Re: relative URLs VRML viewed from HTML-browsers

Gavin Bell ([email protected])
Fri, 12 May 1995 14:00:28 -0700

> > Actually, Netscape realized this so their 1.1 version sends the original
> > URL to the external browser.
>
> But the helper application shouldn't have to rely on browser behavior
> this way.

Browser behavior when communicating with external viewers must be
standardized. I think we should accelerate that process by NOT corrupting
the VRML spec with a "Your URL is" hint. Our success in getting Netscape to
support WebSpace shows that getting the right thing to happen isn't really
that hard.

This is a temporary problem that doesn't merit a permanent addition to the
VRML spec.