VRweb 1.1.2e for UNIX
=====================
This is the UNIX/X11 version of the VRweb VRML browser. VRweb is a
joint project between IICM, home of Hyper-G, NCSA, home of Mosaic, and
the University of Minnesota, home of Gopher.
More information can be found at the VRweb technical home page:
http://hyperg.iicm.tu-graz.ac.at/vrweb
Files
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README-Unix ... this file
help.tar.gz ... on-line HELP (HTML files)
FAQ-Unix.html.gz .. Frequently Asked Questions about VRweb
COPYRIGHT ... copyright notice
vrweb-1.1.2e-* ... VRweb binaries for viewing VRML files
in conjunction with your Web client or standalone
(see table below about which version to download)
harscened-* ... VRweb for Harmony
Only usable with Harmony, the Hyper-G client for UNIX/X11.
vrweb.src-1.1.2e.tar.gz ... VRweb UNIX source code
compr. uncompr. uncompressed_name VRweb for ...
908695 3759528 vrweb-1.1.2e-ogl-Irix5.3 ... SGI IRIX 5.x, OpenGL (HW accelerated)
1085839 4394408 vrweb-1.1.2e-mesa-Irix5.3 ... SGI IRIX 5.x, Mesa (for remote display)
900112 5439488 vrweb-1.1.2e-ogl-AlphaOSF1V3.2 ... DEC ALPHA, OpenGL (part of Open3D package)
1095944 5996544 vrweb-1.1.2e-mesa-AlphaOSF1V3.2 ... DEC ALPHA, Mesa (without OpenGL installed)
1000818 3862528 vrweb-1.1.2e-mesa-HPUX9.05 ... HPUX 9.0x, Mesa
818689 2703360 vrweb-1.1.2e-mesa-SunOS4.1.3 ... SUN OS 4.x
741937 2686092 vrweb-1.1.2e-mesa-Solaris5.4 ... SUN Solaris 2.x
625486 2166784 vrweb-1.1.2e-mesa-Linux1.2.13 ... LINUX, Mesa
875758 3137536 vrweb-1.1.2e-mesa-Ultrix4.4 ... DEC Ultrix
880188 2855502 vrweb-1.1.2e-mesa-IBMAIX4.1 ... IBM AIX
ogl ... OpenGL: available for SGI, DEC Alpha;
requires OpenGL capable machine (test it with xdpyinfo | fgrep GLX)
xglinfo (see directory ../utils) gives detailed visual info
mesa ... Mesa (via X protocol; for all platforms)
Installing the VRweb Help Pages
-------------------------------
Having downloaded the VRweb Help files, uncompress them the following
way:
gzip -cd help.tar.gz | tar xvf -
This will create a subdirectory help, which includes the VRweb
Installation Guide as a file called install.html and the VRweb Help
entry page as vrwebhlp.html.
The information below is also contained in the VRweb Help files, so
you may, if you wish, stop reading here, download the hyperlinked help
pages, and browse those instead.
How to use VRweb for UNIX/X11
-----------------------------
The UNIX binaries are compressed with gzip. Run gunzip on the
appropriate version of VRweb and you have an executable. Make sure
that execute permission is set for the file (if necessary using the
command chmod +x).
Download and unpack the Help files as described above.
The *source* code distribution is a gzipped tar archive. You can
uncompress and untar it in one step with the command
gzip -cd vrweb.src-1.1.2e.tar.gz | tar xvf -
All further necessary steps are explained in file INSTALLATION
contained in the archive.
With your Web viewer you will need an entry for VRML files
in your ~/.mailcap:
a) Netscape:
x-world/x-vrml; vrweb -URL '%u' -remote %s
b) Mosaic:
x-world/x-vrml; vrweb -mosaic -remote %s
In both cases make sure to place the full name of the binary
instead of "vrweb" (e.g. vrweb-ogl on SGI, vrweb-mesa on other
platforms, if you renamed the binary to that shorter name).
VRweb will run gunzip on compressed files automatically if necessary
(this is often done by your Web browser).
Omit "-remote" to start a new instance for every new scene (like in
previous versions).
With Harmony (the Hyper-G UNIX/X11 client) use the appropriate version
of harscened (for more information on Harmony see
http://hyperg.iicm.tu-graz.ac.at/harmony).
Call any program with argument -h for a short description of
its arguments.
VRweb Mailing List and Feedback
-------------------------------
See the README file in the parent directory or the VRweb technical
home page
http://hyperg.iicm.tu-graz.ac.at/vrweb for instructions.
Michael Pichler <
[email protected]>
Graz, March 13th 1996
