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30 Jul 2024 12:28:29 EDT (-0400)
  Re: strange behavior, lightsource + lookslike + media  
From: Alain
Date: 30 Oct 2011 17:04:02
Message: <4eadbbc2@news.povray.org>

> Am 29.10.2011 20:29, schrieb Alain:

>>> To be honest, you just discovered a bug in 3.7.RC3 there. Apparently,
>>> when a light source is translated, the looks_like object is translated
>>> as well, but not its members (such as media).
>>>
>>> 3.6.2 does it right. Gotta fix this.
>>
>> I don't know if it's realy a bug, I like to call it an improvement.
>> Anyway, as it is now, it makes it reasier to correctly place the
>> looks_like at the same place as the light_source.
>
> No, it's definitely a bug: If you create the light source at <0,0,0>,
> add a looks_like object, then finally translate the whole thing, then
> the looks_like object moves (same as per 3.6) - but its texture and
> media fails to move with it. That definitely does /not/ make things
> simpler.

THAT part is definitively a bug. The transform must affect everything, 
especialy any texture and media.

The part I do like is that the looks_like object is centered on the 
light_source whatever it's effective INITIAL location.


Alain


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