I've just found out that there's a bug in the expiry code in POVWIN: it
wasn't supposed to expire until 2011 but it's expired today (and shows a
message claiming it's 2011!)

I'll get a fix out ASAP.

-- Chris

Post a reply to this message

"Chris Cason" <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote in 
message news:4c2bf4da@news.povray.org...
> I've just found out that there's a bug in the expiry code in POVWIN: it
> wasn't supposed to expire until 2011 but it's expired today (and shows a
> message claiming it's 2011!)
>
> I'll get a fix out ASAP.
>
> -- Chris

Suggestion:  Leave the expiry code out completely, it seems to cause more 
problems than its worth...

Cheers Dre

Post a reply to this message

On 6/30/2010 11:03 PM, Dre wrote:
> Suggestion:  Leave the expiry code out completely, it seems to cause more
> problems than its worth...
>
> Cheers Dre
>
>

Agreed. Why not just prompt users to download the next version once it 
becomes available instead? POV-Ray seems to be able to check for updates 
if what I see in the program menus is true.


-- 
http://isometricland.com

Post a reply to this message

"SharkD" <pos### [at] gmailcom> wrote in message 
news:4c2c089a$1@news.povray.org...
> On 6/30/2010 11:03 PM, Dre wrote:
>> Suggestion:  Leave the expiry code out completely, it seems to cause more
>> problems than its worth...
>>
>> Cheers Dre
>>
>>
>
> Agreed. Why not just prompt users to download the next version once it 
> becomes available instead? POV-Ray seems to be able to check for updates 
> if what I see in the program menus is true.
>
>
> -- 
> http://isometricland.com

I'd rather no prompts at all the be honest.

Personally when I fire up an application, I just want to use it, I dont want 
to stuff around with pop up windows and other nag windows, I just want to 
get in there and type.

Something subtle would be my preference, such as say the small picture top 
right of the screen (I would describe it better, but my pov wont work atm as 
it has expired for some reason :)  The pic could change to something else 
that describes a new release (a big B letter perhaps).  This way people know 
the version they are using is old and that a new one is available, further 
more it doesn't interfear with user trying to work.

Cheers Dre

Post a reply to this message

On 01.07.10 05:30, Dre wrote:
> I'd rather no prompts at all the be honest.
>
> Personally when I fire up an application, I just want to use it, I dont want
> to stuff around with pop up windows and other nag windows, I just want to
> get in there and type.

Then you should not be using the beta version of POV-Ray 3.7. POV-Ray 3.6 is 
the final release version of POV-Ray, and it gomes free of any nag screens ;-)

	Thorsten

Post a reply to this message

In povray.general Dre <and### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Suggestion:  Leave the expiry code out completely, it seems to cause more 
> problems than its worth...

  One bug "seems to cause more problems than it's worth"? Oh, come on.

-- 
                                                          - Warp

Post a reply to this message

> "Chris Cason"<del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg>  wrote in
> message news:4c2bf4da@news.povray.org...
>> I've just found out that there's a bug in the expiry code in POVWIN: it
>> wasn't supposed to expire until 2011 but it's expired today (and shows a
>> message claiming it's 2011!)
>>
>> I'll get a fix out ASAP.
>>
>> -- Chris
>
> Suggestion:  Leave the expiry code out completely, it seems to cause more
> problems than its worth...
>
> Cheers Dre
>
>

That code is there for a reason. That reason is that it's a beta release 
and to not have old versions with old uncorrected bugs floating around 
after those bugs are resolved. Nobody want to get bug report for old 
squashed bugs...

If you don't want to cope with that, then you should stick with the 
non-beta version 3.6.


Alain

Post a reply to this message

"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message 
news:4c2cb679$1@news.povray.org...
> In povray.general Dre <and### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> Suggestion:  Leave the expiry code out completely, it seems to cause more
>> problems than its worth...
>
>  One bug "seems to cause more problems than it's worth"? Oh, come on.
>
> -- 
>                                                          - Warp

No not the bug, the nag code...

Cheers Dre

Post a reply to this message

"Thorsten Froehlich" <tho### [at] trfde> wrote in message 
news:4c2ca284$1@news.povray.org...
> On 01.07.10 05:30, Dre wrote:
>> I'd rather no prompts at all the be honest.
>>
>> Personally when I fire up an application, I just want to use it, I dont 
>> want
>> to stuff around with pop up windows and other nag windows, I just want to
>> get in there and type.
>
> Then you should not be using the beta version of POV-Ray 3.7. POV-Ray 3.6 
> is the final release version of POV-Ray, and it gomes free of any nag 
> screens ;-)
>
> Thorsten

It was only a suggestion.

I have a quad core QX9770 cpu so I'd like to use it...

Cheers Dre

Post a reply to this message

"Alain" <aze### [at] qwertyorg> wrote in message 
news:4c2d197a$1@news.povray.org...

>> "Chris Cason"<del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg>  wrote in
>> message news:4c2bf4da@news.povray.org...
>>> I've just found out that there's a bug in the expiry code in POVWIN: it
>>> wasn't supposed to expire until 2011 but it's expired today (and shows a
>>> message claiming it's 2011!)
>>>
>>> I'll get a fix out ASAP.
>>>
>>> -- Chris
>>
>> Suggestion:  Leave the expiry code out completely, it seems to cause more
>> problems than its worth...
>>
>> Cheers Dre
>>
>>
>
> That code is there for a reason. That reason is that it's a beta release 
> and to not have old versions with old uncorrected bugs floating around 
> after those bugs are resolved. Nobody want to get bug report for old 
> squashed bugs...
>
> If you don't want to cope with that, then you should stick with the 
> non-beta version 3.6.
>
>
> Alain

Yes yes yes, I know all of those reasons.

It was only a suggestion.

Cheers Dre

Post a reply to this message