Question D3D7 client beta files

[Ripley]

While checking out Orbiter beta status, I noticed on sourceforge the folder "D3D7 client beta files".

http://sourceforge.net/projects/orbitervis/files/

Since the folder dates are current (110822 -110824) with latest betas, what is this for?

Is it another external graphics client like jarmonik's D3D9?

Sorry for my eternal noobiness ;-)

 

[Columbia42]

It is an external graphics client but instead of being an upgrade like Jarmonik's, it is merely a proof-of-concept copy of Orbiter's inline client to test out the graphics client interface.

 

[orb]

Basically, it's Direct3D 7.0 external graphics client for Orbiter, which can be either used for testing Orbiter graphics server, or as a base for writing other graphics clients, as there is source code exposing the graphics client-server interface and a sample (Direct3D 7.0) implementation for it. Jarmonik's D3D9Client was for example based on the source of the D3D7Client.