Steve wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Sep 2002 17:33:59 +1200, Peter wrote:
>  
> 
>>Hi
>>I'm using Redhat 7.3 and installed pyvon from the .tgz.  Never used povray 
>>or pyvon before, so this is an experiment.
>>Redhat installs both python and python2 (installer complains about 
>>dependancies if you try to only install python2).
>>I found I had to edit res.py with
>>#!/usr/bin/python2
>>and edit the os.system line for python2.
>>
>>Seems to work ok.
>>How do I get pyvon to save the image?
>>Or do I have to run povray itself to do that?
> 
> 
> Hi Peter, you need to take the mouse pointer right to the botom of the 
> main Pyvon window and hold the pointer over the border and pull it down,
> then a new input line will become visible entitled paramaters, you can 
> specify the output file here, eg adding:

For the command line that disappears, I still have to do some debugging.

> 
> -o money.ppm
> 
> But there seems to be some other problems too, like it wont find the POV
> executable for a second render even after restarting Pyvon and reselecting
> the executable. 

What do you have in the pyvonrc file in your home directory ?
When you exit from pyvon, it stores in pyvonrc the location of the pov 
executable. I'll double-check if I did not comment out that line.

You have to be root to install it, but a normal user to use it.

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