[openvrml-announce] ANN: OpenVRML 0.17.0

[Braden M. <br...@en...>]

OpenVRML 0.17.0 is now available.  The distribution can be obtained
from

  <http://downloads.sourceforge.net/openvrml/openvrml-0.17.0.tar.gz>

OpenVRML is a C++ runtime library for VRML97 and X3D worlds.  It is
capable of reading and displaying VRML/X3D; it can be used for creating
loaders, file converters, and VRML/X3D browsers.

OpenVRML includes an out-of-process viewer component for use in X11
environments along with hosts for this component in the form of a
Mozilla browser plug-in and a stand-alone player.

You can find OpenVRML on the Web at

  <http://openvrml.org>


New in OpenVRML 0.17.0:

- New parsers using Spirit, including a new parsing interface that
  accommodates hooking user code directly into the parsing process.

- OpenVRML no longer uses ANTLR for parsing.

- Numerous concurrency improvements and other bug fixes.