dimension (and maybe second cameras, markers, etc.) should the appearance of objects (geometry) be controlled by the appropriate style definitions? Why or why not?</p><p>If CSS+1D style definitions are used, then there is no need to any appearance nodes (Material, ImageTxture, etc.). It might be done as <Shape class='sign speedLimit'><IndexedFaceSet ...></Shape>. The classes would add the black border, yellow background, text color, etc.</p><p>The disadvantage is that some geometries may be require an extremely complex vertex (or face) assignment for this to be practical.</p><p>This method does align nicely with HTML and allows HTML tools and concepts to be carried over to 3D/VR/AR/xR.</p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#333366'>Leonard Daly</span></b><span style='color:#333366'><br>3D Systems & Cloud Consultant<br>LA ACM SIGGRAPH Chair<br>President, Daly Realism - <i>Creating the Future</i> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>