Nicolas Calimet <pov### [at] freefr> wrote:
: 	Precisely because you can't assume what anyone has in his own
: ini files (either *.ini or $HOME/.povrayrc).

  Yes, of course, but if you give them only the huge command line, they may
learn a bad habit that will only make their life harder (ie they will always
write the huge command line... then they will make an alias... then they
will make several aliases for different renderings...).

  IMO, the best way is to teach the shortest command line needed for rendering
and that all the default settings should be put in $HOME/.povrayrc.
  For example, when I make quick test renders, I just type:

xmegapov -i test +sp8

  I have a default image size of 320x240, which is a good compromise between
image size and rendering speed.
  If I'm making a final image, I write something like:

xmegapov -i test -w800 -h600 +a0.1


  Tip:
  There's an easy way of creating a full ini file with all possible setting
in an easy-to-read form:

povray +GIyour.ini

  Then you can edit 'your.ini' and put your preferred default values (and then
perhaps copy it to $HOME/.povrayrc).

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