VRweb basics

File menu

The file menu offers the following commands:

• Open... (accelerator key F3)

  opens a VRML scene file on the file system. The default file mask is *.wrl* which matches files ending with ".wrl" and ".wrl.gz". Select a directory or file by double-clicking it or entering its name in the field editor. Tip: "~" and "~user" can be used to refer to home-directories. Space can be used for filename completion (if no mask entered).

• Save as... (accelerator key F2)

  lets you save the current scene to disk. You will be asked for confirmation before overwriting existing files.

• Export...

  is reserved for file conversions (currently from "SDF", the previous native scene format in Hyper-G to VRML).

• Edit, Print, Mail to

  are reserved for the appropriate functions.

• View Parser Output...

  opens a window containing the parser error messages and warnings. You can select the function again or press the OK button to close the window.

• Exit Viewer (accelerator key ctrl-x)

  exits VRweb.

Help menu

• Overview... (accelerator key F1)

  goes to the overview page of the on-line help in your web browser (if properly installed).

• About

  opens a window with version information.

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