In article <Xns### [at] 204213191226>,
 "Rafal 'Raf256' Maj" <raf### [at] raf256com> wrote:

> Would it be a big problem to allow syntax  :
> 
> #macro finWater1 reflection { .01 .2 } #end
> finish { finWater1 }
> 
> instead of  finish { finWater1() }
> 
> this is a small change [probably] and shorten syntax is more comfortable

It isn't such a small change...you seem to assume that about anything. 
I'm betting that POV uses the "(" to determine it is calling a macro or 
function, and it makes a very helpful visual indicator as well. Your 
version is shorter by one () pair...typing is not really any faster, and 
readability is much worse, you have no way to tell a macro call from a 
variable identifier. It also kills the possibility of passing a macro 
parameter as a parameter in some future version without some weird 
syntax.
Stop counting keystrokes, it is a stupid and useless exercise, and one 
you seem to be obsessed with.


> btw. this will make pov macros act more like C preprocesor macros

That isn't necessarily a good thing. POV macros are not C preprocessor 
macros.

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