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29 Jul 2024 18:26:50 EDT (-0400)
  Re: A modest proposal  
From: Simon de Vet
Date: 30 Jun 1999 11:02:09
Message: <377A3ECE.B7B6EB4A@istar.ca>
Glen Berry wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 01:59:46 -0400, "Mark Wagner"
> <mar### [at] gtenet> wrote:
>
> >I just had an idea for an improvement to the POV-Ray scene language:
> >
> >Get rid of all the object keywords except blob, julia_fractal, and poly.
> >
> >This would not prevent the use of the other types of shapes, as all of the
> >other shapes can be created from these basic types using only the
> >'intersection', 'union', and 'inverse' keywords.
>
> What about planes, triangles, and meshes? (Not to be confused with a
> comedy staring Steve Martin and John Candy.) Can these really be
> created with only the object types you mention?
>
> Incidently, for a "modest" proposal, this sounds pretty radical to me.

YHBT. YHL. HAND.

Simon
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