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From: TonyB
Date: 24 Jan 2000 22:02:41
Message: <388d1251@news.povray.org>
>I have gotten started on a new transparence patch, the syntax might
>eventually be like this:
>finish {
>    transparence {
>        transparence_blur AMOUNT
>        blur_samples SAMPLES
>        filter_pigment {PIGMENT}
>        transmit_pigment {PIGMENT}
>    }
>}


This just got me thinking (actually the idea has been floating around in my
head for a while), the way reflection has been growing, wouldn't it be nice
if instead of

finish
{
 reflection_type
 reflection_min
 reflection_max
 reflect_metallic
 etc.
}

we could have

finish
{
 reflection
{
 val / min, max
 type
 metallic
 etc.
}
}

wouldn't it be shorter and less bothersome than reflection_x? I think that
the number of reflection parameters have gotten to a point where this would
be a good idea.


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