I'll take your word for it. I think I'm happy with the way pov makes you save text
files now, come to think of it :)

Glen Berry wrote:

> On Sat, 06 May 2000 13:10:25 -0700, "SamuelT." <STB### [at] aolcom>
> wrote:
>
> >I didn't mean saving the image file; I already know about -f. What I'm
> >talking about is how povray makes you save the text file before rendering the
> >image.
>
> I thought of this about 30 minutes after I responded to you. It would
> have helped if you had said POV-Ray for Windows, and it would have
> also helped if you had been specific about which file you wanted to
> avoid saving.
>
> As for your issue, POV-Ray for Windows lost the ability to render a
> scene without saving a *scene* file, partly because this change helped
> avoid program crashes. I'm not too familiar with the programming
> details, but I remember Ron Parker and Chris Cason discussing this
> very same issue. If I remember correctly, it would be a *lot* of
> effort to keep the old functionality, avoid crashes, and keep the same
> editor. It would also be a lot of effort to switch editors.
>
> If you need to know real details, perhaps someone else can fill you in
> much better than I can.
>
> Later,
> Glen Berry
>
> ( Remove the "7" from 7no### [at] ezwvcom to email me. )

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