Bob,
As I work in Moray and it automatically uses Povray for rendering, I don't
know anything about manipulating things in Povray. Could you show me what
the path is to "global_settings" and exactly what I would have to write
there?
Thanks,
Steve Shelby

bob h <omn### [at] charternet> wrote in message
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> Just checked on that Bach30.ttf and I could get the symbols to show up by
> using charset utf8 in global_settings.  Alt 0165 was a clef.  But yeah, it
> still doesn't type out that way (believe it was Yen symbol) in the script,
> only renders as such.
>
> Can't remember how the one Ken shows up in script, must be similar yet not
> need the utf8.
>
> --
> text{ttf"arial","bob h",.1,0pigment{rgb 9}translate<-1,-.2,3>}
>
> "Ken" <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
> news:3BFFB2CD.F3719098@pacbell.net...
> >
> >
> > sshelby wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > I use Moray to create my scenes, and render with Povray. I found a
> really
> > > cool font called Bach30.ttf that allows you to create any musical
notes
> or
> > > symbols using the alt key and various 4-digit codes on the numeric
> keypad. I
> > > tried it out and it showed the notes correctly in all four Moray
views,
> but
> > > when I render it, Povray renders different symbols than the ones
showing
> in
> > > Moray. I tried it in Megapov, and it wouldn't render it at all. I got
> the
> > > new Pov 3.5 beta and used it, but the results were the same. Is there
a
> > > solution to this problem?  Any comments on this would be appreciated.
> > > If anyone would like to get the Bach30.ttf font to try yourself, let
me
> > > know. I can make it available on one of the binaries newsgroups.
> >
> > Steve,
> >
> > Try the musical font from my website. It does not require you to use the
> > alt-keypad to access the symbols and it has been tested to be compatible
> > with any version of POV-Ray. You will have to figure out wich keys go
with
> > which symbols on your own however.
> >
> > http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html
> >
> > --
> > Ken Tyler
>
>

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