"Warp" wrote:
>   For example: An include file may set a camera
> given some parameters (say, an include by Colefax).
> However, this include doesn't support everything a
> camera could support (eg. normal perturbation of the
> camera rays).

Or focal blur.

> Fortunately this doesn't matter, as I can call the
> include file, which sets the camera, and I can
> afterwards add the extra stuff to the camera, and
> everything works just great.

Exactly. :)

I recently discussed this exact thing with someone (I don't remember who)
while creating the screen.inc include file.

>   This is incredibly versatile and useful. Disallowing
> this property would certainly deprive povray of a great
> feature.

I don't think it will be disallowed. Only things where it's important that
it's specified a specific place in the order of parameters.

Rune
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