I also have windows XP and have the same problem. However simply setting the
render priority to lowest solves it wth no degrade in performance.

"Zeger Knaepen" <zeg### [at] studentkuleuvenacbe> wrote in message
news:3c4e0c85@news.povray.org...
> Whenever I've started a render, it's almost impossible to type in POV's
editor.  Every now
> and then POV-Ray decides to take a nap for a few seconds, and during that
period, I can do
> almost nothing with my computer.  However, when I restart POV-Ray, the
problem seems to be
> solved.
> I'm using POVMan 0.71.4, but I had the same problem with MegaPov 0.7.
> Now, what I want to know is: did anyone have a similar problem, and is it
fixed in POV-Ray
> 3.5?
>
> cu!
> --
> camera{location-z*3}#macro G(b,e)b+(e-b)*(C/50)#end#macro L(b,e,k,l)#local
C=0
> ;#while(C<50)sphere{G(b,e),.1pigment{rgb G(k,l)}finish{ambient 1}}#local
C=C+1
> ;#end#end
L(y-x,y,x,x+y)L(y,-x-y,x+y,y)L(-x-y,-y,y,y+z)L(-y,y,y+z,x+y)L(0,x+y,
> <.5,1,.5>,x)L(0,x-y,<.5,1,.5>,x)               // ZK
http://www.povplace.be.tf
>
>


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