2 littles plugins for Moray in Lua language,
until the others, soon.(Spike,Coil,Lattice etc )
There are:
  - N_sided, based on Mr INGO's macros
There are 4 kinds of N_Sided Prism:
Typo 1 = Makes a cylinder with n sides
Typo 2 = Makes a cone with n sides
Typo 3 = Makes a star-shaped-cylinder with n points
Typo 4 = Makes a star-shaped-cone with n points
The whole with hole at the center
Textures: inside and outside

  -Camembert:
Strongly inspired by Chris Huff.
Macro: RoundWedge


Your opinion is welcome, useful and convenient. It's
the first time that i send this kinds of things.
It's a test for me.
I send them in one week to Mr Leiradella for the
final version.
Friendly.
Sylvain.
Ps:
Some Pc can read .lua file  for others use  .luaz
file. I don't know why.
If anybody know the reason why...

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> Some Pc can read .lua file  for others use  .luaz
> file. I don't know why.
> If anybody know the reason why...
The files you provided use .LUA (capital letters)
If I rename them with .lua (small letters) they work for me :-)

Stephen

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> > If anybody know the reason why...
> The files you provided use .LUA (capital letters)
> If I rename them with .lua (small letters) they work for me :-)
>
> Stephen
>
>
I have just tested, that works........I sought a long time and I absolutely

did not think of that . What has to mislead me it is that Win 98 accepts

the capital letters. Therefore I believed that did not have any importance

I do not believe in it. A so simple thing. No comments.....

Are creating you others plugins?

Thanks a lot

Sylvain

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> What has to mislead me it is that Win 98 accepts
> the capital letters.
...
I'm using Win98se, and the capital letters won't work, strange.

>
> Are creating you others plugins?
I'm trying to make a camera plugin. I would like to use more than just the
perspective camera in a scene.

Moray's Material Editor allows you to use names with spaces.
For example,  'My texture'
Fullmoon exports this name with the space, stopping Povray with an error.
Try replacing your texture statement
pov:texture(self.PrismeTexture)
with
pov:texture(gsub(self.PrismeTexture,"%s","%_"))
This will replace any spaces (%s) with an underscore (%_)
For example,  'My_texture'

I think it would be a good idea if you put contact information (email
address) as part of the 'Help' button. In case someone has questions about
your plugin.

Stephen

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Thanks Stephen.

>>Moray's Material Editor allows you to use names with spaces.
>>For example,  'My texture'
>>Fullmoon exports this name with the space, stopping Povray with an error.
>>Try replacing your texture statement
>>pov:texture(self.PrismeTexture)
>>with
>>pov:texture(gsub(self.PrismeTexture,"%s","%_"))
>>This will replace any spaces (%s) with an underscore (%_)
>>For example,  'My_texture'
Why do you want ,exactly, i do that? But why not.


>>I think it would be a good idea if you put contact information (email
>>address) as part of the 'Help' button. In case someone has questions about
>>your plugin.
It's a good idea, but it's not really "MY" plugin i just "translate"
.inc and macros in lua language. I'm not able to code hard things.
Ex:  ,"%s","%_  came from Venus for me.
Informations from me....   :(


>>Stephen


       Questions:
--I can't use, sometime, directly  (  and   )  .
Ex:
function plugplug:toPOV(pov)
    local kk,ll
    kk='('
    ll=')'
    pov:write("#macro pmRand",kk,"randStream",ll,"    ")
for
    pov:write("#macro pmRand(randStream)    ")
Where
    ",kk," replace (
    ",ll," replace )

Do you got the same trouble?

 --Do you have pictures to show us ? :)

Thanks again a lot.
Sylvain.

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> >>For example,  'My_texture'
> Why do you want ,exactly, i do that? But why not.
It helps make your plugin just like other Moray objects (box, cone,...).

> It's a good idea, but it's not really "MY" plugin i just "translate"
It allows people to give you some 'feed back', good or bad, about your
plugin. I have so many plugins, I sometimes lose track of where there from.
:-)

>        Questions:
> --I can't use, sometime, directly  (  and   )  .
> Ex:
>     pov:write("#macro pmRand",kk,"randStream",ll,"    ")
Untested, try...
 pov:write("#macro pmRand \( randStream \) ")
The slanted line   \   lets you use some things.

Stephen

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> Why do you want ,exactly, i do that? But why not.
               >>It helps make your plugin just like other Moray objects
(box, cone,...).

?????????? Is it not the case?   ????????????


                  >>I have so many plugins, I sometimes lose track of where
there from.
                  >>:-)

The same



>        Questions:
> --I can't use, sometime, directly  (  and   )  .
> Ex:
>     pov:write("#macro pmRand",kk,"randStream",ll,"    ")
              >>Untested, try...
              >> pov:write("#macro pmRand \( randStream \) ")
              >>The slanted line   \   lets you use some things.
              >>Stephen

I understand only the half, no the third...
Can you give me simple sample please if you have the time, the possibilty
etc,  of course. I only have a little good sense.
Friendly
Sylvain.

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Can anyone explain me what have to that lua plugins run? I copy it into the
plugin folder but how can i use them in moray?

Tabea

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web.3eb392881f6bbb3d6cf004f20@news.povray.org...
> Can anyone explain me what have to that lua plugins run? I copy it into
the
> plugin folder but how can i use them in moray?
>
> Tabea
>
You must rename camembert.LUA  to camembert.lua
the same thing for n_sided.Lua    to n_sided.lua

>>Stephen Shonfield wrote
>>The files you provided use .LUA (capital letters)
>>If I rename them with .lua (small letters) they work for me :-)
Do you have fullmoon.dll into the plugin folder?

Sorry
Sylvain

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