Windows offers a GUI tweaker called TweakUI that lets you change the taskbar
options.

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Fernando Gonzalez del Cueto wrote:
>I would like to suggest to turn off the blinking of the POV icon when it's
>paused (Windows version). Or at least make an option for turning it off.
>
>It's really annoying!
>
>Fernando.
>


A suggestion in the mean time would be to minimize POV to the system tray.
And the buttons (Pause and Min to Systray) are quite conveniently next to
each other.

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Hmmm...

If the taskbar were utterly unnecessary I would have already hid it...

I was only trying to give my point of view... which could make this great
program a bit better.

Next time I'll just shut my mouth up... no suggestions are welcomed here.

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Bruce Duncan wrote:

> A suggestion in the mean time would be to minimize POV to the system tray.
> And the buttons (Pause and Min to Systray) are quite conveniently next to
> each other.

That does not help when you pause Pov to work with it.. (e.g. tweak a 
scene and add it to the queue).


Povingly,


Philippe

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In article <3e23b6a7$1@news.povray.org> , "Fernando Gonzalez del Cueto" 
<fgd### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

> If the taskbar were utterly unnecessary I would have already hid it...
>
> I was only trying to give my point of view... which could make this great
> program a bit better.
>
> Next time I'll just shut my mouth up... no suggestions are welcomed here.

Well, you said it is annoying so people suggested ways how to turn it off
for now.  I don't see why you conclude "no suggestions are welcomed here"
from people trying help you work around the problem.

After all, you cannot expect somebody immediately going to release a new
version of POV-Ray just to offer you an option to turn this off...

    Thorsten

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On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:11:14 -0600, "Fernando Gonzalez del Cueto"
<fgd### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

>I would like to suggest to turn off the blinking of the POV icon when it's
>paused (Windows version). Or at least make an option for turning it off.
>
>It's really annoying!

Try minimizing it to the tray instead of the title bar, that would
spare you the annoyance.

I believe the flashing was introduced so that people don't forget that
their render is paused - it makes sense in that aspect.


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drq72vsivk6jgrl8p8pjneli0f9fniorem@4ax.com...

> I believe the flashing was introduced so that people don't forget that
> their render is paused - it makes sense in that aspect.

Oh it really does, I sometimes press on "pause" by mistake and the flashing
reminds me of the error. It's quite useful too when I'm rendering a big
something on one instance while working on something else on another
instance, as I pause the big render from time to time to let the other one
use the CPU more efficiently. The flashing helps a lot to keep track of
things then.

G.

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"Philippe Debar" <phd### [at] wanadoobe> wrote in message
news:3e23d16b@news.povray.org...
> Bruce Duncan wrote:
>
> > A suggestion in the mean time would be to minimize POV to the
system tray.
> > And the buttons (Pause and Min to Systray) are quite conveniently
next to
> > each other.
>
> That does not help when you pause Pov to work with it.. (e.g. tweak
a
> scene and add it to the queue).


   You use queues??   I've never used that.  :(

  Anyway, I don't mind the 'blinking' icon... Keeps me awake... yawn 

  That, and it makes a good visual metronome too...  ;)

      ~Steve~


>
>
> Povingly,
>
>
> Philippe
>
>

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I expected a:

"Yeah, we'll pass this suggestion for the next release. It's a good idea to
add an option to turn it off, as it mustn't be hard at all to do it."
or
"Even though it is a minor thing, we thank you for your input and we will
add it to the list of suggestions".

I said it was annoying, not that I was getting freaked out by it. A blinking
thing in the taskbar is a sign that usually means "I need immediate user
intervention"
That's why I posted it as a suggestion, not as an urgent fix.

I'm truly sorry if I overreacted, but I interpreted the "So, hide the
taskbar and you won't have to see it." as a "This is not a valid suggestion
because I don't find it annoying. Find yourself a way to fix it."

Fernando.




news:3e23e904@news.povray.org...
> In article <3e23b6a7$1@news.povray.org> , "Fernando Gonzalez del Cueto"
> <fgd### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>
> > If the taskbar were utterly unnecessary I would have already hid it...
> >
> > I was only trying to give my point of view... which could make this
great
> > program a bit better.
> >
> > Next time I'll just shut my mouth up... no suggestions are welcomed
here.
>
> Well, you said it is annoying so people suggested ways how to turn it off
> for now.  I don't see why you conclude "no suggestions are welcomed here"
> from people trying help you work around the problem.
>
> After all, you cannot expect somebody immediately going to release a new
> version of POV-Ray just to offer you an option to turn this off...
>
>     Thorsten
>

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Fernando Gonzalez del Cueto wrote:

> I'm truly sorry if I overreacted, but I interpreted the "So, hide the
> taskbar and you won't have to see it." as a "This is not a valid suggestion
> because I don't find it annoying. Find yourself a way to fix it."

Actually it is a simply matter of priority.  POV-Ray version 3.5 went through
extensive alpha,  pre-beta  and  public beta testing periods lasting nearly a
year and has been released to the general public for almost 3 months now.  In
all  that time  not a single  person has expressed  dissatisfaction  with the
behavior you described. The Windows developer of POV-Ray is also the POV-Team
Coordinator.  He has spent countless hours on the design and operation of the
Windows  version  of POV-Ray  and intellegent design and usability are always
a  primary concern of his.  But he must also  balance the  needs of the  many
against the needs of the vocal few. Were there a majority of POV-Raya Windows
users  complaining about  the blinking task  bar button I am sure Chris would
prioritize and take action to correct it. Since only one person has registered
dissatisfaction  with  that  behavior  the chance  of elevating that to a high
priority program change is virtually  zero. There are  simply  too  many other
action items that take precedence at this time. Knowing  all of  this before I
replied,  I thought it best to simply offer a viable alternative,  rather than
having to go through a detailed explanation of why you are not likely to see a
change anytime soon, if ever. I apologize if my reply came off unsympathetic to
your cause but  I only have so much time to spend in these groups each day and
sometimes it is necessary to post a short reply, rather than a lengthy one such
as this,  to aid those  in need of my assistance.  At least I took the  time to
think of an alternative for you rather than just saying "Sorry, no way!" and for
that I think you should be grateful.


-- 
Ken Tyler - POV-Ray Technical Assistance Group Member

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