"Slime" <slm### [at] slimelandcom> wrote in news:3e307631$1@news.povray.org:
> The problem with all of these no_something flags is that they're not
> backwards compatible. For instance, right now, objects have:

Ack!!  Backwards compatibility should NEVER be a factor in determining 
features of new versions of *any* software.  The POV syntax is plain text, 
it's easy to edit a scene to fix/replace old code with new.  It might be 
time consuming (I'm currently converting an old 3.1 scene that used Halos 
extensively) but it isn't hard.  It's not even an issue of some people not 
wanting to upgrade to the latest version of POVRay because they can't 
afford the upgrade price.  <smile>  Backwards compatibility is the bane of 
all programmers!

I *really* want some kind of keyword that allows me to turn off radiosity 
calculations on an object-by-object basis, so I can use iso's in a 
radiosity scene without POV taking days between test renders.  <grin>

-- 
Rich Allen
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