Christoph Hormann wrote:
> 
> ingo wrote:
> >
> >  For me it would be enough to change the default noise_generator to 1,
> > instead of the current 3. This would maintain backward scene
> > compatibility and give builders of new scenes the possibility to play
> > with the noise_generator in combination with granite/wrinkles.
> 
> I don't think making 1 default would be good.  Most beginners will not
> care about the noise generator and therefore not use the new one which
> will lead to the old one staying the de-facto standard.

The point being however is that method 1 HAS been the de-facto standard
for 10 years now. The new default breaks a lot of peoples existing scene
files including the behavior of several long standing textures in the
standard includes. You are right that a lot of beginners are not going
to care which noise generator is used. They have a lot of other things
to learn before they get that far. When they do they will start reading
the docs on the more advanced options available and will experiment with
the other methods available.

It seems to me it is a hand full of advanced users that are worried
which default will be used (more for their own selfish reasons) than
for concern about new users :)

-- 
Ken Tyler

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