[x3d-public] possible issue with X3dToJava.xslt: confirm naming changed from pointsizeAttenuation to attenuation?

[Don Brutzman]

Hi John.  You called it correctly, have found a number of omissions with respect to PointProperties field defaults.  Fixed, but also some double checking...

X3D4 specification defines /attenuation/ field but also found some inconsistent examples with PointProperties /pointSizeAttenuation/ field usage.

Also found some inconsistencies indicating pointSizeAttenuation in X3D Tooltips and secondary information in X3D XML Schema.

Am finding /pointSizeAttenuation/ dozens of times in mantis, but not finding anything about renaming it to /attenuation/ there.

X3D4 has SFVec3f /attenuation/ field for PointProperties, PointLight and SpotLight.  So no inconsistencies found.

Then went back into the DTD and Schema changelogs: this change was applied 1 NOV 2020.  Probably following an X3D Working Group call.

So I think we are OK, field name /attenuation/ is applied consistently now.  Will keep checking for issues, updates tonight.

On 4/16/2021 4:02 PM, John Carlson wrote:
> 
> I just spotted this problem which I think is an issue with
> X3dToJava.xslt.  I updated last night.  It appears a that a string
> should be converted to an array or SFVec3f.
> 
> Sorry I cannot give more detail at this time, I'm giving my hands a
> break, trying to figure out the relationships between accept, able,
> motivate, and helpful.  I think I'm focusing on what is acceptable, and
> what isn't.
> 
> In X3DJSONLD/src/main/java/net/x3djsonld/data/c/x3d-code
...
> (not checked in)
> 
> 
> x3d/content/examples/Basic/Points/ArchimedesPointProperties.java:132:
> error: no suitable method found for setAttenuation(String)
>                 .setPointProperties(new
> PointProperties().setAttenuation("1 0 0"
>                                                          ^
>     method PointProperties.setAttenuation(float[]) is not applicable
>       (argument mismatch; String cannot be converted to float[])
>     method PointProperties.setAttenuation(SFVec3f) is not applicable
>       (argument mismatch; String cannot be converted to SFVec3f)
>     method PointProperties.setAttenuation(double[]) is not applicable
>       (argument mismatch; String cannot be converted to double[])
> Note: Some messages have been simplified; recompile with -Xdiags:verbose
> to get full output
> 1 error

all the best, Don
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