3D User Interfaces With Java 3D

Introduction	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
About the cover illustration	p. xxvi
3D: the next generation	p. 1
What's in a name?	p. 3
The application	p. 4
The familiar	p. 4
The dream	p. 4
The reality	p. 5
The rebirth	p. 5
The user interface	p. 6
The primal	p. 6
The virtual	p. 6
The analytical	p. 7
The computer system	p. 8
The Plain Old Computer System	p. 8
The mouse	p. 9
The keyboard	p. 9
Summary	p. 10
Patterns and constraints	p. 12
Application patterns	p. 12
Design applications	p. 13
Simulation applications	p. 14
Analysis applications	p. 15
Control applications	p. 16
Application constraints	p. 17
Goldilocks and the three dees	p. 17
Let gravity pull	p. 18
Creating your own reality	p. 19
Flavors of constraint	p. 19
Summary	p. 21
Spaces and relations	p. 23
Space, the initial frontier	p. 23
The world	p. 24
The view	p. 24
The display	p. 26
The screen	p. 27
Spatial coordinates	p. 27
Right-handed system	p. 28
Position	p. 28
Rotation	p. 28
Mouse coordinates	p. 29
Spatial relationships	p. 31
External view geometry	p. 31
Internal view geometry	p. 33
Summary	p. 37
3D user interface techniques	p. 39
Control	p. 41
Physical input devices	p. 42
The keyboard	p. 43
The mouse	p. 45
Input interpretation	p. 46
Asking the right questions	p. 46
Other interpretations	p. 47
Control personae	p. 47
Control basics	p. 48
Control primitives	p. 49
Mouse gestures	p. 51
Target actuation	p. 55
Coordinate mapping	p. 57
Movement, objects, and views	p. 58
Direct mapping	p. 60
Intuitive mapping	p. 64
Source and target space	p. 64
Display-relative mapping	p. 65
World-relative mapping	p. 66
Object picking	p. 69
Mixed usage	p. 70
Summary	p. 70
Feedback	p. 72
Feedback roles	p. 73
Information feedback	p. 75
Control feedback	p. 77
Basic elements	p. 79
Identifiers	p. 80
Callouts	p. 81
Tooltips	p. 82
Indicators	p. 82
Handles	p. 84
Cursor	p. 85
Audio	p. 86
Sound effects	p. 87
Visual attributes	p. 87
Simple dynamics	p. 88
Action-centric feedback	p. 90
Object-centric feedback	p. 90
Task-centric feedback	p. 91
Interaction states	p. 91
State definitions	p. 93
Multi-Shape	p. 97
Summary	p. 98
Visualization	p. 100
Data visualization	p. 101
Feedback visual attributes	p. 103
Distinction	p. 104
Size	p. 105
Orientation	p. 107
Visibility	p. 107
Density	p. 109
Display space techniques	p. 110
Display layout	p. 110
Overlay, underlay, and overlap	p. 111
Pseudo-display overlay	p. 113
World space techniques	p. 114
Display facing	p. 114
Constant size	p. 115
World overlay	p. 116
Perfect overlay	p. 117
Revealment	p. 117
Multiple views	p. 121
Overviews	p. 122
Summary	p. 124
Navigation	p. 125
Forms of navigation	p. 126
Spatial navigation	p. 126
Contextual navigation	p. 129
Camera techniques	p. 132
Manual control	p. 133
Assisted control	p. 137
Scripted control	p. 143
Summary	p. 146
Manipulation	p. 148
Control personae	p. 149
First person	p. 150
Second person	p. 151
Third person	p. 152
Feedback elements	p. 154
Feelers	p. 155
Projections	p. 156
Skirts	p. 157
Shadows	p. 158
Outlines	p. 158
dxTic marks	p. 159
Rulers	p. 160
Snaps	p. 161
Pseudo-tactile feedback	p. 162
Marked drag	p. 163
Sticky drag	p. 164
Snap drag	p. 165
Solid drag	p. 165
Strong grip	p. 166
Weak grip	p. 166
Snapping	p. 166
Explicit versus implicit	p. 167
Snap operations	p. 167
Snap typing	p. 170
Snap geometry	p. 170
Attachment	p. 170
Physical versus logical	p. 172
Attachment versus snapping	p. 172
Attachment operations	p. 172
Detachment operations	p. 173
Gluing	p. 173
Sticking	p. 174
Linking	p. 174
Anchoring	p. 175
Specification	p. 175
Dumb shapes	p. 176
Smart shapes	p. 176
Configuration	p. 178
Summary	p. 179
Access	p. 180
In-scene grouping	p. 181
Physical versus logical	p. 181
Grouping operations	p. 182
Ungrouping operations	p. 183
Out-of-scene access	p. 184
Data presentation	p. 185
Non-Spatial Access	p. 186
Data palette	p. 188
Data catalog	p. 189
Data preview	p. 191
Search	p. 192
Data transfer	p. 192
Data instantiation	p. 193
Nonobject access	p. 193
Data basket	p. 193
Teleport	p. 195
3D drag-and-drop	p. 195
Summary	p. 199
Java 3D user interface essentials	p. 201
Java 3D introduction	p. 203
What is Java 3D?	p. 203
Where is Swing 3D?	p. 204
Just an introduction	p. 205
3D UI roadmap	p. 205
Java 3D and its friends	p. 208
Java 3D resources	p. 208
A moving target	p. 209
Summary	p. 210
UI spaces and the scene graph	p. 211
3D UI spaces	p. 212
The universe	p. 213
The world	p. 214
The view	p. 214
The display	p. 215
The screen	p. 217
Scene graph, et al.	p. 217
Scene graph basics	p. 217
Sharing subgraphs	p. 219
Group nodes	p. 220
Spatial transforms	p. 221
Leaf nodes	p. 221
Node bounds	p. 222
Logistics and optimization	p. 224
Dead or alive	p. 224
Capability bits	p. 225
BranchGroup and compilation	p. 225
Summary	p. 226
Lights, shapes, textures and sounds	p. 227
Lights	p. 228
Shapes	p. 229
Geometry	p. 229
Appearance	p. 231
Transparency	p. 232
Loading	p. 232
Textures	p. 233
Filtering	p. 233
Transparency	p. 234
Loading	p. 235
Sounds	p. 236
Loading	p. 237
Summary	p. 238
Actions and interactions	p. 239
Spatial transforms	p. 240
Local coordinates	p. 240
Transform3D	p. 241
getLocalToVworld	p. 244
Inverse getLocalToVworld	p. 246
Local-to-local	p. 247
Object picking	p. 247
Picking overview	p. 248
Picking quality	p. 248
Picking model	p. 250
Behaviors	p. 256
The behavior model	p. 256
User inputs	p. 258
Interpolators	p. 259
Collision detection	p. 259
Change detection	p. 261
Summary	p. 264
In a Java world	p. 266
Swing	p. 266
Heavyweight versus lightweight	p. 266
Mixing Java 3D and Swing	p. 267
Examples	p. 268
Drag-and-drop	p. 268
Drag-and-drop model	p. 269
3D drag-and-drop	p. 275
Applets	p. 278
Java 3D in applets	p. 278
Real-world issues	p. 280
Summary	p. 282
Java 3D framework and examples	p. 283
Why a framework?	p. 285
Approach	p. 286
Stick to the basics (when possible)	p. 286
Sun utilities	p. 286
Application utilities	p. 287
Progression of examples	p. 287
Javadoc and UML	p. 287
Software organization	p. 287
Running the examples	p. 289
Design patterns	p. 289
Event model generalities	p. 289
Event model specifics	p. 290
Building blocks	p. 291
Splitters	p. 292
Triggers	p. 292
Filters	p. 292
Mappers	p. 292
Plug-ins	p. 293
Convenience	p. 293
Optimization	p. 294
Garbage collection	p. 294
Many small building blocks	p. 295
Dragging, keying, and picking	p. 296
Double versus float	p. 296
Capabilities and compiling	p. 296
Summary	p. 297
Framework utilities	p. 298
Test objects	p. 299
Shapes	p. 299
Lights	p. 299
Application spaces	p. 300
AppWorld class	p. 300
AppViewclass	p. 300
AppDisplay class	p. 301
Example: SimpleApp	p. 302
Other utilities	p. 305
Building blocks	p. 305
Display printing	p. 306
Debug class	p. 306
Assert class	p. 307
ModelLoader class	p. 307
Summary	p. 308
Control basics	p. 309
Input sensors	p. 310
Input class	p. 310
InputSensor class	p. 313
MouseDragSensor class	p. 314
KeyboardArrowSensor class	p. 315
MouseMoveSensor class	p. 315
KeyboardModifierSensor class	p. 316
Example: InputSensors	p. 317
Input enabling	p. 322
InputModifierTrigger class	p. 324
Enable classes	p. 324
EnableInputDragFilter class	p. 324
Example: InputEnabling	p. 326
Input filtering	p. 328
Framework	p. 331
Example: InputFilters	p. 332
Summary	p. 334
Control actuation	p. 335
Target actuation	p. 336
Actuator class	p. 336
Outer and inner plug-ins	p. 338
ActuatorPlugin Class	p. 338
TGGeometryPlugin class	p. 343
ActuatorPlugin Revisited	p. 345
Basic coordinate mapping	p. 350
Basic requirements	p. 350
InputDragMapper class	p. 351
InputDragMapperPlugin class	p. 352
DirectInputDragPlugin Class	p. 353
InputDragMapper revisited	p. 355
Example: Actuators	p. 357
Actuator groups	p. 360
GroupChain Class	p. 361
ActuatorGroup class	p. 362
ActuatorTransformGroup class	p. 362
ActuatorTransformGroup subclasses	p. 363
Example: ActuatorGroups	p. 366
Summary	p. 368
Control intuition	p. 369
Object picking	p. 370
PickEngine class	p. 370
ObjectPickMapper class	p. 372
OverEnableMapper class	p. 373
Example: OverEnabling	p. 374
Intuitive mapping	p. 376
Source and target spaces	p. 377
Control chain spaces	p. 378
IntuitiveDragMapper class	p. 380
SourceDragFilter class	p. 380
SourceDragMapper class	p. 381
Display-relative mapping	p. 381
DrmDragPlugin class	p. 382
Example: DrmMapping	p. 383
World-relative mapping WRM	p. 386
WrmDragPlugin class	p. 386
QuasiWrmDragPlugin class	p. 388
PseudoWrmDragPlugin class	p. 389
Example: WrmMapping	p. 390
Summary	p. 395
Feedback	p. 397
Interaction feedback	p. 398
FeedbackTarget interface	p. 398
MultiShape class	p. 398
MultiShape subclasses	p. 399
FeedbackTrigger class	p. 400
FeedbackTrigger subclasses	p. 401
Example: MultiShaping	p. 402
Interaction management	p. 411
FeedbackManager class	p. 411
FeedbackMinion class	p. 412
FeedbackManager subclasses	p. 413
FeedbackGroupManager class	p. 413
Example: TargetSelecting	p. 415
Feedback elements	p. 419
TextureShape class	p. 420
TextureShape subclasses	p. 421
SoundEffect Class	p. 421
Example: TargetDecorating	p. 422
Summary	p. 428
Visualization	p. 429
Change detection	p. 430
Change poster model	p. 431
ChangePoster class	p. 432
World space techniques	p. 433
World space classes	p. 433
Example: DisplayFacing	p. 435
Example: ConstantSizing	p. 440
Example: WorldOverlaying	p. 441
Example: PerfectOverlaying	p. 443
Display space techniques	p. 446
Display space classes	p. 446
Example: DisplayOverlaying	p. 448
Multiple displays	p. 450
Example: MultiDisplaying	p. 451
Summary	p. 452
Manipulation	p. 453
Passive feelers	p. 453
Passive feeler classes	p. 454
Bounding box utilities	p. 454
Example: PassiveFeeling	p. 455
Manipulation personae	p. 461
A Better Way	p. 461
Example: SecondPerson	p. 462
Example: ThirdPerson	p. 468
Summary	p. 475
Access	p. 477
Java 3D and Swing	p. 477
FancyApp classes	p. 477
Example: FancyApp	p. 479
Java 3D and DnD	p. 485
DndApp classes	p. 485
Example: DndApp	p. 487
Summary	p. 487
Wrap-up	p. 488
Hindsight is perfect	p. 488
Event model	p. 489
Event routing	p. 489
Feedback model	p. 489
Input sensors	p. 489
The software	p. 490
Acronyms	p. 491
Index	p. 493
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