Re: Comments on navigation tool

Mark Owen ([email protected])
Tue, 27 Jun 1995 12:10:02 -0700


>1. Been thinking about the navigation subsystem for Worldview. It takes
>up a lot of space on my restricted screens(especially my laptop running
>Windows 95 on VGA). What about an "expert" mode to the navigator
>toolbox? That is a small version of the wonderful move square without
>the Fly, Translate and Tilt with a tiny Restore bar below?

Good thoughts and thank you for the comments - navigation is going to be one
of the if not

>2. Having problems with the initial view of objects. Mark1.wrl from
>Wanna-be Virtual World Factory for example does not appear until I move
>it. Others say that they have been loaded (eg the "Spotlight" at
>Wanna-be in the VRML document) but don't appear.

The worlds that htis happens with are using .iv nodes and aren't VRML
compliant this is probably the most important issue to tackle as a
community, full VRML compliance without extensions.

>3. You asked me to pass on any really interesting sites. Very exciting
>world map generator: http://jaka.eecs.uic.edu/dave/vrml/etopo/ These
>will work with Webspace but are incredibly SLOW to the point of
>unusability. Can't see them with

Not VRML, I wish they were, they "are" very nice.

>3. Have solved the automatic loading of Worldview from Netsc
>links back to HTML don't seem to want to work. Could be the "N" version.
>Will be trying the new 1.2 beta from Netsc

Check the wrldview.ini file and make sure that the location of your browser
is correct.

>As usual, hope that you find my comments useful.
>
>luv
>lee
>

Keep sending them Lee :)

Mark
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