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4 Jul 2024 12:46:21 EDT (-0400)
  Re: POV-Ray 3.7 gamma - status  
From: Thorsten Froehlich
Date: 15 Sep 2009 17:12:36
Message: <4ab00344@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
>   Sounds good to me. One minor thing, though:
> 
> clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
>> - The assumed input file gamma (to be used for all input file formats 
>> lacking a proper definition or recommendation) can be set in the 
>> global_settings section as follows:
> 
>>      global_settings {
>>          file_gamma GAMMA
>>      }
> 
>   I think the keyword is a bit confusing because it doesn't make clear
> whether it affects input files or output files. Could perhaps a more
> unambiguous keyword be chosen, something like "input_gamma"?

Globals are evil. I would instead recommend making this a bitmap only 
feature, not supplying a global setting.

	Thorsten


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