> : I'd like to see loops and branches raised out of the scene description
> : language
> 
>   It's just easier and handier to them to be there. Just think about all
> those outstanding include files and macros.

	Yes, from a POV-script point of view, macros and stuff
	are nice to have.  But I think from a data-oriented
	point of view, it's cleaner to leave them out and
	leave it open to other language environments to do
	algorithmic processing.

	Therefore - XML is a data view.  POV-script remains
	as an alternative - a custom, text oriented POV
	specific, and POV optimised platform. 

	The fact that you can include one from the other
	keeps flexibility and a gentler migration path.

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Nigel Stewart (nig### [at] nigelscom)
Research Student, Software Developer
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