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  Re: Render POVray file from Applescript  
From: Martin Crisp
Date: 6 Mar 2003 19:18:24
Message: <0001HW.BA8E3085009CF861F0407600@news.povray.org>
On Fri, 7 Mar 2003 8:38:58 +1100, Thorsten Froehlich wrote
(in message <3e67bff6$1@news.povray.org>):

> In article <0001HW.BA8D697B006E520FF0305600@news.povray.org> , Martin Crisp
> <Spa### [at] tesseractcomau>  wrote:
> 
>> OK, I had a play.
>> [recorded: launch POV-Ray, open existing file, render it]
>> Cryptic is a good description :-) e.g. I can't see where a render
>> is triggered in the recorded script. [Also on running the recorded
>> script I get an error, do you want a bug report?]
> 
> No, you could just strat writing the dictionary ... it is unfortuantely a
> lot of time consuming work to get it right.

At this point I don't have the skills [I think I have about 2/3 of 
an idea of what needs to be done, which probably means I only have 
1/3... my reading list includes more on Interapplication 
Communication, but it's a ways down that list...] :-(


>> Are there any quick and dirty notes available that might help (or
>> should I just leave it be until it's 'more ready' since it,
>> apparently, isn't a dev-team priority for this release)?
> 
> Indeed, it has low priority.  Everything needed can be found in the source
> code of course, but creating a AETE resource that big takes a lot of time
> required for higher priority tasks.

I can well imagine. I'd love to be in a position to offer to take 
the task on, unfortunately I can't.

Have Fun
Martin
-- 
Kinky:
What I do that you wouldn't
Perverted:
What you do that I wouldn't

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