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From: William F  Pokorny
Subject: 2.6.4 Isosurface and Parametric Objects
Date: 17 Aug 2002 14:56:53
Message: <3D5E9C75.787CA1D3@attglobal.net>
A nit, but the opening sentence:

The new isosurface object allows to directly render surfaces defined by
an arbitrary mathematical function.

should probably read:

The new isosurface object allows one to directly render surfaces defined
by arbitrary mathematical functions.


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From: Thorsten Froehlich
Subject: Re: 2.6.4 Isosurface and Parametric Objects
Date: 17 Aug 2002 16:18:00
Message: <3d5eaf78@news.povray.org>
In article <3D5E9C75.787CA1D3@attglobal.net> , "William F. Pokorny" 
<pok### [at] attglobalnet> wrote:

> The new isosurface object allows to directly render surfaces defined by
> an arbitrary mathematical function.
>
> should probably read:
>
> The new isosurface object allows one to directly render surfaces defined
> by arbitrary mathematical functions.

Nope, one isosurface function may indeed define more than one surface.  The
current text is correct.

    Thorsten

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From: Ken
Subject: Re: 2.6.4 Isosurface and Parametric Objects
Date: 17 Aug 2002 16:43:01
Message: <3D5EB5E3.33475B30@pacbell.net>
Thorsten Froehlich wrote:
> 
> In article <3D5E9C75.787CA1D3@attglobal.net> , "William F. Pokorny"
> <pok### [at] attglobalnet> wrote:
> 
> > The new isosurface object allows to directly render surfaces defined by
> > an arbitrary mathematical function.
> >
> > should probably read:
> >
> > The new isosurface object allows one to directly render surfaces defined
> > by arbitrary mathematical functions.
> 
> Nope, one isosurface function may indeed define more than one surface.  The
> current text is correct.

Well actually, as a matter of correct grammitical usage, his suggestion is
correct and will not affect the accuracy of the sentence. In this case
where "one" is not the number of surfaces rendered rather "one" is a person.

-- 
Ken Tyler


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From: Ken
Subject: Re: 2.6.4 Isosurface and Parametric Objects
Date: 17 Aug 2002 16:47:59
Message: <3D5EB70D.3E8B0174@pacbell.net>
Ken wrote:

> The new isosurface object allows one to directly render surfaces defined
> by arbitrary mathematical functions.

Perhaps to avoid confusion it should be reworded to say -

The new isosurface object allows you to directly render surfaces defined
by arbitrary mathematical functions.

-- 
Ken Tyler


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From: ingo
Subject: Re: 2.6.4 Isosurface and Parametric Objects
Date: 17 Aug 2002 17:28:02
Message: <Xns926DEF69395ACseed7@povray.org>
in news:3D5EB70D.3E8B0174@pacbell.net Ken wrote:

> The new isosurface object allows you to directly render surfaces defined
> by arbitrary mathematical functions.
> 

That will be it then.

Ingo


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