On Mon, 10 Sep 2001 00:06:01 +0100, Andy Cocker wrote:
>Hmm.. I don't think I agree with you there. Personally, I'd like the option
>of using it or not. I prefer to make my scenes 'stand alone', without having
>to load an ., and 'ini_option' would be especially useful when 3rd parties
>render your scenes, so image size/ratio can be preset. 

This is one of those things we'll never agree on.  Image size, display gamma,
quality, include paths, and those sorts of things are not inherently part of
the scene description.  Those are physical characteristics of the image you're
generating rather than a logical description of what it looks like.  They 
should be separated.

>Also, being able to
>place the +QR switch in the scene saves a lot of annoying 'no radiosity'
>moments!

This problem will be fixed in a better way.

-- 
#macro R(L P)sphere{L F}cylinder{L P F}#end#macro P(V)merge{R(z+a z)R(-z a-z)R(a
-z-z-z a+z)torus{1F clipped_by{plane{a 0}}}translate V}#end#macro Z(a F T)merge{
P(z+a)P(z-a)R(-z-z-x a)pigment{rgbf 1}hollow interior{media{emission 3-T}}}#end 
Z(-x-x.2x)camera{location z*-10rotate x*90normal{bumps.02scale.05}}

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