October wrote:
> 
> I don't mind using emacs, vim, or any other text editor to make my pov
> files but I still find one advantage in using (WINE) pov-win:  The
> shortcut lists!  It is sooooo nice to be able to add (insert
> object/texture/camera/etc. here) with only a couple of mouse clicks and
> in most cases the inserted code includes commented-out options that I
> otherwise might have completely forgotten about.
> 
> This is what I would most want in an "official gui" for pov-*nix.  A
> mouse clickable interface with the full contents of the drop down lists
> from the pov-win binaries.  And hey, the little preview images in 3.5 are
> sweet too, although not nearly as essential.
> 
> IS there a way to create something like this for emacs/vim/other?

I think it would be possible to add a menu (without the pictures probably)
to the emacs pov-mode. Someone knowing a bit more about emacs lisp should
be able to write it.  

What i have meanwhile made is a transcript of the insert menu in form of a
html file: 

http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/imenu/insert_menu.html

(be careful, it's ~2.5 Mb with pictures)

Christoph

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Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other 
things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/

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