POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : POV-Ray beta updates : Re: POV-Ray beta updates Server Time
31 Jul 2024 14:31:35 EDT (-0400)
  Re: POV-Ray beta updates  
From: Warp
Date: 8 Oct 2007 05:49:26
Message: <4709fd26@news.povray.org>
Dre <aus### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Thats fine, but then which version fires up when I say open a .pov file in 
> explorer??  Depends on the file association.  I dont want to have to check 
> whether its version 3.6 or 3.7b everytime so what if its set to 3.6, then it 
> wont use 3.7, if its set to 3.7, then when it runs out, my associations 
> break.   Or if I have the association set to 3.6, I have 3.7 open, then 
> flick back to windows explorer, double click on a different .pov and it 
> opens up in 3.6, not in 3.7, pita.  There are *many* more examples.

> All stuff I dont want to waste my (precious) spare time with so hence wont 
> use betas that time out.

  Did you know that you can create shortcut icons in your desktop? These
can be used to launch any binary you want.

  And now an awesome tip: You can even drag&drop files onto these icons
and they will be launched with that file! Oooh! The wonders of modern
technology.

-- 
                                                          - Warp


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