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From: Chris Huff
Subject: solid pattern patch
Date: 25 Jul 1999 20:11:32
Message: <379BA7BD.2283E2D2@compuserve.com>
I have successfully patched POV-Ray for the first time, adding a "solid"
pattern. This pattern takes a float parameter which is the offset into
the color/normal/pigment/etc_map. It is useful for making blends of
anything that will fit into a map, and can produce some interesting
animations.
example:
sphere {< 0, 0, 0>, 1
  pigment {solid CLOCK
   color_map {
    [0.0 color rgb < 0, 1, 0>]
    [0.25 color rgb < 1, 1, 0>]
    [0.5 color rgb < 1, 0, 0>]
    [0.75 color rgb < 1, 0, 1>]
    [1.0 color rgb < 0, 0, 1>]
   }
  }
}
It will also allow solid transparency in my model of specifying
transparency(which I am also working on...).


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From: Nigel Stewart
Subject: Re: solid pattern patch
Date: 25 Jul 1999 23:51:54
Message: <379BDB29.5C3BB4DC@eisa.net.au>
> I have successfully patched POV-Ray for the first time, adding a "solid"
> pattern. This pattern takes a float parameter which is the offset into
> the color/normal/pigment/etc_map.

It would be nice if there were some demo images
for us to refer to.


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From: Chris Huff
Subject: Re: solid pattern patch
Date: 26 Jul 1999 07:18:41
Message: <379C441B.887110E3@compuserve.com>
Demo images...a problem.
I still have not found a good newsreader, Netscape Communicator won't
let me post large messages or attachments for some reason. That first
message was near the limit of what I can send. :-(
I suspect it is simply a wrong setting, but I can't find it at all. Any
suggestions?


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From: Peter Popov
Subject: Re: solid pattern patch
Date: 26 Jul 1999 07:21:04
Message: <379c43f0.24140321@204.213.191.228>
On Mon, 26 Jul 1999 06:18:53 -0500, Chris Huff
<Chr### [at] compuservecom> wrote:

>Demo images...a problem.
>I still have not found a good newsreader, Netscape Communicator won't
>let me post large messages or attachments for some reason. That first
>message was near the limit of what I can send. :-(
>I suspect it is simply a wrong setting, but I can't find it at all. Any
>suggestions?

If you are using UU-encoding, it has a limit of 100kb or so per
section. I suggest MIME attachments instead. Maybe not as standard as
UU is but surely more convenient.


Peter Popov
ICQ: 15002700


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From: Chris Huff
Subject: Re: solid pattern patch
Date: 26 Jul 1999 07:35:03
Message: <379C47F2.4609A2B8@compuserve.com>
Ok, thanks for the suggestion, but why can't I send large messages? I am
certainly not going above 100KB.


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From: Matt Giwer
Subject: Re: solid pattern patch
Date: 27 Jul 1999 01:48:58
Message: <379D484B.B0EE4396@giwersworld.org>
Chris Huff wrote:

> Demo images...a problem.
> I still have not found a good newsreader, Netscape Communicator won't
> let me post large messages or attachments for some reason. That first
> message was near the limit of what I can send. :-(
> I suspect it is simply a wrong setting, but I can't find it at all. Any
> suggestions?

	While Free Agent is the best, I read these with Netscape 4.5 and
have not noticed those limitations. I regularly post 50-80k
images without a problem. Upgrade perhaps? 

	However, Free Agent is completely free and you can install and
run several copies of it, although you may have to do fa1.exe,
fa2.exe and so forth. I have heard the Win9x does not require
that 3.1 trick but have not tried it. 

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Finally up on 99/06/22 updated 07/13


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From: Matt Giwer
Subject: Re: solid pattern patch
Date: 27 Jul 1999 01:51:18
Message: <379D48D7.86184E62@giwersworld.org>
Chris Huff wrote:

> Ok, thanks for the suggestion, but why can't I send large messages? I am
> certainly not going above 100KB.

	As to my previous comments, I attach the .jpg files directly.
Best guess is the largest text file has been 4k (mostly <1k)
without a problem.

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From: Chris Huff
Subject: Re: solid pattern patch
Date: 27 Jul 1999 20:24:28
Message: <379E4DC8.732662AB@compuserve.com>
Free Agent? fa1.exe, fa2.exe? Sorry, wrong platform. I am on a Mac.
BTW, future plans for my patch are:
My new method of specifying transparence(I actually have this almost
working),
A similar method of specifying reflection, with provision for the
addition of blurred and angle dependant reflection(which I plan to
integrate with it),
many new functions, a few new patterns(including the "angle dependant"
one), trace(), degree based trig functions, double_illuminate,
eval_pig(), eval_pattern, eval_warp, etc., and many others.

P.S. Thank you Mike Paul(the Wyzard of WyzPov) for teaching me the
basics of adding keywords and getting me started.


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