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Is there a way to set a default folder for my "*.pov" files other than in My
Documents?
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Sure, check the Docs under File Output Options about 3/4 of the way down you
will find...
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Output_File_Name=c:\povray3\myimages\
This will create c:\povray3\myimages\myscene.tga as the output file.
"
"AC" <amb### [at] telia com> wrote in message news:3852a6cb@news.povray.org...
> Is there a way to set a default folder for my "*.pov" files other than in
My
> Documents?
>
>
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Think he meant for opening/saving of new pov script files not image output.
From what I can tell the answer is no. I tried to see if I could tell
POV-Ray in the Windows registry to use a folder I wanted to use and found
nothing to cause it to see another place. Actually I usually get the
C:\Windows folder, just sometimes the Documents, I want it to be in the
C:\Program Files\POV-Ray for Windows v3.1\scenes\ folder.
What's happening is the currently accessible folder Windows sees is getting
pointed to apparently, just took another look at where it wanted to go and
was C:\Temp this time. I had recently used that folder for moving some
files around outside for Zip compressing and image opening.
Bob
"Bill DeWitt" <the### [at] earthlinknet> wrote in message
news:3852b253@news.povray.org...
> Sure, check the Docs under File Output Options about 3/4 of the way down
you
> will find...
> "
> Output_File_Name=c:\povray3\myimages\
>
> This will create c:\povray3\myimages\myscene.tga as the output file.
> "
>
>
> "AC" <amb### [at] teliacom> wrote in message news:3852a6cb@news.povray.org...
> > Is there a way to set a default folder for my "*.pov" files other than
in
> My
> > Documents?
> >
> >
>
>
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"omniVERSE" <inv### [at] aolcom> wrote in message
news:3852ce5a@news.povray.org...
> Think he meant for opening/saving of new pov script files not image output
Oh! That! I thought I was the only one with that problem and I only
seemed to have it since my last HD crash so I figured it was something I
could fix once I got around to it...
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omniVERSE <inv### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> Think he meant for opening/saving of new pov script files not image
output.
> From what I can tell the answer is no. I tried to see if I could tell
> POV-Ray in the Windows registry to use a folder I wanted to use and found
> nothing to cause it to see another place. Actually I usually get the
> C:\Windows folder, just sometimes the Documents, I want it to be in the
> C:\Program Files\POV-Ray for Windows v3.1\scenes\ folder.
> What's happening is the currently accessible folder Windows sees is
getting
> pointed to apparently, just took another look at where it wanted to go and
> was C:\Temp this time. I had recently used that folder for moving some
> files around outside for Zip compressing and image opening.
I don't use the Windows version myself, but it sounds like you're getting
Explorer's current directory as the open/save folder. In this case, you
should be able to set a fixed folder in the properties of the shortcut to
POV-Ray (the Start In option)...maybe?
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On Fri, 11 Dec 1998 20:29:46 +0100, "AC" <amb### [at] teliacom> wrote:
>Is there a way to set a default folder for my "*.pov" files other than in My
>Documents?
Can you please set your system date correctly? Some newsreaders may
have trouble sorting messages properly when the date is wrong. Thanks.
--
Alan - ako### [at] povrayorg - a k o n g <at> p o v r a y <dot> o r g
http://www.povray.org - Home of the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer
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"Chris Colefax" <cco### [at] geocitiescom> wrote :
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> I don't use the Windows version myself, but it sounds like you're getting
> Explorer's current directory as the open/save folder. In this case, you
> should be able to set a fixed folder in the properties of the shortcut to
> POV-Ray (the Start In option)...maybe?
>
Yep, that's what I just did and it worked just fine. Right click on the
Icon or Start Menu Item and choose Properties then type in the path you want
in the "Start in" box.
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Alan Kong <ako### [at] povrayNO-SPAMorg> wrote in message
news:k0865s0cmql2qrmpupb268l03dk9jmsp6r@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 11 Dec 1998 20:29:46 +0100, "AC" <amb### [at] teliacom> wrote:
>
> >Is there a way to set a default folder for my "*.pov" files other than in
My
> >Documents?
>
> Can you please set your system date correctly? Some newsreaders may
> have trouble sorting messages properly when the date is wrong. Thanks.
>
> --
> Alan - ako### [at] povrayorg - a k o n g <at> p o v r a y <dot> o r g
> http://www.povray.org - Home of the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer
Thanks for pointing at the time problem
By the way, I found a good solution to my problem....
I made a shortcut to the folder where I wanted to put my "*.pov" files and
put it in the My Documents folder, so now I only have to double click that
shortcut and I turn up at the right place......
But it would still be nice if they would put the featchure in Povray 4.0 .
For example under the options menu.
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On Sun, 12 Dec 1999 10:41:23 +0100, "AC" <amb### [at] teliacom> wrote:
>By the way, I found a good solution to my problem....
>I made a shortcut to the folder where I wanted to put my "*.pov" files and
>put it in the My Documents folder, so now I only have to double click that
>shortcut and I turn up at the right place......
>
>But it would still be nice if they would put the featchure in Povray 4.0 .
>For example under the options menu.
I'll make a note of this request.
--
Alan - ako### [at] povrayorg - a k o n g <at> p o v r a y <dot> o r g
http://www.povray.org - Home of the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer
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"Alan Kong" <ako### [at] povrayNO-SPAMorg> wrote :
> >
> >But it would still be nice if they would put the featchure in Povray 4.0
.
> >For example under the options menu.
>
> I'll make a note of this request.
>
It seems to me that POV used to remember where you were and open it up
there when you came back to it. Am I hallucinating or is that something that
was removed?
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On Sun, 12 Dec 1999 02:34:10 -0800, Alan Kong
<ako### [at] povrayNO-SPAMorg> wrote:
>On Sun, 12 Dec 1999 10:41:23 +0100, "AC" <amb### [at] teliacom> wrote:
>
>>By the way, I found a good solution to my problem....
>>I made a shortcut to the folder where I wanted to put my "*.pov" files and
>>put it in the My Documents folder, so now I only have to double click that
>>shortcut and I turn up at the right place......
>>
>>But it would still be nice if they would put the featchure in Povray 4.0 .
>>For example under the options menu.
>
> I'll make a note of this request.
I have it on my personal wishlist and will go with the rest (less than
700 messages to go :) )
Peter Popov
pet### [at] usanet
ICQ: 15002700
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Thanks Chris, Bill. Wouldn't you just know it... the obvious overlooked
once again. Did fine here too, and to think I was hunting through the
Windows Registry for a fix (dumber than I look).
Bob
"Bill DeWitt" <the### [at] earthlinknet> wrote in message
news:38532592@news.povray.org...
>
> "Chris Colefax" <cco### [at] geocitiescom> wrote :
> >
> > I don't use the Windows version myself, but it sounds like you're
getting
> > Explorer's current directory as the open/save folder. In this case, you
> > should be able to set a fixed folder in the properties of the shortcut
to
> > POV-Ray (the Start In option)...maybe?
> >
>
> Yep, that's what I just did and it worked just fine. Right click on
the
> Icon or Start Menu Item and choose Properties then type in the path you
want
> in the "Start in" box.
>
>
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On Sun, 12 Dec 1999 07:48:40 -0500, "Bill DeWitt"
<the### [at] earthlinknet> wrote:
> It seems to me that POV used to remember where you were and open it up
>there when you came back to it. Am I hallucinating or is that something that
>was removed?
Hi, Bill. If I close POVWin v3.1g with scene files in the editor
window it remembers this to open the same files in the editor upon
startup. Is this what you mean, or something else?
--
Alan - ako### [at] povrayorg - a k o n g <at> p o v r a y <dot> o r g
http://www.povray.org - Home of the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer
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I think it does now. When a file is Opened the folder it was in stays
until next time you open (or save) a file in a different location (another
file in other words) and the original locations are kept for each individual
file even after restarting POV.
What doesn't stay is the New... then Save as... location, unless that fix
mentioned earlier is done by specifying a Start In folder of the properties
to a shortcut to POV.
Bob
"Bill DeWitt" <the### [at] earthlinknet> wrote in message
news:385399a8@news.povray.org...
>
> "Alan Kong" <ako### [at] povrayNO-SPAMorg> wrote :
> > >
> > >But it would still be nice if they would put the featchure in Povray
4.0
> .
> > >For example under the options menu.
> >
> > I'll make a note of this request.
> >
>
> It seems to me that POV used to remember where you were and open it up
> there when you came back to it. Am I hallucinating or is that something
that
> was removed?
>
>
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No,
When I am working in my (fr'instance) \PovFiles\Toys\FlyingSaucer\
directory and I close PovRay for the night, when I wake up and do
<new><save> it shows up in the \My Documents\ directory instead of
\PovFiles\Toys\FlyingSaucer\ .
I think it used to remember what directory you were in.
"Alan Kong" <ako### [at] povrayNO-SPAMorg> wrote in message
news:74285sshoeo7iafndf77atru8i7rji46gd@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 12 Dec 1999 07:48:40 -0500, "Bill DeWitt"
> <the### [at] earthlinknet> wrote:
>
> > It seems to me that POV used to remember where you were and open it
up
> >there when you came back to it. Am I hallucinating or is that something
that
> >was removed?
>
> Hi, Bill. If I close POVWin v3.1g with scene files in the editor
> window it remembers this to open the same files in the editor upon
> startup. Is this what you mean, or something else?
>
> --
> Alan - ako### [at] povrayorg - a k o n g <at> p o v r a y <dot> o r g
> http://www.povray.org - Home of the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer
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Bill DeWitt wrote:
>
> No,
> When I am working in my (fr'instance) \PovFiles\Toys\FlyingSaucer\
> directory and I close PovRay for the night, when I wake up and do
> <new><save> it shows up in the \My Documents\ directory instead of
> \PovFiles\Toys\FlyingSaucer\ .
>
> I think it used to remember what directory you were in.
If you had saved another file in your toys directory just before opening
a new file it will use that directory. If you just open the program then
you are correct in that it will go to the windows default save directory
which in your case is my documents.
--
Wishing you Seasons Greetings, A Merry Christmas, and A Happy New Year !
Ken Tyler - 1200+ Povray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html http://www.povray.org/links/
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