Thorsten Froehlich schrieb:
> Compatibility to MegaPOV should be of *no* concern when porting a patch 
> or feature over to official POV-Ray. Consistency and avoiding new 
> keywords when reasonable should be the primary conditions for syntax 
> decisions.
> 
>     Thorsten, POV-Team

Though I generally consider this a reasonable position, in this 
particular case there was a reason for the MegaPOV patch to use this 
particular syntax and not a different one, touching one of the very 
points mentioned: Consistency, in this case with the other 
"no_something" keywords.

So using any other syntax as that used in MegaPOV would have meant...:

- breaking consistency among the "no_something" family of keywords

- having to invent a new syntax from scratch

- with not much of a precendence case to orient on

- and with the syntax "radiosity off" already being in use for another 
very different feature.

Plus, as already mentioned, sacrificing the opportunity to use a syntax 
already familiar to the users of a very famous POV-Ray patch - which of 
course would not be sufficient alone, but I think it quite well rounds 
off the whole thing.

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