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Documentation for a few missed functions has been added. Release version 0.702 includes the updated docs.

Documentation was missing for:
alxSetDistanceModel
alxGetDistanceModel
alxGetOpenALMajorVersion
alxGetOpenALMinorVersion
alxHasExtensionOffset

The example movie presently included with OpenAL Xtra is very simple and doesnt begin to demonstrate its possibilities. If you create an impressive demonstration of OpenAL Xtra, please let us know. Were interested in including more compelling examples in the release.

Also, there is need for a good OpenAL Xtra tutorial.

Please email holysamosa@users.sourceforge.net is you are interested in contributing!

A Mac developer is needed to port OpenAL Xtra to the Mac.

The code has been written without any Windows-specific calls, so hopefully a port would be fairly simple for an experienced Mac programmer.

If you are interested in contributing, please email holysamosa@users.sourceforge.net.

OpenAL Xtra is a scripting Xtra for Macromedia Director that extends Lingo with the basic functions of OpenAL, a cross-platform 3D audio API. With the OpenAL Xtra, a Director developer can arrange sounds around a virtual listener in a simulated, three-dimensional space.

This release of OpenAL Xtra is a major update of code that was originally released back in 2002. If you've used the old version, you will find that the improvements are numerous.... read more