[x3d-public] [FreeWRL-develop] win32 version 3.0 released

[doug sanden]

>> https://sourceforge.net/projects/freewrl/files/freewrl-win32/3.0/
>> separate winXP and vista-7-8.1-10 versions
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>> Let me know how it works for you.
>> -Doug
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> freeWRL_3.0_XP.msi works fine for me on Windows 7, 64 bit. also tested OK on Surface Windows 8.

Don, 
Thanks very much for the helpful feedback and x3d-edit adjustment.
-Doug
more..

Q. why/how did you choose the _XP.msi? In theory if you're running windows vista+ (vista,7,8.1,10) you should prefer the vista-10.msi. Perahps I should fix the .msi name or download readme documentation so it's clearer, or do a single 'bundle' .msi that detects your OS version and installs the appropriate one? 
The XP version of launcher is slightly simpler, with no SSR (server side rendering) toy panel, and XP uses libmozjs/spidermonkey javascript engine, vista+ uses duktape (no reason for that - arbitrary transition).  The two will conflict over browser plugin identification so you can't have them both on one computer. Otherwise, yes the XP version should still run on later OS.
(the benefit of two separate .msi: In theory I can get a feel from download counts for how essential it is to keep/maintain an XP version).

On multiple versions of freewrl installed:
although you can keep the prior freewrl.2 installed and run side by side - you'll need to deal with MIME handler conflict as usual - IE plugin picker for Internet explorer, and you need to hack the registry for the NPAPI to hide one or the other from Firefox in 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@freewrl.sf.net/np_freeWRL,version=3
Path REG_SZ C:\Program Files (x86)\freeWRL\freeWRL.3\np_freeWRL.dll
To hide the version=2 I will rename its Path entry to XPath or HidePath.
(Q. should I add a mozillaplugin picker to launcher?)

> i've included the new default windows installation directories for the player-launch features in X3D-Edit.
>
> Wondering if there are default directories for installation on linux, mac or windows 10?

I'm did the upgrade to Windows 10 (x64) and it's the same-old-same-old.
C:\Program Files (x86)\freeWRL\freeWRL.3

On windows 10:
PS The main benefit of windows 10 over 8.1: when you run a sandbox/store/metro/winRT app, instead of it going fullscreen it runs in a floating window on the desktop like a normal desktop app. So it's more harmonized/integrated between the metro and desktop worlds. MS Edge browser doesn't support ActiveX plugins -making your x3dom important for in-browser viewing, and your binary scene format (all one blob) important for download and open desktop viewing.
But Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe is still available if you hunt for it. And I have many of the usual plugins installed for IE -cosmo, vivaty, flux, cortona ... although cosmo is blackscreening for me right now I get its rubber band but no hud or scene showing, and flux era 2008 crashes after the hud and before the scene loads, but cortona2 and vivaty work fine, as does freewrl.2 and the current freewrl.3. IE plugin picker is still available, now through a link on the Link tab in launcher.