with pov 3.1a, win95 there is anothr bug here(the same) 



//Spider

smellenbergh wrote:
> 
> Looks like file names are causing problems on Macintosh, and perhaps
> other platforms too (all platforms allowing spaces as first character in
> file names).
> 
> We are aware that this is more an inconvenience than realy a bug but we
> might have a solution.
> 
> For example if your input file is ' scene.pov' (notice the space in
> front) POV-Ray is unable to find that file because while parsing the
> option 'Input_File= scene.pov', the space is thrown away.
> 
> Why not not change the option parser in a way that options can be
> enclosed like this:
> Input_File=" scene.pov" and Version="3.1" ,......
> 
> Or perhaps allowing it only for library paths, input files, output
> files, ..... all options relating to file names.
> If an option is enclosed, the parser should take *all* characters,
> including spaces.
> 
> Would it be hard to implement?
> 
> Yvo Smellenbergh

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