> Indeed, this is what we've done :-)
>
> Now, the exact same application can be used either in the CAVE or on
> a standard screen. There's a bit of a kludge, since I have to
> register the AWT Component with the MouseInputDevice explicitly in
> the application.
>
> i.e. // u is the configured universe object Viewer[] viewers =
> u.getViewers(); for(int j = 0; j < viewers.length; j++){
for(java.util.Enumeration
> e = viewers[j].getPhysicalEnvironment().getAllInputDevices();
e.hasMoreElements();){
>
> InputDevice device = (InputDevice) e.nextElement(); if (device !=
> null && device instanceof
> org.j3d.device.input.spaceball.MouseInputDevice ) { for(int i = 0;
> i < canvases.length; i++){
((org.j3d.device.input.spaceball.MouseInputDevice)
> device).attachToComponent(canvases[i]); } } } }
>
> If the MouseInputDevice can be handed a view or PhysicalEnvironment
> and find the Components itself it'd be completely transparent to the
application what input device is used [hint hint Paul :-)].
>
When I was writing the code I had in mind that Canvas3D can be "opened"
and "closed" by the user and only certain Canvases should react to the
mouse input. I was not thinking of a VR environment like a CAVE with a
static number of Views.
Class View gives access to its Canvas3Ds. I could add a Constructor for
the MouseInputDevice taking an array of Views.
Is this what you would suggest. Or do you have something else in mind ?
Rememeber however View allows adding new Canvas3Ds. This Canvases still
have to be registered with the attachComponent method. And all Canvas3ds
have to be added to View before creating a MouseInputDevice.
regards
Paul
PS: Cool that you are using my stuff. Was it easy to find out how the
classes work together and how they have to be added to the scene ? Any
comments welcome.
PPS: Justin, when will you release the next zipped version of the code
archive ?
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