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From: Nikodemus Siivola
Subject: References to 3.0 and 3.1 in the docs
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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From: ingo
Subject: Re: References to 3.0 and 3.1 in the docs
Date: 14 Sep 2001 07:42:39
Message: <Xns911C8B799D92Cseed7@povray.org>
in news:3ba1cf64@news.povray.org Nikodemus Siivola wrote:

> Now, for POV-Ray 3.0,

I'll see if I can losse all references to version numbers in the docs.

Ingo

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Photography: http://members.home.nl/ingoogni/
Pov-Ray    : http://members.home.nl/seed7/


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From: Jon P
Subject: Re: References to 3.0 and 3.1 in the docs
Date: 14 Sep 2001 08:05:03
Message: <3ba1f26f@news.povray.org>
"ingo" <ing### [at] homenl> wrote in message
news:Xns### [at] povrayorg...
> in news:3ba1cf64@news.povray.org Nikodemus Siivola wrote:
>
> > Now, for POV-Ray 3.0,
>
> I'll see if I can losse all references to version numbers in the docs.
>
> Ingo
>
> --
> Photography: http://members.home.nl/ingoogni/
> Pov-Ray    : http://members.home.nl/seed7/

At least they are easy to find - Just use the search tab, and search for
"POV-Ray 3.0" and "POV-Ray 3.1"

\\ Jon.


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From: Bill DeWitt
Subject: Re: References to 3.0 and 3.1 in the docs
Date: 14 Sep 2001 09:40:31
Message: <3ba208cf$1@news.povray.org>
"Nikodemus Siivola" <tsi### [at] cchutfi> wrote :
>
> 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."

    Aren't some of these true? The conditional directives were "new" in 3.0
weren't they? Perhaps some of these sections can be seen as history.


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From: Tom Melly
Subject: Re: References to 3.0 and 3.1 in the docs
Date: 14 Sep 2001 09:56:06
Message: <3ba20c76@news.povray.org>
"Bill DeWitt" <bde### [at] cflrrcom> wrote in message
news:3ba208cf$1@news.povray.org...
>
>     Aren't some of these true? The conditional directives were "new" in 3.0
> weren't they? Perhaps some of these sections can be seen as history.
>

Hence the original suggestion that the tense be changed, rather than the
wording. Try and keep up, Bill ;)


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