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Is there any way for the Povray for Windows version to render an image in
the background without having the GUI popping up?
I'm working on an Eclipse ( see http://www.eclipse.org ) plugin for Povray
sceene development, supporting an enhanced editor (syntax highlighting,
code folding, auto completion...) as well as an rendering functionality.
Having the Povray GUI popping up each time the user presses the "render"
button is not quite user friendly.
Currently I'm calling Povray using the Java Runtime.getRuntime().exec(...)
method and providing (obviously among others) the /NR and the /EXIT flags.
Thanks a lot!
Best Regards,
Wolf
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From: Chris Cason
Subject: Re: Rendering in the background without GUI invocation
Date: 5 May 2006 21:44:10
Message: <445bff6a@news.povray.org>
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Wolf wrote:
> Currently I'm calling Povray using the Java Runtime.getRuntime().exec(...)
> method and providing (obviously among others) the /NR and the /EXIT flags.
What you should be doing is either (a) using a GUIEXT, or (b) leaving the POV
instance running (perhaps minimized, or in the tray), and then using the
/render command. Provided the 'keep single instance' option is set (this is
the default), the new instance of POV will pass the command-line to the
existing one and then immediately exit, leaving the rendering to be done by
the running copy.
In other words, just don't use /exit.
-- Chris
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Hi Chris,
Well, this would mean that pressing the very first time the "render" button
starts the Povray GUI, and it stays visible on top of the windows. The user
has to minimize the window by hand.
What I would really love to see in the next povray version is an commandline
option to render completely in the background, no GUI invovation at all!
What do you mean with "GUIEXT"?
Thanks a lot!
Wolf
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From: Thorsten Froehlich
Subject: Re: Rendering in the background without GUI invocation
Date: 10 May 2006 09:28:50
Message: <4461ea92$1@news.povray.org>
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Wolf wrote:
> Well, this would mean that pressing the very first time the "render" button
> starts the Povray GUI, and it stays visible on top of the windows. The user
> has to minimize the window by hand.
>
> What I would really love to see in the next povray version is an commandline
> option to render completely in the background, no GUI invovation at all!
Please read the several previous replied to this request, and the
explanation why this will not be done. In fact, your were told back in
September 2002 when you asked the very same question...
Thorsten Froehlich, POV-Team
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From: Chris Cason
Subject: Re: Rendering in the background without GUI invocation
Date: 17 May 2006 12:09:19
Message: <446b4aaf@news.povray.org>
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Wolf wrote:
> Well, this would mean that pressing the very first time the "render" button
> starts the Povray GUI, and it stays visible on top of the windows. The user
> has to minimize the window by hand.
Well that's not too much of a problem IMO.
> What do you mean with "GUIEXT"?
GUI Extension (AKA interface DLL).
-- Chris
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