Samuel Benge nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/10/04 19:28:
> Warp wrote:
>> Samuel Benge <stb### [at] thishotmailcom> wrote:
>>> While we're talking about it, please, please, please, add support for 
>>> subdivision of meshes!
>>
>>   No, subdivision of meshes should not be added. That would only worsen
>> the core code overhead.
>>
>>   What should be added is a new scripting language which makes it easy
>> to create mesh subdivision libraries (among many, many other thigns). 
>> This
>> has tons of advantages. For one, it keeps the core code simpler, reducing
>> overhead, maintenance requirements and clutter. Another is that 
>> hard-coding
>> such a feature in the core code would make it rigid and unmodifiable, 
>> while
>> making it in scripting makes it more flexible and easier for anyone to
>> modify for their needs.
> 
> Well, a new scripting language sounds better to me! Such a language 
> would allow a person to create their own shaders, right? Say I wanted to 
> make an ambient occlusion shader, would I be able to do it with such 
> scripting capabilities?
It's one of the goals of the new proposed scripting language.
> 
>>   From the end user point of view there isn't much of a difference. 
>> However,
>> from the developers' point of view, as well as from the point of view of
>> those who have the knowledge and skill to write such libraries, it would
>> be way, way better.
> 
> I'll read up on the recent posts, to see what ideas people have 
> presented. Do you think a new scripting language will become a part of 
> POV someday?
It looks like it's in the plans.
> 
>>   It also makes much easier for this kind of thing to happen:
>>
>>   "Hey, the subdivision library is great, but I can't do this specific
>> thing with it. Could someone help?"
>>   "Here, use this modified version."
>>   "Hey, thanks! It works perfectly!"
>>
>>   If it was implemented in the core code, then tough luck.
> 
> Your arguments make a lot of sense. I hope such a scripting language is 
> implemented into a future version of POV!
> 
> ~Sam
> 


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