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  References to 3.0 and 3.1 in the docs  
From: Nikodemus Siivola
Date: 14 Sep 2001 05:35:32
Message: <3ba1cf64@news.povray.org>
POV-Ray 3.5 beta 2
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Some are wrong, others are misleading or just strange.
Note: In most cases all you really have to do is change "is" to "was"...


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3.4.13 Text Object

"Now, for POV-Ray 3.0, a new primitive has been introduced that can use any
TrueType font to create text objects."

Also, in the sample code POV-RAY 3.0 is consistently used as the text.

6.11.3.2 Image File Gamma

"The new PNG format files generated by POV-Ray 3.0 overcome the problem..."

6.11.3.3 Scene File Gamma

"Rather than have you change all the scene files to have a single fixed
gamma value (heaven forbid!), POV-Ray 3.0 allows you to specify in the
scene file the display gamma of the system that the scene was created on."

6.2.6 Conditional Directives

"POV-Ray 3.0 allows a variety of new language directives to implement
conditional parsing of various sections of your scene file."

6.1.3.2 Float Identifiers
6.1.4.2 Vector Identifiers
6.1.5.3 Color Identifiers

"This semi-colon is new with POV-Ray version 3.1."

5.2.1 Animation Options

"POV-Ray 3.0 greatly improved its animation capability with the addition of
an internal animation loop, automatic..."


 -- Nikodemus


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