I agree that this is a little confusing. I guess that the binaries.utilities group
was created for non-pov-made utilities like the dome generator or the tree creator
and that posting zipped macros there is extending its initial purpose. Now, macros
are "utilities" so when someone is looking for, say, a tree generator, one doesn't
know at first if it's a macro or an executable and it's logical to look for it in
a "utilities" group. In fact, from the user's point of view, it may even not
matter if it's text or binary. Multiplying the groups could be confusing too, I'd
rather have a single "utilities" group for both text & binaries, macros &
non-macros (though this could be confusing too). No good solution there I fear and
I still rely on Ken Tyler to keep track of the utilities posted here and there...

Gilles

Spider wrote:

> Hmm.. We need a povray.text.utilities then :-)
>
> Wel, as I've seen it so far utilities ahs been programs/stuff that can be used
> with pov, but isn't really pov ... hmm, did anyone get that? I didn't...
>
> well, keep em coming :-)
>
> "Rick (Kitty5)" wrote:
> >
> > No, I think utilities is possable the right place for a Macro, as especially
> > in this case the macro is a "utility", not a "scene" file.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > Spider <spi### [at] bahnhofse> wrote in message
> > news:372A8B28.966D0416@bahnhof.se...
> > > Wrong group...
> > >
> > > This should be in povray.binaries.scene-files, don't you think?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Gilles Tran wrote:
> > > >
> > > > See my post and demo picture in povray.binaries.images.
> > > > Madpipe.zip contains :
> > > > - the mPipe.inc macro (and its underling the mBrochette macro)
> > > > - the Trypipe.pov (how to)
> > > > - the pipedeco.inc and pipedeco0.inc sets of pipe decorations.
> > > >
> > > > Have fun
> > > >
> > > > Gilles Tran
> > > >
> > >
> >   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ------
> > > >                   Name: madpipe.ZIP
> > > >    madpipe.ZIP    Type: Zip Compressed Data
> > (application/x-zip-compressed)
> > > >               Encoding: base64
> > >
> > > --
> > > file://Spider    --
> > [ spi### [at] bahnhofse ]-[ http://www.bahnhof.se/~spider/ ]
> > > And the meek'll inherit what they damn well please
> > > Get ahead, go figure, go ahead and pull the trigger
> > > Everything under the gun
> > > --"Sisters Of Mercy" -- "Under The Gun"
>
> --
> //Spider    --  [ spi### [at] bahnhofse ]-[ http://www.bahnhof.se/~spider/ ]
> And the meek'll inherit what they damn well please
>         Get ahead, go figure, go ahead and pull the trigger
>                 Everything under the gun
>                         --"Sisters Of Mercy" -- "Under The Gun"

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