Normalize up vector of Camera's rotateView to avoid round / cummulative errors
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Description
Increasing access
Some new issues were introduced in the refactored code.
https://github.com/processing/p5.js/pull/7598
The updated up vector should be normalized to avoid cumulative rounding errors.
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- Accessibility
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Feature enhancement details
The up vector of p5.Camera.tilt() will be normalized.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the implementation of p5.Camera.tilt() and its rotateView path, then inspect how the up vector is updated. Confirm the change by checking that the up vector is normalized after tilting and that existing camera behavior remains intact.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- computer-graphics
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100