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On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:59:40 -0500, Mark Wagner wrote:
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>Ron Parker wrote in message ...
>>On 16 Nov 1999 07:27:57 -0500, Nieminen Juha wrote:
>>>TonyB <ben### [at] panama phoenixnet> wrote:
>>>: There can be a max of 30 user defined Light groups
>>>
>>> Why?
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>>Because MCB used a 32-bit integer to store which light groups are
>>in effect for a given object or light source. It's a design decision,
>>basically.
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>Just today I finished debugging a modification to the Superpatch which
>removes the limits on the number of light groups and the number of entries
>in a pure spline. I can send you the modifications tomorrow if you want me
>to.
Yes, please. That'd be great.
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How about using a sort of mass instead? That might be too similar to media,
however.
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Nieminen Juha <war### [at] punarastascstutfi> wrote in message
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> I think it should be a good idea to remove the keyword "hollow" from
> the next version of povray (and replace it with a more descriptive
keyword).
> It only causes lots of confusion among new users and it doesn't really
> describe its purpose.
> This suggestion is not as bad is it may sound. This has already
happened:
> the "refraction" keyword has become obsolete. Also all the old halo stuff
> has been removed. Things have been moved from "finish" to "interior".
> Radiosity will probably change in the near future.
> Removing "hollow" may cause problems at the beginning, but in the long
run
> it will do just good.
>
> I have to admit that I don't have any good idea for an alternative
keyword.
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