> I know the settings dialog. But why did they take the ini file support 
> out of the GUI app? Yes, in older versions the ini files were considered 
> and even written by the GUI app.

It has not been taken out at all! To the contrary, you have access to "the 
command-line" directly via the Render Settings dialog. As such, all commands 
to read and write INI files are at our disposal.

 > A very simple reason: Making some preview renderings in the GUI
 > application. And then do the real work as a batch job with the command
 > line application.
 > When using the menu/dialog driven configs in the GUI app and the ini
 > file for the command line program, you always have to try to keep them
 > identical. If you use only the ini files for both the GUI app and the
 > command line program, you never have this problem.

You can simply request that the INI file be written in the GUI, and use that 
to render on the command-line.

	Thorsten

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