Couldn't find the answer to this yet:

Is it possible with POV3.5 to run INI options from within a .pov file?
MegaPOV could do it with "ini_option" in global_settings... It was nice, but
now I sort of need that feature for something I'm trying to make.


Hugo

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Hmm. I think there's a feature in 3.5 that lets you add options to the
command line by right-clicking on commented options (if that isn't clear
then just look at one of the included demo files- there should be
command-line options at the top of most).

--

//Mahalis
camera{location<0,0.25,-2> look_at 0.5*y} #declare T=texture{pigment{crackle
scale 0.5 rotate 90 turbulence 0.75 color_map{[0 rgb 1][0.05 rgb 1][0.1
rgb<1,0.25,1>][0.25 rgbf 1][1 rgbf 1]}} finish{ambient 1}} #declare
c=difference{torus{0.5,0.1 rotate -90*x}box{<0.7,0,0.2>,<-0.7,-0.7,-0.2>}}
merge{object{c translate<0.5,0.5,0>} object{c translate<-0.5,0.5,0>}
cylinder{<1,0.5,0>,<1,0,0>,0.1} cylinder{<-1,0.5,0>,<-1,0,0>,0.1}
cylinder{0.5*y,0,0.1} texture{T}}
--


"Hugo" <hua### [at] post3teledk> wrote in message
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> Couldn't find the answer to this yet:
>
> Is it possible with POV3.5 to run INI options from within a .pov file?
> MegaPOV could do it with "ini_option" in global_settings... It was nice,
but
> now I sort of need that feature for something I'm trying to make.
>
>
> Hugo
>
>

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"Mahalis" <don### [at] fakeycom> wrote in message
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> Hmm. I think there's a feature in 3.5 that lets you add options to the
> command line by right-clicking on commented options (if that isn't clear
> then just look at one of the included demo files- there should be
> command-line options at the top of most).

Yep, just isn't any automatic keyword way to do it.

//cmd:+w320 +h240 +a +ft8 -d

or

//+w320 +h240 +a +ft8 -d

Bob H.

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In article <3bcbf669$1@news.povray.org> , "Hugo" <hua### [at] post3teledk> wrote:

> It was nice, but
> now I sort of need that feature for something I'm trying to make.

What exactly do you want to do?

    Thorsten

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Hi Thorsten,

I'm developing some macros that should give almost any Pov user some new
possibilities. I'm trying to make them easy to work with and comprehend,
which is why I also develop a graphical representation of the features,
switches, and statistics, that the user can call forth at any time as he
moves along, working with my macros.. For these non-raytraced things to be
displayed correctly I would certainly prefer control of resolution and
anti-alias, from within the Pov language.. Please, if possible, bring that
ini_option feature back.

Regards,
Hugo


Thorsten Froehlich wrote:
> > It was nice, but
> > now I sort of need that feature for something I'm trying to make.
>
> What exactly do you want to do?
>
>     Thorsten

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Hi again,

I would just like to add, that I really appriciate what you people are doing
to develop POV.. It's a great language that I enjoy working with.. Well
developed, well documented, with very few bugs, and you are obviously trying
to fix them.. Especially in times like now when POV 3.5 is soon to be
finally released, I can imagine it's a bit of a pressure.

So.. As I said in my last post, there are still things I'd like to see
implemented but in any case, just thanks for your work Thorsten, and
everyone else involved in coding the POV source.. I wonder if I was sounding
"demanding" in my last post but I was just excited and determined about the
macros I'm coding myself..

Regards,
Hugo

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In article <3bcd3547@news.povray.org> , "Hugo" <hua### [at] post3teledk> wrote:

> I would certainly prefer control of resolution and
> anti-alias, from within the Pov language.

You can find out about the aspect ratio and such, which might give you
enough control for your scene to place things and scale them as you need
them.


    Thorsten


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