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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: POVRay<-->Moray help request
Date: 15 Feb 2010 01:09:01
Message: <4b78e4fd$1@news.povray.org>
Alain wrote:

> 
> Simple, a single "\" is used as an escape character. This allow you to 
> use "\n" to isue a line feed for example. Thus, any single \ not 
> followed by a valid operator will be ignored. Worst, it can cause some 
> unforseen behaviour or make some characters disapears.
> 
> There is a problem with some applications. Some applications 
> automaticaly change any "\" to "\\", and when they found a "\\", dumbly 
> change it to "\\\\", then to "\\\\\\\\" if you edit the same entry a 
> second time...
> 
> 
> Alain

Thanks Alain

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Best Regards,
	Stephen


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