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From: Gilles Tran
Subject: Useless macro challenger : the Pipe macro
Date: 30 Apr 1999 09:43:21
Message: <3729A5F2.5E652878@inapg.inra.fr>
See my post and demo picture in povray.binaries.images.
Madpipe.zip contains :
- the mPipe.inc macro (and its underling the mBrochette macro)
- the Trypipe.pov (how to)
- the pipedeco.inc and pipedeco0.inc sets of pipe decorations.

Have fun

Gilles Tran


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From: David Cook
Subject: Re: Useless macro challenger : the Pipe macro
Date: 30 Apr 1999 12:47:55
Message: <3729d0ab.0@news.povray.org>
Wow, really neat Gilles! I have admired your past images with these pipes,
but was too shy to ask to see your code. If I may, I'd like to speak on
behalf of the group and thank you for posting this really cool code!

Gilles Tran <tra### [at] inapginrafr> wrote in message
news:3729A5F2.5E652878@inapg.inra.fr...
> See my post and demo picture in povray.binaries.images.
> Madpipe.zip contains :
> - the mPipe.inc macro (and its underling the mBrochette macro)
> - the Trypipe.pov (how to)
> - the pipedeco.inc and pipedeco0.inc sets of pipe decorations.
>
> Have fun
>
> Gilles Tran
>


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From: Rick (Kitty5)
Subject: Re: Useless macro challenger : the Pipe macro
Date: 30 Apr 1999 17:57:25
Message: <372a1935.0@news.povray.org>
Next time, try for a pointless Macro :)

Gilles stuns all again...

Rick
Gilles Tran <tra### [at] inapginrafr> wrote in message
news:3729A5F2.5E652878@inapg.inra.fr...
> See my post and demo picture in povray.binaries.images.
> Madpipe.zip contains :
> - the mPipe.inc macro (and its underling the mBrochette macro)
> - the Trypipe.pov (how to)
> - the pipedeco.inc and pipedeco0.inc sets of pipe decorations.
>
> Have fun
>
> Gilles Tran
>


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From: Spider
Subject: Re: Useless macro challenger : the Pipe macro
Date: 1 May 1999 02:08:57
Message: <372A8B28.966D0416@bahnhof.se>
Wrong group...

This should be in povray.binaries.scene-files, don't you think? 

	

Gilles Tran wrote:
> 
> See my post and demo picture in povray.binaries.images.
> Madpipe.zip contains :
> - the mPipe.inc macro (and its underling the mBrochette macro)
> - the Trypipe.pov (how to)
> - the pipedeco.inc and pipedeco0.inc sets of pipe decorations.
> 
> Have fun
> 
> Gilles Tran
> 
>   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                   Name: madpipe.ZIP
>    madpipe.ZIP    Type: Zip Compressed Data (application/x-zip-compressed)
>               Encoding: base64

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//Spider    --  [ spi### [at] bahnhofse ]-[ http://www.bahnhof.se/~spider/ ]
And the meek'll inherit what they damn well please
	Get ahead, go figure, go ahead and pull the trigger
		Everything under the gun
			--"Sisters Of Mercy" -- "Under The Gun"


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From: Rick (Kitty5)
Subject: Re: Useless macro challenger : the Pipe macro
Date: 1 May 1999 08:37:56
Message: <372ae794.0@news.povray.org>
No, I think utilities is possable the right place for a Macro, as especially
in this case the macro is a "utility", not a "scene" file.

Rick

Spider <spi### [at] bahnhofse> wrote in message
news:372A8B28.966D0416@bahnhof.se...
> Wrong group...
>
> This should be in povray.binaries.scene-files, don't you think?
>
>
>
> Gilles Tran wrote:
> >
> > See my post and demo picture in povray.binaries.images.
> > Madpipe.zip contains :
> > - the mPipe.inc macro (and its underling the mBrochette macro)
> > - the Trypipe.pov (how to)
> > - the pipedeco.inc and pipedeco0.inc sets of pipe decorations.
> >
> > Have fun
> >
> > Gilles Tran
> >
>
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
------
> >                   Name: madpipe.ZIP
> >    madpipe.ZIP    Type: Zip Compressed Data
(application/x-zip-compressed)
> >               Encoding: base64
>
> --
> file://Spider    --
[ spi### [at] bahnhofse ]-[ http://www.bahnhof.se/~spider/ ]
> And the meek'll inherit what they damn well please
> Get ahead, go figure, go ahead and pull the trigger
> Everything under the gun
> --"Sisters Of Mercy" -- "Under The Gun"


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From: Spider
Subject: Re: Useless macro challenger : the Pipe macro
Date: 1 May 1999 12:37:27
Message: <372B1E6F.98B5081F@bahnhof.se>
Hmm.. We need a povray.text.utilities then :-)

Wel, as I've seen it so far utilities ahs been programs/stuff that can be used
with pov, but isn't really pov ... hmm, did anyone get that? I didn't...

well, keep em coming :-)

"Rick (Kitty5)" wrote:
> 
> No, I think utilities is possable the right place for a Macro, as especially
> in this case the macro is a "utility", not a "scene" file.
> 
> Rick
> 
> Spider <spi### [at] bahnhofse> wrote in message
> news:372A8B28.966D0416@bahnhof.se...
> > Wrong group...
> >
> > This should be in povray.binaries.scene-files, don't you think?
> >
> >
> >
> > Gilles Tran wrote:
> > >
> > > See my post and demo picture in povray.binaries.images.
> > > Madpipe.zip contains :
> > > - the mPipe.inc macro (and its underling the mBrochette macro)
> > > - the Trypipe.pov (how to)
> > > - the pipedeco.inc and pipedeco0.inc sets of pipe decorations.
> > >
> > > Have fun
> > >
> > > Gilles Tran
> > >
> >
>   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------
> > >                   Name: madpipe.ZIP
> > >    madpipe.ZIP    Type: Zip Compressed Data
> (application/x-zip-compressed)
> > >               Encoding: base64
> >
> > --
> > file://Spider    --
> [ spi### [at] bahnhofse ]-[ http://www.bahnhof.se/~spider/ ]
> > And the meek'll inherit what they damn well please
> > Get ahead, go figure, go ahead and pull the trigger
> > Everything under the gun
> > --"Sisters Of Mercy" -- "Under The Gun"

-- 
//Spider    --  [ spi### [at] bahnhofse ]-[ http://www.bahnhof.se/~spider/ ]
And the meek'll inherit what they damn well please
	Get ahead, go figure, go ahead and pull the trigger
		Everything under the gun
			--"Sisters Of Mercy" -- "Under The Gun"


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From: Gilles Tran
Subject: Re: Useless macro challenger : the Pipe macro
Date: 3 May 1999 09:02:51
Message: <372D90FB.89D6A8BB@inapg.inra.fr>
I agree that this is a little confusing. I guess that the binaries.utilities group
was created for non-pov-made utilities like the dome generator or the tree creator
and that posting zipped macros there is extending its initial purpose. Now, macros
are "utilities" so when someone is looking for, say, a tree generator, one doesn't
know at first if it's a macro or an executable and it's logical to look for it in
a "utilities" group. In fact, from the user's point of view, it may even not
matter if it's text or binary. Multiplying the groups could be confusing too, I'd
rather have a single "utilities" group for both text & binaries, macros &
non-macros (though this could be confusing too). No good solution there I fear and
I still rely on Ken Tyler to keep track of the utilities posted here and there...

Gilles

Spider wrote:

> Hmm.. We need a povray.text.utilities then :-)
>
> Wel, as I've seen it so far utilities ahs been programs/stuff that can be used
> with pov, but isn't really pov ... hmm, did anyone get that? I didn't...
>
> well, keep em coming :-)
>
> "Rick (Kitty5)" wrote:
> >
> > No, I think utilities is possable the right place for a Macro, as especially
> > in this case the macro is a "utility", not a "scene" file.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > Spider <spi### [at] bahnhofse> wrote in message
> > news:372A8B28.966D0416@bahnhof.se...
> > > Wrong group...
> > >
> > > This should be in povray.binaries.scene-files, don't you think?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Gilles Tran wrote:
> > > >
> > > > See my post and demo picture in povray.binaries.images.
> > > > Madpipe.zip contains :
> > > > - the mPipe.inc macro (and its underling the mBrochette macro)
> > > > - the Trypipe.pov (how to)
> > > > - the pipedeco.inc and pipedeco0.inc sets of pipe decorations.
> > > >
> > > > Have fun
> > > >
> > > > Gilles Tran
> > > >
> > >
> >   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ------
> > > >                   Name: madpipe.ZIP
> > > >    madpipe.ZIP    Type: Zip Compressed Data
> > (application/x-zip-compressed)
> > > >               Encoding: base64
> > >
> > > --
> > > file://Spider    --
> > [ spi### [at] bahnhofse ]-[ http://www.bahnhof.se/~spider/ ]
> > > And the meek'll inherit what they damn well please
> > > Get ahead, go figure, go ahead and pull the trigger
> > > Everything under the gun
> > > --"Sisters Of Mercy" -- "Under The Gun"
>
> --
> //Spider    --  [ spi### [at] bahnhofse ]-[ http://www.bahnhof.se/~spider/ ]
> And the meek'll inherit what they damn well please
>         Get ahead, go figure, go ahead and pull the trigger
>                 Everything under the gun
>                         --"Sisters Of Mercy" -- "Under The Gun"


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From: Ken
Subject: Re: Useless macro challenger : the Pipe macro
Date: 4 May 1999 01:35:07
Message: <372E7885.181E37D6@pacbell.net>
Gilles Tran wrote:
> 
> I agree that this is a little confusing. I guess that the binaries.utilities group
> was created for non-pov-made utilities like the dome generator or the tree creator
> and that posting zipped macros there is extending its initial purpose. Now, macros
> are "utilities" so when someone is looking for, say, a tree generator, one doesn't
> know at first if it's a macro or an executable and it's logical to look for it in
> a "utilities" group. In fact, from the user's point of view, it may even not
> matter if it's text or binary. Multiplying the groups could be confusing too, I'd
> rather have a single "utilities" group for both text & binaries, macros &
> non-macros (though this could be confusing too). No good solution there I fear and
> I still rely on Ken Tyler to keep track of the utilities posted here and there...
> 
> Gilles

  I consider a Pov script that defines a scene file as exactly that.
A one time piece of script that has a one time, single ended, useage.
A utility is described as something that has optional user definable
attributes that can be used in a non singular way. I therefore will
accept Gilles accertion that macro's and include files similar to
those brilliant master pieces by Chris Colefax as utility in nature
and perfectly acceptable within the confines of this particular group.

  These are of course my own subjective opinions and are not necessarily
those of the newsgroup administrator or are they those of the Pov team
themselves. I speak only for myself in this regard.

-- 
Ken Tyler

mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net


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