v59 Major Highlights
Webspace > New
Webspace > Open
Webspace > Save
Webspace > Save As
Webspace > Import (Local file)
Webspace > Import (Remote URL)
Bookmarks > Add Bookmark
Bookmarks > Remove Bookmark
Bookmarks > Bookmarks and Workspaces Lists
Panels > Assets
Panels > Room Objects
Panels > Properties
Panels > Code Editor
Users > Start Recording
Users > Stop Recording
View > Fullscreen
View > Save Thumbnail
View > Save Screenshot
View > Save Equirectangular
Settings
Exit
Major Highlights
GUI
- Social pane
- Code editor pane
- Assets pane
- Room Objects pane
- Properties pane
- Easy/intuitive access to common function (Save and save screenshots, Settings, Bookmarks/Workspaces)
GENERAL
- “AssetRecording” Asset type (supports room-wide recordings)
- “rotation” and “rotation_order” attributes (Eulerian rotation support)
- JML Importer
- New Drag and Drop functionality (from browsers or explorer, portals, …)
- Improvements to Ghost userid/chat
- Private websurface manager (~ [tilde] to add, shift+~ to remove, ESC to hide)
- VR controls simplification
- FPS improvement for “equi” render mode
- New JS Vector functions (copy, scale, add)
- OSVR integration
- Initial Enflux integration
- “party_mode” room attribute
The changes in Release 59 represent a couple months of work (possibly the longest time between releases yet!) The most notable change in 59 is a UI rewrite. In this update, we broadly consider two major use cases: (1) a “user in VR”, potentially a novice, who expects basic functionality for navigation and interaction and (2) a “builder outside VR”, a creative person looking to create immersive web experiences using Janus who expects a user experience similar to traditional graphics software (e.g. Maya/3DSMax/Blender/Unity/Unreal). In this update, we take major steps for addressing these two fundamental use cases.
The documentation that follows outlines the functionality offered by this new user interface.