Wolfgang Wieser wrote:
> 
> (1) is easier with POVRay than with an external program and much faster 
>     because POVRay simply reads part of the info while the external proggy 
>     requires reading the complete info, processing it, write a part and 
>     then make POVRay read that part. 
> (2) the cut-down image will be projected around the complete e.g. sphere. 
>     To make use of it, I need to scale and rotate the texture in a way 
>     that the original size is restored. The patch does not require that. 

Surely it is a matter of opinion if this is a useful patch - i can only 
say that i personally never felt nor now feel the necessity for such a 
feature and it offers nothing that would be impossible with external tools.

If you like this feature and therefore implement it that is of course 
all right, i just have the impression that you interpret the lack of 
interest in this patch as a lack of interest in people working on 
improving POV-Ray in general.

> 
> BTW, you did not comment on megapov. 

There is nothing to comment on i think.  Thorsten pretty much summarized 
the current situation of MegaPOV.  If you wanted to ask about inclusion 
of your patch, this is mainly a matter of:

- quality of the patch and its documentation
- if it is regarded as useful and well usable by the MegaPOV Team
- if there is interest in the patch among users

And in any case not for MegaPOV 1.1 which already contains more than 
enough new features.

Christoph

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