[x3d-public] FontLibrary status

[John Carlson]

I’m assuming that the MovieTexture changes for animated PNGs won’t appear
on the Profile pages?

Do we have an Annex with examples of FontLibrary?

John


On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM Don Brutzman via x3d-public <
x3d-public at web3d.org> wrote:

> In X3D Architecture version 4.1 (draft), for consistency, each of the
> profiles containing FontStyle ought to include FontLibrary as well.
>
>    - Full (already added)
>    - Immersive
>    - MedicalInterchange
>
> Each of these profiles already support Inline and X3DUrlObject, so this
> should not be a heavy lift to implement.  We have been parsimonious about
> updating Immersive profile beyond VRML97, but in this case I think it is
> warranted since having a FontStyle without a corresponding FontLibrary
> would be puzzling and inconsistent.
>
> Mantis and all three profiles are now updated.
>
>    - Mantis 1490: FontLibrary node for font libraries and handling of
>    font files
>    - https://mantis.web3d.org/view.php?id=1490#c3804
>
> spec pages:
>
>    -
>    https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4.1-CD/Part01/immersive.html
>    -
>    https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4.1-CD/Part01/fullProfile.html
>    -
>    https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4.1-CD/Part01/MedicalInterchange.html
>
> Hopefully I'm not "jumping the gun" and moving too soon, this seems like a
> logical consistency change.  Further thinking and improvements always
> welcome.
>
> all the best, Don
>
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 5:42 AM Andreas Plesch <andreasplesch at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Sounds good.
>>
>> I have deployed a new dev version.
>>
>> Please note that the download link for the dev version of x3dom has
>> migrated from x3dom.org/download/dev (not updated) to
>>
>> https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/x3dom/x3dom-dev/dist/x3dom.js (preferred)
>> or
>> https://x3dom.github.io/x3dom-dev/dist/x3dom.js
>>
>> which is
>> automatically updated through
>> https://github.com/x3dom/x3dom-dev
>> for every merged PR at
>> https://github.com/x3dom/x3dom
>>
>> The netlify link is obsolete.
>>
>> Andreas
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 10, 2025, 6:06 AM Don Brutzman <don.brutzman at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for following through, Andreas.
>>>
>>> I believe that the online 4.1 draft captures the state of
>>> discussion.There have been no changes for a while, so hopefully we are at
>>> consensus and resolution.
>>>
>>>    - X3D Architecture version 4.1 draft, 15 Text component
>>>    -
>>>    https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4.1-CD/Part01/components/text.html
>>>    - 15.2.2.2 Font family and style
>>>    -
>>>    https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4.1-CD/Part01/components/text.html#Fontfamilyandstyle
>>>    - 15.4.1 FontLibrary
>>>    -
>>>    https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4.1-CD/Part01/components/text.html#FontLibrary
>>>    - Mantis 1490: FontLibrary node for font libraries and handling of
>>>    font files
>>>    - https://mantis.web3d.org/view.php?id=1490
>>>
>>> I think it is a good idea to deploy FontLibrary in X3DOM and other dev
>>> releases.  Working with example X3D models displaying FontLibrary fonts
>>> interoperably will no doubt continue to be interesting.  Implementation and
>>> evaluation is always an important stage of activity to make sure we "get
>>> things right" for the long term.
>>>
>>> all the best, Don
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM Andreas Plesch via x3d-public <
>>> x3d-public at web3d.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I would like to wrap up FontLibrary work and clean up development
>>>> before merging into the x3dom dev release.
>>>>
>>>> I know the current v4.1 spec. is just a draft. Were there any late
>>>> developments to consider before merging ? Otherwise, I think the work is in
>>>> good shape.
>>>>
>>>> This only applies to x3dom since it does not really check on the X3D
>>>> version given in the X3D document.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Andreas
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Andreas Plesch
>>>> Waltham, MA 02453
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