Like "shadowless" lights it would be nice to have "specularless" lights for
use as fill lights.

Roy

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In article <3bb78e16@news.povray.org> , "Roy Schulz" <roy### [at] gmxde> 
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> Like "shadowless" lights it would be nice to have "specularless" lights for
> use as fill lights.

The time is past for feature requests.  Please read the initial message in
this group:

> Message-ID: <3B94E1CF.7498B010@pacbell.net>
> Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 07:14:39 -0700
> From: Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet>
> Newsgroups: povray.beta-test
> Subject: Attention: Beta Testers
>
> Welcome to the POV-Ray v3.5 Beta Testing Group
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> Greetings,
>
>   We thank you for participating in the beta testing of POV-Ray v3.5.
> With your participation you have the opportunity to test drive the
> newest and latest version of the program. With your participation
> you also have a few responsibilities that come with that privilege.
> Please take the time to read this and the other announcements you
> find in this group carefully.
>
>   As with past beta testing rounds you will find the distribution
> package for POV-Ray v3.5beta a complete package with updated scene
> files and documentation. There have been several changes to the
> Windows scene file editor and you should take some time to read
> through the docs on how to use these new features. Just because
> it acts differently does not mean it is a bug!
>
>   A quick reminder that the time is past for feature requests.
> This is the final version of POV-Ray v3.5 and we don't want to
> get bogged down with a lot of last minute discussions on possible
> additions or changes to the program. You may be unhappy that a
> feature you were wanting added didn't make it into the program
> but the POV-Team had a lot of decisions to make and the feature
> list is locked at this time. Complaining will waste your time
> and ours.
>
>   Try to keep the off topic chatter down to an absolute minimum.
> The POV-Team will be reading the messages in this groups and
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> with a minimum of reading time. Please take off topic discussions
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>
>
> Bug Reports
> -----------
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> documentation for the feature you are having problems with. Also,
> please try to keep up with all of the bug report messages posted
> to this group. We would like to keep duplicate bug reports down
> to a minimum to avoid wasting our time and yours.
>
>   Do not expect a reply from the POV-Team. They will be busy reading
> the daily postings and working on whatever verified bugs they see
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> a question, or a possible bug report, they will likely be the ones
> who will answer your post and help verify that it is an actual bug
> or not.
>
>
> ***The minimum information to include in your bug report is:
>
> - The version number of POV-Ray you are using, such as v3.5 beta 1,
> v3.5 beta 2, etc. Each beta version will expire at a preset time
> and when it does you will have to upload the next version as it
> becomes available.
>
> - Your operating system. It is surprising how many people fail to
> provide this basic piece of information. We need to know what
> version of Windows, Mac, etc. you are running. This will aid in
> discovering whether it is platform-dependent, and hopefully will
> also uncover some work-arounds and a possible bugfix in the
> subsequent discussion from those who are familiar with the POV-Ray
> source code.
>
> - Your computer; what processor and how much memory.
>
> E.g. POV-Ray for Windows v3.5b1, Windows 98, AMD Athlon 950, 256 megs SDRam
>
> - A complete description of the problem and what led up to it. Please
> include any error messages that POV-Ray or your OS reports when the bug
> manifests itself.  It will make it a lot easier to track down if you
> can include a scene file that will cause the problem. Please remove
> non-essential parts until you have the minimum scene file that will
> reproduce the problem (but do include your camera and light source!).
> We prefer that you copy and paste your example scene into the body of
> your message rather than attaching it.
>
>
> Thank you for your help in ensuring that the final release of
> POV-Ray v3.5 will be bugfree and ready for the public.
>
>
> Ken Tyler - POV-Ray Technical Assistance Group Member

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Thorsten Froehlich <tho### [at] trfde> wrote:
: The time is past for feature requests.

  Besides, it would be more logical with the syntax "specular on/off".

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"Roy Schulz" <roy### [at] gmxde> wrote...
> Like "shadowless" lights it would be nice to have "specularless" lights
for
> use as fill lights.

Last time I checked, shadowless lights were also highlight-less (a.k.a.
specularless).  Strange but true (unless someone changed it in POV 3.5).

-Nathan

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You could try posting this in the unofficial group.  I think some others
have wanted this feature.

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"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg>
>   Besides, it would be more logical with the syntax "specular on/off".

For shadowless lights the syntax is "shadowless". So why shouldn't it be
"specularless" or "highlightless" accordingly. But as Thorsten pointed out,
this is the wrong place to discuss this. So lets continue in povray.general

Roy

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"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg>
>   Besides, it would be more logical with the syntax "specular on/off".

For shadowless lights the syntax is "shadowless". So why shouldn't it be
"specularless" or "highlightless" accordingly. But as Thorsten pointed out,
this is the wrong place to discuss this. So lets continue in povray.general

Roy

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"Nathan Kopp" <nat### [at] koppcom>
> Last time I checked, shadowless lights were also highlight-less (a.k.a.
> specularless).  Strange but true (unless someone changed it in POV 3.5).

I didn't checked this yet, but for fill lights it would be nice sometimes to
have a (area) light with shadows but without highlights. Since this is the
wrong place for this discussion, as Thorsten pointed out, I moved to
povray.general.

Roy

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