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  Re: POV-Ray 3.7 gamma - status  
From: Le Forgeron
Date: 16 Sep 2009 11:53:55
Message: <4ab10a13@news.povray.org>
Le 15/09/2009 23:12, Thorsten Froehlich nous fit lire :
> 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

OMHG... I'm agreeing with Thorsten.
That's a parallel univers, I will wake up soon.

More seriously, put it where it is needed: near the file picture!
That's a setting which is really tuned to the related file.

A global would have no more purpose than a global setting for text (you
can always justify the usage of a global text font setting... but nobody
ever came so far with such suggestion)


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