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From: Warp
Subject: Re: Shortest Code Contest
Date: 18 Jan 2002 16:40:29
Message: <3c48964d@news.povray.org>
Greg M. Johnson <gregj:-)565### [at] aolcom> wrote:
: Judges reserve right to reject entries using features never mentioned in the
: docs.

  I think that technically he has the right to add whatever he likes to
the docs... ;)

-- 
#macro N(D)#if(D>99)cylinder{M()#local D=div(D,104);M().5,2pigment{rgb M()}}
N(D)#end#end#macro M()<mod(D,13)-6mod(div(D,13)8)-3,10>#end blob{
N(11117333955)N(4254934330)N(3900569407)N(7382340)N(3358)N(970)}//  - Warp -


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From: Ron Parker
Subject: Re: Shortest Code Contest
Date: 18 Jan 2002 16:54:12
Message: <slrna4h6c7.6q9.ron.parker@fwi.com>
On 18 Jan 2002 16:39:18 -0500, Warp wrote:
> Bill DeWitt <bde### [at] cflrrcom> wrote:
>:     According to the convention of four lines of eighty characters.
> 
>   In fact, it's better to use well less than 80 characters in order to avoid
> line wrapping in quotes (I think that the recommendation is something like
> 72 characters in a line).

Signatures are exempt from that rule, because only lusers quote signatures. :)
Google on McQuary Limit, or see 
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/McQuary-limit.html

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plane{-z,-3normal{crackle scale.2#local a=5;#while(a)warp{repeat x flip x}rotate
z*60#local a=a-1;#end translate-9*x}pigment{rgb 1}}light_source{-9red 1rotate 60
*z}light_source{-9rgb y rotate-z*60}light_source{9-z*18rgb z}text{ttf"arial.ttf"
"RP".01,0translate-<.6,.4,.02>pigment{bozo}}light_source{-z*3rgb-.2}//Ron Parker


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From: Bill DeWitt
Subject: Re: Shortest Code Contest
Date: 18 Jan 2002 19:21:58
Message: <3c48bc26@news.povray.org>
"Ron Parker" <ron### [at] povrayorg> wrote :
>
> Signatures are exempt from that rule, because only lusers quote
signatures. :)
>
> plane{-z,-3normal{crackle scale.2#local a=5;#while(a)warp{repeat x flip
x}rotate
> z*60#local a=a-1;#end translate-9*x}pigment{rgb 1}}light_source{-9red
1rotate 60
> *z}light_source{-9rgb y rotate-z*60}light_source{9-z*18rgb
z}text{ttf"arial.ttf"
> "RP".01,0translate-<.6,.4,.02>pigment{bozo}}light_source{-z*3rgb-.2}//Ron
Parker

    I wonder why that is....


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From: Mark James Lewin
Subject: Re: Shortest Code Contest
Date: 20 Jan 2002 20:19:27
Message: <3C4B6839.6BEFE6E7@yahoo.com.au>
Nice idea. 500 bytes is heaps to play with.

"Greg M. Johnson" wrote:

>     c) no #includes or #reads or #writes or #fopens are permitted.

What about using fonts? Should this be limited to those that come with POV?

> 1) An 800 x 600 jpg of your pov file will be prepared.

I assume you will be adding global_settings{assumed_gamma 1} to all the entrants?

MJL

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text{ttf"timrom.ttf"concat(#local O=1;#while(O<7)chr(val(substr(concat(#local Q=
1;#while(Q<7)str(asc(substr("???<?>",Q,1))-56,0,0),#local Q=Q+1;#end""),O,2))),#
local O=O+2;#end"").1,0pigment{rgb 9}translate-<1,.3,-2>} // MJL


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From: Tom Melly
Subject: Re: Shortest Code Contest
Date: 21 Jan 2002 09:36:40
Message: <3c4c2778$1@news.povray.org>
"Greg M. Johnson" <gregj:-)565### [at] aolcom> wrote in message
news:3c483541$1@news.povray.org...

<snip>

A couple of ideas coming out of the things others have pointed out...

1. Wait until 3.5 is officially released
2. The file should illustrate a phrase - e.g. "POV 3.5"
3. No fonts or external files of any kind....


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From: Greg M  Johnson
Subject: Re: Shortest Code Contest
Date: 21 Jan 2002 11:48:32
Message: <3c4c4660$1@news.povray.org>
"Mark James Lewin" <m_j### [at] yahoocomau> wrote in message
news:3C4B6839.6BEFE6E7@yahoo.com.au...
> Nice idea. 500 bytes is heaps to play with.
> "Greg M. Johnson" wrote:
> >     c) no #includes or #reads or #writes or #fopens are permitted.
> What about using fonts? Should this be limited to those that come with
POV?
>

Surely.


> > 1) An 800 x 600 jpg of your pov file will be prepared.
> I assume you will be adding global_settings{assumed_gamma 1} to all the
entrants?
>

I'm really ignorant on this one:  why is it important?


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From: Greg M  Johnson
Subject: Re: Shortest Code Contest
Date: 21 Jan 2002 11:53:14
Message: <3c4c477a@news.povray.org>
"Tom Melly" <tom### [at] tomandlucouk> wrote in message
news:3c4c2778$1@news.povray.org...
> 1. Wait until 3.5 is officially released
>

Well, is that  a half dozen weeks or a half dozen months??


> 2. The file should illustrate a phrase - e.g. "POV 3.5"

Well, on one hand, the idea is to impress a newbie, (okay, me!).  I think
having it open allows a wide variety of coolness: fractals, landscapes,
etc..  So I'd vote to keep it wide open.


> 3. No fonts or external files of any kind....
>

Okay, is this covered by the requirement of "no includes"?


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From: Tom Melly
Subject: Re: Shortest Code Contest
Date: 21 Jan 2002 12:22:38
Message: <3c4c4e5e@news.povray.org>
"Greg M. Johnson" <gregj:-)565### [at] aolcom> wrote in message
news:3c4c477a@news.povray.org...
> > 2. The file should illustrate a phrase - e.g. "POV 3.5"
>
> Well, on one hand, the idea is to impress a newbie, (okay, me!).  I think
> having it open allows a wide variety of coolness: fractals, landscapes,
> etc..  So I'd vote to keep it wide open.
>

Yes, but as RP pointed out, it can be too easy to produce a nice, unstructured
abstract with just a few lines of code. Of course, they still have the option of
a nice fractal landscape that somehow spells out "POV 3.5".....


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Subject: Re: Shortest Code Contest
Date: 21 Jan 2002 12:27:04
Message: <iljo4u0e61u0jdbhb12cr5mrm644l81m0v@4ax.com>
On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 17:22:36 -0000, "Tom Melly" <tom### [at] tomandlucouk> wrote:
> Yes, but as RP pointed out, it can be too easy to produce a nice, unstructured
> abstract with just a few lines of code.

I agree with others - subject most wanted.

> Of course, they still have the option of
> a nice fractal landscape that somehow spells out "POV 3.5".....

Looks possible with modified Warp's sig :-)

ABX


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Subject: Re: Shortest Code Contest
Date: 21 Jan 2002 12:29:52
Message: <tqjo4uoed3a2pq1dtta9alttu7rt2196qq@4ax.com>
On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 11:52:06 -0500, "Greg M. Johnson" <gregj:-)565### [at] aolcom>
wrote:
> Okay, is this covered by the requirement of "no includes"?

"No external/additional files required to render except renderer" ?

ABX


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