Lutz Kretzschmar wrote:
> Yes, this is not a optimal solution and one of the things we have
> planned for a later version (not the next one) is a normal layer
> system as many other packages have them.

This is a very encouraging way to go. I think it will be a most
helpful change in the long run! :)

--
As long as this is just a general wish list, I'd like to add one 
thing to it myself (hopefully I'm not just repeating something
someone already pointed out). First, my reasoning:

I like to better organize my projects by keeping all files related 
to a particular project in one directory together. This makes it
easier to work with, share, and ultimately archive and backup a
given project. The current way, after just so many projects, I 
find my directories got so full of files, I no longer remember 
what pieces go with what projects. 

Currently I follow a sort of pseudo-IDE approach by setting 
up a central "\Projects" directory, under which is a separate 
directory for each project. When I'm ready to switch to a new
project, I make its directory, then set POV code to export there,
then finally use regedit to alter all the search paths in the
registry, (I prefer to keep the search paths neat so I don't
keep getting prompted over and over when multiple files of the 
same name show up in different projects) All this works well 
enough, but as you can imagine, makes changing projects kind 
of involved.

I'd like to see a \Projects subdirectory added to the Moray 
directory, and support for automatic path/export switching added.
Perhaps a separate file/registry entry would track projects as you
create them, and to set up for a project, you would choose 
"File | Open Project" and type in the name of the project. All
paths would be adjusted for you and you'd then be prompted to
select a MDL file from the appropriate directory (oh, yes, I
should mention I usually create each piece of my scene in a
separate file then merge it into the main scene, so there can
be many MDL files associated with a given project! <g>)

Just a thought... (as long as we're tossing around thoughts
anyway!<G>)

Charles

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