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  Re: Command line with no GUI  
From: Alain
Date: 15 Oct 2007 12:28:35
Message: <47139533$1@news.povray.org>
Pahidla nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/10/14 20:04:
> Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
>> Pahidla nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/10/14 04:08:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm using Pov-Ray from command line and would like to avoid to GUI
>>> altogether, but I'm unable to find the info on how to do it. I know about
>>> the -D flag, but I want no GUI whatsoever and all the output to be returned
>>> to the console.
>>>
>>> How does one do that? and sorry if I missed the obvious place in the
>>> documentation.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Pahidla
>>>
>>>
>> In the windows version it can't be done. The best you can do is to start
>> minimized. I think that's the same if using the Mac version.
>> You may want to check the unix/linux version whitch are command-line only.
>> Another option is to do your own compile under windows or mac of the command
>> line source code.
>>
>> --
>> Alain
>> -------------------------------------------------
>> The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of
>> patriots and tyrants.
>> Thomas Jefferson
> 
> Wow, that's really too bad...
> What's the flag for minimized?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> 
Not sure.
The easiest way, on Windows, would be to pass by a shortcut. Set the shortcut to 
start the application minimized. The problem then is to pass a parameter such as 
the scene's name.

-- 
Alain
-------------------------------------------------
Fundamentalism: If shit happens, you will go to hell, unless you are born again. 
(Amen!)


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