In article <3BD### [at] gmxde>, "Christoph Hormann"
<chr### [at] gmxde> wrote:

> October wrote:
>> 
>> I don't mind using emacs, vim, or any other text editor to make my pov
>> files but I still find one advantage in using (WINE) pov-win:  The
>> shortcut lists!  It is sooooo nice to be able to add (insert
>> object/texture/camera/etc. here) with only a couple of mouse clicks and
>> in most cases the inserted code includes commented-out options that I
>> otherwise might have completely forgotten about.
>> 
>> This is what I would most want in an "official gui" for pov-*nix.  A
>> mouse clickable interface with the full contents of the drop down lists
>> from the pov-win binaries.  And hey, the little preview images in 3.5
>> are sweet too, although not nearly as essential.
>> 
>> IS there a way to create something like this for emacs/vim/other?
> 
> I think it would be possible to add a menu (without the pictures
> probably) to the emacs pov-mode. Someone knowing a bit more about emacs
> lisp should be able to write it.
> 
> What i have meanwhile made is a transcript of the insert menu in form of
> a html file:
> 
> http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/imenu/insert_menu.html
> 
> (be careful, it's ~2.5 Mb with pictures)
> 
> Christoph
> 
WOW!  Thanks for sharing, Christoph!  That is VERY useful :)  Now with emacs (I
actually prefer vim!  Don't hate me! ;) ) and a browser I have all the
same functionality, if not the same ease of use.

Very much appreciated.

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