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From: StephenS
Subject: Windows 3.7b36, render window, changes
Date: 21 Mar 2010 20:35:01
Message: <web.4ba6babfe357cbe9701a565a0@news.povray.org>

The behaviour of the render window has changed in the 3.7 versions over the 3.6
versions. Opinions?

Gray scale output:
In 3.7 .ini file,
Output_to_File = On
Output_File_Type = N
Grayscale_Output=true
Display = On
Gives a color render window, and a gray scale saved image.

In 3.6 global settings
hf_gray_16
Gives a gray scale render window, and a gray scale saved image.

Partial ouput, start end column/row and radiosity (pretrace_start/end):
In 3.7 .ini file,
+ac +sc0.378717 +sr0.526882 +ec0.522692 +er0.679570
for example.
Gives the area in question and 'may' give radiosity blocks to the right and
bottom.

In 3.6 .ini file,
+ac +sc0.378717 +sr0.526882 +ec0.522692 +er0.679570
for example.
Gives the area in question only.

Stephen S

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From: clipka
Subject: Re: Windows 3.7b36, render window, changes
Date: 21 Mar 2010 22:19:15
Message: <4ba6d3a3$1@news.povray.org>

StephenS schrieb:
> The behaviour of the render window has changed in the 3.7 versions over the 3.6
> versions. Opinions?
> 
> Gray scale output:
> In 3.7 .ini file,
> Output_to_File = On
> Output_File_Type = N
> Grayscale_Output=true
> Display = On
> Gives a color render window, and a gray scale saved image.
> 
> In 3.6 global settings
> hf_gray_16
> Gives a gray scale render window, and a gray scale saved image.

Well, actually the render window behavior has not changed: In both 
versions, preview is color if the hf_gray_16 is absent - which just 
happens to be enforced by 3.7 ;-)

But I guess it makes sense to change POV-Ray 3.7 interpretation of the 
new Grayscale_Output option so that it affects both file and preview 
output, as it is such a fundamental setting that it goes beyond ordinary 
file format options.

> Partial ouput, start end column/row and radiosity (pretrace_start/end):
> In 3.7 .ini file,
> +ac +sc0.378717 +sr0.526882 +ec0.522692 +er0.679570
> for example.
> Gives the area in question and 'may' give radiosity blocks to the right and
> bottom.
> 
> In 3.6 .ini file,
> +ac +sc0.378717 +sr0.526882 +ec0.522692 +er0.679570
> for example.
> Gives the area in question only.

This is a side effect of the architectural changes in POV-Ray 3.7, and I 
guess nobody has paid attention to this detail before. I guess it should 
be possible to fix, but some thought will have to go into it.

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