Re: [www-vrml] VRML still the most popular Web3D format - by far.

[Braden McDaniel <braden@endoframe.com>]

On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 00:15 -0700, Joe D Williams wrote:
> > The abandonment of EXTERNPROTO as a 
> > browser extension mechanism should
> > not be trivialized. 
> 
> And it will not be.

It was.
 
> When did it happen?

I don't recall exactly; but that FAQ entry is testament to the fact that
it is the case. 

> Here is an X3D Classic VRML example:

[snip]

... which is only valid X3D *if* that URN somehow maps to other X3D
code, rather than identifying an internal implementation in the browser
or an implementation in some other format understood by the browser.

-- 
Braden McDaniel <braden@endoframe.com>

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