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From: SamuelT
Subject: Pov freezes when I select text
Date: 6 May 2000 18:56:02
Message: <3914A372.8F5AB241@aol.com>

Hello all. I have this terrible bug that has been happening ever since I
got Povray 3.1. Sometimes when I select text, my whole system freezes.
It happens more often when I use the mouse to select text. I am using
version 3.1a.watcom.win32 (is 3.1g faster, btw?). I am running it on a
P166 mhz w/ MMX with Windows95, 32 mb ram, a Diamond Stealth video card.

Does anyone else have this problem? Should I get version 3.1g? Thanks in
advance~

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From: Ken
Subject: Re: Pov freezes when I select text
Date: 6 May 2000 19:05:42
Message: <3914A4AB.40AB0104@pacbell.net>

"SamuelT." wrote:
> 
> Hello all. I have this terrible bug that has been happening ever since I
> got Povray 3.1. Sometimes when I select text, my whole system freezes.
> It happens more often when I use the mouse to select text. I am using
> version 3.1a.watcom.win32 (is 3.1g faster, btw?). I am running it on a
> P166 mhz w/ MMX with Windows95, 32 mb ram, a Diamond Stealth video card.
> 
> Does anyone else have this problem? Should I get version 3.1g? Thanks in
> advance~

You should definately get v3.1g. There are documented bugs in the v3.1a
editor that were fixed in later releases. There are also documented bugs
in v3.1a that are fixed in v3.1g and you are only hurting yourself by
not upgrading.

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http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html http://www.povray.org/links/

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From: Alan Kong
Subject: Re: Pov freezes when I select text
Date: 7 May 2000 02:29:15
Message: <n73ahss4d74q9puj25sn3hgbahrs17gm3l@4ax.com>

On Sat, 06 May 2000 15:57:55 -0700 "SamuelT." <STB### [at] aolcom> wrote:

>I am using version 3.1a.watcom.win32 (is 3.1g faster, btw?).

  Hi, Samuel. Many people report that the Microsoft Visual C++ binary is
faster to render scenes than the standard Watcom binary included with
POV-Ray for Windows v3.1g. The VC++ binary is available for download at
ftp://ftp.povray.org/pub/povray/Official/Windows/pve-vc6.zip. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO USE THIS EXECUTABLE without first downloading and installing
the complete POV-Ray for Windows v3.1g package - it won't work without
it!

(followups to povray.windows group, thanks)

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From: SamuelT
Subject: Re: Pov freezes when I select text
Date: 7 May 2000 16:28:32
Message: <3915D267.29132812@aol.com>

Thanks Ken. I'll go over there right away and get it.

Ken wrote:

> "SamuelT." wrote:
> >Should I get version 3.1g? Thanks in
> > advance~
>
> You should definately get v3.1g. There are documented bugs in the v3.1a
> editor that were fixed in later releases. There are also documented bugs
> in v3.1a that are fixed in v3.1g and you are only hurting yourself by
> not upgrading.
>
> --
> Ken Tyler - 1400+ POV-Ray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
> http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.htmlhttp://www.povray.org/links/

--
Samuel Benge

E-Mail: STB### [at] aolcom

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