Re: Text Proposal
Thomas D. Citriniti ([email protected])
Wed, 26 Apr 1995 09:39:33 +22295807
>
> > Is it that it makes the node too complex, or that the existing Inventor
> > node doesn't handle annotation text? Somehow it doesn't seem to me that
> > adding one boolean to the node overloads it too much. However, leaving it
> > off of the spec. hampers text usage for a lot of serious applications.
> >
> > How about a vote on the issue?
>
> My vote goes to adding the 'annotation' flag at the SEPERATOR node -
> may as well allow any object, including text, to be self-aligning.
> It is then up to the browser as to how it should treat this flag.
>
I agree with the SEPERATOR node containing the flag. The OO systems I use have
the notion of a follower which will orient itself to always point at the
camera. This allows groups of objects to act as an attached banner or tag
which can contain visual objects as well as text.
Tom C.
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