POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.programming : POV'n'Delphi : Re: POV'n'Delphi Server Time
29 Jul 2024 00:33:06 EDT (-0400)
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From: Remco de Korte
Date: 2 Feb 1999 11:43:18
Message: <36B729EF.C8ED6950@xs4all.nl>
I'd like to keep informed, private or here. 
I didn't try my luck at the C-code. 
At this moment I have a very 'brute force' solution, by keeping my program on
top, fullscreen if necessary, but that shouldn't be necessary. 
If there's anyway I can help let me know too.

Regards,

Remco

Rudy Velthuis wrote:
> 
> Remco de Korte schrieb in Nachricht <36B26D9C.8B06C1E8@xs4all.nl>...
> >I've tried looking into the POV-source, to find info on the GUI-extensions,
> but
> >the main thing I learned is that I had a lot to learn (reading C-code for
> one).
> >I was wondering if anyone could give me some information on how to call POV
> from
> >a Delphi-application. I'd like to (test-)render some scenes from my
> program,
> >without other windows popping up all the time.
> >If anyone with knowledge of C could give me the basics, or perhaps if there
> is
> >someone out there who knows how to do this in Delphi, I'd be very grateful.
> >
> >Regards,
> 
> I'm currently testing my conversions of the pvguiext.h and guidemo.c files,
> converted to Delphi 4 (3 or 2 should compile too, though). I can compile it
> and some routines are being called (I tested this with simple message
> boxes). Somehow the menu it prepares doesn't show up yet. Propably some
> "minor" bugs (forgotten return codes, stdcall, or similar). Christopher
> Fairbairn already asked for this too. We've been privately communicating
> about his for a few days already
> 
> Now, if you're doing exactly the same, we'd better get together by email,
> (if you like, of course). I'd hate to do duplicate work. I don't even know
> the exact license agreement on converting and providing the Delphi sources
> anyway. We'd propably better contact the POV-Team about this.
> 
> --
> Rudy Velthuis


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