"Christoph Hormann" <chr### [at] gmxde> wrote in message
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> Gilles Tran wrote:
> >
> >>Well what's obvious is that the only reason you would want to disable
the
> >>splash screen is to obscure the fact that POV-Ray is called and this it
> >>both unethical and illegal.
> >
> >
> > I have an Access database that calls POV-Ray from a Visual Basic script:
the
> > splash screen was getting in the way so that I used the old MS-DOS
version
> > instead of the Windows one. It's only unethical and illegal to obscure
the
> > fact that POV-Ray is called if one wants to give such a system to other
> > people, but if one is doing it for a personal purpose the question is
> > perfectly sound.
>
> Well - i didn't say anything like that, did i?  If you had quoted the
> next sentence i had written it would have been clear that this is not
> the problem.  Using a console version of POV-Ray is all right - not only
> for personal use (although i would specifically not suggest to use an
> outdated DOS version).
>
> But if you want to use the GUI version you should accept the fact that
> program information and credits are displayed when the program is
> started in a way appropriate for the style of user interface (i.e. a
> splash screen).  If you don't like this (and i can think of good reasons
> for this) don't use the GUI version.
>
> Christoph
>
> -- 
> POV-Ray tutorials, include files, Landscape of the week:
> http://www.tu-bs.de/~y0013390/ (Last updated 24 Jul. 2005)
> MegaPOV with mechanics simulation: http://megapov.inetart.net/

I dont understand quite what you mean when you say: "Well what's obvious is
that the only reason you would want to disable the splash screen is to
obscure the fact that POV-Ray is called and this it both unethical and
illegal".

I personally want to disable it cause it kinda annoys me every time I run
it, how is this unethical or illegal?

Do we really need to see that splash *every* single time we run POV?  I know
whats on it, so I'd be more than happy to make the thing launch that little
bit faster and not have to click ok all the time.

POV isn't alone here, *all* the software installed on my PC I have tried to
make as streamlined as possible and that includes removing any splash
screens as I have a pet hate against them :)

Cheers Dre

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