Java 3D 1.5.1 Release Notes

From d034e542525b57c3b277c6e8ae3575473ec85531 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Rushforth Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:15:26 +0000 Subject: Updated release notes git-svn-id: https://svn.java.net/svn/j3d-core~svn/trunk@863 ba19aa83-45c5-6ac9-afd3-db810772062c --- www/j3d1_5_1/RELEASE-NOTES.html | 466 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 458 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/www/j3d1_5_1/RELEASE-NOTES.html b/www/j3d1_5_1/RELEASE-NOTES.html index 4c49d55..20caece 100644 --- a/www/j3d1_5_1/RELEASE-NOTES.html +++ b/www/j3d1_5_1/RELEASE-NOTES.html @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ - - - Java 3D 1.5.1 Release Notes + + + + + Java 3D 1.5.1 Release Notes +

Java 3D^TM 1.5.1 Release Notes

This file contains important release information for users of the Java 3D^TM @@ -35,22 +39,29 @@ API, version 1.5.1.

System Requirements

Improvements in 1.5.1

JOGL Rendering Pipeline

More Information

Click here for instructions on @@ -59,6 +70,7 @@ to install this release of Java 3D version 1.5.1.

NOTE: We recommend that you uninstall all previous @@ -66,9 +78,11 @@ versions of Java 3D before installing this version.

System Requirements

The 1.5.1 version of the Java 3D API has been released for @@ -77,34 +91,44 @@ Solaris (both sparc and x86/amd64), Linux (both x86 and amd64), Windows Mac OS X (both PPC and x86).

Solaris Sparc

The 1.5.1 version of Java 3D for Solaris SPARC requires the following:

JDK 1.5.0 or later from Sun Microsystems: http://java.sun.com/j2se/
Solaris 9 or later
Frame Buffer with OpenGL 1.3 support or better (XVR-600, XVR-1200, Expert3D, etc.). A frame buffer with OpenGL 1.2 support will work, but with reduced texture mapping functionality.
OpenGL 1.3 for Solaris or later. To find your current version, use: "pkginfo -l SUNWglrt". OpenGL for Solaris can be obtained at: http://www.sun.com/software/graphics/opengl/

Solaris x86

The 1.5.1 version of Java 3D for Solaris x86/amd64 requires @@ -112,81 +136,116 @@ the following:

JDK 1.5.0 or later from Sun Microsystems: http://java.sun.com/j2se/
Solaris 10 or later
NVIDIA Frame Buffer with OpenGL 1.3 or later

Linux
+

The 1.5.1 version of Java 3D for Linux (x86 or amd64) requires the following:
+

JDK 1.5.0 or later from Sun Microsystems: http://java.sun.com/j2se/
Graphics adapter with driver that supports the GLX extension: GLX 1.3 or later and OpenGL 1.3 or later. A graphics adapter with OpenGL 1.2 support will work, but with reduced texture mapping functionality.

Windows
+

The 1.5.1 version of Java 3D for Windows 2000, Windows XP (x86 or amd64), or Windows Vista requires the following:
+

JDK 1.5.0 or later from Sun Microsystems: http://java.sun.com/j2se/
Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista
Support for either OpenGL or DirectX as shown below.
+

OpenGL version

+ The (default) OpenGL renderer of Java 3D requires OpenGL 1.3 or later, available from your graphics card manufacturer. +

DirectX version

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/

d3d

java -Dj3d.rend=d3d ClassName

Mac OS X

The 1.5.1 version of Java 3D for Mac OS X (PPC or x86) requires the following:
+

JDK 1.5.0 or later from Apple: http://developer.apple.com/java/download/
Java Binding for OpenGL (JOGL), available at: https://jogl.dev.java.net/
+ you can click here for a direct link to the download folder
+
Apple OS X 10.3 or later (10.4 or later is required for Intel-based Apple systems)
+
Support for OpenGL 1.3 or later
+

Improvements in 1.5.1

Enhancements

Windows Vista Support

Pack200 Support for Java Web Start Applications
Windows Vista Support
Automatic fallback to D3D pipeline if OpenGL unavailable
JOALMixer-based audio engine
Automatic mipmap generation
Pack200 support for Java Web Start applications
Logging Framework
Added support for JNLPAppletLauncher (will be available -shortly)
Support for new JNLPAppletLauncher utility (based on JOGLAppletLauncher)

Issues Fixed in 1.5.1

Issue		Description
126		Use OpenGL automatic mipmap generation
157		Would like a JOALMixer implementation of AudioEngine3DL2
197		Consider supporting pack200 for Java Web Start / JNLP
226		D3D : fail on stress test for the creation and destruction of Canvases
239		Stencil buffer should be cleared at the start of each frame
257		Java3D Applet Launcher support
274		NPE With Simultaneous View and Content Side PickingBehaviors
293		Need better logging for j3d error, warning, assertion messages.
314		Issue with Stenciled Transparent Objects
347		OffScreen Canvas3D always reloads textures, display lists
348		Programmable shaders do not work for OffScreen Canvas3D
357		Memory leak when using textures with multiple views
362		dynamic assignment if Canvas3D to View makes content disappear
364		Canvas3D.setOffScreenBuffer(null) sometimes hangs
378		Shaders are not rendered when Canvas3D is created and destroyed
381		ByRef, yDown, 4BYTE_ABGR throws ArrayIndexOOB Exception
396		Off-screen Canvas3D / D3D: Resizing crashes VM
402		Off-screen Canvas3D throws Exception on BufferedImage of TYPE_4BYTE_ABGR and TYPE_INT_ARGB
408		Poor quality of auto-generated mipmaps
411		Add Primitive flag to reverse Y for tex coords
412		Exception when updating Y_UP BY_REFERENCE image
414		D3D: NPOT textures not properly disabled on card that lacks support
415		Need ability to disable NPOT textures for raster/background
416		JOGL: ClassCastException in Renderer with NioImageBuffer
417		JOGL: Mip-mapped NPOT textures rendered incorrectly
424		JOALMixer requires the default Viewer's setUserHeadToVworldEnable setting to true
425		NullPointerException in automatic mipmap generation
427		Method with constructor name: ObjectFileMaterial
430		Deliver JOALMixer for JNLP and download bundle +
431		disabled PointSound starts playing when scheduling bounds are entered
433		JCanvas3D crashed when using jogl pipe
434		OutOfMemory after creating millions of RenderAtomListInfo objects
437		SceneGraphStreamWriter NPE
435		Memory leak when reusing an Appearance with a single Texture
438		ConfiguredUniverse & SimpleUniverse constructor missing
441		ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException in IndexedTriangleArrayRetained Intersect
444		Transform updates overly expensive
446		JCanvas3D and focus
447		Enhance Element Traversal To Improve Pick Hits
449		SceneGraphIO can not support ImageComponent2DURL
452		Java 3D should fall back to D3D if OpenGL not available
453		SceneGraphIO does not support SceneGraphObjects name field
455		Need to disable NPOT textures for older cards that claim to support it.
456		NPOT background ( maybe raster) fail to work if HW doesn't support NPOT texture
457		ClassCastException in MasterControl when updating Texture3D
458		Canvas3D stops rendering on window close
461		ClassCastException thrown when using filters with NioImageBuffer
466		NPE when updating lights with multiple views
467		Add Java3D source jar file as a separate or part of the distribution
468		SceneGraphStreamReader/Writer do not close the stream
470		Need informative error message for mismatched NioImageBuffer
471		Performance degradation with shader attribute object setValue()
474		Update javadoc for TextureLoader for ImageException
478		Memory leak in TransparencySortController
479		JOGL: Screen door transparency renders incorrectly on JoglPipeline
480		getBounds should cache results
481		JOALSample: cannot load if only URLString is given in MediaContainer
485		ClassCastException when switching shaders in PhongShadingGLSL example
486		Java 3D hangs on some Windows Vista systems
488		ImageComponent3D bug with by-reference images
489		AutoOffScreenCanvas3D: postSwap() is called twice
490		JOALSample fails to load second sample
491		Refactor platform-specific classes to use non-overlapping class names
492		ImageComponent2D.setSubImage throws IllegalArgumentException
494		Group.moveto(null) throws a NullPointerException +
496		Big performance hit in VirtualUniverse.getNodeId +
500		Reuse JOAL buffers where possible +

JOGL Rendering Pipeline

A JOGL rendering pipeline, as described in issue 229, is now @@ -1046,8 +1484,10 @@ examples will use JOGL on Mac OS X and the native OpenGL pipeline on all other platforms.
+

The JOGL renderer is the default on Mac OS X. You can select the JOGL renderer on other platforms by setting the "j3d.rend" system @@ -1056,19 +1496,24 @@ to "jogl", for example:

java -Dj3d.rend=jogl ClassName

You will need to download JOGL and install it into the JRE along with the Java 3D jar files (or include it in your PATH/CLASSPATH).
+

NOTE: You must install both Java 3D and JOGL into the JRE, or else you must install neither Java 3D nor JOGL @@ -1076,18 +1521,23 @@ into the JRE. If you install Java 3D into the JRE and put JOGL on your CLASSPATH, the JoglPipeline will fail to find the JOGL classes.

More Information

For the latest information on Java 3D, see the main Java 3D project page on java.net.
+

Click here for a list of open issues.

Java 3DTM 1.5.1 Release Notes

System Requirements

Solaris Sparc

Solaris x86

Linux +

Windows +

Mac OS X

Improvements in 1.5.1

Enhancements

Issues Fixed in 1.5.1

JOGL Rendering Pipeline

More Information

Java 3D^TM 1.5.1 Release Notes

Linux
+

Windows
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