[x3d-public] announce: X3D-Edit 4.0 beta release

Tue Oct 11 19:31:34 PDT 2022

John: as before, operation on Windows is confirmed for installer, zip and
netbeans module (including on my machine).

You are welcome to use X3D-Edit for authoring and validation and
conversions.  

Test reports are also helpful if anyone wants, improvements are always
welcome.  We received 20 downloads in first day.  Still looking for a Linux
guru who wants to try/unravel that Netbeans autoinstaller.

*	X3D-Edit 4.0 Beta Distribution
*	https://sourceforge.net/projects/x3d/files

User expectations. Please note that this beta release is initially focused
on restoring original X3D-Edit 3.3 functionality. Once stability is
demonstrated on multiple platforms, we expect that authoring support for
<https://www.web3d.org/x3d4> X3D4 nodes and features will be added steadily.

The following files are available for X3D-Edit authoring:

Description

Status

File size

Date

 <https://sourceforge.net/projects/x3d/files/org-web3d-x3d-palette.nbm>
org-web3d-x3d-palette.nbm

 <https://netbeans.org/> NetBeans plugin module

Tested sat, operating system agnostic

67732688

Oct 10 14:31

 <https://sourceforge.net/projects/x3d/files/x3deditmodulesuite.zip>
x3deditmodulesuite.zip

Zip archive for  <https://openjdk.java.net/> Java

Tested sat, operating system agnostic

156827561

Oct 10 14:31

 <https://sourceforge.net/projects/x3d/files/x3deditmodulesuite-linux.sh>
x3deditmodulesuite-linux.sh

Linux installer

Tested unsat, troubleshooting

156775424

Oct 10 14:32

 <https://sourceforge.net/projects/x3d/files/x3deditmodulesuite-macosx.tgz>
x3deditmodulesuite-macosx.tgz

Mac installer

Tested sat

156688279

Oct 10 14:33

 <https://sourceforge.net/projects/x3d/files/x3deditmodulesuite-windows.exe>
x3deditmodulesuite-windows.exe

Windows installer

Tested sat

157172202

Oct 10 14:32

  _____  

Important: following installation, a modification is needed to point to your
locally installed Java JDK. For example, under Windows the following file
requires modification.

*	Windows installer:
C:\Program Files\x3deditmodules\etc\x3deditmodulesuite.conf (for example)
*	Zip installation:
C:\downloads\x3deditmodulesuite\etc\x3deditmodulesuite.conf (for example)

... then look for jdkhome="/path/to/jdk" in that file and add the following,
using your actual local path:

*	jdkhome="C:\Program Files\Java\openjdk\jdk-19" (for example)

Note: if you use default installation directory, then you may need
administrator permissions to perform any such modifications.

all the best, Don

-- 

Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br        brutzman at nps.edu

Watkins 270,  MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA    +1.831.656.2149

X3D graphics, virtual worlds, Navy robotics https://
faculty.nps.edu/brutzman

From: John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com> 
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To: Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV) <brutzman at nps.edu>
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Subject: Re: [x3d-public] announce: X3D-Edit 4.0 beta release

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Possible upgrades to README: 

Best practices on Windows 10 seem to be using the zip version:

x3deditmodulesuite.zip

First, unzip.

Follow README instructions for setting jdkhome in
x3deditmodulesuite/etc/x3deditmodulesuite.conf

Run 64 bit version for Windows.

$ x3deditmodulesuite/bin/x3deditmodulesuite64.exe

Is there a test plan to go through, or should I just test my own files and
stumble around as usual?

I'll be snoozing for a while.

On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 8:10 PM Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV)
<brutzman at nps.edu <mailto:brutzman at nps.edu> > wrote:

After years of challenge, woe and turmoil, am thrilled to announce that
X3D-Edit 4.0 beta release is again available!

*	https://sourceforge.net/projects/x3d/files
<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsourcefor
ge.net%2Fprojects%2Fx3d%2Ffiles&data=05%7C01%7Cbrutzman%40nps.edu%7Ca916d0b2
64c841096b6608daab5c23e2%7C6d936231a51740ea9199f7578963378e%7C0%7C0%7C638010
709616021267%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJ
BTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BLk%2BBYmrD74WPyMP67DA3AJe
yzh5KNBKTpFzeLYSx6I%3D&reserved=0> 

Multiple builds are found at this site:

*	Installer versions are provided for Windows, Mac and Linux.
*	A zip archive is provided for systems with Java JDK 17 or greater.
*	A plugin module is provided for Apache NetBeans users.

Some configuration is needed to get a current Java working, see the README
at above site.

User expectations: note that this beta release is primarily focused on
restoring lost X3D-Edit functionality. Once stability is demonstrated on
multiple platforms, we expect that authoring support for X3D4 nodes and
features will be added steadily.

Special thanks to Terry Norbraten for wrestling X3D-Edit 4.0 back into
shape.  What a heavy lift.

Have fun with X3D-Edit 4.0!  8)

all the best, Don

-- 

Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br        brutzman at nps.edu
<mailto:brutzman at nps.edu> 

Watkins 270,  MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA    +1.831.656.2149

X3D graphics, virtual worlds, Navy robotics https://
faculty.nps.edu/brutzman <http://faculty.nps.edu/brutzman> 

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