Re: [Public WebGL] Extension proposal: WEBGL_lose_context

[Mark Callow <callow_mark@hicorp.co.jp>]

    On 16/12/2010 10:45, Chris Marrin wrote:
> On Dec 13, 2010, at 9:21 PM, Gregg Tavares (wrk) wrote:
>
> > Following the GL naming convention I'd expect them to named things like
> >
> > WEBGL_OES_texture_float
> > WEBGL_EXT_texture_compression_ext1
> > WEBGL_CHROMIUM_lose_context
> >
> >       
> As I said in my previous message, I think WEBGL_ should be the equivalent of ARB_ extensions and only appear in an extension we all agree to.
>
>     
    Yes but that is a different WEBGL from that in the above samples.
    The full name of an extension is
> <API >_<TAG>_extension_name
>     
    but it is usually referred to in shorthand as
    <TAG>_extension_name. <API> is the name of the API the
    extension is, er, extending, e.g. GL or EGL or WEBGL. <TAG>
    indicates the provenance of the extension, e.g., OES, ARB, EXT,
    APPLE, CHROMIUM, or etc.
    
    So we now have GL_OES_texture_float and WEBGL_OES_texture_float.
    Both extensions are approved by the OpenGL ES WG (we ought to
    consult them about the WEBGL version); one extends WebGL, the other
    extends OpenGL (ES). In shorthand both are referred to as
    OES_texture_float.
    
    I fully agree that extensions having the provenance <TAG>
    WEBGL should be approved and ratified by Khronos.
    
    Regards
    
        -Mark
  

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