In article <38764c04@news.povray.org>, "AC" <amb### [at] teliacom> wrote:

> Why not make the background work like a object so one can use normals on 
> it and all the other fancy things too.

If you want that, why not just use an object?

The background and sky sphere are not real objects, but they behave like 
objects at an infinite distance. All light rays hit at the same angle, 
normals and finishes wouldn't make any useful difference in the 
appearance, they would be a waste of processing power, and things like 
reflection might be impossible. Especially blurred reflection.

The sky sphere is more than adequate for most things, and if you need 
something to act like a real object you should use a real object.

-- 
Chris Huff
e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/

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