[x3d-public] X3DOM dev url changed, HTML invocation questions

Sun Jul 13 20:44:52 PDT 2025

Answers below.

On Sun, Jul 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM Don Brutzman <don.brutzman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Andreas writes on 10 JUL 2025:
>
>> 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 The netlify link is obsolete.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
>
>
> Thanks for the alert.  I am hoping to get the address and invocation
> correct in our X3D Example Archives scenes by updating the conversion
> stylesheet.
>
>    - X3D Example Archives
>    - https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html#Examples
>    -
>    https://sourceforge.net/p/x3d/code/HEAD/tree/www.web3d.org/x3d/stylesheets/X3dToX3domX_ITE.xslt
>
> The X3dToX3domX_ITE.xslt stylesheet produces the following header in these
> examples:
>
>    - X3D Example Archives: X3D4WA, X3D for Web Authors, Chapter 01
>    Technical Overview, Hello World
>    -
>    https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dForWebAuthors/Chapter01TechnicalOverview/HelloWorldIndex.html
>    -
>    https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dForWebAuthors/Chapter01TechnicalOverview/HelloWorldX3dom.xhtml
>
> <!DOCTYPE html>
>
> <!-- ===================================================================
> -->
>
> <!-- embedded X3D scene appears after html/head/script and style entries
> -->
>
> <!-- ===================================================================
> -->
>
> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
>
> <head>
>
> <title>Hello World!, HelloWorld.x3d (X3DOM)</title>
>
> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="chrome=1,IE=edge"/>
>
> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8"/>
>
> <meta name="generator"
>
> content="https://www.web3d.org/x3d/stylesheets/X3dToX3domX_ITE.xslt"/>
>
> <script type="text/javascript" src="
> https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js">
> </script>
>
> <!-- Numbered X3DOM release versions: https://www.x3dom.org/download -->
>
> <!-- Developer X3DOM release version: https://www.x3dom.org/download/dev
> -->
>
> <link rel="stylesheet"
>
> type="text/css"
>
> href="https://x3dom.org/download/dev/x3dom.css"/>
>
> <script type="text/javascript"
>
> src="https://x3dom.org/download/dev/x3dom-full.js"/>
>
>
> Questions please, before I start a major rebuild:
>
>    1. *x3dom.js or x3dom-full.js ? (both look to be available)*
>
> x3dom-full.js

>
>    1. *Same treatment for x3dom.css or is it no longer used?*
>
> Yes, same treatment. It is still used.

>
>    1. *What is up-to-date guidance whenText node is included?*  I have
>
>
>    - "X3DOM Text Example
>    The following scenes demonstrate the use of the text and fontsyle
>    nodes. You can also use web fonts, however on windows there is a glitch.
>    You have to use and display the font in your document before you can use
>    them in X3DOM."
>    - https://x3dom.org/x3dom/example/x3dom_text.html
>
> <meta name="warning"
>
> content="Webfonts must be loaded prior to using Text node in X3D scene...
> see https://x3dom.org/x3dom/example/x3dom_text.html"/>
>
> <!-- X3DOM needs Web Fonts when an X3D Text node is included -->
>
> <!-- adapted from https://x3dom.org/x3dom/example/x3dom_text.html and
> https://web.mit.edu/jmorzins/www/fonts.html -->
>
> <style type="text/css">
>
> /*
> =============================================================================
> */
>
> @font-face {
>
> font-family: 'SERIF'; /* default original */
>
> font-style: normal;
>
> font-weight: 700;
>
> src: local('Roman'), url('Roman.ttf') format('truetype');
>
> }
>
> @font-face {
>
> font-family: 'SERIF'; /* default alternate */
>
> font-style: normal;
>
> font-weight: 700;
>
> src: local('Times New Roman'), local('TimesNewRoman'), url('Times New
> Roman.ttf') format('truetype');
>
> }
>
> /*
> =============================================================================
> */
>
> @font-face {
>
> font-family: 'SANS'; /* default original */
>
> font-style: normal;
>
> font-weight: 400;
>
> src: local('Arial'), url('Arial.ttf') format('truetype');
>
> }
>
> @font-face {
>
> font-family: 'SANS'; /* default alternate */
>
> font-style: normal;
>
> font-weight: 400;
>
> src: local('Helvetica'), url('Helvetica.ttf') format('truetype');
>
> }
>
> /*
> =============================================================================
> */
>
> @font-face {
>
> font-family: 'TYPEWRITER'; /* default original */
>
> font-style: normal;
>
> font-weight: 900;
>
> src: local('Courier'), url('Courier.ttf') format('truetype');
>
> }
>
> @font-face {
>
> font-family: 'TYPEWRITER'; /* default alternate */
>
> font-style: normal;
>
> font-weight: 900;
>
> src: local('Courier New'), url('Courier New.ttf') format('truetype');
>
> }
>
> /*
> =============================================================================
> */
>
> </style>
>
> <style type="text/css" media="screen, print">
>
> .webfont { font-size:200%; font-family:'TYPEWRITER'; color:green;} /*
> Conversion TODO font families: SANS SERIF TYPEWRITER */
>
> </style>
>
>
I think this guidance still applies for custom font families if a
FontLibrary node is not used. FontLibrary font loading does not require
this css. Also, all basic X3D font families do not require css.
https://github.com/x3dom/x3dom/blob/master/test/functional/fonts.html has
examples.

> and
>
> *4. Is the following still the best up-to-date list of supported nodes?*
>
> https://andreasplesch.github.io/x3dom/dist/doc/author/nodes.html
>
> P.S. node wish list: IndexedTriangleFanSet, Script
>
>
https://x3dom.github.io/x3dom-dev/dist/doc

would be the best source for up to date documentation on supported nodes
with dev releases as it is built and deployed along with the library.

Thanks in advance for all improvements to these invocations, and thanks as
> ever for ongoing progress with X3DOM!
>
> all the best, Don
>

All the best, Andreas
-- 
Andreas Plesch
Waltham, MA 02453
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