Sascha Ledinsky wrote:
> Ok, I'd need to launch it from a Java application - seems that I have to 
> check which OS it's running on first :-(
> 
> So beside the common commandline options (+H, +W, etc.) I'd use
> 
> "+I<filename>" for the linux version
> 
> and
> 
> "\RENDER <filename> \EXIT" for the vindows version.
> 
> Is this how it's designed to be?

No, the Windows version does take all the other arguments as well, but you 
need a few special options to the the Windows GUI what to do...

> The Mac section in the online docs says:
> "You cannot control POV-Ray for Mac OS directly via command-line options."
> [ http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/759/ ]
> 
> ...now, what does that mean? Can't I start POV-Ray from an external 
> application (a modeler) on the Mac?!?

You can start it, but on Macs there is no command-line, so you cannot use 
that to control an application. Mac applications are controlled by more 
advanced means than simple command-lines. However, on Mac OS X you can 
"cheat" and compile/use the Unix command-line version.

	Thorsten

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