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29 Jul 2024 18:18:29 EDT (-0400)
  Re: A modest proposal  
From: Ron Parker
Date: 1 Jul 1999 09:31:22
Message: <377b6daa@news.povray.org>
On Thu, 01 Jul 1999 14:39:54 +0300, Vahur Krouverk wrote:
>Ron Parker wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> And while we're at it, let's get rid of area_light, since you can fake it with
>> a grid of point light sources.  
>No, you can't. Using area_light affects only the way, how shadows are
>calculated, object's illumination is same as with one light source.

I actually knew that when I wrote it, but since I consider that "feature"
of area lights to be broken, I ignored it. :)


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